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Pride Parade 2009 is Sunday
August 2nd from Noon!
Vancouver
Pride Society
2009 Pride Schedule:
East
Side Pride –
Saturday, June 27th - 11:00 am-5:00pm –Grandview
Park, Commercial Drive
This neighbourhood-friendly festival with live entertainment, food from
The Reef and vendors is a grass roots event in the heart of the East
End. Free Event.
Gay
Day @ Playland -
Saturday July 18th - 12:00pm-7:00pm
– Playland
Come to this unique event for carnival games, rides, roller coasters,
corn-dogs and candy floss as well as live entertainment and a private
beer garden. $27 Pride Pass, available at Little Sisters (1238 Davie
St.), VPS Pride Office and at all Vancouver Pride events.
Picnic
in the Park -
Saturday, July 25th - 11:00am-8:00pm –Brockton
Oval, Stanley Park
Bring the kids, families and dogs to this weekend favourite. Enjoy the
tug-a-war, high heel shoe toss, drag races, live entertainment, food,
and beer garden. Free Event.
Pride
in Art: Coming Unbuttoned -
Tuesday, July 28th -7:00pm-9:00pm
– Roundhouse Community Centre
A playful review of 20th century gay-oriented and homoerotic poetry by
James Broughton. $10 at door.
Pride
in Art: Dah Doo Me Featuring the Bobbers -
Tuesday,
July 28th - 9:00pm-11:00pm– Roundhouse Community
Centre
The award-winning OUT TV stars are back with a new improvised show that
will explore the queer side of those 60's beach musicals. $10 at door.
Pride
in Art: Jeffery Straker –
Wednesday, July 29th –7:00pm-9:00pm
– Roundhouse Community Centre
Jeffery Straker’s piano-driven cabaret-pop music comes to life
through his lively stage flair. $10 at door.
Pride
in Art: Sugarbeach and Friends -
Wednesday, July 29th - 9:00pm-11:00pm– Roundhouse Community Centre
A
must-see showcase of some of Vancouver’s top Gay and Lesbian
performers, hosted by Marlee & Tully of Sugarbeach. $10 at door.
Pride
Movie Night –
Thursday, July 30th - 7:00pm and 9:00pm
Showtimes – Vancity Theatre (1811 Seymour St.)
Come watch classic LGBT films and documentaries and share
our history, featuring Out
of the Past and
Little
Sisters vs. Big Brother.
Enjoy a night of popcorn and great movies,
with an interactive discussion with Grand Marshall Janine Fuller and
Director Aerlyn Weissman immediately following the film.
Pride
Weekend Launch –
Friday, July 31st - 12:00pm-1:00pm
– Vancouver Art Gallery (W.Georgia and Hornby)
Meet this year’s Grand Marshalls and show your support for international
LGBT communities and their fight for equality by signing the Declaration
of Montreal. Local politicians present the Pride Weekend
Declaration.
Davie
Street Pride Party -
Friday,
July 31st - 7:00pm-12:00am
–Davie Street between Burrard and Bute
We’ll be packing the streets with dancers, drinkers, vendors,
visitors, and partiers to kick off the weekend at this electrifying
event. Featuring a hot line up of DJs, a giant Twister game, hot models,
live music, dancing. $7 unlimited reentry cover charge.
Terry
Wallace Memorial Breakfast -
Saturday, August 1st -9:00am-12:30pm
– Thurlow & Davie
We honour and celebrate Terry Wallace, one of the founders
of Vancouver Pride, with a pancake breakfast in the heart of the
community.
Pride
Parade -
Sunday, August 2nd - 12:00pm-2:00pm -Denman
Street to Sunset Beach
With over 150 parade entries and more than 530,000 spectators,
our 31st Pride Parade and Festival is the mustsee event of the summer.
Pride
Festival -
Sunday, August 2nd - 11:00am-6:00pm –Sunset
Beach
Join over 100,000 people with live music, vendors and services, and a
beer garden immediately following the Parade.
Youth
Dance –
Sunday, August 2nd - 9:00pm-1:00am - West End
Community Centre
The Vancouver Pride Society and GAB Youth present a night of safe
dancing and clean fun exclusively for youth under 25 years
old. Age restriction enforced with valid photo
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