Seattle has so much PRIDE!

Are you going to be in town for Pride? Seattle has so many different ways to celebrate.

Thursday, June 26

PrideFest KickOff Party

W Hotel
8-10pm

If I could turn back time! Party like it's 1974. A portion of each ticket will benefit the
GSBA Scholarship Fund. Win tickets to Cher! Admission includes 2 drinks and appetizers.
More info & buy tickets. 

Friday, June 27

Trans* Pride

Cal Anderson Park
6-10pm

The 2nd annual Seattle Trans* Pride march and rally. Check out their great lineup of speakers. More info.

Saturday, June 28

Capitol Hill Pride

Broadway
11am-10pm

Stop by the Travel Gay Seattle booth at the North end of Broadway next to Bait Shop. More info.

Saturday, June 28

PrideFest Capitol Hill

Cal Anderson Park
Family Day:1-5pm; Street Festival: 5-Dark

Drag Queen Storytime, Garry Golightly the Bubble Man, Massive Monkees Dance Crew, the Chaotic Marching Band and water balloon toss contest. More info.

Saturday, June 28

Tryst

Tommy Gun
8pm

FREE Gay Pride cocktail party presented in conjunction with Tomboy Exchange, Inc. and the GSBA - Greater Seattle Business Association! If you love finely-crafted cocktails, regional brews and well-dressed women, this is the event for you. More info.

Sunday, June 29

Seattle Pride Parade

4th Avenue, Downtown Seattle
11am

It's the 40th annual Seattle Pride Parade. Hundreds of companies and organizations will strut their stuff. Watch the parade along 4th ave. in downtown Seattle. More info. 

Seattle PrideFest

Seattle Center
Noon-8pm

Booths, beer gardens, food, music, dancing, live performances and thousands of your closest friends.
More info. 

GSBA and You: Volunteer to Get the Guide Out at Pride Festivities 2012!

GSBA has a 30-year history with Pride and we have long used it to get our most well-known product, the GSBA Guide & Directory, into the hands of the public. Join us during the Pride festivities and get your name out to our membership and to the public at large!

More than 80 GSBA members will get to strut their stuff while unveiling this year's spectacular 32nd edition of the most widely used and distributed LGBT Directory in the Puget Sound Region. GSBA members and volunteers hand out thousands of Guides to outstretched arms during the course of Pride weekend.

If you are interested in volunteering please let us know today.

  

Pride Activities- June 23

1.   Staff the GSBA booth at Capitol Hill Pride Festival (Saturday, June 23; shifts available between 10 am - 7 pm)

2.   Hand out Guides at Seattle Men's Chorus/Seattle Women's Chorus (6:30 pm Friday June 22 or 6:30 Saturday June 23)

Seattle Pride Parade- June 24

4th Avenue, Downtown (9 am - 1 pm)

1.   Kick those legs with the famous GSBA Briefcase Brigade during the downtown Pride Parade. Only 24 spots are available, and they fill up quickly, so sign up now!

2.  Walk with GSBA contingent and pass out Guides to the thousands of out stretched arms lining the 4th Avenue parade route

3.  Flex your muscles and hand out Guides from the truck to the volunteers in the parade

Pride Festival - June 24 after the parade

Seattle Center (1 pm - 7 pm)

Staff the GSBA booth during one of three shifts:

12-3 pm (including set-up)

2:30-5 pm

4:30-7 pm (help with breakdown and GSBA will buy you pizza!)

Contribute to the GSBA Scholarship Fund and Cheer on the Seattle Storm!

Seattle Storm Game, Key Arena  

Staff the GSBA booth and at this special Pride home game, where the Seattle Storm will donating $5 to the GSBA Scholarship Fund from every single ticket sold. Come cheer on your hometown girls and support the next generation of LGBT and allied leaders!

What are you waiting for? Sign up to walk with the GSBA or staff the booth at the festival and get a GSBA Pride T-shirt. Simply email  JessicaS@thegsba.org to let us know the times you are available. Don't forget to give your T-shirt size!

Seattle Storm Discount Tickets

The Storm is off to their best start in franchise history and in the Western Conference at 20-2! They have a total of seven remaining home games, four of which are offered to you at a special rate of $15 or $21 on the Pride link. The Women of Inspiration game is this Friday the 30^th against the Chicago Sky at 7p.m. The women being honored are Kim Bogucki, Sue Rahr, & Marilyn Smith. The WOI game kicks off the next game offered through the Pride special below:

· July 30^th – Storm vs. Chicago Sky @ 7p.m.

· August 7^th – Storm vs. Tulsa Shock @ 7p.m.

· August 17^th – Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx @ 7p.m.

· August 21^st – Storm vs. LA Sparks @ 7p.m.

Pride link: http://www.wnba.com/storm/pride.html

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