Twin Cities Pride

Expressions of Pride and Joy: Monologues and Music
2023-06-01 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55404, United States
Mia Vitality Arts, Rainbow Health, and Theatre 55 invite you to join us for a performance of monologues and music by older adults that mark the culmination of an 8-week workshop focused on expressions of pride and joy. Mia Vitality Arts honors the voices and talents of older adults, 55 and better, through art-making workshops with community partners and teaching artists. Participants from the Rainbow Health community collaborated with Theatre 55 Director, Richard Hitchler, and teaching artist, Maria Asp, to create monologues about their lived experiences and a quilt that expresses the joy of life and living.

Cheers to Pride
2023-06-01 - 2023-06-02
Cheers to Pride is our new official kick-off event for Pride month. On June 1st, grab your friends and family, head out to a participating location, grab a drink, and cheers to the start of Pride month! Each participating location has generously agreed to donate a portion of your purchase to Rainbow Circle, our new year-round community programming.

You can find all of the participating locations here!

Drag Queen Charity Bingo for PFund Foundation
2023-05-30 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Roxy’s Cabaret, 1333 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
Come to Roxy’s Cabaret and play bingo for a GREAT cause! Proceeds will go towards the PFund Foundation, providing grants and scholarships to LGBTQ+ people and organizations across Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.

The Pickle Ball - An Outdoor Tea Dance
2023-05-27 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | eagleBOLTbar, 515 S Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55415, United States

POWER: All Ages Drag Show
2023-05-27 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Can Can Wonderland, 755 Prior Ave N, St. Paul, MN, 55104, United States
Luzious Entertainment is proud to present the POWER’s All Ages Show at Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul. This show will be fun for all ages and feature performances by local queer youth. Hosted by media personality Lala Luzious (Jay Leno’s You Bet Your Life), don’t miss fun performances by Bad Karma, Lady C Cassadine, Betty Bang, and Anita Rivera. $12 cover per person which includes full entry to the arcade Can Can Wonderland!

Rochester Pride
2023-05-20 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Soldiers Memorial Field, 244 Soldiers Field Drive SW, Rochester, 55902
Rochester’s Annual Pride Celebration.
Family Friendly event taking place at Soldier’s Field in Rochester.
More information can be found at www.rochmnpride.org

Our Stories Chapter 2 - The LGBTQIA+ and Non-Binary Experience
2023-05-14 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-05-13 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-05-12 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Collide Theatrical, 755 Prior Ave N, St Paul, MN, 55104, United States
Join us for an evening of original dance storytelling centered on the non-binary and LGBTQIA experience that seeks to inform, educate, and entertain audiences of all ages. Enjoy dance theater in an intimate setting with cabaret-style seating.
The production, directed by Jarod Boltjes, will be emceed by local cabaret diva Mistress Ginger. Our Stories Chapter 2 features Grace Kidder, Javan Mngrezzo, Michael Mossucco, Ben Siglin, and Connor Simone.
For tickets visit https://www.collidetheatrical.org/our-stories-chapter-2 or call 651-395-7903, ext. 701.

Location:
May 7
Landmark Center — 75 W 5th St, St Paul, MN 55102

May 12-14
Collide Theatrical — 755 Prior Ave N, Suite 235H, St Paul, MN 55104

MN Walk to End HIV
2023-05-13 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Como Midway Picnic Pavilion, 1199 Midway Parkway, St Paul, MN, 55103, United States
Join Rainbow Health as we commemorate 40 years of working to end HIV in Minnesota
On May 13th, the annual MN Walk to End HIV will be held at Como Midway Picnic Pavilion from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Through the years, the Walk has raised more than $15 million to provide HIV testing and prevention, access to health care resources, emergency assistance, advocacy and so much more to people living with HIV.
By participating in the Walk to End HIV, you will be making a difference in the lives of over 2,500 Minnesotans that Rainbow Health serves each year. Our work could not have been done without you and the power of our community.
This event will feature special speakers and performances, food trucks, sponsors, exhibitors, and more!
So rally your family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues to help us continue taking strides to end HIV.

Now That's What I Call Queer Presents: Land of 10,000 Queers [an unapologetically queer dance party]
2023-05-12 21:00 - 2023-05-13 01:00 (America/Chicago) | Lush Lounge and Theater, 990 NE Central Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL QUEER PRESENTS: Land of 10,000 Queers at LUSH Lounge & Theater
This sassy, sweaty unapologetically queer New Orleans-based dance party is coming to Minneapolis for one night only. Now That’s What I Call Queer’s resident DJ warm advice will be taking requests & spinning your favorite tracks all night long!
21+
$10 in advance
$15 at the door

Remember Our Loved Ones Memorial
2023-05-11 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Remember Our Loved Ones Memorial is to bring awareness about opioid and alcohol deaths in Minnesota. Together we are giving a face to this health crisis, to the impact it has on so many families, and breaking stigmas. We are asking people who have lost a loved one to submit a photo on the website. The photos will be printed on lawn signs and placed in the MN State Capitol lawn on the day of the Memorial.

People can upload a photo here: www.rememberolo.org Please upload photos by 4/14/23

Our Stories Chapter 2 - The LGBTQIA+ and Non-Binary Experience
2023-05-07 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Landmark Center, 75 W 5th St, St Paul, MN, 55102, United States

QUEERSPACE collective's 2nd Annual Birthday Bash!
2023-04-26 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Granada Theater, 3022 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
Join us on Wednesday, April 26 at the Granada Theater for QUEERSPACE collective’s 2nd Annual Birthday Bash! We are looking forward to coming together to celebrate our organization’s second year and the incredible LGBTQ+ youth in our community with live music, drag performances, a silent auction, and a rockin’ good time! All funds raised will support QUEERSPACE collective’s mission to create space for LGBTQ+ youth to feel safe and empowered to be their true selves. Visit our website to learn more and buy tickets!

Can't Hold Us Down: A Benefit for the ACLU's Drag Defense Fund
2023-04-13 21:00 - 23:00 (America/Chicago) | Black Hart of Saint Paul, 1415 University Avenue West, St Paul, 55104, United States
Drag performers and the LGBTQ+ community are facing threats across the country. In the face of these threats and censorship, we can fight back with the ACLU for the protection of all our rights.
Hosted by Belle of the Black Hart 2023 Lala Luzious, the evening will raise money for the American Civil Liberties Union’s Drag Defense Fund. More information about the fund can be found here:
https://action.aclu.org/give/support-drag-defense-fund
The evening will feature performances by:
ANDRE 1000
JAMIE MONROE
JORGE SANCHEZ
AZALIA SELENA CRUZ
MICHELLE CASSADINE
BETTY BANG
TARARA BOUVIER
DINA DELICIOUS
CHANDRA ARMANI
We will also have a silent action (auction items will be announced soon). ALL proceeds from the evening will be donated to the ACLU’s Drag Defense Fund
21+ Event, No cover. 9:00PM Showtime.

Pints for Pride: a Northfield Pride Fundraiser
2023-04-12 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Imminent Brewing, 519 Division St, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Help Northfield’s Pride in the Park committee raise funds for Northfield’s 3rd annual Pride celebration!

Pints for Pride, hosted by Northfield’s own Mrs. Moxie, will include fun, games, and a silent auction* as well as opportunities to simply donate directly. Event is free, with suggested $5 donation at door.

Imminent Brewing’s beer and Brick Oven Bus’s pizza will be available for purchase. Doors open at 5:00 p.m., games start at 5:30 p.m., and silent auction winners (as well as last call for beer!) will be announced at 7:30 p.m.

Join us and show your support for the LGBTQIAP+ community and the continuance of an LGBTQIAP+ Pride festival in Northfield!

*Interested in donating an item or experience for the silent auction? Please contact us at prideintheparknorthfield@gmail.com with subject line “AUCTION DONATION”

Trans Day of Visibility in the Northland
2023-03-31 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Duluth Depot, 506 W Michigan St., Duluth, MN, United States
Join us for Trans Day of Visibility in the Northland!
This year, we are excited to host this free community event at The Duluth Depot!

Come for connection, music, food, and more as we gather to celebrate our transgender and gender expansive community members.

Out in Faith - OutChristian Annual Conference
2023-03-24 15:00 - 2023-03-26 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Doubletree by Hilton, St. Paul, 411 Minnesota St, St. Paul, MN, 55101
OutChristian is coming to MSP!!! Join us for our annual conference “Out In Faith,” a fabulous weekend of fun, fellowship, and chosen family. Everyone is welcome, LGBTQ+, parents and allies. Wherever you are in your faith journey or your coming out journey, we would love to meet you. Our weekend will include engaging speakers, planned excursions including a night at the theater, game night, karaoke, and maybe even a murder mystery! Designed to bring people together…we hope you will come!

Minnesota Freedom Band: Music by Johns!
2023-03-19 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | University Baptist Church, 1219 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis, 55414, United States
The Minnesota Freedom Band continues our 40th season with concert spanning a number of musical styles and composers/arrangers who all have one thing in common: their name is John. Or Hans, or Juan, or Johann…

Enjoy the music of John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Minnesota’s own John Zdechlik, and more. Our woodwind section will be featured on a piece by J.S. Bach and our trombone section will be featured as well!

We hope you will join us for an afternoon of diverse music by Johns!

unSEEN
2023-03-17 19:30 - 2023-03-18 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Westwood Lutheran Church, 9001 Cedar Lake Rd, St. Louis Park, MN, 55426
unSEEN is the second concert of TCGMC’s 42nd season: ALL CAPS! that expresses our excitement for the season, but also to shout out our message of equality and justice to a nation standing in the face of dramatic political changes. UnSEEN premiers on March 17th and 18th, and will explore intersections with neurodiversity, mental health and queer identity in the stunning sanctuary at Westwood Lutheran Church in St. Louis Park. To purchase tickets, please visit tcgmc.org.
About TCGMC: Founded in 1981, Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus is an award-winning chorus that has built a solid reputation for musical excellence and dynamic programming. TCGMC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) voluntary community chorus, formed to build community through music while pursuing musical excellence in performance. The Chorus seeks to create community and diversity, using music to transform, educate, and heal.

Twin Cities Pride HQ Open House
2023-03-12 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Twin Cities Pride Office, 1618 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
We’ve Moved!
All are invited to our open house for the new office on March 12th from 11am-2pm. Hope to see you all there!
No need to RSVP; just stop by, say hi, and check out our new location—right across the street from Loring Park. Hope to see you there!

Freedom Jazz Concert
2023-03-05 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | All God’s Children Metropolitan Community Church, 3100 Park Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Live music! Join Freedom Jazz, a 20-piece jazz ensemble, for an afternoon concert!
Suggested donation: $10, or pay what you can.

All Ages Drag Show
2023-02-11 12:00 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | Can Can Wonderland, 755 Prior Ave N, St. Paul, MN, 55104, United States
Luzious Entertainment is proud to present the POWER’s All Ages Show at Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul. This show will be fun for all ages and feature performances by local queer youth. Hosted by media personality Lala Luzious (Jay Leno’s You Bet Your Life), don’t miss fun performances by Michelle Cassadine, Iman Iman, Jamie Monroe and Dick Von Dyke. $12 cover per person which includes full entry to the arcade Can Can Wonderland!

Twin Cities Pride Board Meeting
2023-02-06 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Twin Cities Pride Office, 1618 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
The Twin Cities Pride Board meets on at least an every other month basis. This Board meeting is open to the public. We offer a virtual or in-person option for attendance.

A Night at the Movies with QUEERSPACE collective and Flip the Script!
2023-02-02 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Lush Lounge and Theater, 990 NE Central Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Join QUEERSPACE collective and Flip the Script on Thursday, February 2nd for a special screening of P.S. BURN THIS LETTER PLEASE, featuring a post-show community conversation with Zaylore Stout, Sasha Cassadine, Lady C Cassadine, and Loring Mitchell!
About the film: A box of letters, held in secret for nearly 60 years, opens a window into a forgotten world where being yourself meant breaking the law and where the penalties for “masquerading” as a woman were swift and severe. Using original interviews, never-before-seen archival footage and photographs and stylized recreations, P.S. BURN THIS LETTER PLEASE reconstructs pre-Stonewall era New York City. The government sought to destroy them, then history tried to erase them, now they get to tell their story for the first time.
Click here to purchase tickets!

VIP ticket – $50 (includes a complimentary drink and early seating)
General admission – $20
Youth (17 & under) – $12

Can’t attend the physical event but you’d still love to see the film? No worries, you can stream the film in our Virtual Theater!

Virtual ticket – $10

6:00PM – VIP Early Entry
6:30PM – General Entry
7PM – Show begins
LUSH Lounge & Theater, 990 NE Central Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Content Advisory: Mention of marginalization, mention of erasure, mention + brief imagery of arrests, imagery of smoking, mention + imagery of intimacy (kissing, hugging, etc.), mention of undesirable military discharge, mention of discrimination, brief use of dated terminology, mention of organized crime, mention of sex work, mention of gender transition

One Voice Mixed Chorus Presents: Generation
2023-01-22 15:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Ordway Concert Hall, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
One Voice Mixed Chorus presents Generation, a concert exploring intergenerational relationships across our LGBTQ+ community. With a particular focus on queer youth and elders, the concert weaves together powerful stories of identity, change, and resilience.
Generation also marks Jane Ramseyer Miller’s final concert as One Voice’s Artistic Director, after her legacy of 27 years!

Cara Connors Stand Up Comedy: Live at The Comedy Corner Underground in Minneapolis!
2023-01-20 20:00 - 2023-01-21 21:30 (America/New_York)
Making her return to Minneapolis after a sold out show this past summer, come see her new chaotic hour in progress at The Comedy Corner Underground for this Friday Jan 20th and Saturday Jan 21st! Tickets available at comedycornerunderground.com/calendar

Her debut stand up comedy album, Straight for Pay, will be released Friday, January 27th 2023 and is available for pre-order now at caraconnors.com. Follow her on Instagram: @caraconnscomedy

More about Cara Connors: After successfully completing a 30 city tour at some of the most highly regarded indie comedy venues in North America and Europe, (including Union Hall Brooklyn, Comedy Bar Toronto and Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles), her solo show, Straight for Pay, was positively received by press and audiences alike (including The Boston Globe, Austin Chronicle, San Diego Tribune). Connors’ appearances include the prestigious Just for Laughs, two seasons as a series regular on E!’s Dating #NoFilter, and her own investigative comedy Cara Takes Up Space on OUTtv. Socially awkward yet self assured, and with the ability to transform into a wide variety of characters and personas, Connors skillfully intertwines hilarious stories with a well-crafted charismatic, on-stage persona.
PRESS:
“Will have you reaching for the rosary beads”- Irish Times
“Her meaningful shenanigans would make Sacha Baron Cohen proud”- Chicago Now
“An absolute comedy mercenary”- Dispatch Minneapolis
“Humble, authentic and hungry to share her stop-for-no-man attitude.”- Fools Magazine
“A rising star and one we all need to keep an eye on.”- Comedy Wham Austin
“Charmingly-neurotic stylings, hitting their stride in the fringes between absurdism and
sincerity”Also Cool Magazine Montreal

One Voice Mixed Chorus Presents: Generation
2023-01-15 15:30 - 17:30, 2023-01-14 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | South High School, 3131 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States

"Choirs Alive!"
2022-11-12 14:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University, 2004 Randolph Ave, St Paul, MN, MN, 55105, United States
ChoirsAlive! celebrates the resilience and humanity of choirs within our community, coming together with a common purpose of building music in safe spaces – so that we may welcome singers of all backgrounds and gender identities.
Thanks to: One Voice Mixed Chorus – MN’s LGBTQ Chorus, Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus Chamber Singers, See Change Treble Choir, KNOWN MPLS, ComMUSICation and T Mychael Rambo.
ChoirsAlive! will allow participants to use harmony as a healing practice, and as a connector to bring individuals and communities together. Starting in the Twin Cities, our goal is to collaborate with as many choral groups and vocal ensembles as possible to empower all communities, and all people.
