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2008 Schedule of Events

Daily During Pride Month (Mon-Fri)

  • 7:30am - 5:30pm - Gay Pride exhibit at U.S. Courthouse/Anchorage Federal Building
Saturday June 21

  • 9am - 6pm - Identity Pride Booth at Anchorage Market/Festival (3rd & E), official '08 pride tees & more!
  • 11am - Annual Gay Memorial Service (only a few minutes long), Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery (6th & Fairbanks St, enter off Fairbanks St)
  • 6pm - Movie screening at the Anchorage Museum: Black, White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff & Robert Mapplethorpe USA/Germany, documentary 77 minutes. $6, $5 seniors. MPAA rating: Not rated but contains some sexually explicit images, Narrated by Joan Juliet Buck, Directed by James Crump - Sam Wagstaff pulled Robert Mapplethorpe from a Queens suburb and handed him a camera. Mapplethorpe pulled Wagstaff from a stuffy, upper-class existence and brought him to the heights of passion. - Official Site
Sunday June 22

  • 9am - 6pm - Identity Pride Booth at Anchorage Market/Festival (3rd & E), official '08 pride tees & more!
  • 2pm - Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of Anchorage - St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church (corner of Duben Ave & Oklahoma St in NE Anchorage) Speaker will be Annie Derthick (A truly excellent speaker)
  • 4pm - Annual Pride Kickoff BBQ at The Raven, free, 21 & over
  • 6pm - Movie screening at the Anchorage Museum: Black, White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff & Robert Mapplethorpe USA/Germany, documentary 77 minutes. $6, $5 seniors. MPAA rating: Not rated but contains some sexually explicit images, Narrated by Joan Juliet Buck, Directed by James Crump - Sam Wagstaff pulled Robert Mapplethorpe from a Queens suburb and handed him a camera. Mapplethorpe pulled Wagstaff from a stuffy, upper-class existence and brought him to the heights of passion. - Official Site
Monday June 23

  • 5pm - 7pm - For the community by the community Rapid HIV testing provided at the Four A’s offices (1057 W. Fireweed, Suite 102)
  • 5:30pm & 7:50pm - The Bear Tooth will have two screenings SHELTER - $3. MPAA RATING: R for language, some sexual content and brief drug use - Starring Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, and Tina Holmes - Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach spends his days working a dead-end job and helping his needy sister care for her son. In his free time he surfs, draws, and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe, who lives on the wealthy side of town. When Gabe's older brother Shaun returns home, he is drawn to Zach's selflessness and talent. Zach falls in love with Shaun while struggling to reconcile his own desires with the needs of his family. (Regent Releasing)
Tuesday June 24

  • 5pm - 7pm - For the community by the community Rapid HIV testing provided at the Four A’s offices (1057 W. Fireweed, Suite 102)
  • 7pm & 9pm - PrideFest Film Festival, Out North $6.50 on-line, $7 at the door
Wednesday June 25
Thursday June 26

  • 5pm, 7pm & 9pm - PrideFest Film Festival, Out North $6.50 on-line, $7 at the door
  • 7pm - 9pm - Adam & Steve presents Drag Queen Bingo at Snow City Cafe'. Admisison is $5 unless you come in drag or bring 5 cans of food for the can food drive. This is an all ages event. Light Refreshements, Beer, & Wine will be available for purchase at the event.
  • 10pm - Pride Weekend Kickoff with DJ Dirty Dan and DJ Splif. Out@Nite (4600 Old Seward). No cover.
  • 10pm - Amateur Male Strippers - Kodiak Bar, 225 E 5th Ave, No Cover
Friday June 27

  • 5pm, 7pm & 9pm - PrideFest Film Festival, Out North $6.50 on-line, $7 at the door
  • 9pm - Mr/Ms/Miss Gay Anchorage. Come see who will be Mr/Ms/Miss Gay Anchorage 2008-2009! Includes swimsuit competition, talent, evening wear and onstage question. Starring the 2007-2008 Gay Anchorage titleholders. Mad Myrna's. $10
  • 10pm - Lipstick la'Femme Review featuring Silva Stone - Kodiak Bar, 225 E 5th Ave,
    $5 Cover
Saturday June 28

  • 11am - The Imperial Court of All Alaska presents Celebrating Diversity Parade (on 9th from D to K)
  • noon - 6pm Pride on the Park Strip Festival on the Park Strip (between I & L), free admission, $ for food & vendors (LGBT community is doing a Food Drive this year - Drop Off will be Available On The Park Strip!)
  • 5pm, 7pm & 9pm - PrideFest Film Festival, Out North $6.50 on-line, $7 at the door
  • 6pm - 10pm - Ever Ready Pride Dance Party at The Raven, no cover, 21 & over
  • 9pm - 9th Annual Allie's Slave for a Date Auction, Mad Myrna's, $4 cover, 21 & over
  • 9pm - Naughty Nurses-Dirty Doctors Party (wear your naughty scrubs). Out@Nite (4600 Old Seward). No cover.
  • 10pm - Lipstick la'Femme Review featuring Silva Stone - Kodiak Bar, 225 E 5th Ave,
    $5 Cover

Sunday June 29

  • 10:45am - Unitarian Universalists Fellowship, Gay Pride Sunday, 3201 Turnagain
  • 2pm - Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of Anchorage presents Pride Service, St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church (corner of Duben Ave & Oklahoma St in NE Anchorage) Speaker will be Bob Bruchi (former Episcopal Priest - member of the church)
  • 4-6pm - The Last Frontier Men's Club’s presents End of Pride BBQ, Alaska Bear Co. behind Mad Myrna’s (530 E 5th Ave) $5, all ages event

 


 
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