Rainbow Cincinnati

Thanks to Barry at Queer Cincinnati:

"Cincinnati Equinox comes out of no where and promises to be one of the highlights of Cincinnati's queer calendar. No, organizers are quick to point out, it has nothing to do with Pride and it certainly does not replace the event. Rather, Equinox promises to be different and special in its own right. When I heard about it, probably at Below Zero Lounge one evening, I was a little taken aback. My thoughts are probably your own: can it be successful? Well, if George's assurances are true, and he's talking that there are literally hundreds (maybe over a thousand at this point) of people bussing in from out of town for a big old gay party at... FOUNTAIN SQUARE."

Mark Friday, September 11, 2009, on your calendar! Pride Night at Kings Island returns for the 13th year. It’s a night to meet family and friends, and support the Greater Cincinnati’s Gay and Lesbian Community Center.

Pride Night proceeds help to cover the yearly operating expenses of the Community Center. This event is a unique night of fun, rides and entertainment.

As an added bonus – advance ticket prices are $5.00 less than general admission and include FREE PARKING, so don’t miss the chance to be part of Pride Night 2009, when over 3000 family and friends meet:

               Pre-event $40.00
               Gate         $45.00
               Groups of seven or more Pre-Event $36
       

On line pre-event tickets are now available at Kings Island!

Check www.cincyglbt.com for ticket outlets and after glow party.

For our out of town visitors, here's a map to Kings Island, area bars, and other points of interest.

Regular Kings Island season passes are NOT valid the night of the event. For specific questions, please write: pridenight@cincyglbt.com .

The parking area at Kings Island is available to guests beginning at 5 pm with admission gates opening at 6 pm on September 11th. The event concludes at 12 midnight. This year’s chairperson for the Pride Night event is Rusty Lockett, the organization’s Clerk rusty.lockett@cincyglbt.com .

The Community Center is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 with a mission to provide information, support, resources, social activities and meeting space to the GLBT Community.

The Festival runs Saturday and Sunday, June 13th and 14th at Hoffner Park in Northside. On Sunday, June 14th, the Rally and Parade begin in Clifton's Burnet Woods at 11:30am. The Rally preceeds the Parade which steps off promptly at 1pm and finishes at Hoffner Park.

Get maps and driving directions from GayBarMaps.com. Here are direct map links to Hoffner Park and Burnet Woods.

More information at the Community Center web site.

A recent picture of some of the 2009 Cincinnati/NKY Pride committee!

For more information on Pride go to The Community Center!

Pictured, front row - L to R: Michael Chanak, Steve Simiele, Albert Proctor, Christina Black, Tre Ronne, Maurice Harris and Ron Witt.
Middle row - L to R: Estelle Riley, Jayna Johnson and Nick Diehl and back row - L to R - Greg Kipp, Worley Rodehaver, Nate Wessel, Bill Abney and Michael Hollenbeck.

Look who is sponsoring Greater Cincy/NKY Pride June 13 and 14th!

Go to The Community Center!

On Friday, May 22, 2009, Broadway legend Patti LuPone, who swept the 2008 theatre awards, including the Tony, for her portrayal of Rose in Gypsy, makes her May Festival debut in Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins. In this captivating tale of two sisters named “Anna”– actually two sides of the same coin, one a cynical singer and the other an idealistic dancer – we follow “Anna” (Ms. LuPone) as she makes her way across America, looking to gain fame as well as enough money to support the family back home in Louisiana. But each city offers temptation and exploitation in the form of the Seven Deadly Sins. Will “Anna” find success, and at what cost?

May Festival 2009 runs May 22-30.

COLAGE, the national support and advocacy group for youth with LGBTQ parents, has started a chapter here in Cincinnati/NKY. This is a great opportunity for youth to meet others with families like their own, develop leadership and confidence, and have fun!

For more info please contact Tracey DuEst, COLAGE Cincinnati Coordinator, at 513-678-6809, or Julia Spiegel, COLAGE NKY Coordinator, at 513-410-5404, or email cincy@colage.org.

All the forms for being in the parade, festival and sponsorship - are now available!

Go to The Community Center!

Or cut and paste into your browser: http://cincyglbt.com/pride.html

The Gay & Lesbian Community of Greater Cincinnati has a new site with Pride '09 information to be posted shortly!

Point your brower to The Gay and Lesbian Community of Greater Cincinnati, or cut and paste this direction into your browser: http://cincyglbt.com/

The site was designed by the VP of the Center, Jessica Fogle who is a professional photographer.

Design student Shawnteè Stallworth, Cincinnati native, is the winner of the '09 Pride logo contest hosted by sponsor, the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Greater Cincinnati.

Shawnteè attends Cincinnati State Technical and Community College for web and graphic design. A $250 Macy's gift certificate was to her presented to her at the Pride '09 committee meeting held Tuesday night, March 10th at New Spirit MCC.

She tells us she was interested in the arts from fine art to media art even in high school where she enjoyed drawing, painting, and writing. “The funny thing is I originally enrolled as a web design major and added graphic design after having taken graphic design courses. I enjoy creating concepts then seeing them come to fruition.”

Congratulations, Shawnteè!!