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Community Events
Pride Week
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 6:30-8pm
Don’t Panic. Take Action! Marriage Equality and Navigating a post-Roe World
In-Person and Virtual
Carolina eSports Hub
3401 St Vardell Lane, Suite A, Charlotte
Speak with the experts about how to navigate a “post” Roe v. Wade world. LGBT+ rights are on the table and LGBT attorneys will be on hand to discuss how to protect yourself and your family. Space is limited. Refreshments will be provided. Guest speakers including attorneys Connie J. Vetter, Crystal M. Richardson, and Stephen Hegedus. Presented by the Pauli Murray LGBTQ+ Bar Association and the Carolinas LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce.
More information and Registration:
https://business.clgbtcc.org/calendar/Details/don-t-panic-take-action-722893?sourceTypeId=Website
Friday, Aug. 19, 7pm
Bear Happy Hour and Rhythm Station 80s Night
Crown Station
3629 N Davidson St (NODA), Charlotte
Join us for Bear Happy Hour and Rhythm Station 80s Night. The festivities start at 7pm and all are welcome. There will be various kinds of music, including 80s jams from DJ Marvy Marvv later in the evening. There will also be drink specials. Help us kick of Pride weekend with a bang! 21 and up.
More information:
https://www.facebook.com/furnaceparty
https://www.facebook.com/events/575015834003889/
Friday, Aug. 19, 10pm
Friday House Party — Pride Weekend
321 UPTOWN LOUNGE
321 North Caldwell Street, Charlotte
In partnership with RAIN CLT and Equality NC to help build community engagement, provide HIV Testing, and register LGBTQIA+ individuals to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. A themed event based on the 1990’s House Party films and will be hosted at 321 uptown lounge, located within walking distance of the spectrum center.
Tickets starting at $10
21+
More information:
https://mdpctrl.ticketbud.com/fridayprideparty
Friday, Aug. 19, 10:02pm
Vanity House presents Pride Fest with Jorgeous
Ink N Ivy
222 South Church Street, Charlotte
The Vanity House presents Pride Fest featuring VH1 Rupaul’s Drag Race Jorgeous , and your favorite Vanity Divas! Artist Meet & Greet : 8PM at Ink n Ivy. Showtime : 10PM
General admission starting at $25
21+
More information:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/361193989947
Saturday, Aug. 20, 12pm-10pm
Charlotte Pride Festival
S. Tryon St., between Good Samaritan Way and Fourth Street
Charlotte Pride’s two-day cultural festival includes a variety of national, regional, and local entertainers, musicians, bands, and hundreds of participating vendor booths, including art exhibits, local nonprofits, retailers, a food court, and more!
Saturday, Aug. 20, 10pm
Twirl in SPACE: 2022 Twirl PRIDE Party
Blackbox Theater
421 East Sugar Creek Road, Charlotte
We’re BACK after a two-year hiatus to TWIRL with PRIDE!
Every Pride party deserves to be special, so we are making this one OUT OF THIS WORLD just for you!
Just Twirl Events proudly presents Twirl in SPACE: 2022 Pride Party featuring International Superstar DJ/Producer Joe Gauthreaux!
Portion of proceeds to benefit Twirl to the World Foundation’s Twirl Assitance Program (TAP) supporting local LGBTQ+ in need
General admission starting at $35 ($50 at door)
21+
More information:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/twirl-in-space-2022-just-twirl-pride-party-w-dj-joe-gauthreaux-tickets-354782803917
Saturday, Aug. 20, 10pm
Vanity House Pride Fest with Jasmine Kennedie
Ink N Ivy
222 South Church Street, Charlotte
Join The Vanity House for a truly one of a kind evening featuring VH1’s Rupaul’s Drag Race Jamine Kennedie and all of your favorite Vanity divas.
General admission starts at $25
21+
Showtime: 11pm
More information:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/361207049007
Sunday, Aug. 21, 12pm-6pm
Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade
S. Tryon St., between Good Samaritan Way and Fourth Street
N. Tryon St., parade stepping off at Ninth Street
Charlotte Pride’s two-day cultural festival includes a variety of national, regional, and local entertainers, musicians, bands, and hundreds of participating vendor booths, including art exhibits, local nonprofits, retailers, a food court, and more!
Charlotte’s largest annual parade returns to Uptown! More than 40 floats and more than 170 contingents will make their way down a rainbow-filled Tryon Street! Get a spot on the parade route early, and come to Tryon & 4th Sts. to get an early pre-parade show with your returning parade emcees Delighted Tobehere and Malachi!
Sunday, Aug. 21, 6-10pm
Sunday “Late Registration” Party — Pride Weekend
Monarch Room
2016 N. Graham St., Charlotte
In partnership with RAIN CLT and Equality NC to help build community engagement, provide HIV Testing, and register LGBTQIA+ individuals to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.
Tickets starting at $10
21+
More information:
https://mdpctrl.ticketbud.com/sundayprideparty
Pride Event Extra!
Saturday, Aug. 27, 8am-1pm
The Big Gay Yard Sale
2920 N Tryon St, Charlotte,
Wedgewood Community Church and Hearts United for Good (formerly the Hearts Beat As One Foundation) are hosting a yard sale in support of the Community Food Pantry!
We are hoping to have food trucks and lots of great items for sale! We are also hosting a concurrent online auction in support of the pantry, so if you’d like to donate auction items or items to the yard sale, please reach out to Liz at wedgewood.church@yahoo.com to coordinate a drop off time.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Community Food Pantry has distributed over 9,000 bags of food through our unique, socially-distanced, drive-through system. We currently feed between 100-150 families each week and every penny helps.
Many of us at Wedgewood and HUG are members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as most of our volunteers. Our food pantry is unique because we don’t require paperwork or identification for people to receive food and a number of our patrons are LGBTQ+ community members themselves.
This August, we are coming together to host a yard sale with all of the proceeds going back to the food pantry (and, thus, going back into the community we serve).
100% of the proceeds from the yard sale and auction will go to support the community food pantry.
