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pride2011 G tN IA A i ANO CotH CTIC DtNTKTRY O d w e l l IS ttreiN'e^wj WWW.JUSTOUT.COM hearts and minds o f Vancouver’s queer com begin Sunday, July 10 with the LGBTQ_Film munity is the recent shuttering o f longtime Festival, featuring award-winning documen gay bar, LGBTQ^focused fundraising head tary Put this on the (Map) at 4 p.m. Mid-Columbia Pride chair Jason Kildall quarters and original planning center for SITP, The Northbank. Gibson says the clo has fostered the event from what was origi sure o f the neighborhood hub will impact the nally a vehicle for the Vista Youth Center to community in more ways than the void left show the youth population what a Pride by a gay-friendly establishment at which celebration was. The annual event has since evolved from a few hun people could gather. "Although m i are in n dred people gathered to “For many years the Northbank has been a conservative area, the GLBT gether in a parking lot, to approximately 3,500 safe place where people community is becoming people attending a three- could get out and mingle,” stronger and the allied day weekend o f events, to explains Gibson, who was a weeklong schedule o f the bar’s assistant manag community is showing Its activities. Mid-Columbia er. Owners Darrell Spoon support.” Pride has also moved its and Brent Bartling and -JASON KILDALL, management staff are MID-COLUMBIA PRIDE CHAIR festival and parade itiner ary out o f Pasco and into working with organiza tions such as Cascade A ID S Project and Kennewick, Wash. Martha’s Pantry, as well as other bar owners, Kildall notes the LGBTQ_ community’s to devise a plan to continue fundraising and fortitude during Pride season as a major fac have a drop-off location where the commu tor for M id-Columbia’s continued growth. nity can make charitable donations. “Although we are in a conservative area, “This year’s Saturday in the Park is going the G L B T community is becoming stronger to be a kickoff to a new beginning,” Gibson and the allied community is showing its continues. He says the board o f directors is support,” he explains. working on obtaining 501(c)(3) status for What began as a community with a gay the organization and a community outreach bar now includes Club Out and About, program to connect with youth and multiple Vista Youth Center, Mid-Columbia Pride, M C C River o f Life Church, My Friends in-town resources. “We are also developing a scholarship Place homeless youth shelter, Benton/ program and hope to be giving away schol Franklin P FLA G , Gay-Straight Alliances arships to youths or any individual that is and much more. interested in higher education,” he says. “We “We are a growing community, taking the are hoping that this scholarship program steps necessary to blur the lines o f discrimi will be in place by the beginning o f our next nation and moving forward to make a dif fiscal year and to be giving away the funds at ference,” Kildall says. our pride event in 2012.” On Saturday, July 16, that difference will Lyle’s Myles— a 5K annual charity walk/ once again be on display during the Miss run—gets things started in downtown Van Gay Columbia Basin Pageant, held at Out couver July 9. The run, which benefits Cas and About at 9 p.m. The week culminates in cade A ID S Project, Martha’s Pantry and the Mid-Columbia Pride March and Festi Global Partners for Development— begins at val Sunday,July 17 in downtown Kennewick, 8:30 a.m. and is open to all. Wash, beginning at 2 p.m., followed by the Just slightly farther north of the Washing festival at Keewaydin Park from 3 to 6 p.m. ton border, Mid-Columbia Pride celebrates its fifth year with a full schedule of events July For more information on Saturday in the Park , 10-17. With Club Out and About (327 W. visit sitppride.info.home or lylesmyles.com. For Lewis St., Pasco, Wash.) acting as headquar the complete Mid-Columbia Pride itinerary , ters for the beginning o f the week, festivities search “Mid-Columbia Pride" on Face book. 4 A PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV OR AT RISK WHO ARE INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT WAYS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR PARTNERS. SUPPORTING HEALTHY OPTIONS FOR PREVENTION WWW.OHSU.EDU/PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTING HEALTHY OPTIONS FOR PREVENTION For a confidential intake, contact 503-230-1202 or i pMTw r 1-877-795-7700 (Toll Free) Services available statewide SERVICIOS DISPONIBLES EN ESPANOL OREGON ¿^SCIENCE UNIVERSTTY WORLD BEAT SOUL OLDIES FOLK CAJUN NEW AGE SOUNDTRACKS LOUNGE COMEDY SPOKEN WORD ROCK WOMEN’S JAZZ GOSPEL COUNTRY BLUEGRASS MUSICALS BIG BAND REGGAE AND MORE...
