Twin Cities Black Pride Weekend, Sep 11-13

Twin Cities Black Pride Weekend, Sep 11-13

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Friday, September 11, 2009

Opening Night w/ Color Coordination
Where: Guthrie Theatre
Time: 6:00pm-8:45pm
Join Color Coordination and Twin Cities Black Pride for a night of elegance and artistic expression. Featuring renown writer and novelist Alphonso Morgan and his very special guests Lisa C. Moore and G. Winston James and a number of aspiring young writers from a workshop Morgan facilitated this summer.

1st Annual BLoW uP Tha Mic Singing Competition
Location: Gay 90s
Time: 9:00pm-1:30am
Who will be the last standing? Come and support our local LGBT talent as the 9 contestants compete for the grand prize in this ultimate singing competition.

Saturday, September 12, 2009
Color Coordination Interaction 2009
Location: South High School
Time:10:00am-5:30pm

Red Party
Location: Patrick’s Cabaret
Time: 9:00pm-1:00am
Come and celebrate being Red! Being HIV aware and knowing your current HIV status. Featuring DJ Lady L. on 1 and 2’s, special performances by Kevin “Kaoz” Moore, Miss Gay 90s Genevee, Miss Spirit of the Lakes Shamika Dupree, Mahogony Blue, Victoria Gotti, Taz and many more surprises. Oh and DON’T forget to wear your RED!

Sunday, September 13, 2009
Twin Cities Black Pride Church Service: “Unity is the New You!”
Location: Parkway United Church of Christ
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Join us as we reclaim back one of the most influential institutions in our community: the church. An institution that has traditionally been a place tainted by religious-based homophobia and perverted by homonegativity and abuse. The Twin Cities Black Pride Community Choir will be making their debut this service so you definitely DON’T wanna miss it!

Park Festival and S’more Cook-off
Location: Boom Island
Time: 4:00pm-10:00pm
Have a famous dish that nobody on God’s green earth can make quite like you? Here’s your chance to showcase it at this potluck extravaganza. There will be music, relaxation, games, great company…and later on a s’more cook-off! What does the ultimate s’more consist of??? Come and find out!