Tuesday, June 5: It’s an athletic Pride Week evening, with a fun run (or walk) at Westchester Lagoon with Anchorage Frontrunners, a Pride hike to Flattop with Arctic Foxes Rugby Club, or a wet slide to pride with the Imperial Court at H2Oasis. Or, head over to UAA to learn about LGBT history with a screening of “On These Shoulders We Stand.”

Update 6/5/12: the ICOAA event at H2Oasis has been postponed due to a scheduling conflict. All other events are a go.

Anchorage Front Runners 2nd Annual Pride Fun Run (or walk) at Westchester Lagoon

The run/walk will start at Westchester Lagoon (6:00–7:00 PM) and will follow up with a BBQ (7:00–9:00 PM) at Timmie’s (walking distance from the running location). Anchorage Front Runners is a group that promotes health and wellness within the LGBTQA community, meeting weekly on Tuesday nights at 6:00 PM for fun runs/walks for GLBTs and friendlies along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. The Tuesday Night Pride Fun Run/Walk encourages folks of this circle to come together.

• Date/time: Tuesday, June 5, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM for walk/run; 7:00–9:00 for barbecue
• Location: Westchester Lagoon — far west parking lot (closest to the ocean) where the small coffee/snack shack and the outhouses are located (W. 15th and U St.).(see map)
• Cost of admission: None
• Further info: See the Facebook event page. We’ve also got a more detailed article about this event and about Anchorage Frontrunners.

Arctic Foxes Women’s Rugby Club Hike — Glen Alps to Flattop

Join Arctic Foxes Rugby Club on a great hike to Flattop with a rainbow flag to claim the mountain for Pride! Arctic Foxes Rugby Club is a member of Alaska Oosik Rugby Union and specializes in bringing you the highest quality in rugby and lite beer.

• Date/time: Tuesday, June 5, 7L00 PM
• Location: Glen Alps Trailhead, 13101 Glen Alps Road, Anchorage (see map)
• Cost of admission:Free event, all ages

On These Shoulders We Stand: LGBT civil rights documentary at UAA Rasmussen Hall

On These Shoulders We Stand is a documentary about LGBT civil rights history on the west coast — before Stonewall. It chronicles the lives of eleven elders, from their early years to their coming out, to their groundbreaking activism for the rights of all LGBT people. The film will be followed by a conversation with the filmmaker, Glenne McElhinney, and local activists. UAA’s The Family, sponsor of this  presentation of On These Shoulders We Stand, will meet after the film event to finish their “Tie-Dye for Pride” shirts.

• Date/time: Tuesday, June 5, 7:00 to 9:30 PM
• Location: Rasmussen Hall Room 110, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3416 Seawolf Drive (see map)
• Cost of admission: There is no charge for admission, but donations will be cheerfully accepted.
• Further info: see Facebook event page or Bent Alaska’s article more detailed article about this film, which has three showings in Anchorage for Pride Week.

Get Wet with Pride at H2Oasis

UPDATE 6/5/12: This event has been postponed due to a scheduling conflict.

Get Wet With Pride for the ICOAA Scholarship Fund! Presented by Emperor 39 Kevin Fawcett-Majors and sponsored by the Imperial Court of All Alaska (ICOAA) and Chilkoot Charlie’s.

• Date/time: Tuesday, June 5, 9:00 PM
• Location: H2Oasis, 1520 O’Malley Road, Anchorage, AK (see map)
• Cost of admission: $25 at the door. Proceeds go to the ICOAA scholarship fund.
• Age restriction: Age 21+
• Further information: see the Facebook event page

See Bent Alaska’s complete Anchorage Pride Week 2012 calendar.