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Kristara Live and in the Raw — Saturday, June 9

Wednesday, 6 June 2012 – 2:17 PM | Comments Off on Kristara Live and in the Raw — Saturday, June 9
Kristara Live and in the Raw — Saturday, June 9

Kristara is back in Alaska for Pride with “Kristara Live and in the Raw,” a show to benefit the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Alaska and Alaska Pride Fest, Saturday, June 9 at Mad Myrna’s. Featuring Alaska’s finest entertainers, and co-emceed by the all time favorite Mikey LaChoy.

Pride 2012: Celebrating Diversity Parade & Alaska Pride Fest — Saturday, June 9

Wednesday, 6 June 2012 – 1:51 PM | Comments Off on Pride 2012: Celebrating Diversity Parade & Alaska Pride Fest — Saturday, June 9
Dykes on Bikes at Anchorage Pride Parade 2011

The biggest events of Alaska Pride Week in Anchorage: the annual Pride parade and Pride festival at Delaney Park — will be held on Saturday, June 9. Here’s all the info, plus a preview of Saturday evening and Sunday Pride Week events including Kristara, Sunday’s Pride Ecumenical service, and the Pride wind-up BBQ.

2012 Alaska Run For Women — Saturday, June 9

Tuesday, 5 June 2012 – 12:57 PM | Comments Off on 2012 Alaska Run For Women — Saturday, June 9
20th Alaska Run for Women

Join 7,200+ women of all ages for 1 or 5 miles, walking or running, for the 20th Alaska Run for Women. This, the largest women’s run in the U.S., will take place in Anchorage on Saturday, June 9 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon.

Bully screens at the Bear Tooth, June 8–14

Monday, 4 June 2012 – 3:15 PM | One Comment
Bully screens at the Bear Tooth, June 8–14

Bully (film)Bully examines the dire consequences of bullying through the stories of five students who face bullying on a daily basis. It will be shown at the Bear Tooth in Anchorage from Friday, June 8 through Thursday, June 14 (except Monday).

Pride 2012, Friday, June 8: Power Clinic karaoke; Bully screens at the Bear Tooth; & Friday Night Divas special Pride show

Monday, 4 June 2012 – 1:18 PM | Comments Off on Pride 2012, Friday, June 8: Power Clinic karaoke; Bully screens at the Bear Tooth; & Friday Night Divas special Pride show
Power Drop-in Center at Anchorage Transit Center

Friday, June 8: An open mike/karaoke for youth and young adults at the Downtown Transit Center’s POWER Clinic; Bully screens at the Bear Tooth tonight through June 14 (& perhaps later); and a special Pride edition of Mad Myrna’s Friday Night Divas show.

Transgender peer support group meets in Fairbanks — Thursday, June 7

Monday, 4 June 2012 – 12:50 PM | Comments Off on Transgender peer support group meets in Fairbanks — Thursday, June 7
Transgender peer support group meets in Fairbanks — Thursday, June 7

The Fairbanks & Interior peer-to-peer transgender support group is meeting this Thursday, June 9, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fairbanks (UUFF). Meetings are open to anyone who identifies as transgender, genderqueer, gender-questioning, gender-bending, or friends/family members/supporters.

Pride 2012, Thursday, June 7: Revenge of the Drag Queens, with cupcakes (& monsters!) for dessert

Monday, 4 June 2012 – 12:40 PM | Comments Off on Pride 2012, Thursday, June 7: Revenge of the Drag Queens, with cupcakes (& monsters!) for dessert
Drag Queen Bingo 2012: Revenge of the Drag Queens!

Thursday, June 7: This evening’s going to be a real drag — Drag Queen Bingo, that is, the annual Four A’s fundraiser for AMP, followed by Cupcakes & Monsters karaoke at Mad Myrna’s, a fundraiser for Alaska Pride.

Pride 2012, Wednesday, June 6: LGBT civil rights history, Pride Parley poetry, lube wrestling, & float-building

Monday, 4 June 2012 – 11:23 AM | Comments Off on Pride 2012, Wednesday, June 6: LGBT civil rights history, Pride Parley poetry, lube wrestling, & float-building
Pride

Wednesday, June 6: It’s a jam-packed Pride Week day in Anchorage, with two showings of “On These Shoulders We Stand,” local and national LGBT poets at Out North’s Pride Parley, and lube wrestling and float–building at the Raven.

Pride 2012, Tuesday, June 5: Fun run, Flattop hike, H2Oasis, and LGBT history

Monday, 4 June 2012 – 10:25 AM | Comments Off on Pride 2012, Tuesday, June 5: Fun run, Flattop hike, H2Oasis, and LGBT history
Blueberry Hill & Flattop from Glen Alps, Chugach State Park, 19 Jul 2003. Photo by Melissa S. Green.

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.”

Anchorage Front Runners 2nd Annual Pride Fun Run & BBQ — Tuesday, June 5

Monday, 4 June 2012 – 8:49 AM | Comments Off on Anchorage Front Runners 2nd Annual Pride Fun Run & BBQ — Tuesday, June 5
Anchorage Front Runners 2nd Annual Pride Fun Run & BBQ — Tuesday, June 5

Anchorage Front Runners is hosting the 2nd Annual Tuesday Night Pride Fun Run/Walk and BBQ on Tuesday, June 5. 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).