Save the date: Saturday, September 20th from 11am to 6pm in Memorial Park and the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena. Entertainers include Abi Ann, Dario and The South Pasadena Transit Authority. Free admission!
BY VICTOR MELAMED
The Board of Directors of San Gabriel Valley Pride is pleased to present “Reflections of Pride!” on Saturday, September 20th from 11am to 6pm in Memorial Park and the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena.
The LGBT Pride festival is free to the public.
The celebration will feature entertainment in the Levitt Pavilion, the always-popular Classic Car Show sponsored by Great Autos of Yesteryear; an Authors’ Forum with area LGBT authors; the Big Draw LA, a community draw experience where you can create a “road tile” for the “Road to Equality;” a Health Fair for everyone; a HERitage & HIStory area, free Drag Queen Bingo with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and a fundraising wine tasting featuring Barefoot Wines.
There will also be an array of community exhibitors and vendors, including tasty treats and refreshments available for purchase.
For the first time, entertainment will be featured in the Levitt Pavilion. The line-up will include performers “Abi Ann and One Country,” “Dario,” “The Podunk Poets,” “Redd Carter,” “Deanna Dela Cioppa,” and “The South Pasadena Transit Authority.”
The Classic Car & Motorcycle Show sponsored by Great Autos of Yesteryear will feature up to two dozen pre-1979 classic cars.
The Authors’ Forum features LGBT authors and their reading/signing their books.
The Pride festival will again participate in the Big Draw LA with the assistance of The Armory. Festival-goers of all ages are invited to create a road tile with an image (materials provided) of what Pride means to them. the road tiles will be added to the “Road to Equality” which will be on display at the event.
For more information visit: www.sgvpride.org.
