Where's Your Pride?

The Best of Seattle Pride 2010

Weather forecast calls for rainbows—lots of rainbows.

By Douglas Bair June 24, 2010

Seattle Pride 2010 hits fever pitch this weekend.

Seattle’s LGBT community has been out and proud all month, joining the nationwide Pride celebration with events across the city: everything from a family-friendly picnic at Volunteer Park to gay trivia nights to “Pride Idol.” Missed out? Don’t worry—the best is yet to come. We pick our top four events in this final weekend of Seattle Pride 2010.

Over the Rainbow Seattle Pride Parade and PrideFest
Sunday, June 27 at 11am (Route starts at corner of 4th and Union, ends at Seattle Center)
Even in her glam pink gown, Glinda has nothing on our drag queens—especially Sylvia O’Stayformore, who will co-announce the Wizard of Oz-themed parade. Join an expected 200,000 attendees—Dykes on Bikes, PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), church groups, spectators and more—for the mile-long, two-hour stroll up Fourth that feeds into PrideFest at Seattle Center. Don’t forget your ruby red heels.

Glitter and Be Gay
Friday, June 25–Saturday, June 26 at 8pm
The Seattle Men’s and Women’s choruses come together for the first time to celebrate the Broadway musical, lending 400 voices to works by composers Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, including tunes from West Side Story and A Little Night Music. Tickets for the McCaw Hall event are still available.

La Fête, a Century Ballroom Cabaret!
Friday, June 25–Saturday, June 26 at 7:30pm (Dinner seating at 6, 6:15, & 6:30pm)
Our favorite cabaret is back for an encore performance after January’s popular wine, dine, and drag events. Following a performance about a dinner party gone awry, guests can take part in Out Dancing, as the carabet crew teaches us how to salsa, tango, swing, and two-step. Care to dance?

Breaking Character
Thursday, June 24–Saturday, June 26 at 7:30pm
What does the boy with purple hair ask himself when he looks in the mirror? This new play by local LGBT youth tackles questions about identity and love, spawned from real-life experiences of the Queer Teen Ensemble. They craft the narrative with the help of Washington Ensemble Theatre; we get to enjoy the impassioned results.

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