FEATURED EVENTS

Here's a suggested list of events that will add spark to your Pride month celebration.

JUNE 12, 2011
STARS & GARTERS PRESENTS … Burlesque Pride Extravaganza!
Drag | Gender Fuck | Comedy | Eleganza -- Join us for an evening of all things queer! We are celebrating gay icons, gay anthems, glitter, cross-dressing, lipstick, eyeliner and of course classic burlesque! Featuring the Stars & Garters Cast: Suki Jones, Foxxy Blue Orchid (Dino Foxx), Pistol Whips, Miss-Chevious, Black Orchid, Lucky Strike & Blue Valentine! With special guests: Jasper St. James, Stephan (San Antonio) & Shelby Mines and Eaton Johnson of Queertini Time (Austin)! Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. General Admission: $13 Vip Ticket - $18. Includes priority seating plus meet and greet post show. Sterling Houston Theater at Jump-Start, 108 Blue Star Details and tickets at starsandgartersburlesque.com.

JUNE 16, 2011 LADIES ON THE LOOSE!
June LOL will be at the gorgeous and popular Paesano's Restaurant on Loop 1604 close to NW Military Drive. We will have drink specials and wonderful dance music by DJ Traci. We will gather on Thursday, June 16 beginning at 6:30pm. Paesano's is offering good deals on beer and house wine and well drinks! Plan on joining us on the patio at Paesano's in June.

June 17, 2011 GAGA DRAG BINGO
Come join us for a night of fame, monsters, drag queens, prizes, and bingo to benefit the San Antonio Stonewall Young Democrats. $5 for a set of cards (6 rounds of play) $3 for each additional set. Friday, June 17 at 8 p.m. at the Silver Dollar, 1814 N. Main.

JUNE 17 - JULY 10, 2011 "CORPUS CHRISTI"
A modern retelling of the Christ story set in 1950's Corpus Christi, Texas. The play opened at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York in 1998. It was described by Time Magazine as "a serious, even reverent retelling of the Christ story in modern idiom . . . quite close in its way to the original. McNally uses the story to tell a contemporary tale of the fight against cruelty, division, hatred, and above all, hypocrisy." The production contains adult language and themes. No one under the age of 18 will be admitted. San Pedro Playhouse, 800 West Ashby Place. Call 210-733-7258 or visit the website at SanPedroPlayhouse.com for tickets.

JUNE 22, 2011 PRIDEFEST INTERFAITH SERVICE
Let us celebrate Pride together as we of all faith's celebrate the unity of Pride. Wednesday June 22 at 7 p.m. at Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church, 1101 West Woodlawn.

June 17, 2011 PRIDE SA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
Come out and join us at The Silver Dollar Saloon. Six Person Teams Registration Fee $60 per team! Prizes awarded to the top three teams!! Champion team gets featured in the Pride Parade on Saturday, July 2, 2011!! Proceeds from Pride SA events go to support NINE local charities! To register email your team name and roster to our volleyball coordinator, Jason Ryan Lerma at volleyball@gaypridesa.org.
June 21, 2011

JUNE 21, 2011 PRIDE SA BOWLING TOURNAMENT
Join us for the 4th Annual Pride Bigger Than Texas Pride Month Bowling Tournament!! Let's celebrate PRIDE and raise money for charity! Gather your friends for a night of great fun hosted and co-sponsored by Brunswick Thousand Oaks Bowl!! 4-person teams!! $15 per person includes shoes and bowling. Winning team will be featured in the Pride Bigger Than Texas Parade on Saturday, July 2! Medals will be awarded to the top three teams!! Tuesday, June 21, 7:00pm - 10:30pm. Brunswick Thousand Oaks Bowl, 4330 Thousand Oaks.

JUNE 21, 2011 KLRN PRIDE -- Independent Lens: Two Spirits
Fred Martinez was one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was brutally murdered at 16. This film explores the life and death of a boy, who was also a girl, and the essentially spiritual nature of gender. KLRN, channel 9, Tuesday, June 21, 10:00pm. More info:PBS.org/independentlens/two-spirits/

JUNE 23, 2011 KLRN PRIDE -- Fatherhood Dreams
A poignant and revealing look at the day-to-day lives of gay dads. The program, a Canadian production, profiles four individuals who are fathers through adoption, co-parenting and surrogacy. Their private journey through fatherhood forces them to deal with much larger issues that affect gay fathers, including the legal aspects of surrogacy, the complexity of "open adoption," and the controversy over recognition of LGBT and multi-parent families. KLRN, channel 9, Thursday, June 23 at 9 p.m. More info: fatherhooddreams.com/

JUNE 30, 2011KLRN PRIDE -- Out in America
An uplifting collection of unique, transformative stories and inspiring personal narratives told through the lens of the country's most prominent LGBT figures and pioneers, as well as many average, yet extraordinary, citizens from Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender communities. Against the backdrop of historical events, each also traces their own hopes, struggles, influences and contributions towards advancements in equality and broad social change. KLRN, channel 9, Thursday, June 30, 9:00pm

JUNE 30, 2011 KLRN PRIDE -- POV: Beyond Hatred
In September 2002, three skinheads were roaming a park in Rheims, France, looking to "do an Arab," when they settled for a gay man instead. Twenty-nine-year-old Francois Chenu fought back fiercely, but he was beaten unconscious and thrown into a river, where he drowned. This film is the story of the crime's aftermath; above all, of the Chenu family's brave and heartrending struggle to seek justice while trying to make sense of such pointless violence and unbearable loss. With remarkable dignity, they fight to transcend hatred and the inevitable desire for revenge. KLRN, channel 9, 10 p.m. More info: PBS.org/pov/BeyondHatred/

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