A scene from a 2008 performance of “The Laramie Project” at Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School depicting the vigils held for Matthew Shepard.

By PAM HARBAUGH

Space Coast Pride will host a three-hour community vigil at 7 p.m. Friday, June 17, in memory of the dear ones slain in Orlando on June 12.

The vigil will be held in Eau Gallie Square which is in the Eau Gallie Arts District at Highland Avenue. Candles will be available.

Space Coast Pride serves Brevard’s LGBT community. For more information, visit SpaceCoastPride.org or EqFL.org.

Keep up to date about the vigil by going to the Facebook page by clicking here.

Photo credit: By MICDS Photographer from St. Louis, USA – The VigilUploaded by varnent, CC BY 2.0, https-//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28852851