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SPACE COAST PRIDE WEEK 2016

By PAM HARBAUGH

Oops. We missed the Rainbow Run today and the Disco Brunch at PC Keats. But it all started at 7:30 a.m. and that time doesn’t really exist for a theater vampire. However, there are plenty of activities to keep you busy all week in your enthusiastic support of Brevard’s LBGT community. And let’s add a “Q” to that as well.

And I must say, I am thrilled and so impressed at how Space Coast Pride has grown. I remember reporting on the lone organization — the Living Room of Brevard — struggling to give voice to disenfranchised people. Then, it was run by two men who were raising children yet not allowed to marry. And just as our society keeps evolving into something loving and accepting, these voices have multiplied. Now we have a loud and proud community reflecting the reality in our larger world.

But the work continues…with style, of course! While the big parade is next Saturday, Sept. 24, this coming week is chock full of events celebrating Pride Week 2016. To get more information, visit SpaceCoastPride.org.

SUNDAY, Sept. 18
5 to 8 p.m. Dinner at PC Keats, 829 E New Haven Ave, Melbourne, FL.
7 to 11 p.m. Fundraiser for PROJECT SUDS AMERICA at The Cold Keg, 4060 W. New Haven, Melbourne. (If you don’t know what Project Suds is, grab a hanky and click here. )

Space Coast Pride logo by Derek Gores

Space Coast Pride logo by Derek Gores

MONDAY, Sept. 19
5 p.m. until close COLORS PROM PARTY, 4910 Stack Blvd, Melbourne.

TUESDAY, Sept. 20
7 p.m. Dinner, drag and dance at PC Keats, 829 East New Haven Ave., Melbourne. $10 in advance, $15 at door. Get advance tickets here.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21
6 to 8 p.m. “WINE DOWN” AT MURDOCKS, 600 Brevard Ave., Cocoa Village, Cocoa, FL. $10.
9 p.m. to close, The Ultra Lounge, 407 Brevard Ave., Cocoa Village, Cocoa.

THURSDAY, Sept. 22
6 to 10 p.m. “HOT PINK” DINING AND LIVE MUSIC, at PC Keats, 829 New Have Ave., Melbourne, FL.
10 p.m. to closing, one of the oldest Space Coast traditions — TRASH NIGHT — at Cold Keg, 4060 W. New Haven Ave., Melbourne.

FRIDAY, Sept. 23
5 to 7 p.m. VIP Reception, Radisson Hotel Oceanfront, 3101 N Highway A1A, Melbourne, FL. $35. Get tickets here.
7 to 10 p.m. Ms. Space Coast Pride Pageant $10. Get tickets here.

SATURDAY, Sept. 24
Noon to 6 p.m. PRIDE FESTIVAL, in Eau Gallie Square. More than 100 vendors, two stages of entertainment, kids zone, food, drink, festival space indoors and outdoors. FREE.
6 p.m. PRIDE PARADE, along Highland Avenue in Eau Gallie Arts District.
9 p.m. until close, after party at the Cold Keg, 4060 W. New Haven Ave., Melbourne.

SUNDAY Sept. 25
11 a.m. until ? HANGOVER BEACH PARTY at the pool deck and beach at the Radisson Hotel Oceanfront, 3101 N. Highway A1A Melbourne, FL.