San Francisco's First Women Only Pride Weekend

San Francisco is known for one of the largest Gay Pride events in the US, but never before has their been a SF Pride weekend full of events geared exclusively for lesbians. But all that changes this years. Well known lesbian event promoters Curve Magazine and Olivia Travel have created EDEN, the first ever San Francisco Pride weekend dedicated to events for lesbians and their allies.

"There are destination parties for lesbians all over the country at different times of the year," says Franco Stevens, the publisher of Curve. "But there's never been one in San Francisco during Pride Weekend, which just seemed strange. In a collaborative exchange of ideas between the Bay Areas' best lesbian event promoters, Olivia Travel and us, we worked together to create EDEN, and my guess is San Francisco Pride will never quite be the same."

Assisting in celebration for this ground-breaking lesbian Pride weekend event are LOGO's Julie Goldman, cast members of The Real L Word of Los Angeles and local DJs . Curve, Movement Productions, Olivia Travel, BioBlue Events, FullCircle Events and legendary hotel Parc55 will also be helping out to make this a truly unforgettable first lesbian Pride weekend. There will be four days of official partying planned (June 24-28, 2010).

EVENT SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, June 24, 6pm-9pm at Parc55 (55 Cyril Magnin Street)
EDEN Welcome Party (Only available to ALL ACCESS and ALL ACCESS VIP Ticket Holders)
FRIDAY, June 25, 7pm-9pm at Parc55 (55 Cyril Magnin Street)
EDEN Comedy Show (Featured Comedians: Gina Yashere, Sandra Valls, Dana Goldberg, Julie Goldman)

FRIDAY, June 26, 9pm-3am at Suite 181 (181 Eddy, SF)
TEASE (Featured DJs: DJ Olga T, DJ C-L.A. DJ Ai-Lo, DJ Campbell, DJ Rockaway)

SATURDAY, June 27, 9pm-3am inside the historic Olivia Travel Building (3rd Floor, 434 Brannan, SF)
EDEN (Featured DJs: DJ Olga T, DJ Ms. Jackson, DJ Rockaway, appearance by the cast of the Real "L" Word on Showtime)

SUNDAY, June 28, 7pm-midnight at the Den (1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland)
GOOD TIMES (Featured DJs: DJ Olga T, DJ Rapture, DJ Trinity, DJ Jacatac)

For more information, visit www.edeninthebay.com.

2010 LGBT Gay Pride Parade & Events Calendar

Pride Month is just around the corner, so I put together a list of 2010 Gay Pride Events being held all around the US & Canada. And if you know of any Pride Events that I missed, please send me an email or leave a comment and I will be sure to add them to my list.

Now get on out there and CELEBRATE!!!!

MAY
May 15-16, 2010 Long Beach, CA, Long Beach Pride

JUNE
Jun 3-6, 2010, Austin, TX, Austin Pride
June 4-6, 2010, Salt Lake City, UT Utah Pride
June 4-13, 2010 Washington, DC Capital Pride
Jun 4-13, 2010 Boston, MA, Boston Pride
Jun 4-6, 2010 , Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Gay Pride
Jun 5, 2010, Honolulu, HI, Honolulu Pride Parade
Jun 5, 2010, Tulsa, OK, Tulsa Pride
June 5, 2010, Hartford, CT, Connecticut Pride
Jun 6, 2010, Charleston, WV, Rainbow Pride of West Virginia
Jun 6, 2010, Winnepeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Pride
Jun 6-13, 2010, Santa Rosa & Guerneville, CA, Sonoma County Pride
Jun 9-13, 2010, Key West, FL, Key West Pride
Jun 10-12, 2010, Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque Pride
Jun 11-13, 2010, Los Angeles, CA, LA Pride
Jun 11-13, 2010, Milwaukee, WI, Pridefest
Jun 12, 2010, San Antonio, TX, Pridefest, SA
Jun 12, 2010, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Gay Pride Fest
Jun 12-13, 2010, Des Moines, IA, Des Mines Capital City Pride
Jun 12-13, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Pride
Jun 12, 2010, Spokane, WA, Spokane Pride Parade & Rainbow Festival
Jun 12, 2010, Flagstaff, AZ, Pride in the Pines
Jun 12, 2010, Erie, PA, Pride Picn
Jun 13, 2010, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Pride Day
Jun 13, 2010, Huntington, Long Island, NY, Long Island Pride Parade
Jun 13, 2010, Columbia, MO, Mid-Missouri Pride Festival
Jun 18-20, 2010, Columbus, OH, Columbus Pride
Jun 18-19, 2010, Louisville, KY, Kentuckiana Pride Festival
Jun 18-20, 2010, Omaha, NE, Nebraska Pride
Jun 18-20, 2010, Kalispell, MT, Montana Pride in Kalispell
Jun 19-27, 2010, New York, NY, New York City Pride
Jun 19-20, 2010, Denver, CO Denver Pridefest
Jun 19-20, 2010, Portland, OR, Pride Northwest Portland
Jun 19, 2010, Nashville, TN, Nashville Pride
Jun 19, 2010, Sacramento, Sacramento Pride
Jun 19, 2010, Providence, RI, Rhode Island PrideFest
Jun 19, 2010, Boise, ID, Boise Pride
Jun 19, 2010, Portland, ME, Southern Maine Pride Parade & Festival
Jun 19, 2010 Syracuse, NY, Syracuse Pride
Jun 19, 2010 Grand Rapids, MI, West Michigan Pride
Jun 24-27, 2010, Columbia, SC, South Carolina Black Pride
Jun 25-Jul 4, 2010, Toronto, Canada, Toronto Pride
Jun 25-27, 2010, Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma City Pride
Jun 25-27, 2010, New Orleans, New Orleans Pride
Jun 26-27, 2010, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Pride
Jun 26-27, 2010, St. Louis, MO, St. Louis PrideFest
Jun 26, 2010,Tampa Bay, FL, Tampa/St. Pete Pride
Jun 26-27, 2010, Minneapolis, Minneapolis/St.Paul Pride
Jun 26, 2010, Houston, TX, Houston Pride
Jun 26, 2010,Anchorage, AK, Anchorage Pride
Jun 27, 2010, Chicago, Chicago Pride
Jun 27, 2010 Seattle, WA, Seattle Pride

JULY
Jul 10, 2010 in Monterey, CA, Pride of Monterey County
Jul 15-18, 2010, Charlotte, SC, Charlotte Black Gay Pride
Jul 17-18, 2010, San Diego, CA, San Diego Pride
Jul 18, 2010, Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado Springs PrideFest
Jul 24, 2010, Burlington, VT, Pride Vermont Parade

AUGUST
Aug 1, 2010,Vancouver, Canada, Vancouver Pride
Aug 7, 2010, Edgewater, MD, Chesapeake Pride Festival
Aug 12-15, 2010, Montreal, Canada, Montreal Pride
Aug 14, 2010, Eugene, OR, Eugene/Springfield Pride Festival
Aug 21-Jun 22, 2010, San Jose, CA, San Jose Pride
Aug 21, 2010, Reno, NV, Reno Pride

SEPTEMBER
Sep 5, 2010, Oakland / East Bay, Oakland Pride, Oakland Pride
Sep 18, 2010, Modesto, CA, Modesto Stanislaus Pride
Sep 25, 2010, Raleigh-Durham, NC Pride Parade and Festival

OCTOBER
Oct 16, 2010, Memphis, TN, Mid-South Pride

SF Pride Weekend Events Schedule

SATURDAY EVENTS
12:00 - 4:00pm
SF Pride Main Stage Schedule
Civic Center next to City Hall

• The Bob Hill Band
  
• Dragons Daughter
• Matai
• Scranton
• View From Space
• Nancy McGinnis
• The Harvey Cartel
• Shelley Doty x-Tet
• The Musonics

• 3:00pm - Rizi
• 3:20 pm - The Squeezles
  
• 3:50 pm - Marriage Equality Presentation
• 4:00pm - DJ Ari Kyle
  

1:00 - 5:00pm
Dykes on Bikes Pre-Party
Pre-Pride Party at the Eagle Tavern (398 12th St., San Francisco) from 1pm-5pm $10 for food/soda/beer or $5 for food only.
We will have live music with Blair Hansen and burlesque with the Twlight Vixen Review and the Fella-Fems Drag Kings. We will also be selling raffle tickets for 2 drawings: Sweet Carribean Cruise for 2 and 2 round trip tickets on Virgin America.

2:00pm - 8:00pm
Sugar Pop Dyke March Party
Join Lollipop productions for the hottest Dyke March after party hosted by Davonee and Charlene of LOGO's Gimme Sugar.
Come for the Sexy Ladies, Come for the Sexy DJ'.
Walking distance from Dolores Park.
Bruno's - 2389 Mission Street, San Francisco
http://www.lollipopsf.com/

3:00pm - 8:30pm
Mango
The Bay Area's Original t-dance for all women.
Selectas Edaj and La Coqui w/guests Olga-T & Lady Lu Hip-hop * dancehall * all things Latin. Free BBQ and drink specials.
$8 * 21+
El Rio - 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco
hotclubs2k@earthlink.net

San Francisco Dyke March

The Dyke March presents an evening of sweet sounds to fill your heart and soul. Singing sensation Chavé Alexander (aka Alotta Boutté) began belting out the tunes in her very young years. Recently joining the cast of Beach Blanket Babylon, Chavé is sure to make this a night to remember. Also featured for your delight will be M.K. Spatt, teenage musical wonder, who rocked the Dyke March stage in 2008 with her band "The Trykes". Visit our website for our extensive Special Needs Services at the march, for ways to donate, and for other events. Also, we are seeking volunteers for everything from setup to sales to security.
Dolores Park - 18th Street and Dolores Street, San Francisco
info@thedykemarch.org
http://www.thedykemarch.org/

Pink Saturday
6:00 - Midnight
Everyone's favorite pre-Pride street party is back and queerer than ever. Join the Sisters for the biggest Pink Saturday in history. This year we've got four stages, three live djs, beer, cocktails and food.

• Main Stage (Market Street & 16th)
  DJ Gray, Ejector, Fans of Jimmy Century, B-Cups, DJ Ajax, Trevor Simpson, V Factory, Kaci Battaglia, Luke Johnstone, Kid Loose
• Global Village Stage (19th & Castro Streets)
  Hosted by SF Lovevolution, Trikone, Soul Of Pride, Bibi, and Club Papi, will be servin up beats from around the world. Featuring DJ Black, DJ Gev, DJ CARLITOS, DJ SSHaaN, DJ Page Hodel, MC Lawrence Foxxee Petty, MC John Weber.
• Dyke March Landing (Market Street between Castro and Noe Streets)
  Emcee: Bubblinsugare, Rose City Sirens, Jay Walker, hoolah hoop extraordinaire drag king, Wendy from FatChanceBellyDance, Kitty Von Quimm from Rubenesque Burlesque, DJ Thonsey, DJ Rosa Rumorosa, Las Krudas Cubensi, Tru Bloo.

Live DJs

• DJ Bearzbub at Magnet, 4122 18th Street
• DJ Mermaid & Jovino at 18th & Hartford
• DJ Matt Consola at All American Boy, 463 Castro Street

Pink Pleasure Party (Dance Party)
8:00pm - 10:00pm

Be here to celebrate queer at our annual post-Dyke March party. This year we’re partnering with Olivia, the premier provider of luxurious lesbian vacations. Get loud and proud with a dynamite DJ and gorgeous Go-Go girls. Enjoy beverages and bites. Stop in for a chance to win fun and fabulous prizes.
Good Vibrations Valencia Street Store 603 Valencia Street (at 17th Street) San Francisco
http://events.goodvibes.com/


SUNDAY EVENTS

10:30
SF Pride Parade - To Form a More Perfect Union
Parade kicks off at 10:30 a.m. at Market St. & Beale and ends at Market & 8th St. in Downtown San Francisco

12:00 - 6:30
SF Pride Main Stage Scheduleve

• 11:55 Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits
  
• 12:05 - WELCOME with Mikayla Connell
• 12:10 - E.N.V
• 12:25 – Speaker: Immigration Equality
• 12:45 - MARCHING BAND
• 12:50 - GOOD ASIAN DRIVERS
• 1:05 - Speaker: Lt. Dan Choi
• 1:10 - Board of Directors, Cloris Leachman, & Howard Rosenman
• 1:30 - A BAND CALLED PAIN
• 1:45 - PEACE
  
• 2:00 - DONNA SACHET
• 2:05 - FIONA SIMONE
• 2:15 - CHEER SF
• 2:25 - WICKED
• 2:35 - ROCHELLE HAMILTON
• 2:40 - THE SQUEEZLES
• 2:55 - MARGA GOMEZ
  
• 3:00 - BEACH BLANKET BABYLON
• 3:10 - ERIKA JAYNE
• 3:25 - FEY
  
• 3:40 - RUBBER SIDE DOWN
• 4:00 - THE CLIKS
• 4:25 - SOLANGE KNOWLES
• 4:50 - BOA
• 5:10 - ESSENCE
• 5:25 - DOLORATA
• 5:40 - DIAMOND DAGGERS
• 5:50 - VINSANTOS
• 6:05 - MC FLOW
• 6:15 - ATOMIC BLONDE
• Battle of the Bands Contest Winner

For more information about San Francisco Pride Events, visit www.sfpride.org

2009 Gay Pride Parade & Event Calendar

Since this month is "Pride Month," I thought I would re-post the list of 2009 Gay Pride Parade and Events Calendar...so get out there and celebrate!

June 5-14, 2009 Birmingham, AL Central Alabama Pride
June 5-14, 2009 Boston, MA Boston Pride
June 5-14, 2009 Washington, DC Capital Pride
June 5-14, 2009 Winnepeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Pride
June 6, 2009 Austin, TX Austin Pride Parade
June 6, 2009 Fresno, CA Fresno Rainbow Pride
June 6-7, 2009 Salt Lake City, UT Utah Pride
June 6-14, 2009 Indianapolis, IN Indy Pride Festival
June 7, 2009 Asbury Park, NJ Jersey Pride
June 8-14, 2009 Pittsburgh, PA PrideFest 2009
June 9-13, 2009 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Pride
June 11-13, 2009 Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque Pride
June 12-14, 2009 Des Moines, IA Capital City Pride
June 12-14, 2009 Los Angeles, CA LA Pride
June 12-14, 2009 Milwaukee, WI Pridefest 2009
June 12-21, 2009 Edmonton, AB Edmonton GLBT Pride Festival
June 13, 2009 San Antonio, TX Pridefest San Antonio
June 13, 2009 Spokane, WA OutSpokane Rainbow Festival
June 13-14, 2009 Cincinnati, OH Pride Alive '09
June 13-14, 2009 Portland, OR Portland Pride Festival
June 14, 2009 Long Island, NY Long Island Pride Parade
June 14, 2009 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Pride Parade
June 14, 2009 Nyack, NY Gay Pride Rockland
June 19-20, 2009 Iowa City, IA Iowa City Pride Parade
June 19-20, 2009 Louisville, KY Kentuckiana Pride Festival
June 19-21, 2009 Bisbee, AZ Bisbee Pride
June 19-21, 2009 Providence, RI RI Pridefest & Parade
June 20, 2009 Grand Rapids, MI West Michigan Pride
June 20, 2009 Syracuse, NY Central New York Pride
June 20-21, 2009 Fort Lauderdale, FL Stonewall Street Festival
June 27-28, 2009 San Francisco, CA SF Gay Pride Festival
June 27-28, 2009 Denver, CO Denver Pridefest
June 20-29, 2009 Santa Fe, NM Pride on the Plaza
June 28-July 5, 2009 Victoria, BC Victoria Pride
June 29, 2009 Houston, TX Pride Houston
July 11, 2009 Monterey, CA Pride of Monterey County
July 19-26, 2009 Halifax, NS Halifax Pride
July 25th, 2009 Charlotte, NC Pride Charlotte
August 15, 2009 Reno, NV Reno Gay Pride
October 3-4, 2009 Ocala, FL Ocala PrideFest

2008 Gay Pride Events

City State Event Name Start Date End Date Albuquerque NM Albuquerque Pride 6/13/2008 6/14/2008 Annapolis MD Chesapeake Pride Festival 7/19/2008 7/19/2008 Atlanta GA Atlanta Pride Celebration 7/4/2008 7/6/2008 Bakersfield CA Bakersfield Pride 8/30/2008 8/30/2008 Birmingham AL Central Alabama Pridefest 5/30/2008 6/8/2008 Bismarck ND North Dakota Capital Pride Fest 7/24/2008 7/27/2008 Boston MA Boston Pride Week 6/6/2008 6/15/2008 Bremerton WA Kitsap Pride 7/19/2008 7/19/2008 Brooklyn NY Brooklyn Pride 12th Annual Pride Celebration 6/14/2008 6/14/2008 Charleston WV West Virginia Pride Celebration 5/30/2008 6/8/2008 Charlotte NC Pride Charlotte 2008 7/26/2008 7/26/2008 Chicago IL Windy City Black Pride 7/3/2008 7/6/2008 Chicago IL Pride Month w/ Parade 6/29/2008 6/29/2008 Cincinnati OH Pride Alive Festival 6/14/2008 6/15/2008 Cleveland OH Cleveland Pride '08 6/21/2008 6/21/2008 Columbia SC South Carolina Pride Parade 9/20/2008 9/20/2008 Columbus OH Stonewall Columbus Pride 2008 6/28/2008 6/28/2008 Dallas TX Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade 9/21/2008 9/21/2008 Des Moines Iowa Des Moines Gay Pride Festival 6/14/2008 6/15/2008 Detroit MI Motor City Pride 6/1/2008 6/1/2008 Erie PA Erie Gay Pride March/Rally 6/29/2008 6/29/2008 Erie PA Pride Picnic 6/28/2008 6/28/2008 Eugene OR Eugene/Springfield Pride Festival 8/9/2008 8/9/2008 Flagstaff AZ Pride in the Pines 6/20/2008 6/22/2008 Fort Lauderdale FL Pridefest 4/12/2008 4/13/2008 Fort Wayne IN Fort Wayne Pride 7/25/2008 7/26/2008 Fort Worth TX Tarrant County Gay Pride Week 10/5/2008 10/11/2008 Fresno CA Fresno Rainbow Pride 6/7/2008 6/7/2008 Ft Lauderdale FL Stonewall Street Festival 6/16/2008 6/22/2008 Gainesville FL Gainesville Pride Festival 10/18/2008 10/18/2008 Harriman TN Pride Festival 9/13/2008 9/13/2008 Hartford CT Hartford PRIDE 6/7/2008 6/7/2008 Houston TX Pride Houston 6/28/2008 6/28/2008 Huntington Village, Long Island NY Long Island Long Island Pride, Parade and Festival in the Park 6/8/2008 6/8/2008 Indianapolis IN Circle City IN Pride 2008 6/14/2008 6/14/2008 Iowa City IA Iowa City Pride 6/20/2008 6/21/2008 Jackson Heights NY QueensPride 6/1/2008 6/1/2009 Jersey City NJ Jersey City LGBT Pride Week, "Live and Let, Love", Downtown Jersey City 8/17/2008 8/23/2008 Kalamazoo MI Kalamazoo Pride 2008 6/14/2008 6/15/2008 Kingston TN Project Rainbow 5/18/2008 5/18/2008 La Crosse WI La Crosse, WI PRIDE 8/23/2008 8/23/2008 Lancaster PA Lancaster, Pa. Pride 6/21/2008 6/21/2008 Lansing MI Michigan Pride 6/27/2008 6/29/2008 Las Vegas NV Pride Week 2008 in Las Vegas 5/9/2008 5/10/2008 Long Beach CA Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride 5/17/2008 5/18/2008 Los Angeles CA Christopher Street West/LA Pride 6/6/2008 6/8/2008 Los Angeles CA Los Angeles Leather 3/23/2008 3/30/2008 Louisville KY Kentuckiana Pride Festival 6/20/2008 6/21/2008 Midlothian VA Virginia Pride 9/26/2008 9/28/2008 Milwaukee WI PrideFest 6/6/2008 6/8/2008 Minneapolis MN Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade 6/29/2008 6/29/2008 Minneapolis MN 2008 Pride Picnic 6/22/2008 6/22/2008 Minneapolis MN 2008 Pride Boat Cruise 6/21/2008 6/21/2008 Minneapolis MN 2008 Pride Art Show 6/20/2008 6/20/2008 Mobile AL LIVE, LOVE, BE... OUT LOUD 4/3/2008 4/6/2008 Modesto CA Stanislaus PRIDE Day 9/27/2008 9/27/2008 Monterey CA Monterey County Pride Festival 7/12/2008 7/12/2008 New Brunswick NJ NJ's 17th Annual LGBTI Pride Celebration 6/1/2008 6/1/2008 New York NY NYC LGBT Pride Week 6/22/2008 6/29/2008 Northampton MA Northampton Pride LGBT March & Rally 5/3/2008 5/3/2008 Oklahoma City OK Oklahoma City PRIDE 6/20/2008 6/22/2008 Olympia WA Capital City Pride 6/21/2008 6/22/2008 Omaha NE Nebraska Pride 2008 6/20/2008 6/22/2008 Philadelphia PA PrideDay 6/8/2008 6/8/2008 Phoenix AZ Phoenix Pride Parade & Party In The Park 4/12/2008 4/13/2008 Pittsburgh PA PrideFest / Pride March 6/22/2008 6/22/2008 Providence RI RI PrideFest 6/21/2008 6/22/2008 Roanoke VA Roanoke Pride in the Park 9/21/2008 9/21/2008 San Diego CA San Diego Pride 7/19/2008 7/20/2008 San Francisco CA Up Your Alley 7/27/2008 7/27/2008 San Francisco CA San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration 6/28/2008 6/29/2008 Sayville and Cherry Grove NY Out In Sayville 5/30/2008 6/1/2008 Spokane WA Spokane Pride Parade and Rainbow Festival 6/14/2008 6/14/2008 Springfield MA New England Transgender Pride March and Rally 6/7/2008 6/7/2008 St George UT http://www.southernutahpride.org/ 9/26/2008 9/27/2008 St. Louis MO PrideFest 6/28/2008 6/29/2008 St. Petersburg FL St Pete Pride 2008, Pride in Paradise 6/28/2008 6/28/2008 Syracuse NY CNY Pride Parade & Festival 6/7/2008 6/7/2008 Tacoma WA Out In The Park 7/12/2008 7/12/2008 Tallahassee FL Tallahassee PRIDEFEST 2008 6/7/2008 6/15/2008 Torrance CA Annual Pride Picnic 9/21/2008 9/21/2008 Tulsa OK Tulsa Pride 5/31/2008 6/14/2008 Wantagh NY Annual Pride Dance 6/7/2008 6/7/2008