All Out June
… And NWA Pride Parade
(Photo: Jason Ivester) Ronda Jean of Fayetteville dances in the bed of a pickup truck June 25, 2010, at the Northwest Arkansas Pride Parade.
It’s the fifth year running for the annual NWA Pride Parade and the second year for the monthlong cornucopia of events of All Out June, celebrating and promoting LGBTQ equality.
Thursday, June 2
▲ NWA Center for Equality photo shoot, 5-9 p.m., First Thursday, Fayetteville square
▲ Out and About happy hour, 5-7 p.m., Wine Cellar, Fayetteville
Saturday, June 4
▲ Lady Gaganza costumes and dancing, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Speakeasy, Fayetteville, 21 and older, $5
Sunday, June 5
▲ Carroll County Equality Brunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., New Delhi Cafe, Eureka Springs
Tuesday, June 7
▲ Art of Pride Fashion Show, 7-10 p.m., Speakeasy, Fayetteville. Seven wearable art creations by Raul Torres of Rogers, a senior apparel studies major at the UA. 21 and older. $10.
(Photo: Jason Ivester) Mitchell Lee Evans, 18, of Fayetteville helps carry an extra large rainbow flag June 25, 2010, at the Northwest Arkansas Pride Parade.
Thursday, June 9
▲ Out and About happy hour, 5-7 p.m., Theo’s, Fayetteville.
Friday, June 10
▲ Miss Northwest Arkansas Pageant drag queen competition, 11 p.m. to 2 a.m., Club Tangerine, Fayetteville.
Sunday, June 12
▲ Washington County Equality Brunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Greenhouse Grille, Fayetteville
Tuesday, June 14
▲ Arkansas Naturals versus Tulsa Drillers, 7-10 p.m., Arvest Ballpark, Springdale. $4. Tickets sold through Adam Moore at Club Tangerine, Sara Baker-Ahaus at Speakeasy or Jeremy Whisenhunt at jwhisen@gmail.com.
Wednesday, June 15
▲ Art of Poor Richard’s, 4-7 p.m., Poor Richard’s Art Gallery, Rogers
Thursday, June 16
▲ Out and About happy hour, 5-7 p.m., Hog Haus, Fayetteville
▲ Queens of Karaoke with Olivia Paige Larue, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Club Tangerine, Fayetteville. 18 and older. $5
Friday, June 17
▲ Get Some! Awareness BBQ, 5:30-8 p.m., NWA Center for Equality, 179 N. Church Ave., Fayetteville.
▲ Golden Ginas Community Pride Awards Show, 8-11 p.m., Teatro Scarpino. Music and awards with local band Big Bad Gina.
Sunday, June 19
▲ Benton County Equality Brunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Crabby’s Seafood, Rogers.
Wednesday, June 22
▲ HOPE to Promote HIV/AIDS Awareness 101, 5:30-7 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library.
Thursday, June 23
▲ Out and About happy hour, 5-7 p.m., Mickey Finn’s, Fayetteville.
▲ All Out Drag Bingo, 7:30-10 p.m., Dickson Theater, Fayetteville. $10 for four rounds of bingo.
Friday, June 24
▲ Gender Bender Blowout and Faux Queen Show, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Club Tangerine, Fayetteville. $50 prize for Best Gender Bender.
Saturday, June 25
▲ NWA PRIDE Parade, 10-11 a.m., Dickson Street, Fayetteville. Fifth annual event parading from the parking lot behind Tangerine, up Meadow and north on East Avenue to Dickson Street and west on Dickson Street to West Avenue.
▲ All OUT June Festival, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dickson Street, Fayetteville. Proclamation by Mayor Lioneld Jordan. Performance by the Miss Gay Arkansas Trio. Messy Sparkles performing at the Walton Arts Center plaza stage. Headliner band Internationally Diverse Krew.
▲ White Party, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Speakeasy, Fayetteville, with DJ Remix.
Sunday, June 26
▲ Pride Weekend Picnic, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Razorback Gardens, Razorback Road and Leroy Pond Drive, Fayetteville. $5 for picnic lunch.
Monday, June 27
▲ National HIV Testing Day, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., NWA Center for Equality, Fayetteville. Appointments at 888-391-9222 or nwahope@nwaequality.org.
Thursday, June 30
▲ Out and About happy hour, 5-7 p.m., Savor, Fayetteville.
For more information, visit www.nwapride.org and alloutjune.com.
