South Central Minnesota Pride http://www.scmnpride.org Promoting LGBT pride and visibility in South Central Minnesota Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:58:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 SouthCentralMinnesotaPridehttp://feedburner.google.com come on out and dance tonight! http://www.scmnpride.org/2012/02/come-on-out-and-dance-tonight/ http://www.scmnpride.org/2012/02/come-on-out-and-dance-tonight/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:58:42 +0000 scmnpride http://www.scmnpride.org/?p=814

Morson-Ario VFW @ 8pm tonight! $7. All are welcome!

scmn pride dance party

 

Save the Date

Spring Dance: April 14

Pridefest: September 8

Fall Dance: October 20

 

 

]]> http://www.scmnpride.org/2012/02/come-on-out-and-dance-tonight/feed/ 0 Don’t Forget – Pride Dance February 4th! http://www.scmnpride.org/2012/01/dont-forget-pride-dance-february-4th/ http://www.scmnpride.org/2012/01/dont-forget-pride-dance-february-4th/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:53:10 +0000 scmnpride http://www.scmnpride.org/?p=810 VFW Morson-Ario 1900 Riverfront Drive, Mankato

8:00pm – Midnight

18+ to enter

$5 in advance – tickets at Coffee Hag and Mecca Tattoo OR at the CSU on Minnesota State University, Mankato from 11-1 Tuesday and Wednesday this week

$7 at the door

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We are also in need of volunteers for the February 4 dance. We need some to staff the table where people pay to get into the event from 9-10 and from 11-12. If you are able to do this, please email festival@scmnpride.org and let us know what shift you can work. Dance volunteers will be able to get in for the $5 ticket price regardless of if they have purchased a ticket in advance or not.

]]> http://www.scmnpride.org/2012/01/meeting-minutes-and-volunteers-needed-for-dance/feed/ 0 Pride Meeting Agenda for January 24th http://www.scmnpride.org/2012/01/pride-meeting-agenda-for-january-24th/ http://www.scmnpride.org/2012/01/pride-meeting-agenda-for-january-24th/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:00:34 +0000 scmnpride http://www.scmnpride.org/?p=805 See the agenda for the January 24th meeting here!

Meeting is at 5:00 pm at the Blue Earth County Library conference room. All are welcome!

If you would like to volunteer for the dance coming up on February 4th, please send an email to festival@scmnpride.org

]]> http://www.scmnpride.org/2012/01/pride-meeting-agenda-for-january-24th/feed/ 0 Pride Dance Party February 4th! http://www.scmnpride.org/2012/01/pride-dance-party-february-4th/ http://www.scmnpride.org/2012/01/pride-dance-party-february-4th/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:20:12 +0000 scmnpride http://www.scmnpride.org/?p=799 Join us for the Pride Dance Party! Click the link to RSVP on Facebook!

]]> http://www.scmnpride.org/2012/01/pride-dance-party-february-4th/feed/ 0 Pride Executive Board Nominations http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/12/pride-executive-board-nominations/ http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/12/pride-executive-board-nominations/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:10:36 +0000 scmnpride http://www.scmnpride.org/?p=748 Please submit your nominations for the Executive Board for SCMN Pride. We are currently seeking nominations for all four positions, each on a 6 month interim basis. See position descriptions on our bylaws page.

The nominations must be received prior to the next meeting, Tuesday, January 3rd. In person nominations are also accepted at that meeting. The election will take place at our second January meeting (the third Tuesday of the month). Make your nominations after the jump.  

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It’s almost here!

Ten years of Mankato Pridefest starts with Queeraoke this Friday at 8pm, Pub500!


Download the festival Pride Guide to take a peek at all of the great offerings on Saturday at the Park! See you at Pridefest!

 

]]> http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/09/pridefest-2011-program/feed/ 0 Celebrate the Past, Create the Future! http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/08/celebrate-the-past-create-the-future/ http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/08/celebrate-the-past-create-the-future/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:03:55 +0000 scmnpride http://www.scmnpride.org/?p=647 Join us for the TENTH annual Mankato Pridefest!

  Celebrate the Past, Create the Future -- 10 Years -- Mankato Pridefest 2011, September 9 & 10

]]> http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/08/celebrate-the-past-create-the-future/feed/ 0 <link>http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/08/632/</link> <comments>http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/08/632/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:16:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>scmnpride</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.scmnpride.org/?p=632</guid> <description><![CDATA[Celebrate 10 Years of Mankato Pride! September 9-10, 2011 Friday, 8pm.  Queer-aoke at the Pub 500! Saturday, 11:30am.  Mankato Pride Parade, Riverfront Drive. Saturday, noon-5pm.  Mankato Pridefest!  Riverfront Park. Saturday, 8pm.  Pride Dance Party.  Mankato VFW. Click here for details! WE WOULD LOVE YOUR HELP!  CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER! Celebrate the past and create the [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #008080;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-629" title="pridefest2011Photo" src="http://www.scmnpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/pridefest2011Photo-500x500.jpg" alt="montage of pride photos" width="350" height="350" /> </span></h1> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #008080;">Celebrate 10 Years of Mankato Pride!</span></h1> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #008080;">September 9-10, 2011</span></h1> <p style="text-align: center;">Friday, 8pm.  Queer-aoke at the Pub 500!</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Saturday, 11:30am.  Mankato Pride Parade, Riverfront Drive.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Saturday, noon-5pm.  Mankato Pridefest!  Riverfront Park.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Saturday, 8pm.  Pride Dance Party.  Mankato VFW.</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><a href="http://www.scmnpride.org/pridefest/">Click here for details!</a></span></h4> <h4 style="text-align: center;">WE WOULD LOVE YOUR HELP!  CLICK HERE TO <span style="color: #800080;"><a href="http://www.scmnpride.org/volunteer/">VOLUNTEER</a></span>!</h4> <h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Celebrate the past and create the future!</span></h3> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SouthCentralMinnesotaPride?a=k8zLcfd5XzM:Ir7BQhjk_ME:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SouthCentralMinnesotaPride?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SouthCentralMinnesotaPride?a=k8zLcfd5XzM:Ir7BQhjk_ME:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SouthCentralMinnesotaPride?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SouthCentralMinnesotaPride?a=k8zLcfd5XzM:Ir7BQhjk_ME:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SouthCentralMinnesotaPride?i=k8zLcfd5XzM:Ir7BQhjk_ME:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/08/632/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Pride CookOUT! http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/06/pride-cookout/ http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/06/pride-cookout/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:08:21 +0000 scmnpride http://www.scmnpride.org/?p=599 poster for 2011 LGBT Cookout

Don’t miss our annual LGBT and Allied

community CookOUT!

July 23rd from Noon-5pm.  Spring Lake Park, Shelter #2.

Celebrate the summer with some food, fun and games. We’ll provide wieners and veggie wieners on the grill and all the fixin’s. Please bring a dish to share and your own beverage. We will celebrate rain or shine.

Tell your friends! Allies welcome!
Hope we see you there…

Park rules: no dogs or glass bottles.

Shelter #2 is adjacent to the sand volleyball courts at the north end of the park at the corner of Webster and Lake Street, North Mankato.

]]> http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/06/pride-cookout/feed/ 0 Save the Date! http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/05/save-the-date/ http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/05/save-the-date/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 20:40:46 +0000 scmnpride http://www.scmnpride.org/?p=576 Rainbow Flag with smiley face

Mankato Pridefest 2011 planning is underway!

Be sure to save the date!

SEPTEMBER 9th and 10th, 2011

Stay tuned for details!

]]> http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/05/save-the-date/feed/ 0 PRIDE DANCE APRIL 30th! http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/04/pride-dance-april-30th/ http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/04/pride-dance-april-30th/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:31:23 +0000 scmnpride http://www.scmnpride.org/?p=570

Don’t miss the last Pride Dance before summer! 

All proceeds from this dance will go to Team RAAN for the 2011 Red Ribbon Ride. 

18 to enter / 21 to drink

*The Red Ribbon Ride is a 300 mile bike ride benefitting eight MN AIDS service organizations, including Rural AIDS Action Network, a vital resource for HIV/AIDS services in the Mankato and surrounding area. Visit www.redribbonride.org for more information.

]]> http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/04/pride-dance-april-30th/feed/ 0 PRIDE VARIETY SHOW http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/01/pride-variety-show/ http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/01/pride-variety-show/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:02:03 +0000 scmnpride http://www.scmnpride.org/?p=565 pride variety show with photo of rainbow keyboardCOFFEE HAG

February 5th, 7pm

Don’t miss this exciting evening of music and art!
Donations appreciated! All proceeds benefit Mankato Pridefest!

Featuring performances by these fabulous artists:

Prima Vox
Southern Minnesota Poets Society
The Vinos
Alecia Moore
Sister Gin
That’s What She Said
Ill P.O.E.
Rakstar Fusion
It Came from the 80s

]]> http://www.scmnpride.org/2011/01/pride-variety-show/feed/ 0 QUEER VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE! http://www.scmnpride.org/2010/12/queer-valentines-day-dance/ http://www.scmnpride.org/2010/12/queer-valentines-day-dance/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:37:45 +0000 scmnpride http://www.scmnpride.org/?p=561 Pride Dance Poster, February 12th

Check it OUT!

February 12, 2011. 8pm-midnight.

Morson Ario, VFW

1900 North Riverfront Drive, Mankato

As always, 5$ at the door.  18 years to enter, 21 to drink.

]]> http://www.scmnpride.org/2010/12/queer-valentines-day-dance/feed/ 0 Exhibitor registration is now open! http://www.scmnpride.org/2010/06/exhibitor-registration-is-now-open/ http://www.scmnpride.org/2010/06/exhibitor-registration-is-now-open/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:51:18 +0000 scmnpride http://www.scmnpride.org/?p=455 photos of past vendors

The South Central Minnesota Pride Committee invites you to participate in this year’s Pride festivities.  The ninth annual celebration will take place Saturday, September 11, 2010.  The Pride Festival is an opportunity to have fun, increase the visibility of your important work, and support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and allied community of South Central Minnesota.

The festival will take place at Sibley Park (front of the park this year!) in Mankato from noon-6 pm.

To register to be an exhibitor, sponsor or parade participant in Mankato Pridefest 2010, simply fill out our online registration form or our printable paper form.

If you have any questions feel free to contact SCMN Pride, Inc. at festival@scmnpride.org or 507-345-7004.

Thank you for your support!

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