With late-night food specials, $3 select beers, $5 Jameson and $4 shots. DJs Shannon Blowtorch, Lady L, Naughty Boyy and Sym-1 will spin R&B, hip-hop and house. The monthly Soul Friday, which celebrates queer women of color, gets a "white party" twist on Thursday for Pride. Kicking off the weekend is this ladies-centric dance night with DJ AJent Orange. S., Mpls.) The Gay 90's has the best bang for your buck, with a $9 breakfast buffet, mimosa and Bloody Mary specials and the Pride Drag Show. S., Mpls.) Lavender Magazine hosts "Pride Central" with brunch and prizes. Seven Sushi Ultralounge and Skybar, 700 Hennepin Av. Back for another year is “Bitch n Brunch,” hosted by drag queen Bitch Flowers on Seven Sushi’s rooftop, with DJ Shiek, gift bags, an all-you-can-eat brunch buffet and a bird’s-eye view of the parade. Sunday - and the swankiest way to take it all in has to be a rooftop brunch. The ever flamboyant Pride parade strolls down Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis starting at 11 a.m. ASHLEY RUKES GLBT PRIDE PARADE - WITH BRUNCH The annual Pride in Concert, usually the domain of '80s novelty acts, has a bona fide, modern-day hitmaker - Destiny's Child co-founder Kelly Rowland - slated to headline, along with Sick of Sarah, Spearz, Rich B and Helen Back. The heart of Pride is the annual two-day festival in Loring Park, with vendors, booths, a beer garden, and lots and lots of socializing.
The Saloon.) TWIN CITIES PRIDE FESTIVAL & PRIDE IN CONCERT R&B singer Mýa, who's been pretty low-key since her 2001 cover of "Lady Marmalade" with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim and Pink for the "Moulin Rouge!" soundtrack, headlines the Saloon's block party with singer Crystal Waters, best known for her 1994 dance hit "100% Pure Love." Other acts include Simon Curtis, Pop Rocks and DJ David B, gay ex-NFL player Esera Tuaolo and drag queen Camille Collins. Lush Food Bar.) THE SALOON PRIDE BLOCK PARTY Sunday's lineup includes dance-music singer Dev, whose claim to fame is being sampled on "Like a G6." Also: R&B/dance singers Wynter Gordon and Anjulie. $20-$50.) Saturday, NYC rapper Cazwell performs with identical twin R&B/dance duo Nina Sky (9 p.m. The night is rounded out with a Blush dance party DJed by AJent Orange and $10 manicure-and-a-beer deals.
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Lush's three-day block party kicks off Friday with ladies who rock: Minneapolis' own punky power-pop girl rockers Sick of Sarah, rock trio turned reality TV stars Hunter Valentine (which recently joined the cast of "The Real L Word") and all-girl indie rockers Vanity Theft. Louis' Ray Gunn and Chicago's Bazuka Joe.
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Performers include the cast of Dykes Do Drag, Black Hearts Burlesque and Sequin Sundays, plus Seattle's Iva Handfull, St. Epic) 'GROWN & SEXY' PRIDEĭJ Shannon Blowtorch and burlesque performers Nadine DuBois and Sweetpea take their "Grown & Sexy" dance-and-striptease night to First Avenue for a special Pride edition.
The night also features neon body painting, acrobatic performances, male go-go dancers and drink specials. (It probably has something to do with his Vin Diesel looks.) Two former locals, DJ Rich B and DJ Shiek, are returning to town for opening sets.
This year, it's bringing on renowned New York club DJ Escape, who - while identifying as straight - holds a predominantly gay following.
Gay Twin Cities' annual Big Gay Party certainly lives up to its name. Six top events (bottoms also welcome) THE BIG GAY PRIDE PARTY: AFTER GLOW We might expect, then, that this year's 40th annual Twin Cities Pride weekend will be bigger and bolder than ever. The past 12 months have been rife with heightened political drama surrounding gay rights - anti-gay marriage amendments, a gay bullying epidemic and President Obama's "coming out" in support of gay marriage.