Each day during Pride 2015, The Column publishes a round up of community-led Pride events. Here’s a glance at events for Wednesday, June 24. For a complete listing of all LGBT Pride events occurring in the Twin Cities between June 19 and June 28, visit The Column’s Guide to Twin Cities Pride 2015.

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]PRIDE KICK OFF PARTY AT THE MOVIES [/sws_yellow_box]

Celebrate Twin Cities pride!

Twin Cities Film Fest OUT Festival is proudly screening four films on Wednesday, June 24th at the Theatres of Mall of America as a kick off to the 2015 Twin Cities Pride celebration.

Cost: $10 per screening or $15 for both

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

4:30pm: Festivites begin at at the Star Bar inside MOA Theatres at Mall of America

5:30pm: Film Screening – NOTES FROM THERE (dramatic short film) and REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG (feature documentary)

NOTES FROM THERE (Director – Ann Prim in Attendance) This visually stunning dramatic film centers on Pepca and Martine who are female lovers and dance collaborators torn apart by the immigration arrest of Martine. They must learn to be there, no matter where there is.

REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG is an intimate and nuanced investigation into the life of one of the most influential and provocative thinkers of the 20th century. Passionate and gracefully outspoken throughout her career, Susan Sontag became one of the most important literary, political and feminist icons of her generation. The documentary explores Sontag’s life through archival materials, accounts from friends, family, colleagues, and lovers, as well as her own words, as read by Patricia Clarkson. From her early infatuation with books to her first experience in a gay bar; from her early marriage to her last lover, REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG is a fascinating look at a towering cultural critic and writer whose works on photography, war, illness, and terrorism still resonate today.

7:00pm: Pre-screening event at the Star Bar in Mall of America Theatres

7:30pm: Film Screening – PUTTING THE RIBBON BACK ON (documentary short) and EAT WITH ME

PUTTING THE RIBBON BACK ON (Director – Richard Louprasong in attendance) An unlikely victim of HIV finds her greatest gift when she builds a camp for families affected by this disease.

EAT WITH ME (Dramedy Feature) This auspicious directorial debut from David Au offers a fresh take on life, love and food in the heart of Los Angeles. Cast includes Sharon Omi, Teddy Chen Culver, Nicole Sullivan (MADtv) and a surprise moment with George Takei.

9:30pm: After party at the Star Bar at MOA Theatres

[sws_blue_box box_size=”100″] Details
Date: Wednesday, June 24 from 3:30 to 9:30pm
Location: Theatres at Mall of America, 401 S Ave, Bloomington
Admission: $10 per screening or $15 for both
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Gay 4 Good Twin Cities Pride Happy Hour [/sws_yellow_box]

Gay for Good Twin Cities is Kicking off Pride with a Happy Hour Wednesday June 24th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at The Third Bird

[sws_blue_box box_size=”100″] Details
Date: Wednesday, June 24 from 5 to 8pm
Location: The Third Bird, 1612 Harmon Pl,, Minneapolis
Admission: Free
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Mother Pearls Pride Bango Edition-DETENTION [/sws_yellow_box]

Come join Mother Pearl, Minnesota Leather Boy 2015 – Boy Woody, and Twin Cities boys of Leather as we have the best Bango yet!

[sws_blue_box box_size=”100″] Details
Date: Wednesday, June 24 from 5 to 8:30pm
Location: Saloon, 830 Hennepin Ave , Minnesota
Admission: Free
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Queer Voices: June PRIDE Reading [/sws_yellow_box]

Queer Voices, The Nation’s Longest Running GLBT Literary Series, returns this month with a special PRIDE reading at the Minneapolis Central Library. Featuring readers from our 2014/2015 season including:

Roxanne Anderson
Cole Bauer
Stephani Maari Booker
Chase Burns
Nate Cannon
Anthony Ceballos
Trisha Collopy
Jay Owen Eisenberg
Sherri Fernandez Williams
Kelly Frankenberg
Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew
Andrea Jenkins
John Medeiros
Rachel Murr
Qaiz Munhazim
Matt Pendleton
Erin Sharkey
Christine Stark
Christopher Tradowsky
Michael Walsh

Readers’ Full Bios can be found here: http://www.intermediaarts.org/queer-voices-schedule

For more than a decade, Intermedia Arts’ Queer Voices reading series has been creating a safe space for GLBT writers and audiences to explore the day-to-day material of life without internal or external censorship. Curated by John Medeiros and Andrea Jenkins.

[sws_blue_box box_size=”100″] Details
Date: Wednesday, June 24 at 7pm
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
Admission: Unknown
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Drag Queen Karaoke [/sws_yellow_box]

Wednesday, June 24th – Special Pride Karaoke Show with the Killer B’s – Hosted by Lucy Furr & Friends. Jager Specials ALL NIGHT! 9p-1a NO COVER!

[sws_blue_box box_size=”100″] Details
Date: Wednesday, June 24 at 8pm
Location: LUSH, 990 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis
Admission: Free
For more information, visit Lush[/sws_blue_box]