Each day during Pride 2015, the Column is putting out a list of all the public Pride events occurring across the Twin Cities. Here’s a glance at events for Friday, June 26. 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″]Macy’s Pride Month Celebration! [/sws_yellow_box]

Macy’s Downtown Minneapolis Friday, June 26th at 12pm Men’s, 2nd Floor Join us for a special in-store event celebrating Pride Month at Macy’s! Enjoy sweets, performance by Ovation, mingle with like-minded friends and more! While you’re here don’t forget to check out all the amazing work OutFront Minnesota is doing for the community!*Event subject to change or cancellation.

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Date: Friday, June 26 all day
Location: Macys, 700 On The Mall, Minneapolis
Admission: Free
For more information, visit Macy’s[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″] Lush Pride Weekend Kickoff Party [/sws_yellow_box]

Friday June 26th – 2-4-1 Happy Hour 4p-9p. 3 DJ’s on TWO Dance Floors. $10 Cover @ 9p. Indoor & Outdoor Bars! Go-Go Boys and Grrrls!

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Date: Friday, June 26 at 4pm
Location: LUSH, 990 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis
Admission: $10
For more information, visit Lush[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Pride Pool Party [/sws_yellow_box]

MINNEAPOLS PRIDE WEEKEND

Kick off Pride weekend from 4 PM-8:30 PM on Friday, June 26 with an outdoor, sunset pool party at The Calhoun Beach Club.

+ DJ Jeff Kirkwood (Toronto, Provincetown, Sydney) will be spinning Pride anthems
+ Drink specials and surprises (CASH BAR ONLY)

TIME: 4 PM- 8:30 PM
21 AND OVER

TICKETS- $12-15 (ADVANCE; TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN JUNE) $20 (DAY OF) (each ticket includes a FREE 3 Day Calhoun Beach Club Guest Pass, that means you’ll have extra days to party by the pool.) An online pre-purchase option may be available before the event, stay tuned.

CASH BAR ONLY. PLEASE USE ATMs.

LOCATION: The Calhoun Beach Club (2925 Dean Parkway)
PARKING: $5 Valet
CHANGING AREAS: CBC will have three changing areas available for the party (Gender-Neutral, Men and Women) for the party. For those looking for privacy, the bathrooms can be used for changing. CALHOUN BECH CLUB AND FLIP PHONE IS NOT RESPONSBIBLE FOR LOST OR STOLEN ITEMS.
BATHROOMS: There is one bathroom on the pool level. Guests are allowed to use bathrooms at the Urban Eatery Minneapolis (located below the pool)

TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE OR TRANSFERABLE. REFUNDS/EVENT CANCELATIONS WILL BE ISSUED ONLY IF THE EVENT IS CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.

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Date: Friday, June 26 at 4pm
Location: Calhoun Beach Club, 2925 Dean Pkwy, Minneapolis
Admission: Sold out
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Scorch Fireball XVI [/sws_yellow_box]

Friday
4 PM – 7 PM The Best Damn Happy Hour in Town! 3-4-1s on Miller products and rail cocktails

Saturday
10 AM – 2 PM Bloody Mary Brunch

Raging Stallion Studios model Aleks Buldocek & Brut from American Muscle Hunk

7 PM – 10 PM Bear Night

Sunday
10 AM – 2 PM Bloody Mary Brunch
4 PM – 8 PM “All You Can Swallow” Beer Bust
4 PM Showtunes

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Date: Friday, June 26 at 4pm
Location: EagleBoltBar , 515 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis
Admission: Unknown
For more information, visit EagleBoltBar[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Shades of Yellow Pride Picnic! [/sws_yellow_box]

Shades of Yellow (SOY) is hosting our annual Pride Picnic! This event will include games, arts and crafts, food, friends and fun. This is a family friendly, children friendly, pet friendly, sober event to celebrate our queer and trans Hmong, Asian and Pacific Islander family! Allies are welcome, but please remember that this is a safer space for queer and trans people of color to gather in community. There will be no alcohol permitted at this event.

We will be having a tie dye station, so bring your own white t-shirt to decorate if you’d like!

This picnic will be potluck style. Please bring a dish, drink or dessert to share. 🙂

Please arrive and park at the western parking lot. We will be at the park’s picnic shelter with a SOY banner!

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Date: Friday, June 26 at 5pm
Location: Harriet Island Regional Park, 200 Dr Justus O’Hage Blvd, St. Paul
Admission: Free
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]4th Annual Beer Dabbler at Twin Cities Pride [/sws_yellow_box]

Advanced tickets for Beer Dabbler at Twin Cites Pride are ON SALE NOW!

General Admission tickets are $40. $10 for designated drivers at thebeerdabbler.com and the following locations*:

– The Beer Dabbler Store, 1095 W. 7th St., Saint Paul
– The Ale Jail, 1787 Saint Clair Ave., Saint Paul
– Thomas Liquors, 1941 Grand Ave., Saint Paul
– Stinson Wine, Beer, & Spirits, 2315 18th Ave. NE, Minneapolis
– Elevated Beer Wine & Spirits, 4135 Hiawatha Ave., Minneapolis
*Tickets for sale at retail locations are CASH ONLY

If tickets remain on event day, they will be $50 at the gate and online.

The fourth annual Beer Dabbler at Twin Cities Pride is the way to kick off summer with great beer, incredible food and top-notch entertainment. The event is even bigger and better than before, featuring 30+ MN breweries alongside 30+ MN food trucks in Minneapolis’ iconic Loring Park. In addition, the event will include a silent disco, games, activities and live music from Prairie Fire Lady Choir, PaviElle and for the 4th year in a row, Apollo Cobra.

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Date: Friday, June 26 at 5:30pm
Location: Loring Park, Loring Park, Minneapolis
Admission: $50
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″] 8th Annual FRUIT BOWL! [/sws_yellow_box]

Join us in kicking off Twin Cities Pride at the 8th ANNUAL FRUIT BOWL! Sponsored by The Pride Institute, The Column, and Delta Dental of Minnesota.

As always, this event will be hosted by the fabulous Mrs. Margie Pederson!

FREE bowling, sand volleyball, taco bar, karaoke, prizes, kids area, and MORE!

Sand volleyball will begin at 6:30, and the first bowling lane opens at 6:15.

Please RSVP to [email protected]. We’d like to know if you’re coming!

We are proud to provide one of the few family-friendly, all ages, sober, tobacco-free TC Pride events.

There is a suggested donation of $5, but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

SPREAD THE WORD AND RSVP ASAP!

For more information, prize donations, and/or sponsorship contact: [email protected]

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Date: Friday, June 26 at 6pm
Location: Memory Lanes, 2520 26th Ave S, Minneapolis
Admission: Suggested Donation $5
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Uptown Pride Block Party [/sws_yellow_box]

Free! Rain or Shine. Featuring MC Foxy Tann, L’Assassins, The Lioness, Dyke.s Do Drag, Mistress Ginger, Courtney McClean & The Dirty Curls, B O Y F, Pam the Funkstress, Epitome No Question, North Star Roller Girls, Blue Goose Photo Booth, and more!

Great brews from Fulton Beer, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Bell’s Brewery, Inc. (Official), Lagunitas Brewing Co!

A portion of the event proceeds will benefit OutFront Minnesota. Their mission is to create a state where lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are free to be who they are, love who they love, and live without fear of violence, harassment or discrimination.

PLEASE LEAVE YOUR PET AT HOME, THIS IS A HOT ASPHALT EVENT!!

Thanks to all of our partners!
City Pages Minneapolis, The Current, Fulton, Bell’s, Lagunitas, PBR, Hendrick’s Gin, UV Vodka, 2 Gingers Whiskey, Crispin Hard Cider, North Star Roller Girls,Quorum, ThriftyHipster.com, Eureka Recycling, Yelp, RedCurrentApp, SooVAC

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Date: Friday, June 26 at 6pm
Location: Bryant Lake Bowl, 810 W Lake St, Minneapolis
Admission: Unknown
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Pride Weekend Movie: Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine [/sws_yellow_box]

A feature length documentary about Matthew Shepard that goes beyond the headlines of his tragic murder. The film seeks to tell the story of the Matthew the world hardly knows and to make sense of of this senseless tragedy.
The movie will be followed by a reception. The event is FREE.
Hosted by Bruce Caldwell, Officiant at Matt’s funeral.

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Date: Friday, June 26 at 7pm
Location: Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 519 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis
Admission: Free
For more information, visit St. Marks Cathedral[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]Queertopia 2015: Total Liberation [/sws_yellow_box]

Bedlam Theatre and Intermedia Arts Present
Queertopia: A Cabaret Celebration of Queer Love
TOTAL LIBERATION
June 24-27, 2015

Curated by Jeffry Lusiak & Nastalie Bogira
Featuring local queer performance artists

QUEERTOPIA is celebrating 10 years of radical and ruckus queer LOVE. Local queer artists join forces for an eclectic night of performance that celebrate the triumphs of the past and inspire us as we walk the road to TOTAL LIBERATION. Queer Love guides us in the call “None are free until all are free!”

Featuring:

Deja Stowers
Dustin Maxwell
Elena + Nicole M. Smith
Gadu Doushin
Kohl Miner
Nico Swenson
RedBone
Rica de la Concha
TifDynamite
Tom Lloyd & Craig VanTrees

When:
Wednesday, June 24*
Thursday, June 25
Friday, June 26
Saturday, June 27, 2015

Doors at 7pm
Main stage cabaret begins at 7:30pm

Where:
Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55408

Tickets:
$15 in advance | $18 at the door
*Wednesday, June 24th all tickets are sliding scale $5-25

More info: http://www.intermediaarts.org/queertopia or
612-871-4444

Reservations: https://ima.tixato.com/buy/queertopia–4

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Date: Friday, June 26 at 7pm
Location: Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave S , Minneapolis
Admission: $15 advance, $18 door
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]GROWN & SEXY PRIDE – starring LATRICE ROYALE! [/sws_yellow_box]

First Avenue, 89.3 The Current, City Pages, Lavender Magazine, and Smitten Kitten present:

GROWN & SEXY PRIDE – starring the magnificent LATRICE ROYALE from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4!

DJ Shannon Blowtorch, Sweetpea, and Nadine DuBois – the renowned trifecta of Grown & Sexy Productions – bring the best of the best together at First Avenue Mainroom for PRIDE Weekend! Mark your calendars for this all-night dance party infused with incredible onstage performances. The talent is incomparable, the music is amazing, and all are welcome!

Starring:
LATRICE ROYALE from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4!!

Special Performances by:
FOXY TANN and the WHAM BAM THANK YOU MA’AMS
INC, In New Company
DYKES DO DRAG
The Vigilantease Collective
DRAGGED OUT

Providing the BEST beats all night:
DJ SHANNON BLOWTORCH

And your hosts!
NADINE DUBOIS
SWEETPEA
DJ SHANNON BLOWTORCH

Friday, June 26th
First Avenue Mainroom
9pm doors
$15

Advanced tickets:
http://first-avenue.com/event/2015/06/grownsexypride

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Date: Friday, June 26 9pm
Location: First Avenue & 7th St. Entry, 701 First Avenue North, Minneapolis
Admission: $15
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]DRAG-N-DANCE PRIDE EDITION! [/sws_yellow_box]

Ready to kick off 2015 Twin Cities Pride with a bang?
Come party with the DRAG-N-DANCE gurlz and bois!

This is the FRIDAY of Pride weekend!

Show, dancing, drinks, and great people!

Cast includes some of your favorites!

Your show directors: Esmé Rodríguez and Chase Chance
Special guest emcee: Miss Dee Richards/ Don Waalen-Radzevicius !
And:
Kamaree Williams
Gabe Gabriel Gabrielle DeVeaux
Ginger Snap
Tonia Lee Anthony/ Tonia Lee Richards
Leah Tyler
And you never know who will stop in for a surprise!

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Date: Friday, June 26 at 10pm
Location: Town House Bar, 1415 University Ave West , Saint Paul
Admission: Unknown
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]HEY, SAILOR! [/sws_yellow_box]

ALL ABOARD THE S.S.JETSET FOR PRIDE WEEKEND 2015!
WE’RE CELEBRATING GLBT PRIDE IN ONE OF THE GAYEST WAYS POSSIBLE… SAILORS!
NAUTICAL ATTIRE IS ENCOURAGED, BUT NOT REQUIRED.
AS ALWAYS, THERE IS NO COVER AND THE ENTIRE WEEKEND IS 21+.

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Date: Friday, June 26 at 10pm
Location: Jetset, 115 N 1st St, Minneapolis
Admission: Free
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_yellow_box box_size=”100″]REUNION PRIDE Party 2015 [/sws_yellow_box]

It’s PRIDE, Dance Bitches!

Three Unique Levels. Two Superstar DJ’s. One PRIDE Event like no other!

DJ Joe Gauthreaux in Rev Ultra Lounge and DJ Roland Belmares on the rooftop

*Local DJ Lenka Paris will be playing the Main Level*

Friday June 26 2015

Doors open at 10pm

21+

Featuring $5 Reunion Shots and $6 Absolut Cocktails!

Buy presale tickets — save money and avoid the line at the door: https://www.simshows.com/?ee=167#.VXmBk0bN6PY

$20 Presale
$25 at the Door
$50 VIP (includes private entrance and private elevator access, VIP area in Rev and the Rooftop with private cocktail servers, complimentary champagne and bottled water)

For Bottle service within the VIP areas please contact Mike at 952-210-3961

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Date: Friday, June 26 at 10pm
Location: Union Restaurant, 731 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis
Admission: Varies
For more information, visit Facebook[/sws_blue_box]