Summer Bucket List
After a Year on the Couch, There’s Plenty to Get Out for This Summer It’s the summer after an eventless year, and St. Petersburg, Gulfport and surrounding hot spots are making up for lost time. Get your COVID shot and make Fourth of July plans, St. Pete Pride preparations and review festival checklists before the summer runs out! Gulfport Pride Preview A few days before the month-long party that is St. Pete Pridefest, Gulfport kicks off its first ever Gulfport Pride with events at some of the city’s popular spots. The celebration commences with a flag raising at 4 p.m. at the Gulfport Public Library on Saturday, May 29. “I am looking forward to a colorful and all-inclusive event,” said Gulfport Pride event organizer and CEO of SIK Promotions Suzie King. From there, Beach Boulevard will be decked out in rainbow and filled with vendors until 9 p.m., with a rundown of daylong events from a vibrator race for charity at Salty’s Gulfport to a drag show by local favorite Brianna Summers-Gemini at Neptune Bar & Grille. “I think it’s going to be much bigger than we anticipated; our vendor spots are sold out already,” King said.
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THIS WEEK'S CHARITY: THE LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER OF THE GULFPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
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By Abby Baker
The month of June is overflowing with Pride-centric events.
More at outcoast.com/events/ gulfport-pride-2021. ArtOut In conjunction with Gulfport Pride, the LBGTQ Resource Center at the Gulfport Library is hosting ArtOut, an annual art gallery showcasing the work of queer artists. “This year we have a number of curated pieces from old – well, former – and new Gulfport artists,” said LGBTQ Resource Center Board President Susan Gore. “No one is old in Gulfport.” The temporary exhibit begins at 4 p.m., on Saturday May 29 and runs through the month of June. “It’s exciting that the CDC has al-
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St. Pete Pride It’s back – paradeless, but bigger than ever. Expect drink specials, rainbow runs, a Pridefest and more around St. Petersburg for Pride. “As one of the only large Pride celebrations in the country happening this June (Pride Month), we’re proud to bring our community a safe way to gather and celebrate Pride,” the St. Pete Pride Facebook Page posted. The event list continues to grow Bucket List continued on page 12
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lowed mingling without masks for vaccinated people,” Gore said. “You can expect more events from the Resource Center.”
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