Prescott Pride Center | Connecting Our Community

Download the Prescott Pride Center’s July 2008 calendar PDF and August 2008 calendar PDF. Click on the links for more details about events. You can also call us at (928) 445-8800 or email us for more information about any of the listings. We are located at 111 Josephine Street, Prescott, AZ ; our office hours are:

Tuesdays from 1 to 3 pm • Thursdays from 3 to 5 pm (new hours!) • Saturdays from 2 to 6 pm

July and August 2008 New Events and Announcements

Pride Center Director Honored

Photo of Frankie Reynolds Frankie Reynolds, co-founder and executive director of the Prescott Pride Center, was recently named northern Arizona’s “Activist of the Year” by Equality Arizona, a statewide advocacy group that seeks justice and equality for the GLBT population. In a ceremony at the Scottsdale Princess Resort on June 14th, Frankie accepted her award before a group of around 1200 attendees, saying, “It’s been an incredible honor to contribute to the strength and unity of the Prescott-area GLBT community. I’m so proud of everything we’ve accomplished together.”

The Prescott Pride Center issued the following statement, “Frankie has contributed so much to the dialogue around GLBT issues in northern Arizona. She has worked diligently to bring people together and build bridges within the community. We can’t think of a more deserving candidate for this award.”

A brief video montage, featuring short clips of interviews with local Pride Center supporters, was shown at the awards ceremony and we are working on making it available for viewing here or on YouTube (if we end up on YouTube, a link will be provided from our site).

Please be sure to congratulate Frankie for all her efforts and for bringing statewide attention to our local community!

Concert Cancellation

Please accept our apologies for the unexpected cancellation of last month’s chorus concert. We hope none of you were inconvenienced, though we know many of you were certainly disappointed. We plan to reschedule the concert and will give you plenty of notice before the new date. And just a reminder… for all big events, please be sure to call us or check this website for the latest details before you head out.

The cost to mail out written notices for unforeseen cancellations is the same as it is to send out our full 12-page newsletter, so it’s definitely a budget-buster we just can’t afford. Thanks for your understanding and your diligence in seeking out the latest info on our events.

Exercise Your Right to Write

As you may have noticed, the Prescott Daily Courier’s editorial staff has been issuing a bit of commentary on gay marriage lately. The Pride Center always responds on behalf of the GLBT community, but we could really use some back-up, especially since we can only submit a letter once every 30 days. If more members of our community were to express their thoughts, we could send a much stronger message to the Courier and the general public. When you read an editorial with a bias against our community, please take a minute to respond by email or by letter. Encourage your friends to write, too. All we ask is that you keep your submissions respectful and that you follow the Courier’s guidelines for letters to the editor.

If you want to write a letter, but need a little help with your message, feel free to contact the Pride Center for some advice. We’ll gladly support you in your efforts to send a clear message that Prescott really is “everybody’s home town.” Yup, even the gays.

Rainbow Team Raised BIG Bucks!

Building bridges with the general community is one of the best ways GLBT people can change hearts and minds. And that’s exactly what happened in last month’s Quad Cities Community Relay. Members of the GLBT team known as “Over the Rainbow” raised $3720 and came in 3rd in overall fundraising. What a great way to increase GLBT visibility and show the people of Prescott that we’re willing to work together for the common good. Way to go, team! Here are some other fast facts on the event: A total of 44 teams and almost 800 participants raised over $64,000 for the American Cancer Society. What an awesome addition to ACS’s arsenal in the fight against cancer!

Other Events and Announcements

New Yahoo Chat Group. A community member who’s new to the area has just started a Yahoo chat group for the local GLBT and “alternative” community. It’s a friendly members-only group designed for chatting and sharing information about Prescott-area happenings. To sign up, just visit groups.yahoo.com/group/prescottglbt/ and then post an introduction after you join. And by the way, this is NOT a sexual hook-up group or a destination for your spam ads. If you submit these types of postings, you will be banned from the group. Let’s just play nice, be respectful, and enjoy the online connection.
Roundtable Discussion Tuesday, July 8th, 6:30 pm (Potluck at 6 pm), at Quixote’s Garage (233 N. Summit, Prescott). Their July roundtable is simply titled, “More Growing Up Gay.” The public is invited, so please feel to drop by and join the discussion. More…
Understanding Transgender: There’s More to Gender than “M” or “F” by Lori B. Girshick, PhD, a sociologist and community activist whose work has focused on GLBT issues. Wednesday, July 16th, 6 pm, at Prescott Public Library Founder’s Room B (215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott). More…
It’s Tostada Party time and John Abbott has invited us back to his beautiful home in the Dells for another fantastic feast. Wednesday, July 23rd, from 5 to 7 pm, Wheeler Park, 212 West Aspen Avenue, Flagstaff. More (including directions) …
Girlz Grillin’ Night Fridays, July 11th & August 8th, 6 pm, at Loni & Gina’s Place (call for directions). RSVPs are an absolute must for this event, so be sure to see the main article for contact info and other details…
Softball Sundays on Sundays, July 6th & 20th, August 3rd & 17th, at 6 pm (note later time) (Pioneer Park Ballfield, 1200 Commerce Dr, Prescott). The Pride Center will continue to host informal softball practice and/or scrimmage games (depending on how many people show up) two Sundays a month throughout the summer. More…
Ballroom Dance Lessons on every Other Thursday in July & August, 6 to 7 pm, at the Backways PT (250 S. McCormick Street, Prescott). Do you watch “Dancing with the Stars” and think to yourself, “I could do that”? Or maybe you watch it and think, “there’s no way I could do that.” Well, either way, you’re a perfect candidate for ballroom dance lessons. More…
A Town Hall Meeting on Marriage is being planned by Equality Arizona for this Summer. We will post details here as soon as we learn more…

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Ongoing / Monthly Events

Talk Time for Singles is an open forum discussion group for single women over 40 at the Prescott Pride Center. Tues, July 8th & 22nd, August 12th & 26th, from 3 to 5 pm. More…
Breakfast Club at Waffles ‘N More (1365 W. Iron Springs Road, Prescott) remains one of our most popular events! Sundays, July 13th & August 10th, at 11 am. Please RSVP to (928) 443-8520 by the Friday before if you plan to attend. More…
Coffee Night. Thursdays, July 17th & August 21st, at 7 pm (New Summer Hours) at the Pride Center More…
Parents’ Night Out: drop off the kids at the Pride Center and go out for some parental private time. Saturdays, July 12th & August 9th, from 6 to 10 pm. More…
DiningOUT. July 24th: Thai House Café, 230 N. Cortez Street, Prescott or Tara Thai 2, 6107 Highway 69, Prescott Valley (to be decided by group vote when you RSVP); Aug. 28th: Pine Cone Inn, 1245 White Spar Road, Prescott. Both nights at 6 pm. Please RSVP to (928) 443-8520 by the Tuesday before if you plan to attend. More…
Spanish Classes 1st and 2nd Thursday in July and August, starting at 6 pm at the Pride Center. More…
Wondering what else is going on in Northern Arizona? For info about fun GLBT events (hiking, dining out, pub and movie nights, etc.) in Sedona, Flagstaff, Oak Creek, and Verde Valley, — and non-Pride Center events in the Tri-Cities — please visit our friends at

NEW! Let your voice be heard in Northern Arizona. Tune in every Saturday morning at 10 am to Equality Arizona Radio and discuss topics relevant to the LGBT community in Arizona. You can hear us at 1480KPHX or our live stream online.
download the Two-Spirit Newsletter PDF at GaynFlagstaff
For transgender events, sign up for Northern Arizona Gender Alliance (NAGA) Yahoo group
the Sedona-Verde Valley Gay Pride Association
Sign up for the Prescott Gay Hiking & Recreation Club
Men’s Movie Night is on hold untiil September. More…

Upcoming Events

Looking down the road a bit, we now have listings of some events planned for the next few months. (Note: Some of these plans may be pretty tentative at this point, and details are subject to change as dates approach. Changes will be made and events will be added as we become aware of them.)

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Calendar PDF

Download: July 2008 calendar PDF • August 2008 calendar PDF
(Requires the free Acrobat Reader from Adobe).

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Continuing Items of Interest

The Pride Center has created a special philanthropy program: The Rainbow Club. This program is designed to help cover the Pride Center’s monthly operating expenses, such as insurance, rent, and utilities, freeing other revenue to generate new programs and services for the community. More…
Become a Pride Partner and receive the monthly The Pride Connection newsletter, discounted admission to the Pride Center Events, and other great benefits. Download the introductory letter and form PDF now.
Pride Center Business Connection. The 2005 edition is still available: a 530K low-resolution version and a 1.8M high-resolution version. (Both will look good on the screen, but placed images in the high-res version will print more nicely.)
If you have not done so recently, please take a look at the Prescott Pride Center’s Safe Zone Policy and Safe Zone Guidelines.
Whose Job Is It? A Parable about Responsibility.
Speaking of gender, Joni Mountain shares with us a few points of etiquette entitled “How Do I Deal with a Transgender Person?”
The Pride Center building was vandalized in April 2005. Read some of the community response and see some of the pictures here.
What do we mean by “Connecting Our Community”?
With your help, we can complete the Prescott Wall tiles!

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