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More than a dozen Pride events planned in Corridor
Iowa City Pride Festival and parade is June 15; Cedar Rapids Pride parade is June 8, festival on July 6
The Corridor is planning to celebrate Pride Month throughout June with more than a dozen events scheduled mostly in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids.
For CR Pride President Corey Jacobson, pride is about listening to community members in welcoming and inviting spaces and finding ways to support them.
“When you come to Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha or surrounding areas, you really do find a community that’s welcoming to all and accepting, and in the city of Cedar Rapids, welcome is our language,” Jacobson said.
Joe Reilly, president of Iowa City Pride, said it’s “always a wow moment” for him to attend Pride events along with people of varying backgrounds.
“You don’t send out any invites and you’re like, ‘How many people are going to come this year?’ It seems like every year I’m constantly surprised with the amount of community members and allies that come out,” Reilly said.
Both Iowa City and Cedar Rapids have planned parades and festivals alongside other events, including the Drag Icecapades at The Rink at Coral Ridge Mall. And Iowa City Pride this year is holding a new, free event at The Englert after the festival concludes.
Pride events
Here are pride events planned in June and July:
- June 1: 6 p.m. Pride Night at Cedar Raptors women’s tackle football game, Clark Field, Coe College, Cedar Rapids
- June 4: 7:30-11:30 p.m., Flamy Grant in concert, St. Andrew Presbyterian, 150 Gathering Place Lane, Iowa City
- June 6: 7 p.m. screening of “Set It Off,” FilmScene, 404 E. College St., Iowa City
- June 7: 7-9 p.m., Adult Queer Prom: Rainbow Regale, Indian Creek Nature Center, 5300 Otis Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids
- June 8: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Englert Queer Coffee Social, Englert Theatre Lounge, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City
- June 8: 1-3 p.m., third annual Cedar Rapids Pride parade, NewBo City Market and Czech Village, Cedar Rapids
- June 8: 7-9 p.m., Pride Night at Spare Time, 4601 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids
- June 12: 5-8 p.m., Iowa City Pride’s Pool Party and Picnic, City Park, 200 Park Rd., Iowa City
- June 13: 6-9 p.m., The Drag Icecapades at The Rink at Coralridge Mall
- June 13: 7 p.m. screening of “Diabolique,” FilmScene, 404 E. College St., Iowa City
- June 15: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., second annual Benton County Pride in downtown Vinton
- June 15: Noon-2:30 p.m., Pride Affirming faith service, Cedar Rapids Public Library, 450 Fifth Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids
- June 15: Noon to 10 p.m., Iowa City Pride Festival and Parade in downtown Iowa City
- June 15: 10 p.m.-midnight, Iowa City Pride Afties, The Englert, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City
- June 20: 7 p.m. screening of “Chocolate Babies,” FilmScene, 404 E. College St., Iowa City
- June 22: 7 p.m., screening of “Kajillionaire,” FilmScene, 404 E. College St., Iowa City
- June 30: 11 a.m., Pride Brunch at Basix, 3916 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids
- July 6: Noon-10 p.m., Cedar Rapids Pride Festival, NewBo City Market, 100 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids.
- July 6: 6-10 p.m., Cedar Rapids Pride Late Show, CSPS, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids
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