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2007 Season Press Releases

August 2006 through Current
February 9, 2007 Dallas Drake 2007 Grand Marshal
February 9, 2007 Eileen Scallen Named 2007 Everyday Hero Award Recipient
February 9, 2007 Colle+McVoy Named 2007 Corporate Achievement Award Recipient
February 9, 2007 Aliveness Project Named 2007 Community Pride Award Recipient
January 10, 2007 Twin Cities Pride Hires Executive Director
November 14, 2006 Star Tribune and GLBT Pride/Twin Cities Settle Dispute
August 18, 2006 Twin Cities Pride to Hire First Executive Director
 
 
     
     
2006 Season Press Releases
August 2005 through July 2006
June 15, 2006 Gay Pride Picnic Sunday
June 15, 2006 Gay Pride Boat Cruise Saturday
June 15, 2006 Gay Pride Art Show Opening Reception Friday
June 14, 2006 Gay Pride 2006 Runs June 16-25, Festival June 24-25
May 23, 2006 Pride Boat Cruise Tickets Now On Sale
April 20, 2006 New Pride Guide Format for 2006; Pocket Edition will be Fun and Easy to Use
February 9, 2006 Registration Now Open for the 2006 Pride Parade
February 1, 2006 Ann Bancroft 2006 Parade Grand Marshal
February 1, 2006 Best Buy, Hennepin Ave United Methodist Church & Jendeed Forberg 2006 Pride Award Winners Announced
October 10, 2005 Global Gay Pride Conference Set for Minneapolis Oct 13-16
August 17, 2005 New Board of Directors Elected at Annual Meeting
 
 
     
     
2005 Season Press Releases
August 2004 through July 2005
July 27, 2005 Pride Community Meeting Monday, August 1
June 22, 2005 Gay Pride Festival, Parade, Block Party This Weekend
June 16, 2005 Pride Picnic This Sunday
June 16, 2005 Pride Boat Cruise Saturday, Tickets Still Available
June 16, 2005 Pride Art Show Opening Reception Friday
June 13, 2005 Gay Pride 2005 Runs June 17-26, Festival June 25-26
June 7, 2005 2005 Pride Guide Now Available
March 31, 2005 Grand Marshal's Ball Saturday April 16 honors 2005 Grand Marshal Richard LaFortune
March 3, 2005 Pride, Living Out to Cooperate on 2005 Pride Guide™; Ads Now On Sale
February 10, 2005 March 7 Deadline for Community Events to be Included as Part of 2005 Pride Celebration
December 17, 2004 Gay Pride Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Star Tribune Newspaper
November 2, 2004 Pride Awards Nomination Deadline Extended to December 6
October 19, 2004 Pride VP Davide Hill Elected InterPride Vice President of Operations
September 15, 2004 Seven Coordinators Join Pride, Positions Available;  Dan Mendez Elected Community Outreach Director
August 22, 2004 New Board of Directors Elected at Annual Meeting; Revenue from Pride 2004 Shows Shortfall
 
 
     
     
2004 Season Press Releases
August 2003 through July 2004
July 26, 2004 Pride Annual Meeting Monday, August 16
July 26, 2004 Pride Community Meeting Monday, August 2
June 23, 2004 Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade This Sunday
June 23, 2004 Gay Pride Festival This Weekend
June 23, 2004 Gay Pride Block Party Friday
June 18, 2004 Gay Pride Picnic At Como Zoo Sunday
June 17, 2004 Pride Art Show Tomorrow
June 15, 2004 Pride Boat Cruise Tomorrow
June 15, 2004 Hennepin County Issues Gay Pride Resolution
June 15, 2004 Richfield Issues Gay Pride Proclamation
June 9, 2004 Pride Boat Cruise & Pageant Next Wednesday, June 16
May 24, 2004 Pride Guide™ to be Released Tues, June 1
May 20, 2004 Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minnetonka, Eagan Issue Gay Pride Proclamations
May 17, 2004 2004 Celebration Overview
March 25, 2004 Mass Commitment Ceremony, Private Ceremonies to be Offered at Gay Pride Festival
December 31, 2003 Psychedelic Furs, Sandra Bernhard to be featured at 2004 Pride Block Party
December 11, 2003 Dr. Linnea Stenson Named 2004 Pride Grand Marshal; Grand Marshal's Ball to be held February 7
December 11, 2003 Best Buy Awarded 2004 Corporate Achievement Award; Church of St. Joan of Arc Awarded Community Pride Award; Nick Metcalf Named 2004 Everyday Hero
November 18, 2003 2004 Pride Guide Project Now Hiring
October 13, 2003 Grand Marshal, Award Nominations Open until November 3
October 8, 2003 2005 InterPride conference to be hosted in Minneapolis
August 26, 2003 Melanie Ostrowski Appointed as Interim Community Outreach Director
August 26, 2003 Eight Coordinators Appointed to 2004 Pride Board, Unfilled Postiions Remain Available
August 20, 2003 Annual Meeting Marks Beginning of 2004 Season; New Board of Directors for 2004; Pride/Twin Cities to Bid for InterPride Conference
 
 
     
     
2003 Season Press Releases
August 2002 through July 2003
June 21, 2003 GLBT Pride Picnic at Como Zoo Tomorrow Sunday, June 22
June 21, 2003 GLBT Pride Art Show Resounding Success
June 18, 2003 Pride Art Show Opening Reception Friday June 20
June 13, 2003 Reception for Gay Anthropologist Tobias Schneebaum at the University of Minnesota kick off Pride Celebration
June 9, 2003 Deja's Love Boat Pride Boat Cruise and Pageant Finals June 25; Ticket Now On Sale
June 5, 2003 Cyndi Lauper to Headline Pride Block Party June 27; Tickets Now On Sale
May 23, 2003 2003 Pride Guide™ To Be Released June
March 27, 2003 Block Party Tickets Now On Sale; Cyndi Lauper to Headline June 27
February 27, 2003 Battle of the Bands Cancelled
February 11, 2003 "Start Seeing Rainbows." 2003 Pride Theme
January 21, 2003 Senator Paul Wellstone 2003 Gay Pride Grand Marshal; Reception February 8
November 21, 2002 Grand Marshal, Award Nomintions Open Until Dec 2 Meeting
November 18, 2002 InterPride Conference Informative, Educational for GLBT Pride/Twin Cities, Presents New Challenges
November 6, 2002 Pride CFO Ryan Durant Elected InterPride Vice President
October 21, 2002 Fundraiser Friday to Send Jean Tretter to Sydney Gay Games as a Finalist for the Tom Waddell Award
October 9, 2002 Twin Cities Pride to Send Delegation to InterPride 2002 Conference in San Francisco
September 24, 2002 Pride Adopts New Mission Statement
September 24, 2002 Seven New Coordinators Appointed to Pride Board
September 10, 2002 Jim Kelley Elected CEO
August 20, 2002 New Board of Directors Elected for 2003 Season
 
 
     
     
2002 Season Press Releases
August 2001 through July 2002
July 18, 2002 Pride Community Meeting August 5; Pride Annual meeting & Elections August 19
July 1, 2002 2002 Pride Celebration Draws Record Crowds
June 25, 2002 Sharon Sayles Belton to Lead Gay Pride Parade Sunday Morning in Minneapolis
June 25, 2002 Gay Pride Festival Saturday & Sunday
June 25, 2002 2002 Pride Weekend Kicks Off Friday
June 14, 2002 Pride Art Show Opening Reception June 25
May 27, 2002 Tretter Collection at the University of Minnesota Contains Largest GLBT Pride Archives Available
May 23, 2002 Pride Boat Cruise & Pageant Tickets Now Available
May 22, 2002 New Attractions, Upgrades for 2002 Pride Festival
May 22, 2002 2002 Pride Guide to be Released June 1
May 22, 2002 Extended Hours for 2002 Pride Festival
May 10, 2002 Minneapolis May R.T. Rybak Proclaims June to be Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Month
May 10, 2002 Cyndi Lauper Reschedules Pride Appearance to 2003; Amber CeCe Peniston to Headline 2002 Block Party
April 30, 2002 U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone Issues Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Letter of Support
April 23, 2002 St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly Proclaims June to be Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Month
April 9, 2002 Governor Jesse Ventura Proclaims June 2002 to be Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Month
April 9, 2002 Tickets for Block Party featuring Cyndi Lauper Now On Sale
April 5, 2002 Cyndi Lauper to Headline 2002 Pride Block Party
February 9, 2002 Richard Voss Named Everyday Hero Award Recipient
February 9, 2002 Wells Fargo Named Corporate Achievement Award Recipient
February 9, 2002 Queer Student Cultural Center Named Community Pride Award Recipient
February 1, 2002 Grand Marshal Reception Saturday, February 9
January 1, 2002 Grand Marshal Reception February 9 to Honor 2002 Grand Marshal Sharon Sayles-Belton
January 1, 2002 Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles-Belton to be 2002 Gay Pride Grand Marshal
September 18, 2001 Pride to Produce 2002 Pride Guide™; Ad Sales Begin September 24
September 18, 2001 Grand Marshal Nominations Open to Public Until December 3
September 18, 2001 Pride 2002 to be held June 28-29-30; New Amenities, events planned
 
 
     
     
2001 Season Press Releases
August 2000 through July 2001
January 23, 2001 New Coordinators Join GLBT Pride/Twin Cities
January 23, 2001 2001 Grand Marshals Announced
January 23, 2001 Pride Parade Permanantly Renamed "Ashley Rukes Pride Parade"