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Kalyn Oyer is a Charleston native and the features editor for The Post and Courier. She's a music festival and concert photographer and avid showgoer who used to write about music for the Charleston City Paper as well as national publications.
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For Pride Month, Park Circle is celebrating with almost 40 events around the North Charleston neighborhood over the course of a week.
Park Circle Pride returns this June with drag brunches, poetry open mics, comedy shows, happy hours, pageants and more across a variety of venues. Presented by Vive Le Rock Productions, the company behind the annual Park Circle Rockabillaque, Park Circle Pride takes place June 4-9.
Local LGBTQ+ organizations We Are Family and the Alliance for Full Acceptance are also involved in pulling off this festival of mostly free events. A few are ticketed, such as LGBTQ+ Comedy Night, Queer Adult Prom and a "Rocky Horror Picture Show" presentation.
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Park Circle Pride to feature 6 days of events, including drag brunch and ax throwing
- By Kalyn Oyer koyer@postandcourier.com
The schedule this year features:
June 4
- 5-6 p.m., Raising of the Pride Flag at Commonhouse Aleworks, 4831 O'Hear Ave.
- 5-9 p.m., Build Your Own $5 Burger Night (with a Pride Burger special) at Sesame, 4726 Spruill Ave.
- 6:30-8 p.m., All-Inclusive Speed Friending at Holy City Brewing, 1021 Aragon Ave.
- 6:30-9 p.m., Boozy Book Fair: Pride Edition at Holy City Brewing, 1021 Aragon Ave.
- 6:30-9 p.m., Festival Kick-Off Party at DIG in the Park, 1049 E. Montague Ave.
June 5
- 6-7 p.m., Fleet Feet Sports Pub Run at Commonhouse Aleworks, 4831 O'Hear Ave.
- 6-8 p.m., All-Inclusive Trivia at Holy City Brewing, 1021 Aragon Ave.
- 7-10 p.m., Ladies & Gentlemen of Tattooed Moose Pageant at Tattooed Moose, 4845 Chateau Ave.
- 7:30 p.m., and on Brewing on Books at Commonhouse Aleworks, 4831 O'Hear Ave.
- 8-9 p.m., Project Condom Fashion Show at Commonhouse Aleworks, 4831 O'Hear Ave.
June 6
- 5-8 p.m., Thrifty Thursday Closing Swap at Closet Case Thrift, 1801 Reynolds Ave.
- 5-9 p.m., Deja Vu Drag Takeover at Jackrabbit Filly, 4628 Spruill Ave.
- 6-7 p.m., Park Circle Pacers Pride Run, Color Run at Commonhouse Aleworks, 4831 O'Hear Ave.
- 7-9 p.m., Poetry Open Mic at Commonhouse Aleworks, 4831 O'Hear Ave.
- 7-10 p.m., Yaaas Queen Gay Bingo at Holy City Brewing, 1021 Aragon Ave.
- 8-11 p.m., Vinyl Drag Night Show at Stems & Skins, 1070 E. Montague Ave.
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June 7
- 4-8 p.m., Queer Affair Happy Hour at Firefly Distillery, 4201 Spruill Ave.
- 6-8 p.m., Book Your Match: A Dating Game at Itinerant Literate Books, 4824 Chateau Ave.
- 6-9 p.m., First Friday BBQ & Bluegrass Pride Celebration at Commonhouse Aleworks, 4831 O'Hear Ave.
- 7-9 p.m., Queer Music Icons Trivia at The Bearded Ax, 1077 E. Montague Ave.
- 8-10 p.m., LGBTQ+ Comedy Night featuring Ian Aber at Wit's End, 3320 Rivers Ave.
June 8
- 9-11 a.m., Pride Workout by the Pool at Paradiso, 4401 McCarthy St.
- 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Happier Hours Infusion of Music & Movement at Navy Yard Charleston, 1360 Trunxtun Ave.
- 11-3 p.m., Drag Brunch at Tattooed Moose, 4845 Chateau Ave.
- 11:30-3:30 p.m., Mardi Gras Drag Brunch at Lola, 4830 O'Hear Ave.
- 12-2 p.m., Pride Ride Bike Parade at Commonhouse Aleworks, 4831 O'Hear Ave.
- 12-8 p.m., Pride Flash Tattoos at Stardust Tattoo, 1019 Aragon Ave.
- 2-6 p.m., Pride Block Party and Day Rave Dance Party at Commonhouse Aleworks, 4831 O'Hear Ave.
- 4-6 p.m., Party in the U.S.Gay Happy Hour at Sissy Bar, 1067 E. Montague Ave.
- 7-11 p.m., Queer Adult Prom at Park Circle Community Building, 4800 Park Circle
- 8-10 p.m., LGBTQ+ Comedy Night featuring Ian Aber at Wit's End, 3320 Rivers Ave.
- 8 p.m. and on, "Rocky Horror Picture Show" at Itinerant Literate Books, 4824 Chateau Ave.
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- By Alan Hovorkaahovorka@postandcourier.com
June 9
- 10-11 a.m., Pride Worship Service with the Unitarian Church at Commonhouse Aleworks, 4831 O'Hear Ave.
- 11 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Patti's Drag Brunch at Madra Rua, 1034 E. Montague Ave.
- 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Queer Youth Fest, including Drag Story Time, at Commonhouse Aleworks, 4831 O'Hear Ave.
- 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Feminist Magic Market at Itinerant Literate Books, 4824 Chateau Ave.
- 12-6 p.m., Pride Flash Tattoos at Stardust Tattoo, 1019 Aragon Ave.
- 1-3 p.m., Drag Story Time at Commonhouse Ale Works, 4831 O'Hear Ave.
- 2-5 p.m., Live Your Fantasy: Drag Makeup Class at Holy City Brewing, 1021 Aragon Ave.
- 4-7 p.m., Queer Beer Bust Patio Party at The Mill, 1026 E. Montague Ave.
- 4-7 p.m., Live Music from Sirsy at Commonhouse Aleworks, 4831 O'Hear Ave.
- 6-9 p.m., Park Circle Pride Finale at Tattooed Moose, 4845 Chateau Ave.
For more information, visit parkcirclepride.com.
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