Saturday, June 9th 2-11pm - Kalamazoo Gay Lesbian Resource

Saturday, June 9th
2-11pm
Arcadia Creek Festival Place
Downtown Kalamazoo
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2012 Schedule of Events & Page Guide
performance schedule:
2:00FUNKTION............................................................... 32
4:30 DJ MATT HOUSE...................................................... 39
5:00 THE NEON TETRAS................................................. 45
6:45 Community Voices............................................. 53
7:30 PANDORA BOXX...................................................... 26
9:00 KIMI HAYES.............................................................. 59
SPONSORS............................................................................. 11
PARTNERS.............................................................................. 16
SITE MAP................................................................................ 63
FOOD VENDORS:
Cupcake Zoo | Fuel | Gorilla Gourmet | The Hickory Pit
Taco Bob’s | TGI Friday’s
ARTISANS:
M.N. Enterprise, LLC | Personals by Patrick
BEADazzled | Seeding Change / Great Lakes Peace Jam
Sticks & Stones by Malina | Tedora Gardner
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Enjoy Kalamazoo! See us in Douglas!
We Offer:
youth group | diversity training | speakers panels
lgbt community events | glbt professionals network
transcend | free borrowing library | faith alliance
david bohnett cybercenter | community resources
weekly e-digest | triangle mentorship program
Email us:
general:contact@kglrc.org
youth group:youth@kglrc.org
transgender:transcend@kglrc.org
volunteering:volunteer@kglrc.org
Hours:
monday – friday: 9am-5pm
for after hours access, call us to arrange a time.
visit our online library database anytime:
www.kglrc.org/library just follow the link to
librarything.com
All INCLUSIVE Pet Boarding
www.campcrittercountry.com
the resource center | 629 pioneer street | kalamazoo, mi 49008
phone: 269.349.4234 | fax: 269.349.7490 | email: contact@kglrc.org
4747 102nd Ave
Grand Junction, MI
visit our website for program information, news, events and resources.
269-521-4424
www.kglrc.org
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Camp Critter
Country
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2012 Pride Sponsors
PREMIER & Diamond sponsors ($1,000+)
Arcus Foundation
Metro
Evolve Visual Design
PNC Bank
Imperial Beverage
Pride Source
Kellogg’s
Wicwas Press
KVCC
WKFR 103.3
Rainbow sponsors ($500)
Baird & Co.
Kalamazoo Alliance
Bank of America /
For Equality
Merrill Lynch
The Lion’s Den
Borgess Health
MPI Research, Inc.
Camp Fido Dog Daycare
Raymond James
Food Dance
The Visiting Vet
Triangle sponsors ($250)
Ace’s Cycle
Pfizer
Bronson Healthcare
Planned Parenthood /
Camp Critter Country
Calhoun County
Dondi Squires Agency,
Coalition for Inclusion
State Farm Insurance
Portage Chapel Hill
Flowerfield Enterprises
United Methodist Church
Geek Easy Computers
Robert M. Barnard,
Gryphon Place
Kalamazoo County
Killamazoo Derby Darlins
Commissioner
Langeland Family
Target
Funeral Homes
Tomak and Podolsky, PLLC
NV Salon
Voices Against
Paw Paw Cycle & Marine, Inc.
Sexual Assault
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Alma Muxlow
MA, LPC
319 Park Street | Plainwell, MI 49080
Ph: 269.685.9401 x14 | Fax: 269.685.9403
www.plainwellcounselingcenter.com
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be envied
Laura Echtinaw
210 East Centre Street | Portage, MI 49002 | 269-327-3689
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2012 Pride Partners
ACLU of Michigan
Advocacy Services for Kids
Battle Creek VA
Community Healing Centers
First United Methodist
– Kalamazoo
GRALE
KNEX TimeBank
Lake Michigan College GSA
Lutheran Church
of the Savior
PFLAG Richland
PFLAG – SWMI
Phoenix Community Church
Skyridge Church of the
Brethren / Kalamazoo
Friends Meeting
Transgender Michigan
Unitarian Universalist
Community Church
WMU Office LGBT
Student Services
YWCA
Cole Nissan
3003 Stadium Dr.
Kalamazoo, MI
49008
269-342-9800
cole-nissan.com
Stop by today
to see all the great new Nissans!
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2009 Whites Road | Kalamazoo, MI 49008
ph: (269) 349-1831 | fx: (269) 349-7118 | oakwoodvet.com
NEW CLIENTS:
existing CLIENTS:
your first visit
heartworm & tick disease screen
$25.00 off
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$10.00 off
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FEATURING:
Pandora Boxx
Pandora Boxx has
been internationally
entertaining the
masses for more than
a decade. Pandora
is best known as a
contestant on the
smash hit RuPaul’s
Drag Race (Season
2) on Logo and VH1.
Despite not winning,
Pandora proved to
be the break-out star
and was named by
Entertainment Weekly
“as their America’s
Next Drag Superstar.”
EW.com also called
Pandora’s “the most
controversial elimination of the season.” Fans voted Pandora
“Miss Congeniality” of the show, winning by “a landslide.” That
popularity lead to becoming a drag professor on the spin-off show
called RuPaul’s Drag U (Season 1 and 2) for which Pandora was
voted MVP both seasons by fans of the show. Pandora hosted the
all drag queen comedy show, One Night Stand Up: Dragtastic
NYC which also aired on Logo. Pandora starred in her own GLAAD
award winning Absolut ‘Cocktail Cabaret’ commercials, opened
for Leann Rimes and Chely Wright, appeared on The Tonight Show
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with Jay Leno (NBC), Jeffrey & Cole Casserole (Logo), Clip of the
Week on The Soup (Comedy Central) and NBC’s Are You There,
Chelsea? Currently, Pandora is a writer for the new Gay Voices
section of the Huffington Post as well as writing a weekly recap
of Season 4 of RuPaul’s Drag Race for NewNowNext.com.
Pandora is also the creator, writer and star of the public access/
internet show The GAY (means happy) SHOW! (youtube.com/
gayshow)! Pandora’s credits run the gamut of media, including
stage (Steel Magnolias in the role of Annelle), screen (A Voice
from the Lantern in the role of Marvelous Marvin) and television
(VH1’s drag documentary Boys Will Be Girls) as well as having work
featured in several film festivals like the ImageOut Gay & Lesbian
Film Festival and the Berkeley Film and Video Festival (receiving
two honorable mentions). Most recently Pandora produced,
starred in and wrote the hit play “The Lipstick Massacre,” a
comedic murder mystery. The play premiered at Rochester’s
MUCCC (www.muccc.org) to four sold out shows which prompted
its return several months later to the prestigious Geva Theatre
Center, also in Rochester, to rave reviews.
In 2011, Pandora released a debut single called “Cooter!” The
single rocketed to number 56 on the Dance Singles Chart of iTunes
as well as reaching the number two position on Amazon’s Dance
& DJ/Dance Pop Hot New Releases Chart right behind Adele.
Pandora continues to tour the world spreading glitter, humor
and fabulosity to the masses.
For more information
on Pandora log on to
www.pandoraboxx.com
Housing for Pandora
Boxx provided by:
Or check Pandora on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/thepandoraboxx
Or Twitter: @ThePandoraBoxx
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Provider of experienced, compassionate counseling and
psychotherapy services in the Kalamazoo area for 30 years.
Individuals, couples, families, relationships
Susan Weaver, ACSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Suite 41C
471 West South Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
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Phone: 269-384-3212
Fax: 269-384-2860
Email: weaver_susan@att.net
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Proud to be a part of
Kalamazoo Pride 2012
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guitar-fueled fireball of funk will surely do the trick. Any way you
slice it, if you’ve got a pair of ears, Funktion will unwrap something
for them to chew on.
Funktion
But don’t show up to a live show unless you’ve come to get down;
this stuff is additive-free, high-octane dance fuel. And due to the
fact that Funktion’s sole mission in life is to make you shake your
booty, trying to stand still might cause you a few problems. You
see, the human body simply isn’t equipped to deal with this much
raw musical energy in the stationary position. The only way to
withstand this tidal wave of sound is to get loose, get down with
your bad self, and feel that groove out on the floor. Ride that funky
wave out, because the only thing that could bring it to an end is
last call. But then there’s always the next night’s last call in another
city just down the road…
Funk is an amorphous substance, able to mold itself to a variety of
emotions and environments. It consists of all the things we know
and composes all the things we feel. It’s the stuff that jiggles in our
spine, the thing that rumbles in our belly. It’s the stuff crammed
between our toes and the matter jammed between our ears. Funk
lives in all of us — its path traces the globe and its roots dig back
to traditional campfire rhythms and primal soul vibrations. If you’ve
experienced life at all until this point, you’ve come across at least
one mutation of the entity of funk.
Luckily for us there is a band that can show us all the branches of
funk. No matter what frequency your eardrums vibrate at, the sonic
eruption from Kalamazoo based Funktion will dose them at the
right waves per second. It could be the silky smooth R&B that gets
you. Or maybe it’s the cool island dub rhythms that grab your ears.
Then again it might be the rowdy hip-hop flavor that seizes your
attention. But if none of that snatches your marbles, the unhinged,
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Specializing in Smooth Transitions!
Carol Miller
Owner / Broker
Greenleaf Realty Properties LLC
3018 Oakland Drive, Suite B
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
269.372.4400 office
269.207.3501 mobile
Carol@GreenleafRealty.com
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Proud sponsors of
Kalamazoo Pride
David J. McCarthy
First Vice President, Investments
David.McCarthy@RaymondJames.com
Kalamazoo City Centre | 125 South Kalamazoo Mall, Suite 201
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Phone 269.349.7744 | 800.842 0099 | Fax 269.385.2858
www.raymondjames.com
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DJ Matt House
DJ Matt House began DJing more than a decade ago when he was
living and working in New York City. Today he lives in Grand Rapids
and plays at a variety of events around West Michigan, including
the popular 2011 Juice Ball at the JW Marriott. He credits his fun,
driving style of progressive house music to the legendary artists
who frequent his favorite New York City dance floors like Junior
Vasquez, Frankie Knuckles, Victor Calderone, Danny Krivit and Joe
Claussell. DJ Matt House’s recordings can be found on iTunes and
Podomatic. He is excited to celebrate Pride in Kalamazoo!
PODCAST: http://djmatthouse-ihouseyou.podomatic.com/
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i commit to
stay informed .
Comfort Inn
i commit to
understand the issues
and to ask questions
when something does not
make sense to me.
i commit to
hold accountable
Check out
the Activism/
Education Tent!
Located next
to the Food
Vendors.
my elected representative
for voting against equality.
Take the
Pledge!
i commit to
Register
to vote!
vote .
629 pioneer street
kalamazoo, mi 49008
p: 269.349.4234 | f: 269.349.7490
email: contact@kglrc.org
www.kglrc.org
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739 West Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Michigan
has become
aggressively
anti-LGBT
in the past
year. Join the
KGLRC in our
commitment
to fight for
equality for
all citizens.
Phone: (269) 384-2800
Fax: (269) 384-2802
www.comfortinn.com
Located in the heart of Kalamazoo’s central
business district, the Comfort Inn® hotel is
just minutes from downtown.
For 41 years we have “connected people to information, resources and support
systems to assist them in resolving crises and meeting life challenges.”
This mission is supported through:
•2-1-1/HELP-Line: 24-hour crisis and referral services. “24 hours a day, seven
days a week – help is on the other end of the line…”
•Critical Incident Stress Management
(CISM) Teams: Crisis response teams
which respond to community groups
affected by sudden, traumatic events.
•Dispute Resolution Services: Helping to reduce and resolve conflicts in the community through mediation, education
and information.
•Youth At-Risk Prevention Services: Peer Mediation and Gatekeeper Programs at middle and High Schools.
•Suicide and Violence Prevention:
Designed to reduce the incidence of suicide and violence.
We have moved to a new location:
3245 South 8th Street | Kalamazoo, MI 49009 | Phone: (269) 381-1510
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Meints Glassblowing LLC
• Scientific Glassblowing
• Construction
• Modification
• Repairs
• Artistic
Frank Meints
436 North Park Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Ph. (269) 349-1958
Fax (269) 349-6179
Eve. (269) 327-1999
E-mail: fmeints@aol.com
Where History and Hospitality Meet
Innkeepers: Chris and Dana
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www.stuartavenueinn.com
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The Neon Tetras
The Neon Tetras are the acoustic-soul gestalt of guitarist Nicholas
Martin, singer Nathan Moore, percussionist Gerren Young, and
bassist Adisah Mathieson. Martin and Moore have been creating
and performing their own distinctive blend of original music for
the past nine years. With the addition of Young’s multifaceted
percussion talents in 2010 and Mathieson’s innovative bass
contributions in 2011; the quartet is just beginning to scratch the
surface of their creative potential. Their sound has been described
as neo-soul with subtle elements of blues, folk, and rock added
for good measure. The Neon Tetras bring sincerity and intimacy
to every performance while simultaneously delivering a silver
lining of raw emotion and power to every listener.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Neon-Tetras/109401379137543
http://www.reverbnation.com/theneontetras
http://www.myspace.com/theneontetras
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LGBT Estate Planning
• Wills
• Trusts
• Powers of Attorney
Free consultation and
10% off with this ad!
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Tracie L. Tomak and Kellie E. Podolsky
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GQ Joe
GQ Joe’s life is
not a drag...well
actually it is and
he likes it that way.
Although he might
be a shorter guy
he assures you
he’s actually just
fun-size. GQ Joe
is a drag king
and MC/host
who began his
drag career in
Kalamazoo and
has continued
performing across
the state over the
last 8 years. He
has hosted the
annual Outspoken
Drag Show at
WMU for the last
3 years and hosted Kalamazoo Pride from 2009-2011. If there was
ever a movie of his life, he would choose Jake Gyllenhaal to play
him. GQ Joe is just a nice guy who has never finished last.
Check out GQ Joe on facebook: www.facebook.com/IAmGQJoe
Or follow him on twitter: @IAmGQJoe
Or email him: IAmGQJoe@gmail.com
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269.381.2437
tues & thurs
1p-5p
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Kimi Hayes
Kimi Hayes and her band have opened for
Sugarland, Willie Nelson, Gavin DeGraw,
The Neville Brothers, The BoDeans, Sarah
Evans, Lucinda Williams, Jodee Messina,
Blues Traveler, and many more.
The Kimi Hayes Band is a high energy, rockin 4 piece unit,
featuring power-house vocals, sizzling guitars, and a rock solid
rhythm section. Mike Aquino (Jim Peterik’s World Stage, European
stars, Pride of Lions) and Kimi Hayes (Catfight, Deja Vu, The Play
Doctors, Fabulous Janes, World Stage) are magic together, trading
vocals and guitar solos in perfect synchronicity. This is a band that
wows audiences at every festival, concert venue, and club. The
Kimi Hayes Band play an exciting blend of current and classic rock,
and loads of crowd-pleasing favorites from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.
www.kimihayesmusic.com
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ENTRANCE
Arcadia Creek
Festival Place
Downtown Kalamazoo
Non-Profit/Vendor Tables
Beer/Beverage Tent
Food Vendors
Youth/Family Activity Area
First Aid
Vendors/Volunteer Check-in
Porta-Potties
Activism/Education Tent
Smoking Area
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AFTER-PARTY!
JOIN US FOR A
VEGAS-STYLE
DRAG SHOW!
STARTING AT
MIDNIGHT
METRO NIGHTCLUB
411 N. Westnedge Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007