Come Out in October, CNY!
We had a terrific September, starting off with the Guerrilla Gay Cafe at Crazy Daisies Cafe, then our first Queer Happy Hour at Salt City Coffee & Bar, where over 150 people turned out (check out the photos by the fabulous Andrea Kennedy Photography above!)! The fun continued with a gorgeous night at the new Westcott Thursdays series in Syracuse’s vibrant Westcott neighborhood, where we ended up congregating at Alto Cinco for conversation against the background of great live music. We rounded the month out with our first ever Queer Co-Working event at Gereblock!
Reminder: Early bird registration for the Empire State of Pride conference ends October 11! We've been working with our friends at I LOVE NY, Visit Syracuse, Central NY Pride, Big Gay Hudson Valley, Central New York Community Foundation and iHeart Media to make it happen - and we hope that you'll be able to join us.
Empire State of Pride Speakers and Presenters include:
David Turley, Director of Tourism, Education and Programs NYS Division of Tourism – I LOVE NY, Empire State Development
Chanel Lopez, NYS Deputy Director of LGBTQ Affairs, Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
Melaine Rottkamp, President + CEO, Dutchess Tourism Inc
Kevin Bailey, Co-Founder, Come Out Central NY
Yolanda Bostic Williams, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
Carmen Neely, Co-Founder + President, Harlem Pride
Nathaniel Gray, Executive Director, Pride Center of the Capital Region ... and many others!
You'll find all the details about this gathering of Pride organizers right here on our website: https://empirestateofpride.com/
If you're already registered, thank you for your support of this event. If not, our special Early Bird Registration rate of $159 ends on October 11th so please be sure to book your registration before the rates increase after that date.
We're excited to bring so many of us together in November - and we hope that you can join us in Syracuse.
Meanwhile, October promises more great queer events:
October 12: Oktoberfest Drag Bingo with Arya Klos
October 18: October Queer Happy Hour
October 24: October '24 Guerrilla Gay Bar
October 25: "Come As You Are" Queer Halloween Ball
October 30: Queer Co-working Day