Colorado West Pride 2023 Colorado

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Colorado West Pride takes place from the 6th to 10th September 2023.

Colorado West Pride is the largest pride organization on the Western Slope of Colorado. We throw several events a year, including PRIDE! We work to build a positive environment for the LGBTQ community. As we promote equality, we work alongside our community to make sure it is well-informed and has a voice to make a difference. ​

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September 8
Glow Party. Come Glow With Us for PRIDE, 8 at Good Judy's. Doors Open at 9 pm. $15 pre-event. $20 at door.

September 9
Rainbow Party. Our annual signature party. Sept 9 at Mesa Theatre. Door: 8 pm / Show: 9 pm. $15 online or $20 at the door.
Parade
Pride in the Park. Join us for fun, food, entertainment, family and vendors at Pride. FREE and for all ages.

September 10
The largest 2SLGBTQ+ regional poetry slam in the Four Corners Region is coming to the Avalon Theatre. This year the slam is a free all-ages show (mature content, parental discretion advised)! Doors open at 5pm with the show starting at 6:00 PM. Free tickets can be reserved in advance through The Avalon Theatre. Slamming Bricks is an annual slam poetry competition in its fifth year produced by the Western Colorado Writer’s Forum and organized by Caleb Ferganchick during Colorado West Pride’s Pride Week in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Slamming Bricks is an intersectional competition exploring resistance and liberation in honour of the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Poets from all over the American West compete in four rounds of poetry in a battle for the brick. Slamming Bricks has featured Colorado Poet Laureate, Bobby LeFebre, and star of HBO’s Emmy-nominated show We’re Here, Eureka O’Hara. A Slamming Bricks documentary by Fruita cinematographer, Rachel DeWeber, will be screened prior to the poetry slam and a special stand-up comedy performance by Joke Junction’s, Emilie Stickley, will also be featured. Live ASL interpretation is provided during the event and a live stream will be available for remote viewing.