Pride: Say Gay! T-Party & T-Dance
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Main Museum
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November 4, 2:00 - 7:00pm |
Where |
Main Museum
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When |
November 4, 2:00 - 7:00pm |
This year, Palm Springs Art Museum is throwing two Pride celebrations on Friday, November 4.
This year’s museum Pride events will offer a moment of reflection and conversation, and embody the resistive power of partying.
Picking up on the City of Palm Springs' Pride theme of Say Gay! in response to the ongoing attacks on the LGBTQ+ community across the United States, the museum will feature a roundtable of local LGBTQIA+ notables including Mayor Lisa Middleton, Dr. Jonathan Paul Higgins, and Monique "Fauxnique" Jenkinson. It will be moderated by former PS Mayor Rod Oden. They will gather with other leaders and attendees in our theater to spill the tea and to adamantly Say Gay! Scroll down for details.
The tea will then be followed by a T-dance upstairs in the one of our main galleries; it's currently between exhibition installations so we are turning it into a our own dance club for one night! DJs Gracy D & TKeys and Sxclsv will be joined by drag performers Luxury Liaison, Miss Bee Hivin, Sahara Woodz, and Joella Perry.
Schedule
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.: Opening Tea Reception with Champagne Bar and Petit Fours
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.: Say Gay! T-Party Roundtable Discussion with Ron Oden Featuring Guest Speakers: Mayor Lisa Middleton, Dr. Jonathan Paul Higgins, & Monique "Faunique" Jenkinsen.
4:00 - 7:00 p.m.: T-Dance Party with DJs, full cash bar, 360-Photobooth, and burlesque dancers
T-Party Panel:
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Mayor Lisa MiddletonCurrently mayor of Palm Springs, Lisa was first elected to the City Council in 2017 and is the first transgender person to be elected in California for a non-judicial position. |
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Dr. Jonathan Paul HigginsWith over 15 years of experience in leadership and social justice education, DoctorJonPaul is focused on using their voice and platform to highlight the joy and resilience of marginalized people. |
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Monique "Fauxnique" JenkinsonMonique is an artist/choreographer/writer whose work dwells at the intersection of contemporary dance and cabaret, and who considers the performance of femininity as a powerful, vulnerable and subversive act. |
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Panel Moderator:
Ron OdenIn 2003, Ron was elected Mayor of Palm Springs, thus becoming the first openly gay African American mayor elected in California. He later brought in the city council its first gay majority. |
T-Dance:
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DJsOur T-Dance will be held in one of the museum's main galleries, where multiple DJs will spin—including the duo DJ Gracy D & TKeys (left) and Sxclsv. |
Sponsors
Food and refreshments provided by Lulu and bubbles sponsored by Palm Springs Bottle Shop and XOBC.
Supported by Palm Springs Gay Desert Guide and KGAY
