Event Calendar
Upcoming Events from Bloom Local’s Partner Network
Queer Kids Fest 2024
Hooray, it’s Queer Kids Fest 2024!
On Saturday, October 5, 10:30am-2:30pm, Transhealth presents a joyful festival of music, art, books, and creativity for 2SLGBTQIA+ kids, families, and allies at the Northampton Center for the Arts!
Carrie Ferguson and the Grumpytime Club Band will perform. Special guest authors to be announced. Resilient Community Arts and Crooked Stick Pops will be there, and the High Five Books crew, too!
Youth ages 6 to 18 are invited to sign up for 5-minute open mic performance slots of songs, jokes, stand-up comedy, music and more. This event is 100% FREE!
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NCMC Open Rehearsals - Pride Chorus
Under Mara Levi's charismatic leadership, this choir has grown from a kiddie pool to a syphonic ocean of voices. There's truly a place for everyone in this empowering LGBTQIA+ group, whether you sing low, sing high, prefer the background, or want to raise the roof with a solo! The Pride Chorus promises to be a healing choral experience to look forward to week after week. No experience required.
Franklin County Pride
Franklin County Pride returns on June 15, 2024!
Franklin County Pride is a non-profit organization run by a committee of dedicated volunteers. Franklin County Pride’s mission is to create a community in which all LGBTQIA+ youth, adults, and families can enjoy the freedom to live safely, openly, and genuinely, free from discrimination due to race, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation. They aim to be as representative as possible of the diverse experiences and identities of the LGBTQIA+ community. They strive to be honest about who is and isn’t in the room, whose voices are and are not at the table, and to support other groups doing the work they are not.
The first Franklin County Pride March & Rally on June 24, 2017 was created and organized by a handful of dedicated lesbian and queer women in reaction to the charged political climate after the 2016 presidential election and the growing threat to marginalized people in their community (i.e., undocumented people, people of color, women, and LGBTQIA people).
This all-volunteer event drew broad participation from diverse members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies, and was made possible by overwhelming support from local businesses and individual sponsors. The event drew over 400 marchers and 600 rally participants, with musical performances from local entertainers, and speeches from local community groups and leaders.
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