Annapolis Pride

Annapolis: In My Lifetime an Annapolis Pride Documentary Premiere
2024-05-16 19:00 (America/New_York) | MD
Join us for the theatrical premiere of a 45-minute documentary by Erica Jaros about the first Annapolis Pride Parade! The film will be shown in Theater 1 at the Landmark Theater at Harbour Center here in Annapolis on May 29. A showing at 7 p.m. will be followed by a Question-and-Answer session with Annapolis Pride founder Jeremy Browning and a current member of the Annapolis Pride board. There will be a second showing at 9 p.m.

The theater holds 100 people, so get your tickets now!

The First Pride was a Riot: The Enduring Legacy of Stonewall
2024-05-16 19:00 | MD
Saundra Mitchell, acclaimed editor of the LGBTQIA+ anthology series All Out, Out Now, Out There, and author of the award-winning Shadowed Summer and All The Things We Do in the Dark, presents “The First Pride was a Riot: The Enduring Legacy of Stonewall.”
This program presents an informal history of the Stonewall Uprisings and how they form the basis for today’s Pride Parades and Festivals, but also remain a call to arms for LGBTQIA+ people and their allies to stand up and demand equality for all under the law.

Pre Pride Parade Prep at the Arts Hub
2024-05-21 19:00 | MD
Help us kick off Annapolis Arts Week AND Annapolis Pride!
Stop by the Annapolis Arts HUB and get ready with us!
We’ll have lots of fun accessories for you to get into the Pride spirit before the parade and festival. Add some colorful tattoos, gemstones and body paint to your wardrobe and celebrate this wonderful day with us!
All ages are welcome!

Celebrate YOU Day!
2024-05-21 19:00 | MD
Celebrating our LGBTQIA+ community & the joys of diversity! We’ll provide helpful tools for families, youth, allies, & the community through various fun-filled activities + educational talks.

Post Pride Festival Kickback at the Art Hub
2024-05-31 19:00 | MD
Join the folks of Annapolis Arts Week at the Arts Hub to kick back and create. We’ll have chill music, non alcoholic beverages and lots of fun art materials out for you to interact with.

Drag Bingo
2024-06-02 19:00 | MD
Get ready to SLAY with this energetic Bingo extravaganza hosted by two sensational and fabulous drag performers, Mx Jazz What & The Vettick What! They’ll charm & entertain you with (family-friendly) performances and sass in between fast-paced Bingo rounds. Celebrate diversity and embrace inclusivity with CTA. It’s not just fun; it’s an opportunity to learn and grow together!
Prizes
Drag Entertainment
All ages welcome
TICKETS: https://cta.ticketleap.com/drag-bingo/
General Admission: $10 includes 2 Bingo Game Cards
Deluxe Package: $15 (save $3) includes 4 Bingo Game Cards, 1 Dauber, 1 bottle of water
Available for additional purchase at the event:
$2 per Bingo Card
$2 per Bingo Dauber
$2 per Bottle of Water
** NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES **

XUXA’S night of Fantasies
2024-06-04 19:00 | MD
Drag show, Doors Open at 9PM.

Speak your Truth
2024-06-10 19:00 | MD
SYT is back for an 8th year of stopping the stigma of mental illness through words & art. We’ll again have live performances with “Speakers” of all varities (e.g., poets, singers, comics, etc.). Click for more info on being a “Speaker.”
New this year is a deluxe, large vendor space with dedicated hours before the performance, making it conducive for more artists/advocates to set up & connect with attendees. Click for more info on being a vendor.
Like before, we’ll be live streaming the performances on YouTube. There will again be an accompanying video of “Speakers” from across the world who submit their work. Click for more info on video submissions.
SYT is a great event for people who…
-appreciate the arts & want exposure to a wide range of local, passioned artists
-are struggling with mental illness & want to connect with others and/or express their battles in a supportive space
-aren’t familiar with mental illness & want a better understanding or find ways to help

Lunch & Learn: Unearthing, Preserving, and Promoting LGBTQ+ History in Maryland
2024-07-02 19:00 | MD
An 1870s lesbian gunslinger. Extravagant 1930s drag balls. Mass protests of the 1980s and 1990s. All are a part of our story.
In 2018, Preservation Maryland engaged in a project to create the first comprehensive study of LGBTQ+ history and historic preservation across Maryland. In conducting the research for this project, Ben Egerman was able to identify a wide array of places associated with LGBTQ+ history and create a number of resources to help those interested in the subject learn more about our communities’ rich and vibrant history in the state.
Since then, he has presented with another librarian and community elders on the subject of local LGBTQ+ history to audiences across the state, as well as working with students, artists, and academics to promote and build awareness of Maryland’s LGBTQ+ past.
This talk will discuss these projects, what they tell us about Maryland’s history, and some of the difficulties in doing research in this area–all punctuated by amazing and eye-opening stories of LGBTQ+ people and life in the state stretching back nearly 200 years.
Ben Egerman (he/him) is a public librarian and researcher living in Baltimore. His work with Preservation Maryland on the Maryland LGBTQ Historic Context Study yielded a preliminary list of over 300 extant sites related to LGBTQ+ history in the state, and has been recognized by the American Historical Association’s Committee on LGBT History, who awarded the project the Allan Berube Prize for community history in early 2024. He has worked with a fellow librarian and two community elders to bring various stories from Maryland’s LGBTQ+ past to audiences in libraries across the state. He aims for his work to lie at the intersection of community building, advocacy, and public history.
ASL interpretation will be available for attendees.
Presented in partnership with The Maryland State Archives and The Maryland Four Centuries Project.

Registration not required, but encouraged. Please register for the event here.

Transgender Name Change Event
2024-09-09 19:00 | MD
Annapolis Pride Board Member Valerie Anias, Esq. will offer the services of her firm, A Team Family Law, LLC, to assist members of the Transgender community in filing the paperwork needed for a name change in the state of Maryland. This is a free event to help you navigate the process for getting your name changed.

Military & Veteran Drag Show for Suicide Prevention
2024-09-09 19:00 | MD
Join Veteran Pride Suicide Prevention for a free drag show (use QR code, but donations are welcome)! Doors open at 5 PM and the show starts at 6 PM. September is suicide prevention month and let’s support our veterans.

Glamityville Horror Burlesque and Variety Show
2024-09-22 19:00 | MD
Tippitywitchet Productions has gathered a group of ghouls to do the Monster Mash and Graveyard Smash! Join us at ArtFarm Annapolis for a night of glamourous and ghoulish burlesque and variety, featuring the fiendish talents of:
Catlessi
Eboni X Pyre
Glitter Macabre
Hannibal Lickher
KimBurly
London St. Juniper
Luna Rei
Maggie McMuffin as Tiffani with 2 I’s
Mary Cyn
Morticia Atoms
Doors open at 7pm for drinks an unique shopping opportunities offered by Hannibal Lickher, Catlessi, and Glitter Macabre, and the show starts at 8pm.
VIP with reserved seats in the first two rows: $30
Advance Purchase GA $20
Door Tickets $25

Outside -- Quarterly Dance Party!
2024-09-23 19:00 | MD
Mark your calendar and for an unforgettable night of music, dancing, and fun at Outside for people 16+!
Get your tickets now because space is limited!
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Big tunes | Beautiful space | House party vibes
Outside is a quarterly dance party from Darin Michelle and davOmakesbeats
Hip-hop, house, club, techno sounds from DJ Face and davOmakesbeats
Date: Friday, October 4, 2024, 8p-12a
Location: AND Creative studio: 1851 McGuckian Street #Suite B Annapolis, MD 21401
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outside-tickets-1015328263167?aff=oddtdtcreator
Very LGBTQ+ friendly, 16+
space is limited – tickets encouraged

LGBTQIA+ Halloween Dance Party
2024-10-07 19:00 | MD
Join a Halloween-themed dance party at Tsunami on October 26 in the tradition of the Tsunami “family night” of old! Come dressed in costume (or not) and dance to music provided by DJ FO4. It will be a great time when the LGBTQIA+ family over over 21 years old gets together!

LGBTQIA+ drop-in grief support group
2024-10-08 19:00 | MD
This group provides grieving LGBTQIA+ adults (18+) the opportunity to
come together to feel supported in their grief. Group allows participants to
share their feelings, obtain support from a Chesapeake Life Center team
member as well as from each other, and participate in activities designed to
provide assistance with the grief process.

Out Joy!
2024-10-08 19:00 | MD
Celebrate National Coming Out Day with fellowship, food, and song, and hear from Queer folx about their journeys and their living into their being fearfully and wonderfully made in God!

Annapolis Pride Documentary: Annapolis in my Lifetime
2024-10-08 19:00 | MD
In case you missed this during Pride, you have another opportunity to see the Annapolis Pride documentary at the Utopia Film Festival in Greenbelt, MD. Documentary Trailer
The Utopia Film Festival is held annually in Greenbelt, Maryland, located near Washington, D.C. Now in its 20th year, Utopia Film Festival seeks documentaries, feature films, shorts and animation which creatively explore the personal, social, political, cultural and environmental issues which challenge humanity’s never-ending quest for a better world.

LGBTQIA+ Halloween Dance Party
2024-10-25 21:00 - 2024-10-26 21:00 | Club 164 – A Sober Lounge, Club 164, CA, 21401, United States

The Gay Crowd – Weekly Sobriety Support Meeting
2024-10-25 21:00 - 2024-10-26 21:00 | Club 164 – A Sober Lounge, Club 164, CA, 21401, United States

A Nostalgic Burlesque and Variety Show
2024-11-17 19:00 | MD
Tippitywitchet Productions, an Annapolis queer-founded nonprofit, is wrapping 2024 with a celebration of nostalgia, from cartoons and music, to favorite holiday traditions.
The timelessly amazing Callie Pigeon is ready to lead you on a trip down a memory lane of books, movies, and that thing you totally used to love and can’t believe you forgot about until now.
Log on with Tricia McMillan
Read with Salem Sirene
Take a trip to the movies with Bearcat Betty and Lady Bladie
Groove with Orion St. Michael
Tune in to the boob tube with Kalypso Kraken and Melrose Moon
Live your best life with Betty Rumble
And celebrate some holidays with Sally Stardust and Luna Rei
Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm.
VIP with reserved seats in the first two rows: $30
Advance Purchase GA $20
Door Tickets $25
Purchase Tickets: https://www.marylandburlesque.com/events/like-the-one-i-used-to-know

Double Date Burlesque and Variety Show
2025-01-05 19:00 | MD
The third annual Double Date is coming back to ArtFarm Annapolis on Saturday, February 8. Come delight in burlesque and variety so enchanting you have to see it twice.
Hosted by London St. Juniper and Wayne Manners, and featuring:
Coco Gateaux and Yatty Matty
Delilah Dentata and Orion St. Michael
Luna Rei and Miss Leo Dymond
Pretty Rik E and Cicada the Clown
Rat Aghast the Babe and Thrill Nigh
Doors are at 7pm for drinks and shopping, and the show starts at 8pm.
First row seats: $40
Second row seats: $30
Advance GA: $20
Door tickets: $25
https://www.marylandburlesque.com/events/double-date

Trophy Queens Drag Brunch
2025-01-05 19:00 | MD
Come enjoy the food and the show. Don’t forget to bring your dollar bills for the ladies!

Monthly EQUAAC Happy Hour
2025-02-11 19:00 | MD
New location for Equality Anne Arundel County Happy Hour.
We meet for Happy Hour the third Friday of every month at Toast the 21st. Stop by and meet the locals for a drink and food provided by Bread and Butter Kitchen!
Toast the 21st is the blue door behind General’s liquor store.

World Pride in Washington DC!
2025-02-11 19:00 | MD
WorldPride Washington, DC 2025

2025 marks the 50th Anniversary of Pride celebrations in Washington, DC! The Capital Pride Alliance is excited for Washington, DC to host WorldPride 2025 and share this momentous and exciting milestone with our international community.
WorldPride DC 2025 will feature a vibrant and innovative slate of events and cultural programs that will highlight the best that Washington, DC has to offer. From music to film, from the National Mall to Embassy Row, you will experience the world through Washington’s multi-faceted and multi-cultural community.
Come and celebrate with us May 17 – June 8, 2025!
Parade on: June 8th Time: 1:00 pm @ 14th Street and Penn ave. NW

Mountain Road Adventurer's Guild
2025-02-11 19:00 | MD
Program Type: Games, LGBTQIA+ Interest

Audience: Teens (Ages 11+)

The five kingdoms are on the brink of war, the realm is in chaos, and Dame Peritchkova’s Academy of Speechcraft and Calligraphy is closed for the foreseeable future as the Dame themself has left for battle – leaving you without a graduation gala! As if that wasn’t enough, the saboteur you’ve been chasing for the past several months has turned out to be Andrea, your best friend’s betrothed, and the evidence is ironclad that they are responsible for the chaos and strife unfolding across the continent. But you suspect all is not as it seems with your friend and there is more at work leading Vanda into peril. Guess you’ll just have to prove your friend’s innocence and save Vanda yourself, won’t you?
Join us in an ongoing D&D campaign with an eye to inclusion and queer liberation.
Registration for this event will close on February 20, 2025 @ 5:30pm.
REGISTER HERE: Mountain Road Adventurer’s Guild | Anne Arundel County Public Library

Rainbow Story Time
2025-02-11 19:00 | MD
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, LGBTQIA+ Interest, Special Events

Audience: All

Join us for a Rainbow Storytime celebrating solidarity, community, and building empathy with stories, music, and a fun craft. Don’t miss this joyous story time for the whole family!

Queer Agenda Book Club
2025-02-11 19:00 | MD
The Queer Agenda Book Club

Program Type: Books and Writing, LGBTQIA+ Interest

Audience: Adults

Event Details

A monthly book club that reads queer books in a queer- and trans-affirming setting. All identities are welcome!
Pease register for the months you wish to attend here: Upcoming Events | Anne Arundel County Public Library

THE CURRENT READING LIST:
FEB: we will be reading Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle.
MAR: This month, we will be reading Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers. Because the Odenton Library will be closed from March 10th to April 8th, this meeting will be on Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom Meeting Information.
APR: This month, we will be reading Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen.
MAY: This month, we will be reading The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang.

LGBTQ-lue Board Game Brunch
2025-02-11 19:00 | MD
Program Type: Games, LGBTQIA+ Interest, Special Events

Audience: All

Event Details

Gather round the table with your fellow Lejebetequa family and friends and let the world’s worries fall away for a couple hours with some games, coffee, and pastries.

Share Your Story With Pride Community Art Project
2025-02-11 19:00 | MD
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, LGBTQIA+ Interest, Special Events

Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults

Come and create a multimedia masterpiece that will become part of a community art project that will be displayed at the 3rd Annual “Share Your Story With Pride” Art Show this June. For more information, please call the Odenton Library at 410-222-6277.

Anime & Manga Club for Adults!
2025-02-11 19:00 | MD
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Books and Writing, Games, LGBTQIA+ Interest, Neurodivergent / Neurodiverse, Special Events

Audience: Adults

Anime/Manga Club
Share in the love of Japanese animation and comics! Come join your fellow Otaku and enjoy anime watching, manga discussions, games, creating, and more! Light snacks provided and cosplay is always welcome!
Disclaimer(s) Food Allergies
We cannot guarantee that food served at library programs has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
Alergias Alimentarias: La Biblioteca no puede garantizar que la comida servida en los programas no ha estado en contacto con las nueces de árbol, la soya, u otros alérgenos.
