CoDE’s affiliates, Small Town Pride CT, based in Hebron, and East Hampton CT Pride, are planning a series of events to celebrate Pride Month! We hope you’ll join us and spread the word!
A Lesbian Belle Tells
June 12, 6:30 – 8:30 pm (performance 6:30 – 8; reception afterward in the parish hall)
St. Peter’s Church, Hebron
A collaboration between St. Peter’s Church and Small Town Pride CT
In this time of great uncertainty, one way to combat anxiety is through humorous storytelling. Elizabeth McCain developed a humorous one-woman play based on her real-life events.
A Lesbian Belle Tells affirms and validates the LGBTQ+ community and beyond, with universal themes of self-discovery, acceptance, family struggles, forgiveness, loss, and love. McCain spins stories with a beating heart and dispenses a powerful dose of medicine for the soul to heal just about anything.
McCain is the author of a compelling memoir, A Lesbian Belle Tells OUTrageous Southern Stories of Family, Loss, and Love, published in 2020.
Register here (tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for youth).
Pride Celebration
June 13, 10 am -3 pm
AHM (Andover, Hebron, Marlborough) Youth and Family Services, 25 Pendleton Dr, Hebron
Hosted by Small Town Pride CT
- 10 am-12 pm – Vendors, arts/crafts, refreshments
- 1-3 pm. – Workshop on Telling Your Story with Elizabeth McCainShe will share the “power of storytelling through writing and sharing your own stories.”
Support for these events was provided by the Town of Hebron and the Hebron Greater Together Community Fund of the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation.
East Hampton Pride Stroll
June 20, 10 am – 11 pm
East Hampton Town Center
Join us for a full day of family-friendly Pride fun and some evening adult-only activities too!
Schedule of Events
- 10 – 11 am: Drag Story Time with Ms. Summer Orlando – East Hampton Public Library
- 11:30 am – 12:15 pm: Bike Decorating – Airline Cycles
- 12:30 pm: Bike Decorating Contest – East Hampton Congregational Church
- 12 – 4 pm: Vendor & Resource Fair – East Hampton Congregational Church (free face painting)
- 7 – 11 pm: 21+ Karaoke – Rule of 3 Brewing
Vendors, Volunteers, Donors Needed
- Sponsors: Do you own a business who can support through sponsorship? If not, can you refer us to some businesses who you think may be interested in getting involved?
- Vendors: Would you like to showcase your business, art, nonprofit at the event? We’d love to have you!
- Door Prizes: Do you have anything you could donate? Gift cards, homemade arts and crafts, self-care items, or anything you think might interest people?
- Donations: The costs to put on a fun, engaging and informative event are high. These include costs for performers, face painters, materials, and security. No donation is too small. You can either Venmo us a pride donation to @Code-Diversity1 or via PayPal here: https://code-diversity.org/donate/.
Vendors and Sponsors:
Click here for East Hampton Pride
Click here for Small Town Pride
