JCLGO HOSTS ANNUAL JERSEY CITY LGBT PRIDE FESTIVAL & PRIDE WEEK
(PRLEAP.COM) Jersey City Lesbian + Gay Outreach, Inc (JCLGO) will host its 7th Annual Jersey City LGBT Pride Festival on Saturday, August 25, from noon to 8 pm. The theme of this year’s Jersey City LGBT Pride Festival is Live and Let Love and "celebrates and honors our LGBT families, and the lives and love made stronger and more visible by the addition of our new rights acquired through the recent victories the LGBT community has gained with Civil Unions while still pointing towards the future of getting full Marriage Equality." according to Catherine Hecht, JCLGO’s Executive Director.
The Jersey City LGBT Pride Festival is the culmination to a week-long series of events celebrating the LGBT Community from August 19-August 25 during JCLGO’s annual LGBT Pride Week.
Jersey City LGBT Pride Week activities include:
**Saturday, August 25, 2007**
Jersey City LGBT Pride Festival, (12-8pm)
"Live and Let Love," Exchange Place, On the Waterfront
Admission: Free
Jersey City Pride Official After-Party, (8pm-Closing)
Hard Grove Café, 319 Grove St
Admission: $5
—Co-Sponsored by Hard Grove Café
**Sunday, August 19, 2007**
Jersey City Pride Pre-Party, (6 pm - Closing)
LITM, 140 Newark Ave
Admission: $10
—Co-Sponsored by LITM
**Monday, August 20, 2007**
Jersey City Rainbow Flag Raising & Reception (6pm-8 pm)
Jersey City City Hall, 280 Grove St
Admission: Free
**Tuesday, August 21, 2007**
Rainbow Flag Raising & Reception at Brennan Court House (6pm - 8 pm)
Brennan Court House, 583 Newark Ave
Admission: Free
**Wednesday, August 22, 2007**
Hudson Pride Connections, Second Annual Youth Event, Glamorous Youth Fashion and Talent Show (7pm-9pm)
The Church of Incarnation, 68 Storms St
Admission: $3
— Co-Sponsored by Hudson Pride Connections
**Thursday, August 23, 2007**
Pride Festival Volunteer Meeting (7:30pm)
One Exchange Place
Admission: Free
Volunteer Party
The Star Bar, 34 Wayne St
—Co-Sponsored by The Star Bar
**Friday, August 24, 2007**
‘Meltdown’ 2nd Annual Ladies Night (7-12pm)
1 McWilliams Pl, Roof Deck
Admission: $10
‘Meltdown’ After Party (12-2pm)
LITM, 140 Newark Ave
—Co-Sponsored by Art House, Chilltown Pride Center, LITM
MANifest First Mens Night Out for Pride (10pm-Closing)
The Cage, 32 Newark Street, Hoboken, NJ
Admission: $5
—Co-Sponsored by The Cage
For more information about any of the events or volunteering during JCLGO’s Pride Week, go to www.jclgo.org.
This event is brought to you by JCLGO and in part by support from our event sponsors: Bank of America, The Cage, CareerBuilder, Duggal Visual Solutions, Go Magazine, Hamilton Square, Hard Grove Café, Hyatt, Icelandair, KTU, Liberty Travel, LITM, Manhunt.net, Metro Homes, Metro Source, Minuteman Press, Next Magazine, NJ Transit, Out In Jersey, Pershing, Star Bar, Synergy Fitness, Verizon Wireless and Wachovia. JCLGO especially wishes to thank Hudson County, County Executive Thomas A. DeGise, Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, the City Council, and Jersey City’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
**Host Organization**
Jersey City Lesbian + Gay Outreach (JCLGO), a nonprofit community organization founded in 2001, produces Jersey City’s Annual LGBT Pride Week & Pride Festival and is a driving force in developing and unifying the growing LGBT community in Jersey City. JCLGO is committed to being a vital voice in Jersey City, bringing the LGBT community together.
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