Today’s the big day!! Come on down to the Center for the Pride Party! We’ve got margaritas on the deck, all you can eat food catered by Medjool, live performances, silent auction, and all around Gayfabulosity!

You can buy your tickets at the door. See you soon!

Open bar, live music, burlesque dancers, drag queens, silent auction–the best way to kick off the Pride Week! Today’s the last day you can buy your ticket online! Buy your tickets now before they run out!

This year we’re giving away complimentary giftbags to our first 400 guests! With a value of $50, this is NOT your run of the mill gift bag with just brochures and chatskis! Buy your ticket today and ensure that you’re one of the lucky ones to walk home with a bag full of all sorts of goodies.

Click here to start bidding!

‘What A Piece of Work!’ (…is Man)

Artists: danyol, Katie Gilmartin, Anne, Karin Glass, Irene Hendrick, Paul Morin, Blake Tucker

‘What A Piece of Work’ reveals nuanced expression of the human spirit, expressed through the human form. Together, these artists bring us closer to acceptance our shared humanity by celebrating what’s beautiful about ourselves while giving us permission to fall short of idealized perfection.

Curators:      Matt McKinley | McKinley Art Solutions

Pam Peniston | Director, Queer Cultural Center

Interested in coming to the Party but can’t afford it? Why not volunteer and get in for free? We’re looking for volunteers who are interested in helping with the Party. As a volunteer, you’ll get in for free, go home with a gift bag and help the Center with one of its biggest fundraisers!

There will be a training this Wednesday, June 15th at 6:00 pm at the Center. Visit our Volunteer Page for more info!

The SF Pride Party is less than a week and away and, trust us, you do not want to miss out on all the fun. You can still buy your tickets online for the party of the summer.

Tickets are $25-$50 on a sliding scale and all the action takes place at from 1-4 pm this Saturday (June 18) at the Center. So what are you waiting for? Get your ticket now and we’ll see you this weekend.

This year we have two amazing auctions. One will take place online and the other at the event.

The online auction will run from June 13, 2011 to June 26, 2011.

The second auction is in person and will take place on June 18, 2011 at the Center  from 1:00-3:00PM

Here is a sneak peak of our highlighted items:

-  Two Night Stay at Hotel Del Sol in the Marina, a $399 value (Online auction)

-  5 Day/4 Night Escape to Cancun, Mexico (Online auction)

- Kitchen and Bath Design Consultation from Joanne Cannell Designs, a $300 value (Online auction)

- Fine Art Dog Photography Session with Award Winning Photographer, Jesse Freidin, a $1350 value (Event auction)

- Dinner Experience for Two and a Bottle of Moet Chandon Imperial, $250 value, from supperclub (Event auction)

-Sweet  Cruise Ocean View Junior Suite for Two to  Cozumel in 2012, a  $3398 value (Event auction)

- Private 3-hour Dinner Party for Ten with Chef Jose of Bravo TV’s  Top Chef, a $2500 value (Event auction)

We’ll set up INTERACTIVE LISTENING stations with some of our favorite LGBTQ stories from across the country and provide info on how you can RECORD YOUR STORY and book you and your loved ones an appointment at our recording booth here in Downtown SF, at the Contemporary Jewish Museum since November 2008. StoryCorps staff Natalia, Sophia, and Kevin will be on hand to answer any questions about StoryCorps and how to sign up for a recording slot with a loved one. To make a June or July appointment at the booth, click here: http://storycorps.org/record-your-story/locations/san-francisco-ca/.

ABOUT StoryCorps OutLoud:

StoryCorps OutLoud…

* Honors the lives of older LGBTQ individuals, many of whom have lived through landmark events of the LGBTQ experience in America.

* Brings LGBTQ generations together so that the younger generation can learn from and value the lives, experiences, and wisdom of their elders.

* Aims to include many more LGBTQ voices in our archive at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

* Shares and broadcasts voices of the LGBTQ community for millions to hear.

Participation in StoryCorps is free and open to everyone.

For more info: http://storycorps.org/initiatives/outloud/

Please join us on Wednesday, May 25th 5:30pm – 7:30pm at the Lexington Club to kick off the 6th Annual Pride Party! This kick-off event is an opportunity for you to mix and mingle with other hosts, meet Center staff, and get excited about the upcoming Pride Party on Saturday, June 18th from 1-4pm, at the Center. We would be delighted if you would consider joining us as a host.

As a host, you will help underwrite the cost of producing our event, ensuring that all proceeds from the ticket sales directly benefit the Center and the communities it serves. The cost to be a host is $150 for an individual and $200 for couples. In gratitude, individual hosts will receive one complementary Pride Party ticket; host couples will receive two.

We hope you will join us for this kick-off event and consider becoming a host. If you cannot attend but want more information about being a host or how you can support the Center, please contact Devon Nandagiri at Devonn@sfcenter.org or 415-865-5617 or Erika Carlsen at Eocarlsen@gmail.com or 801-391-2852.

You can also sign up to be a host by making your donation directly on our ticket site: