GAY PRIDE
On Sunday, April 15, Miami Beach will be
more fabulous and extraordinary than
ever! The city celebrates the annual Miami
Beach Gay PRIDE parade and festival, a
celebration of the extraordinary strength,
beauty, and contributions of South Florida’s
LGBT community, and an exciting all-day
event that features a parade, a festival
with exciting celebrity presentations and
musical performances, and an Expo with
LGBT-friendly vendors and businesses,
refreshments and food, including a familyfriendly
playzone.
Lesbian. Gay. Bi. Trans. Straight. PROUD.
Miami Beach Gay Pride is an extraordinary
celebration that brings out the best in us all.
Last year’s pride event brought OUT
over 35,000 people from all walks of
life and cities from across Florida– and
across the world– making Miami Beach
Gay Pride the city’s largest one-day
event. This year will be even better!
For more information,
miamibeachgaypride.org.
AIDS WALK MIAMI
On Sunday, April 22, thousands will
descend upon Miami Beach for the 24th
Annual AIDS Walk Miami, which begins
on the west side of the Miami Beach
Convention Center. Registration starts at 8
a.m., with the walk starting promptly at 9
a.m. rain or shine.
The AIDS Walk Miami benefits Care
Resource, a 501[c](3) non-profit,
multi-cultural, community-based HIV/
AIDS service organization. The agency
provides education, prevention and early
interventions services, information and
referrals, primary medical care, clinical
trials, psychosocial services, and community
outreach, to men, women and youth in
Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
For sponsorship opportunities, booth
rentals, and entertainment, please contact
Steve Beko, Events Coordinator, at
305-576-1234, Ext. 258 or by email at
sbeko@careresource.org.
AQUA GIRL
For Women Who Love Women, May 2
through 6. Now in its eleventh fabulous
year, Aqua Girl™ continues to attract
women from all corners of the country,
the Americas and around the globe. The
week continues to grow with an everexpanding
variety of events that enhance
its appeal and have created what is now
one of the hottest Women’s festivals in the
country. From dance parties, to comedy
shows, to live music, to pool parties,
to a bowl-a-thon, jazz brunch, dineout
event, VIP reception, art show, and
celebrity meet-and-greets and so much
more. Having so much fun never did so
much good, with 100% of the proceeds
from Aqua Girl benefitting the Aqua
Foundation for Women, a not-for-profitfoundation
whose primary mission is to
promote the equality, strength, health,
and visibility of gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender women. Monies raised
during the Foundation’s signature
week, as well as through individual
and corporate donations go directly to
educate, empower and foster the lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender women’s
communities throughout South Florida.
For more information, visit aquagirl.org.