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JUNE 2018 | ISSUE 280 | QSALTLAKE.COM
SATURDAYJUNE 2
OUTdoors & Proud 5K
8–11am, Jordan Park & Peace Gardens 1060 S. 900 West. Yoga in the Peace Gardens, fitness challenges, volleyball in the park and other healthy lifestyle activities. 5K $40 online registration closes May 26. Onsite registration $45 at 8. Race at 9.
Pride March & Rally
Gathering at the south stairs of the Utah State Capitol Building, we’ll rally, then march to Pride Festival Grounds. Come out and celebrate, agitate, and stand united! 6pm at he Utah State Capitol / Free. Rally Begins 6:45pm March steps off and heads down State Street to South Temple, east to 200 East, then outh to the Festival Grounds.
PRIDE FESTIVAL
Gates are open, vendors are eager to meet you, food is cooking, and the entertainment is bangin!
1–11pm at the Festival Grounds $8 online at utahpridecenter.org/festival and $10 at the gates
Main Stage
Based in Salt Lake, TOTEM CITY began with high school friends Luke Leetham (vocals, synths) and Nick Nord (guitar, production). After graduation, Luke met Aaron Jeffers (drums) while attending a local community college and invited him into the band. Later that year, Luke invited Ascari Lucero (bass) from another project to join the band, thus completing the lineup. Totem City blends genre elements of electronic, rock, and indie pop for a spicy original sound. 20-year-old DALLAS WAYDE brings you a familiar Top-40 sound at the crossroads of upbeat melodies and emotional lyricism. His first full-length studio album “So Young and So Damaged” landed early his year, and it brought in about 50k digital streams in its first month — a tipping point for Dallas and his team, “The Broken Hearts Club.”
Pride Speakers and Films
Free & Open to the Public at the Salt Lake City Main Library, 2–9 p.m. Join Utah Pride for a series of speakers, panels, workshops, and films on topics related to LGBTQ+ life. Everything from Drag Workshops to Queer Sex Ed to the film Toderick Hall: Behind the Curtain.
In song or as a speaker, you can find SHEA FREEDOM advocating for foster youth, human rights, and environmental issues. Born in Los Angeles Freedom was raised in California’s foster care system where he was subject to 28 different placements. Like 68 percent of foster youth, Freedom emancipated into homelessness. No doubt the early instability would prepare him for the fast-paced life on the road. He has found his home on stages across the nation and has traveled solo all over the U.S. via thumb and motorcycle. Freedom was awarded the 2016 Rising Star Award by Black Trans Men Inc
Kiran, who performs as MADAME GANDHI, is an electronic music artist and activist based in Los Angeles. She studied mathematics at Georgetown University and worked as the first ever data analyst at Interscope Records before going on to receive her MBA from Harvard. Having gained recognition as the former drummer for artist M.I.A., Madame Gandhi now produces music that elevates and celebrates the female voice. In 2016, she released her first EP Voices and in 2017, she toured as the opening act for Ani DiFranco. She is currently working on her debut full-length album.