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Empower
Growth
Pride and Shine!
PAC & Friends
Hosted by PAC & SEA of Visibility
A healing-centered queer arts event!
Join us in celebrating five vibrant years of LGBTQIA+ visibility, creativity, and community by sponsoring Pride n’ Shine, presented by the Patchogue Arts Council & Friends. This joyful event uplifts the voices and talents of local LGBTQIA+ performers, musicians, poets, and visual artists in a dynamic, inclusive celebration of pride through the arts. Curated by renowned artist and advocate Anu Annam, Pride n’ Shine is more than a festival—it’s a radiant affirmation of self-expression, solidarity, and healing. Designed as a safe, welcoming space for all, the event fosters meaningful connection, creativity, and pride while supporting mental wellness through the transformative power of the arts supported by allopathic and holistic clinicians friendly to the LGBTQIA+ community. There will be vendors and arts activities for all ages.
Performances by
Bella Noche - Drag LaBelle Bell — Drag
Andraleia Buch — bass
Rusty Rose — Stonewall Trailblazer & Poetry
Jane Olivia Remauro — Punk-Folk Guitar & Vocals Singer Songwriter
Kyle Royce — Pop & R&B Vocals and Piano
Rorie Kelly — Folk-Rock Singer Songwriter
Brandon Ramirez — Pop Singer-Songwriter&
🌈Introducing the RAINBOW Open Mic featuring Empathology
MOSAIC LGBTQIA+ Artists
• Laura Resurreccion
• Sam Nuke
• Eileen Thomas
• Victoria Shields
• Rob Stenzel
• Niri Art (Dr. Nichelle Rivers)
• John Schindler
• Michael Lombardi
• Anu Annam
• and Artists from Gender Equality NY
Healing:
Reiki
Counseling
LGBTQIA+ friendly medical providers
Massage
Arts Activities:
Bracelet-making
Community painting
Kids art table
Sponsors:
BOPPI
Suffolk NOW
GENY (Grnder Equality NY)
Food Sponsors:
Toast
Cindy Hand
John Schindler
Contact us to Participate in the Open Mic, Vend, Sponsor, or Volunteer:
CONTEXT 2 CONTENT
Rainbow Connection
Series
Mental Health • Queer • Diverse Identities Intersectional, interdisciplinary empathic art-making happenings utilizing synesthesia to communicate invisible aspects of art (what does this music look like? What does it feel like in the hands? What do you see when you hear this poem, how do you depict the meaning of the words? What context does the model’s story give you to make art) supporting multiple invisible disabilities and deepening your understanding of artistic disciplines through these connections. sight of sound — 2D & 3D visual art viewing and art making • music • storytelling • figure drawing and abstract art education and instructional prompts • participant verbal connections poetry & pose — 2D & 3D visual art viewing and art making • poetry • storytelling • poetry writing• figure drawing and abstract art education and instructional prompts • participant verbal connections
Jerome Lewis
La Belle
Toni Homeperm
Bell Curves
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