Weekend Roundup: Philadelphia Soul Hosts First Pro-Football LGBT-Awareness Night
Back-to-back American Conference Champions the Philadelphia Soul will host the first pro-football LGBT-awareness game in the nation. “Out With the Soul: Champions for Equality” kicks off Saturday, May 10th at the Wells Fargo Center, where Philly’s Souls will be taking on the New Orleans VooDoo.
From Soul co-owner Cosmo DeNicola: “My co-owners and I are so proud to bring this special LGBT professional football game to Philadelphia and a national TV audience, with a message of openness and pride.” Fellow owner John Adams adds, “The LGBT community is very strong in Philadelphia and we believe our city is a leader in the country in supporting equality for this community.”
You got that right, hunty!
To put the gay icing on the proverbial cake, The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus will perform the national anthem, there will be an LGBT Tailgating Party, and the arena will be prided up in traditional rainbow fashion.
Philly has always been a trendsetter, so let’s get the national spotlight with this one and show the rest of the U.S. what progress really looks like. Click here for tickets and more information. Saturday, May 10, 6:00 p.m., $17-$25, Wells Fargo Center.
FRIDAY
- Here’s what’s happening at the COLLAGE Festival today.
- Celebrate GALAEI’S 25th anniversary at the fifth annual David Acosta Revolutionary Leader Award (DARLA) reception. Then head over to Tabu for the after-party.
- Mazeppa Productions hosts Cocktails and Cabaret to raise money for its upcoming season, which includes a production of Xanadu.
- William Way launches its ninth annual Juried LGBTQ Art Opening.
- It’s Thank Goddess It’s OMG! time at Tabu.
- DTF: Darryl and Timaree’s Fun Hour combines sex, news, comedy, and a game show in another unforgettable installment. (Can’t get enough Timaree? Check out her Woman Crush Wednesday that she submitted this week.
- Queer as Folk star Hal Sparks is performing tonight and tomorrow at Helium Comedy Club.
SATURDAY
- Here’s what’s happening Saturday at the COLLAGE Festival.
- Twerk away your troubles at Back 2 Basics at Tabu, where Stimulus will raise money for Philly DykeMarch.
- Get down to the Nitty Gritty at Venture Inn.
- Joy Behar, the redheaded queen from The View, brings her workshop performance, “Me, My Mouth & I,” to the Bucks County Playhouse.
SUNDAY
- Don’t miss the always beautiful, ever-talented Lana Del Rey, who will be performing live at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts.
- Kick off New Hope Pride Week with an Art & Bar Crawl.
