Pride Week '96

Pride Week is an annual event at Coe College sponsored by the Coe Alliance in cooperation with many other campus organizations. Guests are welcome at all events, whether from other schools or the surrounding community. If your school or organization would like to attend Pride Week events, you are encouraged to contact the Coe Alliance so we will know to expect you. All events occur on the Coe College campus, unless otherwise specified.

Calendar of Events

Monday, April 8
- Coe Alliance Meeting
  6:00 p.m., Room C, Gage Memorial Union
  Jan and Jennifer, mothers of a Coe student, will talk about lesbian parenting.
- Marquis Series - "The Several Lives and Arts of Cal Van Vechten"
  7:30 p.m., Cherry Auditorium, Peterson Hall
  A lecture by biographer Bruce Kellner. Van Vechten, a noted writer and photographer, is Cedar Rapids' most famous gay man. (Co-sponsored by the Iowa Humanities Board and the National Endowment for the Humanities.)
Tuesday, April 9
- Movie Night: Jeffrey
  7:00 p.m., Room 105, Hickok Hall
  A romantic, gay comedy starring Steven Weber, Patrick Stewart, and Sigourney Weaver. (Co-sponsored by the Student Activity Committee.)
Wednesday, April 10
- Coe Alliance Panel Discussion
  4:00 p.m., Perrine Gallery, Stewart Memorial Library
- Poetry Reading
  8:00 p.m., Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Cedar Rapids
  Lesléa Newman will read from her book My Lover is a Woman.
Thursday, April 11
- Writing Workshop
  2:30 p.m., Room 302, Hickok Hall
  Afternoon writing workshop with Lesléa Newman. Everyone welcome.
- Keynote Speaker Lesléa Newman, "Heather's Mommy Speaks Out"
  7:30 p.m., Room 105, Hickok Hall
  Reception following. (Co-sponsored by the Committee on Diversity, Coe Egalitarians Supporting the Advancement of Women, English Club, Mortar Board, and Coe Student Education Association.)
Friday, April 12
- Scavenger Hunt
  6:00 p.m., Room C, Gage Memorial Union
  A queer scavenger hunt that will take participants across the Coe campus.
- Dance in the PUB
  9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m., The PUB
  A party deejayed by the one and only Mouser. (Co-sponsored by the Chi Omega women's fraternity.)

Note: T-shirts, buttons, safe zone signs, and educational materials will be available at most events.

Last updated 16-Mar-96

dshafer@topaz.coe.edu