Lakeside Pride Freedom Marching Band
Friday, July 4 @ 10 a.m.
Longfellow Park at corner of Ridgeland Ave. / Adams St., Oak Park
Celebrate the birth of American independence in Oak Park at this 10th annual event with Lakeside Pride and the Oak Park Area Lesbian and Gay Association (OPALGA). Since its inception in 1989, OPALGA has become one of the largest community based, multipurpose lesbian and gay membership organizations in Illinois. This event is one of several produced by OPALGA througho...
Lakeside Pride Freedom Marching Band
Friday, July 4 @ 10 a.m.
Longfellow Park at corner of Ridgeland Ave. / Adams St., Oak Park
Celebrate the birth of American independence in Oak Park at this 10th annual event with Lakeside Pride and the Oak Park Area Lesbian and Gay Association (OPALGA). Since its inception in 1989, OPALGA has become one of the largest community based, multipurpose lesbian and gay membership organizations in Illinois. This event is one of several produced by OPALGA throughout the year to help highlight all the dimensions of diversity in America. The Lakeside Pride Freedom Marching Band will perform a selection of crowd favorites as spectators young and old wave both their Old Glory and Pride flags along the parade route.
ABOUT LAKESIDE PRIDE
Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles is a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our annual appearances and performances help the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities connect to diverse audiences everywhere through music. Last year, our Lakeside Pride Freedom Marching Band, Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band, and shhh...OUT! Lakeside Pride Jazz Ensemble reached more than one million people. In 2011, we were named to the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame for our contributions to our community. Additional information, including how to join an ensemble, is available at www.LakesidePride.org.
