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Milwaukee's King Center: More than a center, more than neighborhood trauma
Symphony Swan-Zawadi has lots of fond summer memories in Milwaukee. Thinking back on her childhood, most of them happened at the King Center on Milwaukee’s near north side. While she had fun all over the center, from the gym, to the outdoor theater, it was room 214 that was her favorite, Ms. Ramona’s art room.
“That was where I learned how to draw portraits and still life,” Swan-Zawadi says. “And to this day, I still model how I draw portraits off of what I learned in Ms. Ramona’s art room.”
That practice paid off. Today, Swan-Zawadi is a practicing artist who works for a national arts foundation. She’s also been an art teacher and a community artist and was named Shepherd Express’s “Milwaukeean of the Year” in 2023.
“It is in my blood and I had opportunities here at the King Center to express that and explore that,” she says.
The King Center opened up almost 50 years ago in 1976 and since then has been a place of gathering and programming for the city. The center isn’t just a building but an undeniable part of Black Milwaukee’s history. But the narrative for what this place is changed locally, and nationally, a few months ago when five Columbus police in town for the Republican National Convention, shot and killed Milwaukee resident, Samuel Sharpe Jr.
Since then, the neighborhood has been portrayed as a place of homelessness, despair and trauma. And while there are issues that folks in the neighborhood and center are working hard to counter this — this isn’t the story they’re familiar with.
Change is coming
The King Center is currently in the middle of a multi-million dollar renovation, which includes a new roof, knocking down a few interior walls to add space and lots of high-gloss white paint. Dee McCollum is the director of the center and she says the goal is to make the center bright, exactly how she wants people to feel when they walk inside.
“This was a long time coming and I can’t wait for folks to see us when we reopen,” McCollum says.
McCollum, or Ms. Dee, as everyone calls her, says parts of the center are still open, but many of the community partners aren’t here while construction is ongoing. Some partners include Fathers Making Progress and Summit, which works with youth programming, incoming partners that will help people transition out of foster care, and a basketball and literacy program, which will be led by Milwaukee hoops legend Mike Taylor.
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Ms. Dee says the center’s busiest days are still their fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. A time when she shares all the services and programming offered by the center to community members. The center also provides a number of community spaces, which includes meeting rooms for rent and other recreational spaces, like the full workout gym.
“I waited until the ripe age of 60 to start bodybuilding and I’m focusing on creating the image I have within [and] making it real,” Enrique says, who’s been coming to the center since it opened. “I must have been about 11 or 12, I played pool, I used to practice piano … Mr Pitts was the director and I would come and I would do arts and crafts … This was the place to be.”
If you’re from Milwaukee, you might not have known about this gym, but you probably heard of the other one here – Al Moreland’s legendary boxing gym.
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On a Tuesday night in the middle of summer the gym has a few elementary-aged kids swinging wildly in the ring. Moms are on the benches a few feet away watching and shouting instructions, “keep your guard up!” There are a couple of heavy bags and lockers lining the outside of the room. And in the back of gym is a smaller space with some free weights and treadmills. It may look modest, but this is where some of Milwaukee’s baddest champs have come from.
“This is giving me an outlet and giving me … a family with the same goals [because] everybody is coming from not the best situations,” David Powell says, who started boxing about a year ago. “We help each other, we motivate each other. Every day you’re not motivated but when you got like-minded people around you they help you get back up even when it’s hard for you to get yourself back up.”
Coach Moreland passed in 2009, that’s when his brother Tom took over. But for the past few years, Ernie Haines has run this space.
Haines is trim with quick hands and mirrored lens glasses, he looks like he would be trouble for anyone inside the ropes. He’s trained professional boxers, loves training pros he says. But his calling was to train kids, specifically kids being bullied. He’s talked about this with his own son’s experience. After exploring all options, it was time to teach him how to defend himself. Now he offers this to all kids who enter the center’s boxing gym.
“This is where my wealth lies,” Haines says. “Wealth has nothing to do with the money, it has everything to do with what you leave behind, your legacy. So that’s where I’m at right now.”
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While Al Moreland’s gym has shaped and molded pro fighters, there’s another gym that pros have historically come to here: the basketball gym.
“There were great players coming through here like Marquette players, they had some of the Bucks [here too],” says Charles Dupree. “A lot of great pickup games.”
Dupree has been a member of the center since it opened and says he just shoots around now, no more pickup games for him. He also says the trash talking here was legendary, it’s what made the games so competitive. He says he was more of a silent killer than a talker.
“I just kinda let the game speak for itself,” Dupree says.
The other community by the center
The center is close to multiple outreach programs and organizations for the unhoused, including Repairers of the Breach. Therefore, a number of the city’s houseless population lives close, including in a pocket park just down the block, which is filled with tents. The center, and it’s park, by proximity end up as a place for many of the city’s unsheltered population.
Ms. Dee says they used to open the center for some of the guys to shower and eat, but there were real safety concerns due to untreated mental health issues. She says she finds quiet times, times when kids aren’t in the building, to let folks in and clean up. But she says she wasn’t always this way. Certain events changed her, softened her, like one winter morning when she was coming into work and saw a man behind the building.
“He had his little blanket and he was laying on a vent,” McCollum says. “So I went over to him, I was like, ‘You really can’t lay there.’ He knew my name and he was like, ‘Well, Ms. Dee, this is the safest place for me to be because it’s the warmest place.’”
Ms. Dee and the man talked more and she was surprised to learn he had a college degree. She called him ‘extremely intelligent.” She also says his mental health issues were evident. And since no one was in the building yet, she let him in to freshen up. After that interaction, she was a mess the rest of the day.
“I was so emotional, and I’m trying not to get the way again, but I was so emotional taken back because we all have prejudgments of people,” McCollum says. “We assume that because somebody is homeless they’re uneducated or they don’t wanna do better or they chose to be in that position that they’re in. And if you have a conversation with someone you’ll find out that’s not the case.”
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A lot of people jumped to prejudgments a few months ago when five Columbus police shot and killed Samuel Sharpe Jr. Ms. Dee knew Sharpe, and his loyal dog, Ices. She says he was nothing like he’s been portrayed.
“He was like a gentle warrior,” McCollum says. “He was always talking about the ‘better man.’ He would not talk about what he was experiencing that day, or that he lived in a tent. He never talked about any [of those] things. He always talked about the betterment of men … he always talked about what we could do to [be] better men.”
“The King Center is the heartbeat of the community,” boxing director Ernie Haines says. “Anything that’s needed, even if families come in here indigent, there is a program here that will help them or refer them to someone that can help them immediately.”
While the King Center still provides so many services and a sense of community like it once did, many people talked about how the center changed. How kids don’t show up like they used to. How the park isn’t activated like it once was. Back then there were more sports teams, more staff and more kids playing outside.
Symphony Swan-Zawadi says it’s not that the neighborhood changed, although it has, but the center.
An all-around systems failure
“When you know this area, oh the kids are here, they just don’t feel the same agency and ownership of this place that maybe like my generation did,” Swan-Zawadi says. “It is an all around systems failure that we are experiencing across the city.”
Swan-Zawadi says that parents are working harder than ever before, more people are just trying to survive, and most importantly, local and state funding to places like the King Center has slowed. Do more with less is what they’ve heard.
“We know that the communities that have the least crime are the ones that have the most resources,” says Swan-Zawadi. “When we begin to consider the dignity of Black folks in this city, then we won’t have to fight for, to eliminate food deserts.”
Or struggle to provide safe and affordable housing, or properly fund our schools and community centers, she says.
“There are always these conversations about Kia boys and violence and … it’s like we’re not making any investments,” Swan-Zawadi says. “There’s an African proverb that says, ‘Young people will burn the village down in order to feel it’s warmth’ [and] because we are not being intentional about creating spaces and opportunities and just wrapping our arms around the young people, the oppressed people, you get what you get.”
“I’m 67, I’m ready to not do anything,” says McCollum. “But I can’t because I always think about Sam Sharpe, I always think about that young man on my vent, I always think about the least man that we’re supposed to be thinking of. And if I can’t be assured that somebody’s gonna pick up that ball [keeping the center open], then I’m gonna keep doing it.”
The King Center isn’t what it once was, but that doesn’t mean it’s not critical to the city and Black Milwaukee. And it sure doesn’t mean that connections still don’t happen here organically every day.
As Swan-Zawadi was leaving the center she ran into an old friend, one she went to summer camp with back in the day. He’s here to get some shots up in the basketball gym.
“Shane! How are you?” she yells. “Oh, I ain’t seen you in forever. You don’t never post on Facebook.”
Charles Dupree, who came in to meet with Ms. Dee walks over. He knows Shane from the court, he says they’re both shooters. Pretty soon all three are talking about how the center used to be and why that version of the center might be more important than ever before.
“We have to teach people how to be in spaces with each other and I think the pandemic only exacerbated what was already brewing,” says Swan-Zawadi to the others. “Once we can get kids in here and say, ‘No, no, that’s not how you engage. That’s not how you have a conflict, go run these laps or go make some art,’ but that requires money and people who care and policy to support it.”
Dupree holds out his hand and introduces himself. With a smile he tells her he agrees and hopes to see the center back to what he grew up with, too. He asks her name.
“I’m Symphony, symphony like the orchestra,” Swan-Zawadi says.
“It’s nice to meet you,” he tells her before going down to the court.
Every week, Milwaukee With Kids answers a simple question for families across the area: What are we going to do this weekend? From indoor activities to outdoor adventures, we’ve got you covered. For the full weekend list, make sure to visit the Milwaukee With Kids website.
Featured event
Sunday Family Fun Day
Northwestern Mutual Park
June 7 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The season’s first Sunday Family Fun Day at the play area located in Henry Maier Festival Park will celebrate Summerfest with a day of creativity and hands-on fun. Enjoy performances from the Milwaukee Ballet and Milwaukee Flyers; an Eagles & Friends raptor show by Schlitz Audubon Nature Center; activities with the Betty Brinn Museum Wonder Wagon; and food from Babalou Gourmet, Fazio’s Gourmet Popcorn, Pete’s Pops, and Sils Mini Donuts & Coffee.
To do in Tosa
Art 64
Village of Wauwatosa
June 5-6
The nation’s largest live bracket-style painting tournament is back! In addition to the friendly creative competition, live music, food trucks, vendors and an art market, this annual event features a Family Play Zone with kids’ activities, face painting, bubbles and crafting stations.
Tosa Farmer’s Market Opening Day
Hart Mills Parking Lot | Wauwatosa
June 6 | 8 a.m.-Noon
For over 10 years, this open-air market has supported local farmers, food producers and artisans to help create a more sustainable community. You can start the day with yoga in the park at 8:30 a.m. or drop in anytime before noon to enjoy vendors of all kinds, live music and engaging activities for all ages.
Kids Ultimate Frisbee Clinic
Hart Park | Wauwatosa
June 6 | 2:30-4 p.m.
Learn to play ultimate frisbee from the Milwaukee Monarchs! This free clinic run by professional players is intended for kids in grades 1-6 and will include a brief instructional period to teach throwing and catching, followed by several short games of ultimate. Participants should come with appropriate clothing, a water bottle and a positive attitude. Plus, there will be a bounce house, face painting, food and drinks, and everyone gets a free ticket to watch the Monarchs take on the Austin Torch at 5 p.m. at Hart Park.
More openings
Paddles & Pops Grand Opening
Discovery World
June 6 | 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Join Forward Outdoor for this celebration at the Discovery World dock featuring $10 boat rentals, free popsicles starting at 1 p.m. (while supplies last) and beginner-friendly fun on the water. You’ll find kayaks, paddleboards, hydro bikes and paddle boats to pilot in the protected waters surrounding Discovery World, Lakeshore State Park and Summerfest.
Farmer’s Market Opening Day
Deer District
June 7 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Visit one of the area’s newest farmer’s markets, as more than 100 vendors set up shop in the Deer District every Sunday. Farmers and other food producers will offer fresh and organic meats, eggs, fruits, cheeses and vegetables, plus you’ll find bakery items, arts and crafts, and live entertainment. Make sure to visit the Taste It Tent for samples of new foods available at the market and a kids’ area with games and activities for families to enjoy.
Connect with community
Milwaukee Public Library Summer Reading Kickoff
Center Street Branch
June 5 | Noon-4 p.m.
Stop by to celebrate the warm months and the annual Summer Reading Program offered by the Milwaukee Public Library. Everyone is welcome at this family-friendly event that invites folks of all ages to sign up while enjoying activities and light refreshments. If you can’t make it to the Center Street Branch, visit the East Branch on Saturday anytime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
50th Anniversary Celebration
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
June 6 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
The center has a great day of programming planned to celebrate a half-century in our community. Music will flow throughout the event as you check out a variety of activities, from face painting and other arts to boxing and karate demonstration. There will also be building and mural tours during the afternoon that include a 50th anniversary souvenir giveaway.
West Allis A La Carte
Greenfield Avenue | West Allis
June 7 | 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
This festival takes over the blocks between 70th and 76th streets for a day filled with activities that bring together every member of the community. Enjoy music ranging from blues to bluegrass and food vendors serving authentic Mexican cuisine, Filipino flavors, barbecue, bakery and more!
Fun in nature
Fairy Fest
Riveredge Nature Center | Saukville
June 6 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
For one day each year, Riveredge becomes extra magical as they celebrate mythology, lore and the flying beings that inhabit the center. Meet Mermaid Echo and celebrate nature with fairy friends, including real-life pollinators like butterflies, dragonflies and bees that help plants thrive. Visitors are also encouraged to wear their best fairy-related costume and bring a little extra magic to the day.
Reptile Day
Wehr Nature Center | Franklin
June 7 | Noon-4 p.m.
Bring the whole family for a wild day of fun as you get up close with amazing snakes, charming turtles, and one-of-a-kind lizards and salamanders. Curious kids and grown-ups alike can go on a guided nature hike to search for turtles, listen for croaking frogs and learn cool ways to care for the scaly (and often misunderstood) creatures that share our world. Then dive into free reptile-themed crafts and grab a bite of tasty food available for purchase, with proceeds supporting Friends of Wehr.
Tears, prayers, songs and memories filled the Lancaster Elementary School parking lot June 2 as family, friends and fellow members of S.I.G. Youth Fraternity, Inc. gathered at a Blackout Community memorial to honor Pepe Sikisi-Belle Jr.
Sikisi-Belle, 22, was killed May 30 during a birthday party for his son at Center Street Park in Milwaukee. During the private memorial, loved ones shared stories of the Milwaukee man, who was known within the fraternity as “House Party.”
‘He was the life of the party’
The memorial was emceed by fellow S.I.G. Youth Fraternity member Juanie Johnson, who said he had known Sikisi-Belle, a father of three, since he was a freshman.
“I actually pledged him into [S.I.G. Youth Fraternity], so I’ve had the opportunity to work with Pepe since he was in ninth grade,” Johnson said. “Like we said, we’re here to celebrate his life. This is what we do when one of our members passes. Just remember that although he’s gone, he will forever live in our hearts.”
Several fraternity brothers remembered Sikisi-Belle as the ‘life of the party’ who regularly checked on friends and family.
Speakers said Sikisi-Belle’s fraternity name, “House Party,” reflected not only his outgoing personality but also the comfort he provided to others. One fraternity member described him as a sincere soul who was always there for those around him, while others recalled his playful side and said he was known for teasing and trolling his friends.
One of Sikisi-Belle’s fraternity line brothers was too emotional to speak during the memorial, so Johnson spoke on his behalf.
“They were like two peas in a pod. They gave me a headache,” Johnson said. “They used to always get in trouble together, but to know Pepe is to love Pepe. He was always the life of the party, the spirit of the party, and he used to call me every morning just to be like, ‘You good, bro?’”
Sikisi-Belle’s parents also attended the memorial and shared remarks about their son.
“I miss my son,” said Marissa Bopilo, Sikisi-Belle’s mother. “I know that he loves y’all very, very much, and he’ll live on with us for the rest of our lives.”
Bopilo said she hopes those responsible for her son’s death are brought to justice.
“He was the life of the party, and he was definitely loved by many,” Bopilo said after the memorial. “I’m hoping things move forward with the situation. I’m hoping that we get justice.”
Members of the organization blew out candles one by one in honor of Sikisi-Belle before closing the memorial with a song.
Sikisi-Belle died from multiple gunshot wounds
At 6:47 p.m. May 30, Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Center Street Park, 420 W. Clarke St., for reports of a shooting.
When authorities arrived, they found Sikisi-Belle dead from at least two gunshot wounds to his upper torso, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.
A 25-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested at the scene in connection with the shooting. MCSO said the woman knew Sikisi-Belle and was found with two firearms in her possession.
As of June 3, no criminal charges had been filed in the case.
Adrienne Davis is a south suburban reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Got any tips or stories to share? Contact Adrienne at amdavis@gannett.com. Follow her on X at @AdriReportss.
Pride Month is here, and Milwaukee is showing up ready to slay with a packed calendar. Whether you’re looking to find love with The Butchelorette, cruise through the city in a Pride motorcycle ride, bring the whole family to the Pride Parade, or dance the night away at PrideFest, there’s something for everyone to uplift and celebrate Milwaukee’s LGBTQ+ community.
1. Milwaukee Film Pride Month Series
ALL MONTH | ORIENTAL THEATRE
Milwaukee Film curated a program of campy, fun, queer films to watch all month long. The “Queerious“ series comprises films that fit into the category of “Historians Would Say They Were Roommates or Good Friends,” including The Color Purple, Challengers, Rope, and Johnny Guitar. And the Summer Camp 2 series features campy classics like But I’m a Cheerleader, She’s the He, Victor/Victoria, and Burlesque. Plus, of course, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, featuring Milwaukee’s Sensual Daydreams cast performing live alongside the film, screening June 13.
2. Pop Pride: In Full Color
JUNE 1-7 | POP WALKER’S POINT
Pop in Walker’s Point has a full slate of events to kick off Pride Month, including bingo, a “Drag Race” watch party, plenty of DJs and a bunch of drag shows, including a day full of performances on June 7 alongside the Pride Parade. See the full lineup here.
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3. Queer Oasis with Lou’s Moms
JUNE 4 FROM 4-7 P.M. | CACTUS CLUB
Local DJ duo Lou’s Moms — self-described as having “fantastically omnivorous musical taste” — are spinning tunes to “make your heart swoon” in a celebration of queer community at Cactus Club. This event is free to attend.
4. PrideFest
JUNE 4-6 | HENRY MAIER FESTIVAL PARK
There’s something for everyone at Milwaukee’s annual PrideFest. Whether you want to kick back and relax by the lakefront, shop around local LGBTQ+ vendors, or dance the night away with DJs and drag performances, there’s much packed into the lineup this year.
It’s time to pick your Milwaukee favorites for the year!
5. Ride With Pride
JUNE 6 AT 10 A.M. | DAVIDSON PARK
The world’s largest Pride motorcycle ride is back! It’ll begin at Davidson Park, and the police-escorted ride will go throughout Milwaukee and end at the Harley-Davidson Museum. Everyone who registers will receive a commemorative poker chip, and patches will be available for purchase. Register in person or online here.
6. Drag Queen Story Hour
JUNE 6 FROM 10:30-11:30 A.M. | COLECTIVO PROSPECT CAFE
Stop by Colectivo’s Prospect Cafe for a drag queen story hour to celebrate Pride with the little ones! And while you’re there, you can grab one of their Pride watercolor cookies, too.
7. Milwaukee Pride Parade
JUNE 7 AT 2 P.M. | SECOND STREET IN WALKER’S POINT
With the theme “Together We Are Pride,” the Milwaukee Pride Parade is back for its 22nd year. The first Pride parade in Milwaukee was a political protest. Today, thousands of folks come together for the parade to celebrate the city’s LGBTQ+ community.
8. Pride Parade Watch Party & Flea Market
JUNE 7 FROM NOON-5 P.M. | POMEROY
Get a prime seat for watching the Pride Parade and shop vintage clothing, get a flash tattoo, and sip a cold drink at Pomeroy’s watch party, located right along the parade route.
9. Flour Girl and Flame Pop-Up
JUNE 7 AT 6 P.M. | ESTEREV
Raising money for the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, LGBTQ+-owned Flour Girl and Flame will be whipping up pizzas at EsterEv in Bay View after the Pride Parade until they sell out.
10. Pride Parade Queer Afterparty
JUNE 7 AT 7 P.M. | THE COOPERAGE
Venus Social Club and Pole Factory are teaming up to keep the party going after the Pride Parade. Inside, dance the night away to a lineup of DJs. Outside, watch a show from Pole Factory’s Sapphic Sirens, shop LGBTQ+ vendors, get a tattoo, enjoy a featured drink, or participate in the arm wrestling competitions. The event is for ages 21+, and tickets are available online here.
11. The Sapphic Butchlorette
JUNE 12 AT 10:30 P.M. | CACTUS CLUB
Ever wondered what it’d be like to see a sapphic version of “The Bachelorette”? Well, this is exactly that. Live at Cactus Club, eight contestants will compete for local tattoo artist Syd Lange’s love. Dress formal/semi-formal and be ready to dance the night away at the afterparty with DJ Mya Goetsch and DJ Femme Noir on the music. Get tickets here.
12. Brewers Pride Night
JUNE 12 AT 6:40 P.M. | AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD
From an LGBTQ+ makers market to the national anthem sung by singer/songwriter and sister duo REYNA, the Brewers are hosting a night of celebration for Pride. They’re playing the Philadelphia Phillies. Get tickets here.
13. Read With Pride Romance Book Fair
JUNE 13 FROM 10 A.M.-3 P.M. | BAIRD CENTER
If you grew up on the Scholastic Book Fair, this event is for you. The Well Red Damsel is bringing over 25 romance authors together – along with vendors including The Fruity Studio, Geeky Elves, and Good Stick Co. – for a day celebrating LGBTQ+ love stories. Admission is free, but the event is taking donations on-site for Courage+.
14. Sapphics in the Sun: Picnic
JUNE 13 FROM 1-4 P.M. | LAKE PARK
Milwaukee’s lesbian and sapphic events group CHOSEN is hosting a picnic at Lake Park. It’ll have yard games and music, and it’s bring-your-own snacks, chairs and blankets. RSVP here.
15. Midtown Pride
JUNE 13 FROM 3-7 P.M. | JOY ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Celebrate Pride in Tosa at Joy Ice Cream Social, with family and dance yoga, face painting, DIY tie-dye bandanas, a dunk tank, live music from Billy Goat Rodeo, and food trucks Heirloom and Tots on the Street.
16. Queer Karaoke
JUNE 17 AT 7 P.M. | CACTUS CLUB
The third Wednesday of every month, Cactus Club hosts Queer Karaoke – and, of course, Pride Month is no exception. Sing your heart out and hang out – if you liked it, you can go back the next month.
17. Born This Slay Drag Show
JUNE 17 AT 6:30 P.M. | CAFE CENTRAAL
“Don’t be a drag, just be a queen” at Cafe Centraal at this drag show featuring queens Roxy Toxin, Aubrey del Mar, Blythe, Ayesha Voodoo, and Jezebel Diamond St. Klare. Tickets are available here.
18. Pride Party
JUNE 18 FROM 4-7 P.M. | PRITZLAFF BUILDING COURTYARD
Milwaukee Airwaves and LGBTQ+- and woman-owned Miss Ruby Bridal Boutique are teaming up to bring a Pride party to the Pritzlaff Building. Expect a photo booth, Chase My Creations clothing, and food trucks, including Tots on the Street, Cocina Filipina, Paleteria Yayo and more.
19. Queer Book Club
JUNE 24 AT 6 P.M. | THIRST BOOKS
Thirst Books’ Queer Book Club is aptly having its first meeting during Pride Month. They’ll be reading a spicy sapphic alien romance by Emma Elizabeth. RSVP for free here.
20. Thrift & Sips: Pride Owned Edition
JUNE 27 FROM 11 A.M.-4 P.M. | STYLE POP CAFE
Shop local LGBTQ+-owned thrift and vintage shops and sip a bit of coffee at Style Pop Cafe’s Pride event. There will be lots of clothes, accessories and home decor to browse.
21. Sapphic Paint & Sip
JUNE 27 AT 6:30 P.M. | VIBEZ CREATIVE ART SPACE
CHOSEN is partnering with Vibez Creative Art Space for an evening of sapphic community and art. Tickets include a drink and painting supplies – and plenty of fun to be had. Get tickets here.
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