2024

Below are various forms of media about Spencer Pride!

IU Center for Rural Engagement (podcast) 09/2024

https://rural.indiana.edu/news/our-indiana/2024-09-episode-3.html

Simons Foundation “Drag Queens, Community, and the Total Solar Eclipse” (video) 05/2024

https://youtu.be/TW5qCGY4DeE?si=FY2TOJ3Jh7ybawrc

WTIU/WFIU “Spencer Pride Festival returns after COVID cancelation, festival ordinance” (video) 06/2022

https://youtu.be/O4A_5cme3tU?si=GyR8fW8vNDklLni_

“The Power of Pride” (video) 05/2022

https://youtu.be/WZkmIIXyNoQ?feature=shared

WTIU/WFIU “Spencer Pride, Businesses Look Forward to 2020 Festival” (video) 01/2020

https://youtu.be/RuSFABM-sPQ?si=QCWkfYdJymk5_cGT

Grass Fed Cinema “The Slower Path” (video) 09/2018

https://youtu.be/F4WCqTlD6aI?si=wCvHGjsh5-x2meMG

Boston Pride Guide “Projecting a Rural Rainbow” (article) 05/2018

Projecting a Rural Rainbow

Mic.com “Small Town, Big Pride” (article) 06/2017

https://www.mic.com/articles/179726/small-town-big-pride-spencer-indiana#.bWMLjSyto

Indianapolis Star “How this long-running LGBT Pride festival flourished in small-town Indiana” (article) 06/2017

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/01/rural-spencer-indiana-lgbt-pride-tradition-thrive/323214001/

RTV6 “Spencer, Indiana is turning the table on ‘small town’ stereotypes and looking toward the future” (video) 02/2017

https://www.wrtv.com/news/call-6-investigators/spencer-indiana-is-turning-the-table-on-small-town-stereotypes-and-looking-towards-the-future

10 AM – 11 AM

2024

December 14, 2024

December 21, 2024

2025

January 11, 18, 25

February 8, 15, 22

March 1, 8, 29

April 5, 12, 19, 26

May 3, 10, 17, 24

June – no sessions

July – no sessions

August 9, 16, 23

September 6, 13, 20, 27

October 11, 18, 25

November 1, 8, 15, 22

December 13, 20

Spencer Pride Festival 2024 Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion with Record Attendance

by Kate
November 20, 2024November 22, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Spencer, IN – October 5, 2024 – The Spencer Pride Festival, held on October 5, 2024, was a resounding success, drawing record crowds and celebrating the vibrant… Read More »Spencer Pride Festival 2024 Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion with Record Attendance

Entertainment at the 2024 Spencer Pride Festival

by John
September 29, 2024September 24, 2024

The 2024 Spencer Pride Festival has a diverse assortment of entertainment and special events planned for festival attendees. These festivities will take place on the Ivy Tech Main Stage in the… Read More »Entertainment at the 2024 Spencer Pride Festival

The 411 on Spencer Pride

by John
September 25, 2024September 24, 2024

Are you looking for information about this year’s Spencer Pride Festival? Look no further! Visit our Eventeny page (https://www.eventeny.com/events/spencerpride24-8718/) or download the Eventeny App and search for the “2024 Spencer Pride Festival.”… Read More »The 411 on Spencer Pride

PRESS RELEASE – Spencer Pride Film Finalist for $10,000 PitchDox Award: Public Voting Now Open

by John
September 23, 2024September 23, 2024

DISCLAIMER: Spencer Pride is excited to see Mitch Teplitsky’s documentary film about our work move into production and its pending release. Please note that the film is being developed entirely… Read More »PRESS RELEASE – Spencer Pride Film Finalist for $10,000 PitchDox Award: Public Voting Now Open

Soaring to Healthy Living: Health & Wellness Services at the 2024 Spencer Pride Festival

by Clay
September 20, 2024September 15, 2024

The 2024 Spencer Pride Festival is rapidly approaching, and we are looking forward to welcoming you to our town in just a few short weeks! There will be so many… Read More »Soaring to Healthy Living: Health & Wellness Services at the 2024 Spencer Pride Festival

Spencer Pride is “Ready to Soar”

by John
September 15, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 Spencer, IN — On Saturday, October 5 from 12-7 PM the annual Spencer Pride Festival returns to downtown Spencer in celebration of the rural… Read More »Spencer Pride is “Ready to Soar”

The Road to Spencer Pride

by John
June 28, 2024

Greetings! Check us out in this featured article that discusses the documentary being made about Spencer Pride!

Spencer Pride Documentary

by John
May 7, 2024May 8, 2024

Did you know that the work of Spencer Pride is going to be featured in documentary? Have you seen Mitch Teplitsky at many of our events? Check out the small… Read More »Spencer Pride Documentary

A rainbow stretches across a view of downtown Spencer, Indiana. In the foreground, the Spencer Pride commUnity center appears with a large rooftop rainbow flag.

A Total Eclipse of the Heartland: Spencer Pride Celebrates Totality

by Jonathan
April 10, 2024April 11, 2024

On April 8, Spencer Pride hosted a full day of programming in celebration of the Total Solar Eclipse. The south-central Indiana-based organization was directly in the path of totality. From… Read More »A Total Eclipse of the Heartland: Spencer Pride Celebrates Totality

Experience The Eclipse With Spencer Pride

by John
March 19, 2024April 10, 2024

Spencer Pride is excited to welcome visitors for the upcoming total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. This once-in-a-lifetime event is expected to bring 17,000 visitors to Owen County,… Read More »Experience The Eclipse With Spencer Pride

What is a Sustainer?

A Spencer Pride Sustainer is a donor who gives at a regular interval – monthly, quarterly, or annually.

Help Spencer Pride reach our 2025 goal of having sustainer donations support 75% of the commUnity center’s monthly operation costs [currently 55%].

To become a sustainer or increase your donor amount, click here, or reach out to Elisabeth Solchik.

New Leadership and Enhanced Focus on Accessibility for Spencer Pride Festival

by Jonathan
February 29, 2024February 28, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 29, 2024 It’s official! Thanks to the approval of the Spencer Town Board on February 8, the 2024 Spencer Pride Festival will take place on Saturday,… Read More »New Leadership and Enhanced Focus on Accessibility for Spencer Pride Festival

2024 Total Solar Eclipse

The Monday, April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The total solar eclipse will begin over the South Pacific Ocean. Weather permitting, the first location in continental North America that will experience totality is Mexico’s Pacific coast at around 11:07 a.m. PDT.

The path of the eclipse continues from Mexico, entering the United States in Texas, and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The eclipse will enter Canada in Southern Ontario, and continue through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton. The eclipse will exit continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada, at 5:16 p.m. NDT.