The 2018 Spencer Pride Festival took place this past Saturday in downtown Spencer. An estimated 3,000 people filled the courthouse lawn & adjacent streets shopping, participating in different activities, & enjoying… Read More »Lots of Sunshine & Pride at 2018 Festival
One sign of the progress that Spencer Pride is making in the local community is certainly the number of downtown businesses who have chosen to participate in the festival marketplace. … Read More »Spencer Downtown Businesses Increase Support for 2018 Festival
“Remember the Past, Create the Future” is the official theme of the 2018 Spencer Pride Festival. For our t-shirt design this year, we went a step further. It’s not enough… Read More »Official 2018 Shirts On Sale
The Spencer Pride Festival marketplace is bigger than ever this year; it’s also more diverse. In total, the marketplace consists of 110 organizations & businesses that are spread out throughout… Read More »Excitement Builds for Festival Marketplace
On Saturday, June 2, the family-friendly Spencer Pride Festival returns to downtown Spencer. This year’s event marks the 12th annual Spencer Pride Festival. This family-friendly & admission-free event is sponsored… Read More »Spencer Pride Festival Approaching!
In April the lineup of entertainment for the 2018 Spencer Pride Festival was announced. This year’s entertainers on the Ivy Tech Bloomington Stage include past favorites & hot new… Read More »The Deets about Our 2018 Entertainment
We are very excited to announce the entertainment lineup for this year’s festival. The lineup of diverse entertainers includes some crowd favorites, such as Quarryland, plus some new exciting performances,… Read More »2018 Festival Entertainment
Yesterday, we announced an exciting contest for April. This contest is intended to help promote our beautiful county & encourage individuals… Read More »“Color the County” Contest Underway
This past weekend, volunteers from Spencer Pride attended InterPride Region 4’s conference in Detroit, Michigan. Region 4 includes the following states: Minnesota, North & South Dakota, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri,… Read More »Spencer Pride Participates in Regional InterPride Conference
Spencer Pride president Jonathan Balash and the volunteers of Spencer Pride, Inc., are proud to announce the opening of their new commUnity center, now located at 17 E. Franklin Street… Read More »Spencer Pride commUnity center Celebrates Grand Opening in Historic I.O.R.M. Building
Organizers of the 2018 Spencer Pride Festival report that registrations for the festival marketplace are already at more than halfway to their goal for 100 vendors. This is an indication… Read More »Festival Early Bird Registration Ends on February 24; Organizations Encouraged to Register Now
On Sunday, January 7th during our regular monthly volunteer meeting, many important decisions were made about this year’s festival. Although it was bitterly cold outside & our volunteers are worn… Read More »Festival Theme Chosen at January Meeting
The amount of work undertaken in the past 2 months to transform our new facility into the new home for our commUnity center cannot be overstated. Masonry, electrical, framing, plumbing,… Read More »Progress Update on New commUnity center
This post was written by Jonathan Balash, Spencer Pride’s president. Jonathan can be reached at Jonathan@SpencerPride.org and 812-821-3073. Close your eyes. Imagine a small, rural community with a thriving LGBTQ+… Read More »commUnity center Update for #GivingTuesday
The historic Tivoli Theater in downtown Spencer was the site of Spencer Pride’s annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender (LGBT) History Month event “A Night at the Tivoli.” It was… Read More »“Rocky Horror” Event a Great Success
On Friday, October 6, Spencer Pride president Jonathan Balash spoke alongside 5 other individuals at “Pride Talks.” The event was part of the Indy Pride Educational Series & was presented… Read More »Spencer Pride President Speaks at “Pride Talks”
Throughout the month of October, which is LGBTQ History Month, area public libraries, schools, & other institutions are featuring educational displays made by Spencer Pride. Spencer Pride has created these… Read More »LGBTQ History Displays Available Throughout South Central Indiana
On Saturday, October 7, representatives from Spencer Pride presented “How to Have Pride & Make Change in Rural America” to participants of the InterPride 2017 World Conference. InterPride is the… Read More »Spencer Pride Hosts Workshop at International Conference
We’ve been getting a lot of questions from individuals & businesses about our plans for the historic building that we purchased on Franklin Street in Spencer. We are grateful that… Read More »Our New Building: How YOU Can Help Turn a Dream into Reality
As the Spencer Pride organization prepared to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its well-received LGBTQ+ center, quietly behind the scenes the Board of Directors was working on a huge next… Read More »Spencer Pride Purchases Historic Building to Expand Services
