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2nd Annual Ogden Pride Festival
Posted in LGBT, Tarot, Vending, tagged LGBT, Ogden City Amphitheater, Ogden Pride Festival, Ogden Pride Festival 2016, palm reading, queer community, tarot reading on July 31, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Utah Pride Festival 2016-A Gay Old Time!
Posted in LGBT, Other, Tarot, Vending, tagged Gay Pride, interfaith, PRIDE Parade, Salt Lake Pagan Society, tarot reading, Utah Pride, Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride History on June 13, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The 41st Annual Utah Pride Festival took place over the weekend of June 3-5, 2016. The Festival opened with prayer at the Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service on Thursday, June 2 at First Baptist Church. Pride this year included the usual music, vendors, food, rallies, and parade.
SLPS has been participating with a booth at Pride since 2011. The first tarot readings were in 2012, which were free. In 2014, SLPS started charging $5 and uped it to $10 in 2015. This year’s booth was highly successful, bringing in a good income from the society as the annual fundraiser that sets the budget. Over 100 readings were done, many of which were palm readings.
Many companies and organizations participated, including Discover, Netflix, Vegan Leather Boundary, Utah Gay Rodeo Association, the City Library, and the Animal Shelter. Some great and diverse food vendors came including funnel cakes, pizza, Greek, Jamaican, Skewered Thai, Poutine Fries, and Sweet Roasted Corn.
Sunday was the busy day. SLPS marched in the parade with the interfaith in front of the rainbow flag. President Daniel Cureton was asked to bless the flag this year, uttering the following prayer “Father Sky, Firm Earth, let this rainbow shine and open people’s pockets deep and fill her up! So mote it be!” Money thrown into the flag goes to the Utah Pride Center.
Tens of thousands people lined up on 200 S. to watch the parade. The route was reversed this year, with the floats, all 153 entries lining up along 200 W and the Salt Palace and ending at 400 E. A dozen or so protesters were seen, but they were in the minority.
The trees around the city and county building were certainly happy about the festival. President Cureton was walking by an old sycamore when he felt how happy the tree was for the people. “The tree was smiling and looking around, just so happy to be giving its shade to people in the hot sun. It seemed they are lonely there, as its a government building, and they just want to connect with the people around them and provide for them. I think it’s nice then that the area is used for festivals so that the trees feel like they are being useful, giving of their resources like shade and comfort.”
Sunday was the very busy, with the festival squeezed to the brim! The Pride Center reported over 50,000 people attended the festival and 50,000 attended the parade over the weekend!
Utah Pride Festival 2016, History Zone, Salt Lake City Public Library, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, History Zone, Salt Lake City Public Library, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, History Zone, Utah Pride History display, Salt Lake City Public Library, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, l to r: April Love, Stesha Bowden, Ashton Longhurst, Saturday, June 4, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, l to r: April Love, Stesha Bowden, Ashton Longhurst Saturday, June 4, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, clients, Saturday, June 4, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, night at Tryangles, Saturday, June 4, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016-Parade, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016-Parade, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016-Parade, Daniel Cureton (l) and Ashton Longhurst, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016-Parade, Chuvaruh B’Yachad Reconstructionist Jews of Salt Lake, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016-Parade, Mount Tabor Lutheran Church, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016-Parade, flag Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016-Parade, Rabinbow Wizard Daniel Cureton Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016-Parade, attendees along 200 S., Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016-Parade, prorestors along 200 S., Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016-Parade, in the parade along 200 S., Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, booths, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, booths, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, booths, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, food vendors, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, The Big Burger food vendor, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Skewered Thai food vendor, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake Pagan Society Page Liked · June 7 · Utah Pride Festival 2016, Sweet Roasted Corn food vendor, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Poutine food vendor, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Funnel Cake food vendor, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition 2016 Interfaith Service
Posted in Interfaith, LGBT, Other, religion, tagged First Baptist Church SLC, Interfaith Service, Salt Lake Pagan Society, Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition on June 2, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The 15th Annual Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service kicked off 2016 Utah Pride Festival. Held Thursday, June 2, 2016 the service is a great way to open the festivities: with prayer and worship. SLPS has been participating with the interfaith since 2011.
This year’s service was held again at First Baptist Church. This is primarily due to the reorganization that took place earlier in the year. The service included the Salt Lake Men’s Choice, a speaker, a ritual of remembrance, and a chant by the Buddhists. The main speach was given by Cindy Solomon-Kelbba from Wasatch Metropolitan Community Church (MCC). The Pride Pipers recessed at the closing, leading the faith leaders out of the chapel, which included over 15 faith organizations and about 20 leaders from Unitarian, Pagan, Buddhist (Zen and Tibetan), Catholic (one priest traveled from Evantson, WY), Christian, and Mormon’s Building Bridges. A reception with refreshments was held afterwards for the faith leaders to mingle with the audience.
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service, Apirl Love (wizard hat), Anna Zumwalt (Back middle painting), Curtis Price (right lavendar shirt), clergy before service, First Baptist Church, Thursday, June 2, 2016, Salt Lake City UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service, Mauren Duffey (left), April Love (Wizard hat), Curtis Price (right), clergy before service, First Baptist Church, Thursday, June 2, 2016, Thursday, June 3, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service, Cindy Solomon-Klebba (middle), Matthew Cockrum (right) clergy before service, First Baptist Church, Thursday, June 2, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service, Anna Zumwalt (left), Cindy Solomon-Klebba (middle brown), April Love (right blue), clergy before service, First Baptist Church, Thursday, June 2, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service, Salt Lake Men’s Choir, First Baptist Church, Thursday, June 2, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service, Buddhist Chant, First Baptist Church, Thursday, June 2, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service, Cindy Solomon-Klebba of Wasatch Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), First Baptist Church, Thursday, June 2, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service, Anna Zumwalt of Zen Buddhist (left) and Mathew Cockrum of First Unitarian, First Baptist Church, Thursday, June 2, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service, Maureen Duffy performing ritual of rememberance, First Baptist Church, Thursday, June 2, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service, ritual of remembrance with candles lit, First Baptist Church, Thursday, June 2, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service, Pride Pipers after service, First Baptist Church, Thursday, June 2, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith Service, Anna Zumwalt (left black), Curtis Price (right black), clergy after service, First Baptist Church, Thursday, June 2, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Report-Pagans Discovered in 1995 Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade
Posted in LGBT, Other, Pagan, University, tagged 1995, Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade 1995, J. Willard Marriott Library, LGBT, paganism, PRIDE Parade, Salt Lake Pagan Community, University of Utah archives, Utah Pride Center, Utah Pride Festival on May 28, 2016| Leave a Comment »
President Cureton discovered while going through the Utah Pride Center private archives a photo of the “Salt Lake Pagan Community” from the the 1995 Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade. “I didn’t know that the Pagans had been marching in the parade back then. I had thought perhaps that SLPS was the first to march in the parade, but I knew others could have, just there was no evidence. This year is the 26th year of the parade, so now we know they have marched before. SLPS began marching in the parade in 2011 with the Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition.”
The LGBT community has had a long crossover into the Pagan community, as many of the members identify with both. It’s common that LGBT people find the Pagan community more accepting because of how personal the spirituality of Paganism is and how many various paths people walk. Paganism allows individuals to explore facets of deity, the inside self, and the universe they hadn’t previously without putting them into a box or creating a cookie cutter mentality. Often Paganism is more fulfilling than larger organized religion.
The Utah Pride Center has photographs from various events that will be transferred to the Marriott Library Special Collections Archives at the University of Utah this year under the leadership of President Cureton, who works as the library director at the center. The picture below will soon be available for everyone to access in the Multimedia Division. If anyone can identify the individuals, please send SLPS an email or leave a comment.
Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Restructured
Posted in Interfaith, LGBT, religion, tagged First Baptist Church SLC, interfaith, restructure, Steering Committee, Utah Pride Festival 2016, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition on February 26, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition has a new board of faith leaders who will oversee the function of the annual service. After the 2015 Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Service Russ Gorringe, who had headed the coalition since 2002, stepped down. A steering committee was formed to reorganize. From the committee meeting on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at First Baptist Church at 6pm, a new structure was formed to go forward into the future with the coalition.
SLPS trustee April Love attended the meeting, advocating for the board style leadership, which idea was put forward by SLPS president Daniel Cureton at the last interfaith service to Russ and through email to the members before the meeting. The UPIC accepted this proposal and will now be run by a 3 member board, which includes a seat for a non Christian faith. There will be a staggered rotation, with a new seat opening every year of those 3 seats. It will be volunteer roles. The board will still continue to invite all faiths to plan and host the services annually.
Utah Faith Fair-Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family and Acceptance
Posted in LGBT, Other, Vending, Volunteering, tagged Center for Spiritual Living Utah, community outreach, First Baptist Church SLC, First Unitarian Church SLC, LDS Same Sex Child policy, Mormon, Mormon Spectrum, PostMormons, South Valley Unitarian Universalist SLC, Utah Faith Fair, Utah Rally for Love Equality Family and Acceptance, Utah State Capitol on November 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »
SLPS was invited to participate in the Utah Faith Fair, which was a part of the Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance. The rally and fair took place on Saturday, November 21, 2015 from 11am to 1pm at the Utah State Capitol building. Organized by Tim VanZeban, the fair was part of the community response to the new policy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on children, which states that children of same-sex couples and marriages are not allowed to be baptized unless they disavow their parents.
The fair was successful, with a handful of religious organizations, community groups, and county services occupying the capitol building rotunda from 11-1, while the rally took place on the steps of the capitol. The rally gathered about 100, and it appeared around 150 people resigned their membership using the PostMormon table, who would be delivering the resignations for those that resigned. Others browsed the groups looking at support or getting details on their options being post Mormon. SLPS offered daily advice through a one card pull of the Medieval Cat Tarot, giving positive messages and uplifting confidence to those who had resigned their LDS membership.
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, Rotunda, Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, PostMos (l) and Mormon Spectrum, Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, South Valley Unitarian Universalist Church (Patty Willis rainbow stole), Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, Red Cliff Counseling and Wellness List Warner (l) and April Love of the Salt Lake Pagan Society, Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, Salt Lake Pagan Society Daniel Cureton (l) and April Love, Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, Mathew Cockrum of First Unitarian Church, Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, Mormon Spectrum, Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, Center for Spiritual Living, Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, Salt Lake County Youth Services, Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, First Baptist Church (l-Curtis Price) and Wasatch Metropolitan Community Church, Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, LGBT-Affirmative Therapists Guild of Utah, Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, signs at rally, Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Faith Fair: Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family, and Acceptance, rally, Saturday, November 21, 2015, Utah Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
4th Annual Moab Pride Festival 2015 An Exciting Adventure
Posted in esbat, LGBT, Ritual, Tarot, Vending, tagged Arches National Park, Balanced Rock, Colorado River, Courthouse, Delicate Arch, desert magic, Double Art, Eclipse, Equaity Utah, Grand County Library, Grand County School District, Hiking, Human Rights Campaign, Kali Ma, La Hacienda, LGBT, Love Muffin Cafe, Milky Way, Moab, Moab Diner, Moab Pride 2015, Moab UT, Moab Valley Multicultural Center, Mormon's Building Bridges, National Forest Service, Native American Student Club, nature, Navajo Tacos, Nefertiti's Headdress, Obatala, Ochun, Oshun, palmistry, Petrified Sand Dunes, Price UT, QSaltLake, Quesadilla Mobilla, Quesadillas, Rio, river magic, skyline arch, Supermoon, Supermoon Eclipse, Swanny City Park, tarot reading, Tostadas, Trevor Project, Two Spirit, utah, visibility march, Window Arch, wolfe ranch on September 30, 2015| Leave a Comment »
What a wonderful adventure! The excitement keeps on coming at every turn. SLPS had a terrific weekend attending the 4th Annual Moab Pride Festival Saturday and Sunday September 26-27, 2015. The group drove down Friday evening, staying at the Days Inn motel. After a mix up with only one king sized bed for three people, the readers finally got some rest for the big day in the morning. No time for the the Pre-Pride Party at the Rio bar that the pride crowds were attending.
Saturday morning September 26, breakfast was at the local Moab Diner, but due to the tourists, had to be taken to go. The festival started at 10:30 at Swanny City Park. The vendor booths were placed in a semi-circle around the stage in the park. Various vendors included Equality Utah, Human Rights Campaign, The National Forest Service, The Grand County Library, and the Trevor Project.
A visibility march took place at 11:30 am, marching a few blocks east, south, then west before circling back around to the park. Groups such as Utah Naturalists, Mormons Building Bridges, the Moab Valley Multicultural Center and the local fire department participated with their fire engine bringing up the rear.
The day was very hot, upwards of 95 degrees F. Various bands performed through the day, with drag shows scattered throughout the programming. SLPS’ booths was busy, bringing in many customers who had never had a reading. The Native American Club from Grand County School District sold Navajo tacos. The Moab Valley Multicultural Center sold tostadas, and the mobile vendor Quesadilla Mobilla sold various quesadillas.
Dinner was at the local restaurant La Hacienda. Enchiladas were in order, with shrimp and chicken. The guacamole had to be spiced up somewhat with pepper sauce, but the food was pretty good overall. The staff continued to check on us throughout the dinning experience and even gave us tips about the parks in the area.
The Pride after party was held at the Rio, same place as the Pre-Pride party next door to the park. Door fee was $15, which went to help fund the local youth center. Filled with Pride attendees, people drank, partied, and danced the warm night away.
Since SLPS was so successful, we decided to stay another night. Because of the trouble the night before, Days Inn gave us a discounted room, with two beds this time! Sunday morning, September 27 brought a chance to do some shopping and eat breakfast at Love Muffin Cafe, reinvesting the money from the community back into the local economy. The Love Muffin Cafe turned out to be the spot where all the hung over Post-Pride Parties came to get their fill of breakfast burritos, coffee, and muffins.
SLPS headed over to the mighty Colorado river to performing a morning ritual. After meditating and collecting some special water, a trip to Arches National Park was in order. The $10 fee was a good price to spend a day hiking and viewing sacred nature!
With many pictures, selfies, and group shots, SLPS did the whole circuit. Balanced rock, Double Arch, Skyline Arch, and Window Arch before heading off to hike to the famous Delicate Arch which is on the Utah license plates. The hike was arduous, in the heat of the day, with a difficult trail up a 45 degree slickrock face and uneven terrain, little shade was in sight, but the members of SLPS completed the trail in 2 1/2 hours with the help of a Venezuelan family after running out of water. We spent some time at the arch and headed back down the mainly descending trail. A drive back to Moab for water, food, and gas came as a relief.
Sucking down a gallon of water and eating pulled pork from Wendy’s, SLPS got back on the road for the return trip to Salt Lake City. The sun set over the western desert, illuminating the red rock, and we watched the supermoon eclipse on highway 6 outside of Price, UT. We pulled over to perform some quick eclipse full moon magic and take in the stunning view of the Milky Way Galaxy that can be seen in the wild desert away from the city lights.
Moab Pride 2015, Daniel Cureton arrived in Moab at 2am, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, l to r: Ashton Longhurst, Lauren Holman, Daniel Cureton having to share a king bed, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, breatkfast at Moab Diner, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, view from Moab Diner of a Mesa looking south west, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Moab Valley Cultural Center in visibility march, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, visibility march at main street and 100 N, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, visibility march heading west, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Daniel Cureton and Mormons Building Bridges in visibility march, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, visibility march with Utah Naturalists in purple roabs, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, rainbow flag in visibility march, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, pride banner, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, SLPS booth with Ashton Longhurst, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, National Forest Service, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, vendor booths, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, vendor booths, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, vendor booths, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, vendor booths, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, vendor booths in a half circle, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, stage, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Quesadilla Mobila food vendor, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Native American Club of Grand County School District, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, L to r: Lauren Holman, Ashton Longhurst, Daniel Cureton, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Kali Ma, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, view of the festival looking west, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, stage from wine and beer area, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, attendees listening to music, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Swanny City Park, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, after pride dinner- shrimp enchiladas at La Hacienda, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, after price dinner-restaurant menu, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, moonbeam flowers outside of La Hacienda, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Pride after party- electric car charging station at Best Western, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Pride after party at the Rio, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, dancers at the Pride after party, Saturday, September 26, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, the long motel corridor at Days Inn, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, view from Days Inn- Mesa looking south weset, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, the Days Inn, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Love Muffin Cafe, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, La Poutine breakfeast the Love Muffin Cafe (potatoes, sausage gravy, two eggs, bacon, blue cheese, pico), Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, the mighty Colorado River, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Daniel Cureton at the Colorado River, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, l to r: Daniel Cureton, Ashton Longhurst, Lauren Holman at the Colorado River, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Sunrise Ritual at the Colorado River, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, entrance to Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Arches National Park- La Sal moutain range in back, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Petrified Sand Dunes sign, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Petrified Dunes with Le Sal Moutan Range in back, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Daniel Cureton with cigar, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Balanced Rock info, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Daniel Cureton at Balanced rock, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Daniel Cureton balacing Balanced rock, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, balanced rocks at Balanced rock, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Lauren Holman, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Skyline Arch info,Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, sign, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, sign for trail, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Daniel Cureton at Skyline Arch, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Double Arch trail passes, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, formation along Double Arch trail, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Double Arch trail, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Daniel Cureton on Double Arch trail, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Queen Nefertiti Rock, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Courthouse, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Wolfe Ranch InfoArches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Delicate Arch info, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Wolfe Ranch, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Wolfe Ranch house, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Delicate Arch trail river, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Delicate Arch trail dried river bed, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Petroglyphs trail, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Petroglyphs, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Delicate Arch trail with Lauren Holman, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Delicate Arch trail slickrock face, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Delicate Arch trail slickrock, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Delicate Arch trail slickrock climb, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Delicate Arch trail mesas, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Delicate Arch trail rock strata, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Delicate Arch trail rock layers,, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, bird perched at Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Daniel Cureton at Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Moab Pride 2015, Daniel Cureton (l) and Lauren Holman at Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Sunday, September 27, 2015, Moab, Utah
Utah Pride Festival 2013-Free Tarot For All!
Posted in LGBT, Tarot, Vending, tagged community service., Pride 2013, PRIDE Parade, Tarot readings, Utah Pride Festival, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition, vending on June 3, 2013| Leave a Comment »
What a busy weekend! SLPS Participated in the Utah Pride Festival events on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Things kicked off with the Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition‘s Interfaith Service for healing on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 7pm. The service was one of helping people to gain peace and understand with the divine. The Theme “Sacred Embraces Real” emphasized the Utah Pride Festival’s Theme “Gotta Be Real”. Saturday, June 1,2013 Continued the interfaith with the interfaith Rally and March from First United Methodist Church in downtown Salt Lake City on 200 E 200 S to the Festival at 200 E and 400 S. Along the way, the march joined up with the Transgender March and the Dyke March.
After the march, SLPS opened the tent for business with Free Tarot Readings. Special mermaid readings were available from MerQueen Lei Loni Tilley, Founder and Queen of the Mermaids of the Great Salt Lake. Witch’s Runes were also being read by Azetta, Seedling of the Blue Dragon. President Muad’Dib used his Deviant Moon Tarot, Piggy had the Rider-Waite, Lunar Oak Spirit had the Shamanic Tarot, and Woman Between the Wolves was on the Robin Wood Tarot.
Sunday, June 2, 2013 brought the Utah Pride Festival Parade at 10 am. SLPS marched in robes and hates with the Utah Pride Interfaith section. After the exhausting march down 200 S, SLPS returned and did more free readings for people at the festival. It is estimated that 300 people stopped by the booth and had their cards, cartouche or runes read. What a great way to give service to the LGBT community! SLPS is excited to return next year for a fourth year!
Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Interfaith March l to r: Woman Between the Wolves, Azetta Seedling of the Blue Dragon, Muad’Dib, Lunar Oak Spirit, First United Methodist Church,Saturday, June 1, 2013, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival Booth, L to r (behind the table)-Lunar Oak Spirit, Piggy, Woman Between the Wolves, Janelle Baguley, and Willow Figueroa (mermaid), Saturday, June 1, 2013, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival, Pandora Boxx on Stage, Saturday, June 1, 2013, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival Parade, l to r: Piggy, Lunar Oak Spirit, Shy Fox, Muad’Dib, Patrick Lucero, Cheyanne Opheikens, Iyata Bond, Harley Tilley, Willow Figueroa, Sunday, June 2, 2013, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival Parade, l to r: Piggy, Lunar Oak Spirit, Shy Fox, Muad’Dib, Patrick Lucero, Cheyanne Opheikens, Iyata Bond, Harley Tilley, Willow Figueroa, Sunday, June 2, 2013, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival Parade, lining up to walk with Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition, l to r: Lei Loni and Harley Tilley, Shy Fox, Cheyanne Opheikens, Lunar Oak Spirit (green skirt), and Patrick Lucero, 400 E near 400 S, Sunday, June 2, 2013, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival Parade Marching west on 200 S and 400 E, l to r: Willow Figueroa (wheelchair), Harley Tilley, Shy Fox, Iyata Bond (middle red) and Cheyanne Opheikens, Sunday, June 2, 2013, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival Booth, l to r (behind table): Muad’Dib (holding cards), Cheyanne Opheikens, Shy Fox and Lunar Oak Spirit (hat), Sunday, June 2, 2013, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Pride Festival Booth, left side Savanna Cunningham (l in red) and Danielle Donaldson, right side front to back: Azetta Seedling of the Blue Dragon, Callista Dreamwalker and Woman Between the Wolves, Sunday, June 2, 2013, Salt Lake City, UT
2012 LGBTQ PRIDE Festival
Posted in LGBT, Pagan, Vending, tagged LGBT, Tarot readings, Utah Pride Festival 2012, Utah Pride Parade 2012, vending on June 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Thanks to all who attend and helped at the booth at this year’s Utah Pride Festival. We had an eventful weekend which included the interfaith service, interfaith march, Sunday’s parade and free tarot readings at the booth! We had so many people wanting readings that we had to turn folks away when the gates closed. Wait time was over an hour! But we feel grateful being able to help and bring solace, validation and guidance to those seeking answers. Those of us that marched in the parade could feel the wealth of gratitude washing over us as we were cheered on and thanked for being the only Pagan representation at the parade and festival! We even had pagans from Logan join us in the middle of the march! All in all it was a success and UUPS can’t wait for next year! Check out the photos below!
2012 LGBTQ Pride Festival Details
Posted in diversity, LGBT, Pagan, Volunteering, tagged Chaning Hearts & Lives, LGBT Pride, Utah Pride Festival 2012 on June 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Hi Folks!
Come out and join us for this years LGBTQ PRIDE Festival! We will be participating in several events this weekend, here’s a list
Saturday, June 2, 2012-
12:30 Interfaith service and march
3-8 festival
Sunday, June 3, 2012-
9am-1 PRIDE Parade March
2-7 festival
Come stop by the booth, march in the parade with us and have a good old time! If you’d like to help out, please contact Daniel C at 8017094632
Salt Lake Pagan Society 