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Petersburg resident Mikey Fuller experiences a dream come true while bringing awareness to the LGBTQ+ community. Have you ever had the pleasure of watching the "Mighty Wurlitzer" organ rise out of the orchestra pit at Virginia's grand motion picture palace The Byrd Theatre? It's a magical moment and sight to behold in Richmond's Carytown district.  The "Mighty Wurlitzer" is one of about 40 surviving instruments in their original installation out of more than 2000 made by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company between 1914 and 1942.  Fuller is one of less than 20 organists that has performed a live "...

Twin Cities Pride back on for 2021, but without parade By FOX 9 Staff MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Twin Cities Pride is back on in-person this year, but the parade may not be.  The 49th annual Twin Cities Pride Festival will be held at Loring Park on July 17-18, featuring local BIPOC and LGBTQ+ vendors, food courts, a beer garden and music stages. There will be no Saturday night concert or fireworks and there are no plans for a parade at this time, organizers say.   Gov. Tim Walz has lifted Minnesota’s COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor events, allowing Pride and other summer traditions to go forw...

Photo: Benson Kua / CC BY-SA 2.0. Josh Skluzacek Created: May 14, 2021 09:09 AM The 49th annual Twin Cities Pride Festival has been scheduled for mid-July at Loring Park. Twin Cities Pride said Friday that this year's festival will be held July 17-18 and will feature local Black, Indigenous and people of color and LGTBQ+ vendors, food courts, a beer garden and music stages. However, due to time constraints, the organization said it will forgo the Saturday night concert and fireworks this year. A parade also hasn't been planned at this time. The festival will ru...