They’ve also got great food-think upscale gastropub fare like angus beef sliders and cauliflower wings-great happy hour specials, DJs and bottle service on weekends, and they host Ru Paul’s Drag Race viewing parties. But despite the challenges of opening in the midst of a pandemic, the Garden quickly became the hottest gay bar in town, thanks in part to a sexy, stylish space in the super-hot, hip, and happening DTLV Arts District, as well as a Bottomless Drag Brunch every Saturday and Sunday. Small park in Las Vegas at 2 nd Street and Grand Avenue.It’s been a long time since a new LGBTQ bar opened in Las Vegas, and the Garden didn’t exactly have timing on its side-originally scheduled to open March 20, 2020, the date got pushed (for obvious reasons) into June of that still-not-a-great-year. PRISM also organized a candlelight vigil on Sunday, April 21, at the Highlands with students, staff and administrators. Mohanna said organizing the Pride events brought out the best at Remarkable and has helped make these Pride events possible.” Las Vegas City Council, Las Vegas Police Department, and local merchants is “PRISM’s positive civic engagement with the “PRISM is the only organization in Las Vegas that addresses LGBTQ Procession, the bustling of people in the Las Vegas Plaza viewing the differentīooths, and dancing involved in our all-ages dance at the Palm’s,” BucklinĮli Mohanna is PRISM’s Highlands University adviser and the interimĭirector for Highlands’ ARMAS Center, or Achieving in Research, Math and “PRISM is a movement and we are displaying our momentum with theseĮvents, from the excitement of a pageant, the locomotive connection with the parade The pageant, parade and Las Vegas Plaza events are all wheelchair Virtual reality games, a photobooth, craft activities, and information and Las Vegas Plaza opposite the Plaza Hotel. Is to provide an all-ages venue for families to come together to celebrate loveĪll-Ages Dance – Saturday, April 27, starting at 7 p.m. Live music, information booths and vendors, a community raffle, and mobile Gathering – Saturday, April 27, after the parade until 4 p.m.
Planned Parenthood, and Free Mom Hugs, to name a few. President Sam Minner, students from Luna Community College, and organizationsįrom Las Vegas such as the Animal Welfare Coalition, Equality New Mexico, Participants include various Highlands University student clubs, Highlands It will depart from the city’s Carnegie Library. University’s Campus Life will provide snacks and snow cones. Bucklin said the goal is to educate the audienceĪbout the world of drag and the etiquette that goes along with drag shows. Rio Rancho Center, and Estevan Zamora, a Las Vegas native. The emcees will be PJ Sedillo, an education professor from the university’s at the university’s Wilson Complex at 1241 9 th Other Pride events PRISM is organizing include:Īpril 26, at 6 p.m. LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender Passed some new legislation in its 2019 session that eliminated LGBTQĭiscrimination in the workplace and schools, and also allows for more gender-neutral We want to foster more dialogueĪbout what the campus and Las Vegas community needs or would benefit from.”īucklin, who is a graduate student in anthropology, said New Mexico “The resources and faculty at HighlandsĪre incredibly supportive and encouraging. The needs of those traditionally marginalized or silenced by current issues,” “PRISM is hoping to bring light to our student spectrum and highlight
PRISM stands for Promoting Respect for Identity PRISM, a new club at Highlands that was chartered fall semester 2018,
The parade will proceed down National Avenue and Bridge Street and end at the Historic Las Vegas Plaza. Lineup for the Pride parade starts at 10 a.m.
– Las Vegas, New Mexico will have its first Pride parade April 27 at 12 p.m., thanks to a group of New Mexico Highlands students who organized the parade and other Pride events.