August JPN Board Meeting
Monthly board meeting.
Monthly board meeting.
Joliet Pride Network is Proud to sponsor Wallyball every third Saturday of the month from 11am – 1pm at the Annerino Community Center in Bolingbrook. The event is free to attend, it isn’t a competitive game, and is just a lot of fun! Join us to meet new friends, create community, and play wallyball! Similar […]
The Joliet Pride Network hosts a regular “gayme” night at the Critical Grind Board Game Cafe in Shorewood, IL on the third Thursday of the month from 7-11pm. The “gayme” night is an event designed to promote inclusion, dignity, and acceptance by providing a safe and friendly environment for the local LGBTQ+ community and its […]
On this day in 1945, Marsha P. Johnson was born. Famous for being one of the initiators of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, Johnson was a gay liberation activist and a self-identified drag queen. Her legacy would go on to influence many in the LGBTQ+ community. #HappyBirthdayMarsha #MarshaPJohnson
Forget everything you know about your grandma’s bingo hall. No rolling cages, no dusty daubers, and definitely no silence. Every first Thursday of the month, Critical Grind transforms into a battlefield of beats and rhythms for Game of Tones Musical Bingo! If you’ve got a “critical hit” ear for music and a competitive streak, this is […]
Monthly board meeting.
Bisexual Awareness Week, or #BiWeek, is an annual event held every September 16-23, culminating in Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day on September 23, to raise visibility, promote acceptance, and advocate for the bisexual (bi+) community, highlighting their unique experiences, challenges like erasure, and resilience, according to sources like GLAAD, the Bisexual Resource Center, and PFLAG. It's a […]
The Joliet Pride Network hosts a regular “gayme” night at the Critical Grind Board Game Cafe in Shorewood, IL on the third Thursday of the month from 7-11pm. The “gayme” night is an event designed to promote inclusion, dignity, and acceptance by providing a safe and friendly environment for the local LGBTQ+ community and its […]
Booked Eau Claire is bringing the wonderful world of storytelling to life with an exciting new literary celebration on September 18-19, 2026! Join us at the Lismore Hotel in downtown Eau Claire, WI, for this two-day event dedicated to amplifying voices, igniting creativity, and fostering a vibrant community of book lovers through panels, workshops, + […]
Joliet Pride Network is Proud to sponsor Wallyball every third Saturday of the month from 11am – 1pm at the Annerino Community Center in Bolingbrook. The event is free to attend, it isn’t a competitive game, and is just a lot of fun! Join us to meet new friends, create community, and play wallyball! Similar […]
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Bi Visibility Day, celebrated annually on September 23rd, is an international awareness day to recognize, celebrate, and raise visibility for bisexual people and the broader bisexual+ (bi, pan, fluid, etc.) community, combating bi-erasure and stigma by highlighting their history, culture, and unique challenges. Started in 1999 by US activists Wendy Curry, Michael Page, and Gigi Raven […]