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I’m From Driftwood series celebrates 10 years
One-night stop in D.C. part of four-city anniversary tour
I’m From Driftwood, an LGBTQ story archive and the work of founder/executive director Nathan Manske, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a “50 State Story Tour Exhibition” in four cities this month.
The group has its Washington stop on Thursday, May 16 at 6 p.m. at All Souls Church in the building’s Pierce Hall (1500 Harvard St., N.W.). It’s free.
The I’m From Driftwood website launched in 2009 and was inundated with written narratives from all over the world. Soon after, Manske and his friend Marquise Lee started producing videos filmed in New York and Philadelphia. With a desire to stay true to the small-town spirit of I’m From Driftwood, Manske sought to collect stories from people outside major metropolitan areas, from all 50 states.
The I’m From Driftwood 50-state Story Tour took place from Sept. 2010-Jan. 2011. Celebrating the organization’s 10th anniversary, the crew pored over more than 10,000 photos and artifacts, recorded 30 hours of audio with historian Hugh Ryan, and are now sharing their work on the anniversary tour.
Full details here.
The Blade profiled Manske two years ago when 30 of his films were added to the Comcast Xfinity LGBTQ Film & TV Collection.
The 2024 New York City Pride Parade wound through the streets of Manhattan and past the historic Stonewall Inn on Sunday, June 30.
(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)
The fourth annual Fredericksburg Pride march and festival was held at Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 29. The event began with a march around downtown Fredericksburg beginning and ending in the park.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Covering Fredericksburg Pride for @WashBlade . City Council member @WillMackintosh speaking: pic.twitter.com/tDdVD2IVsM
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) June 29, 2024
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PHOTOS: Goodwin Living Pride
Senior living and healthcare organization holds fourth annual march at Falls Church campus
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(Photos courtesy of Goodwin Living)
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