Seattle Gay News ― The committee of dedicated community members on the board of Pride ASIA, producers of the annual Pride ASIA celebration at Seattle’s Hing Hay Park in the International District, have scheduled their biggest fundraising event of the year, ‘Rice Ball: A Taste of Asia’ for Saturday, May 9, 6 p.m. doors, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. […]
Seattle Gay News ― The committee of dedicated community members on the board of Pride ASIA, producers of the annual Pride ASIA celebration at Seattle’s Hing Hay Park in the International District, have scheduled their biggest fundraising event of the year, ‘Rice Ball: A Taste of Asia’ for Saturday, May 9, 6 p.m. doors, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. show and dim sum dinner at Neighbours Nightclub (1509 Broadway).
Hosted by Pride ASIA Founder, Aleksa Manila with special performances by Miss Neighbours 2013/14 Anastasia Beaverhausen, International Cabaret Sensation Arnaldo! Drag Chanteuse, Miss UTOPIA 2014 Atasha Manila, Pride Idol Chase Silva, Performance Artist Kince, Miss Neighbours 2012/13 Lady Sahara, Miss UTOPIA 2014/15 Layla Manila, Spoken Word Artist Nic Masangkay, Drag Entertainer Whispurr Majesty, Singer/Director Yee-shin Huang and more, Rice Ball 2015 promises to be an evening of blockbuster entertainment.
‘This is a very special evening full of amazing performances to feast the senses and celebrate the Queer API story,’ said Aleksa Manila.
Tickets are $15 presale at www.riceball2015.brownpapertickets.com or $20 at the door. Price includes entry and dim sum. Proceeds benefit Pride ASIA, a free, all ages Queer and Asian pride celebration June 20 from noon to 4 p.m. at Hing Hay Park (S. King St. & Maynard Ave. S.) Seattle. To RSVP go to
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1470563 or the event’s official Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1411318395844639/.
Founded in 2012, Pride ASIA’s mission is to celebrate, empower and nurture the multi-cultural diversity of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Ally communities through the Asian-Pacific Islander American lens. For more info, please visit www.PrideASIA.org.