The event, starting at 9 p.m. Friday, “will be going through downtown Elko visiting local bars, taverns and casinos and inviting everyone out for the Saturday events,” he said.
The festival kickoff will be noon to 6 p.m. Saturday in the Elko City Park, then move to the Red Lion Inn and Casino for the Inaugural Elko Drag-A-Thon.
There will be a family show from 7-9:15 p.m. followed by a 16-and-older show from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets for all events can be purchased at The Wild Rose, Swank, by calling 775-671-6276, or online at elkopride2016.brownpapertickets.com.
All funds will go toward the expense of bringing Pride 2016 to the community, with the remainder to support the goal of creating Elko’s first Diversity Center.
Special guests will include Yara Sofia, who is returning to Elko this year as Miss Skin War 2016, as seen on television. The master of ceremonies will be Ivanaha Fusionn and her LipstickDivas and the Ulter Ego’s .
The Human Rights Campaign of Las Vegas hopes members of PFLAG and TAG of Reno will be on hand with educational and informational booths about the LGBTQA community.
LGBQA of Elko recognizes the Norris-Rocaberte Family Foundation, which will be the first sustaining and largest donor to Rural America Pride.
