Proud of My Family is a jam-packed weekend celebrating all types of families, especially LGBTQ+ parents, relatives, and friends. Visitors can make festive rainbow art activities, move and groove in Rainbow Dance Zone, get creative with the temporary art installation about the colors of the Pride flag, and learn from partner organizations who will be onsite to share resources about the LGBTQ+ community. Award-winning, children’s recording artist Tim Cain performs Saturday and the Rainbow Women’s Chorus on Sunday. There will be a Drag Queen Storytime at 3:30 p.m. with a “Meet and Greet” and a Pride Parade at 4 p.m. each day, both sponsored and led by SV Pride.
Special Performances
Saturday:
• Musician Tim Cain will perform acoustic music at noon.
• Storytime with Todd Parr’s “The Family Book” at 11:15 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
• Drag Queen Storytime at 3:30 p.m.
Sunday:
• Rainbow Women’s Chorus will perform at 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
• Special guest caricature artist Hortencia Martin will draw family caricatures from 11 to 4 p.m.
• Storytime with Todd Parr’s “The Family Book” at 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
• Drag Queen Storytime at 3:30 p.m.
Ongoing Weekend Activities:
• Create family portraits.
• Join in a Rainbow Dance Party. Stretch, jump, spin and move with colorful streamers, pom-poms, capes and accessories.
• Make rainbow friendship bracelets. Learn to tie knots and enhance fine motor skills by creating colorful yarn bracelets for friends and family.
• Rainbow Reflections. Learn the meaning behind each color of the Pride Flag and contribute to the installation by drawing an interpretation of each color.
• Partners from the LGBTQ+ community will be on-site offering information, resources and coloring pages.
• Family photo op. Strike a pose and make lasting memories with the colorful backdrop.
• Paint your face with rainbows.
• Explore rainbows and light in the Art Studio.
• Fashion a cornhusk doll with colorful fabrics.
• Create a nature journal. Find all of the colors of the rainbow in the museum’s backyard.