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Bethlehem, PA – Plants + Vintage by Steel City Plant Co. and Domaci Flea has a festive lineup of events to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month at their brick and mortar shop on Main Street in Bethlehem beginning on June 1st.
For the entire month of June, Plants + Vintage will donate 10% of sales from their special Pride Collection to the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber’s LGBTQ Business Council’s Scholarship Fund. This scholarship fund provides LGBTQ Youth the opportunity to apply for scholarships for higher education.
Pride Fest at Plants + Vintage includes the following lineup of events:
Thursday 6/24: Gay Tunes at Twilight. They’ll be a stop on the Downtown Bethlehem Association’s Tunes at Twilight schedule featuring a show tunes sing-along show! Tastings + drinks available.
Friday 6/25: LGBTQ Vendor Fair. Come show your support for local LGBTQ organizations.
Saturday 6/26: Disco Pride Shopping Party. Shop + dance with Disco DJ as we donate 10% of ALL sales to the LGBTQ Scholarship Fund. Complimentary beer + wine.
Sunday 6/27: Drag Queen Story Hour. This FREE EVENT is for kids of ALL ages! Local drag star Eileen O’Brennan will be on hand to read a story, entertain us, and she and Steel City Plant Co.’s own, Angie DelGrosso, will even pot a plant with your little one(s).
To ensure we keep everyone safe, we will have multiple sessions throughout the day, with limited capacity at each session. So sign up early!
Following the story and performance, there will be time for photos with Eileen before you take time to browse our Plants + Vintage Pride Shop full of fun home goods.
We’ll have Mimosas for the adults to sip on as they shop.
Doors will open at 10:30. Please be prompt and ready for our first story time session to begin just after 11:00 am. If you reserve a later story time, please arrive approximately 10 minutes early to ensure we stay on schedule.
Co-owners Derrick + Warren Clark have proudly been together for nearly 16 years, married for 9 of those years. Having both grown up in small conservative towns with no significant LGTBQ representation, the couple feels that it’s important for them to help foster a community and environment that is diverse, open, and accepting . . . with positive role models for the next generation of LGBTQ youth (and their allies). “We are thrilled to bring back Drag Queen Story Time which we originally introduced to the Lehigh Valley two years ago at our South Bethlehem location. The overwhelming positive response to the original event was truly heartwarming, and I know there are a lot of parents who have been anxiously waiting for this event to return, “ says Warren Clark.
Co-owner Angie DelGrosso is a strong ally of the LGBTQ Community and has a career background in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
“I am thrilled for the opportunity to partner with Derrick and Warren every day for our business, but especially during Pride Month. We have a shared vision to lift up, celebrate, and support the LGBTQ community and intend to use our platform as a small local business to do so.”
ABOUT PLANTS + VINTAGE
Plants + Vintage offers the ultimate “green” shopping experience. From Steel City Plant Co’s pet-friendly, already-potted houseplants and all things necessary to excel at plant parenthood to Domaci Flea’s vintage home decor, one-of-a-kind treasures, and sustainably-sourced furniture, our curated offerings will satisfy your nostalgic yearnings and help you improve your relationship with plants. So rethink the way you shop, and join us upstairs at the Woolworth Building as we work to bring together a community of plant lovers and retro aficionados.
Information provided to TVL by:
Angie DelGrosso
