October 25, 2021• byMichael Strangeways

We did a post last week about Pacific Northwest Black Pride’s Haunted Nights Masquerade Ball which is happening Saturday, October 30th at the Embassy Suites Hotel at 15920 West Valley Highway out by Southcenter Mall. Since then, they’ve added several more events for this year’s PNW Black Pride festivities, most of them centered at that hotel.

Via their website:

Welcome Reception

Friday, October 29, 2021
4:00 PM 7:00 PM
Rotie Cellars (map)

Join Pacific Northwest Black Pride for the 3rd Annual Opening Reception to officially kick-off Black Pride.

This event is complimentary, let’s celebrate that each of us in our own truth, walk with a common goal!VIEW EVENT

Sip and Paint

Friday, October 29, 2021
7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Embassy Suites (map)

Sip some wine while you create memories, not just masterpieces, with step-by-step instructions.VIEW EVENT

Workshop: Relationships and Agreements -The Language of Pleasure

Saturday, October 30, 2021
11:00 AM 1:00 PM
Embassy Suites (map)

Come join us for an embodied practice of using our voices with requests to allow us to drop into clear communication.VIEW EVENT

Black Trans Symposium

Saturday, October 30, 2021
1:15 PM 2:15 PM
Embassy Suites (map)

In this workshop, we’ll be sharing and educating on various topics and disparities that we, as Black Trans people, face in today’s society.VIEW EVENT

Lunch

Saturday, October 30, 2021
2:20 PM 2:55 PM
Embassy Suites (map)

Complimentary lunch available to Pacific Northwest Black Pride attedeesVIEW EVENT

Workshop: The Disproportional Impact of COVID-19 on African Americans

Saturday, October 30, 2021
3:00 PM 4:00 PM
Embassy Suites (map)

The impact of the pandemic and its consequences are felt differently depending on our status as individuals and as members of society.VIEW EVENT

Workshop: Thinking Healthy Spiritually

Saturday, October 30, 2021
4:00 PM 5:00 PM
Embassy Suites (map)

There is a healthy queer spirituality that critiques all systems of power and domination that oppress and marginalize any and all people.VIEW EVENT

Kink 4 the Culture

Saturday, October 30, 2021
5:00 PM 6:00 PM
POCAAN (map)

Join our panel of Seattle Black Kink and Leather community leaders to learn about the history of the Black Kinksters and Leather Legends that paved the way along with sharing our panel’s experiences and expertise on being Black and kinky.VIEW EVENT

Haunted Nights Masquerade Ball

Sat, Oct 30, 20217:00 PM Sun, Oct 31, 202112:00 AM
Embassy Suites (map)

The ballroom scene offers radical freedom to express the beauty and consciousness of Black and Brown Queer culture.VIEW EVENT →

About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.