Colors for Pride Picnic shine on Village Green

LTBTQIA+ community celebrates Pride Month in New Milford

The Village Green in New Milford was bursting with color Saturday with the PIcnic for Pride. The family-friendly picnic, which celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community, featured music, games organized by the New Milford Youth Agency, a Photo Booth, a community art piece, LGBTQIA+ artisans and crafters, and booths with social services organizations that support the LGBTQIA+ community.

Deborah Rose/A rainbow banner hung near the bandstand during the festivities.

Deborah Rose/Social Services Director Ivan Butera, left, oversees the social services booth which picnic attendees, including Rex Eastwood of Southbury, visited.

Deborah Rose/Representatives from the Merryall Center were on hand for the event. The center offered LGBTQIA+ events for Pride Month this month.

Deborah Rose/Stephanie Swarthout, left, and Kylie Block, both of New Milford, visit the New Milford Pride booth, where flags and other celebratory swag were available.

Deborah Rose/Members of the community and surrounding towns attended the event.

Deborah Rose

Deborah Rose is a lifelong New Milford resident with more than 25 years in community journalism as a writer and photographer. Most recently, she served as editor of a local publication. She was appointed as New Milford Poet Laureate in April of 2022. For more columns, stories and photographs about New Milford, visit www.newmilfordnow.org and select “Stories.”

Colors for Pride Picnic shine on Village Green

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