North Adams Pride Announces 4th Annual Northern Lights Ball

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Pride has scheduled the 4th Annual Northern Lights Ball for Saturday, March 28, at the North Adams Elks Lodge.

The event, which is restricted to ages 21 and older, will run from 8:00 p.m. to midnight.

The evening's entertainment includes music on the main dance floor provided by BFG (Gabby Squailia). The lineup of regional drag performers includes Vuronika Baked, Jackie Legs, Gemini DaBarbay, Bella Santarella, Fagitty Anne, Hairy Debbie, and Gracie Smilez.

The upstairs lounge will feature DJ Black Angus, while DJ Liquid Courage will provide karaoke services. The karaoke portion of the evening is hosted by Graziana of North Adams Pride and Tricia of Make Me Happy Radio.

Food and beverage options will be available for cash purchase. Catering is provided by Christos Famous Pizza and Tres Ninos, supplemented by snacks from the Elks Lodge. Organizers noted that the venue has limited accessibility and encouraged those requiring accommodations to contact northadamspride@gmail.com in advance.

General admission tickets are priced at $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the event. Tickets can be found here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/northern-lights-ball-2 North Adams Pride also offers a "Pay What You Can" tier and a $36 sponsorship ticket to fund subsidized admissions. Organizers have issued a warning against purchasing tickets from third-party individuals online to avoid potential scams.

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By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
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What it has to decide is the chicken or the egg — set goals with the purpose of finding funds or getting the funds first and determining the best way to use them. 
 
"I think that funding actually would dictate the projects that we do, rather than come up with we what we want to do, and then find a way to fund it," said Trustee Ross Jacobs last Thursday. "There may be sources we explore that will be successful. Some may not. ...
 
"If we start exploring funding options and get some of these wheels rolling, then we'll have a better idea within six months where some of these are going, and then what we can do."
 
Trustee Nancy Bullett said it may be more of doing both at the same time. 
 
"It's almost simultaneous looking at the projects that are incorporating funding, because your funding is specific to whatever it is that you're doing," she said. "So how do you identify the projects that you want to work on, which then dictates the funding."
 
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