Capital City Pride is planning a “Get the Ball Rolling” gala event Nov. 9 at the Olympian Hotel ballroom in downtown Olympia, across from Sylvester Park. The event and fundraiser features a complimentary champagne hour, hors' d oeuvres’ and a variety of entertainment. Tickets, at $20 each, are available at the door. The event, the first of its kind for Olympia Pride, is a formal, black-tie optional event.

For more information or for ticket sales locations, call 259-2330.

• WHO: Capital City Pride
• WHAT: Get the Ball Rolling Fundraiser Gala
• WHEN: Friday, Nov. 9 - Champagne social begins at 7 p.m. - Tickets $20
• WHERE: Olympian Hotel Ballroom, 116 Legion Way, Olympia, WA, 98501 (Above the Urban Onion Restaurant and Lounge)

Olympia's Capital City Pride is an inclusive celebration of diversity and community building. Capital City pride is unique in that it truly brings together all parts of the community: gay, lesbian, transgendered, straight and bisexual from all around the Pacific Northwest. Olympia's 2007 Pride Festival and parade, the second-largest in Washington, drew more than 7,000 from all across the region. The week-long 2008 Capital City Pride culminates with the festival and parade June 22.