There was music. There were hula hoops. There were hugs.
The seventh annual Harvey Music Festival, honoring the life of Harvey Bernard Milk, an openly gay man elected to public office in California in 1977. He was called “the most famous and most significantly open LGBT official ever elected in the United States,” according to Raymond Smith and Donald Hiader-Markel, who were authors of “Gay and Lesbian Americans and Political Participation” in 2002.
Basically, the Harvey Milk Festival is the most fun you can have with people without actually drinking milk.
Baby otter drinking milk from a bottle pic.twitter.com/rkBDOvDPRf
— cute cat life (@laurax1983) May 14, 2016
As for the festival, let’s take a look at some of the great photos from the event, which ran from May 12-14.
Amid national controversy concerning LGBTQ issues, Sarasota celebrates Harvey Milk festival. https://t.co/d3BS33jmhs pic.twitter.com/cAbmUF12Zf
— Herald-Tribune (@HeraldTribune) May 15, 2016
My super talented friend Sam Robertson killing it at the Harvey Milk Festival downtown rn https://t.co/fkedQ5Sbsr
— Shelby Webb (@shelbywebb) May 14, 2016
News team assembling to cover Sarasota's Harvey Milk Festival. @HeraldTribune @SNNTV we out here. pic.twitter.com/LO7awLENWc
— Michael Davidson (@MSDavidsonHT) May 14, 2016
Live streaming from the Harvey Milk Festival #harveymilkfest https://t.co/6939QyIsXv pic.twitter.com/yLmhptZ75F
— unravel (@unravel_us) May 13, 2016
A Shih Tzu in the wild @HarveyMilkFest @unravel_us pic.twitter.com/WBKhiXMQ1D
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 15, 2016
Confetti! This guy knows how to have fun @HarveyMilkFest @unravel_us pic.twitter.com/lsoihr6IYV
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 15, 2016
There was love @HarveyMilkFest @unravel_us today! pic.twitter.com/hdLmusR59f
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 15, 2016
The girl with the tiger cat @HarveyMilkFest @unravel_us pic.twitter.com/XbTP52OwJX
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 15, 2016
Five Points Patk #Sarasota was packed with ppl of all ages @HarveyMilkFest @unravel_us pic.twitter.com/yexpOWuSGo
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 15, 2016
.@RachelO_photog & @shelbywebb representin' @unravel_us @HeraldTribune @HarveyMilkFest pic.twitter.com/1sAce4ejJH
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 15, 2016
Night falls over the Sarasota Opera House @HarveyMilkFest @unravel_us pic.twitter.com/gFNd6PPCb7
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 15, 2016
Beneva Fruitville was full of color @HarveyMilkFest @unravel_us #Sarasota pic.twitter.com/AJbDrng9Xd
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 15, 2016
Of course some haters have shown up. #harveymilkfest pic.twitter.com/Vkc4PgNq5d
— Rachel O'Hara (@RachelO_photog) May 14, 2016
@harveymilkfest #harveymilkfest #volunteers #gay #queer #lgbtq #lgbt #indierock #srq
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HMF ART #harveymilkfest #srq #sarasota #performanceart #queer #gay #lgbt
A photo posted by Harvey Milk Festival (@harveymilkfest) on
A photo posted by Kamila Wysocka (@kamilatron) on
So, awesome.
If you weren’t here, I hope you were at Ritz-Carlton kicking pediatric cancer ass.
Dick Vitale Gala raised record $2.8 million. Robin Roberts kicked in $56,000 and Lightning owner Jeff Vinik $100,000.@HeraldTribune
— doug fernandes (@dfernsports) May 15, 2016
Former @TBBuccaneers coach Jon Gruden's message for cancer. @DickieV @TheVFoundation @ESPNMondayNight #DontGiveUp pic.twitter.com/oHNflf3BwK
— Trevor DeGroot (@TrevorDeGroot) May 14, 2016
Raised 2.8Million @TheVFoundation @DickieV@RobinRoberts #DontGiveUp #DVGala#HTPhotoGalleryhttps://t.co/VYJECxbipu pic.twitter.com/coIebnPqrn
— TBenderPhoto (@tbenderphoto1) May 14, 2016
Photo gallery: 2016 Dick Vitale Gala in Sarasota @DickieV #dvgala #dickievgala https://t.co/hrxaCzBBOy pic.twitter.com/nLbTK2WI1I
— Herald-Tribune (@HeraldTribune) May 14, 2016
People are moving into the dining area. Bo Ryan stops on his way for a few photos. @UWBadgers #onwisconsin #DVGala pic.twitter.com/KBOzi0M3LG
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 13, 2016
Bo Ryan has arrived #DVGala #dickievgala #onwisconsin pic.twitter.com/pVikm3VtAU
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 13, 2016
The Big 3. 🙂 #DVGala #dickievgala pic.twitter.com/yP1xcBqyDp
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 13, 2016
Robin Roberts stops to pose for a #selfie #DVGala #dickievgala pic.twitter.com/BH4yQqdude
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 13, 2016
.@lynblake @SNNTV for live coverage. #dvgala #dickievgala pic.twitter.com/htW1XSB3Pt
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 13, 2016
Jon Gruden and his wife, to his left, Cindy #DVGala #dickievgala @TBBuccaneers pic.twitter.com/8XFzqNe5ag
— Carlos Munoz (@ReadCarlos) May 13, 2016
Mr. @DickieV himself! @Elevate_Inc's @pateltimes was honored to be apart of the #DVGala with @TheVFoundation pic.twitter.com/pYLFkpAnNP
— Ashleigh Anderson (@AshAtElevate) May 18, 2015
Our president, FSU alumn, @pateltimes &FSU's head coach Jimbo Fisher at #dvgala @TheVFoundation @DickieV pic.twitter.com/85KiLqSvFd
— Diandra (@DiAtElevate) May 18, 2015
Special to be honored w/@OSUCoachMeyer & #BoRyan @DickieV Gala benefitting kids facing cancer & @TheVFoundation
pic.twitter.com/VYXkAQu2bK — Robin Roberts (@RobinRoberts) May 14, 2016
Til’ next time.
Great finish to the wknd! (Worth the ? encounter to see this.) #sunset #sarasota pic.twitter.com/U683S5GC5o
— Jan Thornburg (@JanThornburg) May 9, 2016
One things for sure – these #sunset s in #Sarasota never get old. Blessed to call this my backyard ?? pic.twitter.com/cBQ8HfA1B1
— Chris Trivisonno (@ctrivisonno1) May 13, 2016
Sunset #Sarasota pic.twitter.com/JevvbZsnKA
— SarasotaButch (@sarasotabutch) May 13, 2016