The Center Project

05/31/2026

Thanks for visiting our Clothing Closet! Stop by Saturdays 1pm-5pm to get free clothes! We have plenty!

I stopped by the Clothing Closet at the Center Project yesterday! The Clothing Closet provides LGBTQIA+ folks with free clothing in a safe and welcoming environment. If any of my fellow barristers have any suits you would like to donate, come by the Clothing Closet sometime.

05/31/2026

Sign up today to help us with our annual Rainbow Ride!

Saturday, June 13th, Pride Picnic from 11am-2pm
Peace Park, 401 S 9th St, Columbia, MO 65201

We still need volunteers to help us set up the event, check in bike riders as they arrive, serve food and water, and more!

Volunteers get a free shirt, food, rainbow lanyard, and are entered into a raffle to win a TCP picnic blanket. There will be a volunteer meeting on June 10th from 6:30-7:30pm to make sure everyone is feeling ready. We hope you can join us!

Sign up to help at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044EADAA2CAAFD0-63901997-rainbow #/

05/30/2026

THANK YOU to our INCREDIBLE Ally sponsors for supporting this year's Rainbow Ride! Your support made this event possible and we couldn't have done it without you!

Learn more about the 2026 Rainbow Ride at: https://centerproject.org/rainbow-ride/

05/30/2026

TODAY: Saturday Open Closet Hours! 1-5pm at TCP

To better accommodate the needs of our community and our volunteers, our Clothing Closet hours will be changing.

Stay tuned for more information!

05/29/2026

Join our QUEEREST BIKE(R) CONTEST at this year's Rainbow Ride!

Saturday, June 13th, after the Bike Ride (Bike Ride begins at 9am and goes for 10 miles)
Peace Park, 401 S 9th St, Columbia, MO 65201

Show off your creativity and Pride spirit for a chance to win a $50 Walt’s gift card and a special Rainbow Ride license plate! Decorate yourself, your bike, or BOTH. Please keep personal safety and the safety of other riders in mind when decorating. (It's OK if your decorations look better before the ride vs after!)

Learn more or register for the ride at: https://centerproject.org/rainbow-ride/

05/29/2026

NEW CLOSET HOURS! There will be NO Clothing Closet hours today.

To better accommodate the needs of our community and our volunteers, our Clothing Closet hours will be changing.

Clothing Closet Hours this weekend:
Friday, May 15th, NO CLOSET HOURS
Saturday, May 30th, 1-5pm

Stay tuned for more information!

05/28/2026

Bring shelf stable food to enter into a raffle for amazing prizes at the Rainbow Ride Raffle!

Saturday, June 13th, Pride Picnic from 11am-2pm
Peace Park, 401 S 9th St, Columbia, MO 65201

For every item you bring off of our “wish list,” you can get one raffle ticket to win one of our awesome prizes from community partners. You also have the option of buying raffle tickets, 2 tickets for $5, or 10 tickets for $20. We have some great baskets, some worth over $500! All proceeds will go to the Basic Needs Pantry.

Wish list:

Easy Mac
Peanut butter
Canned chicken/tuna/salmon
Canned pasta
Microwaveable rice packet
“Grab and go” shelf stable lunches
Apple sauce
Fruit cups
Cookie snack packs
Protein shakes
Other convenient self-stable foods (no canned veggies!)

Learn more at: https://centerproject.org/rainbow-ride/

05/28/2026

Did you know...in addition to their regular meetings, which are open to ages 11-18...Prism also meets monthly (final Thursdays) for "Physics Club" which is specifically for High School age youth!

Physics club meets TONIGHT from 6-8pm! Be there or be square (insert physics joke here).

NEW YOUTH: Arrive 30 mins early or set up appointment to complete intake forms. https://calendar.app.google/eHHMU44r3Gmmd3oU8

05/27/2026

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Pride Month will start here! Love Proudly. Sing Loudly.

Name That Tune: Pride Anthem Edition hits The Blue Note on June 5. It’s part concert, part game show. The Quorus and local soloists sing the opening notes, and the room jumps in to guess the song. Fast rounds, big reactions, and a format that keeps you in it the whole time.

Get your tickets and start Pride with us!

Name That Tune: Pride Anthems Edition
With MidMO PrideFest
Friday, June 5th | The Blue Note
Columbia, MO
Doors at 7pm

TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com/name-that-tune-pride-anthems-edition-columbia-missouri-06-05-2026/event/0600646AE2651F2B?_gl=1*b74gsn*_ga*MjA2NTU5MzExOS4xNzc3MzIzODM4*_ga_V8J7ZB3SQX*czE3NzczMjM4MzgkbzEkZzEkdDE3NzczMjM4NTEkajQ3JGwwJGgxMDkzNzYxNzYy