Pride Weekend - Sept 29 – Oct 1, 2006  Pride Weekend  -

Events to be added as announced

Friday, September 29th

Durham

3pm - 6pm        Pridetini Fest at the Bar of Grasshopper on Ninth St. Benefit

                 for the NC Pride marching band with special drinks.

6pm              Pride Crawl on Ninth Street with Coffee and Desserts at

                 Madhatter's CafŽ in Durham

6 pm – 9 pm      Pride Happy Hour in Durham 

                 Just friendÕs old and new building community in a casual

                 setting. George's Garage

                 937 9th St. No Cover. 

8pm - 11pm       Pride In Women Acoustic Showcase (location tba). An evening

                 of Acoustic Chicks with Picks! Featuring:  Annette Warner

                 $15.00 cover includes all you can eat Wings and Munchies bar...

                 Door Prizes all night!

9 pm             Pride Night Bash at Sirens Lounge with dancing and

                 entertainment – special drinks and DJ. Corner of Markham/Broad

9 pm              Dreamz Entertainment presents ÒLights Action CameraÓ Part 1

                 with DJ Sedrick.  Poetry reading and open mike till 10 then

     A Black out party (Come dressed in all black) and Drag Show.

     This is a rainbow unity party for all. At the Loft at GeorgeÕs

     Garage on Ninth St.

10 pm – 3 am      OFFICIAL NC Pride Kick OFF PARTY -  ÒBIG TOPÓ

                 Magnus-Events.com and Centaur Music of NYC present "Big Top"

                 Circuit Party, Featuring national release party for DJ Rob

                 Harris of his new dance cd Ò Soakin Wet 3Ó, and from LAS VEGAS

                 the nationally known magician NICK COMIS, three rings of music,

                 three dance floors, three djs under the big top.  Street

                 dancers, fire performers, and more surprise circus acts and

                 Performers. Complete with a ÒParty BusÓ for late night travel

to special after hours party. Located at Fowlers - 112 South

Duke Street, Downtown Historic District of Durham.

Chapel Hill

5pm - 8:30pm     Pride Coffee and Desserts at CafŽ Driade in Chapel Hill

Raleigh

8 pm             Triangle Gay MenÕs Chorus Presents ÒTickled PinkÓ Concert

                 with special guests, Common WomenÕs Chorus and the Triad Gay

                 MenÕs Chorus.  At Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 1801

                 Hillsborough St. Raleigh.

8pm               Pride Coffee and Desserts at Third Place at Five Points

10pm              Singer/Songwriter Barry Brandon previews his ÒMusical Theatre

                  AlbumÓ at Flex Bar

10pm              Special Pride Drag Show with Lawanda Jackson at Legends

Nightclub. Featuring her illusions of Michael Jackson and Tina Turner

11:15pm           St. John's MCC Gospel Drag Show at Capital Corral Club

Greensboro

10pm              Official " Pride Glow Party" at Warehouse 29

Saturday, September 30

NC PrideFest Day - Festival and Parade -

"Pride not Prejudice"

Durham - Festival Site at Duke East Campus

8-9am             Vendor setup at Festival grounds

8:30am            NC Pride 5k Phantom Run and Walk (free)

9am               Morning Conferences with workshops

Duke East Bldg

10am              Festival grounds opens with vendors and displays

11:00am           Ecumenical Church Service at the Gazebo

11:15am           Parade Float line up - Parade Marshall Ira Schultz

11: 15am          Marching Units group leader sign in

11: 30am           NC Pride Band Overture

11: 55am           National Anthem for Opening Ceremony

NOON               Pride Rally with Speakers and Dignitaries including address

                   by Assistant City Attorney - Sherri Rosenthal, Former Air

                   Force Sergeant Bruce Wyatt, and City Councilman

                   Mark Kleinschmidt, Dr. Janie Long of Duke University and

                   other speakers

12:45- 2:15pm      PARADE LINE UP TO MARCH with African Drums

1pm                Parade Begins (Official Reviewing Stand at Madhatter's CafŽ

                   at the corner of Main and Broad St. and Official viewing

                   stand Party serving Drinks (Pridetinis)at Sirens Lounge,

                   Broad and Markham St.)

2:15pm             NC Pride Band and Atlanta Freedom Band Overture on the street

2:30pm - 5pm       Festival Stage features Common Womans Chorus, Imani Singers,

                   Drag King show, and NEW and hot local Bands – Girls Make

                   Messes, A Naturale, The X members and more to be announced.

3:45 pm            Drag King Event on Campus Drive with prizes

5pm                Day Festival Ends

NCPridefest Night Festival at Hargett Street Area in Raleigh

"embrace the mood, embrace the music, embrace the night"

Raleigh

8pm - 10pm         Open House at White Rabbit Books, featuring door prizes and

                   refreshments

10pm - 4am         Legends - Embrace Party – with Nationally known DJ Chris Cox.

10pm - 4am         Capital Corral - Embrace Party - with the well-known DJ

                   Brian

10pm - 4am         Flex Club – Official Pride Party featuring Male Model and

                   Film Star Duke Rivers.

Durham:

6 pm              Bands and More at Joe and JoeÕs Pub. The official after Pride

event in Durham   Bands – Natasha and the Moaners, The Midtown

Dickens, The Dirty Little Heaters, with DJ Kommittee spinning

between acts.

9pm              Dreamz Entertainment presents ÒLights Action CameraÓ Part 2

                 with DJ Sedrick and DJ Ladie Fingaz. A Rainbow Unity Party for

                 Men and Womyn. At the Loft at GeorgeÕs Garage on Ninth St.

Sunday, October 1st

Raleigh

10am - Noon       NC Pride Breakfast on the 1st floor restaurant of the

                  Brownstone Hotel (The official Pride Hotel in Raleigh.

                  All welcome – even if you are not staying at the hotel.

12:30pm - 2pm     St. Johns MCC Church Service followed by the annual Pride Pig

                  Picking luncheon

5pm               Third Annual NC Pride Filmfest – ÒVactionlandÓ by Toddy Verow

                  Rialto Theater. This hot new film is the latest work of NY

                  filmmaker Todd Verow and was picked best at the Newfest Film

                  Festival this year.

7 pm              Post Pride Hangout at Third Place Coffee

10pm              Post Pride Party at Legends Club

10pm              Post Pride Party at Capital Corral Club

Durham 

1:15pm            Post Pride Lunch and HangOut at Madhatter Cafe with Ice Cream

                  at Ben & Jerry's on Main Street.

Chapel Hill

7pm               Post Pride Coffee at the CafŽ Driade