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Schedule

Events and Activities for Come Out with Pride 2009 are listed below. Please check back for regular updates and additions.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

COME OUT WITH PRIDE and ORLANDO WEEKLY
present

Join us for a special Church Street Block Party as we kick off COME OUT WITH PRIDE
and pay homage to an iconic Orlando nightclub.
Hamburger Mary’s Orlando
Church Street Station
6:30 – 10:00 PM

Also now available:

Rock Star Pass - The Pride VIP Experience
Get details and purchase tickets here.

Friday, October 10, 2008

9 - 11 pm     ?POM POM's TEAHOUSE & SANWICHERIA
                     (607 N. Bumby Avenue, Orlando)
                     presents Pride Week Art Exhibit - fundraiser for
                     COME OUT WITH PRIDE. Various GLBT
                     artists representing their assigned colors
                     of the Rainbow PRIDE flag. This project is in
                     conjunction with Orlando's COME OUT WITH
                     PRIDE celebration and the 30th anniversary
                     of the Pride flag.

9:00 pm       ?Shaun and Paul presents EVOLUTION
(doors open) with international DJ Manny Lehman
                     REVOLUTION Night Club

Saturday, October 11, 2008

9:00 pm ?PULSE Nightclub presents
(doors open) Kristine W: Unplugged &
Intimate

1:00 am:       ?PARLIAMENT HOUSE Resort
                      presents RuPaul
                      Live - Pride Concert

Sunday, October 12, 2008

COME OUT WITH PRIDE - Main Event
10:30 am ?HRC Pride 'Beach Blanket Brunch'
The BEACON. Click here for tickets and info

12 noon:       ?Festival Area opens at Lake Eola Park
                     Exhibitor Showcase, the Walt Disney World
                     KidZone, The Central Florida GLBT History
                     Exhibit, DJs, and the Cocktail
                     Courtyard

1:00 pm:       ?Opening Ceremonies at Amphitheater
                      with welcoming remarks from
                      Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and other
                      local dignitaries.
                      Performance by the Orlando Gay Chorus.
                      ?"Vote With PRIDE!" Rally with thoughts
on proposed Amendment 2 with
                      Equality Florida's Nadine Smith and
                      Entrepreneurs/Models Shaun & Paul.
                      Just announced: Special appearance
                      by Tony, Emmy & Golden Globe
                      winner Jeffrey Wright of Angels in
                      America, who will speak about
                      Amendment 2 and present Barack
                      Obama's position on the
                      Amendment and GLBT issues.
                      Plus a tribute to Matthew Shepard
                      featuring Orlando City Commissioner
                      Daisy Lynum and families of hate crime
                      victims with inspirational words for us all.

Lola the Swan

3:00 pm:       ?Orlando’s ‘Most
                      Colorful Parade’!
                      featuring Lola the
                      Swan, the official
                      COME OUT WITH
                      PRIDE mascot
                      To hear all the parade
                      action, join
                      Wanzie and Doug
                      at the 'One Mighty Weekend'
                      Emcee booth, located on
                      Rosalind Street directly in front
                      of the Lake Eola Park main
                      entrance.

2008 Grand Marshals:

           Shaun & Paul
                    Nadine Smith              Shaun McCarron
                    Executive Director           & Paul Anderson
                   Equality Florida                   Owners
                                                            Shaun & Paul
                                      Productions; Models;
                                                                Partners

5:00 pm: ?Entertainment begins on the Amphitheatre
Stage, including:

80’s sensation and #1 Billboard Pop Artist

Lisa Lisa

Finale presented by
Universal Orlando Resort and Bright House Networks:

Billboard’s All-time #1 Dance Diva

Kristine W