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
Also now available:
present
Join us for a special Church Street Block Party as we kick off COME OUT WITH PRIDE
and pay homage to an iconic
6:30 – 10:00 PM
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: ?
presents
Live - Pride Concert
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
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.
3:00 pm:
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:
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:
Billboard’s All-time #1 Dance Diva
Finale presented by
Universal Orlando Resort and Bright House Networks:
Kristine W