2012 Pride Charlotte Pride guide

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FESTIVAL: AUG. 25 & 26

PRIDE WEEK: AUG. 17-27 PRIDECHARLOTTE.COM

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Scott Coleman :: Chair Roberta Dunn :: Vice Chair Rob Marcy :: Treasurer Teresa Davis :: Secretary

John Stotler Cate Eble Chris Gray Bert Woodard Neal Olver

The LGBT Community Center of Charlotte seeks to promote diversity, acceptance and visibility of the LGBT community through original and collaborative programming and events, and by providing an inclusive, welcoming, and affordable environment for all. The Center thanks you for your support of Pride Charlotte and the LGBT community! For more information about The Center and the resources we provide, please visit gaycharlotte.com

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the 2012 pride charlotte festival EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DAVE WEBB & JONATHAN HILL :: PRIDE CO-CHAIRS CRAIG HOPKINS & RICHARD GRIMSTAD :: SPONSORSHIP CO-CHAIRS JENNY RICHESON :: TREASURER DANIEL STROUPE :: MEDIA, MARKETING AND ADVERSTISING CHAIR JEFF SAMPSON :: OPERATIONS CHAIR SCOTT COLEMAN :: LGBT CENTER LiAISON MATT COMER :: PRESS & BOARD SECrETARY The Executive Committee wishes you a warm welcome to the 2012 Pride Charlotte Festival, the largest Pride festival in the Carolinas. Weʼve worked hard to bring you over a week of Pride Events and an expanded two-day festival packed full of fun events, attractions, and amazing entertainers.

Enjoy!

Celebrating �� years of involvement in the LGBT community Helping to create safe schools, inclusive workplaces, and financial success The LGBT community has come a long way in the last �� years, and so has our commitment. In ����, we added sexual orientation to our non-discrimination policy. Since then, we’ve contributed to LGBT organizations, lent our support to anti-bullying efforts, and continued to foster a culture of equality in the workplace. We are only as successful as the communities we serve. Here’s to the next quarter-century. wellsfargo.com/lgbt � ���� Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. (������_�����)

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Monkey joe’s family fun area

The official party & playtime headquarters brings their version of fun and games to Pride Charlotte. Enough fun the entire family can enjoy. Oh yeah, and a monkey too!

Time Warner Cable Presents: the big gay trivia contest How gay are you? Test your knowledge for the chance to win the grand prize!

Register for a chance to play at the Time Warner Cable booth.

marigny dance club dj booth

Come hear the spirit of Southern Decadence and Olde New Orleans by your favorite Marigny Dance Club DJs.

Slurpees make your day better!

Cool off with free Slurpee samples at the 7 Eleven / Slurpee booth.

KNow your Status

Pride Charlotte partners with Carolinas CARE Partnership to bring you free & confidential HIV testing and counseling.

the charlotte royals rugby dunking booth

Big and beefy or small and agile come dunk your favorite Charlotte Royals rugby player and help support Pride Charlotte.

lgbt author and artist showcase

Pride Charlotte invites you to join us for our inaugural Author and Artist Showcase. Please visit the Author and Artist Showcase Sunday as Pride Charlotte celebrates the arts.

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Saturday aug. 25th wells fargo stage

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sunday aug. 26th 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00

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Charlotte Pride Band & gay men’s chorus

wells fargo stage

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remarks & nat’l anthem

petra’s piano bar review

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justin utley erika jayne HANNAH THOMAS the scorpio review ................................................BIG GAY TRIVIA CONTEST chad michaels

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Trina, known to many as Miamiʼs own “Diamond Princess,” has released five studio albums nationally as of Summer 2010, featuring fellow stars like Missy Elliott, Keyshia Cole, Dre, Lilʼ Wayne, Kelly Roland, Snoop Dog and more. She is currently working on a sixth studio album. Having sold over two million records worldwide, Trina has proven herself a successful business woman with over a decade of success. Her newest album, “Amazin,” including features from Diddy, Keri Hilson, Monica, Nicki Minaj, Lye Jennings, Lady Saw and more, was released in early Summer 2010. It reached #1 on Billboardʼs Independent Album charts and #2 on Billboardʼs Rap Album charts upon it release worldwide. Trina was nominated for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist at the 2012 BET Awards.

SATURDAY AT 8:00 WELLS FARGO STAGE

Roxy c. moorecox

official hostess

Originally from Greenville, SC, Roxy has become a fixture in the Charlotte community, hosting events all over the city, as well as fundraisers for the Queen Cityʼs many LGBT orginizations. Roxy's combination of illusion, comedy, live vocals, wit and a care for the community combine to create a character that is lighthearted yet has a message. Roxy is currently on a national tour, entitled “Moorecox For America 2012.” Check her out on Facebook and her website www.RoxyInTheQC.com for tour dates and her weekly Charlotte events. Happy Pride Everyone!

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Chad Michaelsʼ career as one of the worldʼs premier Cher Impersonators now spans two decades of acclaim and celebration!

Chad has been granted the opportunity to collaborate with and entertain for industry favorites such as David Foster, Bruce Roberts, Elton John, Christina Aguilera, Cyndi Lauper, Gene Simmons, RuPaul and even the Diva Herself, Cher. Chadʼs career highlights in the art of Celebrity Impersonation include engagements with Norbert Alemanʼs Las Vegas and London productions of “An Evening at La Cage,” Jimmy Emmersonʼs South American production of “La Cage Follies,” and Dan Goreʼs ICONS productions in California. Chad has been featured on “The Cher E! True Hollywood Story,” “The Cher A&E Biography,” “MAD TV,” “Womenʼs Murder Club,” “Kath & Kim,” “The Comedy Central Gene Simmons Celebrity Roast” and “E! Talk Soup,” among others. In 2011, Chad competed in “RuPaulʼs Drag Race” season four.

Sunday AT 5:00 WELLS FARGO STAGE

Tiffany Storm

featured hostess

Based in Charlotte, NC, Tiffany has performed at countless show-bars throughout the Southeastern United States.

Tiffany is the current Wednesday Night & Friday Night Show Hostess for The Scorpio(www.thescorpio.com) in Charlotte, NC, the largest showbar in the state. She has held numerous titles and was voted as Best Drag Performer by QNotes Q-List in 2010.

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PETER PRESTA

Peter Presta has seen his international DJ career flourish with trips to Italy, Switzerland, Japan, Russia, Brazil and the UK as well as regularly rockinʼ the finer clubs in New York and throughout the USA and Canada. Peter now ownʼs Charlotteʼs #1 gay club, Marigny Dance Club.

His re-produced mix of Heather Smallsʼ “Proud” is part of the soundtrack in the last ever episode of “Queer As Folk.” www.peterpresta.com

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Los Angeles-based dance/club performer Erika Jayne is a native of Atlanta, GA. She debuted on the club music scene in 2007 when she released her first dance track, “Rollercoaster.” It went to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In 2008, her single, “Stars,” reached number one on Billboardʼs Hot Dance Airplay chart. Both singles appear on her 2009 debut album, “Pretty Mess.” Erika Jayneʼs November 2011 single “Party People (Ignite the World)” reached the number one spot on Billboardʼs Hot Dance Club Play chart in January 2012 becoming her sixth number one hit.

Sunday AT 2:00 WELLS FARGO STAGE

Justin Utley

Sunday AT 1:00 WELLS FARGO STAGE

Born and raised in Salt Like City, UT, Justin began his career as a Mormon-Contemporary singer/songwriter. In 2002, he was a featured performer at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics. After breaking ties with the Mormon church and sending his own “selfexcommunication letter,” Justin became a noted activist and advocate for civil rights and LGBT equality and an outspoken personality against the Mormon Church's use of conversion therapy, which he endured during a two-year mission for the church. Justin is an LGBT Academy of Recording Arts OUTMUSIC Award nominee.

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Coined the “Legs of Halsted” early in her drag performing career in the Windy City, DiDa Ritz is now known as the boisterous chocolate powerhouse from season four of “RuPaulʼs Drag Race,” playfully dubbed “Miss Cheesecake.” Ambitious and energetic, DiDa hopes to perform throughout the world bringing happiness to those she meets.

saturday 4:00 wells fargo stage

JIGGLY CALIENTE This exotic polynesian princess is no stranger to the stage and has been bringing the audiences to their feet for nine years and counting. A natural born showgirl that you have probably seen serve up that fierce swag and talent. She was victorious in capturing her first national title of Ms. Universo Latina Plus 2009. Now the self professed “NYC Asian Plus Size Barbie,” Jiggly was a contestant in seaon four of “RuPaul's Drag Race.”

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Devon Elizabeth is a singer/songwriter and producer whose sultry and retro tones are quickly gaining momentum in the Charlotte, NC music scene. Her most recent EP, “Neon Night,” contains six tracks that evoke the days of listening to records on the sidewalk in the summertime. Called “a talented singer/songwriter, with a ready understanding of contemporary and classic pop and soul” by UK blog Leicester Bangs, Devon Elizabeth has one goal: to make listeners feel and dance.

Saturday AT 4:00 lgbt center STAGE

hannah thomas

Sunday AT 2:00 lgbt center STAGE

Hannah Thomas has a style of her own that is hard to define, a little too rock to be country, a little too country to be rock. Amy Ray, half of the Grammywinning duo Indigo Girls, probably describes her best when she calls Thomas an “outlaw songwriter.”

Hannah is already a force to be reckoned with, having won the several music awards including the 2011 Georgia Lotter yʼs All Access Music Search. This award, something like the Georgia version of American Idol, started out with a field of thousands of contestants and led to Hannah getting to record an EP in Los Angeles at Capitol Records. Hannah has opened for major acts like the Zac Brown Band, Craig Morgan, Sarah Buxton and Walker Hayes.

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Ashley Jo Farmer is a singer/songwriter rooted in the heart of NC. She is a straight ally of the LGBTQ Community, and an active supporter of marriage equality and gay rights. Her husband Tommy is on electric bass, Alan Grossman is on acoustic guitar and Louis Bodak brings everything together with the drums. Ashley Jo Farmer is the founder/artistic director at IdMarryYou.com, a website totally dedicated to bringing attention to the demand for marriage equality in America.

Saturday AT 3:00 lgbt center STAGE

the shiprocked crew

Saturday AT 5:00 WELLS FARGO STAGE

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The wildest weekly event in underground Charlotte is also the longest running! Every Thursday night at Snug Harbor, D.J. Chaka Wolf Fever (a.k.a. Scott Weaver) spins a killer variety of Rock-n-Roll and Dance music and a cast of hot go-go pirates gyrate the night away!

BRANDON HILTON

Brandon Hilton is an American singer/songwriter, model, actor & Internet Celebrity, known for his Electronic-Pop music. His debut album “Dirty On The Dancefloor” charted at #7 on Hot Topicʼs most downloaded albums of 2010. His sophomore album, “Nocturnal” debuted at number 63 on the iTunes Pop Charts. His music has been featured in several TV shows including “The Bad Girls Club” and most recently in the movie “Midnight Cabaret” in which he also stars in! He is currently on his “Frozen Heart” National Tour.

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dj Ghost

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DJ GHOST has been a Charlotte area DJ since 2004. Specializing in R&B, Hip-Hop, Rap, Reggae, Top 40 Dance, Baltimore House, Runway & Vogue Beatz.

Follow him on Twitter @Ghost_Traxx.

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dj lil betty

Saturday AT 4:00

All the ladies love DJ Lil Betty! Direct from Hartiganʼs Irish Pub, DJ Lil Betty highlights her unique brand of mixing for Pride Charlotte revelers.

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The Scorpio Review

The cast of The Scorpio, the longest-running nightclub complex catering to the LGBT community in Charlotte, comes to the stage Saturday AT 2:00 with grace, style and flair with performances from local talents & sunday at 3:00 and legends.

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Petra’s Review

Known for their great jazz, piano, theatre and other performances, house acts from Plaza Midwoodʼs Petraʼs, “one Sunday AT 12:00 of the top ten reasons Charlotte has soul,” according to lgbt center STAGE Charlotte “Eye” magazine, graces the stage with feel-good music everyone can enjoy.

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Aug. 23rd :: 7:30 pm

james B. duke Auditorium

mint museum uptown $12 advance tickets :: $15 at the door

for tickets and more information please visit

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Every Monday in August

Flying Biscuit Pride Nights Flying Biscuit Park Road Shopping Center Enjoy a dinner for two for just $30 including appetizer, two entrees (soup or salad included) and dessert. A portion of the proceeds benefit Pride Charlotte.

Friday, Aug. 17, 2012

Temple Beth-El Keshet-Pride Week Kickoff Dinner Tempel Beth El Immediately following the 6 pm. Sabbath service at 7:15 p.m. templebeth-el.com/keshet

friday, AUG. 17 - 19, 2012

TransFaith in Color Conference University Place Hilton Free registration, with nominal cover charge for Saturday, Aug. 18 “Sweet-T” party featuring a “mini-ball” with local houses and trans rapper Rocco Katastrophe. For more information, visit transfaithincolor.org.

Monday, Aug. 20, 2012

Media Relations (a.k.a. Free Advertising) 101 — PR and Marketing Training for Non-Profits and Small Businesses 6:30-8 p.m.

LGBT Community Center of Charlotte Presented by QNotes (goqnotes.com). Light refreshments provided.

Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012

GayCharlotte Film Series Film Screening Time and location to be announced.

Visit pridecharlotte.com/events for more information.

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Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012

Pride Charlotte Family Night Flying Biscuit & Monkey Joeʼs Park Road Shopping Center :: 5-9 p.m.

Parents enjoy a special dinner for two for just $30, while kids eat and play at Monkey Joeʼs for only $4 per child! Monkey Joe will pick kids up each half hour and escort them to the Monkey Joeʼs facility for an evening of food and fun!

Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

2012 Pride Charlotte Charity Texas Holdʼem Poker Tournament

By Design 5 p.m. registration, 6:30 p.m. dealing begins. bydesignfurniture.com Comedy Zone, NC Music Factory Over $20,000 in cash and prizes! Sponsored by By Design Furniture.

For detailed information and ticket purchases, visit pridecharlotte.com/poker.

Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

The Sounds of Pride Mint Museum Uptown :: 5-9 p.m.

Presented by Gay Menʼs Chorus of Charlotte, Charlotte Pride Band,and One Voice Chorus. For tickets and information, visit pridecharlotte.com/concert.

Shiprocked at Snug Harbor Snug Harbor :: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

More information: facebook.com/shiprockedclt

pride week 2 for 1 admission Offer valid for two adult ticket purchased Aug. 19 - 26, 2012 At time of purchase, please present this coupon or go to pridecharlotte.com/coupon for a digital copy.

Be loud. Play proud.

Charlotte Pride Band celebrates the strength, diversity, and commitment to equality of the Charlotte community. Visit our booth to learn more about playing with us, our stewardship, and events or visit us online at

www.charlotteprideband.org.

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There’s a place for you on our risers! Rehearsals start 9/4

Pride Charlotte Basketball Tournament 6-10 p.m.

Covenant Presbyterian Church Presented by Red Frog Events More information: pridecharlotte.com/basketball

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Friday, aug.24, 2012

Pride Charlotte Westin Takeover The Westin Charlotte :: 7-11 p.m.

More information: takeoverfriday.com Pre-Pride Kick-Off Party with Dida Ritz and Jiggly Calente The Scorpio :: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

More information: thescorpio.com

Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012

Pride Charlotte Official After Party Marigny Dance Club :: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

More information: marignycharlotte.com

Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012

Official Pride Charlotte Closeout Party featuring Chad Michaels The Scorpio :: 10 p.m - 2 a.m.

More information: thescorpio.com

Monday, Aug. 27, 2012

Pride Charlotte “Wine Down” Flying Biscuit — Park Road Shopping Center Flying Biscuit presents a special “Wine Down” event. Half-priced bottles of wine. A portion of proceeds benefit Pride Charlotte.

For even more Pride Charlotte Events and details, visit pridecharlotte.com/events.

Celebrating �� years involvement in the LGBT community

Turning our schools into safe spaces for everyone When kids learn the value of inclusiveness at school, they carry it with them throughout life. That’s why Wells Fargo supports and partners with organizations such as the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, Hetrick-Martin Institute, the Make It Better project, and the Trevor Project to combat bullying in our schools and ensure all students have a safe place to learn.

Working to create safe schools in Charlotte and across the country—today and every day. wellsfargo.com/lgbt � ���� Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. (������_�����)