Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Interfaith
Service for DC Black Pride
7:00pm-9:00pm
Unity
Fellowship Church
Rev.
Abena McCray, Founding Pastor
1226
Vermont Avenue NW
Washington
Friday, May 23, 2008
Atomic
Lounge (Hospitality Suite)
Renaissance
M Street Hotel
11am-8pm
The Atomic Lounge offers a great way to connect
with old friends and make new ones, purchase event passes, gifts and
chill out to some smooth sounds.
Get
Your Money Right:
Preparing
for Your Financial Future
3-5pm
Renaissance
Hotel
Center
City II Lower Level
Facilitated
by Stephanie Lipscomb of Adams National Bank
Admission:
FREE
Open
a bank account during the workshop!
Chemistry:
Speed Dating
Atomic
Lounge
7-8pm
Renaissance
Hotel
Potomac,
Lower Level
Here
is your opportunity to make a love connection or a new acquaintance.
An HIV education prevention message will be included in the
presentation
Tickets
Available at the Atomic Lounge
Hosted
by Stacey Long
HIV
Testing provided confidentially by Unity Healthcare
$5
or FREE with HIV Testing
Molecular:
DC Black Pride Style Fashion Show
8-10pm
Renaissance
Hotel, Lower Level
Fashion
Show featuring a hot mix of some of the country's hottest designers
and models representing the Black LGBT Community.
$20
in advance
$35
at the door
Tickets
available at the Atomic Lounge
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Atomic
Lounge (Hospitality Suite)
Renaissance
M Street Hotel
11am-8pm
The
Atomic Lounge offers a great way to connect with old friends and make
new ones, purchase event passes, gifts and chill out to some smooth
sounds.
Let
me Upgrade you! Personal GROWTH anyone?
Renaissance
Hotel
Center
City II Lower Level
9am-11am
An
interactive and very engaging workshop that explores all the upgrades
needed to successfully maintain continual growth in all areas of your
life.
Presented
by Angela Harvey
Free
Elements:
3rd Annual ''Empowered'' Health and Wellness Expo
Noon-4pm
Renaissance
Hotel
Don't
miss this great opportunity to have personalized conversations about
your health and wellness or a complete health assessment with some of
the leading local agencies in health and well being. Here is your
opportunity to have candid conversations with noted professionals and
leaders of our community about what it means to be black and LGBT and
the healthcare disparities that come with it.
Participants:
American
Red Cross - Damien Ministries - Dept. of Health (Syphilis Testing)
Whitman
Walker Clinic (Substance Abuse Prevention)
Acupuncture
by Derrick Jackson - Massage Therapy
Howard
University Sickle Cell Awareness - American Heart Association
American
Stroke Association - Unity Health Care (Blood Pressure, Cholesterol &
Diabetes Screening) Mautner Project
Free
admission
Washington
Sports Club Boot Camp with Victor Price
10am
and Noon
Results
Gym - Body Conditioning
1pm
and 3pm
Same
Sex, Different Everything Else
Noon-2pm
An
interactive workshop that will embrace the great uniqueness of same
sex relationships while candidly discussing the realities of our
differences and how those differences play a significant role in our
lives.
Presented
by Angela Harvey
Writing
with Passion, Power & Purpose
Noon-1:30pm
Learn
How to use your creative spirit to write what you want when you want,
write like you've never written before, finish your unfinished work,
turn simple ideas into sensational stories, activate your personal
power points, create powerful poetry, fabulous fiction, & notable
non-fiction, banish writer's block forever, and take your work from
paper to publication. Come and create in a conscious community of
acceptance, inspiration, and enlightenment. Write like you've never
written before. Learn how to use the power of music, meditation,
affirmation, and stimulating exercises to take your writing from
routine to remarkable. Enjoy plenty of time for writing, sharing,
and empowering commentary and exchange of ideas.
Whether
you've been writing 10 years or 10 days, you are welcome to join this
workshop. Al you need is a pad, a pen, and a willing heart.
Presented
by Fire and Ink
Facilitated
by Dorothy Randall Gray
$20
Fire
and Ink
2-4pm
Renaissance
Hotel
Potomac,
Lower Level
Our
arts and culture are a big part of black LGBT life. Author's Forum
featuring LGBT Authors' reading excerpts and selling their books.
Features James Earl Hardy, Rodney Lofton, Michael-Christopher, M.W.
Moore, Dorothy Randall Gray, Kimberly Q, Michelle Sewell, Laurinda
Brown, Skyy.
Presented
by Redbone Press
Host
Hotel: Potomac, Lower Level
Free
The
Formula - Homophobia and the Black Church: Strategies for Spiritual
Renewal and Reconciliation
2:30-4pm
Moderated
by Donna Payne from the Human Rights Campaign
Featuring
Guest Panelists: Rev. Kendal Brown, Shirli Hughes and Rev. Abena
McCray.
Free
Film
Festival
Renaissance
Hotel
New
Hampshire Ballroom, Lower Level
3-6pm
Admission:
$15
Tickets
Available at Atomic Lounge
LOVERS
N FRIENDS SHOW
60
Minutes
The
show focuses on four main characters and their life experiences as
lesbians from ethnic backgrounds living in today's society. Sierra,
Tori, Kai, and Lisa, each have a story to tell. With everyday issues
like coming out, infidelity, masculine and feminine roles, domestic
abuse, sexually transmitted diseases and many more issues facing our
main characters in today's GLBT community; this show is breaking new
ground. Come and see a show where are faces looking back women of all
races including African American and Hispanic lesbians of all shapes
and sizes. The Lovers and Friends show hopes to be a real
breakthrough for the GLBT community.
ALL
IN THE TIMING
15
Minutes
Mixed
signals from a straight co-worker drive a young gay brother to
distraction, as they hang-out together after hours.
FINDING
ME
90
Minutes
Faybien
Allen, a young black, idealistic, yet
cautious gay man begins a journey in finding out who he is and how he
fits in the world. He struggles with the fact he has no future goals,
and that he will never gain the approval of his father because he's
gay. Seeing how he can't turn to his family for help he has creates a
support system through his extended family; his friends. Greg
Marsh, the gregarious, down to earth,
free spirited one, and Amera Jones,
a beautiful, sassy, opinionated one. Life all changes when he run
into Lonnie Wilson. Come join Faybien on his journey into self
discovery, friendship, and love
Take
The Power: Life and Financial Planning
4:30-6pm
Presented
by Lambda Legal
Facilitators:
Monroe France, Community Education Supervisor and Penelope Williams,
Community Education Program Associate
Intimidated
by the thought of wills, life insurance and financial planning?
Though everyone should lay down basic plans for the unexpected, LGBT
people are particularly vulnerable because the law often
discriminates against us and our families. Currently, there are more
than 1,100 federal rights, protections, and benefits automatically
given to different-sex married couples that are not given to same-sex
couples. And our relationships with our children are often challenged
and threatened. If you are a part of the LGBT community or in a
same-sex relationship, you have to take extra measures to protect
yourself and your loved ones from the potentially devastating effects
of a biased system by developing a ''life plan.'' Lambda
Legal has created Take The Power: Life and Financial Planning toolkit
to aid you in this process. In this interactive workshop you will
learn more about second-parent adoptions, wills, trusts, health care
proxy's and other life and financial planning steps. We'll give you
some key power tools and tips to help you get started on your path to
protecting yourself and/or your loved ones.
The
Atomic Theory: Poetry Slam
9pm-Midnight
Renaissance
Hotel
Come
Listen to messages from the souls of the community that will unite
and free. These poets embody liberty, unity, and strength. Just the
poets, the audience, and the word!
Hosted
by Butta Fly Soul and Red Summer
$15
Tickets
available at the Atomic Lounge.
Pajama
Jam Youth Dance
6:30pm-10pm
Sponsored
by Metro Teen Aids
Ages
22 & Under (Strictly enforced - must provide a valid
government/state issued id)
Tickets
available at the Atomic Lounge
For
complete details contact Metro Teen Aids at www.metroteenaids.org
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Atomic
Lounge (Hospitality Suite)
Renaissance
M Street Hotel
11am-8pm
The
Atomic Lounge offers a great way to connect with old friends and make
new ones, purchase event passes, gifts and chill out to some smooth
sounds.
Let's
T.A.L.K - Quickie for Couples
9-11am
Renaissance
Hotel
Center
City II Lower Level
A
rare growth opportunity for couples (and those dating) to be
empowered to enhance yourself and your relationship. We will discuss
a variety of ways to improve, enhance and upgrade your relationship.
Sometimes you don't need all night, you just need a Quickie. Please
email your interest to letsgrow2gether@cs.com
Space is limited to 30
people.
Presented
by Angela Harvey
$25
Morning
Inspiration Interfaith Service
10am-noon
Renaissance
Hotel
Center
City I Lower Level
This
service is filled with inspiration messages, songs of praise, and
worship as various faiths come together to help you get your Praise
on.
OFFICIAL:
18, Empowered & Poppin' Festival
Francis
Field
2425
N St. NW
Free
Noon
to 6pm
Featuring
City Gym Boys! Meet & Greet with the City Gym Boys, purchase
calendars.
LIVE
onstage performances by local and national talent
Battle
of the DJs
LUS
Fest Dance Floor
Our community comprises the most lucrative, brand-loyal niche consumer market in the world! This unique gathering of over 100 vendors from across the country will afford you the opportunity to shop 'til you drop, be entertained by an amazing talent line-up or sample some of the best of the best offerings form gay-owned and gay-friendly businesses.
The
Nucleus
OFFICIAL:
DC Black Pride UNITY Party
Avenue
649
New York Ave.
www.avedc.com
9pm-late
Featuring:
The OFFICIAL Headliner Fantasia
Opening
performance by Bry'Nt
Additional
performances by KC Sullivan and Eriq J'Mar
Special
Appearance by the City Gym Boys
3
Levels
5
bars
DJ
Rodney, DJ Erin Kelly and DJ Spontaneous Spinning Hip-Hop, House &
R&B.
General
Admission: $35 in advance; $75 at the door
Free
with OFFICIAL: VIP & Platinum Passes
VIP:
$55 in advance; $110 at the door - No Wait In Line - VIP Level with/2
Bars
Platinum
Access: $80 in advance; $160 at the door
No
Wait In Line - Platinum Level with/Bar, Meet & Greet w/ Fantasia,
Light Buffet
