Black Pride Schedule of Events
DC Black Pride 2012
All events at the Host Hotel unless otherwise noted.
Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill Hotel
400 New Jersey Ave. NW
Washington, D.C.
Thursday, May 24
DC Black Pride ”Party With Stars”
Sponsored by Barefoot Wine & Bubbly and Grey Goose Vodka. DJ and specialty drinks! Admission: $10. Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, 1001 F St. NW, 10pm-2am
Friday, May 25
Hospitality Suite
Congressional D
Open from Noon to 9pm
Opening Reception
Honoring Leandrea Gilliam & King Peggy. Book Signing. Thornton, 6:30-8:30pm
Speed Dating
Hosted by RainbowConnects
Yellowstone, 7-9pm
She’Baltimore
Written and directed by Ira Kip
The Warehouse Theater, 1071 7th St. NW, 8pm. Admission: $25
Game Room
Cards, board games, etc.
4pm-2am
Saturday, May 26
Hospitality Suite
Congressional D
10am-8pm
Black Pride Workshops
See workshop schedule
DC Black Pride Film Festival
See film festival schedule
”The Four of Us”
A reading by Terry W. Sidney
Mead Lab Theater, 916 G St. NW 2pm. Admission: $20
DC Black Pride Poetry Slam
Hosted by Buttafly Soul
First place prize $250.
Regency B, 5:30-8pm, $15
She’Baltimore
Written and directed by Ira Kip
The Warehouse Theater, 1071 7th St. NW, 8pm. Admission: $25
Revelations!
The True Unfolding Behind the Meaning of Black Pride With Reality TV Star Karamo Brown. Presented by the Black Men’s Xchange. Congressional A, 7-9pm
Soul Train Dance Party
Featuring DJ Mandrill. Dance to the old dance classics that made Michael Jackson, Gloria Gaynor and Donna Summer famous!
10pm-1am, $15
Sunday, May 27
Faith Service
Capitol Room, 9-11am
”It’s a Family Affair”
Noon-6pm
DC Black Pride Health and Wellness Expo at Francis-Stevens School (outside), 23 & O Streets NW. Featuring Buttaflysoul, Simone Battle, Shiqueeta Lee, Ihsan Bilal, Victoria Salter, and a cast of hundreds; food & community vendors; children’s play area; DJ and entertainment honoring Donna Summer, Etta James, Whitney Houston & Vester Williams.
Welcome
Message from the DC Black Pride Board
Board and List of Sponsors
Black Pride Vendors
Proclamations & Recognitions
Entertainment
Battle Ground: Simone Battle of X-Factor
Film Forum: Festival’s 3 powerful, provocative films
Partying with Pride: Nightlife returns in a big way
Royal Welcome: King Peggy of Ghana
Calendars
Health & Wellness Expo
Black Pride Schedule of Events
Workshop Schedule: Success, support & sex
International Federation of Black Prides
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