"PRIDE
Pride Family Reunion 1997
12:30 Welcome
North Coast Men's Chorus
Eric Brouman, magician
Main Stage
Emcees: Dana Austin & Buck Harris
Penny Rachelle, vocalist
Cheri Morabito & John Farina, Stonewall Cleveland and Log Cabin Republicans
Wedge, alternative rock
1:30
Cleveland City Country Dancers
Clay Angus, vocalist
Randy Austin, Mr. Gay Cleveland
Ramona West, vocalist
Ed Magiste, AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland
Jamie Moore, puppeteer
5:30
Linda Thomas-Jones, vocalist & musician Keith Spears, vocalist
Carol Smith, vocalist/guitarist
Steve Goldring, vocalist/keyboards
Repertory Project, modern dance
Sam Phillips & Daniel Thompson, percussion poets
Pride Committee Salute
6:30
Delicate Balance, folk rock
7:00
bye bye, see you next year ...
Lowkey, vocalist
2:30
Alexis Antes, singer/songwriter/guitarist
Windsong, Cleveland's Feminist Chorus
Anne E. DeChant & her band-Special Guest Artist!
3:30
Dana Austin, comedienne
Nicki Benjamin, vocalist
Twiggy, The Lakefront Legend
Mary Miller, singer/songwriter/guitarist
Dance Stage
Continuous dancing from 2:00 to 7:00 PM
Emcees-Heather St. Clair, Rookie of the Year 1996
and
Twiggy, The Lakefront Legend
Music-DJs from The Grid and all over the community
Stage-provided by N.O.C.I.
Guest appearances by ...
Gospel Jam
2:00
Heather St. Clair, Rookie of the Year 1996
Ruby McEntire, Cleveland's Queen of Country, Miss Legends 97/98 Rainbow Wranglers
2:30
Erika Sable
3:00
The Artist Formerly Known as Magnolia Thunderpussy
3:30
Erica Martinez, Miss Gay Akron 1997, Miss Gay Pride Lakewood 1996
4:30
Deirdre Mackey, singer/songwriter/guitarist
4:00
Felicia Fairchild
Sheri Davidson, sax
4:30
Sable West
Linda Malicki, exec. director, Lesbian/Gay Community Service Center
5:00
Antonio Martinez, Mr. Gay Akron 1997-1998
Brooke Willis & Floyd Fike, LGBT Leadership Coalition
Deborah Vargas, vocalist
Brian Emler, comedian
CILGBO, Irish dancers
5:30
6:00
Lady Deception, Miss Gay Cleveland Northcoast 1997 Jessica Michaels, Miss Gay Pride Lakewood 1997
All performance times are approximate
ACLU of Ohio Foundation
Parade Participants
The Pride Family Reunion 1997 Parade is dedicated to the memory of Robbie Kirkland
Asians & Friends-Cleveland
Bisexual Women's Group / BiPol Cleveland-Akron
Black & White Men Together (BWMT)
BP Procare Bay Village/Lakewood
Buck Harris-The Young and the Restless
Case Western Reserve University GLB Alliance
Chevrei Tikva
Church of the Redeemer
Cleveland Couples Together (CCT)
Cleveland FrontRunners/Walkers
Cleveland Institute of Art Queer Alliance
Cleveland Irish Lesbian/Bisexual/Gay Organization (CILBGO)
Cleveland P-FLAG
Cleveland Pro-Choice Action League (C-PAL)
Community Church of Chesterland-UCC
CSU's Gay And Lesbian Alliance (GALA)
Dykes on Bikes
The Family Connection
Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Teachers Network (GLSTN)
Gay Waves
The Grid
Health Education AIDS Liaison (HEAL)
Interweave / Urban Hope UU Congregation
LGB Alliance of Hiram College
Lamont Cooper
League of Gay and Lesbian Voters
Lesbian/Gay Community Service Center of Grtr Cleve. Liberation UCC
Metro Lexus
Pilgrim Congregational UCC
Presbyterians for Lesbian & Gay Concerns
Rayon Ram Productions
Socialist Workers' Party
Southwest Unitarian Universalist Church
Stonewall Akron and Akron NOW
The University of Akron LGB Union
Valentine News & Cocoa Star, Miss Valentine News 1997
Windsong Drummers
YWCA of Cleveland
Zion UCC of Tremont