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Pride Guide 2009 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 17

Two stages give Cleveland Pride full day of performers

by Anthony Glassman

Cleveland-Despite sharing a weekend. with Columbus Pride, Cleveland's Pride Parade and Festival promises to provide an full array of fantastic events.

The parade will step off from West 3rd Street and Rockwell Ave. at 12 noon, making its way north to Lakeside, then on to East Ninth, turning north to Voinovich Park, on Lake Erie beyond the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

Then the fun really starts, with a rally at the main stage at 1 pm, followed by the Blazing River Freedom Band.

The performances continue on with Anthony Covatta and Melissa "Cha Cha"

Figueroa, followed by the North Coast Men's Chorus and the Rainbow Wranglers.

Ritmo y Raza take the stage at 3 pm, with a performance of Latin dance, and are followed by Early Girl's hometown rock and roll.

The iconic Melissa Ferrick is up next at 3:45 pm, followed by Stephanie Gerber and then rising young star Diana Chittester.

Houston Bernard brings a little testosterone to the mix at 5:30 pm, then the seductive songstress Robin Stone throws in some R&B. After that, the music switches gears with the flat-out rock of Audiblethread, marking their second year in a row performing at Pride.

Next up is an interesting story. Girl meets girl. Girl becomes boy. Girl and boy become

Coyote Grace, taking the stage at 7:15 pm, followed by Jaclyn Bradley and wrapping up the main stage entertainment with DJ Gary S. Of course, that's just one of three stages providing entertainment throughout the day. The Performance Stage also has a full lineup, starting at 2 pm with the Cleveland Kings and Girls, followed by the Ohio Drag Queens. Both groups will perform periodically throughout the day.

Melissa "Cha Cha" Figueroa performs next, followed by La Femme Mystique Burlesque, Pro 2 J and Wasted Productions.

Next up is the Cleveland Fetish Community and the Rubber City Bombshells. After that comes Unladylike, followed by Da Doll House and Infusion.

On the DJ stage, the day begins at 1 pm with DJ Freeze, followed by Cassie, Lowkey, Rob Black, Bob Ganem and David Call.

Mixing things up, House of Elegance will host a house ball at Pride, the first time Cleveland has seen a confluence of the two worlds.

A dozen councilors lead the parade

The noon parade will illustrate the full breadth of support for the LGBT community in Northeast Ohio, with a dozen Cleveland City Council members serving as grand marshals. All twelve voted in favor of the domestic partner registry which passed in December and took effect last month.

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