This is the theme selected for our 19th Annual Pride in the Park Festival to be held in Elmwood Park on September 21st, 2008. More on that will follow, but Roanoke Pride Inc. wants to make sure you know of all of the events we have planned in the coming months!
As I write this article, we have just completed our annual Pride Hike to the Cascades in Pembroke. We had 20+ people attend this outing and it was a perfect day for it. Cloud coverage made the temperature very tolerable and the end result was magnificent. The Cascades waterfall was truly inspiring (yes, we all made it to the end!), but what was most inspiring to me, was the pride I felt in hiking with so many members of our community. You will be able to view some pictures at www.roanokepride.com. Plan on attending next years outing, you won*t be disappointed!
As mentioned in our previous article, we are pleased to present the 1st Annual Roanoke/NRV Pride Film Festival. The dates, times, locations, and cost have been set. Our first film will be *Semper Fi* with viewings in both the New River Valley and Roanoke.
September 13th: 7:00 pm
Graduate Life Center Auditorium, Virginia Tech-co sponsored by the VT LGBT faculty/ staff caucus
September 14th: 7:00pm in the Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center on the campus of Hollins University-co sponsored by the Hollins University LGBT faculty/staff caucus
Our second selection is *Another Woman*, again with viewings in both the New River Valley and Roanoke.
October 18th, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Graduate Life Center Auditorium, Virginia Tech- co sponsored by the VT LGBT faculty/ staff caucus
| October 19th, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center, Hollins University-co sponsored by the Hollins University LGBT faculty/staff caucus.
The cost per showing is only $5.00 per person. Please come out and help us make the 1st Annual Roanoke/NRV Pride Film festival the success that we know it can be! Tickets will be available at the door as well as on our secure Pay Pal connection at www.roanokepride.com. Information about both of these features is also available on our website.
Our Pride Kickoff parties will again be held at The Backstreet caf* on Thursday, September 18th and at The Park on Friday, September 19th. Both of these culminating to our main event on Sunday, September 21st, 2008.
Your Voice, Your Power, Our Pride is the theme of our 19th Annual Roanoke Pride Festival to be held in Elmwood Park on Sunday, September 21st, 2008. Because of the quality and quantity of this year*s event we have decided to start a little earlier than years past. The official Roanoke Pride welcome will begin at 11:00 am and the festival will run until 6:00pm. We are pleased to present two amazing headline performers.
Currently promoting his debut cd, *Livin* Out Loud*, Brendan Velasquez is sure to entertain you! At nineteen, Brendan knows what he wants and has set out to reach his goal, a career in the music industry. With looks that equal Zac Efron and Ashton Kutcher, and a voice reminiscent of Justin Timberlake and George Michael, Brendan Velasquez is an artist that you will be seeing a lot of in 2008.
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