Capital Pride 2008 Events

Thursday, May 29th

Opening Day Cruise Special:
Get your Big Gay Pride Cruise ticket for $25.00
if you attend any event on this day!

Pride Kick-Off BBQ

CDGLCC, 332 Hudson Ave, Albany, NY
5 PM to 8 PM
$5 Suggested Donation

Food, friends and fun at the annual opening event of Capital Pride Week. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Anyone and Everyone, A Documentary

The Linda: WAMC's Performing Arts Studio
339 Central Avenue, Albany, NY
7:30 PM
Free!

Connected by having a son or daughter who is gay, parents across the country discuss their current experiences in the documentary Anyone and Everyone. In it, filmmaker Susan Polis Schutz depicts families from all walks of life. Individuals from such diverse backgrounds as Japanese, Bolivian, and Cherokee, as well as from various religious denominations such as Mormon, Jewish, Roman Catholic, Hindu, and Southern Baptist, share intimate accounts of how their children revealed their sexual orientation and discuss their responses. There will be a Q & A following the film.

Karaoke

Oh Bar!, 304 Lark St, Albany, NY
8 PM
$5 Cover, Cash Bar

Karaoke and dancing after the BBQ! For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Therapy Thursday

Club Phoenix, 348 Central Ave, Albany, NY
All Evening!
Free, Cash Bar

Come out and celebrate! Therapy Thursday with a Pride Theme! For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Friday, May 30th

Alix Olson, Pamela Means, Broadcast Live and C.E. Skidmore

The Linda: WAMC's Performing Arts Studio
339 Central Ave., Albany, NY
8 PM
$20

Presented by Progressions Concert Series and The Linda. Made possible in part by the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

Alix Olson is an internationally touring folk poet and progressive queer activist-artist. One part peace vigil, one part protest rally, and one part joyful raucous concert, Alix ignites audiences everywhere she performs.

Pamela Means is a Boston-based Out (spoken), Biracial indie folk artist whose “kamikase guitar style” and punchy provacative songs have worn a hole in her guitar. Armed with razor wit poetry and irresistable charm, Pamela Means’ “stark, defiant songs” (New York Times Magazine) set the status quo and the stage afire. With Truth as ammunition, a Pamela Means performance brings the fight for social justice and human dignity to the forefront of a new generation.

Born out of the activist community of Albany, NY, Broadcast Live is a one of a kind live-music experience. The mission of the band is to uplift and empower people through poetry and hiphop, brought back to its roots with the sounds of live instruments and rich beats. The music is an entertaining balance of political commentary and superbly-crafted music.

Local musician, C.E. Skidmore is a transplant from downstate. She lives in Albany, with her partner and their two dogs. C.E. is a gifted writer in many aspects and works as a journalist for the Glens Falls Post Star when she’s not working on her next unrequited love song.

Sponsored by DeCresente Distributing Inc.

Contact CDGLCC at cknepp[at]cdglcc.org or 462-6138 for more information.

Movie Night at ROCKS

Rocks, 77 Central Ave, Albany, NY
10 PM
Free, Cash Bar

Come and interact while we play the movie “Hairspray” on the big TV screens at ROCKS and play the sound over the state of the art sound system. Sing from where you are or grab a microphone and sing over the system. Come dressed as one of the characters, dance, and act out your favorite parts of “Hairspray”. It’s going to be a fun gay night of “Interactive Movie Watching and Acting Out”. ROCKS will offer a regular cash bar and freshly popped popcorn will be available for a $1 donation to the CDGLCC. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Saturday, May 31st

Pride Mini-Golf Tournament

Oasis Fun Park, 97 North Greenbush Rd, Troy, NY
11 AM to 3 PM
$12 Per Person

The hit event of last year’s Pride is back! Mini-Golf Tournament with prizes and raffles. Pizza, soda and ice cream will be served. Email reservations are greatly appreciated and can be sent to capitalpride[at]gmail.com seven (7) days in advance if you plan to attend this event so we can get a head count to make sure we have food and drinks for everyone. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

The Orange Party

Club Phoenix, 348 Central Ave, Albany, NY
10 PM
$10, Cash Bar
18 to enter, 21 to drink (with ID)

In an era when DJs are a dime a dozen, when it’s simply too easy to throw a CD into a player, it takes something really spectacular, a bit of theatrics, to keep club and circuit goers enthralled. DJ Drew Montalvo from New York City (aka DJ Drew G.) will be doing just that by taking over Club Phoenix during The Orange Party. When fans go to hear Drew spin at such clubs as XL, Jaded, Roxy, Stonewall, and SBNY (all in NYC), it’s not because they know that this up-and-comer has received coaching from the best, it’s because his style and his shtick are more than just a gimmick. This party will offer bottle service in the 3rd floor lounge, body painting, drink specials, give-a-ways, and more!! It’s going to be a great night for partying, dancing and socializing!! Did we mention the hot Go-Go Boyz & Gurlz? This is one party you do not want to miss! Tickets are available in advance at ROCKS and Club Phoenix. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138

Sunday, June 1st

Bi-Brunch

CDGLCC, 332 Hudson Ave, Albany, NY
11 AM to 1 PM
$2 Suggested Donation

"Bisexual Brunch: Bringing bisexuals together one bagel at a time." Come to the first Bisexual Brunch being held as an official Capital Pride event! We will offer tasty treats, good company among your fellow bisexuals and some live music! For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

T-Dance at ROCKS

ROCKS, 77 Central Ave, Albany, NY
5 PM
$5 Suggested Donation, Cash Bar

Come join us at ROCKS for a Sunday Back-Deck BBQ featuring Happy Hour drink prices! We will have a DJ spinning all your favorite songs (and requests) which should quickly get everyone on the dance floor. To help raise money for the CDGLCC we will offer a 50/50 raffle!! Make sure to stay after the T-Dance for Karaoke with the A-Man from 8 to 11 PM followed by the Savage Nites Drag Show at 11 PM!! For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Monday, June 2nd

Pride Bowling

The Playdium, Ontario and Park Ave, Albany, NY
6 to 9 PM
$12 per person, $10 per person for groups of 3 or more

This event is an annual favorite! Enjoy not only bowling but also take a chance on a 50/50 raffle, door prizes and fun! For more information, please contact at (518) 462-6138.

Saving Marriage

Spectrum 8 Theater, 290 Delaware Ave. Albany, NY
6:30 PM
$8 in advance, $8.50 at the door
For advance tickets, contact peter[at]marriageequalityny.org

Join us for a special PRIDE screening of the award winning movie, Saving Marriage. This documentary captures Massachusetts activists on the front lines of a war now raging throughout America. On one side are those who believe marriage is a civil right that all couples should have. On the other are people who believe it is a sacred institution reserved for a man and a woman. Both sides believe they are right. And both sides believe they are Saving Marriage. There will be brief introductions by the sponsors and the opportunity for discussion and networking following the movie. Sponsored by: MENY, CDGLCC, PFLAG, ESPA.
www.savingmarriagethemovie.com

Tuesday, June 3rd

Transforming Pride: Transgender Inclusion in Our Communities
A Panel Discussion

NYS Museum, Huxley Theater, Madison Ave, Albany, NY
7 PM
Free

Activists and members of the transgendered community will share their personal stories and talk about what needs to be done to more fully integrate “T” people into the LGBT community. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Wednesday, June 4th

Cabaret Dinner Theater

Irish Mist Pub, 285 Second St, Troy, NY
7 PM
$10 cover, order form regular menu

Dinner Cabaret with Carmie Hope and Frieda Munchon and Special Guests. Come to a night of song and merriment with your hostesses of Pride. Enjoy a full meal or lighter fair while you are entertained. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Interfaith Service

First Universalist Society of Albany (FUUSA)
405 Washington Ave., Albany, NY
7 PM
Free

Join together in faith and pride at a special Pride Interfaith Service at FUUSA. The event, sponsored by Advocates for Welcoming Congregations, will include ecumenical worship, music and be followed by a dessert reception. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Know Your (Gay) Rights: Panel and Q&A

CDGLCC, 3rd Floor, 332 Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY
6 PM
Free!

Join local lawyers with LGBT law experience as they provide a general framework for achieving equality for ourselvess and our families. The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer, as well as an opportunity to sign up for an indvidual “Ask-a-Lawyer” session. Topics to be covered include: domestic partnerships and dissolutions, name changes, wills and trusts, and housing. Come learn about the broad legal framework of LGBT legal rights, and what you can do to protect yourself. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Thursday, June 5th

Lovely Ladies Night

Tess’s Lark Tavern, 453 Madison Ave, Albany, NY
8 PM
$15, Cash Bar, Regular Menu

Join the hot lads and lasses of Charmed and Dangerous for the second annual Lovely Ladies Night. Also appearing will be the "other ladies" Carmie Hope, Whiskey Sour and Frieda Muncheon. A fun and naughty night will be had by all! For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Sexual Conversion Therapy: One Person’s Ordeal, The Story of Lyn Duff

NYS Museum, Huxley Theater, Madison Ave, Albany, NY
7 PM
Free

As a result of coming out as a lesbian at the age of 14, journalist Lyn Duff was institutionalized and forced to undergo “therapy” that included such things as hypnosis, psychotropic drugs, solitary confinement, and therapeutic messages linking lesbian sex with ‘the pits of Hell’. She will talk about what she went through and how LGBT people, particularly teens, are still vulnerable to such practices today. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Therapy Thursday

Fuze Box, 12 Central Ave, Albany, NY
All Evening!
Free, Cash Bar

Come out and celebrate! Therapy Thursday with a Pride theme! For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Friday, June 6th

Romaine Brooks Art Gallery Opening – First Friday featuring: The PRIDE Show!

CDGLCC, 332 Hudson Ave., 3rd Floor, Albany, NY
5 PM to 9 PM
Free

The Gallery is still accepting portfolio submissions for the remainder of 2008 and 2009 shows. Please email RBG[at]cdglcc.org or visit www.romainebrooksgallery.30art.com for information.

A-Prom (The Alternative Prom)

SUNY Albany, Campus Center Ballroom, Washington Ave Ext, Albany, NY
7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
$10 per person

The annual Alternative Youth Prom for LGBTQ Youth & their 22 Allies ages 13 to 18. There were over 300 youth in attendance last year, so come join us for this annual youth pride event. Back this year, by popular demand, are the free photo booth (w/pix on CD to take home), door prizes galore, contests w/prizes, artistic expressions, community organization table, all you can eat munchies and soft drinks. Check out The A-Prom at www.myspace.com/alternativeprom to request songs for the DJs to play, for more info and frequently asked questions, and to get connected with other folks going to the A-Prom. Please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138 or qdiamond[at]cdglcc.org with questions.

Roller Derby Open Skate featuring The Albany All Stars

Rollarama, 2710 Hamburg St, Schenectady, NY
7:00 to 10:30 PM
$6.50

Bring the family! Skaters from The Albany All Stars Roller Derby would love to skate with the kids, give some lessons or just hang out at the snack bar! For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Pre-Cruise Party

Rocks, 77 Central Ave, Albany, NY
8 PM to 11 PM
Free, Cash Bar

This is the warm up to The Big Gay Pride Cruise. Come have a few drinks, organize your group and relax until you have to head over to The Big Gay Pride Cruise. The Pre-Cruise Party will have advance sale tickets for The Big Gay Pride Cruise at $30 each. ROCKS will also have advance sale tickets for The Party Bus at this Pre-Cruise Party. The Pre-Cruise Party will have “happy hour” drinks prices for the first hour (8 PM till 9 PM) along with light food, and music! For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

The Party Bus

Rocks, 77 Central Ave, Albany, NY
Boarding at 10:45 PM
Leaves ROCKS at 11 PM SHARP
$5 Donation

ROCKS has set up a safe way to get you “to and from” The Big Gay Pride Cruise for only a $5 donation. Advance sale tickets for The Party Bus will be available at ROCKS starting in mid May during regular business hours. Seating is limited and is based on a first come first served basis. Get your advance sale tickets early to assure a seat on The Party Bus. The Party Bus will board those with advance sale tickets first (10:45 PM) and then offer the seats that are left till they are gone (for a $5 donation). The Party Bus will get you to The Big Gay Pride Cruise dock by 11:30 PM for boarding. The bus will return to ROCKS after the cruise and ROCKS will offer a regular cash bar till 4 AM. They will also have coffee and light food available to those who return on the Party Bus. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138

Friday, June 6th

The Big Gay Pride Cruise

Captain JP Cruise Lines, State & Front Streets, Troy, NY
Midnight to 3 AM, Boarding begins at 11:30 PM
$30 Advanced, $35 Gate

All Aboard!…The A-Man is about to launch another Big Gay Pride Cruise. This cruise is a benefit/fundraiser for the CDGLCC and the AIDS Walk 2008. All proceeds after expenses will be donated to these two wonderful groups. Last year we raised over $2,000 for each of these groups, that’s over $4,000 dollars donated. It’s a three hour “Gay Party Cruise” that will offer Karaoke, DJ and a Fagulous Drag Show. There will also be light hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, hot 50/50 raffle bois, dancing and singing and music everywhere. This is 21+ event, EVERYONE must show an ID to board the CRUISE. The cruise will sail rain or shine! Advance sale tickets can be purchased at ROCKS, Romeo Gifts and any Team A-Man Karaoke show. You can charge your tickets by calling the JP Cruise Lines at 270-1901. www.AmanKaraoke.com has all the up to date details and directions. Call The A-Man for group rates of 10 people or more, 518-221-3723. NO REFUNDS. NO CHECKS. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Saturday, June 7th

Family Diversity Day

NYS Museum, Exhibit Halls, Madison Ave, Albany, NY
11 AM to 4 PM
Free

Tours, storytelling and crafts are among the activities on this special day when the Museum invites people from all backgrounds to come together to celebrate the diversity of family life and the communities that we all live in and share. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Dance To Rainbow of Pride

Yours, The Jazz Club, 145 Barrett Street, Schenectady, NY
8 PM to 12:30 AM
$5 Cover

Featuring Eclectic Songs (Linda Terricola) spinning your favorite dance hits from the 60’s through the 90’s and new top 40 Billboard Hits as requested. Open to all LGBT, Alternative Gender and Adventerous Straight People. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Diva Night: Sing Out Louise II and Tiffany

Waterworks, 76 Central Ave, Albany, NY
9 PM
$10, Cash Bar
18 to enter, 21 to drink (with ID)

With the magnificent performances and tremendous response from last years ‘Shut Up Already Louise’, the tradition continues this year with “Sing Out Louise II – Return of the Mall Rats”, featuring Mama, Frieda Munchon, Penny Larceny, Aquanetta and more. These are the perfect ladies to warm up the audience before Tiffany takes the stage at Waterworks. From cocktail hour and passed hors d'oeuvres at 9 PM through “I Think We’re Alone Now”, it is sure to be an electrifying night!

Pop Superstar Tiffany is the original 80's artist that brought you the #1 Pop Hits "I Think We're Alone Now," "I Saw Him Standing There," "Could've Been" and "Radio Romance," with over six million-selling albums to her credit. Tiffany is more visible than ever as the result of the huge publicity of NBC TV's hit show ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time‘. Recently starring in VH1's Celebrity Fit Club, on VH1, and releasing a new album called, "Just Me" on 10 Spot records, she found herself at the top of the Billboard Dance Charts one again with her amazing new dance song called "Higher". For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

New England Trans Pride March and Rally

Northampton, MA
11 AM Assemble at Lampron Park
Noon March steps off

Email jacklyn.matts[at]gmail.com or betpower[at]yahoo.com or call 860-519-9084 or 413-584-7616 for more info.

Sunday, June 8th

Annual Capital Pride Parade

Downtown Albany (State St, Lark St, & Madison Ave)
12:00 Noon - Sharp!
Free!

Come celebrate the Capital District’s great LGBTQ community! The parade steps off at noon in Washington Park, at the intersection of State and Sprague Streets. There will be live music, exciting floats, and as always there are sure to be a few surprises! Come and enjoy the parade and then stay with us in Washington Park for the Annual Capital Pride Festival. Click here to see a map of the parade route. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Annual Capital Pride Festival

Washington Park, Albany, NY
1 PM to 5 PM
Free!

This year the parde and festival will meld together as the Big Apple Corps lead us from the end of the Parade route to the Festival grounds. The festivities on the stage kick off immediately following the Pride Parade. Join us as Sirsy, Charmed and Dangerous, DJ Dave Barna, Ten Year Vamp, and Kirsten Price take the main stage this year. The stage festivities will once again be hosted by Frieda Munchon and Carmie Hope along with newcomers (to Pride anyway) Fly 92 DJs Crissy Cavotta and Shawn Gillie. Eat, drink and be merry in our food and beverage vendor area and visit our vendor/exhibitor tent. We’re planning on fun for the whole family, so join us for the celebration, rain or shine! For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.

Roving Pride Closing Party

Waterworks, 76 Central Ave, Albany, NY
Rocks, 77 Central Ave, Albany, NY
Oh Bar, 304 Lark St, Albany, NY
5 PM, Cash Bar

The $5 cover at a single bar gets you into all of the parties as Waterworks, Rocks and Oh Bar team up to put the finishing touches on Pride 2008! Join the fun immediately following the Festival. All proceeds benefit the CDGLCC. For more information, please contact CDGLCC at (518) 462-6138.