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Memphis Pride Fest 2017 Memphis Pride Fest September 29-October 1, 2017 Memphis, TN fri sat sun Sep 29 Sep 30 Oct 1 LOUD AND PROUD! PRIDE FESTIVAL PRIDE CRAWL Dance Party to Kick Off 10am – 5pm at Cooper-Young Memphis Pride Fest at Robert Church Park 9pm at JOIN US! New Daisy PRIDE PARADE RAILGARTEN 1pm – 2pm 4pm on Beale Street midsouthpride.org #memphispridefest #midsouthpride Welcome14th Annual Memphis Pride Fest From your President, weekend with “The Big Gay Dance Party” at the I want to welcome you to your 14th Annual New Daisy Theater on Friday night Sept 29th at Memphis Pride Fest and Parade with this year’s 8:00pm, followed by the Festival and Parade on theme as “Unity Through Diversity”. This year has Saturday Sept 30th from 10:00am to 5:00pm with been an amazing year of continued growth and the parade at 1:00pm going down the historic expansion for The Mid-South Pride Organization. Beale Street, finally we end the fun-filled weekend I am proud to have such a strong and confident with a brunch crawl through Cooper Young on board of 10 members working hard alongside Sunday 11am Oct 1st, 2017. We are thrilled to bring myself to make this year’s festival and parade back the “Kid’s Zone,” The Second Stage, and the better than any year before. Each year is filled Gold Strike Casino’s 50ft Cooling station. New with fundraising and community outreach events, to the festival this year is the Latino Memphis our year kicked off in February with our Mister Tent. The last year has been an eye-opener and Mid-South Pride’s Annual Heartbreak Hotel event, we at Pride want our community to know that followed by our 2nd annual GAYla event, and will we believe in unify when others try to divide. We end in November with your Mister and Miss Mid- want to provide a safe and loving environment South Pride Pageant. That’s 9 months of active for everyone to be who they want to be. We are fundraising with at least 3 events occurring every always interested in your opinions and suggestions month, and that is just the social calendar. Along therefore we will have a suggestion box located with all the events scheduled; we still hold multiple at the info booth, so while the thoughts are fresh monthly open and closed board meetings and in your mind, please stop by and drop them in the team meetings. Therefore myself, along with this box. You can make suggestions for the 2018 theme hard-working and amazing team of 10 strong as well. We want you all to have a great time this are proud to present to you this year’s Annual pride season and remember to be PROUD of who Memphis Pride Fest. you are and that we at Pride do this all for you, our community. In efforts to continue with the weekend long Your President, festivities this year, we are excited to announce our partnership with The Friends For Life s Organization. They will be kicking off Pride VanessaVane Rodleysa Rodley Table Performing Artists .........................................10 of Open Stage Spectrum Cast Monroe Fitzgerald Trey Alize Contents Kennedy Davenport Welcome to the 2017 Mister & Miss Mid-South Pride ............ 11 14th Annual Mister Will Ryder Memphis Pride Fest ..........................................3 Miss Freak Nasty Meet the Board ..................................................5 2017 Grand Marshals ......................................12 Stage Schedule .................................................. 7 Festival Layout .................................................13 Meet Your 2017 Event Hosts .......................... 8 Parade Route ....................................................13 Brody Freak Nasty Parade Lineup ................................................. 14 Performing Artists ...........................................9 Festival Vendors ..............................................15 DJ Remedy After Parties .....................................................18 Chinese Connection Dub Embassy Moth Moth 2017 Sponsors .................................................19 PRESENTED BY FRIENDS FOR LIFE A DANCE PARTY TO KICK OFF FEATURING AND $20 TICKET INCLUDES OPEN BAR UNTIL MIDNIGHT V.I.P. TABLES AND RESERVED SECTIONS AVAILABLE PRESENTED BY 2017 GOLD SPONSORS DR. THOMAS RATLIFF AND HUNTER RITTENBERRY DR. DAVID RICHARDSON Meet the Board The Mid-South Pride Board is comprised of a diverse group of individuals from across the Memphis area. Until the spring of 2015, the board membership requirements consisted of a year or more of service to the organization before board membership was granted and 3 of the current board members went through this process. In the year 2015, the Mid-South Pride Board decided to open the membership to those community members who have shown an intense interest in committing to the organization and its future success. Through this process, the board has grown to its current number of 11 members and their combined talents have contributed to growth of the organization to be the best it can be. It takes an enormous amount of work to orchestrate the Annual festival and parade every year and the work can feel like it’s never done, but every member will tell you that it is worth every second. Membership is 100% volunteer and every member of the Mid-South Pride Board signs on to not only work endless hours on projects, events, and sponsorships, but they sacrifice personal time with friends and family also. Let’s get to know your 2017 Mid-South Pride Board. PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT VANESSA PHILLIS JR RODLEY LEWIS STONE TREASURER PRESS SECRETARY SECRETARY PATRICK JENNIFER MURRY- JEREMIAH PEARSON RODLEY MILLS Lexie Alexandra Kelly Sutherland Hare Carpenter Cristin Dan WWhathat Smith Taylor aaboutbout yyou?ou? Mid-South Pride 14th Annual Memphis Pride Fest 5 PROUD... To Support Those Living with HIV/AIDS To Offer HIV Testing and Access to PrEP To Fight Stigma Around HIV Status To Empower People Who are HIV-Positive... in All Walks of Life! WE NEED VOLUNTEERS HELP US MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE MID-SOUTH CALL 901-272-0855 EXT 264 Education • Empowerment • Advocacy • Community Engagement Stage Schedule Main Stage 10:00 am 2:25 pm National Anthem- Chinese Board Welcome Connection 10:20 am 3:10 pm DJ Parade Awards 10:40 am Grand Marshal 3:25 pm Kennedy 11:00 am Davenport Nefarious Damn Thing 3:35 pm Kids 11:40 pm Dance-Off Drag Show 3:45 pm 12:40 pm Just Larry DJ 4:20 pm 1:00 pm Exodus Intermission Parade Second Stage 10:00 am 12:15 pm Welcome DJ 10:10 am 1:00 pm DJ Intermission Parade 10:35 am Lisa Michaels 2:20 pm MEW 11:20 am Wrestling Show Sherriff-Speaks 3:45 pm 11:35 am 2nd Kids Drag Show Dance Party 11:45 am Just Larry 2017Event Hosts Brody Freak Nasty A music nerd raised here in Phillis Mtown and proud “FreakNasty” to call myself Lewis was born a Memphian. in Chicago but After catching now resides in the radio bug in Memphis, TN with college (HOTTY her daughter. TODDY! Yes I She works as a went to Ole Miss) Victim Witness I’ve been hooked. Coordinator for Noticed I started with “I’m a music nerd...” it’s the Domestic Violence Prosecution Unit at the only because it’s true. I’ve been in bands all my District Attorney’s Office and has done so for life and play pretty much anything I can get my over 7 years. If you ever check out the night life hands on. Catch me every Afternoon 3pm-7pm or drag show here or there you have probably or on the street with my other 101.9 KISS FM seen her drag persona Freak Nasty who has crew. been performing for over 6 years a former Miss Femme American National Star 2015, Mr. Misster 2012, Mr. Mid-South Pride 2012, and Mr. Dru’s Place 2011. Phillis works with many non profit organizations such as Mid-South Pride, Friends For Life, Memphis Pegasus Krewe, Planned Parenthood, Men of Hoist, MGLCC, and donates her time as well to many others. Proud of Our Diverse LGBTQ Community n Empowerment for all Men of Color in the Mid-South n Dedicated space and resources for social activities n Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) education and access n Free HIV and STI testing n Free condoms and safer sex supplies Call for Your Next Test – and Ask Us About PrEP! Learn About How One Pill... Once A Day... Can Help You Stay HIV Negative. 901.417.8754 | thehavenmemphis.org Main stage PERFORMANCE DJ Remedy Nashville DJ and Producer, DJ Remedy is currently a resident DJ at the largest dance club in Nashville, Play Dance Bar, where he spins a mixture of Pop & EDM music videos. He has over 12 years of experience at various events and venues across the country. Remedy creatively mixes between genres - keeping the crowd hyped and energized all night long! DJ Remedy has been nominated as best DJ in Nashville three years in a row; DJ for Nashville Pride since 2014; headline DJ for Akaicon’s anual rave since 2014; performed at GayDays in 2015; host and producer of weekly podcast, Remedy Radio, which is currently on iTunes; and has a weekly mix show on DanceMixUSA. Main stage PERFORMANCE Chinese Connection Dub Embassy Chinese Connection Dub Embassy are a collective of recording musicians that play all styles of Reggae from Dancehall, SKA to Lovers Rock with there own twist of Memphis Soul. They’ve toured all over the US as well they have opened for countless amounts of Reggae and multi genre artists such as Collie Buddz, The Wailers,Big Sean, T-Pain and more. With the Release of there debut LP “The Firm Foundation” in 2013 and the release of the Mixtape series Farmers Market Chronicles and The Takeover there gearing up 2 New Singles in 2017 to get the world ready for there Up coming 2018 Sophomore project “Strength.” In these times people run to hate more than love and through how we live and our music we plan on bringing Love/Truth & Rights to the forefront Culture in a way it’s never been brought before.
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