Annual Pride Festival to Feature Mary Lambert, A Great Big World and others
Boston– June 6, 2014- Boston Pride will celebrate the 2014 Pride Week from Friday, June 6 to Sunday, June 15, with a variety of events that appeal to everyone. The organization expects to once again celebrate with hundreds of thousands of members of the community and visitors. The theme for Boston Pride Week 2014 is “Be Yourself, Change the World,†and encourages the LGBT community to embrace what makes each individual unique and to use those qualities to change the world for the better. From the kickoff Flag Raising ceremony, to family friendly Pride Day @ Faneuil Hall, to nightly parties all week and culminating with a full weekend of activities with the Pride Parade on Saturday, June 14 and two block parties in the Back Bay and Jamaica Plain on Sunday, June 15.
“We are very excited for this year’s Pride Week events and would like to thank our wonderful and dedicated volunteers who make magic happen for ten days every year in June,†said Sylvain Bruni, President of Boston Pride. “Boston Pride would also like to thank the community for coming out year after year to support our mission of equal rights for the LGBT community.â€
Boston Pride’s annual parade, one of the city’s largest events, will start at 11am on Saturday, June 14 and will feature more than 200 marching groups and thousands of parade participants. New to this year’s parade, Boston Pride will have two Rainbow Crosswalks painted at the intersection of Boylston and Clarendon Streets, and the intersection of Cambridge and Court Streets. This year’s Pride Grand Marshals, Governor Deval Patrick and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, will lead the parade. The parade will honor the late John Mitzel, who passed away in October 2013, as the parade’s Honorary Marshal, an honor given posthumously to those individuals who have advanced the community’s cause. Mitzel was a writer and the founder of Calamus Bookstore.
Boston Neighborhood Network (BNN) will be set up on Boylston Street near the intersection of Charles Street, recording the entire parade for a later televised broadcast. Commentators for the Pride Parade on BNN are Fast Freddy Murphy of Mix 104.1 and former Pride board member Keri Aulita Califano, with Boston Pride President Sylvain Bruni conducting interviews with parade marchers.
The Pride Parade ends at City Hall Plaza where the Pride Festival of entertainment takes place. From 12 pm to 6 pm, there will be local acts leading up to  amazing headlining acts including A Great Big World, Mary Lambert, Alex Newell, JD Samson and Jeanie Tracy. Local performers include performances by funk band Big Ol Dirty Bucket, Ray Isaac, Jack Romanov , Washing Well Wenches and 12 year old vocalist Mia Shahood.  The festival will be emceed by “DJ Glitter†from 99.9, and will feature performances by drag queens Penny Annalise and Yune Neptune.
There are some exciting changes and additions to the 2014 Pride events. This year’s Boston Pride’s Human Rights & Education Committee’s public panel on Monday June 9th will discuss LGBT Rights in India, and the effects of Section 377, which recriminalized homosexuality in India. Also new this year is a VIP Corner at the Back Bay Block Party on Sunday June 15th, which offers guests the premier experience at the Block Party with exclusive access to entertainers and private facilities.
Boston Pride Calendar of Events For Pride Week 2014
Friday, June 6th
12pm–Flag Raising
City Hall, Boston
6:30pm-8:30pm– Pride Diplomatic Reception
SAAC offices, 2 Atlantic Avenue, Boston
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10pm– Boston Pride at Night/ Black Pride
                               Oberon, 2 Arrow St, Cambridge
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Saturday, June 7th
10am-5pm– Pride Day @ Faneuil Hall
Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston
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Sunday, June 8th
3pm-7pm–LGBT Senior Pride Tea Dance
Holiday Inn, 1200 Beacon Street, Brookline
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Monday, June 9th
6pm-8:30pm– Human Rights and Education Forum
Fenway Health, 1354 Boylston St, Boston
Tuesday, June 10th
10pm-2am– Boston Retrospective (photographic collection by Stephen Baumbach)
Back Bay Harry’s, 142 Berkeley St, Boston
Wednesday, June 11th
10pm-2am– Latin Pride
Rumor Nightclub, 100 Warrenton St, Boston
Thursday, June 12th
7pm-2am- Pride Queeraoke
MIDWAY Café, 3496 Washington St. JP
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7pm– Pride Night at Fenway Park
Indians vs. Red Sox
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8pm–Boston Gay Men’s Chorus’ Pride Concert: Can’t Stop the Beat- feat. Alex Newell
New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainborough St, Boston
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               10pm-2am– Boston Pride at Night: Glamlife Thursdays with Bianca Del Rio
The Estate, 1 Boylston Pl, Boston
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Friday, June 13th
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10:30 am –Boston Pride Press Conference
  Nine Zero Hotel, Reflect Room, 3rd Floor
 90 Tremont Street, Boston
7pm– Boston Dyke March
Boston Common Gazebo, Boston
8pm- Boston Gay Men’s Chorus’ Pride Concert: Can’t Stop the Beat- feat. Alex Newell
New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St, Boston
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9pm –Boston Pride at Night: Dyke March Official After Party
Milky Way, 284 Amory St, Jamaica Plain
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               9pm– Boston Pride at Night: Queer Pride with DJ Niina Flowers
Guilt, 75 Warrenton St, Boston
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               10pm-2am– Boston Pride at Night: Latin @Pride
Machine Nightclub, 1254 Boylston St, Boston
Saturday, June 14th
11am– Boston Pride Parade
Copley Square to City Hall Plaza, Boston
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12pm-6pm– Boston Pride Festival
City Hall Plaza, Boston
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2pm-7pm –Esme Block Party
Boylston Place, Boston
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6pm-10pm– Boston Pride Youth Dance
City Hall Plaza, Boston
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7pm-2am- Boston Pride at Night: Lush Pride Party
Machine Nightclub, 1254 Boylston St, Boston
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7pm-2am- Boston Pride at Night: LesbianNightLife Women’s Dance Party
UNDERBAR, 275 Tremont St, Boston
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               9pm-2am- Boston Pride at Night: Main Event with DJ Abel
                               House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne St, Boston
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10pm-2am– Boston Pride at Night: Latin @Pride
                               La Makina, 367 Revere Beach Blvd, Revere
Sunday, June 15
12pm-7pm- JP Block Party
Perkins St, Jamaica Plain
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12pm-8pm–Back Bay Block Party
St James Ave, Boston
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3pm– Boston Gay Men’s Chorus’ Pride Concert: Can’t Stop the Beat-feat. Alex Newell
New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St, Boston
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               9pm-2am– Boston Pride at Night: Finale with Kidd Madonny
Royale, 279 Tremont St, Boston
More information and details for Boston Pride’s 2014 Pride Week can be found at www.bostonpride.org.
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