Come celebrate Boston Pride at Faneuil Hall Marketplace

Pride-Day

 

What:  Pride Day @ Faneuil Hall, one of Boston’s most historic landmarks, will celebrate Pride Week with a fun filled day of music, dancing and entertainment on Saturday, June 7th from 10am to 5pm. Boston Pride Week is from June 6 to June 15.

The event, hosted by Verna Turbulence and Chris Rod, will kick off at 10am with a free Zumba class with Jess Perkins, Cambridge personal trainer and Zumba instructor. The festivities will continue with exciting performances by Phunk Phenomenon, Matt Jackson, Nat Saralamba, South End ShowStopperz Dance Team, Steppers Heaven, South End Dynamite, The Theater Offensive, Salsa dancer Mr. B-Styles, and rising R&B and Pop star Vylette.

Boston Pride and Faneuil Hall Marketplace will also be presenting a fashion show as part of the Pride Day festivities. The fashion show will begin at 11:40 am in the West End and will feature clothes and accessories from Faneuil Hall Marketplace’s merchants and stores including:  Best of Boston, Cheers, Dick’s Last Resort, Frost Ice Bar, Lucy’s League, Newbury Comics, Sock It To Me, Stuck on Stickpins, World Futbol Boston.

Who:

Hosts:  Verna Turbulence, one of Boston’s top drag entertainers

Chris Rod, drag performer

Zumba: Jess Perkins, Cambridge-based personal trainer and licensed Zumba instructor.

Performers:

Matt Jackson-Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist

Mr. B-Styles, Salsa Dancer

Nat Saralamba, Indie rock guitarist and songwriter

Phunk Phenomenon, Professional dance crew who educate and entertain today’s youth through a style called EDUTAINMENT.

South End Dynamite, Baton twirling and cheerleading group

South End Showstopperz Dance Team, All girls Latin, Hip Hop and Afro-Caribbean dance team

Steppers Heaven, Blues, rock and reggae band

The Theater Offensive, Boston’s premier producer of queer performance

Vylette, R&B and Pop Singer/ Songwriter from Boston 

When:

Saturday, June 7, 2014

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Where:

Faneuil Hall Marketplace

West End of Quincy Market Building

4 South Market Street

Boston, MA 02109

More information and details for Boston Pride’s 2014 Pride Week can be found at www.bostonpride.org.

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About Boston Pride

Boston Pride produces events and activities to achieve inclusivity, equality, respect, and awareness in Greater Boston and beyond. Fostering diversity, unity, visibility and dignity, we educate, communicate and advocate by building and strengthening community connections.

 

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