Published: Sep 23, 2009 02:00 AM
Modified: Sep 21, 2009 11:22 PM
Saturday, East Campus, Duke University
9 a.m. -- Morning conferences with workshops to be announced, East Duke Building (off Main Street)
10 a.m. -- Festival grounds open with vendors and displays
11 a.m. -- Ecumenical church service at the Gazebo
11:15 a.m. -- Parade float line up with parade marshall Chapel Hill Town Councilman Mark Kleinschmidt
Noon -- Rally featuring Dr. Janie Long of Duke University, Police Chief Jose Lopez Sr., state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird and special performances by Gay Men's Chorus of Charlotte and Triangle Gay Men's Chorus
1 p.m. -- Parade begins (official reviewing stand at Madhatter's Cafe at the corner of Main and Broad streets). The march will begin on Campus Drive and turn right on West Main Street then travel west to Broad Street. It will turn right on Broad Street and proceed to Green Street and turn left. It will turn left on Ninth Street and turn left on West Main traveling back to Campus Drive.
2:30 to 5 p.m. -- Festival Stage features keynote address by Pam Spaulding, creater of Pam's House Blend political blog, Marjorie Rudinsky of Knights Out (LGBT Army officers of West Point), Queer FTM Rocker A.J. Bryce, Miss NC USofA and other performances
For a complete schedule of weekend events go to
www.ncpride.org/pride/
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