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Main Stage Entertainment
11:40 a.m., Mesmers
12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Emcee Paul J. Williams
12 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., DJ Jason Royce
12:15 p.m., Odd Girl Out
12:50 p.m., Queer Minion of Kwid
1 p.m., Edward Daniels Productions
1:10 p.m., Grand Illusions
1:20 p.m., X-Faction Dance Company
1:30 p.m., Steff Mahan
2:05 p.m., Celia Kipp and the Last Ditch
2:40 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Emcee Christopher Peterson
2:45 p.m., D.C. Drag Kings
3:05 p.m., Amy & Freddy
3:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m., DJ Chris Wren
3:45 p.m., Freddie’s Follies
4 p.m., Ella Fitzgerald
4:10 p.m., Capital Pride Royalty
4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Emcees Derek & Romaine
4:35 p.m., D.C. Cowboys
4:55 p.m., Rachel Panay
5:25 p.m., CeCe Peniston
5:50 p.m., Kimberly Locke
6:20 p.m., Thelma Houston
Arts Consortium Stage
12 p.m., Tidbits
1 p.m., EdHead Productions
1:30 p.m., Bread & Roses Feminist Singers
1:50 p.m., Ties Optional
2:10 p.m., D.C. Swing!
2:40 p.m., D.C. Lambda Squares
3 p.m., D.C.’s Different Drummers
3:20 p.m., Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington, D.C.
3:40 p.m., Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington
4 p.m., Wicked Jezebel
5 p.m., Outskirts of Town
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Nation. Her hit single, “Back to Love,” was number two on the Billboard dance charts in February of 2005, and it remained there for three weeks. She attributes her popularity with gay men to her upbringing.
“I’ve been involved in the arts since I was a child,” Panay says. “I’ve always been attracted to people who are marching to their own drummer. That’s a common trait that I think is within me.”
In honor of Pride, Panay will be debuting a new song during her performance.
“Three weeks ago, as I was taking a trip from D.C. back to New York, the words to the song came into my brain,” she says. “I wanted to dedicate it to friends of mine in D.C. who are great supporters.”
Titled “My Prayer,” Panay says the new song is a dance tribute to the power of friendship formed among people linked by a common cause.
“I keep envisioning the day right on Pennsylvania Avenue, looking at the Capitol, [singing] this song,” she says.
ALTHOUGH PANAY IS native to D.C., Arlin Godwin, a local gay singer and composer who performs under the name Delphinium Blue, says that the headliners for this year’s Pride festival aren’t reflective of D.C. or gay artists.
“The lineup is four straight women,” says Godwin, who performed at Pride in 2004 and 2005, but will not be performing this year. “I thought it was Gay Pride — that was what jarred me when I saw the ads. If there are other performers, they’re not appearing in the advertising.”
In previous years, ads promoting Pride have included the names and photos of the local artists appearing alongside the headliners. This year’s ads feature only the big-name performers.
“They need to promote local gay artists who are out and preferably living in the city,” Godwin says.
Godwin, two-time winner of a Washington Area Music Award, says he applied to perform at Pride, hoping to get five minutes on the main stage. He says he received no response from Whitman-Walker Clinic, which stages the event.
“I’m not really angry that I’m not performing,” says Godwin. “I am angry at not being treated professionally.”
Kim Mills, communications director for Whitman-Walker, says that the four main performers were chosen by an entertainment subcommittee.
“The thinking was that they were looking for some divas with a gay following,” Mills says.
FOR THOSE looking for a local performance option, all is not lost. There are local groups performing on the main stage, but there is also a more intimate setting where you can enjoy D.C. artists. The smaller Arts Consortium stage, located off the main drag, on 6th Street, NW, features local D.C. performers showing of
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