Capital Pride Parade
History. Vision. Legacy.
2008 Capital Pride Parade Presented By
and other Proud sponsors
For more information, e-mail parade@capitalpride.org.
2008 Capital Pride Parade
Saturday, June 14th, 2008, Kick-Off at 6:30 PM
Contingent Registration and Pricing
Register now so that your organization's name is listed as a parade participant on the Capital Pride Parade web site as soon as possible, this will guarantee maximum exposure!
Floats
The Capital Pride Committee would like to encourage groups to showcase their organization/business through a float. It is the one time of the year you can promote yourselves in front of the entire community. You may be surprised at the interest and excitement an entry in the Pride Parade can give to your organization.
Awards
The theme of this year's Capital Pride Parade and Festival is "History. Vision. Legacy." Contingents will be judged based on a variety of criteria.
Parade Route
Also available in Adobe PDF format.
Review Stands and Entertainment
In addition to the fantastic review stand and entertainment you're used to, we have an extra announcement stand this year.
Parade Review Stand Located in front of Whole Foods
P Street, between 14th and 15th
| 5:30pm | Pride Music |
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| 5:45pm | Emily White (www.emily-white.com) |
| 6:05pm | Pride Galatica |
| 6:15pm | Pride Music |
| 6:30pm | Parade begins with Emcee Wendy Rieger |
Parade Announcement Stand
18th and New Hampshire
| 6:00 PM | Music with DJ Brennan Sullivan |
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| 6:30pm | Parade begins with Emcee DJ Brennan Sullivan |
Elton John figure graciously provided by Madame Tussauds
Celebrity Grand Marshall - Bruce Vilanch
Bruce Vilanch is one of the most sought-after comedy writers in Hollywood, winner of a bunch of Emmys and noted as the "Hollywood Square" just to the left of Whoopi. Shaved, he spent two years as Edna Turnblad, Baltimore housewife and superstar, on tour and on Broadway in the smash musical adaptation of the John Waters film "Hairspray."
Most recently, Bruce was seen on VH1's popular fitness and nutrition reality-series, "Celebrity Fit Club," which finished its third season. Participating in a type of extreme-makeover-body-edition, the Celebrity Fit Clubbers went through 100 days of Fit Club training. Along the way, they learned about fitness, diets and nutrition. Who knows what Bruce will look like for his next performance?
In addition to "Hairspray," he has appeared in such legendary epics as "Ice Pirates," "Mahogany" and "The Morning After." A frequent guest on talk shows, Bruce won his Emmys for co-writing back-to-back Oscar shows with Billy Crystal. He's written 16 Oscar-casts so far, as well as a number of Tonys, Grammys, and even Emmys, although he never got an Emmy for writing an Emmy – that would be award-show incest of the lowest order. His bizarre career was documented in the film "Get Bruce!," released by Miramax and perpetually available on Buena Vista Home Video. Bruce's one-man show, "Almost Famous," tickled Off-Broadway audiences for three months and has made a number of appearances around the country.
He recently appeared as a special guest at the PFLAG DC annual fundraising dinner on March 8th, 2008 that honored Tipper Gore.
NBC4's Wendy Rieger to announce from the Parade Review Stand
Wendy Rieger anchors News4 at 5 and reports on environmental issues in her regular series called Going Green.
Rieger joined News4 in 1988 as a general assignment reporter. She began anchoring the weekend evening newscasts in 1996, then News4 at 5 in 2001.
She is also a co-host for News4 This Week, a weekly show highlighting stories from the Washington, D.C., area. Rieger has covered news in the Washington area for more than 25 years. She started at WAMU Radio as a writer then worked her way up to host of Morning Edition. She later anchored newscasts for NPR and WTOP Radio. Her television career began in CNN's Washington Bureau.
A native of Norfolk, Rieger graduated from American University with a degree in broadcast journalism. Her community involvement has spanned many local organizations, including Children and the Arts and groups benefiting from the DC AIDS Ride, in which she participated three times.