WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 29 Ways To Get Your Philly Pride On

FRIDAY SPOTLIGHT: RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 3 runner-up Manila Luzon is all about Philly Pride this year. Hunty is rolling into town to perform at two events, starting with tonight’s Pride edition of the monthly Thank Goddess It’s OMG!. As always, The Goddess Isis and The Notorious OMG will take up hosting duties, making way for sure-to-be-fab performances by Luzon, G Philly‘s own Tammy Faymous (aka Alexander Kacala) and Liberty City King’s matriarch Lascivious Jane. Can’t make it to see Luzon tonight? She’s also performing at William Way on Saturday. More details below. 

ALSO HAPPENING FRIDAY:

• The first-ever Art For the Cash Poor Preview Party kicks off the weekend-long festival at Crane Arts
• Rittenhouse boutique stadler-Kahn curates P.Pod, a pop-up shop featuring local artists and their fab artisan goods
• The Bearded Ladies are hitting up the Philadelphia Museum of Art for an Art After 5 performance as Marlene and the Machine
• DIG Yoga presents an ActionAIDS fundraiser class
• It’s been a long time a-comin’, but the three-day Ladyfest Philly 2013 starts tonight in West Philly
• The Pride Weekend Kick-Off Block Party was cancelled because of the rain, but that hasn’t stopped participating bars from bringing the good times indoors
• Get in touch with your inner Ursula before heading to tonight’s Deep Sea Witches-themed CUTN PASTE

SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT: Big news came out of the Philly Dyke March (PDM) camp yesterday that, for the first time in the group’s 15-year history, PDM will rally — not parade, mind you — at the busy intersection of Broad and Market streets. There, in the midst of the busy hubbub surrounding City Hall, they will “protest in support of the dyke voice and experience … and create an affirming, dyke-positive space to celebrate the creativity and determination of the Philadelphia dyke community.” From there, they will make their way back to ChakaKahn Park, where they’ll keep the empowerment juices flowing with musical, dance and spoken-word performances by everyone from singer-songwriters Crystal Cheatham and Anessa LaRae to the Liberty City Kings Drag and Burlesque Troupe and Mr. Philadelphia Drag King Timmy Tenderloin. This isn’t an event for the faint of heart. Show up three or four Red Bulls deep. 3 p.m.-6 p.m., free, rally starts at Kahn Park, 11th and Pine streets, phillydykemarch.com.

ALSO HAPPENING SATURDAY:

• East Passyunk will become a triple-threat this weekend, with Second Saturday, the Antique + Vintage Flea Market and South Philly Fest all happening on one day
• Woody’s is getting the party started early with its second-annual Block Party
• Philadelphia Voices of Pride ends their seventh season on a serious note: singing songs about kicking the proverbial bucket
• The mighty Manila Luzon resurfaces for William Way Community Center’s Homecoming 2013
• Sassy lesbian comedian Erin Foley will put a smile on Tabu’s face
• International House is screening documentary The Times of Harvey Milk
• The rooftop will be open (and supposedly dry) for iCandy’s Pride Pre-Game Party
• Still reeling from the Philly Dyke March? Head over to Stimulus Philly’s Arouse, PDM’s official after-party at Voyeur
• Still not enough dyke in your life? Saunter over to Sister’s for its Fruit Loop Pre-Pride party
• When Erin Foley steps off the stage, Tabu will go from funny to FReAKy quicker than two waves of a Pride flag
• DJ Drew G. will be spinning late into the evening for Voyeur’s Pride Eve Late Night bash

SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT: Give yourself a big ol’ pat on the back, LGBTQ Philly. This is our 25th (!!!) year of bringing Pride to the streets of Philadelphia. This year’s silver-anniversary proceedings begin with the Parade at noon. The fanfare will snake its way from 13th and Locust in the Gayborhood to the Festival at Penn’s Landing. Some of the highlights at this year’s festival? William Way Community Center Executive Director Chris Bartlett will serenade us with unofficial gay anthem “I Am What I Am,” Cheer New York will get the crowd pepped and celebrity drag impersonators will perform as Donna Summer, Prince and others. Be sure to look out for G Philly reps in the crowd handing out magazines and lots of friendly smiles. For more info on this year’s Pride festivities, check out phillypride.org.

ALSO HAPPENING SUNDAY:

• Looking for a cozy seat (and a cocktail) for the Parade? Fire & Ice is throwing a viewing party
• Bruce Yelk’s massive Triumphant Pride event includes the annual Mr. Gay Philadelphia Pageant (aka babe-watching at its finest)
• Stimulus returns for its second soiree of the weekend: The Ultimate Pride Party
• Feel like celebrating Pride on the Fringe? Mount Airy Art Garage is throwing a dance in Northwest Philly
• Local trans activist Che Gossett will present a screening of their new documentary on the life and work of AIDS activist Kiyoshi Kuromiya
• Bon voyage to the queens setting out to sea on the IBA Sails with PRIDE cruise
• Woody’s gets in on the game with its Party After the Parade
• And down the street iCandy’s throwing a Sunday Funday Blast
• Whew!

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