Melissa Etheridge
DAR – Constitution Hall
1776 D Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006 (map it)

Date and Time – Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Tickets – $36.00, $56.00, $76.00, $101.00 and are available online.

Nearest Metro subway station – Farragut West – Orange and Blue lines or Faragut North – Red line, then a 10-15 minute walk.

Parking – Limited metered street parking is available, but tough to find. There are a couple area lots on Pennsylvania Ave. near 17th Street.

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Post from: The DC Traveler

From civil rights groups and community organizations to the always entertaining DC Cowboys dance troupe to a few more outrageous groups, like the cross-dressing baton twirlers, the Capital Pride parade is the third largest LGBY parade in the U.S., and one of Washington, DC’s most entertaining events.  The parade is sure to include some over-the-top costumes, unique performances, silly floats, and some some general wackiness, along with the serious groups raising money for issues such as AIDS research and education. So a word of caution, some of the parade is adult-themed and not geared towards younger children (mostly due to racy costumes or lack thereof).

A few of the more popular festival events include:

• The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington Presents “America, the Fabulous!” and the 2008 Miss Fabulous America Pageant – Lisner Auditorium (GWU), 730 21st Street NW – Friday, June 6, 8:00 p.m.
• Mr. and Miss Capital Pride Pageant – Wednesday, June 11, 8:30 p.m.
• Capital Pride Bachelor Auction - Remingtons – 639 Pennsylvania Ave, SE – Thursday June 12, 9:00 p.m.
• Capital Pride Bachelorette Auction – RnR Bar and Lounge – 717 6th Street, NW – Thursday June 12, 9:00 p.m.
• Capital Pride Parade – Dupont Circle and Logan Circle Neighborhoods. Saturday June 14, 6:30 p.m.
• Capital Pride Festival – Pennsylvania Ave., between 4th and 7th St., NW – Sunday June 15, 11:00 AM – 6:00 p.m.

The parade route covers about 20 blocks, so there are plenty of great viewing locations.

Capital Price Parade and Festival
Various locations around Washington, DC

Dates and Times – Parade – June 14, 2008, 6:30 p.m., other events – June 6-15.

Tickets – Parade – FREE, other events may have cover charges or request donations.

Nearest Metro Subway Station – Parade – Dupont Circle – Red line, then a 1-2 block walk to the nearest parade route location.

Parking – Street and garage parking is available in the area.

Images – Flickr – Mom, DC Cowboys, Aquadc banner, leather, rights poster

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Post from: The DC Traveler

The featured event is the Capital Pride Parade with over 100 contingents and tons of spectators. Chances are you’ll see a troupe of gay dancing cowboys, drag queens, mermaids, marching bands, swim teams and even a couple politicians as they match, parade or ride by on floats. The parade is always a fun event. See anticipated route map below.

Many of the events are held at night clubs and bars and are for the 21 and over crowd. And the parade is adult- themed and not really geared towards young children, due to some of the racy costumes and themes.

Some of the highlights include:

• Mr. / Miss Capital Pride Pageant – $15.00 cover at both, 18 & over, 21+ to drink
  Wednesday, June 6, 9:00 p.m.
  Apex
  1415 22nd Street, NW
  Metro – Dupont Circle – Red line
• Bachelor Auction
  Thursday, June 7, 10:00 p.m.
  Remington’s
  639 Pennsylvania Ave, SE
  Metro – Eastern Market – Orange and Blue lines
• Bachelorette Auction
  Thursday, June 7, 10:00 p.m.
  RNR Bar and Lounge
  717 6th Street, NW
  Metro – Gallery Place / Chinatown – Red, Yellow and Green lines
• Capital Pride Parade
  Saturday, June 9, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
  23rd and P Streets, NW – starting point
  Metro Dupont Circle – Red line
• Street Festival
  Sunday, June 10, Noon – 7:00 p.m.
  Pennsylvania Ave, between 3rd and 7th Streets
  Metro – Archives/Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter – Yellow and Green lines

Photo credits: Flickr

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