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Calling All LGBTA Visual Artists!

mtoms — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:29:39 +0000

Capital Pride is now accepting submissions from all LGBTA artists in the greater DC area for the first Capital Pride Art Fair at the Capital Pride Pennsylvania Avenue Festival. The Festival Art Fair will present 12 to 14 artists showing their work in one tent in the Arts Stage Area. The artist’s space will include a wall of which you may use an 8’ section for hanging artwork. Artists, or their representative, must remain present at their space for the duration of the festival to ensure the safety of the artwork. Capital Pride will not be liable for any damaged work.

To submit art, FILL OUT THE ONLINE FORM providing price range, number of available pieces, samples of work (via JPEG or website), and contact information. The Community Art Fair will accept submissions in any medium and format, and is especially interested in including interactive artists. The fee for commercial artists is $50 for 8′ of display space; a limited number of spaces are available for non-commercial artists. Submissions must be received no later than May 20, 2012. Artists will be notified of their acceptance by May 27.

Questions? Contact Capital Pride at artfair@capitalpride.org.

Friends of Pride Needs $10,000 by Festival!

mtoms — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:54:01 +0000

Thanks to the generous support of Friends of Pride, Russ & Stan, Capital Pride has been challenged to raise $10,000 by June 10 in order to receive a matching funds grant.

Friends of Pride is the VIP and Private Donor program of Capital Pride. As a Friend of Pride, you make a charitable contribution to support the ongoing mission of Capital Pride and help keep our Pennsylvania Street Festival FREE for the entire community. As part of your commitment to the organization, you get VIP treatment for Capital Pride programming.

Benefits include VIP seating at the Parade and Festival, tickets to events, t-shirts, and more.

Help us reach our goal and keep Pride free and open to all. DONATE TODAY!

Pop Up Taste of Pride Brunch

mtoms — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:17:16 +0000

What’s a better way to celebrate Pride season than a Sunday brunch? Taste of Pride tours the city’s culinary neighborhoods…this time in Adams Morgan.

Join us at Duplex Diner this Sunday, April 29, 11 am-4 pm, for a delicious brunch, a DJ, and a very special cocktail, Miss Peaches, discounted just for Pride friends. Duplex Diner will donate 10% of all receipts, so make your reservation for a big table today! Call 202.265.7828

Compete in this year’s Mr & Miss Capital Pride Pageant

rbos — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:02:09 +0000

Compete in this year’s Mr & Miss Capital Pride Pageant. This year the pageant will be held on Saturday, May 12 at Town.

Click here for more information.

Register Today! Registration Fees Increase on May 1st

rbos — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:02:49 +0000

Don’t delay, register today to ensure you don’t miss out on the opportunity to participate in the Capital Pride Parade or Street Festival. Registration fees increase on May 1st. Click here for parade contingent registration, or here for festival vendor registration.

Heroes Nomination Extension

mtoms — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:17:41 +0000

Heroes Nominations Deadline Extended!

Due to a rush of nominations, Capital Pride is extending the nomination deadline for Pride Heroes to this Friday, March 30. To nominate a hero to the LGBT community, complete the ONLINE FORM.

VIDA Fitness Special Offer

mtoms — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:41:41 +0000

We all know VIDA Fitness is a great place to work out and be seen. Now you have the opportunity to get a month-long membership and TWO 55-minute personal training session for just $89, a savings of $299! The membership is valid at multiple locations.

Capital Pride has partnered with Recoup, an online marketplace where people can buy brands they want and support causes they care about like Capital Pride.

VIDA Fitness has offered this amazing deal to Recoup customers as a thank you to the LGBT community. For every session Recoup sells, Capital Pride will receive $9. If they sell 100 memberships, that’s $900 toward keeping our Pennsylvania Avenue Festival free for everyone!

Don’t delay! This very special deal is available for only five more days.

PURCHASE TODAY!

Who Is YOUR Hero?

mtoms — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:05:10 +0000

Everyone needs a hero, and DC’s LGBT community is rich with many people who fit this moniker! Who has been a hero in your life?

Each year Capital Pride awards members of the community who have furthered the causes important to our LGBT community. These heroes, gay or straight, bring positive change to our lives. Heroes are recognized at a special gala in early May and at the Parade on June 9.

Now is your chance to nominate someone you know who deserves the title, “Hero.” To nominate a hero, complete the ONLINE FORM no later than Monday, March 26. All nominations will be reviewed by the Heroes Committee. Heroes will be announced in early April. Stay tuned for information about the splendid gala to honor your heroes!

Feed Your Body & Our Soul at Nage

mtoms — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:36:32 +0000

Enjoy a delicious three-course meal and support Capital Pride at March’s Taste of Pride event on Tuesday, March 13, 5-10 pm. In addition to its regular menu, Nage, 1600 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, DC, has created an optional special menu to celebrate Capital Pride. For just $40, you will enjoy a delicious meal from a choice of six small plates, seven large plates, and six desserts. (Vegan option also available.)

Nage will offer their signature cocktail the “Betty White” (champagne, Aperol, Elderflower, and Rose Water) for just $6 all night. A total of 10% of all proceeds from that night will be donated to Capital Pride, so make your reservations today!

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Online Auction of a fabulous week-long Mexican vacation for two!

rbos — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:32:00 +0000

Hello Sports Fans…especially the women!

Team DC is pleased to announce an online Auction of a fabulous week-long Mexican vacation for two compliments of Olivia Vacations. The bidding is now open for the next six days only! Bid HERE.

The trip is to the beautiful Club Med Resort in Cancun from May 5-12, 2012. Here is how they describe it:

Leave your watch in your room, because this week, you’re on “island time “. One of the best things about this all-lesbian resort vacation is that you can do as much—or as little—as you want. Play catch in the water or put on a snorkeling mask and drift over schools of striped fish as you relax in the warm blue sea. Nap or read a book in a cabana or take a day-long excursion to visit breathtaking Mayan ruins. Invite a new friend to play some tennis or grab your partner and learn to dance. Almost all your activities, food and most drinks (yes, umbrella drinks and sodas, too) are included, which makes your hardest decision whether to enjoy a margarita with your new Olivia friends, try windsurfing, or join in the wet-n-wacky pool games. In the evenings, the resort comes alive with shows by great Olivia entertainers, followed by dancing at our nightly Club O.

If you have ever been on a trip with Olivia Vacations, you know that they offer an unforgettable experience. If you have always wanted to try one of their trips, now is the time to try it……you might even get a great bargain in the bidding process! (Please note that the package does not include airfare, gratuities or travel insurance. Please read the description online fully before bidding.)

Proceeds from the sale will benefit Team DC and Capital Pride. Did you know that DC has the third largest Pride celebration in the country? Team DC is proud to once again be a Community Partner with Capital Pride and to help them celebrate Pride all year long.

Team DC is also proud to partner with Olivia Vacations…the leader in travel and adventure for women looking for more out of life! To learn more about them and other travel packages, go to www.olivia.com or call 800-631-6277.

Now….start bidding!!!