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Cape Town Pride Newsletter — January 2007
January 15, 2007
THE HEAT IS ON!
Now that the festive frenzy is over, things are getting hot at the Cape Town Pride offices. As February fast approaches, the Pride calendar is getting fuller with more fantabulous events being confirmed for the Pride “Carnival of Love” Festival as we speak. For more detailed information contact info@capetownpride.co.za or click on to www.capetownpride.co.za
CAPE TOWN PRIDE PAGEANT FINAL PRELIMS
If you think you’ve got what it takes to take the crown in either the Miss Cape Town Pride or the Mr. Cape Town Pride (or both), it’s not too late to enter this fabulous competition. Just pitch up to the Woodstock “Pink” Community Hall, on the corner of Plein and Aberdeen Streets, on Sunday 14th January at 10a.m. with the R20.00 entry fee and lots of attitude for the final preliminaries of the Pageant of the year. The Cape Town Pride Festival kicks off with the finals of the Cape Town Pride Pageant on Saturday 10th February at the Woodstock Community Hall, and the winners will be presiding at events throughout the rest of the Festival. The Pageant begins at 7pm sharp and will be featuring some top class entertainment. Tickets for this glamorous event are R30.00 or VIP for R50.00
ART ATTACK
If you are an aspiring or an established painter, photographer, ceramicist or generally creative person, there is still time to submit a piece of art for the Pride “Celebration of Love” Art Exhibition to be held at the Artscape Theatre from Monday 19th to Friday 23 February. Contact info@capetownpride.co.za for deadlines.
PINK CANDY GLAMOROUS
The Pink Candy Glam Ball on Friday 16th February is your chance to glam it up in Rio-style in carnival dress, be royally entertained, and honour the members of the gay community who have made a difference in the last year in our annual Awards Evening. There is a bevy of top class performances lined up featuring the over the top Three Tons Of Fun, as well as a keynote address by Justice Edwin Cameron. Tickets for this Pink Tie Affair are R195 and the price includes dinner. The venue is the Hellenic Club on Bay Rd, Mouille Point, and the event starts at 7.30pm for 8.00pm. Dress is Formal Carnival Glam.
BUILD A LOVE FLOAT
Don’t walk, Ride! Enter your own love float in the Pride Street Parade on Saturday17th February and troll the streets of the Mother City in style and comfort. Pride’s theme is “Carnival of Love” so this is your chance to out-carnival Rio or out-Mardi Gras Sydney! The cost of a private float is R100 and for a commercial one R300. The Parade begins at the Traffic Department on Somerset Rd at noon and ends up at Napier St, the location of the Street Party.
MAKE A BUCK
Kiosks are still available at the Pride Street Party on Saturday 17th February. The cost of hiring a kiosk:
Arts & Crafts or business: R200
Community Group: R150
Food & Beverage (with flame): R400
Food & Beverage (without flame): R300
Contact: info@capetownpride.co.za
“CARNIVAL OF LOVE” STREET PARTY
This year’s Pride Street Party on Saturday 17th February promises to be the best ever in terms of the line up of entertainment. We are very excited to confirm Cape Town’s top electronica band Goldfish, who will be supported by Coda, the latest sensation in the city’s live performance scene. This is a major scoop for Cape Town Pride. There will also be live appearances by 12th Avenue, Autopilot, The Grime Council and Lu Chase. We have an exciting erotic fashion show and performances from some of Cape Town’s most popular drag artistes. Apart from the action on stage, there will be a street market, a shaded side walk café and wine bar, and hundreds of fabulous people to cruise. The Street Party happens as soon as the Street Parade comes to an end in De Waterkant. Parts of Napier and Jarvis Streets will be cordoned off and there will be a R20 entry fee.
THE RED PARTY
With Valentine’s Day just gone by, put on something red and dance the night away at Cruz, after the Pride Street Party on Saturday 17th February, at 10pm.
PRIDE e’LOCTION DAY OF LOVE
Cape Town Pride aims to unite the Cultures of Cape Town with an expression of Gay Pride in Guguletu. This will take the form of a road show, a street parade including a brass band and gumboot dancers, culminating in a party in a community hall on Sunday 18th February at noon.
HAVE AN AFFAIR
The Pride Book Affair happens on Sunday 18th February at the Victoria Junction Hotel at 2.30pm. This is a showcase for gay literati and will include book signings. The fair will be opened by judge and author Edwin Cameron.
WATCH THIS SPACE…..
What you’ve just read only covers the first four days of the festival so expect more news exciting events in your mail box soon!
TICKET SALES
Tickets for all events are available at the Pride Information Desk at Cape Info Africa, 32 Napier St, De Waterkant. Pride information Email info@capetownpride.co.za or call 021 425 6461
For more info, visit www.capetownpride.co.za.
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