Your Guide To Richmond's Pride Event! |
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Food The Richmond Rainbow Pride Board staffs a table with drinks and snacks, but there will also be a taco truck and possibly a burger truck. What To Bring In addition to anything rainbow, bring sun protection or at least an umbrella. It will be sunny and most likely warm enough for you to get hot. We will have folding chairs so that no one has to stand, but perhaps you'll find more comfort bringing your own folding chair. Partner and Vendor Booths Every year we welcome multiple LGBTQI-friendly businesses and organizations who want to support our Pride event. Look for the complete list on social media closer to June 2! We are still accepting applications here. On The Stage This year we've outdone ourselves, thanks to the timely and dynamic work of Pride Entertainment Coordinator Viva Commotion St James, we have a stellar group of entertainers for the entire day. Scroll down to see the schedule: |
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10-10:05 - Welcome 10:05 - 10:10 Blessing |
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10:10 - 10:40 Viva Commotion and Friends is a group of fabulous performers, some of which we had the opportunity to see at Richmond Rainbow Pride's Kaleidoscope Café fundraiser last month. Here's the complete list: Viktor De'Vil Coco Phenom Princess Monet Sparkles St. James Freddie Viva Commotion St. James Iman Christina Ladybug Gilmore Buster Riteopen Nitrix Oxide Momma's Boyz, featuring Alex U Inn & Kaylah Marin |
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10:40-10:50 - AMA 10:50 - 10:55 Jovanka Beckles 10:55 - 11:00 Speaker TBA |
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11:00 - 11:30 Kippy Marks has been delighting audiences with his inspirational compositions and lively performances for over 3 decades. His work draws from classical, jazz, blues, dance and middle-eastern and eastern-european traditions. Kippy has performed for The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Krewe de Kinque Mardi Gras Club, San Francisco Pride, IEP Clinic, Institute on Aging, Ghirardelli Square, Black Brothers Esteem, RAFIKI, The Arc, the Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco, the Imperial Council of San Francisco and many more. |
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11:30 - 12:00 Xavier Toscano is a well-rounded entertainer who puts on an electric and engaging show. His music is influenced by Top 40 radio and video. It can best be described as enthusiastic, energetic, dance-urban pop. He also blends his love of EDM, rap, rock, reggae, and R&B with his dancing ability to create a dynamic stage show. Xavier has performed across the United States and Europe, and continues to entertain locally. |
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12:00 - 12:30 Mad Fiction Established solo artist, Chari "Knowledge" Smith (Modern Monsters), has teamed up with musicians Shoji (Machine Zero), Dawn Livingston, Rich Wells (Modern Monsters) to form a blend of hip hop, rap, rock, and experimental sounds that have the boom bap of old school hip hop, the groove of tasty modern beats, and a penchant to unapologetically rock the house and sometimes even take it down to another level of chill. |
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12:30 - 1:00 Viva Commotion and Friends is a group of fabulous performers, some of which we had the opportunity to see at Richmond Rainbow Pride's Kaleidoscope Café fundraiser last month. 1:00- 1:40 Ruby's In Town |
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1:40-2:10 Kimberly Jackson is a dynamic Jazz-Funk-R&B flutist, vocalist, composer, producer and recording artist. Her versatility and ability to move successfully between urban contemporary, smooth jazz, and classical techniques makes her one of the most sought after musicians in the industry. She has performed with some of the world's most well known Jazz and R&B artists: Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber, Donnie Osmond, Stevie Wonder, Karen White, Pete and Juan Escovedo - among many others. |
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2:10-2:15 Karen Ripley is a comic and improviser that has been making the LGBT community laugh since she came on to the gay comedy scene in 1977 in San Francisco. She has been Ms. Magazine's top 100 Lesbian Comic 2009, and on the cover of the East Bay Express with Whoopi Goldberg. She won SF Fringe's Best Musical Comedy in 2005 with Annie Larson in the original play “Show Me where it Hurts.” |
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2:15 - 3:00 The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol is an international recording artist and educator. Early on she became a favorite of the Bay Area soul music scene, singing with groups such as Johnny Talbot & Johnny Hartsman. Miss Faye is the recipient of awards too numerous to mention for an extensive repertoire that includes her gospel, r&b, cabaret, soul, blues, and jazz roots. Her School of the Getdown continues to train the voice of musically-inclined adults and youths. |
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We Need Volunteers On June 2 at 8:00 AM |
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Calling all early birds! While we have been getting a steady trickle of volunteers, there is one area where we don't have anyone. If you like meeting new people, helping others and don't mind moving a few chairs around, this shift is for you. Work from 8-10 am helping Richmond Rainbow Pride's board members set up the stage and a snack station, placing chairs in front of the stage, and stringing our pride flags across the park. Click on the button and send us your info if you can help us in this way: |
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We Won't Be Meeting In June Normally all our meetings are on the first Monday of the month, but we will be taking a break during the month of June to rest from our Pride event. We hope to see you on Monday, July 1st at 6:00 PM in the Richmond Room at the Richmond City Hall, 450 Civic Center Plaza… Stay ahead by checking future dates on our site's calendar page |
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