Pride '08
Pride '08 Information:
Friday, July 25th- Saturday, July 26th
Headwater’s Park East
Located near the corner of Superior & Clinton Streets in downtown Fort Wayne
Hours: Friday 7pm-midnight
Saturday noon-midnight
Both days include: entertainment, beer tent, food, and vendors
Friday: Pride Idol, Rich Lysaght, & everyone’s favorite party band: Good Night Gracie
Saturday: The Vendor Market, Children’s Playground, Workshops, the crowd pleasing Drag Show, What She Said, Angie Evans, Girl Parts, Lindsay Bloom, Dooley Noted, LVNMUZIQ, Nervous But Excited, & the Summit City Singers.
Volunteer Opportunities
Pride is always looking for volunteers to assist with set up, tear down and the general running of the festival. We are also in need of security personnel. As a volunteer, you will receive a free shirt and free admission for the day you work the festival. Volunteers may be asked to work the front gate, sell Pride merchandise, set up for the festival or do general “park maintenance”.
To volunteer simply fill out the form linked below in Adobe Acrobat and click on the email icon to send it.
Questions about Volunteering?
volunteer@fortwaynepride.org
Pride '08 Volunteer Application [PDF]
Entertainer Biographies
GOOD NIGHT GRACIE 
Music is fun and the audience should feel that. Good Night Gracie brings that philosophy each and every time they take the stage. The sound is groovy and danceable with killer harmonies that are guaranteed to keep you moving all night long. Bring some friends, have a few drinks, and dance the night away. That's what Gracie's here for.
LINK: www.myspace.com/goodnightgracie
What She Said
What She Said seeks to reach the masses with a powerful show comprised of the perfect covers that blend classic and new popular rock music. What She Said will release their carefully-crafted and inspirational original music on a public starved for a real female-lead rock band with shimmering guitars, soaring vocal harmonies and driving, yet danceable rhythms.
LINK: www.myspace.com/whatshesaidband
Girl Parts
GIRL PARTS is a group made up of 3 nationally-touring performers who come together for a few special shows a year. Called One of the Best NYC Shows of 2005 by RadioCrystalBlue, its a high energy acoustic show with 3 gregarious women from New York, Chicago, and LA; Liz Clark, Julie Loyd, and Melineh Kurdian, respectively. Part sugar, part spice, part broken strings, part dye, part harmony, and part hot guitar licks, these three pull together to form a charming acoustic rock trio.
LINK: www.myspace.com/girlpartsmusic
LVNMUZIQ
Aggressive urban folk musician, Liz Snavely, often accompanied by classical musician, Steph DeJong, combine folk and classical music to create the unique sound that is LVNMUZIQ. Liz sings and plays guitar and harmonica. Steph plays violin. Together they create music best described as urban folk with an edgy classical twist. LVNMUZIQ has been touring nationwide for the last year and a half and recently released their 2nd studio CD, "Contemplating the Void."
LINK: www.myspace.com/lizsnavely
Dooley Noted
Being only 21 years old, Megan Dooley has severely shown us that she's here to stay in the scene, if not to also push forward and grasp the unknown. Writing music from the bottom of her heart, with a lot of attitude and style- Dooley constantly proves that there are female artists not dragging on the genre, not whining their little sob stories for everyone to hear- But singing strong and proud about their life experiences, and showing them that we can hang with the best and worst of them all.
LINK: www.myspace.com/dooleynoted
Rich Lysaght
Rich has been bringing his amazing acoustic talents to Pride for the last few years and we’ve loved having him ever since. His vocal and guitar skills keep audiences wanting more. Rich has also generously donated his time for the past couple years doing sound for Pride both days of the festival for which we are truly grateful for!
LINK: www.myspace.com/richlysaght
The Chorus of Fort Wayne
The purpose of The Chorus of Fort Wayne is to provide entertaining, quality music in a professional manner to enable us to provide a place of social interaction within our community and to build bridges between our community and the rest of the world. We will be committed, dedicated, socially responsible, and supportive.
LINK: thechorusoffortwayne.org
Fort Wayne Pride Idol
The finals will take place on Friday the 25th during the festival after several semi-final rounds are held prior to the event. Come and cheer on your favorite contestant and see what talent exists in the Fort Wayne GLBTA community!
Fort Wayne’s Finest Illusionists
What would FW Pride be without its coveted drag show? The best of the best come out to show their stuff and work it in front of the weekend’s largest crowd! Drag Queens and Kings will both be taking the stage.
Angie Evans
It's not often one comes across a young artist/singer-songwriter with the ability to create a truly unique sound and mix it with heartfelt, empowering, insightful and arousing lyrics that leave you groping for more. Angie Evans combines folk, soul, jazz and funk as if they were meant to be together. Her poetic lyrics and soulful voice speak of love, sex, passion, and consciousness.
LINK: www.myspace.com/angieevans
Lindsay Bloom
Singer/songwriter and guitarist, LINDSAY BLOOM, a Cleveland native, is now based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Lindsay has been performing, in some capacity, her entire life. She is now taking her original music to venues around the country. Lindsay’s story-like lyrics and unforgettable melodies reveal her true essence enveloping her audiences with each heartfelt song. Lindsay caught the ear of MTV representatives who are interested in using her music for such shows as “The Hills” and “Newport Harbor” as well as other programming on the massive Viacom network. Past reviews have described Lindsay’s music as having a “rare sense of honesty that captivates the audience with her intriguing lyrical elements."
LINK: www.myspace.com/lindsaybloom
Nervous But Excited 
Pleasantly Aggressive Folk Duo Nervous but Excited (Kate Peterson & Sarah Cleaver) is two songwriters, two singers, two guitars, a mandolin, a violin, a few harmonicas, a barrel of harmony, some vaguely choreographed dancing and a lot of laughter. Their original repertoire ranges in topic from smart, introspective narratives to the tactfully political… and they still dabble a bit in the love/non-love variety every now and then. They’ve been touring semi-nationally for over two years and have played with many established artists such as Toshi Reagon, Utah Phillips, The Butchies, Alix Olson, Bitch, Girlyman, Pamela Means and Ember Swift.
LINK: www.myspace.com/nervousbutexcited
Pride'08 Schedule
Friday
(Hours- 7p-Midnight)
7:20-8:20 Pride Idol
8:40-9:40 Rich Lysaght
10-12 Good Night Gracie
Saturday
(Hours- Noon-Midnight)
12-12:30 The Chorus
12:45-1:45 Lindsay Bloom
2-3 LVNMUZIQ
3:15-4:15 Nervous But Excited
4:30-5:30 Dooley Noted
5:45-6:45 Girl Parts
7:05-8:05 Angie Evans
8:25-9:25 What She Said
9:40-9:55 A-Town Dancers
10:00-12:00 FW Finest Illusionists Drag Show