* Price of ticket includes entrance into prom, entertainment, food, one alcoholic beverage ticket (ages 21+), and entrance into Scandals nightclub for afterparty
* Prom age restrictions: 18+, identification will be required at the box office
* Tickets available by will call only
The 2009 Blue Ridge Pridefest was a fantastic success!
Blue Ridge Pride, Inc. is seeking your support for our 2nd Annual Blue Ridge Pride, celebrating the diversity of our community in Western North Carolina. This event will encompass multiple events throughout the first week of October and culminate with an open festival at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Asheville, NC. In addition to live entertainment throughout the day, there will be vendor as well as educational booths. Total attendance for the events leading up to and including the festival is anticipated to be greater than 4,000 people. For more information, please check out our sponsorship brochures(doc or pdf).
We are also seeking volunteers for several committees. Contact Amy Huntsman at blueridgepride@yahoo.com for more information.
Congratulations to Miss CoCo Couture, the very first Miss Blue Ridge Pride!
Blue Ridge Pride is a weekend event featuring a day long outdoor festival including mainstage music and entertainers, community talents, educational workshops, regional vendors, and participation from state-wide and local LGBTQ and non-profit organizations.
Special Thanks to:
Paula Winebarger, Amy Mandel, Budeweiser of Asheville, Starr Hill, Pisgah Brewing, Ami Zhan, Tomato Jam, The Grove House, Jeff Davis,Tressa's, Smokey's Tavern, WNC OBGYN, Homewood, Thanks a Bunch, Lady Luck Flower Farm, On A Roll, Purple Pages, Talmadge Heyward, Value Place, First at Blue Ridge, Patton Counseling, City Real Estate, Families Together, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Swannanoa Valley, NC Stage Company, O'Henry's, La Rue's Backdoor, Straps, LAAFF, Asheville Downtown Association, In Your Ear Music Emporium, Bob Robertson and Mountain Roots Management, Celeste Lockhart, The Lesbian Mafia, Ira Schultz, Allen Murray, Gordon Smith, Father Gentry, Catherine Carmichael and PFLAG, Lin Orndorff and Stereotypd, Jack's Boxes, Green Light Cafe, Carol Ann Pothier, Mountain Xpress, the flockees, the flockers, and every volunteer, donator, and listening ear along the way....thank you!
Dogma and Fetch Pride Charlotte State Farm Insurance Mercy for Animals Sean's Last Wish Value Place Bad Bull Leathers Out of Bounds First Congregation United Church of Christ Helpmate and NCCoalition Against Domestic Violence Proud Folks Purple Pages Pre-paid Legal Services Alliance for Affordable Services Families Together CJH Abstracts Red Moon Rising Studios Fishy Fishy Quilts Planned Parenthood Lambda Legal ATL Chapter Americans for Fair Taxation Our VOICE Cloud Nine Chiropractic Alexandra Shaw New Creation Intl Community Christian Church Star Baby Still Waters Arts Green Light Blue Ridge Roller Girls Metropolitan Community Church Asheville Church Plant Designs for Less Patton Counseling Services Ed Boudreauxs Equality NC Best Buy Jeff Marsocci Loving Food Resources
Youth Outright American Cancer Society Blue Daisy Cafe One World Kitchen Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Swannanoa Valley Steve Bowles Photography
