Pridefest takes place tomorrow (Sunday, June 30) — in a new location — on Fourth Avenue between Union Square and Astor Place.
There's a lot of fest-ing going on from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.: KidFest, FoodFest (with some local restaurants taking part) and StageFest, where LGBTQ advocate Princess Nokia is headlining. Also set to perform are Spice Girl Melanie C aka Sporty Spice (joining forces with U.K. queer nightlife collective Sink the Pink), Lauren Jauregui and The Veronicas. The stage is between Ninth Street and 10th Street. (No word on exact set times.)
Check out the official site for all the details on what you'll find along Fourth Avenue.
And here's the Princess Nokia video — filmed around here — for "Tomboy" ...
Participants in the annual Drag March last night gathered in Tompkins Square Park for the walk over to the Stonewall Inn.
With this being the 25th annual Drag March — coupled with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising — the crowd was larger and the mood even more festive than in previous years. (Gothamist described the March, which stretched two Avenue blocks, as "sexy, provocative and rowdy.")
Shortly after 8 p.m., the March left the Park and headed west along Ninth Street, marking the start of Pride Weekend.
EVG contributor Stacie Joy captured the scene in Tompkins Square Park in these following photos...
"The First Time I saw the Ramones" wraps up its residency on Sunday at 72 Gallery.
This solo show features photos by Tom Hearn, who documented a Ramones show up in New Haven on July 22, 1976.
You can see the exhibit from noon to 8 p.m (to 6 p.m. on Sunday) in the gallery space at The Great Frog, the rock 'n' roll ring shop and boutique at 72 Orchard St. between Broome and Grand. (And while you're down there, you can check out The Cast next door or Jimmy Webb's I Need More across the street.)