Olympia's Pride parade begins at noon on Sunday June 22, leaving from the capitol building and traveling north on Capital Way through downtown Olympia. State Senator Joe McDermott of Seattle will serve as the 2008 Grand Marshal. The parade ends at historic Sylvester Park, where the day-long festival takes place.

There's still space available for entries in the pride parade and registration forms and more information is available at www.capitalcitypride.net. Festival booth registrations are also available.

Besides food and booths, festival entertainers this year feature headliners top-10 LOGO/MTV artist Brian Kent from New York City and hip-hop artist katastrophe from San Francisco. Other entertainers include Tuscon singer/songwriter Courtney Robbins and the Kim Archer Band from Tacoma.

Check www.capitalcitypride.net in the next week for updates and the weekend's full schedule, including a number of events Saturday, June 21.

Capital City Pride is accepting submissions for a call for talent for the 2008 Pride Festival. The festival is June 22, featuring a parade in downtown Olympia and a day-long festival in Sylvester Park.

Selected entertainers are compensated.

Capital City Pride
ATTN: Karola Longoria
PO Box 7221
Olympia, WA 98507

For more information, contact karola.longoria@capitalcitypride.net or go to www.capitalcitypride.net.

A CALL FOR TALENT for Capital City Pride, the second-largest GLBT pride celebration in Washington. Sunday, June 22, 2008
Sylvester Park, downtown Olympia

Please send CD, reproducible photo & biographical information to:

Capital City Pride Committee
ATTN: Karola Longoria
PO BOX 7221 Olympia, WA 98507-7221

For more information, contact: Karola Longoria at: Karola.Longoria@capitalcitypride.net

Deadline: March 28, 2007