PRIDE STAGE 2000
Sunday, June 25, 2000
12:00 Noon - 7:00p
At Golden Gate and Hyde Streets
Civic Center, San Francisco
Comedian and former All American Girl Margaret Cho joins us fresh from speaking at the Millennium March to serve as this year's celebrity Grand Marshall for Pride 2000. After growing up in San Francisco, local girl Margaret Cho won the American Comedy Award for Female Comedian in 1994, and has appeared on Leno, Letterman, Rosie, Regis and Politically Incorrect. You can see her in such film as Face/Off, It's My Party, The Doom Generation, Ground Control, Spent, Fakin' Da Funk, and Rugrats. Don't forget to see her new movie -- I'm the One that I Want -- based on her hit Off Broadway show. |
This international pop sensation sings from her new album just no other way and the hit song Do You Want My Love. With 7 million albums sold, CoCo supplied the voice for the lead character in the Mandarin version of Mulan and her ballad Before I Fall In Love is featured on the Runaway Bride soundtrack. |
These four talented Filipinas, Epic Voices will perform from their debut album Feels So Good. |
Freestyle artist Linda Low sings her top selling single Dancing In My Heart. |
Award winning cabaret star, songwriter, pianist and comedian Matt Yee will perform a number from his Love and Liberace Show currently at Piaf's. |
See Jazmine, Rice a Roni, Minute and Long Grain Rice -- Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center's Ambassasors of HIV Prevention and Education -- the fourth generation of the Rice Girls whip you up into a safe sex frenzy. |
A&PIWC;'s very own Tita Aida (Nikki Calma) served as the Asian & Pacific Islander Stage's emcee. Nikki, who serves on the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration Committee's Board of Directors, emcees and produces dozens of community events each year for A&PIWC; including the Star Search Karaoke, Putt' On the Lips and Go Boy Go! contests. Check out our next community event. |
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With the hottest DJ's spinning -- FeelUSA and Lambchop (N'Touch / NRG),
Shawn Perry, Jack Roho, DJ Maxi and Amanda. Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center will be conducting HIV/STD testing at its booth next to the Asian & Pacific Islander PRIDE Stage. Stop by, get information, get tested, have fun. |
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Plus our emcee Tita Aida, Elements of Vibe; A&PIWC;'s own Metamorphosis
Girls; United Territories of Polynesian Islander Alliance (UTOPIA); the
GAPA Dance Group; the AQU25A Dancers, Simon Sy; Fatima Yusef; Yvette
singing from her new CD Yvette; Kuma Hula Kui Marti and Keala ku pau
o'a `O ka pu hlua dancing the Hula; the Sawadee Thai Classial Dance
Group; Vietnamese singers Ha cam Tu and the Jieng vong que Huong Group. Also speaking from the stage will be Yen Nguyen from the Southeast Asian Community Center, Miss GAPA Holly Peno, Astyle.com's Edward Huang, Ray Hobbs from Gay.com's HIV Life Channel, Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation's Robert Sokol and A&PIWC; Board Secretary Ray Shanahi. With a special tribute to the creator of the Queer Asian & Pacific Islander Pride Scholarship Edward Cheng Ming Tang for this commitment to Queer youth. |
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N'Touch 1548 Polk Street @ California 415.441.8413 Thursday, June 22 -- Asian & Pacific Islander PRIDE 2000 Kick Off Party featuring special performances by the NRG divas and gorgeous male strippers. Benefitting A&PIWC.; Sunday, June 25 -- Asian & Pacific Islander PRIDE 2000 Official After Party. ClubAsia 174 King Street @ 2nd Street 415.285.ASIA Friday, June 23 -- Asian & Pacific Islander PRIDE 2000 Celebration Party. Featuring the best go-go boys and girls. AsiaSF 201 9th Street @ Howard 415.255.ASIA Three star restaurant featuring Cal-Asian cuisine. Open seven nights a week with performances by The Ladies of Asia, famous Gender Illusionists. Gay.com HIV Life Check out the Asian & Pacific Islander PRIDE 2000 page for updates. HELP IS ON THE WAY VI Richmond / Ermet AIDS Foundation Monday, June 31/Tuesday, August 1 Cole Porter a muscial celebration. The Palace of Fine Arts. See Academy and Emmy winner Rita Moreno, Tony winner B.D. Wong, Academy and Emmy winner Shirley Jones, Emmy winners Jill Eikenberry & Michael Tucker, Recording star Maureen McGovern, Broadway star Sam Harris, Film star Gregory Harrison, Comedian Bruce Villanch, Singer/actress Joely Fisher, Broadway veteran Carole Cook, Singer/actress Lisa Vroman, Comedienne Mary Jo Catlett, Olympic skating champion Brian Boitano, Jazz sensation Paula West and the cast from the hit musical Titan. Benefiting A&PIWC; and other local AIDS service organizations. APICC The Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center -- Producer of the United States of Asian America Festival 2000 -- exists to support and nuture the artistic endeavors of the Asian Pacific community in the Bay Area. Until There's A Cure Foundation Call 1-800-88-UNTIL and order the Until There's a Cure Bracelet. Proceeds from the bracelet supports A&PIWC; and other AIDS organizations.  |
Rice Girls
Metamorphosis
Girls
Coco Lee
Margaret Cho
and Matt Yee
Vietnamese
Performers
Dance Groups
Sawadee
Thai Classical
Dance Group
Epic Voices
and Linda Low
Elements of Vibe
Fatima Yusef,
and Yvette
DJs, Speakers,
Sponsors and
the Stage Crew
N'Touch SF
ASIAsf
GAY.COM
HIV Life
Help is
on the Way
VI
Orasure
Asian
Pacific Islander
Cultural Center
Until
There's a Cure
Isosceles
Group