THE MIRACLE YEAR - A Rainbow Affair (Sunday)

JADE ESTEBAN ESTRADA (ICONS: A GAY AND LESBIAN HISTORY OF THE WORLD - Monday/PRIDE IN THE PARK EMCEE - Saturday)

Outlook Weekly calls him "one of the finest solo theatre artists of the 21st century." Singer-comedian Jade Esteban Estrada was christened "the first gay Latin star" by Out Magazine and "America's Prince of Pride" by NBC News. He has appeared on "The Graham Norton Effect" on Comedy Central, "In the Life TV" (PBS), and his hypnotic dance music can be heard on the Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning police drama "The Shield"......He was named the 2005 Performance Artist of the Year and won the 2004 Audience Favorite in Solo Performance at the Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival. We welcome Jade back to Tallahassee as Pride
emcee for the second year in a row!

Florida State Capital Names Estrada 'Entertainer of the Year' (October 27, 2006)

Website: www.getjaded.com
MySpace:  www.myspace.com/jadeinamerica

ARTISTS FOR "QUILL" (Tuesday):

Brandy Wilson	Collin Kelley	Cynie Cory

ARTISTS FOR "BRUSHED" (Wednesday):

John Lydle Wilson (Painting)
Patrick Patterson (Photography)
Michael Champion (Photography)
Elena Vee (Ceramics)
Ron Yrabedra (Sketch)
Ken Reshard
Adam Bickhaus
Rachel Sandler
Stephan Elizander Przybylowicz
Laura Hudman

MARGA GOMEZ: LAUGH BABY LAUGH

11 FACTS ABOUT MARGA GOMEZ:

*One of America’s first openly Queer comics seen on LOGO and Comedy Central
*Author/performer of seven solo plays including "Los Big Names" which ran Off-Broadway in 2006
*Born and raised in Manhattan now based on West Coast
*Winner of numerous honors including the GLAAD AWARD, Los Angeles "OVATION AWARD" and New York’s DRAMA DESK AWARD (nomination)
*Film roles include computer expert and muffin maker Jane Edmunds in Warner Brother’s "Sphere"
*Appeared in "Guiding Light" as ’Prisoner Number 3’
*Contributing writer to 2007 anthology of dog humor titled "Howl" (Crown Press)
*Most exciting place Marga has performed- Pitchers Mound, Yankee Stadium
*National and international credits and professional bio available by request.
*Marga hates oatmeal
*She has one tattoo on left shoulder blade

FRIDAY PRE-PARTY FEATURED ARTIST: VERONICA

Singer/actress Veronica is coming to Rayn for the Friday Pride Pre-Party! Come out and see one of the divas from the 90's club scene! Having reached #1 on the Billboard Dance charts, Veronica has been a staple of the club circuit scene for many years. Also a theatrical actress, she portrayed Selena in the travelling production of Selena Forever.

MySpace: www.myspace.com/ohveronicagirl

PERFORMERS FOR "PRIDE IN THE PARK" (Saturday):

DYSFUNCTION JUNCTION Improv Group

THE MICKEE FAUST CLUB

Website: http://www.mickeefaust.com

YO SOY BEAN

Website: http://www.myspace.com/yosoybeanmusic

SAMIRA IS "TRULY TINA"

Tina Turner's torrid vocal interpretation and electrifying stage presence has always been an inspiration to Tina Turner Impersonator "Samira" who has managed to take the wonders of Tina Turner and replicate them with amazing energy and passion! Samira is a fan as well as a Tina Turner Tribute and is dedicated to portraying her favorite legend with absolute accuracy. Samira's especially influenced by Tina Turners infallible ability to drench a lyric in passion and then whip it into a hurricane of choreography and vocal deliverance that one would think would be impossible to duplicate! Samira has performed over the last decade in venues throughout the world including Guam, Las Vegas, Middle East, The Great Hall Of the People in Beijing China with her rendition's of Prime Time Tina Turner - the driving backbeat of "Proud Mary" to the world wide sensation and critically acclaimed "Private Dancer" - the album that restored this queen's position back to her throne! Samira recently had the oportunity to visit Tina Turners home town of NUTBUSH TENNESSEE and was overwealmed by the love the people have for Tina Turner. Samira has an intense passion for her music and strives to take her tribute of her favorite artist to venues all over the world . . . across every River Deep and over every Mountain High!

Website: www.trulytina.com