Party like a rock star in the Reverb Room at Hard Rock Cafe.
Don’t miss walking the red carpet and catching all the musical surprises we have in store. We will also be presenting the annual Pride Awards.
Core 100 members get free admission. The exclusive Nashville Pride/Hard Rock pin will be available for sale at this event.
Annual Pride awards include
Mark Middleton/Bianca Paige Pride Volunteer Award will be given to a Nashville Pride volunteer who embodies Mark Middleton’s passion for and commitment to the GLBT community and Nashville’s annual Pride Festival. Middleton, who passed away on June 4, 2010, and was perhaps best known as Bianca Paige “The Pantomime Rage,” donated his time and talents to many GLBT groups including Nashville Pride, Nashville CARES, Vanderbilt’s HIV Vaccine Trials, Vanderbilt Children with AIDS, The Conductors, Human Rights Campaign and the Comprehensive Care Center. He also served as spokesperson for “The Bianca Paige Awareness Network,” an organization dedicated to AIDS awareness and prevention.
The Mark Manasco Community Service award will be given to a member of the GLBT community who demonstrates Mark Manasco’s devotion to community service and GLBT organizations. Manasco, who passed away this year on January 12, was a long-time member of the choral group Nashville in Harmony and a board member of the Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce.
To nomiate someone for the Mark Manasco Community Service Award please email info@nashvillepride.org and include your name and contact information along with the person or group you are nomiating with an explaination of why.
