In the Life Atlanta
http://www.inthelifeatl.com
Traxx ATL/Rockstars Prod./Lion’s Den and BH Productions
www.atlantaprideweekend.com
Traxx Girls
www.atlantaprideweekend.com
Ivy League/Peach Fever/Xplosion/Lafemme Entertainment
www.xplosionentevents.com
Girls in the Night
www.girlsinthenight.com
Wassupnatl
www.wassupnatl.com
Ladies at Play
www.ladiesatplay.com
The Melia Hotel* is the official host hotel and home to many events during Black Gay Pride. To allow for more event listings, its address is listed once here:
The Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
www.meliaatlanta.com
Wednesday, Aug. 29
ITLA Candlelight Vigil
7 – 9 p.m. at First MCC
1379 Tullie Road, Atlanta, GA 30329
Traxx, Rockstars, Lion’s Den: Skate Boyz ATL “Work It Out Wednesday”
Black Pride Weekend Skate Party & Kick Off
8 p.m. – 1 a.m. at Metro Skates
1959 Metropolitan Parkway Southwest
Atlanta, GA 30315
Traxx Girls Kick Off Party with No Labelz Magazine
$5 drinks, free entry all night
9 p.m. – 3 a.m. at My Sister’s Room
1271 Glenwood Ave., Atlanta, GA 30316
Ivy League/Peach Fever/Xplosion/Lafemme Ent. present Poetic Wednesdays: A Taste of Atlanta with live performance by Chiba Chiba
10 p.m. at iLounge Hookah Bar
1287 Glenwood Ave., Atlanta, GA 30316
Thursday, Aug. 30
ITLA Chocolate and Creme VIP Reception
$10, $5 with ITLA VIP Pass
6:30 – 10 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
GA Voice/Traxx and Traxx Girls Welcome Party
Complimentary cocktails with $5 entry 10 p.m. – Midnight
10 p.m. – 4 a.m. at XS Ultra Lounge
708 Spring St., Atlanta, GA 30308
Traxx Black Pride Weekend Kickoff Party
10 p.m. – 3 a.m. at the Gold Room
2416 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, GA 30324
Girls in the Night “Voyeurism” with Lil Magic & the Girls
10 p.m. at Magic City
241 Forsyth St., Atlanta, GA 30303
Girls in the Night “Aphrodisia”
Complimentary cocktails and hookahs
10 p.m. at Halo
817 West Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30308
Ivy League/Peach Fever/Xplosion/Pony/Lafemme Ent. 3rd Annual Strip-a-Thon Hosted by Motha Iman and Eazy da Great
10 p.m. at iLounge Hookah Bar
1287 Glenwood Ave., Atlanta, GA 30316
Wassupnatl “Reliving” Strip show featuring ReDickuLous from Real Housewives of Atlanta
11 p.m. – 4 a.m. at Phase One
4933 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Friday, Aug. 31
ITLA Black Gay Pride Marketplace
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Life Lounge Spades, Dominoes and Giveaways presented by AID Atlanta’s Black Gay Men’s Prevention Programs
6 – 10 p.m. at Lobby Level, Vintage Room in the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
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ITLA Opening Ceremony
8 – 10 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Meet and Greet with QueerBOIS.com founders of the blog for masculine, butch, gender-queer women and transmen
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Charis Book and More
1189 Euclid Ave., Atlanta, GA 30307
www.charisbooksandmore.com
Traxx Girls “Pretty in Pink Booze Cruise for a Cause” with Juelz and Onyx from “Between Women” Live performance by Eva Kennedy
8 p.m. – 12 a.m. on Lake Lanier
Transportation provided
Wassupnatl “Revealed”
Blatino Awards at 9 p.m., movie screening at 10 p.m.
Live performance by Elite Noel
9 p.m. – 3 a.m. at Jungle
2115 Faulkner Road, Atlanta, GA 30324
Traxx 5th annual Fire & Desire Mini Ball Deluxe
9:30 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Traxx Girls Mega Ladies Lounge with performance by Elle Varner
10 p.m. – 4 a.m. at Club Life
1789 Cheshire Bridge Road, Atlanta, GA 30324
Traxx Mega Friday Night Party with performance by Elle Varner
10 p.m. – 3 a.m. at 595 North Event Venue & Lounge
595 North Ave., Atlanta, GA 30318
Traxx Girls Dance Fever: Pride Edition Hosted by WNBA star Cheryl Ford
10 p.m. – 4 a.m. at My Sister’s Room
1271 Glenwood Ave., Atlanta, GA 30316
Peach Fever/Xplosion/Pony/Lafemme Ent. The Face Diva Toga Party DJs, E, Pauze and GIIQ
10 p.m. – 3 a.m. at Primal
960 Spring St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Girls in the Night “All Black Affair” with TV’s Whitney Mixter, Sara Bettencourt, Rasheeda, Mimi Faust, Ariane Davis and Dice Dixon
12 a.m. at Compound
1008 Brady Ave., Atlanta, GA 30318
ITLA Speakfire Annual erotic poetry and spoken word open mic hosted by Lakara Foster
12 – 2 a.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Saturday, Sept. 1
ITLA Black Gay Pride Marketplace
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
ITLA Health and Life Expo with AID Atlanta, Lambda Legal, Georgia Equality and more
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
State of Black Gay America Summit Panel discussion theme: “Embracing Our Collective Power to Influence Change”
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
www.sbgasummit.org
ITLA “Writing: Out and Loud” with authors Daniel Black, Christopher Beckwith and more
Readings 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Panel discussion 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
The Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Peach Fever/Xplosion/Pony/Lafemme Ent. Pride Paradise, a strip club showdown
2 – 8 p.m. at Onyx
1888 Cheshire Bridge, Atlanta, GA 30324
ITLA Workshop Onyx presents “Safe, Sane & Consensual” Black gay leather group workshop to educate, empower and explore leather/BDSM play
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Traxx Girls Wet T-Shirt Contest with Joseline from “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta”
3 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Primal
960 Spring St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Traxx Atlanta Soaking Wet Dream Pool Party
4 – 10 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
ITLA See Us in the Life Film Festival
“Finding Me: Truth” screening
Festival beings at 4 p.m.
Red Carpet Ceremony at 6:30 p.m.
Feature Film at 7 p.m.
The Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Traxx 3rd annual Flash Back Throwdown Official Black Pride Weekend J-Sette Competition
6 – 9 p.m. at XS Ultra Lounge
708 Spring St., Atlanta, GA 30308
Wassupnatl “The Vita Rebirth” with special guest Fantasia
9 p.m. – 3 a.m. at the Nest
1371 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033
My Sister’s Room presents “Sin City” A night of Vegas-style gambling and more hosted by Jersey Moulin and Chase Daniels
9 p.m. – 3 a.m. at My Sister’s Room
1271 Glenwood Ave., Atlanta, GA 30316
www.mysistersroom.com
Traxx Girls “Big Bang” with live performance by Melanie Fiona
10 p.m. – 5 a.m. at the Georgia Freight Depot
65 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303
Girls in the Night “Love Sex Magic: the All White Affair” with TV’s Whitney Mixter, Sara Betten Court and Dice Dixon
10 p.m. at Opera NIght Club
1150 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 303039
Traxx Black Pride Weekend Block Party & Festival
Live performance by Melanie Fiona 10 p.m. – 6 a.m.
XS Ultra Lounge, Quad, Apache Cafe and Sprint St.
708 Spring St., Atlanta, GA 30308
ITLA Black Pride Pub Crawl
Explore Atlanta’s top bars and club
10 p.m. – 3 a.m. starting at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Sunday, Sept. 2
ITLA Black Gay Pride Marketplace
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Wassupnatl Gospel Brunch
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Redmanz
320 Luckie St., Atlanta, GA 30313
ITLA Annual Jazz Brunch
Live music, lavish brunch
$35, free with ITLA All-Access Pass
12 – 3 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Vision Community Foundation and Traxx Girls present the first annual Pure Heat Community Festival
Live performances, J-sette competition, hair show and more
12 – 8 p.m. in Piedmont Park
Traxx Durand Robinson’s “Ol Skool House Music Party”
A Traxx and friends reunion
At the house music pavilion in at Piedmont Park
ITLA Interfaith Service
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Saint Mark United Methodist Church
781 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30308
ITLA Black Gay Pride Night with the Atlanta Dream WNBA Atlanta Dream vs. Connecticut Sun
3 p.m. – 6 p.m. at Philips Arena
1 Philips Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303
Traxx Girls 5th annual Unity Ball “United We Stand” with icon mother Jaimee Blahnik
4 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
That Big Dogs second annual White Party Grown and sexy party for everyone
Caters to the “big men of color and their admirers”
$10 before 8 p.m., $15 after
6 p.m. – 12 a.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Wassupnatl Django’s Grown & Sexy Reunion Block party and Cookout with DJ Chaoss & DJ Rho
7 p.m. – 12 a.m. at Redmanz
320 Luckie St., Atlanta, GA 30313
ITLA Fashion Show
$35 VIP Runway, $25 gen. admission
8 p.m. – 12 a.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Ladies at Play Labor Day Sunday Gala
Live performance by Ava Cary
DJ Nabs, DJ E
9 p.m. – 2:30 a.m. at Aja
3500 Lenox Road, Atlanta, GA 30326
www.ladiesatplay.com
Traxx International Recording Artist TBA
10 p.m. – 6 a.m. at the Georgia Freight Depot
65 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303
Girls in the Night “Juicy Club ATL” with Whitney Mixter, Sara Bettencourt, DJs Lezlee and Asha from Juicy LA and “The Real L Word”
10 p.m. – 4 a.m. at Museum Bar
181 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30312
Traxx Girls “Showtime Sundays” with live performance by Lil Scrappy, hosted by Momma Dee from Love & Hiphop Atlanta
10 p.m. – 5 a.m. at the Mansion Elan
3595 Clairmont Road, Atlanta, GA 30319
Wassupnatl Underwear Party Fashion show featuring Adrian Dana of “Project Accessories”
12 a.m. – Sun up at Dirty Rats
4830 Fulton Industrial Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30336
Monday, Sept. 3
ITLA Black Gay Pride Marketplace
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Ladies at Play Labor Day Bash DJ Sugar Cut, live salsa band
2 – 8 p.m. at Loca Luna
550-C Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta, GA 30306
www.ladiesatplay.com
Girls in the Night “Southern Expose-her” Pool Party
2 – 7 p.m., www.girlsinthenight.com
Traxx Girls Annual “SplashHer” Pool Party with Aneesa from the Real World, DJ Mary Mac and DJ Sunshine
4 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
On the rooftop pool of the Melia Hotel
590 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309
Traxx Girls DJ M’s Big B-Day Bash
10 p.m. – 12:45 a.m. at Kamal’s 21 Adult Emporium
1905 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, GA 30324
Traxx/Traxx Girls, Rockstars and Xtreme Entertainment Annual White Party/Offical DJ M B-day after party
10 p.m. – 3 a.m. at Luxe Ultra Lounge
1100 Crescent Ave., Atlanta, GA 30309
Girls in the Night “Unforgettable” All-girl take-over of the Diamonds of Atlanta
And Po’s (“Lala’s Full Court Life”) birthday bash
10 a.m. – 3 a.m. at Diamonds of Atlanta
1271 Marietta Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30318