BY BTL STAFF
LANSING – Michigan Pride 2015 will be held Aug. 28-29 in Lansing. This year will be the 26th Annual Michigan Pride celebration and will consist of a parade that will travel through downtown Lansing, a white party, tons of entertainment and a rally at Michigan's capitol.
The weekend's events will begin with a kick off concert featuring Pop/Rock/Country star Steve Grand. Grand is an American singer-songwriter and model from the Chicago area. The overnight celebrity is the first openly gay country musician to attract mainstream attention across the country. The country star will take to the stage at 9 p.m. Aug. 28. Tickets are $20 pre-sale or $25 at the gate. VIP tickets can be purchased at http://www.MichiganPride.org.
Pridegoers will march down Grand Avenue to the Michigan's capitol at noon on Aug. 29; participants should plan on arriving at 11 a.m. at 201 E. Shiawassee St., Lansing and are encouraged to bring signs.
The Michigan Pride Festival will begin at 1 p.m. at Adado River Front Park. Festivities will include food and merchandise vendors, nonprofit and information stations, a beer and bar tent, stage performances and multiple DJs; headliner CeCe Peniston will take to the stage at 7 p.m.
Tickets for the festival are a suggested donation of $5-10.
Visit the event's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/1606530966225518/.
