This year's Chicago PrideFest will probably be among the most soulful ever. Dance music legend Martha Wash ( pictured: Martha Wash. Photo by Tracy Baim ) of the The Weather Girls and C+C Music Factory ; house-music chanteuse Inaya Day; and American Idol contestants Kimberley Locke and Frenchie Davis ( Pictured. Photo courtesy of Jay Lyon ) are among the artists set to perform.
The GLBT community-wide celebration will be held Sat., June 28, on North Halsted and Waveland from 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Held one day before the city's annual gay/lesbian Pride Parade, Pride Fest is sponsored by the Northalsted Area Merchants Association. Suggested gate donation is $5.
In addition, a fun-filled pet parade, sponsored by PETCO and open to all, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Others scheduled to perform on Pride Fest's two entertainment stages include '80s pop sensation Tiffany, Chicago's '70s disco-funk band 7DEEZ, the Chicago Spirit Brigade and pop-music cover band 16 Candles.
See www.ChicagoEvents.com .