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Saturday, August 25, 2007

Folsom Street Fair 2007


Note: The following story was written for the 2007 Folsom Street fair. For updated and current information on the 2008 Folsom Street Fair, please click here.

Folsom Street Events, the organization that annually produces the Folsom Street Fair, has announced details for the 24th annual leather fair that attracts a half-million visitors to San Francisco.

This year the fair will happen on Sunday, September 30th from 11 AM to 6 PM.

In the photo: The mesmerizing Heklina, founder of Trannyshack, a San Francisco institution

 The agency hopes to attract record-setting charity donations by presenting its strongest-yet entertainment lineup. For a complete list of the entertainers booked to perform on three different stages click here.

Promoters plan to showcase world-renowned alternative rock and new wave acts alongside up-and-coming talent from around the globe. Included in the line-up is Trannyshack Presents Kimo's 20 Years of Madonna, which promises to be a strong crowd favorite.

According to Jeff Johnson, Entertainment Chair of Folsom Street Events, “Folsom Street Fair is such a unique event for the worldwide leather and fetish community. We are incredibly excited about our lineups this year. With famous indie artists like Imperial Teen and theStart, the Fair is going to bring the crowd to its knees in more ways than one.”

Demetri Moshoyannis, Executive Director, said “We are working very hard to attract the perfect balance of well-known artists with rising talents. We are all really looking forward to new wave icon Julie Brown and a hot set from the Ladytron DJ Tour.” Ladytron performs live on Saturday, September 29th at Mezzanine.

Major beneficiaries of this year's event are AIDS Emergency Fund, Dolores Street Community Services, Frameline, Healing Waters, Lyon-Martin Health Services, Pets Are Wonderful Support, Positive Resource Center, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, STOP AIDS Project, and Tenderloin Health.

Supporting beneficiaries are Berkeley Free Clinic, Black Rock Arts Foundation, GLBT Historical Society, Transgender Law Center, and Triangle Martial Arts Association.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will, of course, return to host the gates. What would an LGBT event in San Francisco be without the Sisters!
on Saturday, August 25, 2007

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