How to Watch the Smithsonian Pride Alliance’s Free Virtual Concert

Catch “Project Pride,” featuring performances by Tig Notaro, Rufus Wainwright and Big Freedia, on YouTube this Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern time

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Comedian Tig Notaro, bounce music star Big Freedia, writer Roxane Gay and musician Rufus Wainwright are among the creatives slated to participate in “Project Pride,” a free show airing on YouTube this Sunday, May 31, from 8 to 10 p.m. Eastern time. Organized by the Smithsonian Pride Alliance in partnership with Brightest Young Things (BYT) Media, the virtual concert and “time capsule” will celebrate LGBTQ history, heritage and culture through musical performances, conversations and highlights from the Smithsonian Institution’s collections, according to a statement.

Viewers can watch the free performance—timed to coincide with the start of National Pride Month, which takes place each June—via the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s YouTube channel. Registration is not required, but audience members can sign up for updates and reminders about the show by clicking this RSVP link.

“With Pride events around the world canceled due to the COVID-19 crisis, it is more important than ever … to spend the month of June sharing our support in acknowledging and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community,” says BYT Media in a statement.

Ari Shapiro, host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” is set to host the event. Guests include folk-rock duo Indigo Girls, singer-songwriters Joy Oladokun and Alex the Astronaut, activist and drummer Madame Gandhi, comedian Cameron Esposito, and electronic pop musician Bright Light Bright Light. A complete lineup can be found on the “Project Pride” website.

A representative from the National Zoo may also make an exciting cameo: “Let’s just say, we’re not officially confirming that there will be a clip of a panda ... eating a rainbow cake as part of this, but we’re also not NOT confirming that there won’t be,” hints BYT Media in the statement.