Philadephia, other cities find few funds for festivals

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

PHILADELPHIA -- The leaders of the "Sunday Out" festival watched thousands brighten a gray day in early May by celebrating in the wet Philadelphia streets with multicolored umbrellas, rainbow-hued hats and colorful necklaces in the name of gay pride.

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