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Jepsen
A Super-Sized Pride
Not even inclement weather could stop the perfect celebration that heralded the
40th Anniversary of Pride
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original choreography to Jepsens new hit I Really Like You.
Talley and Pugh, along with fellow dancer Marcellus Borland,
also supported Katy Tiz earlier that afternoon as they did
with Betty Who last year but Jepsen was the first to single
them out on stage.
We really werent expecting her to stop everything, Pugh
said. That was the most awesome thing ever.
Even with the days dramatic weather which included a
faint yet discernible rainbow appearing to the left of the Capitol
most people in attendance at Sundays festival were determined to keep spirits high, celebrating Pride come what may.
The rain was nothing more than a brief, momentary interruption of what was otherwise a successful Pride celebration,
said Bernie Delia, the board president of the Capital Pride
Alliance. The whole celebration went extraordinarily well.
It was a sentiment echoed over and over again by festivalgoers: that the sense of camaraderie with their fellow LGBT
community members, not any particular act, keeps bringing
them back, year after year.
Im just looking forward to being with friends and celebrating our Pride, being happy to be gay together, said Matthew
Schottland.
Saturdays Capital Pride Parade was similarly packed with
happy revellers, as various floats sailed their way down a 1.5mile course weaving through the citys Dupont and Logan Circle
neighborhoods. Marching contingents of employees and representatives from District government agencies, religious organizations, major corporations, local businesses, political groups,
nonprofits, social clubs and bars surged along the parade route,
greeted by cheerful spectators along the way.
Parade watchers of all ages, from high school students to
senior Pride veterans, including a substantial number of families
with young children straight and gay alike lined the streets
along the parade route. As the floats passed by, spectators alternated between shouting words of encouragement for marchers
and performers and screaming for beads, candy and other small
prizes being thrown into the crowd.
I just like to see all the people coming together, and, of
course, the alcohol. Come on, you cant have a Pride without
booze, quipped veteran spectator Andre Simpson as a contingent of marchers tossed prizes into the crowd and, armed with
Super Soakers, doused the spectators around him with spritzes
of ice-cold water. And beads. Beads and balls flying at your
head. Where else can you go and there are balls flying at your
head? Hello, welcome to D.C.
While some floats or marching groups went for the more
revealing option of baring some skin, others seemed intent on
making a statement. Most notable among the latter: a contingent
of queer, undocumented immigrants marching with LGBT community center Casa Ruby, who crafted a movable jail/detention
cell with a person inside.
I guess you just forget that theres so many sub-categories of
people who arent represented at all, Deidy Cordero, a resident
of Springfield, Va., said of the undocumented marchers display.
First to be gay, then trans, then a person of color, and then
undocumented, theres so many levels of injustice. It definitely
brought that attention to my eyes, so I think it will make everybody else think about it, too. Because sometimes you do forget.
Overall, though, Cordero, at only her second Pride, was
drawn to the parade because of the upbeat nature of the celebration.
What I love about Pride parades is that everyone is just
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(and Sisterly) Love
Philadelphia hosts a massive celebration to
commemorate an important day in gay history
by Doug Rule
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people remember gatherings on the National Mall, I think
they will remember the gathering at Independence Hall.
Lazin is chair of the celebration, which offers a full slate
of mostly free programming over the long weekend from
Thursday, July 2, to Sunday, July 5. One of the lead events is
an outdoor concert from Live Nation set for Friday, July 3, at
Penns Landing and symbolically priced at $19.65. The lineup
is heavy with drag queens affiliated with Philadelphias
Drag Wars competition, put on by Mimi Imfurst of RuPauls
Drag Race. Adore Delano is another RuPaul alum performing at the concert, which also features openly gay singers
Ferras, an up-and-coming pop artist with strong ties to Katy
Perry, and Jonathan Allen, an opera-trained semi-finalist
from season eight of Americas Got Talent. Aubrey ODay
and Shannon Bex, former members of P. Diddys girl group
Danity Kane now comprising the alternative dance-pop duo
dumblonde, will host.
Other standouts of the weekend include an unprecedented
five exhibitions on different aspects of LGBT History at prominent institutions, including the National Constitution Center,
the Liberty Bell Center and the African American Museum in
Philadelphia, panel discussions on national LGBT issues in the
areas of law and politics,and a Sunday street festival in Phillys
gay district.
The centerpiece of the weekend is a gathering in front of
Independence Hall on Saturday, July 4. Comedian Wanda Sykes
will emcee the afternoon ceremony featuring many of todays
movement leaders. Its partly meant to be a celebration of the
remarkable progress made over the past 50 years, but mostly,
its intended to reflect on the time, exactly 50 years ago July
4, 1965 when 40 gays and lesbians decided to take an unprecedented stand for gay rights by picketing at Independence Hall.
At the time activists only knew of roughly 200 people in the
whole country who were openly gay.
These 40 gay pioneers were chiefly from Washington, New
York and Philadelphia, and were recruited to Independence
Hall by Washingtons Frank Kameny and Philadelphias Barbara
Gittings without doubt the father and mother of the LGBT
civil rights movement, Lazin says. Kameny and Gittings, both
now deceased, organized four more pickets at Independence
Hall, calling them Annual Reminders. The last one drew an
impressive 150 demonstrators, but it was overshadowed by
the landmark Stonewall riots in New York one week earlier.
Seizing on an opportunity, Kameny and Gittings immediately
suspended the Reminders and shifted gears, planning a march
that would commemorate the first anniversary of Stonewall. It
attracted well more than 2,000 people.
The Annual Reminders faded into obscurity until a decade
ago, when Lazin first sensed some lessons werent being shared
and important connections were being lost. Were the only
minority community worldwide that is not taught as history
at home, school or religious institution, he says. That has huge
movement impact. In 2005, Lazin organized a smaller-scale
40th anniversary tribute but it was off-site and held in May,
as part of the Equality Forum for which he serves as executive
director.
We made a promise then to Frank and Barbara that there
would be a 50th anniversary, he says, and that that anniversary would be at Independence Hall on July 4th. Were proud
to be able to have kept that commitment.
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Mexico Effectively
Legalizes Gay
Marriage
Supreme Court allows same-sex couples to
seek injunctions against marriage bans, even
as the laws remain on the books
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Metro Weeklys Community Calendar highlights important events in the D.C.-area
LGBT community, from alternative social events to volunteer opportunities.
Event information should be sent by email to calendar@MetroWeekly.com.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 18
CHRYSALIS arts & culture group
WEEKLY EVENTS
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SATURDAY, JUNE 20
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ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing, 9-5
SUNDAY, JUNE 21
ADVENTURING outdoors group hikes
7 moderate miles with 1000 feet of
elevation gain in Lost River State Park
near Wardensville, W.V. Swim in Park
pool follows, with dinner in Front
Royal, Va. Bring plenty of beverages,
lunch, bug spray, sunscreen, swimsuit & towel, about $18 for fees, and
whatever you want to spend for dinner. Carpool at 9 a.m. from East Falls
Church Metro Kiss & Ride lot. Craig,
202-462-0535. adventuring.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
BETHEL CHURCH-DC progressive
and radically inclusive church holds
services at 11:30 a.m. 2217 Minnesota
Ave. SE. 202-248-1895, betheldc.org.
DIGNITYUSA offers Roman Catholic
Mass for the LGBT community. 6
p.m., St. Margarets Church, 1820
Connecticut Ave. NW. All welcome.
Sign interpreted. For more info, visit
dignitynova.org.
FRIENDS MEETING OF
WASHINGTON meets for worship,
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF
REFORMATION invites all to Sunday
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
CHURCH OF SILVER SPRING
invites LGBTQ families and individuals of all creeds and cultures to join
the church. Services 9:15 and 11:15
a.m. 10309 New Hampshire Ave.
uucss.org.
MONDAY, JUNE 22
WEEKLY EVENTS
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice session at Hains Point, 927 Ohio
Dr. SW. 7-8:30 p.m. Visit swimdcac.
org.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds
free, rapid HIV testing. No appointment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 1012 14th
St. NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
The DC Centers GENDERQUEER
DISCUSSION GROUP holds a monthly meeting for people who identify
outside the gender binary. 7-8:30 p.m.
2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
ASIANS AND FRIENDS weekly dinner in Dupont/Logan Circle area, 6:30
p.m. afwash@aol.com, afwashington.
net.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC)
testing and STI screening and treatment every Tuesday. 5-6:30 p.m.
Rainbow Tuesday LGBT Clinic,
Alexandria Health Department, 4480
King St. 703-746-4986 or text 571-2149617. james.leslie@inova.org.
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meeting to talk about upcoming initiatives. 6-8 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite
105. For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
AD LIB, a group for freestyle conversation, meets about 6:30-6 p.m.,
Steam, 17th and R NW. All welcome.
For more information, call Fausto
Fernandez, 703-732-5174.
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing, 9-5
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Path2Parenthood, a New Yorkbased nonprofit, holds a free event,
free, rapid HIV testing. No appointment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 1012 14th
St. NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
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Assorted photographs from the 40th
Anniversary Capital Pride Parade and
Festival, Saturday and Sunday,
June 13 and 14, 2015.
Photography by Ward Morrison
Additional photography by Todd Franson
and Randy Shulman
See all 1,000 photographs from the
event plus coverage of select affiliated
events at MetroWeekly.com/Scene
Check out our 75 Instagram videos, by
Christopher Cunetto and Randy Shulman,
from the weekends big events at
Instagram.com/Metroweekly.
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CAMELLIA ENTERTAINMENT
AUDRA MCDONALD
WITH NATIONAL SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Curtain Call
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BRANDY CLARK
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Reel
Stories
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DC GIRLY SHOW:
BUSTING OUT WITH PRIDE
KATHY GRIFFIN
NSFW
Round House Theatres latest production is an American premiere from upand-coming British playwright Lucy
Kirkwood, a trenchant, provocative
comedy about how magazines objectify women. Meredith McDonough
directs a cast featuring Danny
Gavigan, Laura C. Harris, Deborah
Hazlett, Brandon McCoy, Todd
Scofield and James Whalen. Closes
this Sunday, June 21. Round House
Theatre, 4545 East-West Highway,
Bethesda. Tickets are $35 to $50. Call
240-644-1100 or visit roundhousetheatre.org.
FILM
AFI FILM SERIES:
ADVENTURES IN 3D
INSIDE OUT
STAGE
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
HHHHH
Should you adapt an adaptation? What
if it upstages the original? In the case
of Synetic Theaters A Tale of Two
Cities, its a question worth asking.
The show takes on Everett Quintons
1988 adaptation of the 1935 film version of the Charles Dickens classic. If
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IGOR DMITRY
CABARET
Forde (R) and Jonathan Judge-Russo in Jumpers for Goalposts
Charmed
New York actor Liam Forde jumped at the chance for a role in
CAN TALK TO OLD PEOPLE ALL NIGHT! LIAM FORDE LAUGHS. OLDER
people like me because I like the music that theyre interested in. The 25-year-old
traces that love back to Ella Fitzgerald.
My sister brought home an Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Best of the Songbooks CD, he
says. I heard it through the wall, and it just changed things. I was like, What the hell
is that? From then on, he couldnt stop listening to the pop standards that make up the
Great American Songbook. For me thats the best popular music ever written. By far.
In recent years, the New York-based actor has sung in more and more cabaret
shows, including one a few summers ago at Arlingtons Signature Theatre. But right
now hes on stage at Studio Theatre, in Jumpers for Goalposts, a play about the struggles
of a gay amateur soccer team on and off the field. Forde almost turned down the audition for the show because he had another gig booked. But then he read the script and
realized he had to be part of it. It really is a gift, Forde says. Theres something about
this play thats really, really special.
Forde portrays Luke, a nervous gay character modeled after the plays British
author Tom Wells, who Forde calls funny and intelligent and sweet. The character is
shy, inexperienced and socially awkward, and gives up at the slightest hint of conflict
both in matches as well as in his budding romance with fellow teammate Danny. The
beautiful thing about the play [is] that everyone can find themselves in these characters, Forde says. Everyone has a beautiful arc in this little dingy locker room. Im
just so charmed by it.
So charmed that, although hes got some cabaret gigs in New York already lined
up for next month, Forde is not eager to say goodbye to the show: I cant wait to turn
around and do it again as soon as its over. Doug Rule
Jumpers for Goalposts has been extended through June 28 at the Studio Theatre, 14th
& P Streets NW. Tickets are $44 to $88. Call 202-332-3300 or visit studiotheatre.org. l
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DISNEYS NEWSIES
OCCUPIED TERRITORIES
ROSENCRANTZ AND
GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
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Intimate, funny and anachronistically
atmospheric, Folger Theatres production is rather like playwright Tom
Stoppard by way of someones rather
fabulous attic Paige Hathaways
set is filled with an intriguing jumble
of objects, art and books that blends
seamlessly with the Folgers medieval chapel vibe. It is in this place,
which holds as many inconsequen-
SOURCE FESTIVAL
Throughout June, CulturalDC presents its annual theater festival dedicated to the up-and-coming and
named after its black box theater in
the heart of bustling 14th Street. This
years Source Festival features three
full-length plays, eighteen ten-minute
plays and four artistic blind dates
built on themes of mortality, revenge
and quests. To June 28. Source, 1835
14th St. NW. Tickets are $10 to $20
for each show, $45 for a three-play
package or $100 for an all-access pass.
Call 202-204-7760 or visit sourcefestival.org.
TARTUFFE
initial sold out run. Tickets are thankfully easier to come by the second
time around, particularly since it now
runs for two months. Written by South
Parks Trey Parker and Matt Stone,
the riotously funny, audacious musical is both cutting edge in shocking
substance yet traditional in style. The
Book of Mormon may weave in unexpected and provocative plot twists and
scenes as well as convey extremely
modern sensibilities about life, culture
and organized religion. Yet it still hews
to the standard musical mold, from
repeated musical lines and lyrics, to
boisterous sing-along group anthems,
to sharp group choreography and a
tap number. Why, it even ends on a
happy note. Now thats audaciously
sweet. To Aug. 16. Kennedy Center
Opera House. Tickets are $43 to $250.
Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedycenter.org.
THE PRICE
COMMUNITY STAGE
DIRTY BLONDE
MUSIC
AGAINST ME!
CARBON LEAF
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HOZIER
The Irish blues rocker Andrew HozierByrne returns to the area, this time for
a performance at Merriweather Post
Pavilion featuring Brooklyns moody
rock act the Antlers as opener. Known
simply as Hozier, the artist continues
to tour in support of last years eponymous debut album, led by that monster hit with the dramatic, gay-themed
video Take Me To Church. Saturday,
June 20, at 8 p.m. Merriweather
Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent
Parkway, Columbia, Md. Tickets are
$40 to $55. Call 800-551-SEAT or visit
merriweathermusic.com.
JODY WATLEY
Responsible for 80s spunky dancesoul hits Looking for A New Love,
Dont You Want Me, Still A Thrill
and Friends, this Grammy-winning
artist got her start as a lead dancer
on Soul Train and as a member of
the R&B group Shalamar. Over the
past couple of decades, Watley has
shown herself to be an outspoken gay
rights and marriage equality activist.
She also developed a style of music
you might call chilled-out house:
more mid-tempo and leisurely than
her early dance output. Last year she
released EP Paradise, featuring the
single Nightlife, which mostly sees
the artist returning to her original
high-energy sound, incorporating elements of soul house. The set proves
that Watley is still a thrill. Wednesday,
June 24, at 8 p.m. The Howard
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MADELEINE PEYROUX
Touted for her reinvention of familiar early American blues and jazz
tunes and a style reminiscent of Billie
Holiday, this Georgia-born jazz peach
stops by the Birchmere to offer a musical anthology of her nearly 20-year
career, touring in support of Keep
Me In Your Heart For A While - The
Best of Madeleine Peyroux and performing with Pete Molinari. Sunday,
June 21, at 7:30 p.m. The Birchmere,
3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.
Tickets are $55. Call 703-549-7500 or
visit birchmere.com.
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ORCHESTRA WITH EMANUEL AX
ROCHELLE RICE
THE VERONICAS
film
Mind Control
Pixars Inside Out is every bit as
wonderful as the studios defining
classic, Toy Story. Its a triumph.
PIXAR
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TERESA WOOD
VANT BARD HAS BEEN THROUGH CHANGes. In 2013, founding member and artistic director Christopher Henley handed the directorship to Tom Prewitt. Prior to that, the company
moved from the wonderfully gloomy Clark Street warehouse to
the rather sterile surrounds of the Artisphere Black Box and now
find themselves in the Gunston Arts Center, annex to the middle
school. Such is the nomadic existence of an alternative theater
company in the non-alternative surrounds of Washington, D.C.
Yet despite the struggles for a stage and the energy and grit
it must take to keep it all going, Avant Bard has still found time
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and draws from the younger performers in ways that bring them
up and outward.
The other standout here is James Finley who has been admirable for his versatility in service of this troupe (especially in its
prior incarnation as the Washington Shakespeare Company),
but who now emerges as an actor of talent and scope. His
Ragpicker is a compelling presence but, more importantly in this
wordy play, Finley delivers him with the texture and music the
language needs to catch the mind.
Of the ensemble, many of whom take multiple roles, Daven
Ralston delivers her Dishwasher, Irma, refreshingly free of
much of the coy affectation seen in many young female actors
and Kim Curtis offers a touch of Avant Bards characteristic
humor. Zach Roberts as the despairing Pierre is another actor
who understands understatement, while Tony Greenberg as the
Waiter and the Sewer-Man offers a gentle and effective comic
lilt to his characters. The other players, each in different stages
of experience and direction, do no harm even if they dont necessarily add (and a few teeter on the edge of what may be dubbed
amateur-dramatics-syndrome).
Thus, there are some challenges in presenting this somewhat
eccentric piece and in keeping cohesion in a cast of not insignificant variables. Does it work as a whole? It is a resounding yes
for those who wish to see this work dramatized for its own sake.
For everyone else? It is also a yes; for the sole purpose of seeing
and supporting alternative theater alive, in progress, and doing
some pretty good kicking.
The Madwoman of Chaillot runs to June 28 at Gunston Arts
Center, 2700 S Lang St, Arlington. Tickets start at $10. Call 703418-4808 or visit wscavantbard.org. l
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World Weary
Lego Jurassic World thrives on
good-humored nostalgia, but its
gameplay is mired in repetition
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4@4 Happy Hour, 4pm-7pm
$4 Small Plates, $4 Stella
Artois, $4 House Wines,
$4 Stolichnaya Cocktails,
$4 Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $6 Call
Martini, $3 Miller Lite, $4
Rail, $5 Call, 4-9pm $3
Rail Drinks, 10pm-midnight,
$5 Red Bull, Gatorade
and Frozen Virgin Drinks
Locker Room Thursday
Nights DJs Sean Morris
and MadScience Ripped
Hot Body Contest at midnight, hosted by Sasha
J. Adams and BaNaka
$200 Cash Prize Doors
open 10pm, 18+ $5 Cover
under 21 and free with
college ID
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
Beltway Bears on Club Bar
$2 Draughts Men in
jocks drink free, 8-10pm
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
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All You Can Drink for $15,
5-8pm $3 Rail Vodka
Highballs, $2 JR.s drafts,
8pm-close Throwback
Thursday featuring rock/pop
retro hits
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat The Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
TOWN PATIO
Open 5pm No Cover
$3 Drinks and $3 Draughts,
5-9pm
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Thursday DJ
Tim-e in Secrets 9pm
Cover 21+
FRI., 06.19.15
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Open at 5pm Happy Hour:
2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm
Friday Night Videos with
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Bear Nonsense Happy
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Rail and Domestic, 6-10pm
MAKK and boy tom on
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FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm $5
Smirnoff, all flavors, all
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$5 Coronas, $8 Vodka Red
Bulls, 9pm-close
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
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Dancing Beat The Clock
Happy Hour $2 (5-6pm),
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Buckets of Beer $15
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Open 5pm Happy Hour: 2
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7pm No cover before
9:30pm 21+ Drag
Show starts at 10:30pm
Hosted by Lena Lett and
featuring Miss Tatianna,
Shi-Queeta-Lee, Epiphany
B. Lee and BaNaka
DJ Wess upstairs, DJs
BacK2bACk downstairs
Doors open at 10pm For
those 21 and over, $5 from
10-11pm and $10 after
11pm For those 18-20,
$12 all night 18+
TOWN PATIO
Open 6pm No Cover
before 10pm Cover after
10pm (entry through Town)
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers,
hosted by LaTroya Nicole
Ladies of Illusion with host
Kristina Kelly, 9pm DJ
Steve Henderson in Secrets
VJ Tre in Ziegfelds
Cover 21+
SAT., 06.20.15
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink,
3-9pm $5 Absolut &
Titos, $3 Miller Lite after
9pm Expanded craft
beer selection No Cover
Music videos featuring
various DJs
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Drag Yourself to Brunch at
Level One, 11am-2pm and
2-4pm Featuring Kristina
Kelly and the Ladies of
Illusion Bottomless
Mimosas and Bloody Marys
Happy Hour: $3 Miller
Lite, $4 Rail, $5 Call, 4-9pm
The Ladies of LURe
present BARE Featuring
DJs Rosie and Deedub and
the DystRucXion Dancers
Beer Pong and Flip-Cup
games Doors open 10pm
$7 before midnight, $10
after 21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 4-6pm
dcnine.com
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DC EAGLE
Atlantic States Gay Rodeo
Association on Club Bar,
10pm-close $2 Draughts
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Diner-style Breakfast
Buffet, 10am-3pm Crazy
Hour, 4-7pm Freddies
Follies Drag Show, 8-10pm,
hosted by Miss Destiny B.
Childs No Cover
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm $5
Bacardi, all flavors, all night
long Bears Can Dance
upstairs, 9pm-close No
Cover
JR.S
$4 Coors, $5 Vodka highballs, $7 Vodka Red Bulls
NELLIES
Guest DJs Zing Zang
Bloody Marys, Nellie Beer,
House Rail Drinks and
Mimosas, $4, 11am-5pm
Buckets of Beer, $15
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 3-9pm No Cover
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TOWN
DJ Brian Cua of Dirty Pop
Music and video downstairs by DJ Wess Drag
Show starts at 10:30pm
Hosted by Lena Lett and
featuring Miss Tatianna,
Shi-Queeta-Lee, Epiphany
B. Lee and BaNaka
Doors open 10pm Cover
$10 from 10-11pm and $12
after 11pm 21+
TOWN PATIO
Open 2pm No Cover
before 9:30pm Cover
after 10pm (entry through
Town)
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Men of Secrets, 9pm
Guest dancers Ladies
of Illusion with host Ella
Fitzgerald, 9pm DJ Steve
Henderson in Secrets
DJ Don T. in Ziegfelds
Doors 8pm Cover 21+
SUN., 06.21.15
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 3-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
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NELLIES
Drag Brunch, hosted by
Shi-Queeta-Lee, 11am-3pm
$20 Brunch Buffet
House Rail Drinks, Zing
Zang Bloody Marys, Nellie
Beer and Mimosas, $4,
11am-close Buckets of
Beer, $15 Guil-Tea Tea
Dance with DJ Shea Van
Horn, 3-8pm DJ Lemz,
8pm-close
NUMBER NINE
Pop Goes the World with
Wes Della Volla at 9:30
pm Happy Hour: 2 for
1 on any drink, 3-9pm
No Cover
ROCK HARD SUNDAYS
@The House Nightclub
3530 Georgia Ave. NW
All Male, All Nude Dancers
Shows at 8 and 10pm
Happy Hour Drink Specials,
7-8pm $10 rockharddc.
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TOWN PATIO
Open 2pm No Cover
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Decades of Dance DJ
Tim-e in Secrets Doors
8pm Cover 21+
MON., 06.22.15
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy Hour:
2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm
Multiple TVs showing
movies, shows, sports
Expanded craft beer selection No Cover
ANNIES
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Small Plates, $4 Stella
Artois, $4 House Wines,
$4 Stolichnaya Cocktails,
$4 Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
RuPauls Drag Race
Viewing and Drag Show
hosted by Kristina Kelly
Doors open at 10pm, show
starts at 11pm $3 Skyy
Cocktails, $8 Skyy and Red
Bull No Cover, 18+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
FREDDIES
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
TUES., 06.23.15
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour All Night Long,
4pm-close Michaels
Open Mic Night Karaoke,
9:30pm-close
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy Hour:
2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm
Multiple TVs showing
movies, shows, sports
Expanded craft beer selection No Cover
JR.S
Happy Hour: 2-for-1, 4-9pm
Showtunes Songs &
Singalongs, 9pm-close
DJ Jamez $3 Draft Pints,
8pm-midnight
ANNIES
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $4
Stella Artois, $4 House
Wines, $4 Stolichnaya
Cocktails, $4 Manhattans
and Vodka Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
SIN Industry Night
Half-price Cocktails, 10pmclose
NUMBER NINE
Open 5pm Happy Hour: 2
for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm
No Cover
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour All Night Long,
4pm-close
JR.S
Birdie La Cage Show,
10:30pm Underground
(Indie Pop/Alt/Brit Rock),
9pm-close DJ Wes
Della Volla 2-for-1, 5pmmidnight
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat The Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Karaoke and
Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
Open 5pm Happy Hour: 2
for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm
No Cover Safe Word: A
Gay Spelling Bee, 8-11pm
Prizes to top three
spellers After 9pm, $3
Absolut, Bulleit & Stella
TOWN PATIO
Open 5pm No Cover
Yappy Hour: Happy Hour
for Dogs and their best
friends $3 Drinks and $3
Draughts
WED., 06.24.15
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover
ANNIES
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $4
Stella Artois, $4 House
Wines, $4 Stolichnaya
Cocktails, $4 Manhattans
and Vodka Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
Wednesday Night
Karaoke downstairs, 10pm
Hosted by Miss Sasha
Adams $4 Stoli and Stoli
Flavors and Miller Lite
No Cover 21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
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TOWN PATIO
Open 5pm No Cover
Half-Price Hump Day
half-price drinks all day
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Night, 10-11pm,
12-12:30am Military
Night, no cover with
military ID DJ Don T. in
Secrets 9pm Cover 21+
THURS., 06.25.15
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
Cover Music videos featuring DJ Wess
ANNIES/ANNIES
UPSTAIRS
4@4 Happy Hour, 4pm-7pm
$4 Small Plates, $4 Stella
Artois, $4 House Wines,
$4 Stolichnaya Cocktails,
$4 Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis
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COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $6 Call
Martini, $3 Miller Lite,
$4 Rail, $5 Call, 4-9pm
$3 Rail Drinks, 10pmmidnight, $5 Red Bull,
Gatorade and Frozen Virgin
Drinks Locker Room
Thursday Nights: Pride
PUMP Thursday edition
DJs Sean Morris and
MadScience Ripped Hot
Body Contest at midnight,
hosted by Sasha J. Adams
and BaNaka $500 Cash
Prize Doors open 10pm,
18+ $5 Cover under 21
and free with college ID
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
$2 Draughts Men in jocks
drink free, 8-10pm
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Ladies Drink Free Power
Hour, 4-5pm Shirtless
Thursday, 10-11pm DJs
BacK2bACk
JR.S
All You Can Drink for $15,
5-8pm $3 Rail Vodka
Highballs, $2 JR.s drafts,
8pm-close Throwback
Thursday featuring rock/pop
retro hits
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat The Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
TOWN PATIO
Open 5pm No Cover
$3 Drinks and $3 Draughts,
5-9pm
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Thursday DJ
Tim-e in Secrets 9pm
Cover 21+ l
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JEB BUSH, speaking with Fox News. Bush, who this week confirmed his campaign for President, has become increasingly
hardline in his statements about marriage equality, after previously calling for mutual respect when
Floridas ban on same-sex marriage was lifted.
South Bend, Indiana Mayor PETE BUTTIGIEG (D), in a column for the South Bend Tribune. Buttigieg came out in order to
aid acceptance and fight discrimination in the city, saying being more open about it could do some good. For a local student
struggling with her sexuality, it might be helpful for an openly gay mayor to send the message that
her community will always have a place for her.
CURT BRISKI, Training Manager at FCA (owner of Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram). The automaker will recognize LGBT Pride
month for the second year with an art exhibit featuring portraits of employees who support the companys LGBT group,
with the hope of inspiring more workers to be open about themselves in the workplace.
Im happy that
this is the face that God gave me,
and its imperfect.
LAVERNE COX, speaking with The Guardian. Cox has stated that, while she can now afford it, she no longer wants facial
feminization surgery like that of Caitlyn Jenner. All these years later, I have the money to do it,
but I dont want it. I dont want it!
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