Arts & Entertainment
Take me out to the ballgame
Gays go for baseball Tuesday night with the Nationals, Mariners
Night Out last year. (Blade file photo)
Team D.C. presents Night Out at the Nationals on Tuesday as the team takes on the Seattle Mariners.
Daniel Hernandez, intern from Congresswoman Gabby Giffords’ office, John Berry, Director of Office of Personnel Management, Amanda Simpson, the first openly transgendered Presidential appointee, the Gay Men’s Chorus and the D.C. Different Drummers will be at the park for the pre-game ceremonies.
This is the first in a three game series against the Mariners at home.
The Nationals are last in the National League East with a 32-24 record, ten games behind the division leader, Philadelphia. The Mariners are second in the American League West with a 34-33 record, only two games behind their division leader, Texas.
Tickets range from $16 to $25 and can be purchased online here. Night Out can be found under group tickets.
Celebrate the start of Pride month at the Queer Magic Dance Party at the Black Cat on Saturday, June 6. Doors open at 9 p.m.
There will be pole performances and demonstrations, a free photo booth with glitter bar, a queer vendor market, tarot readings by Skye Marinda Tarot, a drag performance by Sapphica, and dancing to a blend of smooth R&B, Afrobeats, hip-hop and pop by Slammer & Saba. Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 (plus fees) in advance, purchased here.
Local queer journalists will celebrate Pride this weekend at the annual NLGJA-DC Pride Happy Hour event at Trade (1410 14th St., N.W.) on Saturday, June 6, 3-5 p.m. Admission is free.Â
Out & About
DC Front Runners Pride Run 5K set for Saturday
Annual event held at historic Congressional Cemetery
The 14th annual DC Front Runners’ Pride 5K run/walk is set for Saturday, June 6 at historic Congressional Cemetery. The race starts and ends at the cemetery (1801 E St., S.E.) and passes through scenic D.C., along the Anacostia River trail and the fields at RFK campus. Registration ends Friday at 11:59 p.m.
Runners can pick up their race packets on Saturday from 7-8:30 a.m. at Congressional Cemetery; the race begins at 9 a.m.
The fee to run the 5K in person is $65 ($35 for those under age 20). Proceeds benefit local LGBTQ nonprofits, including Thrive DC, Wanda Alston Foundation, Blade Foundation, Ainsley’s Angels, SMYAL, and Team DC. Visit DCFrontRunners.org for more information.
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