Arts & Entertainment
Gartshore returns with autobiographical act
Arts briefs for March 16 and beyond
Gay actor/singer Will Gartshore reprises his cabaret show at Round House next week. (Blade file photo by Michael Key)
Gartshore returns with autobiographical act
Round House Theatre Silver Spring (8641 Colesville Rd.) presents “All the King’s Men: Broken Ballads with a Stiff Upper Lip” featuring Helen Hayes Award-winner Will Gartshore on Monday at 8 p.m.
The show will feature contemporary Broadway, well-known standards and pop/rock with Christopher Wingert on piano and Ilana Solomon on cello.
Tickets range from $10 to $15 and can be purchased online at roundhousetheatre.org.
Gartshore will also perform the show on March 26 at 8 p.m.
GMCW debuts all-male ‘Rocky Horror’ show
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington debuts its all-male version of “Rocky Horror Show” this weekend with performances tonight and Saturday at 8 and Sunday at 3 p.m. at the G.W. Lisner Auditorium (730 21st Street, N.W.).
The show is described as a “wild and untamed gender-bending cult musical” that follows an unsuspecting couple who stumble into the castle of Dr. Frank N Furter who’s attempting to make his own man creation.
Tickets are $25-$50. Visit gmcw.org for details.
Miller to perform Bach recital
Organist Charles Miller will perform a recital of the works of J.S. Bach on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at National City Christian Church (5 Thomas Circle, N.W.) where he’s minister of music.
The event will consist of Miller’s all-time Bach organ favorites such as the “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor,” “Vivace” from the Trio Sonata in G Major and famous settings of Bach pieces by late gay organist Virgil Fox. Miller, too, is openly gay.
The concert is planned to celebrate the composers 327th birthday. It’s a benefit to restore the church’s five-manual pipe organ which was damaged in last year’s earthquake. A $20 donation is suggested. Go to nationalcitycc.org for details.
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.
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.
‘Girlfriends’ wanted for murder in Silver Spring, Md.
Queer Magic dance party planned
NLGJA-DC Pride happy hour at Trade
DC Front Runners Pride Run 5K set for Saturday
Calendar: June 5-11
PHOTOS: Hagerstown Pride
Hungarian authorities lift Budapest Pride ban
Advocates push back on proposed FCC warning labels
Why Michelle Visage needs you to get ‘PrEP Wise’
