Arts & Entertainment
There’s a new girl in town!
Linda Lavin at the Kennedy Center and other D.C. arts briefs
Linda Lavin is at the Kennedy Center Friday night.
There’s a new girl in town!
The Kennedy Center (2700 F St., NW) presents Broadway singer/actress Linda Lavin as part of Barbara Cook’s theater cabaret series tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Lavin is known for winning a Tony for the show “Broadway Bound.” She also starred in shows such as “Gypsy,” “The Sisters Rosenweig,” “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife” and “Collected Stories.” The first season of her hit ‘70s-‘80s sitcom “Alice” is finally out on DVD. For years, the only thing available was a single paltry sampler disc. This is Lavin’s first time back at the Kennedy Center following a successful run last year in “Follies” with Bernadette Peters.
Tickets are $45. For more information, visit kennedy-center.org.
Gargantuan craft show invades Convention Center
The 25th annual Washington Craft Show starts today at 10 a.m. and continues throughout the weekend at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mount Vernon Place, NW).
This annual craft show is a showcase of contemporary craft in America. Around 200 of the nation’s top contemporary craft artists will be present with their pieces. There will also be special exhibitions, artist’s talks and fashion shows.
Admission is $15. For more information visit craftsamericashows.com.
Different Drummers offer ‘American Salute’
D.C.’s Different Drummers Capital Pride Symphonic Band is holding a fall concert dubbed “American Salute” at the Columbia Heights Education Center/ Bell High School (16th & Irving St., NW) Saturday night at 7:30.
D.C.’s Different Drummers is the area’s music organization for the LGBT community and their friends and family. The concert features pieces by famous American composers, including Bernstein to Copland.
Tickets are $21. For more information, visit dcdd.org.
Casino Night benefits area LGBT sports leagues
Team D.C. presents “Casino Night” Saturday night at 8 p.m. at Buffalo Billiards (1330 19th St., NW).
The night will include great prizes, gifts, drinks and food specials all night. Proceeds benefit D.C.’s LGBT sports teams.
The $10 entry gets attendees chips to play games and enters them into raffle prizes. For more information, visit teamdcsports.com.
The Capital Pride Alliance presented the 2026 Capital Pride Honors at “The Audacity Brunch: In Full Fuchsia” at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 7.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
Out & About
Congressional Cemetery hosts Gays & Graves
Daylong Pride celebration blends history, remembrance, art and community
Historic Congressional Cemetery will host the second annual “Gays & Graves: A Big Gay Festival” on Sunday, June 14 at 11 a.m.
The event will feature pioneering activist Randy Wicker, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, and new public art installations and programs celebrating LGBTQ+ history. Gays & Graves is an official partner event of Capital Pride 2026.
This event is a daylong Pride celebration blending history, remembrance, art and community. Visitors can shop from LGBTQ+ and allied artists and makers, experience performances and interactive installations, and engage with programs exploring LGBTQ+ history and lived experience.
For more details, visit the cemetery’s website.
Baltimore Pride is underway, taking place from June 8-14.
The Pride Parade will be on Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m. at Charles Street & North Avenue, followed by the Pride Block Party at 1 p.m. at Druid Hill Park. And then the Pride Festival will be held on Sunday, June 14 at 12 p.m. at Druid Hill Park.
There will be an array of additional events including: a fashion show, a “Suits and Sneakers” reception and a 5k race, among many other events.
For more details, visit Baltimore Pride’s website.
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