Arts & Entertainment
‘White Christmas’ winding down run
Kennedy Center show features several holiday standards

A scene from the Kennedy Center’s production of ‘White Christmas.’ (Photo courtesy of the Kennedy Center)
Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” is brought to the stage at the Kennedy Center (2700 F St., NW) tonight at 7:30 p.m. and runs through Jan. 6.
The classic movie brought to the theater, the show tells the story of two friends who put on a show in Vermont while finding their loves. The show includes classic numbers like “Blue Skies,” “How Deep is the Ocean?” and, of course, “White Christmas.”
Tickets range between $39-$150. For more information, visit kennedy-center.org.
Baltimore
This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency
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By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
The Washington Blade held the seventh annual Pride on the Pier at The Wharf DC on Saturday, June 13.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)



















The 2026 Lost River Pride Festival was held on the scenic grounds of the Lost River Farmers Market in Lost City, W.Va. on Saturday, June 13. Headliner Tom Goss performed at the festival and gave a second performance at the nearby Guesthouse Lost River.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)




















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