Arts & Entertainment
New Wave Singers to perform concert
Benefit for Moveable Feast
New Wave Singers (Photo by DonDalyPhoto.com courtesy of the New Wave Singers)
The New Wave Singers of Baltimore concludes its concert season on June 7 with a benefit concert titled “The Road Traveled.” It will take place at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (1900 St. Paul St. in Baltimore) at 7 p.m.
Fifty percent of ticket sales from the performance of “The Road Traveled” will support Moveable Feast (mfeast.org), which brings food, hope and dignity to people suffering from HIV/AIDS, breast cancer and other debilitating illnesses. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at newwavesingers.org or at the door.
Founded in 1985, The New Wave Singers of Baltimore is Maryland’s only gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight chorus.
The New Wave Singers’ presence has been evident over the years in “the outreach we do, both to LGBT organizations and other places where we put a face on our community,” said Scott King, a spokesman for the group.
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.
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