Arts & Entertainment
‘The Fosters’ renewed for season four
The lesbian couple and their children will return to Freeform
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“The Fosters”, the Jennifer Lopez produced ABC Family drama, will air for a fourth season in 2016.
The show will continue on with the stories about a long-term, interracial lesbian couple Stef (Teri Polo) and Lena (Sherri Saum) and their blended family including adopted twins Marianna (Cierra Ramirez) and Jesus (Noah Centineo), foster kids Callie (Maia Mitchell) and Jude (Hayden Byerly), Stef’s biological son Brandon (David Lambert) and Stef’s ex husband Mike (Danny Nucci).
The family drama explores the difficulty of raising teenagers and maintaining a relationship. The matriarchs of the family aren’t the only same-sex theme in the show. Jude (Hayden Byerly) also is shown struggling with his sexuality and identity as he paints his nails, shares his first kiss with a boy and gets his first boyfriend.
ABC Family announced earlier this year that the channel would be rebranding itself to Freeform. The new channel aims at bringing “exciting, original content” to audiences ages 14 through 34.
The Fosters returns Jan. 26.
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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