Arts & Entertainment
ABC orders miniseries ‘When We Rise’ from ‘Milk’ team
Eight-episode run reunites Van Sant, Dustin Lance Black
Dustin Lance Black (Washington Blade file photo)
ABC has ordered a new gay miniseries”When We Rise” spearheaded by”Milk” director Gus Van Sant as executive producer.
According to The Hollywood Reporter,”Milk” screenwriter Dustin Lance Black will also join the team, reuniting Van Sant and Black for the first time since 2008. “Milk” executive producer Ben Cohen is set to produce as well. The miniseries, which has been in development since 2013, will have an eight-episode run with Van Sant directing the first two-hour long episode.
Black’s website says”When We Rise” “will chronicle the history of the LGBT rights movement, from its origins in San Francisco to present day. It will focus on the personal and political struggles of a diverse group of men and women from the LGBT community.”
Black won an Oscar for his “Milk” screenplay and Van Sant received an Oscar nomination for Best Director.
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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