Arts & Entertainment
‘The First Monday in May’ Met Gala documentary trailer released
the film follows 2009’s ‘The September Issue’
(Screenshot courtesy of YouTube)
“The First Monday in May,” Vogue’s continual foray into documenting behind the scenes of the wild world of fashion, was released this week.
The documentary follows Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, Director of Special Projects Sylvana Ward Durret and the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton as they perfect last year’s Met Ball.
Wintour and her staff organize the gala for that year’s theme, Chinese Whispers: Tales of the East in Art, Film and Fashion, giving an inside look at how everything comes together. Details are agonized over, the guest list is finalized and there is even a brief crisis over if Rihanna will be coming.
In the trailer, Wintour is in her full element. When told a certain guest who had decided not to come had changed his mind and wanted to come, Wintour’s patience wears thin.
“Okay can he not be on his cell phone the entire time then?” Wintour replies with just the right amount of snark.
Celebrities make cameos galore with Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian West, Kanye West and Karl Lagerfield all making appearances.
André Leon Talley also appears calling the Met Ball “the Super Bowl of social fashion events.”
“The First Monday in May” opens at Tribeca Film Festival on April 13.
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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