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Abrams, Rayceen among this year’s Pride Heroes
Annual event is June 1 at Carnegie Library
Bishop Allyson Abrams (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)
Capital Pride Alliance hosts its annual Heroes Gala at the Carnegie Library (801 K St., N.W.) on Wednesday, June 1 from 7-11 p.m.
Bishop Allyson Abrams (seen here), Peter Rosenstein, Rayceen Pendarvis and Kathleen Matthews will receive the Heroes Award, given to individuals who have championed causes important to D.C.’s LGBT community. Jeri Hughes and Julius Agers will receive the Engendered Spirit award, presented to individuals who are supporters of advocates and activists in the transgender community. Chelsea Bland and Michael Creason will receive the Bill Miles Award for extraordinary contributions to Pride in D.C. Out pop singer Jeffrey Austin will perform. General admission tickets are $75. For more ticketing information, visit showclix.com/event/heroes-gala
For more details, visit capitalpride.org.
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Washington Improv Theatre hosts ‘The Queeries’
Event to celebrate queer DMV talent and pop culture camp
The Washington Improv Theatre, along with the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC, will team up to host “The Queeries!” on Friday, April 26 at 9:30 p.m. at Studio Theatre.
The event will celebrate Queer DMV talent and pop culture camp. With a mixture of audience-submitted nominations and blatantly undemocratically declared winners, “The Queeries!” mimics LGBTQ life itself: unfair, but far more fun than the alternative.
The event will be co-hosted by Birdie and Butchie, who have invited some of their favorite bent winos, D.C. “D-listers,” former Senate staffers, and other stars to sashay down the lavender carpet for the selfie-strewn party of the year.
Tickets are just $15 and can be purchased on WITV’s website.
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Drag Underground returns
Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee, Cake Pop! to perform
Dupont Underground and the Washington Blade have teamed up to host “Drag Underground” on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Dupont Underground.
Performers include Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee and Cake Pop.
Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
The annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is set for Saturday, April 27 at the Washington Hilton with Colin Jost serving as emcee.
President Biden is scheduled to speak and numerous celebrities are expected around D.C. all weekend for related parties and events.
The Washington Blade is the only LGBTQ outlet that is a member of the Association and is hosting a table of VIPs, including actor Billy Porter and Congressman Robert Garcia (D-Calif.).
“We look forward to the Dinner each year to celebrate our press freedoms and to thank a range of allies and supporters for their work on behalf of the LGBTQ movement,” said Blade Editor Kevin Naff.
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