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New Wave Singers annual cabaret on tap

Event to feature country, disco favorites

Published

9 years ago

February 15, 2017

Steve Charing

New Wave Singers, gay news, Washington Blade

Baltimore’s New Wave Singers (Photo courtesy of the New Wave Singers)

The New Wave Singers of Baltimore, Maryland’s LGBT mixed chorus, will perform country and disco favorites in a cabaret concert on March 4. The concert, “Country Queens and Disco Divas,” will feature small groups within the chorus and will take place at 8 p.m. at Sharp Hall, Govans Presbyterian Church, 5828 York Rd. in Baltimore.

“You won’t want to miss well-known chart toppers such as ‘Nine to Five,’ ‘RESPECT’ and, ‘I Fall To Pieces,’ just to name a few,” New Wave’s Artistic Director Adam Koch told the Blade.

“This over-the-top evening of music is coupled with New Wave’s Silent Auction, a major fundraising effort which aids the chorus in continuing to live its mission: Through songs of hope, diversity, inclusion, and humor, we celebrate all of humanity in its infinite variations and challenge our communities to embrace equality, harmony, and understanding,” he said.

Tickets are $20 and are available at the door or online at newwavesingwers.org.

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Virginia

Va. Senate approves referendum to repeal marriage amendment

Outgoing state Sen. Adam Ebbin introduced SJ3

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13 hours ago

January 17, 2026

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(Bigstock photo)

The Virginia Senate on Friday by a 26-13 vote margin approved a resolution that seeks to repeal a state constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

Outgoing state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) introduced SJ3. The Senate Privileges and Elections Committee on Wednesday approved it by a 10-4 vote margin.

Same-sex couples have been able to legally marry in Virginia since 2014. Outgoing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin in 2024 signed a bill that codified marriage equality in state law.

A resolution that seeks to repeal the Marshall-Newman Amendment passed in the General Assembly in 2021. The resolution passed again in 2025.

Two successive legislatures must approve the resolution before it can go to the ballot. Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates have said the resolution’s passage is among their 2026 legislative priorities.

“It’s time for Virginia’s Constitution to reflect the law of the land and the values of today,” said Ebbin after Friday’s vote. “This amendment, if approved by voters, would affirm the dignity of all committed couples and protects marriage equality for future generations.”

Maryland

Layoffs and confusion at Pride Center of Maryland after federal grants cut, reinstated

Trump administration move panicked addiction and mental health programs

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1 day ago

January 16, 2026

Baltimore Banner

Merrick Moses, a violence prevention coordinator, works at the Pride Center of Maryland in Baltimore. (Photo by Ulysses Muñoz for the Baltimore Banner)

By ALISSA ZHU | After learning it had abruptly lost $2 million in federal funding, the Pride Center of Maryland moved to lay off a dozen employees, or about a third of its workforce, the Baltimore nonprofit’s leader said Thursday.

The group is one of thousands nationwide that reportedly received letters late Tuesday from the Trump administration. Their mental health and addiction grants had been terminated, effective immediately, the letters said.

By Wednesday night, federal officials moved to reverse the funding cuts by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, estimated to total $2 billion, according to national media reports. But the Pride Center of Maryland’s CEO Cleo Manago said as of Thursday morning he had not heard anything from the federal government confirming those reports.

The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.