Bars & Parties
With the sound of Trumpets
Former D.C. gay bar reconvenes for benefit HRC event
Trumpets in 1993 (Washington Blade file photo by Lenny Gonzalez)
Former gay bar Trumpets hosts a pop-up reunion at Quarter+Glory (2017 14th St., N.W.) on Saturday, June 10 from 7-10 p.m.
David Hagedorn and Janet Williams will host and DJ Kostas will spin tracks. Former Trumpets bartenders Jeanne Topper and Francki DiFrancesco will mix up drinks. Tickets are $20 with 100 percent of the proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Human Rights Campaign. Fifty percent of proceeds from the speciality cocktail, the Trumpet’s Reunion Signature Cocktail, will also be donated to Human Rights Campaign.
For more details, go to “Trumpets Pop-Up Reunion” on Facebook.
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.
Bars & Parties
Here’s where to watch ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ with fellow fans
Entertainers TrevHER and Grey host event with live performance
Spark Social Events will host “Ru Paul’s Drag Race S18 Watch Party Hosted by Local Drag Queens” on Friday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m.
Drag entertainers TrevHER and Grey will provide commentary and make live predictions on who’s staying and who’s going home. Stick around after the show for a live drag performance. The watch party will take place on a heated outdoor patio and cozy indoor space.
This event is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.
The DC Center is hosting a watch party for an episode of the 10th and final season of “Queer Eye,” which was filmed in D.C. The screening will be held on Friday, Jan. 23 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Center.
The screening will last 45-55 minutes, with community time both before and after the episode. Drinks and snacks will be provided and organizers promise a “surprise or two.” For information on tickets, visit the DC Center’s website.
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