Arts & Entertainment
Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir will host Winter Olympics closing ceremony
the former Olympians will be joined by NBC sportscaster Terry Gannon
Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir (Photo courtesy of Instagram)
Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir will help host NBC’s coverage of the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics on Sunday, according to Deadline.
Lipinski and Weir will be joined by NBC sportscaster Terry Gannon.
“Parades, K-Pop, fireworks, costumes, dancing – who better to host the world’s biggest party than Tara, Johnny and Terry,” Jim Bell, President of NBC Olympics Production and Programming, said in a statement.
“I’m so excited to embark on this new and exciting adventure and bring the closing ceremony to the U.S.,” Lipinski said. Weir added, “This is a glorious and unexpected experience that I can’t wait to get fancy for.”
NBC will live stream the event on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app starting at 6 a.m. on Sunday. The ceremony, with commentary from Lipinski, Weir and Gannon, will air at 8 p.m. on NBC.
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.
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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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