Arts & Entertainment
Cherry Blossom Festival Parade welcomes multiple LGBT performers
the event takes place on April 14
Billy Gilman, Ty Herndon and Well-Strung are among this year’s performers.
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade will have a strong LGBT presence with out country singers Billy Gilman and Ty Herndon and singing string quartet Well-Strung among the line-up.
On April 14 from 10 a.m.-noon, the parade will run along 10 blocks on Constitution Avenue from 7th to 17th Streets, N.W.
Hip-hop group Arrested Development, “The Voice” season eight contestant Sarah Potenza and extreme pogo stunt team XPOGO will also perform. “The Chew” co-host Carla Hall will serve as Grand Marshall.
Grandstand seating tickets start at $20. Standing along the parade route is free.
On Thursday, the National Park Service announced that the Yoshino cherry trees will be at peak bloom, when 70 percent of the blossoms are in bloom, along the Tidal Basin on March 17 to March 20. The festival will run from March 20-April 15.
For more information on the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s events, visit here.Â
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.Â
Out & About
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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