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Cherry dance parties galore

Annual circuit party festival runs April 12-16

Published

8 years ago

April 10, 2018

Mariah Cooper

Cherry 2017 (Washington Blade photo by Daniel Truitt)

Cherry, a dance benefit to support HIV/AIDS community service and prevention, holds multiple parties April 12-16.

Catalyst is at Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) on Thursday, April 12 from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. DJ Kenneth Rivera and DJ Danny Verde will spin house and dance-pop tracks. Tickets are $20.

Synergy hosts DJ Tom Stephan from London and DJ Victor Calderone from New York City at Echostage (2135 Queens Chapel Rd., N.E.) on Friday, April 13 from 9 p.m.-4 a.m. Tickets are $35.

Moodin Rouge, a birthday party for Moody, is at Town (8th St., N.W.) on Saturday, April 14 from 2-7 p.m. DJ Joe Gauthereux will play music all day. Tickets are $25.

Chroma, Cherry’s main event, is at Town on Saturday, April 14 from 10 p.m.-4 a.m. DJ X Gonzalez and DJ Micky Friedmann will spin tracks. Whitman Walker Health will have HIV/AIDS testing on site from 10 p.m.-midnight. Tickets are $20.

Mirage, Cherry’s after hours event, is at Flash (645 Florida Ave., N.W.) on Sunday, April 15 from 3:30-9:30 a.m. DJ Alex Acosta and DJ Eddie Martinez will be playing house music all morning. Tickets are $60.

Aurora will be on Sunday, April 15 from 6 a.m.-noon on Flash’s rooftop deck. DJ Steve Sidewalk and DJ Isaac Escalante from Miami will play a mix of tribal beats, vocal mashups and tech music. Admission is included in ticket price for Chroma/Mirage.

Iris is at L8 (727 15th St., N.W.) on Sunday, April 15 from 2-7 p.m. DJ Joe Pacheco will play music for the day party. Tickets are $25.

Infinity, Cherry’s closing party, is at Soundcheck (1420 K St., N.W.) on Sunday, April 15 from 9 p.m.-4 a.m. DJs will be Alain Jackinsky and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum Nina Flowers. Tickets are $30.

General admission weekend passes and VIP passes are available. For a complete list of events and ticket prices, visit cherrydc.com.

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