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Here’s where you can celebrate the Super Bowl
Enjoy watch parties and drink specials at area venues
Next Level Entertainment will host a Super Bowl watch party at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12 at SoBe Restaurant and Lounge. There will be two big screens and television, food and drink specials, cigars and hookah on an outside heated patio, and bottle service. Table reservations start at $100 and guests can RSVP on Eventbrite.
PBF Sports will host a Super Bowl watch party at 6 p.m. at Union District Oyster Bar & Lounge. There will be game day drink and food specials, hookah, bottle service and live music by DJ B Menace and jahShion. Tickets are free and are available on Eventbrite.
B Social Events will host a Super Bowl watch party at 4 p.m at Clarendon Ballroom. There will be an 18,000-watt sound system with game commentary, 50-foot projector wall, 20-foot TV video wall, $25 for a bottomless Super Bowl buffet station, and all-night drink specials, features, and giveaways. Admission is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.
&pizza will host a Super Bowl watch party at 5 p.m. at Hotel Hive. Tickets cost $50 and include guaranteed admission to the Hotel Hive rooftop, unlimited Select Draft Beer, unlimited pizza, a nacho bar and Super Bowl swag and party favors. For more information, visit Eventbrite.
There will be a Super Bowl watch party at 5 p.m. at Duffy’s Irish Pub. There will be an open bar on select draft beer and cider and a full menu that includes Duffy’s Famous Wings. Tickets start at $40 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
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Equality Chamber hosts Pride in Business Expo and Profits & Pours
Entrepreneurs, business leaders, professionals to meet at Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs
The Equality Chamber of Commerce is bringing together LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, business leaders, professionals, advocates, and community partners on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 2:30 p.m. at the D.C. Mayor’s Office for LGBTQ Affairs (899 N. Capitol Street, NE).
This is an afternoon and evening focused on one essential question: How do we build businesses and a business community that can thrive? The Pride in Business Expo and Profits & Pours with Stephanie will create a powerful forum for connection, practical knowledge, and economic opportunity at the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs. The Pride in Business Expo, taking place from 4-7 p.m., brings the region’s LGBTQ+ business community together to showcase businesses, build relationships, discover resources, and create new opportunities.
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Learn more about Virginia’s queer history
‘The Remarkable Visibility of Hannah Nokes’ event scheduled for Wednesday
Queer Virginia Contributor Amy Bertsch will host “The Remarkable Visibility of Hannah Nokes” on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. at Sprouse Rare Book Room inside the Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library (717 Queen St., Alexandria, Va.).
Amy will share the story of Hannah Nokes, an African-American transgender woman who made headlines in 1933 when she testified in a high-profile murder trial. Learn about Nokes’s life, her place in history, and the broader social context of her remarkable story. Her story is among those featured in the book “Queer Virginia: New Stories in the Old Dominion.”
Register at the Alexandria Library website.
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Annapolis Pride arrives this weekend
Sixth annual LGBTQ celebration held in Maryland capital
The Sixth Annual Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. on the streets adjacent to St. John’s College.
The theme of this year’s Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival celebration is “United in Pride, Together We Thrive!” Saturday’s parade will begin on St. John’s Street adjacent to St. John’s College, continue along Calvert Street to Northwest Street, to Church Circle, and onto West Street. The parade route then turns onto Amos Garrett Boulevard and eventually ends on Constitution Avenue near Maryland Hall.
Those with disabilities will be able to watch the parade from a special viewing porch at the Graduate Hotel at 126 West St. An Annapolis Pride volunteer will be there and available to assist.
For more details, visit the festival’s website.
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