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PHOTOS: Spring A-CHER

Chad Michaels performs at Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington annual gala

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3 years ago

May 16, 2023

'RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars' winner Chad Michaels performs at the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington's Spring A-Cher on Saturday. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington held its annual Spring Affair, this year titled “Spring A-Cher,” at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday, May 13. “RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars” winner Chad Michaels performed. Awardees included the Wanda Alston Foundation, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Chorus members Timothy Allmond and Robert Klein.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

Covering the @GMCWashington Spring Gala for @WashBlade . @RuPaulsDragRace ‘s @ChadMichaels1 performing: pic.twitter.com/MReTbgqcp6
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) May 14, 2023

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Bev is crowned Queen of Hearts 2026 at The Lodge in Boonsboro, Md. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

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