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20 LGBTQ events this week
Tabletop games, drag shows, Mr. Nice Jewish Boy Pageant among attractions
Below are our picks for some of the most fun and creative things to do this week in the DMV that are of special interest to the LGBTQ community.
Industry Movie Night: “Mean Girls”
Monday, August 7
7 p.m.
Shakers
2014 9th Street, N.W.
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Catch a showing of the ever-quotable “Mean Girls” at Shakers on Monday.
Reign: A Drag Variety Show
Monday, August 7
8:30 p.m.
Dupont Italian Kitchen Bar (second floor)
1637 17th Street, N.W.
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Logan Stone hosts a weekly drag show alongside several up-and-coming performers at a relaxed and fun Monday evening show.
T4T Tuesday
Tuesday, August 8
9 p.m.
Trade
1410 14th Street, N.W.
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Celebrate transness at Trade at Samson & Mary’s T4T Tuesday. The event features Samson, Indiana Bones and Delight.
Queer Trivia
Wednesday, August 9
7-9 p.m.
The Dew Drop Inn
2801 8th Street, N.W.
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The Mistresses lead a game of Queer Trivia at the Dew Drop Inn on Wednesday.
Daddy Issues
Wednesday, August 9
9 p.m.
Kiki
913 U Street, N.W.
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Crystal Edge leads an action-packed drag show upstairs at Kiki on Wednesday.
Karaoke Thursdays at UPROAR
Thursday, August 10
9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
UPROAR Lounge and Restaurant
639 Florida Avenue, N.W.
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Sing with friends at UPROAR on Thursday night.
Thirst Trap Thursdays
Thursday, August 10
10 p.m.
Pitchers DC
2317 18th Street, N.W.
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Venus Valhalla hosts the weekly drag show at Pitchers on Thursday.
ElectroPOP
Thursday, August 10
10 p.m.
Bunker
2001 14th Street, N.W.
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Miscalculated brings the music to Bunker’s ElectroPOP on Thursday.
Cub Country
Friday, August 11
8 p.m. – 12 a.m.
UPROAR Lounge & Restaurant
639 Florida Avenue, N.W.
No Cover / 21+
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Saddle up and enjoy a country western night at UPROAR on Friday.
HAUS Fridays
Friday, August 11
10 p.m.
Bunker
2317 18th Street, N.W.
$10 through 12 a.m. (cash only)
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Jason James brings the music to Haus Fridays at Bunker.
Grown-Up Story Time
Saturday, August 12
6 p.m. seating / 7 p.m. stories
Crazy Aunt Helen’s
713 8th Street, S.E.
$10
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Enjoy a night of readings, songs, trivia and drag with Tara Hoot at Crazy Aunt Helen’s on Saturday.
La Loca
Saturday, August 12
8 p.m. – 3 a.m. (party starts at 10 p.m.)
Bunker
2001 14th Street, N.W.
No cover from 8-10 p.m.
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It’s a latinx party at Bunker with music by Pedro Night.
Kinki leather night at Kiki
Saturday, August 12
9 p.m.
Kiki
913 U Street, N.W.
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Kiki holds its leather night every second Saturday.
Freddie’s Follies
Saturday, August 12
9 p.m.
Freddie’s Beach Bar
555 23rd Street S
Arlington, Va.
Reservations
Freddie’s holds its award-winning drag show every Saturday at 9.
Chromatica Ball Brunch
Sunday, August 13
Doors 11 a.m. / Show 12 p.m.
Red Bear Brewing Company
209 M Street, N.E.
$25
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Join Desiree Dik for the Chomatica Ball Brunch with performers Elecktra G, Venetian, Citrine and Javon Love at Red Bear Brewing Company on Sunday.
I Know You Are, But What Am I? Brunch
Sunday, August 13
12 p.m.
The Runway DC
3523 12th Street, N.E.
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Celebrate Pee-Wee Herman with a bottomless mimosa brunch.
DC Gaymers Tabletop Sunday
Sunday, August 13
1:30-4:30 p.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street, N.W.
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Meet in library conference room 401-A for a day of tabletop gaming with the DC Gaymers on Sunday.
Nice Jewish Boy Pageant
Sunday, August 13
2 p.m.
Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center
1529 16th Street, N.W.
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Who will take the sash and the crown at the Mr. Nice Jewish Boy pageant this year? The event, hosted by drag entertainer Venus Valhalla, showcases the unique talents of members of the LGBTQ+ Jewish community.
Sunday Beer Bust
Sunday, August 13
4-8 p.m.
UPROAR Lounge and Restaurant
639 Florida Avenue, N.W.
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Make Kid Rock cry with $18 bottomless Bud Light Drafts at the Sunday Beer Bust at UPROAR.
Daddy Disco
Sunday, August 13
7 p.m.
Bunker
2001 14th Street, N.W.
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Jeff Feller brings the music to Daddy Disco at Bunker on Sunday.
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Washington Improv Theatre hosts ‘The Queeries’
Event to celebrate queer DMV talent and pop culture camp
The Washington Improv Theatre, along with the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC, will team up to host “The Queeries!” on Friday, April 26 at 9:30 p.m. at Studio Theatre.
The event will celebrate Queer DMV talent and pop culture camp. With a mixture of audience-submitted nominations and blatantly undemocratically declared winners, “The Queeries!” mimics LGBTQ life itself: unfair, but far more fun than the alternative.
The event will be co-hosted by Birdie and Butchie, who have invited some of their favorite bent winos, D.C. “D-listers,” former Senate staffers, and other stars to sashay down the lavender carpet for the selfie-strewn party of the year.
Tickets are just $15 and can be purchased on WITV’s website.
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Drag Underground returns
Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee, Cake Pop! to perform
Dupont Underground and the Washington Blade have teamed up to host “Drag Underground” on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Dupont Underground.
Performers include Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee and Cake Pop.
Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
The annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is set for Saturday, April 27 at the Washington Hilton with Colin Jost serving as emcee.
President Biden is scheduled to speak and numerous celebrities are expected around D.C. all weekend for related parties and events.
The Washington Blade is the only LGBTQ outlet that is a member of the Association and is hosting a table of VIPs, including actor Billy Porter and Congressman Robert Garcia (D-Calif.).
“We look forward to the Dinner each year to celebrate our press freedoms and to thank a range of allies and supporters for their work on behalf of the LGBTQ movement,” said Blade Editor Kevin Naff.
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