Out & About
Stonewall Regatta is Sunday
Hundreds of rowers expected for annual event
The D.C. Strokes Rowing Club celebrates its 25th anniversary season as the oldest and largest LGBT rowing club in the world on Sunday, June 5, with the 23rd annual Stonewall Regatta.
This event marks the start of the mid-Atlantic sprint race competition. More than 450 rowers from across the country are expected to race on the Anacostia River. Races will run about every eight minutes from 8 a.m.-4 pm., starting just north of the 11th Street Bridge and finishing at the Anacostia Community Boathouse (1900 M St., S.E.). The event will include specially modified boats for rowers with disabilities in adaptive events.
Spectators are welcome at the boathouse and there is no admission fee. Parking and shuttles will be provided from Maritime Plaza at 1201 M St., S.E. Recommended spots to watch from also include Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge, the Anacostia Riverwalk pedestrian bridge and Anacostia Park.
For information visit stonewallregatta.org.
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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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