Arts & Entertainment
Janet Jackson announces rescheduled fall tour dates
the pop star will appear in D.C. and Baltimore
(Screenshot via YouTube)
Janet Jackson announced on Monday she will be resuming her Unbreakable World Tour this fall.
In a video posted on Twitter Jackson revealed the tour will be rebranded as the “State of the World Tour.” She insists the name, “isn’t about politics.”
“It’s about people, the world, relationships and just love,” Jackson says.
Unbreakable World Tour was postponed in 2015 for the pop star to receive surgery. Jackson delayed the tour again in April 2016 to start a family.
Jackson got personal in the video addressing her recent weight gain and three-month-old son Eissa Al Mana.
“Hey you guys, it’s me Jan, just in case you didn’t recognize me cause I have put on quite a few since I had the baby,” Jackson says. “I thank God for him, you guys. He’s so healthy, so beautiful, so sweet, so loving, such a happy baby.”
Jackson also “kept it real” with fans and spoke about her separation from husband Wissam Al Mana.
“Yes, I separated from my husband,” Jackson says. “We are in court and the rest is in God’s hands.”
State of the World Tour will be at Verizon Center on Nov. 16. It makes its Baltimore stop at Royal Farms Arena on Nov. 18.
A special message from Janet for her fans. pic.twitter.com/VXa6h25ksK
— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) May 2, 2017
Celebrate the start of Pride month at the Queer Magic Dance Party at the Black Cat on Saturday, June 6. Doors open at 9 p.m.
There will be pole performances and demonstrations, a free photo booth with glitter bar, a queer vendor market, tarot readings by Skye Marinda Tarot, a drag performance by Sapphica, and dancing to a blend of smooth R&B, Afrobeats, hip-hop and pop by Slammer & Saba. Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 (plus fees) in advance, purchased here.
Local queer journalists will celebrate Pride this weekend at the annual NLGJA-DC Pride Happy Hour event at Trade (1410 14th St., N.W.) on Saturday, June 6, 3-5 p.m. Admission is free.Â
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DC Front Runners Pride Run 5K set for Saturday
Annual event held at historic Congressional Cemetery
The 14th annual DC Front Runners’ Pride 5K run/walk is set for Saturday, June 6 at historic Congressional Cemetery. The race starts and ends at the cemetery (1801 E St., S.E.) and passes through scenic D.C., along the Anacostia River trail and the fields at RFK campus. Registration ends Friday at 11:59 p.m.
Runners can pick up their race packets on Saturday from 7-8:30 a.m. at Congressional Cemetery; the race begins at 9 a.m.
The fee to run the 5K in person is $65 ($35 for those under age 20). Proceeds benefit local LGBTQ nonprofits, including Thrive DC, Wanda Alston Foundation, Blade Foundation, Ainsley’s Angels, SMYAL, and Team DC. Visit DCFrontRunners.org for more information.
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