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Opportunities abound for local gays to get their New Year’s Eve party on

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S.H.E. Productions and Grand Central (1001 N. Charles St.) in Baltimore present the fourth annual New Year’s Eve Bash “Resolution 2012” on Dec. 31 starting at 9 p.m. DJ Image and Deejay Aruto will be spinning. Cover is $10 before 11 p.m. and $15 afterward. For more information, visit facebook.com/sheproductions.

Black Cat’s (1811 U St., N.W.) New Years Eve Ball will feature Peaches O’Dell and her Orchestra performing throughout the night as well as Tony Anthony and his Malvivants and DJ Dredd and Grap Luva on the Backstage. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at blackcatdc.com. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Red Palace (1212 H St., N.E.) presents “Ball Drop Burlesque and Variety Blowout Bash” tonight with three sets at 9, 10 and 11 p.m. featuring intermissions with go-go dancing, and the ball drop and toast at midnight. Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 day of show. Doors open at 8 p.m. and all attendees must be 21 or older. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit redpalacedc.com.

U Street Music Hall (1115 U St., N.W.) presents “Moombahton Massive X” New Year’s Eve featuring Nadastrom, Sabo, Jen Lasher and more. Ticket are $20. Doors open at 9 p.m. for this 21 and older event.

Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) presents “New Year’s Eve 2012” featuring a countdown of the top 10 songs of 2012, a glowing midnight explosion, music and video by DJs Ed Bailey and Wess, live performance by Tha Dance Camp and more. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Advance tickets are available at Number Nine (1435 P St. N.W.) or at groovetickets.com. Town box office will open at 7 p.m. and doors open at 9 p.m. All attendees must be 21 or older.

Ultrabar (911 F St., N.W.) presents “Ultra New Years Eve 2012” from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. featuring all kinds of music, complimentary party favors, video projectors showing the ball drop live and a midnight champagne toast. Tickets are $40 and available online at ultrabardc.com.

The BFF New Year’s Eve Party at Remingtons (639 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E.) starts at 10 p.m. on the second floor featuring a free buffet and champagne toast. Admission is $8.

Phase 1 (525 8th St., S.E.) is having its “Countdown to 2012 Women’s New Year’s Eve Party” from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. with DJ Staylo spinning, a balloon drop and champagne split. Admission is $10 and doors open at 7 p.m.

Omega Party presents “New Year’s Eve Extravaganza” at 901 Lounge (901 9th St., N.W.). Tickets are $15 in advance and only 100 are available. Tickets will be sold at the door as space permits. VIP packages are $50. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit omegapartydc.com.

Drive-By Truckers will be finishing off a three-day appearance at 9:30 Club (815 V St., N.W.) on New Year’s Eve along with Booker T and Alabama Shakes. There will be a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Tickets are $55 and can be purchased online at 930.com. Doors open at 8 p.m.

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More than 1 million people attend Madonna concert in Rio

Free event took place on Copacabana Beach on Saturday

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Madonna performs on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach on May 4, 2024. (Screen capture via Reuters YouTube)

An estimated 1.6 million people on Saturday attended Madonna’s free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach.

The concert, which was the last one as part of Madonna’s Celebration Tour, included a tribute to people lost to AIDS.

Bob the Drag Queen introduced Madonna before the concert began. Pabllo Vittar, a Brazilian drag queen and singer, and Anitta, a bisexual pop star who was born in Rio’s Honório Gurgel neighborhood, also joined Madonna on stage.

Congresswoman Erika Hilton, a Black travesti and former sex worker, and Rio Municipal Councilwoman Mônica Benício, the widow of Marielle Franco, a bisexual Rio Municipal Councilwoman who was assassinated in 2018, are among those who attended the concert.

“Madonna showed that we fight important fights for the human rights of Black (people), young (people), women and LGBTQIA+ people, and against all injustice, discrimination, and violence,” said Associaçao Nacional de Travestis e Transexuais (National Association of Travestis and Transsexuals), a Brazilian trans rights group known by the acronym ANTRA, on its X account. “What they call identitarianism’ is our subversion to the retrograde and conservative tackiness that plagues the country.”

The Associated Press reported the concert was Madonna’s biggest ever.

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PHOTOS: Gay Day at the Zoo

Smithsonian observs International Family Equality Day

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Gay Day at the Zoo (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The DC Center for the LGBTQ Community, SMYAL and Rainbow Families sponsored Gay Day at the Zoo on Sunday at the Smithsonian National Zoo. The Smithsonian observed International Family Equality Day with special exhibits and an event space.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

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PHOTOS: Taste of Point

Annual fundraiser held for LGBTQ youth scholarship, mentorship organization

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Taste of Point DC (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The Point Foundation held its annual Taste of Point fundraiser at Room & Board on May 2.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

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