Arts & Entertainment
Calendar: Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2018
The High Heel Race, dance parties, group discussions and more in the week to come
Friday, Oct. 26
The D.C Eagle (3701 Benning Rd., N.E.) hostsĀ Woof: Happy Hour and Porn Star BingoĀ this evening from 5-11 p.m. Beaux Banks hosts Porn Star Bingo which will have prizes. There will be free pizza for the crowd at 7:30 p.m. Drink specials run until 11 p.m. No cover before 9:30 p.m. For more details, visitĀ dceagle.com.
JR.ās BarĀ (1519 17th St., N.W.) hosts Divas, a night dedicated to the music of divas, tonight from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. DJ Darryl Strickland will play the music of Cher, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and more. Drink specials are from 9 p.m.-midnight. For more information, visitĀ facebook.com/jrsbardc.
D.C. Bear Crue hostsĀ Bear Happy Hour at Uproar Lounge & Restaurant (639 Florida Ave., N.W.) this evening from 5-10 p.m. Drink specials run until 10 p.m. and include $5 rail cocktails and $5 draft pitchers. Free appetizers will be handed out throughout the night. For more details, visitĀ facebook.com/bearhappyhour.
The D.C. EagleĀ (3701 Benning Rd., N.E.) presents Birds of Prey, a drag show, tonight at 10:30 p.m. Various local drag queens will perform. DJ C Dubz will play music. For more information, visitĀ facebook.com/dcbridsofprey.
The Latino GLBT History Project hosts a screening and discussion of the filmĀ āChavelaāĀ at Human Rights Campaign (1649 Rhode Island Ave., N.W.) tonight at 7 p.m. The film tells the story of singer Chavela Vargas. For more details, visitĀ latinoglbthistory.com.Ā
Stonewall Kickball team Down to Field hostsĀ Down to Float Drag CruiseĀ leaving from D.C. Cruises (3100 K St., N.W.) to sail the Potomac tonight from 9:30-11:45 p.m. There will be drag performances from Desiree Dik, Bombalicious Eklaver and Bellatrix Fox. Tickets are $55 and includes an open bar. Proceeds will benefit the D.C. Center. For more information, visitĀ thedccenter.org.
Advocates for Youth (1325 G St., N.W.) presentsĀ āIntersex 101: Our Shared Liberation,āĀ a workshop on the basics of being intersex, tonight from 6-8 p.m. Dinner will be provided. For details, visitĀ facebook.com/advocates4youth.
Broadway Center Stage presentsĀ āLittle Shop of HorrorsāĀ at the Kennedy Center (2700 F St., N.W.) today with shows at 2 and 8 p.m. The musical stars Megan Hilty and Josh Radnor. For more information, visitĀ kennedy-center.org.Ā
Saturday, Oct. 27
Miss Adams Morgan 31: SHEroes and VillainsĀ is at the Washington Hilton (1919 Connecticut Ave., N.W.) tonight at 6 p.m. Queen Eva and the Dupont Social Club host the event. Tickets are $85. Search āMiss Adams Morgan 31: SHEroes & Villainsā on Facebook for more information.Ā
The Bentzen Ball Comedy Fest presents comediansĀ Cameron Esposito, Rhea Butcher, Naomi EkgeperinĀ and more at the Lincoln Theatre (1215 U St., N.W.) tonight at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. For more details, visitĀ bentzenball.com.
The Halloween Hip Hop Bar CrawlĀ is today in the U Street neighborhood from 3-11 p.m. A DJ at each bar will spin a different genre of old school hip hop music from the ā80s, ā90s and ā00s. Costumes are encouraged. There will also be drink specials and giveaways. Participating bars include Vivid Lounge, Clock & Dagger, Amsterdam and Pure Lounge. The grand finale afterparty will be at Provision 14 from 8-11 p.m. Tickets are $20. For more information, visitĀ facebook.com/1920dc.
The gay-ledĀ Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance CompanyĀ will perform āSilhouettesā based on American culture in the National Portrait Gallery at the gallery in the Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium this evening at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 30 (same time). Details atĀ dtsbdc.org.Ā
Washington Concert OperaĀ performs Opera Outside today at 11 a.m. at Merdian Hill/Malcolm X Park near the Joan of Arc statue on the top field. Children and dogs welcome. Itās free and open to the public. Selections will include works from the current season. Details atĀ concertopera.org/outside.Ā
Sunday, Oct. 28
The Bentzen Ball Comedy FestĀ and Lyft presents Belly Laughs, a charity brunch featuring āQueer Eyeā star Antoni Porowski and friends, at Eaton D.C. (1201 K St., N.W.) at 11 a.m. Doors open at 10:30 p.m. TotalĀ Ā proceeds will benefit Whitman-Walker Health. Tickets canāt be bought but Lyft users can use the code āAVOCADOā for a chance to win. For more information, visitĀ bentzenball.com.Ā
CobaltĀ (1639 R St., N.W.) hosts Sunday Mass, a monthly house/techno music event, tonight from 6 p.m.-midnight. DJ Billy Lace will play music. Cover is $5. For more details, visitĀ cobaltdc.com.Ā
Monday, Oct. 29
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.) hostsĀ coffee drop-in hours for the senior LGBT communityĀ this morning from 10 a.m.-noon. Older LGBT adults can come and enjoy complimentary coffee and conversation with other community members. For more information, visitĀ thedccenter.org.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
Mayor Muriel Bowser presents theĀ 32nd annual 17th Street High Heel RaceĀ on 17th Street between R and P Streets tonight at 7 p.m. The pre-race happy hour kicks off at Level One/Cobalt patio (1639 R St., N.W.) at 5 p.m. The parade is at 7 p.m. followed by the race at 9 p.m. For details, visitĀ facebook.com/
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Nelliesās Sports Bar (900 U St., N.W.)Ā Ā hostsĀ āA Rocky Horror HalloweenāĀ tonight from 8 p.m.-midnight. From 8-10 p.m. there will be a screening of āRocky Horror Picture Show.ā āAbsolutely Snatched,ā a drag show and costume contest, will be from 10 p.m.-midnight. $1 from the nightās speciality cocktail will benefit the National Black Justice Coalition. For more information, visitĀ nelliessportsbar.com.Ā
Union Stage (740 Water St., N.W.) hosts aĀ Harry Potter dance partyĀ tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $25-$60. For more details, visitĀ unionstage.com.Ā
The Lambda Bridge Club meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Dignity Center (721 8th St., S.E.) for duplicate bridge. No reservations are needed and newcomers are welcome. Call 202-841-0279 if you need a partner.Ā
Thursday, Nov. 1
Slide It in presentsĀ Seven Deadly SinsĀ at Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) tonight from 8-10 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the Trevor Project. For more details, search āSlide It In Presents: Seven Deadly Sinsā on Facebook.Ā
Celebrity News
More than 1 million people attend Madonna concert in Rio
Free event took place on Copacabana Beach on Saturday
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 HonĆ³rio Gurgel neighborhood, also joined Madonna on stage.
Congresswoman Erika Hilton, a Black travesti and former sex worker, and Rio Municipal Councilwoman MĆ“nica BenĆcio, 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,” saidĀ AssociaƧao Nacional de Travestis e Transexuais (National Association ofĀ TravestisĀ and Transsexuals), a Brazilian trans rights group known by the acronym ANTRA, on itsĀ X account.Ā “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.
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
The Point Foundation held its annual Taste of Point fundraiser at Room & Board on May 2.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)