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The Pride train keeps chugging!
Frederick, Annapolis, Panhandle and more have events planned
A bevy of regional Pride events continue the next two weekends.
Frederick Pride is Saturday, June 22 from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. at Carroll Creek Linear Park in downtown Frederick, Md. Full details at frederickpride.com.
Annapolis Pride parade and festival is Saturday, June 29 at Amos Garrett Blvd. and West St. from noon- 5 p.m. The event will be the city’s first pride and is family-friendly. For more information, visit annapolispride.org/pride-2019.
The Eastern Panhandle Pride and drag show is Saturday, June 29 at the War Memorial Building (102 East German St., Shepherdstown, W.Va.) at 8 p.m. This is a 21-and-up event with performers like Chasity Vain, Butch Kelly and Rya Banks. Tickets start at $10. To purchase, visit eventbrite.com.
Howard County Pride is the same day from 11 a.m-5 p.m. at Centennial Park (10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, Md.). Activities will include Jumbo Jenga, button makers, food trucks, magic shows and more. For more information, visit howardcountypride.org.
Montgomery County will host its first Pride Party 2019 on Saturday, June 29 at Rockville Town Square (200 E Middle Ln.) from 6:30-10:30 p.m. The night will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and will include performances from Miss Peppermint, who was featured on season nine of “Rupual’s Drag Race,” and others. All proceeds will benefit the MoCo Pride Center and early bird tickets start at $7.50. For more information, search “MoCo Pride Party” on Facebook.
Winchester Pride is also Saturday, June 29 at the Old Court House at the Downtown Walking Mall (S Loudoun St.) and kicks off at noon. The second annual Winchester Pride will have guest speakers, a family-friendly drag show, vendors and non-profit organizations to celebrate. Speakers include John “David” Smith, mayor of Winchester; Jennifer Wexton, representative from the 10th district of Virginia; a conversion therapy survivor and more. For more information, visit winchesterpridecelebration.com.
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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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