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Several Oscar-viewing options for region
‘Glammer, Glitter and Gold’ returns to Center
(Washington Blade file photo by Pete Exis)
Numerous Oscar watch parties will be held in the District on Sunday evening.
The Washington Film Society hosts is hosting Live on the Big Screen at Arlington Cinema ‘N’ Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pk., Arlington, Va.) with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. for the red carpet. Local movie critics Bill Henry and Tim Gordon will host the night that includes trivia contests, giveaways, a “predict the winners” contest and a silent auction. Tickets are $20. For details, visit dcfilmsociety.org.
Kimpton Hotel’s Helix Lounge (1430 Rhode Island Ave., N.W.) hosts its annual Oscars Happy Hour from 5-8 p.m. The awards ceremony will be broadcasted on a 46-inch flat-screen television. Enjoy cocktail specials dedicated to Oscar nominees such as “The Codebreaker,” an “The Imitation Game”-inspired cocktail with Broker’s Gin, Earl Grey tea and simple syrup. There will also be burger sliders throughout the evening. For details, visit helixlounge.com.
The D.C. Center will be hosting “Glamour, Glitter and Gold,” its 10th annual Oscar gala, starting at 7 p.m. There will be performances by Paul Tupper, Lena Lett, Randy Shulman and Ba’Naka Deveraux. Admission is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For details, visit thedccenter.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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