Arts & Entertainment
Calendar for June 25
Friday, June 25, to Thursday, July 1
Friday, June 25
Ziegfeld’s Club reopening party is tonight. Shows at 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. Dancing before and after each show with DJ Spyke.
Countdown to Free at Apex, 1415 22nd St. From 9 to 10 p.m., drinks are $3. From 10 to 11 p.m., drinks are $2. From 11 p.m. to midnight drinks are free.
“Glee Club” is at Town tonight. Performances, sing-a-longs, karaoke, videos and “Glee” music. Doors open at 10 p.m., show starts at 10:30 p.m. For those 18-20, $10 all night. For those 21 and over, $5 before 11 p.m. and $10 after.
Divas Outdoors at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, 4155 Linnean Avenue, N.W. screens “My Little Chickadee,” staring Mae West and W.C. Fields at 8:30 tonight. At 7:45 p.m., judging of best picnic spread begins with winners being announced at 8 p.m. $15 public and members, $10 college students and children and teens 6-18. To order tickets, call 202 686-5807. For more information visit oneinten.org or hillwoodmuseum.org.
Queer Pulp For the Girls and Bois at Black Squirrel, 2427 18th St., N.W., is tonight at 9. No cover charge, 21 and over to enter.
Gay District, a weekly, non-church affiliated discussion and social group for GBTQ men between 18 and 35, meets tonight from 8:30-10:30 p.m. at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 1820 Connecticut Ave., N.W. For more information, e-mail [email protected].
Celebrate Shabbat services, 8:30-10 p.m. at the Washington, D.C. Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. Services are followed by an Oneg social.
Saturday, June 26
Burgundy Crescent Volunteers helps with food preparation and packing groceries for Food & Friends at its new facility near the Fort Totten Metro Station, 219 Riggs Road N.E., at 8 a.m.
DC Front Runners fun walk/run at Rock Creek Park is today from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The walk goes from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and the run goes from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
PETS-DC presents Pride of Pets at Dupont Circle today. $25 unlimited entry or $6 per individual class. Check in begins at 2 p.m., show starts at 3. Rain date for adverse weather is Sunday. PETS-DC is dedicated to improving the health and well being of people living with HIV/AIDS or other disabling conditions and their companion pets. For more information visit petsdc.org.
Etxe Records & Productions and Sasha Lord present Night and the City, Fangs Out and Prom Concussion at Comet Ping Pong, 5037 Connecticut Ave. N.W., tonight at 10:30. All ages. Fangs Out is a two-piece band from Toledo comprised of multi-instrumentalists Samantha Wandtke and Mark Peterson. Night and the City is from Washington and comprised of Christin Durham, Christopher Goett, S.L. Noon, and Greg Svitil. They have formerly played in the Antiques, Girl Loves Distortion and Victor Victoria.
Sunday, June 27
HomoWood Karaoke at Cobalt, 1639 R St., N.W. is tonight. Show tunes and movie theme songs will be played and a drink special called $5 martini madness will be offered.
“Mrs. Warren’s Profession,” directed by Keith Baxter, will have two showings today, one at 2 p.m. and another at 7:30 p.m. at Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St., N.W. Originally banned from the stage, “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” scandalized audiences upon its debut. The world of the idealistic Vivie is turned upside down when she learns that her family’s considerable wealth comes from her mother’s management of a chain of brothels.
Monday, June 28
Gay “American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert performs tonight at the 9:30 Club, 815 V St., N.W. Doors open at 7 p.m. Also featuring Orianthi and Allison Iraheta. The concert is sold out but a tie-in event called “After Adam” is at Town. Doors open at 9 p.m. Free with concert ticket, $5 without. 18 and over.
Tuesday, June 29
Join Burgundy Crescent Volunteers to help pack safer sex kits tonight from 7-9 p.m. at EFN Lounge, on 9th Street between O and N streets.
Wednesday, June 30
American College Personnel Association presents “The Three Bs: Binaries, Boxes, Budgets,” a student affairs focused workshop, in the Atrium Room in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union at University of Maryland, College Park. Registration and continental breakfast at 8 a.m. The session will run from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. with a break for lunch. For more information and to register online, visit myacpa.org.
Yappy Hour: Happy Hour for Dogs at Larry’s Lounge, 1836 18th St., N.W., is today from 4 to 8 p.m. featuring drink specials and giveaways.
Thursday, July 1
Atlas Performing Arts Center presents Summer Film Series: Gay 101 showing “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” starring Audrey Hepburn at the Paul Sprenger Theatre, 1333 H St., N.E., at 8 p.m. Buy tickets at atlasarts.org or at the box office one hour prior to the movie.
Out & About
Blade Summer Kickoff Party returns to Rehoboth
Politicians slated to speak at annual Blue Moon party
The Washington Blade’s 17th annual Summer Kickoff Party returns Friday, May 17, 5-7 p.m. at the Blue Moon (35 Baltimore Ave.) in Rehoboth Beach, Del.
It’s an exciting election year in Delaware, which is poised to elect its first Black woman senator (Lisa Blunt Rochester) and the nation’s first transgender member of Congress (Sarah McBride).
McBride is scheduled to speak at the party along with several politicos from the area. With the retirement of longtime state Rep. Peter C. Schwartzkopf, a staunch LGBTQ ally, three strong contenders are running to replace him. All three — Marty Rendon, Kathy McGuiness, and Claire Snyder-Hall — are slated to speak at the party. A representative from Blunt Rochester’s campaign is scheduled to speak, along with Kim Leisey, the new executive director of CAMP Rehoboth.
Tax-deductible tickets are $20 and available on Eventbrite or via the Blade’s Facebook page. The party is sponsored by Justin Noble of Sotheby’s, The Avenue Inn & Spa, and Blue Moon.
Andy Cohen, executive producer of “The Real Housewives” franchise and host of “Watch What Happens Live,” will return to Sixth & I on Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m.
This event will be his fifth appearance at the venue to celebrate the paperback release of his New York Times bestselling memoir, “The Daddy Diaries,” talk about the latest Housewives happenings, and answer audience questions about everyone’s favorite Bravolebrities.
Cohen will be in conversation with Rep. Robert Garcia, who represents California and is the first LGBTQ immigrant to win a congressional seat. Rep. Garcia has also been known to quote from “The Real Housewives” in congressional hearings.
Tickets start at $12 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
“Herses- Purse Frist Extravaganza” will be on Friday, May 3 at 9 p.m. at 1835 14th St. N.W. This will be an evening of dancing and performances, hosted by HAUS of Bambi Award-winning Performance Artist, BUMPER. Refreshments are also available for purchase.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
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Blade Summer Kickoff Party returns to Rehoboth
Andy Cohen coming to D.C.
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