Metro Weekly - 06-09-16 - La Cage Aux Folles

CONTENTS
JUNE 9, 2016
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Volume 23 Issue 6
ATONEMENT
Buried within this weekends Capital Pride Parade is

a man who once led the ex-gay therapy movement.
Hes come to apologize.
by John Riley
SHOWGIRLS
Signatures La Cage Aux Folles is a spectacle with

heart. And a lot of feathers, sequins and mascara.
Photography by Julian Vankim
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THE TWINS PEAK
Tegan and Saras eighth release delivers bright,

glitzy synthpop with a queer edge
by Sean Maunier
OVERTURE p.11 SPOTLIGHT p.13 OUT ON THE TOWN p.17

HOMETOWN GIRL p.17 THE FEED: ATONEMENT p.28 HABITUAL ENTERTAINMENT p.32
COMMUNITY p.35 SCENE: BLACK PRIDE FESTIVAL p.40
SCENE: BLACK PRIDE OPENING RECEPTION p.43 SCENE: CAPITAL PRIDE HEROES p.45
COVER STORY: SHOWGIRLS p.47 GALLERY: TENNESSEE LOVELESS p.57
STAGE: AN OCTAROON p.58 MUSIC: TEGAN AND SARA p.60 GAMES: OVERWATCH p.62
NIGHTLIFE p.65 COVERBOY: BERNARDO p.67 LISTINGS p.67 SCENE: NELLIES p.72
PARTYING FOR PRIDE p.74 LAST WORD p.78
The bitches who make this shit... #masthead
Editorial Editor-in-Chief Randy Shulman Art Director Todd Franson Managing Editor Rhuaridh Marr Senior Editor John Riley Contributing Editor Doug Rule
Senior Photographers Ward Morrison, Julian Vankim Contributing Illustrator Scott G. Brooks Contributing Writers Gordon Ashenhurst,
Sean Bugg, Frank Carber, Fallon Forbush, Sean Maunier, Troy Petenbrink, Kate Wingfield Webmaster David Uy Production Assistant Julian Vankim
Sales & Marketing Publisher Randy Shulman National Advertising Representative Rivendell Media Co. 212-242-6863 Distribution Manager Dennis Havrilla
Patron Saint Jean Poiret Cover Photography Julian Vankim
On The Cover - Clockwise from left - Sam Brackley, Jay Westin, Isaiah Young, Ethan Kasnett, Darius Delk and Phil Young. Center - Bobby Smith
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JUNE 9, 2016 METROWEEKLY
Overture
THE END OF
PROCRASTINATION
HE REDESIGNED, REVAMPED, RESTRUCTURED METRO WEEKLY YOU NOW HOLD

in your hands is the product of months and months and months of procrastination. Its also a
product of love, passion, dedication, exasperation, frustration, mild-to-wild arguments, and
occasional ennui. Most of all, its a product of pride. This is the first full redesign from Todd
Franson, who started with the magazine in 1995 as a photographer and, in 2007, took on the
role of art director. Those of you who know Todd and many of you do, having been immortalized by him
in portraiture know what a perfectionist he is. Unfortunately, he works with a merry band of journalists
who believe the term early deadline means five minutes before we have to turn it into the printer.
I hope youll agree that Todds redesign is
lovely, sophisticated and playful. The folios
alone took a year to design. But thats mostly
because I couldnt decide on the best place for a
page number.
The new design creates a more readable, more
inviting, more visual experience. One of the things
we have not adequately done since upgrading to
a full glossy format in 2013 is to take advantage of
how visually dynamic magazines are. Its long been
my belief that photography and illustration should
be as celebrated as much as the words that surround them. To that end, this weeks issue includes
eight stunning photographs by Julian Vankim, who
was given exclusive access to the cast of Signatures
new production of La Cage aux Folles. Youll also
find two section starters that put visuals at the fore
Spotlight, our new events-driven magazine opener, and Gallery, which precedes our review section
and which we hope to turn into a celebration of
LGBT artists from around the world.
Throughout, weve added elements to enhance
your experience as a reader, providing a laugh, a
smile, something to ponder, something to get outraged over. The internet has changed the way print
must respond to daily news, so while youll still find
news of note daily at metroweekly.com, in print
were taking a more contextualized, human, deeper
approach. Gone is our longstanding News section,
replaced by The Feed, which we plan to grow into
an engaging section that takes a different look at
LGBT issues of the day and the people behind
them. Im particularly excited to see how The Feed
evolves over time.
One of Metro Weeklys greatest strengths has
always been its connection to the arts. Issues, politics and activism are vital to our forward momen-
tum, but the groundwork for societal change is laid

by the arts, which provides cultural context, insight,
and a forum for discussion and debate. With this
issue, we pull the trigger on something Ive wanted
to do for about 15 years: Out On the Town which
has been in every issue since the very first, way back
in 1994 now opens the magazine. We want you to
take a breath and plan your week before diving into
the deep end of politics and prose.
Finally, this issue also heralds the return of the
Nightlife Coverboy. I blame this entirely on Ed
Bailey, but Ill have more to say about that in the
coming weeks. For now, sign up to our email list
at metroweekly.com/join to fully take part in our
forthcoming Coverboy of the Month contest.
At this point, the best thing to do is to let you
discover the changes within for yourself. Of course,
wed love to hear what you think. You can reach
us on Twitter at @Metroweekly, Facebook at facebook.com/metroweekly, or simply send an email
to editor@metroweekly.com. You can also stop by
our booth this Sunday at the Capital Pride Festival
and say Hey, wasnt that you I saw on Grindr?
(It wasnt, we were far too busy pulling this weeks
issue together.)
If I could have, I would have delayed the design
by another week, just to tweak a few more things,
to add an element here or move something there
or readjust those page numbers... but I think Todd
would have killed me.
Enjoy the new Metro Weekly.
Happy Pride,
Randy Shulman
Editor & Publisher
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COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
Spotlight
Connectivity
The Outwin 2016 rewards portraits that have forged an emotional and
psychological connection with subjects
VERY THREE YEARS, THE SMITHSONIANS

National Portrait Gallery showcases the finalists of the
Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, named for a
late benefactor. The juried exhibit draws from more than 2,500
submissions in all media, including video, and is open to artists
over 18, who live and work in the U.S., and who have had a direct
encounter with their subject.
The current exhibit, on display through January, contains
several LGBT-related works, including a self-portrait of Jess T.
Dugan of St. Louis; a romantic photograph of two transgender
teens by Evan Baden of Oregon; and a patriotically-emblazoned
painting by D.C.s Tim Doud featuring his spouse in full plume.
This years winner is a stunning, somewhat haunting painting

of a young African-American girl by Amy Sherald of Baltimore.
Among the 43 works: Harvey and Teddy (2014), an oil on
linen by Minneapolis artist Paul Oxborough commissioned by
the couple to commemorate their marriage. Its been one of
the most popular portraits on display, says the Smithsonians
Dorothy Moss, director of the competition and curator of the
exhibit.
The jury viewed portraiture as an emotional and psychological experience, she continues. When a portrait is successful, it ceases to be an object and becomes an experience for
the viewer. Randy Shulman
The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today is on display through January 8, 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery,
8th and F Streets NW. Call 202-633-8300 or visit npg.si.edu.
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Spotlight
SHALL WE DANCE
As part of its Divas Outdoors programming on the lawn, Hillwood

Estate screens the 1937 musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger
Rogers, with music by George Gershwin, who wrote each scene in
a different style of dance music, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Pieces
include, Dance of the Waves, Waltz of the Red Balloons, Graceful
and Elegant, Hoctors Ballet and French Ballet Class. Next
Friday, June 17, at 7 p.m. Hillwood Estate, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW.
Tickets are $15. Call 202-686-5807 or visit HillwoodMuseum.org.
HEDDA GABLER
ALLIE DEARIE
Mark ORowes contemporary adaptation of Henrik

Ibsens classic provides a nuanced portrait of one of
the most fascinating figures in modern drama, with a
mesmerizing study of power, control and self-deception. Matt Torney directs Julia Coffey in the title role.
Also featuring Avery Clark, Kimberly Schraf, Michael
Early, Kimiye Corwin, Shane Kenyon and Rosemary
Regan. To June 19. Studio Theatre, 14th & P Streets
NW. Call 202-332-3300 or visit studiotheatre.org.
ALI WONG
A San Francisco native, the comedian has been seen on various Comedy Central programs, including Chris Hardwicks @
Midnight and Inside Amy Schumer, as well as Schumers hit
film Trainwreck. Wong, who has a Netflix special entitled Baby
Cobra, is also a writer on ABCs sitcom Fresh Off The Boat. Two
shows on Thursday, June 16, at 7 and 9 p.m., at the two-monthold Drafthouse Comedy, 1100 13th St. NW. Tickets are $25. Call
202-750-6411 or visit drafthousecomedy.com.
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Out On The Town

Compiled by Doug Rule
FILM
NOW YOU SEE ME 2
Another example of money

over sense, the first film a
caper thriller received
mixed reviews, but was fairly successful at the box office.
Whether the cast, including
Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg,
Woody Harrelson, Morgan
Freeman and Michael Caine,
and director Jon M. Chu can
replicate that a second time is
anyones guess. We cant wait
for Now You See Me 3: Wait,
You Didnt See Me Last Time?
Opens Friday, June 10. Area
theaters. Visit fandango.com.
(Rhuaridh Marr)
JONATHAN TIMMES
THE ROCKY HORROR

PICTURE SHOW
HOMETOWN GIRL
Be Steadwell serenades her rapidly changing hometown
y city, my city, sometimes shes just so pretty, Be Steadwell sings of D.C. on Not
Gonna Move to New York. In this sweet love song, Steadwell name-checks a few
of her favorite things: My H.U., my Mambo, my Rock Creek Park and go-go; not
Brooklyn, but Brookland.
When the self-described queerpop artist wrote that folk-inflected song a few years ago,
her attitude was, I know the city is changing, I know its got problems, but Im going to
stay. Now, however, Steadwell is preparing to debut another ode to D.C., one she describes
as a sad love song. Called simply Home, its about looking for home when my hometown is really rapidly changing to the point where I feel like I dont belong anymore. Its
sad Im sad about it.
Steadwell recently toured the U.K. with fellow singer and musician Asha Santee, also
her partner in life. Santee will join Steadwell on a few songs next week at the Mansion at
Strathmore. Its the fanciest, coolest gig Ive probably ever had, says Steadwell. Its going
to be the first show that really showcases all of the different kinds of things I do. Those
things include raps, beatboxes and vocal looping technology to create intriguing, memorable
songs that encompass genres as diverse as folk, hip-hop, jazz and soul.
Perhaps Steadwells greatest support has come from her parents, who didnt so much
as blink when she casually started dating a girl in high school. They got married at a time
when interracial marriages were still illegal in certain states, Steadwell says, offering a
theory about why they have been so accepting about her sexual orientation. The fact that
society as a whole didnt necessarily support this kind of love was something that they experienced and understood. Doug Rule
Be Steadwell performs Wednesday, June 15, at 7:30 p.m., at the Mansion at Strathmore, 10701
Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, and Wednesday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m., at Amp by Strathmore,
11810 Grand Park Ave. in North Bethesda. Tickets are $17 each.
Call 301-581-5100 or visit strathmore.org.
Every Friday and Saturday

Landmarks E Street Cinema
shows films at midnight that
are more risqu or campy than
the usual fare. And, no surprise,
once a month brings screenings of a certain cult classic.
Each screening is accompanied
by the shadow cast Sonic
Transducers, who act out the
film in front of the screen with
props and costumes. Friday,
June 10, and Saturday, June
11, at midnight. Landmarks E
Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW.
Call 202-452-7672 or visit landmarktheatres.com.
WARCRAFT
Its somewhat surprising that

its taken this long to turn the
gaming phenomenon into a film.
Enjoyed by millions of people
around the world, Warcraft
follows the conflict between
humans and orcs in the world
of Azeroth, focusing on both
sides of the war. Unfortunately,
Duncan Jones movie already
has been derided by critics.
Whether gamers will drag
themselves from their computers to boost its numbers is anyones guess. Opens Friday, June
10. Area theaters. Visit fandango.com. (RM)
STAGE
EL PASO BLUE
Jose Carrasquillo directs a

GALA Hispanic Theatre production of Octavio Solis riff
on the Oedipus Rex classic,
a wild and comic tale of lust,
revenge, identity and the blues.
Now to June 26. GALA Theatre
at Tivoli Square, 3333 14th St.
NW. Tickets are $20 to $38.
Call 202-234-7174 or visit galatheatre.org.
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FRAMED ILLUSION
Baltimore-based, science-informed
theater organization La Petite
Noiseuse Productions Little
Troublemaker in French presents a world-premiere drama by
its co-founder and scientific and
artistic director Monica LopezGonzalez. Framed Illusion is billed
as a gripping psychological thriller wrangling over whats fact and
whats fiction. Performed in English
and Italian with live music instrumentation. To June 12. Baltimore
Theatre Project, 45 West Preston
St. Baltimore. Tickets are $30. Call
410-752-8558 or visit lpnproductions.com.
play No-No Boy in both D.C. and

New York. Based on the novel by
John Okada, Narasakis play is set
in the aftermath of World War II as
Japanese Americans return to the
West Coast following internment.
Ron Nakahara directs a cast including Leanne Cabrera, Dan Castro,
Chris Doi, Scott Kitajima, Glenn
Kubota, Karen Tsen Lee, Claro de
los Reyes, Shigeko Sara Suga, Hansel
Tan and Tony Vo. Opens Saturday,
June 18, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, June
19, at 2:30 p.m. U.S. Navy Memorials
Burke Theatre, 701 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW. Tickets are $39 to $75.
Call 212-352-3101 or visit panasianrep.org.
KINKY BOOTS
THE MAN IN THE MASK
Cyndi Lauper produced Tony gold

with songs about a showgirl named
Lola, in a story about the power
of drag queens and shoes. The
production stops at the Kennedy
Center as part of its first national touring production. Directed
by Jerry Mitchell, adapted from
the film by Harvey Fierstein.
Performances begin Tuesday, June
14, at 7 p.m. To July 10. Kennedy
Center Opera House. Tickets are
$25 to $199. Call 202-467-4600 or
visit kennedy-center.org.
NO-NO BOY
After performances in Los Angeles,

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre offers a
special limited run of Ken Narasakis
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Although known for its dialogue-free,

movement-focused
fare most notably its silent
Shakespeare productions
Virginias Synetic Theater offers a
rare show with dialogue, an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas follow-up
to The Three Musketeers. Husbandand-wife duo of director Paata
Tsikurishvili and choreographer
Irina Tsikurishvili lead this swashbuckling and high-pageantry bombastic adventure, following hero
DArtagnan and the corrupt King
Louis XIV. To June 19. Theater at
Crystal City, 1800 South Bell St.,
Arlington. Tickets are $15 to $55.
Call 800-494-8497 or visit synetictheater.org.
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
After a ravishing production last

fall of Cole Porters musical take
on Shakespeares classic, the
Shakespeare Theatre Company
ends its season with Ed Sylvanus
Iskandars provocative, new, allmale production that features the
pop music of Tony- and Grammywinning composer Duncan Sheik
(Broadways Spring Awakening),
including a 30-minute musical
intermezzo. Stage and screen actors
Maulik Pancholy (Weeds, 30 Rock)
and Peter Gadiot (Once Upon A Time
in Wonderland) will play Katherina
and Petruchio, respectively, in a
cast that also includes Andre De
Shields, Telly Leung, Gregory
Linington, Matthew Russell, Tom
Story, Oliver Thornton and Bernard
White in featured performances.
To June 26. Sidney Harman Hall,
Harman Center for the Arts, 610 F
St. NW. Call 202-547-1122 or visit
shakespearetheatre.org.
THE WHO & THE WHAT
Round House Theatre presents

a fierce and funny new play from
Ayad Akhtar (Disgraced) about
identity, religion and inherent
human contradictions, focused on
a Pakistani-American writer struggling between her modern life
and traditional heritage. Eleanor
Holdridge directs a cast including Olivia Khoshatefeh, Brandon
McCoy, Tony Mirrcandani, and
Anu Yadav. To June 19. Round

House Theatre, 4545 East-West
Highway, Bethesda. Tickets are $50
to $60. Call 240-644-1100 or visit
roundhousetheatre.org.
MUSIC
ALICE SMITH
Soul-pop singer-songwriter Alice

Smith is understated, sophisticated
and every bit as vocally talented
as Christina Aguilera except her
music, including astonishing sophomore set She, is better. Released in
2013, She charts the ups and downs
and ins and outs of love, even just
friendship, with musical twists and
lyrical turns as sharp and surprising
as they come. The Brooklyn-based
Smith returns once again to her
hometown of D.C. You want to
do good at home, she told Metro
Weekly a few years ago. Whenever
I go, and theres people there, somehow its always a little surprising,
but its also always really exciting.
Saturday, June 11. Doors at 7 p.m.
9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW. Tickets
are $25. Call 202-265-0930 or visit
930.com.
ALUNAGEORGE
The 9:30 Club welcomes back the

British downtempo soul duo, who
first made waves working with
Disclosure (the brilliant White
Noise) and will join that hip elec-
single day or $319 for a four-day

pass. Call 855-281-4898 or visit fireflyfestival.com.
JACKSON BROWNE
With hit songs from 30 and 40 years

ago, including Rock Me on the
Water, The Pretender, Late for
the Sky and Somebodys Baby,
Jackson Browne helped pioneer a
style of passionate, heartfelt rock
that artfully expresses political and
personal views. He returns to Wolf
Trap in support of his 14th studio
set, Standing In The Breach, released
in 2014. Tuesday, June 14, at 8 p.m.
The Filene Center at Wolf Trap,
1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are
$35 to $60. Call 877-WOLFTRAP or
visit wolftrap.org.
SCOTT SUCHMAN
NATIONAL ORCHESTRAL
INSTITUTE AND FESTIVAL
RAGTIME THE MUSICAL
Wolf Trap presents the local stop of a touring production of the Broadway musical spectacle by
Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. It transports viewers to the dawn of the
20th Century, featuring a rich score ranging from its namesake style to marches, cakewalks and
gospel. Thursday, June 9, at 8 p.m., Friday, June 10, at 8 p.m., and Saturday, June 11, at 2 p.m.
and 8 p.m. The Filene Center at Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are $22 to $80. Call
877-WOLFTRAP or visit wolftrap.org.
tronic duo at the mammoth Firefly
Music Festival in Delaware (see
separate listing). The following
night, singer and lyricist Aluna
Francis and producer George Reid
will stop by the 9:30 Club to give a
sneak peek into songs that make up
sophomore set I Remember, not due
for release until September. Friday,
June 17. Doors at 7 p.m. 9:30 Club,
815 V St. NW. Tickets are $25. Call
202-265-0930 or visit 930.com.
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Marin Alsop ends the BSOs subscription season in full-throttle

mode, enlisting virtuoso singers, the
Choral Arts Society of Washington,
and the full orchestra to truly bring
out the drama and heft of Verdis
Messa da Requiem. Alsop calls it a
conductors dream come true, as
it combines the theatrical flair of
opera with the symphonic weight
of the orchestra. Soprano Tamara
Wilson, mezzo-soprano Elizabeth
Bishop, tenor Dimitri Pittas and
bass Morris Robinson join the BSO
and the Choral Arts Society led by
Scott Tucker. Friday, June 17, at 8
p.m. Music Center at Strathmore,
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North
Bethesda. Also Saturday, June 18,
at 8 p.m., and Sunday, June 19, at 3
p.m. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony
Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore.
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Tickets are $32 to $99. Call 410783-8000 or visit bsomusic.org.
BOHEMIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Though its historic namesake

venue closed in March, the 17-piece
orchestra co-founded and co-led by
baritone saxophonist Brad Linde
regroups for a special performance
at Atlas, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Thad Jones/Mel
Lewis Orchestras legacy at New
Yorks Village Vanguard. Monday,
June 13, at 8 p.m. Atlas Performing
Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. Tickets
atlasarts.org.
DC JAZZ FESTIVAL
Billed as the fastest-growing jazz

festival in the U.S., as well as the
largest and most diverse music festival in D.C., the DC Jazz Fest presents events at venues all over town,
from the Hamilton to the Kennedy
Center. Perhaps the most impressive lineup in its twelfth year is
the slate of outdoor concerts at the
Yards, featuring well-regarded acts,
such as socially conscious hip-hop
star Common, Grammy-winning
soul jazz star Cecile McLorin
Salvant, go-go standard-bearers
Chuck Brown Band and Eddie
Palmieri Latin Jazz Septet, and a
blowout with the Revive Big Band
and special guest genre-bend-
ing artists Bilal, Talib Kweli, and

Ravi Coltrane. Festival runs to
June 19. Call 855-332-7767 or visit
dcjazzfest.org.
FIREFLY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Billed as the East Coasts Premier

Music Experience, this four-day
festival features 100-plus acts for
fans of pop, especially in the electronic/dance genre, to enjoy. Held in
a lush wooded landscape in Dover,
Del., the festival kicks off Thursday,
June 16, with a headline set by Two
Door Cinema Club, also including
AlunaGeorge, Robert DeLong, Oh
Wonder, Felix Jaehn and Lany.
Kings of Leon headline Friday,
June 17, with other draws including Ellie Goulding, Disclosure,
Tame Impala, Of Monsters & Men,
Ludacris, Fitz and the Tantrums,
Rufus du Sol, Boy & Bear, and
Powers. Saturday, June 18, closes
with Florence & the Machine and
Deadmau5, preceded by Death Cab
for Cutie, Chvrches, St. Lucia, Atlas
Genius, and Parson James. The festival closes with Mumford & Sons
on Sunday, June 19, with Blink182, Major Lazer, The 1975, Earth
Wind & Fire, Grouplove, Trombone
Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Elle King,
and Goldlink, among others. The
Woodlands of Dover International
Speedway, 1131 N. Dupont Highway,
Dover, Del. Passes start at $129 for a
The Clarice Smith Performing

Arts Center at the University of
Maryland presents its annual
month-long festival of professional
development and music-making for
young classical musicians, culminating in several concerts pairing
students with world-renowned
conductors. Upcoming performances include: James Ross leading
the National Festival Orchestra in
two bold American symphonies
Samuel Barbers Symphony No. 1 and
Randall Thompsons Symphony No.
2 with a new work by rising star
composer Samuel Carl Adams, Drift
and Providence, which includes
live sound design performed by the
composer, on Saturday, June 11, at
8 p.m.; a Clarinet Masterclass with
Yehuda Gilad, on Monday, June 13,
at 7 p.m.; and an Open Rehearsal
of Teddy Abrams conducting the
orchestra, on Friday, June 17, at
9:30 a.m. University of Maryland,
University Boulevard and Stadium
Drive. College Park. Call 301-405ARTS or visit theclarice.umd.edu.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Steven Reineke leads the NSO Pops

in an all-star and extensive Pops
celebration of George Gershwin,
one of Americas most beloved
composers. The program includes
Jason Morans twist on Gershwin
standards with vocalist Jose James,
and selections from Porgy and Bess
performed by Norm Lewis and
Alicia Hall Moran reprising their
lead roles from the recent revival on Broadway joined by the
Heritage Signature Chorale. Friday,
June 17, and Saturday, June 18, at 8
p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
Tickets are $20 to $88. Call 202-4674600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
OMALLEYS MARCH
Former Maryland Governor and

Democratic presidential candidate Martin OMalley resumes
his non-political gig, brandishing
a guitar and leading a seven-piece
Celtic rock band for another show
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in the Free State capital. Friday,

June 10, at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Rams Head On Stage, 33 West St.,
Annapolis. Tickets are $25. Call
410-268-4545 or visit ramsheadonstage.com.
Mauri Ora!, as well as works by

Hamilton and Leek. Sunday, June
12, at 7 p.m. Kennedy Center
Terrace Theater. Tickets are $35.
Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
WASHINGTON JEWISH
MUSIC FESTIVAL
WHITE FORD BRONCO
Now in its 17th year, the festival showcases over a dozen acts.
Remaining highlights include: a
Centerpiece Evening performance
by the 9-piece Jewish Afrobeat
band Zion80, on Thursday, June
9, at 7 p.m., at the Montgomery
College Cultural Arts Center; a
study session musically delving
into the Book of Ruth through
the indie-folk project Girls in
Trouble, on Saturday, June 11, at
10:30 p.m., at the Washington DC
JCC; and a Closing Night featuring Artolerance, a group featuring
Israeli cellist Udi Bar David, ArabIsraeli violinist Hanna Khoury,
and Venezuelan/Syrian percussionist Hafez Javier Kotain, on
Wednesday, June 15, at 7 p.m.,
at the Washington DC JCC. For
tickets and more information, visit
wjmf.org.
WASHINGTON MENS CAMERATA
Music from Down Under is

the title of the latest program
by the mens chorus, led by
Frank Albinder, which includes
Christopher Marshalls Tihei,
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D.C.s all 90s party band, cheekily named after O.J. Simpsons
notorious failed getaway car, sings
through that decades songbook in
all styles of popular music. The 9:30
Club presents at U Street Music Hall
the next show by the popular local
five-member ensemble, made up
of singer/guitarist Diego Valencia,
singer Gretchen Gustafson, guitarists Ken Sigmund and McNasty,
and drummer Max Shapiro. Friday,
June 17. Doors at 7 p.m. U Street
Music Hall, 1115A U St. NW. Tickets
ustreetmusichall.com.
WOLF TRAP OPERA
Benjamin Brittens The Rape of

Lucretia, with librettist Ronald
Duncan, is an intimate and haunting lyrical masterpiece based on an
ancient Roman tale of corruption
and tragedy. Louisa Muller directs
and Craig Kier conducts a Wolf
Trap Opera Company production
performed in English with supertitles. Friday, June 10, at 7:30
p.m., Sunday, June 12, at 3 p.m.,
Wednesday, June 15, at 7:30 p.m.,
and Saturday, June 18, at 7:30 p.m.
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap

Road, Vienna. Tickets are $32 to
$88. Call 877-WOLFTRAP or visit
wolftrap.org.
DANCE
2016 NATIONAL COLLEGE
DANCE FESTIVAL
American
College
Dance
Association offers a showcase of
some of the finest dance works
created at and selected by 31 participating dance schools and universities, presented in three distinct programs. Thursday, June 9,
through Saturday, June 11, at 2 p.m.
and 7 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace
Theater. Tickets are $25.
Call 202-467-4600 or visit
kennedy-center.org.
GALLERIES
A COLLECTORS VISION:
WASHINGTONIANA COLLECTION
In addition to incorporating
the Textile Museum, the recently opened George Washington
University Museum also houses the
Albert H. Small Washingtoniana
Collection. The exhibition A
Collectors Vision serves as a perfect
introduction to the collection, featuring maps and prints, rare letters,
photographs and drawings documenting the history of Washington,
D.C. and donated by Small in 2011.

Ongoing. The George Washington
University Museum, 701 21st St.
NW. Call 202-994-5200 or visit
museum.gwu.edu.
ART OF THE AIRPORT TOWER
The images of Smithsonian photographer Carolyn Russo offer a journey examining contemporary and
historic air traffic control towers in
this exhibition at the Air and Space
Museum. Through November.
National Air and Space Museum,
Independence Ave at 6th St. SW.
Call 202-633-2214 or visit airandspace.si.edu.
DECO JAPAN
Subtitled Shaping Art and Culture,

1920-1945, the latest exhibition
at Hillwood explores how the
Japanese interpreted the European
style of art deco and made it their
own. Drawn from the Levenson
Collection and organized by
Art Services International of
Alexandria, Va., this traveling exhibition offers Washington a look at
Japanese art deco for the first time.
Opens Saturday, June 11. To Dec.
31. Hillwood Estate, 4155 Linnean
Ave. NW. Suggested donation
is $12. Call 202-686-5807 or visit
HillwoodMuseum.org.
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EDWARD KNIPPERS:
VIOLENT GRACE
Convergence
Arts
Initiative
offers this retrospective survey
of the provocative life-and-death
nude model paintings by Edward
Knippers, which are often too
controversial for either churches
or public spaces. The exhibit has
been organized in celebration of
Knippers new monograph Violent
Grace: Paintings from 1968 - Present.
Now to July 30. The Gallery at
Convergence, 1801 N. Quaker Lane,
Alexandria. Call 703-998-6260 or
visit ourconvergence.org.
EXPLORING YELLOWSTONES
GREAT ANIMAL MIGRATIONS
Part of the National Park Services

centennial
celebration.
This
Invisible Boundaries exhibition, in
conjunction with the May issue of
National Geographic, uses stunning
photographs, immersive video,
interactive migration maps, cultural objects, and original artwork to
explore the compelling story behind
some of the most amazing animal
migrations on the planet. Through
Sept. 30. National Geographic
Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. Free.
Call 202-857-7588 or visit ngmuseum.org.
EYE POP: THE CELEBRITY GAZE
Many never publicly displayed portraits of 53 luminaries at the top

in their fields is the focus of this
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exhibition at the National Portrait

Gallery. Oprah Winfrey, Brad
Pitt, Katy Perry, Sonia Sotomayor,
Michelle Obama, Serena Williams
and Kobe Bryant are among the
works, ranging from drawings to
sculpture, paintings to video portraits, and all recent additions to the
museums collection. Through July
10. National Portrait Gallery, 8th
and F Streets. NW. Call 202-6338300 or visit npg.si.edu.
the exhibition centerpiece, with

exquisite objects and details from
the painting brought to life through
groupings of 17th Century objects
drawn from Hillwoods collection,
as well as loans from other museums
including the Met and Baltimores
Walters museums. Closes Sunday,
June 12. Hillwood Estate, 4155
Linnean Ave. NW. Suggested donation is $12. Call 202-686-5807 or
visit HillwoodMuseum.org.
HEAR/HERE
LANDSCAPE:
ANY WAY YOU LOOK AT IT
Jarvis DuBois curates a group show

at Anacostias Honfleur Gallery, featuring poet Fire Angelou and sound
artist Andrew Paul Keiper, both
from Baltimore, as well as D.C.based activist Omolara Di Molinha
Williams McCallister and New
York-based painter Daphne Arthur.
Through diverse media, these artists explore contemporary urban
issues of displacement, violence and
social injustice. Through July 16.
Honfleur Gallery, 1241 Good Hope
Road SE. Call 202-365-8392 or visit
honfleurgallery.com.
KONSTANTIN MAKOVSKY:
THE TSARS PAINTER
The Hillwood Museum presents

a special exhibition on the 19th
Century Russian painter who
captured the color, romance and
extravagance of the feudal Russian
elite. Konstantin Makovskys A
Boyar Wedding Feast will serve as
Touchstone Gallerys latest member artists group show sets out

on a metaphorical road trip to
explore land or psychological forms
in media including photography,
painting, hand-pulled prints, sculpture, collage and drawing. Through
June 26. Touchstone Gallery, 901
New York Ave. NW Call 202-3472787 or visit touchstonegallery.com.
LUMINOUS LANDSCAPES:
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALAN WARD
The National Building Museum

offers an exhibition focused on
large-format photographs, mostly
in black and white, by Alan Ward,
a renowned practitioner of both
landscape architecture and photography. Ward has combined his
dual interests in these works, visually deconstructing the fundamental elements of the landscape in
stunning ways. The museum also
displays some of his photography

equipment and large-format cameras. Through Sept. 5. National
Building Museum, 401 F St. NW.
Call 202-272-2448 or visit nbm.org.
NATIONAL ZOO: WASHED

ASHORE: ART TO SAVE THE SEA
All summer long, the National Zoo

hosts an exhibit of colorful marine
animal sculptures, each made from
plastic debris collected from beaches representing the more than 315
billion pounds of plastic in oceans
today underscoring the need for
wildlife conservation. Sculptures
on display include a 12-foot-long
shark, a 16-foot-long parrotfish, an
8-foot-wide octopus, and a 20-footlong coral reef. Through Sept. 5.
National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut
Ave. NW. Free. Call 202-633-4800
or visit nationalzoo.si.edu.
OUT OF THE ASHES
Subtitled New Library for Congress

and the Nation, this exhibition
marks the 200th anniversary of the
acquisition of Jeffersons library
of books, the foundation of the
modern Library of Congress. The
Jeffersonian concept of a universal
library covering all subjects is the
basis of the librarys comprehensive collecting policies. Through
Nov. 12. Second Floor of the Library
of Congresss Thomas Jefferson
Building, 10 First St. SE. Call 202707-8000 or visit loc.gov.
UNCOVERED: SCOTT G. BROOKS

& TODD FRANSON
Vivid Solutions Gallery presents a showcase of Scott Brooks

provocative illustrations and Todd
Fransons compelling photographs,
all familiar to Metro Weekly readers
all were created for and originally
appeared with text on the magazines cover. The images, curated
by Brooks and Franson, provide
insight into the movers, shakers and
key moments in D.C.s diverse and
rich LGBT culture over the past
two decades. Through July 16. Vivid
Solutions Gallery in the Anacostia
Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Road
SE. Call 202-631-6291 or visit anacostiaartscenter.com.
WINDOW TO WASHINGTON
COURTESY OF SHI-QUEETA LEE
Window to Washington: The

Kiplinger Collection at HSW is
an exhibition at Washingtons
Carnegie Library that traces the
development of the nations capital
from a sleepy Southern town to a
modern metropolis, as documented
through the works of artists. The
Historical Society of Washington,
D.C., exhibition was made possible
by a donation from the Kiplinger
family. Its also an early step in a
reorganization effort by the society, which has struggled to revive
ever since its short-lived effort a
decade ago to run a City Museum
of Washington proved too ambitious. Open Tuesdays through
Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
Historical Society of Washington,
D.C., at the Carnegie Library, 801 K
St. NW. Call 202-393-1420 or visit
dchistory.org.
A DRAG SALUTE TO THE DIVAS
Indefatigable local drag sensation Shi-Queeta Lee and her troupe of illusionists offer a special
Capital Pride showcase of the show A Drag Salute To The Divas. Friday, June 10, at 7 p.m.
The Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. Tickets are $20 to $50. Call 202-588-5595 or visit
adragsalutetothedivas.com.
RENWICK GALLERY: WONDER
As part of the immersive exhibition Wonder, nine leading contemporary artists, including Gabriel
Dawe, Patrick Dougherty and Maya
Lin, have each taken over different galleries in the newly renovated
Renwick Gallery, the first building
in the U.S. designed expressly as
an art museum. Through July 10.
Renwick Gallery, Pennsylvania
Avenue at 17th Street NW. Free.
Call 202-633-1000 or visit renwick.
americanart.si.edu.
STORIES OF MIGRATION:
CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
INTERPRET DIASPORA
The George Washington University

Museum presents this extremely
timely juried and invitational exhibition, through which 44 artists
share personal and universal stories of migration. Through Sept. 4.
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The George Washington University

Museum, 701 21st St. NW. Call 202994-5200 or visit museum.gwu.edu.
THE BIG HOPE SHOW
Baltimores American Visionary

Art Museum offers its 21st annual
exhibition, featuring over 25 artists
offering works in various media that
champion the radiant and transformative power of hope. Its an original and unabashedly idealistic exhibition, curated by Rebecca Alban
Hoffberger, founder and director
of this original and unabashedly unusual 20-year-old museum. Through Sept. 4. American
Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key
Highway. Baltimore. Tickets are
$15.95, or $20 for the preview party.
Call 410-244-1900 or visit avam.org.
THE GREAT INKA ROAD:

ENGINEERING AN EMPIRE
One of the monumental engineering achievements in history, the

Great Inka Road is a network of
more than 20,000 miles, crossing
mountains and tropical lowlands,
rivers and deserts, linking the Inca
capital Cusco with the farthest
reaches of its empire and it still
serves Andean communities today
in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia,
Argentina and Chile. This exhibition explores the legacy of the Inka
Empire and technological feat of
the road, recognized by the United
Nations as a World Heritage site in
2014. Through April 2018. National
Museum of the American Indian,
Independence Avenue at 4th Street
SW. Call 202-633-1000 or visit
nmai.si.edu.
ETC.
BALTIMORES AMERICAN
TREASURES: CARROLL
MANSION
Partly in cooperation with official

Baltimore boosters, the nonprofit
Made: In America offers a celebration of American Treasures
centered on the Carroll Mansion,
named after 18th-century Maryland
patriot and Baltimore entrepreneur Charles Carroll III. Over the
next two months, the Mansion is
open for tours and hosts design
competitions and culinary experiences highlighting Baltimores
role in shaping various aspects of
American culture and commerce,
with an emphasis on furniture, textile, tableware and fashion design.
To July 12. Carroll Mansion, 800 E.
Lombard St. Baltimore. Tickets are
$15 in advance or $20 at the door.
Call 410-605-2964 or visit carrollmuseums.org. l
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Chambers
ATONEMENT
Buried within this weekends Capital Pride Parade is a man

who once led the ex-gay therapy movement. He has
come to apologize. by John Riley
OU HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THATS GOING

to work. This is dangerous. It creates shame. It is not something that is going
to produce an orientation change in you. I think that is something that should
be required when someone goes in for this type of therapy as an adult.
Its a stunning admission from a man once known as the poster boy of the ex-gay
movement. As president of Exodus International, Alan Chambers presided over an
organization that coerced families and individuals into the false pretence that a person could change their sexuality. Using his own marriage to a woman as proof of his
ex-gay status, Chambers doggedly pushed the use of reparative therapy, under the
guise of religion, as a tool to combat same-sex attraction.
That he is now admitting its hopelessness even when utilized by adults of their
own free will is a sign of the momentous transformation Chambers has undergone
since shutting down the organization in 2013. He publicly announced that he still
experienced same-sex attraction and set out on a national apology tour aimed toward
the LGBT community.
Even more extraordinary: When President Obama called for state and federal
lawmakers to end the practice of reparative therapy on minors, Chambers wrote an
op-ed for Religion News Service, fully supporting the presidents position.
The priority is banning reparative therapy for minors, he says. And the reason I
say the priority is because they are the most vulnerable. They are the ones who dont
have a choice. When a parent or someone has recommended this course of action or
that type of treatment...it creates shame, it creates a deeper sense of alienation and
loneliness from who they truly are.
Chambers is going a step further than most LGBT advocates or organizations,
who have mostly focused on LGBT youth. Should there be legislation forbidding
that type of therapy for adults? Probably, he says. At the very least, warnings about
the therapys ineffectiveness should be made apparent from the outset. Hopefully,
people will say, Oh, wow. Thanks for sharing that. I think Im going to opt out of it.
Chambers apology was hardly well-received. He promised to use his ministry to
advocate for greater inclusion of LGBT people in faith communities. But he refused
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Former
Ex-Gay Leaders
1&2
Michael Bussee and

Gary Cooper
Came out: 1979
Co-founders of Exodus
International, they left the
ex-gay organisation and were
together for 11 years until
Coopers death.
John Smid
Came out: 2011
Said hed never met a
man who experienced a
change from homosexual to
heterosexual.
John Paulk
Came out: 2013
Confronted in a D.C. gay bar in
2000, Paulk waited 13 years to
renounce ex-gay therapy and
divorce his wife.
Christian Schizzel
Came out: 2014
An ex-gay poster boy, he
renounced the practice after
seven years.
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to renounce his personal beliefs concerning the nature of
marriage or his extramarital sexual relations. Critics have
pointed to that non-apology as evidence that Chambers
new message is merely a shift in tone, rather than a change
in underlying beliefs.
The 44-year-olds evolution towards promoting inclusion was prompted by what he felt was a large number of
LGBT people who thought they needed to discard their
religion in order to find happiness.
One of the things I think that really was the major catalyst for me was
hearing people say, Ive embraced
my gay identity, and Ive left my faith.
I do not believe in God anymore,
he says. It broke my heart to think
people felt like they had to leave their
faith in order to embrace their sexuality or their sexual identity, because
thats not God.
Chambers no longer identifies as
ex-gay, although he still struggles
with finding the right label for himself. He admits to having
sex with other men prior to meeting his wife, but attests
that, despite accepting his same-sex attractions and ending
ex-gay therapy, he remains committed to Leslie and their
marriage of 18 years.
Indeed, the couple now travels the country as a unit,
sharing the story of their personal evolution on matters of
sexuality with fellow conservative Christians, pro-LGBT
organizations and affirming congregations. In person,
Chambers comes off as someone who is sincere in his
remorse, someone who genuinely wants to make penance
and rebuild relationships with a community from which he
has been estranged for quite some time in no small part
because of his work with Exodus.
And he has one main message for the LGBT community.
Ill start with Im sorry, he says.
Chambers is particularly apologetic for the part he
played in suppressing the rights of gay people. I was one of
those polarizing figures in the push-and-pull of the Moral
Majority, he concedes. Certainly, the Federal Marriage
Amendment and Prop 8 and all of those things that today I
deeply regret being involved in.
As the last three years have gone, [Leslie and I] have
seen a tremendous opportunity to rebuild relationships that
have been lost, to build new relationships that we never
had before. Its grown, and its changed to the point that
[we] were speaking at a gay conference a couple of weeks
ago, at a church in Asheville. During the music portion of
the service, I just began to cry. Leslie turned to me, and she
said, Its good to be with your people, isnt it? I turned to
her and said, Well, theyre our people. She said, Youre
right, they are.
As the couple started traveling to various speaking
engagements, they caught the attention of the Washington
National Cathedral, which invited Chambers to be a guest
preacher at two separate services on Sunday, June 12,
the same weekend as D.C.s Capital Pride celebrations. In
between services, Chambers has agreed to be interviewed
as part of the Cathedrals Second Sunday Series, which highlights modern-day issues that are part of the Cathedrals
ministerial priorities, such as social justice or support for

LGBT rights.
Alans story...is much like the Christian story, says
Kevin Eckstrom, communications officer for the Cathedral
and an openly gay father of twin boys. He was on a path
and had an encounter with God and with LGBT people,
and, after that conversion, if you will, his life and his work
dont look the same as it did before. He has some powerful
and interesting things to say about
changing your mind, changing your
beliefs, changing your preconceived
notions, which in a lot of ways is the
same thing we talk about here, week
in and week out, on Sundays.
In extending its invitation to serve
as a guest preacher, the Cathedral
also offered Chambers and his wife
the opportunity to march in the
Capital Pride Parade with the groups
contingent on Saturday, June 11. That
invitation, and the couples acceptance of it, would have been unimaginable three years ago.
There arent many Pride weekends bigger than D.C.,
which makes my stomach churn just thinking about it,
says Chambers. When Kevin called and said this was an
opportunity, an invitation they were extending to me, I just
thought, Man, Im not worthy of this invitation.
Chambers is apprehensive about appearing at such a
public event. Its understandable, as there are plenty of
people not ready to forgive him for his involvement with
Exodus. Some point to his ministry as a catalyst for the
suicides of LGBT youth. Others argue that hes failed to
sufficiently apologize for the impact of his previous work,
which has since been copied or adopted by other anti-LGBT
organizations even after Exodus closure.
I represent something that has been difficult for a lot of
people, he says. I have been a difficult part of their journey. I dont want to in a time that is full of pride and joy
be a negative aspect of that.
Not that he shies from confrontation. Whenever someone approaches him, Chambers makes sure to let them air
their grievances. As long as someone is not physical, thats
a conversation Im very comfortable having, he says. When
someone is especially angry, Chambers will say as little as
possible. To let people express that to a live human being
who represents something that was horrible for them is
important and necessary, he says. Its a step towards
healing.
Ultimately, he hopes that by marching in the Parade,
he will draw attention to the causes he now advocates for
ending reparative therapy and opening up discussions
of sexuality and faith in church groups and conservative
communities. But its also a larger part of his continuing
apology towards a community that he helped wrong for so
many years.
[Marching in the parade] is not about me its so much
bigger, he says. Its about what can happen when you step
outside of yourself, outside of your opinion and say, Man,
Ive been wrong.
Whatever it takes is what Im going to do to make it
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Minors are the

most vulnerable.
They are the ones
who dont have
a choice.
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HABITUAL ENTERTAINMENT
Pornhub reveals that Wyoming loves bears, Massachusetts wants daddies, and
Pennsylvania appreciates a good BJ. by Rhuaridh Marr
S A NATION, THERES A LOT THAT DIVIDES US:

North vs South, Democrat vs Republican, conservative
vs liberal, Coke vs Pepsi... But theres one thing all
Americans can agree on: pornography and boy, do we love it.
America consumes more pornography on Pornhubs network of sites than the next four countries combined. Every
day, 24 million people log on to try and get off. Thats the
equivalent of 8.7 billion visits over the course of 2015 or
1.8 billion hours of video consumed. Sorry, American Family
Association, America cant get enough porn.
Now, thanks to a collaboration between Pornhub and
Daily Dot, Americas gay porn habits have been laid bare for
all to see. Gathering search terms, most viewed content and
location information, it paints a rather surprising picture of
just what were watching when we turn off the lights and
draw the curtains.
First, a moment of celebration. Congratulations, D.C.,
as more people are visiting Pornhubs gay content here
than anywhere else in America (at least in terms of population percentages). Of all people in the District accessing
Pornhub, 3.37% are watching dudes get sweaty with one
another. Compare that with North Dakota, where only
2.26% are accessing gay content, and it ties in with the fact
that D.C. has one of the highest-density gay populations in
the country (New York and Florida also have pretty high
percentages of gay porn users).
As a national trend, however, an interesting metric
jumps out. Ignoring the gay meccas of the Northeast and
California, the region with the highest proportion of gay
viewers is the South. Yes, the South, land of anti-LGBT leg-
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islation and Republican bigotry. Turns out, theres a lot of

people accessing gay porn there.
While millions of us enjoy porn, what were watching varies wildly. Much like our political system, at the
national level porn habits seem split into two distinct
camps: straight bros dabbling in their first taste of gay
sex, or handsome black men in the throes of passion. The
Northeast, Midwest, West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii all love
straight guys getting homoerotic. The South and MidAtlantic cant get enough of watching black men climaxing.
What about specific regional tastes? Well, Wyoming is
more likely to favor bear porn; Washington, Nevada and
New Mexico prefer their porn sans condom (seriously, guys,
wrap it up); states bordering Mexico are more likely to prefer
Latino videos; and Alaska and Montana just cant get enough
of creampies (definitely not like Granny used to make).
Across the nation, the three most viewed categories are
Black, Straight Guys and Bareback. Least viewed? Fetish,
Massage and Japanese. The most searched for terms fall in
line with these categories: those accessing gay porn were
most likely to type straight first time or big black dick
into a search box. Here in D.C., we favor the latter, with
big black dick topping relative search results. Curiously,
Connecticut searches for doctor more than other states,
which makes us wonder how many people are confusing
Pornhub for Google (or, theres a lot of really hot doctors that patients are fantasizing about please confirm,
Nutmeggers).
Oh, and Americas favorite gay porn star? Johnny Rapid.
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Community
The Gay Mens Chorus of Washington sing the National Anthem at 2015s Night OUT at the Nationals
NIGHT OUT
AT THE NATIONALS
4707, or visit andromedatransculturalhealth.org.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC)
practice session at Takoma

Aquatic Center, 300 Van Buren
St. NW. 7:30-9 p.m.
swimdcac.org.
Team DCs annual night of peanuts, popcorn, Cracker Jacks, and hopefully
a win for the home team returns Monday
RENT MINOR IS ECSTATIC. TICKETS TO NIGHT OUT AT THE NATIONALS

are selling like hotcakes, he says, before adding, in his warm, southern tones, and
we all know how popular hotcakes are. The event, sponsored by Team DC, takes
over Nats Stadium for a night to promote LGBT visibility in sports. To say its been a wildly
popular event since its inception over a decade ago is an understatement.
This years game boasts several special guests, including actor Leslie Jordan, who will
throw the first pitch, Bishop Gene Robinson, U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), and Ty
Herndon, who will sing the national anthem along with members of the Gay Mens Chorus
of Washington and lead the crowd in singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame during the
seventh-inning stretch.
Its wonderful to look around and see our community in a very traditional American
setting, says Minor, executive director of Team DC. To see us there, very out and proud,
makes you pick up your shoulders just a little bit higher. John Riley
Monday, June 14 at Nats Stadium. Gates open at 4:30 p.m., the game starts at 7:05
p.m. (the Nats will play the Chicago Cubs). Tickets are $25 and can be
purchased at Nellies Sports Bar with no service charge or at
nationals.com/nightout with a $3 service charge.
DC LAMBDA SQUARES gay

and lesbian square-dancing
group features mainstream
through advanced square
dancing at the National City
Christian Church, 5 Thomas
Circle NW, 7-9:30 p.m. Casual
dress. 301-257-0517, dclambdasquares.org.
The DULLES TRIANGLES
Northern Virginia social
group meets for happy hour
at Sheraton in Reston, 11810
Sunrise Valley Drive, second-floor bar, 7-9 p.m. All welcome. dullestriangles.com.
METROHEALTH CENTER
offers free, rapid HIV testing.

Appointment needed. 1012 14th
St. NW, Suite 700.
202-638-0750.
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing,

3-5 p.m., by appointment and
walk-in, for youth 21 and
younger. 202-567-3155 or testing@smyal.org.
US HELPING US hosts a
THURSDAY, June 9
Journalist and author Kerry
Eleveld discusses her new
book, DONT TELL ME TO
WAIT, covering President
Obamas evolution from a cau-
tious politician to progressive

champion, and how the efforts
of LGBT activists aided that
evolution. 7-8:30 p.m. The DC
Center, 2000 14th St. NW,
Suite 105. For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
ANDROMEDA
TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH
offers free HIV testing, 9-5
p.m., and HIV services (by
appointment). Call 202-291-
Narcotics Anonymous Meeting,

6:30-7:30 p.m., 3636 Georgia
Ave. NW. The group is
independent of UHU.
202-446-1100.
WOMENS LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE for young LBTQ
35
women, 13-21, interested in leadership development. 5-6:30 p.m.

SMYAL Youth Center, 410 7th St.
SE. 202-567-3163, catherine.chu@
smyal.org.
FRIDAY, June 10
GAMMA, a confidential support
group for men who are gay, bisexual, questioning and who are
married or involved with a woman,
meets in Washington on the second
and fourth Fridays of each month.
GAMMA also also offers additional
meetings in Northern Virginia and
Frederick, Md. 7:30-9:30 p.m. St.
Thomas Episcopal Church, 1772
Church St. NW. For more information, visit GAMMAinDC.org.
LGB PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP
for adults in Montgomery County

offers a safe space to explore
coming out and issues of identity.
10-11:30 a.m. 16220 S. Frederick
Rd., Suite 512, Gaithersburg, Md.
For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
WOMEN IN THEIR TWENTIES, a
social discussion and activity group

for LBT women, meets at The DC
Center on the second and fourth
Fridays of each month. Group
social activity to follow the meeting. 8-9:30 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW,
Suite 105. For more information,
visit thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
practice session at Hains Point,

927 Ohio Dr. SW. 6:30-8 p.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker
Health. At the Elizabeth Taylor

Medical Center, 1701 14th St. NW,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the Max Robinson
Center, 2301 MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9
a.m.-4:30 p.m. For an appointment
call 202-745-7000. Visit whitman-walker.org.
METROHEALTH CENTER
offers free, rapid HIV testing.

Appointment needed. 1012 14th St.
NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
PROJECT STRIPES hosts LGBT-
affirming social group for ages

11-24. 4-6 p.m. 1419 Columbia Road
NW. Contact Tamara, 202-3190422, layc-dc.org.
SMYALS REC NIGHT provides a
social atmosphere for GLBT and

questioning youth, featuring dance
parties, vogue nights, movies and
games. More info, catherine.chu@
smyal.org.
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-6

p.m., by appointment and walk-in,
for youth 21 and younger. Youth
Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-5673155, testing@smyal.org.
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SATURDAY, June 11
The CAPITAL PRIDE PARADE,
featuring floats and marchers representing local LGBT businesses,
organizations and social groups,
weaves through the West End,
Dupont Circle and Logan Circle
neighborhoods from 3:30-7:30 p.m.
For more information, visit capitalpride.org.
Weekly Events
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing,
9-5 p.m., and HIV services (by

appointment). 202-291-4707 or
andromedatransculturalhealth.org.
BET MISHPACHAH, founded by
members of the LGBT community,

holds Saturday morning Shabbat
services, 10 a.m., followed by
Kiddush luncheon. Services in
DCJCC Community Room, 1529
16th St. NW. betmish.org.
BRAZILIAN GLBT GROUP, includ-
ing others interested in Brazilian culture, meets. For location/time, email

braziliangaygroup@yahoo.com.
practice session at Hains Point, 972

Ohio Dr., SW. 8:30-10 a.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/
walking/social club welcomes all

levels for exercise in a fun and supportive environment, socializing
afterward. Meet 9:30 a.m., 23rd &
P Streets NW, for a walk; or 10 a.m.
for fun run. dcfrontrunners.org.
DC SENTINELS basketball
team meets at Turkey Thicket

Recreation Center, 1100 Michigan
Ave. NE, 2-4 p.m. For players of all
levels, gay or straight. teamdcbasketball.org.
DIGNITYUSA sponsors Mass for
LGBT community, family and

friends. 6:30 p.m., Immanuel
Church-on-the-Hill, 3606 Seminary
Road, Alexandria. All welcome. For
more info, visit dignitynova.org.
GAY LANGUAGE CLUB discusses
critical languages and foreign languages. 7 p.m. Nellies, 900 U St.

NW. RVSP preferred. brendandarcy@gmail.com.
SUNDAY, June 12
The CAPITAL PRIDE FESTIVAL
kicks off from 12 p.m.-7 p.m. on
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, between
3rd and 7th Streets. The festival
features booths of local clubs and
organizations, food, beer gardens,
and performances from two separate stages, including the annual
Capital Pride Concert on the Main
Stage. Performers include: Meghan
Trainor, Charlie Puth, Melanie
Martinez, Alex Newell, and more!

For more information, visit capitalpride.org.
Weekly Events
LGBT-inclusive ALL SOULS
MEMORIAL EPISCOPAL CHURCH
celebrates Low Mass at 8:30

a.m., High Mass at 11 a.m. 2300
Cathedral Ave. NW. 202-232-4244,
allsoulsdc.org.
MONDAY, June 13
Weekly Events

927 Ohio Dr. SW. 7-8:30 p.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds
practice, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Garrison

Elementary, 1200 S St. NW. dcscandals.wordpress.com.

972 Ohio Dr., SW. 9:30-11 a.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
GETEQUAL meets 6:30-8 p.m. at

Quaker House, 2111 Florida Ave.
NW. getequal.wdc@gmail.com.
DIGNITYUSA offers Roman
NOVASALUD offers free HIV test-
Catholic Mass for the LGBT

community. 6 p.m., St. Margarets
Church, 1820 Connecticut Ave. NW.
All welcome. Sign interpreted. For
more info, visit dignitynova.org.
FRIENDS MEETING OF
WASHINGTON meets for worship,
10:30 a.m., 2111 Florida Ave. NW,

Quaker House Living Room (next
to Meeting House on Decatur
Place), 2nd floor. Special welcome
to lesbians and gays. Handicapped
accessible from Phelps Place gate.
Hearing assistance. quakersdc.org.
ing. 5-7 p.m. 2049 N. 15th St., Suite

200, Arlington. Appointments: 703789-4467.
THE DC CENTER hosts Coffee
Drop-In for the Senior LGBT

Community. 10 a.m.-noon. 2000
14th St. NW. 202-682-2245, thedccenter.org.
US HELPING US hosts a black gay

mens evening affinity group. 3636
Georgia Ave. NW. 202-446-1100.
WASHINGTON WETSKINS
WATER POLO TEAM practices 7-9
HSV-2 SOCIAL AND SUPPORT

GROUP for gay men living in the
p.m. Takoma Aquatic Center, 300

Van Buren St. NW. Newcomers
with at least basic swimming ability
always welcome. Tom, 703-2990504, secretary@wetskins.org,
wetskins.org.
INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUAL

DEVELOPMENT, God-centered
WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH
new age church & learning center.

Sunday Services and Workshops
event. 5419 Sherier Place NW.
isd-dc.org.
HIV/AIDS Support Group for

newly diagnosed individuals,
meets 7 p.m. Registration required.
202-939-7671, hivsupport@whitman-walker.org.
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF
REFORMATION invites all to
TUESDAY, June 14
DC metro area. This group will be

meeting once a month. For information on location and time, visit
H2gether.com.
Sunday worship at 8:30 or 11 a.m.

Childcare is available at both services. Welcoming LGBT people for
25 years. 212 East Capitol St. NE.
reformationdc.org.
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
services at 9 a.m. (ASL interpreted) and 11 a.m. Childrens Sunday

School at 11 a.m. 474 Ridge St. NW.
202-638-7373, mccdc.com.
UNITARIAN CHURCH OF
ARLINGTON, an LGBTQ welcom-
ing-and-affirming congregation,
offers services at 10 a.m. Virginia
Rainbow UU Ministry. 4444
Arlington Blvd. uucava.org.
UNIVERSALIST NATIONAL
MEMORIAL CHURCH, a welcom-
ing and inclusive church. GLBT

Interweave social/service group
meets monthly. Services at 11 a.m.,
Romanesque sanctuary. 1810 16th St.
NW. 202-387-3411, universalist.org.
Team DC hosts NIGHT OUT AT

THE NATIONALS, the annual outing that promotes LGBT visibility
in sports. Tickets cost $25. Gates
open at 4:30 p.m., game starts at
7:05 p.m. Nats Stadium, 1500 S.
Capitol St. SE. For more information, visit teamdc.org/events/noan.
The DC Center holds a meeting of
its COMING OUT DISCUSSION
GROUP for those navigating issues
associated with coming out and
personal identity. 7-8:30 p.m. 2000
14th St. NW, Suite 105. Visit thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing,
9-5 p.m., and HIV services (by

appointment). 202-291-4707,
andromedatransculturalhealth.org.
ASIANS AND FRIENDS weekly

dinner in Dupont/Logan Circle
area, 6:30 p.m. afwash@aol.com,

afwashington.net.
practice session at Takoma Aquatic

Center, 300 Van Buren St. NW.
7:30-9 p.m. swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/
walking/social club serving greater D.C.s LGBT community and

allies hosts an evening run/walk.
dcfrontrunners.org.
THE GAY MENS HEALTH

COLLABORATIVE offers free
HIV testing and STI screening

and treatment every Tuesday.
5-6:30 p.m. Rainbow Tuesday
LGBT Clinic, Alexandria Health
Department, 4480 King St. 703746-4986 or text 571-214-9617.
james.leslie@inova.org.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
LGBT focused meeting every

Tuesday, 7 p.m. St. Georges
Episcopal Church, 915 Oakland
Ave., Arlington, just steps from
Virginia Square Metro. For
more info. call Dick, 703-5211999. Handicapped accessible.
Newcomers welcome. liveandletliveoa@gmail.com.
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-5

p.m., by appointment and walk-in,
for youth 21 and younger. Youth
Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-5673155, testing@smyal.org.
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SUPPORT GROUP FOR LGBTQ

YOUTH ages 13-21 meets at
SMYAL, 410 7th St. SE, 5-6:30 p.m.

Cathy Chu, 202-567-3163, catherine.chu@smyal.org.
US HELPING US hosts a support
group for black gay men 40 and

older. 7-9 p.m., 3636 Georgia Ave.
NW. 202-446-1100.
Whitman-Walker Healths GAY

MENS HEALTH AND WELLNESS/
STD CLINIC opens at 6 p.m., 1701
14th St. NW. Patients are seen on

walk-in basis. No-cost screening
for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and
chlamydia. Hepatitis and herpes
testing available for fee. whitman-walker.org.
WEDNESDAY, June 15
BOOKMEN DC, a monthly book
p.m. For more information, visit

GAMMAinDC.org or meetup.com/
GAMMAinDC.
THE TOM DAVOREN SOCIAL

BRIDGE CLUB meets for Social
Bridge. 7:30 p.m. Dignity Center,

721 8th St SE (across from Marine
Barracks). No reservations and
partner needed. All welcome. 301345-1571 for more information.
WOMAN TO WOMAN: A
SUPPORT GROUP FOR HIVPOSITIVE WOMEN WHO LOVE
WOMEN, meets on the third
Wednesday of each month at The

Womens Collective. Light refreshments served. 5:30-7 p.m. 1331
Rhode Island Ave. NE. For more
information, 202-483-7003.
Weekly Events
group, meets to discuss Tarell

McCraneys Choir Boy. All are
welcome. 7:30-8:30 p.m. The DC
Center, 2000 14th St. NW, Suite
105. bookmendc.blogspot.com
AD LIB, a group for freestyle con-
GAMMA, a confidential support
group for men who are gay, bisexual, questioning and who are
married or involved with a woman,
meets on the third Wednesday
of each month in Virginia. This
months meeting is at a private
residence in Vienna. 6:30-8:30
versation, meets about 6:30-6 p.m.,

Steam, 17th and R NW. All welcome. For more information, call
Fausto Fernandez, 703-732-5174.

927 Ohio Dr. SW. 7-8:30 p.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds
practice, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Garrison

Elementary, 1200 S St. NW. dcscandals.wordpress.com.
FREEDOM FROM SMOKING, a

group for LGBT people looking
to quit cigarettes and tobacco use,
holds a weekly support meeting at
The DC Center. 7-8 p.m. 2000 14th
St. NW, Suite 105. For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
JOB CLUB, a weekly support program for job entrants and seekers,
meets at The DC Center. 6-7:30 p.m.
2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. For
more info, www.centercareers.org.
METROHEALTH CENTER offers
free, rapid HIV testing. No

appointment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
1012 14th St. NW, Suite 700. 202638-0750.
NOVASALUD offers free HIV

testing. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 2049 N.
15th St., Suite 200, Arlington.
Appointments: 703-789-4467.
PRIME TIMERS OF DC, social club
for mature gay men, hosts weekly
happy hour/dinner. 6:30 p.m.,
Windows Bar above Dupont Italian
Kitchen, 1637 17th St. NW. Carl,
703-573-8316.
Submit your community event for
consideration at least 10 days prior
to the Thursday publication you
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Black Pride - Cultural Arts & Wellness Festival at the Francis-Stevens

Educational Campus - Sunday, May 29 - Photography by Ward Morrison
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Black Pride Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony at the

Hyatt Regency - Friday, May 27 - Photography by Ward Morrison
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Capital Pride Heroes Gala at the Carnegie Library - Wednesday, June 1

Photography by Ward Morrison
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Show
Signatures La Cage Aux Folles is a spectacle with heart.
And a lot of feathers, sequins and mascara. By Doug Rule
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We have the conservative right

wing element in the show. We could just
substitute Ted Cruz in there for that.
As far as LGBT issues have come, there
are segments of our society that are
still living in the Dark Ages.
Brent Barrett (Georges)
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La Rue was
a performer a man in
a frock and it was meant to be
a joke. But he did not live his life
in an openly gay manner, and
Albin cant do that, either.
Bobby Smith (Albin/Zaza)
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(L-R) Isaiah Young, Jay Westin, Darius Delk, Phil Young, Ethan Kasnett and Sam Brackley
TS GOING TO BE A FABULOUS PRODUCtion, says Frank Labovitz, costume designer for

Signature Theatres La Cage Aux Folles. Matt
really has found a core to the show emotionally,
but still given it room for fabulous spectacle.
Indeed, Matthew Gardiner had long wanted
to direct La Cage.
Its a show that I have seen many times on
stage, and never felt like it jelled in the way that I
wanted it to, he says. Ive always felt, Oh, I wish I could get my
hands on that to try and see if what I feel is in the piece, can come
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to light on stage. He got his chance when Signatures Artistic

Director, Eric D. Schaeffer, put La Cage on the 2015-16 season.
The 32-year-old director appreciates the inherent tension
between composer/lyricist Jerry Hermans everything in life
is beautiful optimism and book writer Harvey Fiersteins snark
and grit. Yet he also realizes that not everyone will be enthusiastic about another production of the 1983 pro-gay musical,
adapted from Jean Poirets 1973 French farce. (Never mind that
there are also multiple films derived from the source material,
including douard Molinaros 1978 original, a French-Italian
co-production, and Mike Nichols 1996 Hollywood remake, The
[Jacob] is so over the top and

so campy that it frees the other
characters, in terms of their looks,
to be a little bit more realistic.
Frank (Costume Designer)
DJ Petrosino
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At its core, its about celebrating what

makes us different, and at the same time
understanding that were more alike than
we think. It is far beyond a frivolous,
silly show with men in drag.
Matthew Gardiner (Director)
(L-R) Petrosino, Smith, Barrett and Paul Scanlan
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Birdcage, starring Nathan Lane and Robin Williams.)

There is a segment of gay men, when you tell them youre working on
La Cage Aux Folles, who groan, Gardiner says. They think its offensive.
They think it paints gay men as clowns. Gardiner had a similar reaction to
the 2010 Broadway revival, feeling that the drag was too lowbrow and the
portrayal of lead character Albin, who spends much of his time in drag as
Zaza, was off-kilter. Its a hard balance to find, he says. You dont want
him to feel like a baritone in a dress. At the same time, you dont want him
to come off as a court jester.
Gardiner cast Bobby Smith as Albin/Zaza a potentially risky move, as
the actor had no previous experience wearing womens gowns. Fortunately,
Smith proved to be a natural, and its ultimately because of the award-winning Signature veteran that the production took shape.
Smith is modeling his portrayal in part after the late British female
impersonator Danny La Rue. La Rue was a performer a man in a frock
and it was meant to be a joke. But he did not live his life in an openly gay
manner, and Albin cant do that, either. In fact, the central tension in the
show revolves around whether Albin will be accepted for who he is, particularly by his adopted son, Jean-Michel (Paul Scanlan), and the boys future
father-in-law, an anti-gay politician.
We have the conservative right wing element in the show, says Brent
Barrett, who stars opposite Smith as Albins husband, Georges. We could
just substitute Ted Cruz in there for that. As far as LGBT issues have come,
there are segments of our society that are still living in the Dark Ages.
The fact that Smith and Barrett, a Broadway veteran (Chicago, Annie Get
Your Gun), are both gay is another key to the production. Having two gay
men in those roles is not something we see very often, says Gardiner. I
actually cant think of any production Ive seen...where the two actors were
gay. I think it feels different, and it lands in a different way.
What I have been trying to do...is to find the soul in La Cage. At its
core, it really is about celebrating what makes us different, and at the same
time understanding that were more alike than we think. And that family is
family, no matter how we define it.... It is far beyond a frivolous, silly show
with men in drag.
Gardiner worked with his design team to ensure that the setting wasnt
any old drag club. Set in 1979, the club is meant to be the place that peo-
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ple went to in St. Tropez, something they wouldnt do anywhere

except in this vacation spot. Its not a gay bar. I think a lot of
times you see productions where it misinterprets the Cagelles as
a contemporary drag floor show, and thats not what it is.
The Cagelles are high camp a sharp contrast to Jacob (DJ
Petrosino), Georges and Albins maid. Jacob isnt glamorous, but
is funny and relatable. He is so over the top and so campy that
it frees the other characters, in terms of their looks, to be a little
bit more realistic, says Labovitz.
The Cagelles are, of course, showgirls, and Labovitz has
designed elaborate, extravagant outfits for them. Its given him
a sense of scope and international flair thats different from any
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other work hes done.

Hopefully, when it all comes together, it will really fulfill our
vision of both showing the fantasy world of the club but never
overshadowing the story of a family and trying to come to terms
with what it means to accept each other, Labovitz says. I think
thats the most important part for all of us the idea of what
this family is at the core. And thats sort of the message behind
La Cage. l
La Cage Aux Folles runs to July 10 at Signature Theatre, 4200
Campbell Ave., in Arlington. Tickets are $40 to $95. Call 703-8209771 or visit signature-theatre.org.
Gallery
Art Outsiders: Divine

by Tennessee Loveless
On display at Art Insights, 11921 Freedom Drive, Reston, Va. Call 703-478-0778 or visit artinsights.com
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SCOTT SUCHMAN
Stage
Color Coded
An Octoroon is a brave, chaotic, wonderfully-acted play,

but it lacks intellectual cogency by Kate Wingfield
F YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE MOOD TO SHAKE UP YOUR SOCIAL AND

cultural identity perceptions, this has been the theater season for you. There
has been Arenas Disgraced, with its Muslim-American protagonist and his post
9/11 struggles, a female Bottom, courtesy of the Folger Theatres A Midsummer
Nights Dream, and the Shakespeare Theatre Companys Taming of the Shrew with
its gender-rattling all-male cast. If that isnt enough, now comes Woolly Mammoths
An Octoroon (HHHHH), Branden Jacobs-Jenkins contemplation of race via a zanily-provocative adaptation of a late nineteenth-century play by Dionysius Lardner
Boucicault.
Of all of these challenges to identity perceptions, Jacobs-Jenkins is certainly
the boldest. Riffing on the late-Victorian era, in which black characters would have
been played by whites in blackface, he goes hell-bent-for-leather first in mixing and
matching face paint and races and then in writing them into roaring stereotypes, per
Boucicaults melodramatic style. If this isnt enough, he throws in a couple of female
plantation slaves who sound like they could be sitting in the next cubicle. And just in
case you dont get the point that we are travelling down Jacobs-Jenkins own unabash58
edly hallucinogenic rabbit-hole, there is, in

fact, a giant rabbit around.
If this sounds like chaos, rest assured
its contained. It may feel like a throw-together of vaudeville, sketch comedy and
some kind of pick-up theatrics, but it
is highly choreographed entertainment
and thanks to director Nataki Garretts
ability to spin plates in the air delivers
a steady stream of interesting moments
and ideas. And there is something palpable that unites the antics, a tone that
is never fully comic nor fully tragic (save
for one moment of historical reality), but
is more accurately described as ambivalent. It is strongly meta, not only
because the modern playwright character BJJ occasionally breaks in to talk to
the audience, but in its very approach to
the material. There is no moment here
that doesnt comment on itself, ironically or otherwise. It is an interesting and
effective lens, one that adds a layer of wit
and provocation and also successfully
asks: what do you think?
Though it arrives through a hedge backwards, the plot of the

original play remains intact, following at least schematically
Boucicaults melodrama centered around plantation life. Its a
story allowing for plenty of modern reflection on race relations,
past and present, and Jacobs-Jenkins choice to work it, without
question, makes one think and laugh. Whether it makes one
feel is another question.
And this is where the tumultuous marriage of the rather
labored Boucicault and the rather frenzied Jacobs-Jenkins
comes into play. Apart from a projected image that arrives
two-thirds of the way into the production, between these two
extremes there just isnt much space in which to feel. There is
too much vaudevillian chaos, too much arch and wooden language, too much OTT caricaturing, too much breaking of the
fourth wall, and too much fisticuffing in the final scenes.
With this much going on, it takes a strong cast to bring not
just the momentum, but the clarity of ideas. Carrying the production, without doubt, is Jon Hudson Odom, playing not only
the playwright BJJ but also the two white leads, George and
MCloskey (in white-face). Odom ably distinguishes between his
three characters, leaving the slightly snarky, slightly sanctimonious BJJ his most memorable. His ability to offer a powerful,
intense presence in all his roles is a good one he is a strong
anchor in the melee.
But as essential as Odom is, the real joy here and much
of the humor and pathos come with Minnie and Dido, the
two slaves who appear in interludes to comment on life on the
plantation and the goings-on of the white people. Speaking in
modern vernacular, these women suggest the separate worlds of

Boucicaults age, but also of our own. They are the voices of people who have no choice but to deal with their otherness, and
yet in doing so they rise above it, turning the tables to reveal that
everything is, in the end, relative. None of this would have come
through without the stellar performances of Shannon Dorsey as
Minne and Erika Rose as Dido and their immensely convincing
chemistry. They steal the show.
That said, the ensemble is strong, with Kathryn Tkel delivering a sweetly earnest Zoe, Jade Wheeler a very comical Grace,
and Maggie Wilder playing it to the hilt with her Southern Belle,
Dora. As Pete and Paul, the two male slaves, Joseph CastilloMidyett is best as the older man, channeling racist caricatures
that bring some good laughs, but also subtly suggesting the
ambivalent struggle to stay in favor. James Konicek creates
a suitably big presence in his roles, even if he doesnt quite
sync into Jacobs-Jenkins pacing and rhythms. Jobari ParkerNamdar keeps it subtle with his Brer Rabbit and completely
hilarious with his steamboat captain, Ratts.
These excellent players bring out the best in Jacobs-Jenkins
crazed ride, but they cant quite cover for whats missing: the
kind of intellectual cogency that leads us somewhere new. Its a
conclusion complicated by the fact that this is the same JacobsJenkins that penned last seasons superbly insightful, nuanced
and often hilarious, Appropriate another vision of the South
and its complicated legacy. Such disparate work reveals a talented playwright who is brave enough to experiment. Hard to fault,
if sometimes hard to follow. l
An Octoroon runs to June 26 at Woolly Mammoth, 641 D Street NW. Tickets are $20 to $128. Call 202-393-3939 or
visit woollymammoth.net.
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Music
The Twins Peak
Tegan and Saras eighth release delivers bright, glitzy synthpop with
a queer edge by Sean Maunier
F ANYONE STILL DOUBTED TEGAN AND SARAS STAR POWER, THEY

would be hard-pressed to do so now. The openly gay, Calgary-born twins were
already indie royalty for years before clinching mainstream appeal with the single
Everything is Awesome, featured in 2014s The Lego Movie. Between a string of
commercially successful releases, performances alongside the likes of Katy Perry, Lady
Gaga and Taylor Swift, and continued advocacy and activism for LGBT causes, Tegan
R. Quin and Sara K. Quin have given us no reason to think theyll be slowing down anytime soon. Their latest release seems to be a sign that they plan on remaining squarely
in the realm of mainstream pop, at least for now.
Love You to Death (HHHHH) marks a continuation of the Quins deliberate shift
60
away from indie rock, which began with

2013s Heartthrob. The move from guitars
and pianos to synthesizers and a drum
pad was nothing shocking the pair has
dabbled in pop before, after all, and similar transitions have been made by other
artists. Few, though, have managed to
make this transition so seamlessly and
with so much payoff. In continuing their
turn towards a more mainstream pop aesthetic, Tegan and Sara have sacrificed neither their artistic prowess nor their fierce
individuality.
Thematically and musically, Love You
to Death invites comparison with its predecessor, which featured a similarly upbeat
tone and a fairly standard structure. On
the surface, the album might seem formulaic, being 31 minutes of radio-friendly
love songs. Where Heartthrob was jaunty and fun, almost to the
point of chaos, Love You takes a more stark approach. Each of its
songs is tightly focused around a single theme, all of them under
four minutes in length. Tegan and Sara are efficient songwriters,
however, and every track pulses with a sense of purpose. The
album may be brief, but it is far from vapid. It explores virtually
every point in a human relationship, from heady expectation
(the triumphant Faint of Heart) to conflict and eventual collapse (100x). The synths, recalling the 80s and 90s, are ubiquitous, lending the album a layer of nostalgia, which works best
on the tracks that look backwards on what was.
By now, the Quins musical career spans almost two decades,
and this experience lends their songwriting a certain depth and
subtlety. Given the album celebrates love in all its facets, most
of the tracks are inevitably sentimental, but they never quite
become saccharine. Love Yous lead single Boyfriend is striking, breaking with the pairs famously circumspect treatment of
sexuality in their songs. This is a love song loaded with female
pronouns, unambiguously addressed from one girl to another.
The lyrics express frustration at being treated like a secret by
a would-be lover, and its cleverness lies in exploring both the
uniquely queer experience of a closeted or secretive partner, and
the more universal frustration of a love interest too hesitant to
take the next step.
The same-sex pronouns come out again on BWU, when the
pair sings about all the girls I loved before. Though it is kept
light by the instrumentals, this track has a subtle maturity running through it. The other girls may have told me they signed
up for more, but this time it will be different therell be no

grandiose promises, no planning for a future that might never
materialize, just the two of them together. BWU treads ground
that has been covered by innumerable songs before it, but is kept
interesting by the twins fresh approach to the subject matter
and willingness to bring the personal. The aftermath of a relationship also gets its due on the albums other single 100x, a
reflection on (and apology for) a relationship that dragged on far
longer than it should have. The subdued piano and elegant vocal
harmonies nicely complement the tracks deep sense of nostalgia. Both deeply personal and highly relatable, 100x provides a
welcome counterweight to the upbeat pop tracks surrounding it.
For all their acclaim and commercial success, Tegan and
Saras turn towards a more mainstream sound has perplexed
a small subset of fans and critics who have openly wondered
why the duo abandoned their boundary-pushing indie rock
for radio-friendly pop music. Fortunately for the rest of us, the
Quins arent having any of it. By venturing even further into synthy, high-production electropop, Love You to Death should convince all but the most stubborn holdouts that Tegan and Sara are
more than capable of bringing their unique depth and talent for
songwriting to a broader audience. The duos rise from touring
in a Greyhound bus to synthpop stars is down to far more than
their ability to follow a formula, and behind the slick veneer of
Love You is a lot of subtle sophistication. If some complexity is
lost amid the synthesizers, it is lost in the service of a polished,
memorable and downright fun album. Its hard to ask for much
more than that. l
Love You to Death is available on iTunes and Amazon and can be streamed on Spotify and Apple Music.
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Games
Reinvigorated
In a market oversaturated with similar games, Overwatch is a glowing

example of competitive online gaming at its best By Rhuaridh Marr
O CALL OVERWATCH SOMETHING OF A REVELATION SMACKS OF

hyperbole. After all, its yet another MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena)
at a time when the industry is saturated with them. It comes from one of
the biggest developers out there. And its yet another first-person shooter
something gamers are hardly starving for. Overwatch doesnt achieve anything significantly new or different. But what it did accomplish is nothing short of miraculous: it
reinvigorated my interest in multiplayer gaming.
After years burning out on Call of Duty, Destiny, Battlefield and any other number
of games that involve shooting other online players in the face, Overwatch (HHHHH)
succeeds primarily by tackling the genre from a different angle. By borrowing the best
parts of Team Fortress 2, Blizzards phenomenon World of Warcraft, previous MOBAs,
and adding in layers of personality and polish, Overwatch makes competitive online
gaming fun again mostly by removing the element of competition. Yes, youll still be
working as a team to take down enemies, defend bases, and advance through areas, but
the key word here is team. Overwatch rewards working together in a way that generic
FPS games like Call of Duty can only dream of.
Try to be a one-man army and youll soon be overwhelmed. Work with the strangers
around you, however, and youll quickly find that Overwatch is one of the most rewarding experiences to come to gaming so far this year. And if you need further proof that
this isnt business as usual, consider this: for the first time in well, ever, I enjoyed
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playing a support class.

Yes, gone are the days of Battlefields
afterthought defibrillators and the rigidly
defined confines of TF2s support classes.
Here, support characters span playstyles
and classes. Really, only one character
is truly a support class in the traditional
sense Mercy is an angelic medic who
utilizes a staff to either heal teammates or
provide boosts to their attack damage. Her
lone weapon is an underpowered pistol,
her defenses are above average health and
the ability to teleport out of danger. She is
definitely not someone who can wage war
alone. And yet, a character who would
have been all-but abandoned by players
in other games is one of the most enjoyable to play here, chiefly because of how
Overwatch is structured. Im not ashamed
to admit that I spent more time as Mercy
than any of the other 20 playable characters. Hanzos overpowered bow was fun,
Pharahs rocket launcher has its moments,
Reapers shotguns were a literal blast, and
Bastions tank abilities helped turn the
tide of a battle but none satisfied quite
like Mercy.
Knowing that I was essentially
defenseless added an element of danger
and adrenaline to every round. Overwatch doesnt have a great

variety of gameplay types (theres four, all variants on escorting something, controlling an area, or assaulting a base), but as
Mercy, it didnt matter what the main objective was. I was far
too busy flitting between the five other people on my team. Mei
is busy using her Endothermic Blaster to build a wall of ice to
protect our team? Ill boost her health to shield her from gunfire
as she builds. D.Va is pushing ahead with her fusion cannons to
advance our position? Ill boost her damage, helping her inflict as
much chaos as possible. Genji died before he was able to deploy
his devastating dragon ultimate power? Ill use my ultimate
power to resurrect him where he died, then boost his health as
he activates it.
Overwatch makes all of this exquisitely good fun. Regardless
of what character you choose, be it offense, defense, tank or support, youre going to find something to love. Indeed, character
selection is enabled every time you die. Not liking Lucios sonic
gun? Jump into Winston, the genetically engineered gorilla,
and start smashing people. Overwatch encourages you to mix
and match with each new battle as players join a game and
start selecting characters, a reminder will suggest that someone
choose a tank, or builder, or support, to create a more balanced
team. Think you can win with an entirely offensive team? Its
certainly possible, but if theres three Roadhogs on a team, two
people should really bite the bullet and switch to another character. Its an emphasis on cooperative play thats reinforced at
the end of a match. Sure, Overwatch has killcams to embarrass
you with, but once the carnage is over, it doesnt humiliate the
opposing team. Instead, players are afforded the chance to pick
their player of the match from either team and its here that
support classes can really gain recognition. Normally, competitive shooters emphasize the person with the most kills, but if
youve made it your mission to keep other players alive or defend
a base, youre likely to pick up a couple of likes at the end of a
match. Its a nice recognition of a battle well-fought that other
games are missing.
Is it perfect? No. Headshots with some characters come far
too easily, certain Ultimate powers (charged by scoring kills
or successfully defending or healing others, as well as slowly
charged just by playing) can be devastating for some, useless
for others (were looking at you, Junkrat, and your controllable,
explosive tire). Unfair kills abound, such as Roadhogs grappling
hook going through walls, or Hanzos ability to shoot people
through walls. None of these are lethal flaws, however, and
something Blizzard can fix as the game progresses.
Overall, Overwatch has been one of 2016s most pleasant surprises. Its characters burst with personality, aided by well-defined voice performances, its graphics while on the cartoony
side and far from the genres best never get in the way of
gameplay, and the actual experience of working as a team to
vanquish foes or hold a base or escort something remains as fun
as it did on launch day. Whether Overwatch remains as popular as it currently is for the foreseeable future is uncertain, but
with the potential for more characters, new game modes, and
more arenas to fight in (whats here is generally pretty great),
Overwatch can continue to grow and satisfy players. If Blizzard
can work out some of the kinks impacting play, it could become
a genre-defining example of how a MOBA should be executed. l
Overwatch retails for $59.99 is available now on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
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NightLife
Photography by
Julian Vankim
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CoverboyConfidential
Bernardo
Photography by Julian Vankim

Interview by Randy Shulman
t should come as no surprise that Bernardo is hardly a fan of Donald Trump. I think
hes stupid, laughs the Mexico City native. I think hes a comedian. I think his brain is
small and closed. Trump aside, the 27-year-old culinary student and pastry assistant has
an easy smile, swarthy good looks, and enough hair on his chest to put an alpaca to shame,
making him the perfect first coverboy to relaunch the section. Bernardos been living stateside
for a year and while he still has trouble with English particularly comprehending southern
accents hes come a long way in his ability to communicate since beginning lessons last
June. With one exception. When Im drunk, he smiles mischievously. I dont speak such
good English when Im drunk.
Whats on your nightstand?
My grandmother passed away, so I
have her picture there. And I have
like a I dont know how you say it
in English, when somebody dies, and
you burn their body....
DrinksDragDJsEtc...
Thursday
06.09.16
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection
Music videos featuring
DJ Wess
CAPITAL PRIDE
ROOFTOP POOL PARTY
At Vida at the Yards
(1212 4th St. SE) 7pm
Special guests Michael
Sam and DNA cover model
Bo Roberts $20 Cover
Tickets available via
showclix.com
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $6 Call
Martini, $3 Miller
Lite, $4 Rail, $5 Call,
4-9pm $3 Rail Drinks,
10pm-midnight, $5 Red
Bull, Gatorade and Frozen
Virgin Drinks Locker
Room Thursday Nights
DJs Sean Morris and
MadScience Best Body
Contest, sponsored by
Skull&Bones Underwear,
at midnight, hosted by
BaNaka $500 Cash Prize
Doors open 10pm, 18+
$5 Cover under 21 and free
with college ID
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 5pm
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
Her ashes?
Exactly. I have her ashes in a little container.
Whats in your nightstand drawer?
I have condoms. I have lube.
$2 Bud and Bud Light

Draughts, $3 Domestic
Bottles, $4 Rail and Import
Bottle Beer, $6 Call Strip
Down Thursdays Happy
Hour starts with shirtless
men drink free rail and
domestic, 5-8pm Men
in jocks drink free rail and
domestic, 10pm-12am
DJ Kudjo Onyx starts
spinning, 9pm-1am
Highwaymen TNT host Hot
Jock Night Best Jock
Contest at 11:30pm
$300+ in Pride Event tickets No Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Ladies Drink Free Power
Hour, 4-5pm Shirtless
Thursday, 10-11pm DJs
BacK2bACk
JR.S
All You Can Drink for $15,
5-8pm $3 Rail Vodka
Highballs, $2 JR.s drafts,
8pm-close Flashback:
Music videos from 19752005 with DJ Jason Royce,
8pm-12am
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
Pride Cherry Pop, with
Justin Morse, 8pm
SHAWS TAVERN
Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$3 Miller Lite, $4 Blue
Moon, $5 Rails and House
Wines & Half-Priced Pizzas
Lobster Thursdays,
5pm-close Pride Flip-Cup
Party, Second Floor, 7pm
THROBBING
THURSDAYS
At The House Nightclub
Diverse group of all male,
all nude dancers Doors
open 9pm Shows all
night until close, starting at
9pm $5 Domestic Beer,
$6 Imports $12 cover
For Table Reservations,
202-487-6646 rockharddc.com
TOWN
Latino Pride Dance Party,
9pm Featuring Yara
Sofia from RuPauls Drag
Race and music by DJ Joe
el Especialista Doors
open 9pm 18+
TOWN PATIO
Open 6pm Happy Hour
all night, $4 drinks and
draughts 21+
TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 5pm Huge
Happy Hour: Any drink
normally served in a cocktail glass served in a huge
glass for the same price,
5-10pm Beer and wine
only $4 My 2 Dads...
and Mother, Too Dance
Party, 9pm Featuring DJs
Bil Tod, Morgan Tepper
and Tommy Poppy
Cornelis
UPROAR
Complimentary Bud Light,
7-9pm Complimentary
Smirnoff, 8-9pm
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Thursday DJ
9pm Cover 21+
Coverboy of the Month Contest
Welcome to the All-New Nightlife Coverboy Contest! At the close of each month, well have a mini-Coverboy Contest at MetroWeekly.com
to select a finalist who will then go on to compete in the Coverboy of the Year competition in November. Junes finalist will receive a miniprize package from this months sponsors. Join our e-mail list and be alerted as soon as the contest goes live online, as well as get the full
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Junes Prize Package
Junes Coverboy is Sponsored By
Avenue Jack - $50 Gift Certificate

Bite the Fruit - $50 Gift Certificate
JR.s - 10 free drink cards
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Signature Theatre - A pair of tickets to
Signature Theatres upcoming production
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When you have

sex, do you put
grandmother in
the drawer?
No. I dont think she
would care.
Are you a night
owl or an
early riser?
I work in a bakery,
and every day I get
up early, but I still
go into bed late. So
both.
JR.S
Happy Hour: 2-for-1, 4-9pm
$2 Skyy Highballs and
$2 Drafts, 10pm-midnight
Pop and Dance Music
Videos with DJ Darryl
Strickland $5 Coronas,
$8 Vodka Red Bulls,
9pm-close
Friday
06.10.16
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink,
5-9pm Friday Night
Videos with resident DJ
Shea Van Horn VJ
Expanded craft beer selection No Cover
BLACK CAT
Booty Rex Pride Party,
9pm-3am Featuring
Natty Boom, DJ rAt,
Mothersheister and DJ
Indanile on the Mainstage
JuneBullet, DJ C.Rush,
Alex DB on Backstage
$10 Cover, both floors
Tickets available at ticketfly.com
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COBALT/30 DEGREES
All You Can Drink Happy
Hour $15 Rail and
Domestic, $21 Call &
Imports, 6-9pm Guys
Night Out Free Belvedere
Vodka, 11pm-Midnight, $6
Belvedere Vodka Drinks all
night DJ MadScience
upstairs DJ Keenan Orr
downstairs $10 cover
10pm-1am, $5 after 1am
21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 5pm
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
Bottles, $4 Rail and

Import Bottle Beer, $6
Call Centaur Motorcycle
Club on Club Bar $2
Draughts and Jello Shots,
9pm-2am Fetish Friday
Show us the hanky
color in which you take
Pride for $2 rail and
domestic, 8-10pm No
Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
$5 Smirnoff, all flavors,
all night long Otter
Crossing: Pride Edition,
9pm-close Featuring
Bright Light Bright Light
and the Boys of CTRL
$10 Cover
NELLIES SPORTS BAR

DJ Matt Bailer Videos,
Dancing Beat the Clock
Happy Hour $2 (5-6pm),
$3 (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm)
Buckets of Beer $15
NUMBER NINE
Open 5pm Happy Hour:
2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm
No Cover Friday Night
Videos with Jack Rayburn,
9:30pm
SHAWS TAVERN
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $3
Miller Lite, $4 Blue Moon,
$5 Rails and House Wines
& Half-Priced Pizzas
TOWN
Patio open 6pm DC Bear
Crue Happy Hour, 6-11pm
$3 Rail, $3 Draft, $3
Bud Bottles Free Pizza,
7pm No cover before
9:30pm 21+ Pride!
Dance Party, featuring Kim
Chi from RuPauls Drag
If you could have any superpower, what

would it be?
To eat everything. The rich food, the chips,
the pizza, the candies. I would love to have
this power, because the healthy food is
sometimes not delicious and the fatty food
is delicious.
What was the last movie you saw?
Spectre. James Bond. The movie starts in
downtown Mexico City. Sometimes people
think Mexico is the worst place in the world,
and its not true. That movie showed good
things about Mexico.
Is James Bond a sex addict or just a slut?
A bit of both maybe?
Race, 9pm Meet and

Great Tickets for Kim Chi,
$45 Drag Show starts at
9:30pm Hosted by Lena
Lett and featuring Miss
Tatianna, Shi-Queeta-Lee,
Riley Knoxx and BaNaka
Drag Show Ticket, $30
Will-Call Tickets, $25 All
tickets on sale at Flavorus.
com Ticket holders get
to skip the lines starting at
11pm Regular admission
tickets sold at the door for
$25 DJ Wess upstairs,
DJs BacK2bACk downstairs following the show
GoGo Boys after 11pm
Doors open at 10pm For
those 21 and over, $10
For those 18-20, $15 18+
Patio: 21+
TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 5pm Huge
normally served in a
cocktail glass served in a
huge glass for the same
price, 5-10pm Beer and
wine only $4 DJ Jeff
Prior, 10pm
UNION MARKET
1309 5th St. NE
Hex: The Abracadabulous
Pride Opening Party,
8:30pm Featuring Chi
Chi DeVayne, Thorgy Thor,

DJ Nick Ayler, DJ Grind,
DJ Lisa Moody, Team
Peaches, Pepper Mashay
and more Presented
by Capital Pride and BYT
Cover
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
The Men of Secrets,
featuring all male, nude
dancers DJ Steve
Henderson spins Ladies
of Ziegfelds, 9pm
Tatiyanna Voche hosts
DJ Don T. Cover 21+
Saturday
06.11.16
9 1/2
drink, 3-9pm $5 Absolut
& Titos, $3 Miller Lite
after 9pm Expanded craft
beer selection No Cover
Music videos featuring
various DJs
BLACK CAT
Furball DC, featuring
W. Jeremy and Tedd
Patterson, 9:30pm-3am
$12 Cover Mainstage
Tickets available on
ticketfly.com Doors open
9:30pm
Do you understand the word slut?

Of course I know that word. I have a lot of
friends that are sluts.
Not after this interview. Name three
musical artists that you are currently listening to.
Im super gay with my music. Selena
Gomez. Britney Spears. Taylor Swift.
What are your three favorite nightspots?
I have a lot of favorite places to go, but I like
Number 9. I like Trade. I like Town.
What makes an hour happy?
The people who are with you,
the conversation.
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Pride Parade Party, 1pm
DJ Ryan Doubleyou,
3-10pm DJs Rizzo and
MadScience, 10pm-close
$7 cover before midnight,
$10 cover after 21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 4-6pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
Happy Hour, 8-10pm
Bottles, $4 Rail and
Import Bottle Beer, $6
Call Highwaymen TNT
on Club Bar $2 Bud
Draughts and Jello Shots,
9pm-2am 21+ Distrkt
C: The Official Saturday
Night Event of D.C. Gay
Pride Weekend, on 3rd
Floor Exile, 8pm-8am
Featurign DJ Mark
Demarko and DJ Manny
Lehman Tickets available
at ticketleap.com
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Drag Queen Broadway
Brunch, 10am-3pm
Starring Freddies
Broadway Babes Crazy
Hour, 4-7pm Freddies
Follies Drag Show, 8-10pm,

hosted by Miss Destiny B.
Childs Karaoke after the
show No Cover
FUSE WOMENS PARTY
At the Howard Theatre
(620 T St. NW) 9pm
DystRucXion Dancers,
drink specials, DJs and live
performances
GREEN LANTERN
Bacardi, all flavors, all
night long Pride Edition,
JOX: The GL Underwear
Party, 9pm-close $5
Cover (includes clothes
check)
JR.S
$4 Coors, $5 Vodka
Highballs, $7 Vodka Red
Bulls
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Guest DJs Zing Zang
Bloody Marys, Nellie Beer,
House Rail Drinks and
Mimosas, $4, 11am-5pm
Buckets of Beer, $15
NUMBER NINE
Open at 2pm Happy
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink,
3-9pm $5 Absolut and
$5 Bulleit Bourbon No
Cover Live feed of the
Whats your drink of choice?

I love margaritas. And by the way, Im a
cheap date. I drink two and Im drunk. I
think thats good for my body, good for the
people who are with me.
Pick three people, living or dead, youd
like to have drinks with.
Marilyn Monroe, because her beauty is so
powerful. Ricky Martin, because hes my
husband, I love him. And my grandmother.
Whats your favorite food?
The chicken breast. I love
the chicken breast.
SHAWS TAVERN
Bottomless Mimosas,
10am-3pm Pre-Parade
& Half-Priced Pizzas
TOWN
Patio open 2pm Massive
Pride Drag Show and
Dance Party, featuring Bob
the Drag Queen and Naomi
Smalls Music by Ed
Bailey and Wess Doors
open at 7:30pm for Meet
and Greet for Bob the Drag
Queen and Naomi Smalls
(tickets required) Meet
and Greet at 8pm Doors
open for Drag Show ticket
holders at 9pm (tickets
requied) Drag Show
starts at 9:30pm Hosted
by Lena Lett and featuring
Miss Tatianna, Shi-QueetaLee, Riley Knoxx and
BaNaka, along with Bob
the Drag Queen and Naomi
Smalls Doors open for
Club Ticket holders at
11pm 21+
What vegetable do you resemble most?

Oh, my goodness. Maybe some hairy
vegetable? Corn. Corn is hairy.
Grindr, Scruff, or in person?
In person. The apps are so cold and I am
so romantic, I am so warm. I like to have a
connection. But if youre horny, you can use
this kind of application, I dont have a
problem with that.
Define good in bed.
The kiss. Its important for somebody to
kiss good.
Any way in particular?

Fried. You can kill me with that.
Capital Pride Parade broadcast to TV screens inside,

4:30pm Jawbreaker: 90s
Dance Music Party, with
DJ Chord, 9:30pm
What animal would you be?

A lion. Its a powerful animal. Its strong. Its
brave. Actually I am hairy like the lion.
TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 12pm Huge
normally served in a
cocktail glass served in a
huge glass for the same
price, 12-10pm Beer
and wine only $4 DJ
Khelan Bhatia, 5:30pm
DJs Aaron Riggins and Kris
Sutton, 10pm
UPROAR
Pride Party
Complimentary Smirnofff,
8-9pm
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Men of Secrets, 9pm
Featuring DJ Steve
Henderson Ladies of
Illusion with host Ella
Fitzgerald and 7 different
Miss Ziegfelds Doors at
9 p.m., first show at 11:30
p.m. DJ Don T. Doors
open 8pm Cover 21+
Sunday
06.12.16
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,

No Cover
tc.ticketleap.com/superstar
21+
CAPITOL PRIDE SUNSET

DANCE PARTY
Pride Festival Main Stage
(Pennsylvania Ave. NW
between 3rd and 7th)
8:30pm DJ Tracy Young
No cover
FREDDIES BEACH BAR

Champagne Brunch
Buffet, 10am-3pm Crazy
Hour, 4-7pm Karaoke,
8pm-1am
COBALT/30 DEGREES
$4 Stoli, Stoli flavors
and Miller Lite all day
Mother of Dragons
Official Pride Closing Party,
featuring DJ Power Infiniti
Doors open 10pm $5
Cover to benefit Capital
Pride
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 2-6pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 12pm
Draughts all day and night,
$3 Domestic Bottles, $4
Rail and Import Bottle
Beer, $6 Call Superstar
at the DC Eagle, featuring
DJs Tony Moran and Mike
Reimer, 8pm-close Light
Show by Pawn Lasers
Tickets available at distrk-
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Bears Can Party, 6-10pm
Featuring DJ Jeff
Eletto Mamas Trailer
Park Karaoke downstairs,
9:30pm-close Strapd: A
GL Underwear Afterparty,
10pm-2am No Cover
JR.S
Sunday Funday Liquid
Brunch Doors open at
1pm $2 Coors Lights and
$3 Skyy (all flavors), all day
and night
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Drag Brunch, hosted by
Shi-Queeta-Lee, 11am-3pm
$20 Brunch Buffet
House Rail Drinks, Zing
Zang Bloody Marys, Nellie
Beer and Mimosas, $4,
11am-close Buckets of
Beer, $15
NUMBER NINE
Pop Goes the World with
Wes Della Volla at 9:30pm
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Wheres the most unusual place

youve ever had sex?
In a bus.
Sausage or bacon?
Bacon. No, no, sausage. Because I do not
like so much the bacon, because bacon is
so fatty. I dont like so much the flavor.
Then why did you say bacon first?
Because I understood the word bacon.
Which of these daddies...
Oh my goodness, I love daddies.
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on

any drink, 3-9pm No
Cover
Giant Jenga, and Flip-cup

inside
ROCK HARD SUNDAYS

@THE HOUSE
NIGHTCLUB
3530 Georgia Ave. NW
Diverse group of all male,
all nude dancers Doors
open 9pm Shows all
night until close, starting at
9pm $5 Domestic Beer,
$6 Imports $12 cover
For Table Reservations,
202-487-6646 rockharddc.com
SHAWS TAVERN
Shaws Tavern Pride
Brunch with DJ Jill and
Bottomless Mimosas,
10am-3pm Happy Hour,
5-7pm $3 Miller Lite, $4
Blue Moon, $5 Rails and
House Wines & Half-Priced
Pizzas
Smoke & Mirrors
The Official Capital Pride
Afterhours Party at Flash
(645 Florida Ave. NW)
DJ Alex Acosta, DJ X
Gonzalez Doors open
3:30am
TOWN PATIO
Open 2pm Cornhole,
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TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 2pm Huge
only $4
UPROAR
Uproar Bear Beer Bust,
4pm Complimentary
Budweiser, 4-5pm All
rails and drafts, $5 No
Cover
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Retro Trivia Sunday DJ
Tim-e in Secrets Doors
9pm Cover 21+
Monday
06.13.16
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
Okay, so which of these daddies would

you want to get a spanking from?
George Clooney, Hugh Jackman,
or Mark Cuban.
Hugh Jackman. And only spanking,
only that?
What more would you want?
I dont know.
Okay, complete this sentence. After the
spanking, Hugh Jackman and I would...
Have ice cream together.
Not quite what I was expecting.
Whats your greatest fear?
I hate rats. I hate haunted houses. And I
hate injections. They make me scream
like a little girl.
ANNIES
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Small Plates, $4 Stella
Artois, $4 House Wines,
$4 Stolichnaya Cocktails,
$4 Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
Monday Nights A Drag,
hosted by Kristina Kelly
Doors open at 10pm
$3 Skyy Cocktails, $8 Skyy
and Red Bull $8 Long
Islands No Cover, 18+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 5pm
Happy Hour, 5-8pm Free
Pool all day and night
Endless Happy Hour prices
to anyone in a DC Eagle
T-Shirt $1 Bud and
Bud Light Draughts, $3
Domestic Bottles, $4 Rail
and Import Bottle Beer, $6
Call No Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night
long Puppy-Oke: Open
Mic Night Karaoke,
9:30pm-close
JR.S
Happy Hour: 2-for-1, 4-9pm
Showtunes Songs &
Singalongs, 9pm-close
DJ James $3 Draft Pints,
8pm-midnight
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
Beer $15 Texas Holdem
Poker, 8pm Dart Boards
NUMBER NINE
SHAWS TAVERN
and Half-Priced Pizzas
Trivia with Jeremy, 7:30pm
TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 5pm Huge
If your home was burning, what would

be the first thing youd grab
while leaving?
My documents and my grandmother.
What was the name of your first pet?
Camilla.
What street did you grow up on?
Capricorn.
Camilla Capricorn would be your
porn name.
Oh my goodness. Its so gay.
Yes. Very gay.
Super gay.

only $4
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close
Tuesday
06.14.16
JR.S
Birdie LaCage Show,
10:30pm Underground
(Indie Pop/Alt/Brit Rock),
9pm-close DJ Wes
Della Volla 2-for-1,
5pm-midnight
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
ANNIES
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Stella Artois, $4 House
Wines, $4 Stolichnaya
Cocktails, $4 Manhattans
and Vodka Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
DJ Honey Happy Hour:
$2 Rail, $3 Miller Lite, $5
Call, 4-9pm SIN Service
Industry Night, 10pm-close
$1 Rail Drinks all night
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
NELLIES SPORTS BAR

$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
Beer $15 Karaoke and
Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
Safe Word: A Gay Spelling
Bee, 8-11pm Prizes to
the top three spellers
After 9pm, $3 Absolut,
Bulleit & Stella
SHAWS TAVERN
Half Priced Burgers &
Pizzas, 5pm-close $5
House Wines & Sam
Adams Drafts, 5pm-close
TOWN PATIO
Open 6pm Yappy Hour
Bring Your Dogs $4
Drinks and Draughts
What do you like best about your life?

My family. I love my family.
What do you like least about your life?
Being so far away from my family.
I miss them so much.
And finally, what is your philosophy of life?
Be happy. Life is so short, and all the people have issues in his life,
different problems, but you need to try to forget it, you need to
smile. You need to have good behavior and good reaction about the
situation, because if you get sad, you will have hard time.
You need to be happy. Smile. l
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TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 5pm Huge
only $4
Wednesday
06.15.16
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
Wednesday Night
Karaoke, hosted by Miss
India Larelle Houston,
10pm-2am $4 Stoli and
Stoli Flavors and Miller
Lite all night No Cover
21+
DC9
1940 9th St. NW
Happy Hour, 5-8pm
dcnine.com
FREDDIES BEACH BAR

Crazy Hour, 4-7pm $6
Burgers Drag Bingo
Night, hosted by Ms.
Regina Jozet Adams, 8pm
Bingo prizes Karaoke,
10pm-1am
SHAWS TAVERN
and Half-Priced Pizzas
Piano Bar Second Floor,
8pm-close
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close
TOWN PATIO
Open 6pm $4 drinks
and draughts, 5-9pm
Nashville Wednesdays:
Pop-Country music and line
dancing, with line dancing
lessons from DC Rawhides
every other week
JR.S
Buy 1, Get 1 Free, 4-9pm
Trivia with MC Jay Ray,
8pm The Feud: Drag
Trivia, hosted by BaNaka,
10-11pm, with a $200 prize
$2 JR.s Drafts and $4
Vodka ($2 with College ID
or JR.s Team Shirt)
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
SmartAss Trivia Night, 8pm
and 9pm Prizes include
bar tabs and tickets to
shows at the 9:30 Club
$15 Buckets of Beer for
SmartAss Teams only
Bring a new team member
and each get a free $10
Dinner
NUMBER NINE
TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 5pm Huge
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Shirtless Night, 10-11pm,
12-12:30am Military
Night, no cover with
military ID DJ Don
T. in Secrets 9pm
Cover 21+
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Nellies Sports Bar - Saturday, June 4

Photography by Ward Morrison
WARD MORRISON
ClubLife
PARTYING FOR PRIDE
A roundup of the many Pride-related party highlights on tap

this weekend By Doug Rule
ANT TO START PRIDE WEEKEND WITH A SPLASH? VIDA WILL

allow just that, as its Yards location is hosting the first official Pride party
of the weekend on Thursday, June 9, with a rooftop pool party at 7 p.m.
featuring DJ Shea Van Horn and special guests Michael Sam, Nick Ayler and DNA
cover model Bo Roberts.
For those who prefer to stay dry, there are plenty more traditional nightlife
options to start the big weekend on Thursday, from a Latino Pride party at
Town Danceboutique featuring Yara Sofia the first of many RuPauls Drag
Race contestants to appear this weekend to Cobalts weekly amateur Best
Body Contest hosted by Kristina Kelly and BaNaka, to Trades My 2 Dads...and
Mother, Too, a free dance party featuring a family of local DJs Bil Todd,
Morgan Tepper and Tommy Cornelis.
Friday starts with a dash the 4th Annual DC Front Runners Pride Run 5K
at 7 p.m. at Congressional Cemetery, ending with a Finish Line Party at JR.s
to benefit SMYAL. You just might have to run if you want to make it to DC Bear
Crues happy hour at Town this week: The 8:30 p.m. cutoff is an hour earlier
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than usual so that the downstairs

can be de-bearded in time for a huge
Friday Drag Show, featuring Kim Chi
of RuPauls Drag Race as well as
the Ladies of Town. DJs Wess and
BacK2bACk will pump the jams for
dancing afterwards.
Chi Chi DeVayne and Thorny
Thor two more Drag Race participants appear at Fridays official
Pride Opening Party at Dock 5 at
Union Market, along with club singer Pepper Mashay, Team Peaches,
Pussy Noir, the Hairy Otter Go-Go
Squad and DJs Nick Ayler, Grind and
Lisa Moody. But wait, theres more:
Shi-Queeta Lee will once again lead
a Drag Salute to the Divas at the
Howard Theatre. Theres more drag
in store at Ziegfelds, whose Friday
Drag Show host is original Drag Race
contestant Tatiyanna Voche.
Other Friday highlights include
Green Lanterns Otter Crossing,
with indie electro-pop recording artist Bright Light Bright Light returning
to serve as the monthly partys main
DJ. Meanwhile, the Black Cat hosts
a Booty Rex Pride Party.
The next day Cobalt offers free
climate-controlled refuge before,
during and after the parade beginning
at 3 p.m. with DJ Ryan Doubleyou.
Number Nine also offers potential
respite from the elements, broadcasting a live feed of the parade on
its many screens starting at 4:30
p.m., thereby allowing patrons to
take advantage of its daily 2-for1 Happy Hour specials. DJ Khelan
Bhatia will spin at Trade at 5:30 p.m.,
during a Huge Happy Hour with XL
cocktails and $4 beer and wine specials lasting until DJs Aaron Riggins
and Kris Sutton arrive at 10 p.m. And,
of course, JR.s will host its annual,
massive beer garden on the side
street alongside the bar. Its virtually
a parade tradition at this point.
Saturday, June 11, is the official
night to get up and dance. For the
ladies, theres Fuse at the Howard
Theatre, featuring live performers
and DJs Jacq Jill, Jai Syncere and
Tezrah. Meanwhile, the DC Eagle
is a mere Uber-ride away for dancing men, with its monthly blowout,
Distrkt C. DJs Mark DeMarko and
Manny Lehman will stir up a leather-fetish frenzy crowd,

which will also enjoy dancing porn stars and a performance
by Pretty Poison singer Jade Starling, known for the 1987
pop hit Catch Me (Im Falling).
Saturday is the official Gay Latin Pride Party, hosted by
Alondra Sanchez and Juanita Dior and featuring DJ Yul,
at the Georgia Avenue club Nocha Ardiente. Meanwhile,
Ella Fitzgerald hosts seven returning Miss Ziegfelds to
the Saturday drag show. As per tradition, Town has the
top two finishers from the most recent season of Drag
Race, Bob the Drag Queen and Naomi Smalls, for its
Massive Pride Drag Show and Dance Party featuring
music by DJ Ed Bailey and Wess all night. A block away at
the 9:30 Club, Shea Van Horn and Matt Bailer fire up their
long-running dance-pop party, Mixtape. The Black Cat also
becomes an LGBT nightclub on Pride Saturday, hosting
the return of Furball, where progressive house DJ Tedd
Patterson will help work the hirsute crowd into a particularly frisky lather. Speaking of frisky, Green Lantern offers
a JOX underwear party featuring sexy tribal sounds of DJ
David Merrill. Not to be outdone, U Street Music Hall
will also paint the night rainbow, offering a Pride party
with music by Gay Marvine, the sobriquet of underground
Detroit veteran DJ Chuck Hampton, plus local queer
underground DJ sensations Lisa Frank and gay collective
NeedlExchange.
Flash has three back-to-back events. The first is a fundraiser, starting at 6 p.m., for community organization HIPS
and featuring music by DJs Dean Sullivan and Keenan Orr.
The evenings peak-hour event is the third anniversary of

Motel Flash featuring New York DJ Honey Dijon, Detroits
K-Hand and D.C.s Sean Morris. The Shaw venue will keep
the grooves going past dawn with the official Afterhours
party, Smoke and Mirrors at 3:30 a.m., featuring Mexican
DJ Alex Acosta and X Gonzalez.
Sunday night kicks off with a free, hour-long Sunset
Dance Party at 8:30 p.m., immediately after Meghan
Trainors headlining performance on Prides Pennsylvania
Avenue mainstage. Celebrity DJ Tracy Young will work her
musical magic. Its followed by Mother of Dragons, the official closing party at Cobalt, featuring DJs Power Infiniti and
MadScience. Sunday also offers a special, second Distrkt
C party at the DC Eagle, this one with DJs Tony Moran
and Mike Reimer, plus performances by club singer Jason
Walker and more dancing porn stars.
For those whod like to oogle fully nude male dancers,
the Men of Secrets will be naked and happy to see you
every night of the weekend. DJ Steve Henderson spins
Friday and Saturday nights and DJ Time, Sunday. You
can also see skin at Jim Grahams Rock Hard DC ($12)
on Georgia Avenue NW. Both Thursday and Sunday nights
feature more than 10 all nude, all male dancers on
three stages. And just as you could launch your weekend
Thursday at the Green Lantern by doffing your shirt to drink
free, you could also end the weekend there by doffing your
pants for the free Strapd underwear after-party starting at
10 p.m. Whatever you do, just be sure you dont expose
too much of your pride. l
For more details on these and other weekend events, visit MetroWeekly.com/nightlife as well as capitalpride.org.
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LastWord.
People say the queerest things
I thought I would never see

my 30th birthday.
Olympic diving champion GREG LOUGANIS, now 56, in a Facebook post commemorating the 35th anniversary of the first person to die due to AIDS-related complications in the U.S. Louganis won two gold medals at the 1988 Olympics,
just six months after learning he was HIV-positive.
Surely the House of Representatives has important work it should be getting done for the American people
instead of targeting transgender Americans.
DAVID STACY of the Human Rights Campaign, responding to an amendment proposed by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) to a legislative branch appropriations bill. The amendment would effectively prohibit transgender people from
using the bathroom consistent with their gender identity.
Why doesnt he say,

Stop doing what youre doing and you wont get
AIDS?
TIM WILDMON, president of the anti-LGBT American Family Association, in a video on the lobbying groups website criticizing
President Barack Obamas calls for more funding into HIV/AIDS. Unlike Michelle Obama, who advocates that children stay off
the sodas, he doesnt advocate behavior change when it comes to homosexual behavior
affecting your health, Wildmon said.
As a lawmaker,
if Jane decides she wants to live with Janice, that
is their business
as far I am concerned.
Barbados Attorney General ADRIEL BRATHWAITE, stating that the island nations gay population should be
protected despite male homosexuality being illegal Barbados Today reports. I will not stop them from being able to
access health care, being able to have a job, or to be able to eat and sleep and do all the things I do, he continued.
I just know
if I have to pee, Im going to pee
I dont care where its going to be.
DOLLY PARTON, commenting on North Carolinas anti-trans law HB2, in an interview with CNN Money. I think everybody
should be treated with respect, she said. I hope that everybody gets a chance to be who and what they are.
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Buried within this weekends Capital Pride Parade is

Signatures La Cage Aux Folles is a spectacle with

THE TWINS PEAK

Tegan and Saras eighth release delivers bright,

OVERTURE p.11 SPOTLIGHT p.13 OUT ON THE TOWN p.17

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HE REDESIGNED, REVAMPED, RESTRUCTURED METRO WEEKLY YOU NOW HOLD

tum, but the groundwork for societal change is laid

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COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

VERY THREE YEARS, THE SMITHSONIANS

This years winner is a stunning, somewhat haunting painting

As part of its Divas Outdoors programming on the lawn, Hillwood

Mark ORowes contemporary adaptation of Henrik

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Out On The Town

Another example of money

THE ROCKY HORROR

Be Steadwell serenades her rapidly changing hometown

Every Friday and Saturday

Its somewhat surprising that

Jose Carrasquillo directs a

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play No-No Boy in both D.C. and

THE MAN IN THE MASK

Cyndi Lauper produced Tony gold

After performances in Los Angeles,

Although known for its dialogue-free,

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THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

After a ravishing production last

THE WHO & THE WHAT

Round House Theatre presents

Anu Yadav. To June 19. Round

Soul-pop singer-songwriter Alice

The 9:30 Club welcomes back the

single day or $319 for a four-day

With hit songs from 30 and 40 years

RAGTIME THE MUSICAL

Marin Alsop ends the BSOs subscription season in full-throttle

Tickets are $32 to $99. Call 410783-8000 or visit bsomusic.org.

BOHEMIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Though its historic namesake

Billed as the fastest-growing jazz

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ing artists Bilal, Talib Kweli, and

FIREFLY MUSIC FESTIVAL

Billed as the East Coasts Premier

The Clarice Smith Performing

Steven Reineke leads the NSO Pops

Former Maryland Governor and

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in the Free State capital. Friday,

Mauri Ora!, as well as works by

WHITE FORD BRONCO

WASHINGTON MENS CAMERATA

Music from Down Under is

WOLF TRAP OPERA

Benjamin Brittens The Rape of

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The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap