Metro Weekly - 10-06-16 - Jeffrey Tambor

CONTENTS
OCTOBER 6, 2016
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Volume 23 Issue 22
OTHER OPTIONS
Why some LGBT voters are rejecting Clinton and

Trump for third party candidates.
By John Riley
TRANSFORMATIONAL
Jeffrey Tambor on the role of a lifetime that
transformed the way he thinks about acting,
about tolerance, about love.
Interview by Randy Shulman
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FLYING HIGH
Perestroika is a dazzling, awe-inspiring conclusion

to Tony Kushners epic, Angels in America
By Doug Rule
SPOTLIGHT: OCTOBER SURPRISE p.7 OUT ON THE TOWN p.11

DOMESTICATED: QUEER INTERIORS p.12 BATTLESHIP: THE GULF p.14
THE FEED: OTHER OPTIONS p.19 THE FEED: TRUMPS RIDICULOUS COMMENTS p.21
COMMUNITY: GRIDIRON GAYS p.22 SCENE: NOVA PRIDE p.25
COVER STORY: TRANSFORMATIONAL p.28 SURGICAL PROGRESS p.33
GALLERY: ROBERT TRACHTENBERG p.35 STAGE: ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART II: PERESTROIKA
STAGE: THE LITTLE FOXES p.39 STAGE: DANTES INFERNO p.40 TECH: GOOGLES BATTLE CRY
NIGHTLIFE p.45 LISTINGS p.47 SCENE: FUNKYTOWN p.52 LAST WORD p.54
p.37
p.41
The bitches who make this shit... #masthead

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OCTOBER 6, 2016 METROWEEKLY
Spotlight
King Cobra
October Surprise
Reel Affirmations returns to its fall berth, with a just-announced closing film sure to generate buzz
EEL AFFIRMATIONS, THE CITYS POPULAR LGBT

film festival, is finally back where it belongs in October.
As with last years August festival, the event covers three
days over a weekend rather than ten days, making it a more
manageable festival for patrons as well as Festival Director
Kimberley Bush and the DC Center, which took it on after long
time producer One-In-Ten shuttered its doors.
It kicks off Thursday, Oct. 13, with a special launch party
screening of Retake, the tale of a man who hires a male prostitute to join him on a road trip, resulting in emotional catharsis
for each. Tuc Watkins, who played one-half of the gay couple on
Desperate Housewives, stars in the drama.
The festival, with its apparent focus on quality rather than
quantity of past years, starts in earnest Friday, Oct. 14 and
runs through Sunday, Oct. 16. The dozen programs include the
award-winning LOEV, in which two men forge a deep bond

over a road trip, the sexually provocative French entry Theo
and Hugo, Carly Usdins lesbian drama Suicide Kale, and Strike a
Pose, a documentary about Madonnas male backup dancers who
starred in the documentary Truth or Dare. Saturday afternoon
sees several collections of shorts, including one specifically centered on transgender persons.
The biggest news by far, however, is the landing of the much
buzzed-about King Cobra as Sundays festival closer. A biopic
about porn-star Brent Corrigan, the drama boasts an impressive
cast, including James Franco, Christian Slater, Molly Ringwald,
Alicia Silverstone and Garrett Clayton as the famed porn star
who helped make Cobra Video a (gay) household name. Get
your tickets now, because this ones going to be popular. Randy
Shulman
Reel Affirmations is Oct. 13 to 16, with screenings at GALAs Tivoli Theatre (1333 14th St. NW) and the HRC Building
(1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW). Festival Passes cost $30 to $325 and are available, along with a full schedule of films,
at reelaffirmations.org.
Spotlight
W. KAMAU BELL
CNN
Best known for the short-lived, GLAAD

Award-winning FX comedy series Totally
Biased with W. Kamau Bell, the socio-political
comedian has been deemed an Ambassador
of Racial Justice by the ACLU. W. Kamau
Bell offers a night of standup partially to promote his new CNN travel show The United
Shades of America (pictured). Thursday, Oct.
13, at 8 p.m. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600
I St. NW. Tickets are $25. Call 202-408-3100
or visit sixthandi.org.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
LISA MARIE MAZZUCCO
Emanuel Ax plays Beethovens Piano Concerto No. 1

as part of a Shakespeare at the Symphony concert
led by Juraj Valcuha. Alan Paul of the Shakespeare
Theatre Company will direct Naomi Jacobson and
Craig Wallace in scenes from Much Ado About
Nothing, Othello and MacBeth, with music inspired
by the Bard from Korngold, Dvorak and R. Strauss.
Thursday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7, at 11:30
a.m., and Saturday, Oct. 8, at 8 p.m. Kennedy Center
Concert Hall. Tickets are $15 to $89. Call 202-4674600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
BROOKLYN RIDER AND

ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER
ERIN BAIANO
The classical string quartets works

expand the boundaries of the genre by
incorporating elements from world music
and folk. Joining Yo-Yo Mas Silk Road
Ensemble really opened up our ears and
eyes to the world, violinist and lead composer Colin Jacobsen told Metro Weekly
last year. Brooklyn Rider returns with
another boundary-pushing artist, mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, adding
her clear, unaffected tone to idiosyncratic
selections from the Beatles and Bjork,
among others. Saturday, Oct. 8, at 8 p.m.
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St.
NW. Tickets are $40. Call 202-408-3100
or visit sixthandi.org.
ARENA STAGE
Out On The Town
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
Kathleen Turner returns to Arena Stage to star in a one-woman play based on the award-winning memoir by Joan
Didion and focused on the death of her husband, fellow novelist John Dunne, as well as on her daughters serious,
repeated hospitalizations. As a coping mechanism, Didion engages in magical thinking, an anthropological concept akin
to superstition about willing good things to happen, or averting unavoidable events by hoping for or doing the right
things. Gaye Taylor Upchurch directs. Opens in previews Friday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. To Nov. 20. Arlene and Robert Kogod
Cradle, 1101 6th St. SW. Call 202-488-3300 or visit arenastage.org.
Compiled by Doug Rule
FILM
BALTIMORE INTERNATIONAL
BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
Founded three years ago by SOGAA,

Inc., this annual festival presents
over 70 film screenings, discussions,
workshops and receptions on the
theme of Reel Unity. Runs to Oct.
10. Various locations. Call 844-4242331 or visit bibff.com for more
information.
MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST

YEARS OF MY LIFE
James Pattersons wildly successful childrens graphic novel

gets the film treatment, as Rafe
Khatchadorian (Griffin Chuck) conspires with fellow pupils to break
every rule in his new school. Steve
Carrs film is dripping with style
and Lauren Graham, a month
before we get new Gilmore Girls
in our lives. Opens Friday, Oct. 7.
Area theaters. Visit fandango.com.
(Rhuaridh Marr)
THE BIRTH OF A NATION
Nate Parkers film about Nat

Turners rise from slave to preacher
to rebellion leader is being buzzed
about for a number of reasons,
not least because Fox Searchlight
bought the rights at Sundance for
a record $17.5 million. Critics have
praised Parkers direction and portrayal of Turner, who was transformed after he witnessed the brutality of life for fellow slaves. Parker
himself is controversial, for reasons
we wont print here but are easily
searchable and justifiably cause for
attention. However, that shouldnt
detract from the importance of the
films narrative, the brutality and
accuracy of its depiction of life for
slaves at the time, and the timeliness of its central themes particularly when white nationalism
and racial tensions continue to rise,
thanks in part to a certain business
mogul turned presidential candidate. Opens Friday, Oct. 7. Area
theaters. Visit fandango.com. (RM)
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
Paula Hawkins novel, which topped

bestseller lists, was described as
the next Gone Girl when it was
released in 2015. And for good reason, as the psychological thriller
shares similar themes, including a
disappearing woman and buckets
of mystery. Emily Blunt is Rachel
Watson, who witnesses something
shocking while on her morning
commute and quickly becomes
entangled in a situation that threatens her life and those around her.
Haley Bennett, Luke Evans, Justin
Theroux, Rebecca Ferguson and
Allison Janney also star in Tate
Taylors film. Opens Friday, Oct. 7.
Area theaters. Visit fandango.com.
(RM)
STAGE
ANGELS IN AMERICA:
MILLENNIUM APPROACHES
HHHHH
Tony Kushners masterpiece
remains as timely as ever, but it
is the overall quality of the stag-
ing at Round House, in partnership

with Olney Theatre, that makes
this Angels essential for any serious lover of theater. In particular, Jason Loewiths direction of
first part Millennium Approaches
is a wonder to behold. The chief
thrill of Millennium is its exquisite exposition, with Kushner
presenting ideas on weighty topics such as history, race, ethnicity
and politics in a lively, energized
manner. Every actor takes on multiple roles, displaying impressive
sensitivity and dexterity in quick
character and costume changes.
Set designer James Kronzer has
opened up Round Houses massive
stage to accommodate moments
in which two scenes overlap and
the actors become intertwined in
testy exchanges. Lighting designer York Kennedy, sound designer
Joshua Horvath and projectionist
Clint Allen do astonishing work
throughout, though their crowning achievement comes during the
arrival of the Angel (Dawn Ursula).
The show takes flight fantastically, magnificently, sending a raw,
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emotional three-hour shock wave

through your system. To Oct. 23.
Round House Theatre, 4545 EastWest Highway, Bethesda. Tickets
are $55 to $75. Call 240-644-1100 or
visit roundhousetheatre.org. (Doug
Rule)
BE AWESOME: A THEATRICAL
MIXTAPE OF THE 90S
JILL FANNON
A signature experimental mix of

puppetry, dance, live music and
feats of physicality from Flying V,
devised by the companys artistic
director. It explores memory, nostalgia and transition through live
action music videos set to songs
from the nineties. Jason Schlafstein
directs a large cast including
Jon Christina Day, Jon Johnson,
Madeline Key, Michelle Polera,
Robert Bowen Smith, and six other
performers. Closes Sunday, Oct. 9.
The Writers Center, 4508 Walsh
St. Bethesda. Tickets are $20. Call
301-654-8664 or visit flyingvtheatre.com.
Mayhew (L) and Alexander
DOMESTICATED
The Baltimore Museum of Art documents LGBT home life in

Queer Interiors
UEER LIVES ARE JUST AS BORING AS EVERYBODY ELSES, JAIMES

Mayhew says with a laugh. Our houses are not all that dissimilar, even though a lot
of laws have been made restricting what we do in private spaces. At the behest of
the Baltimore Museum of Art, Mayhew and video artist Rahne Alexander have developed
an installation collectively documenting domestic life for queer people. A bed, a quilt and
a bookshelf are the three basic components of Queer Interiors, but theres nothing basic
about the year-long multimedia installation, developed in conjunction with Chase Brexton
Health Cares LGBT Health Resource Center.
Content for both the quilt and the bookshelf will continue to evolve through crowdsourcing, promising better, broader representation of the community as the year progresses. The
multimedia hanging quilt, an homage to the AIDS quilt, is comprised of home videos and
photographs that have been digitized and projected in an ever-changing display. The goal,
says Alexander, was to stitch together a community thats often lumped under one acronym
but not often seen together.
Theres also the surreal size of the bed a whopping 9x12 feet that people are invited
to hang out on, says Mayhew. Draped in a multicolor cover, the bed is fashioned from 12
different blocks, each representing a different way LGBT people identify. Theres this tradition within queer communities of making a flag for your identity, Mayhew explains. The
flags range from the well-established LGBT rainbow, Leather Pride to the more recent,
including Genderqueer and Genderfluid.
Im excited to see how this unfolds and to see how it affects the community, Mayhew
says. Adds Alexander: Im hoping that we get to a place where weve got too much data...
going well beyond its year lifespan, to see where its going to go after that. Doug Rule
CLOUD 9
HHHHH
As is the case with much of Caryl
Churchills work, Cloud 9 is deliberately confounding, but its bolstered by a remarkable production
at Studio Theatre. Directed with
assuredness by Michael Kahn, the
1979 comedy is viewed in a prescient light on matters of gender
identity and sexual orientation.
Churchills tale is lighter and more
warm-hearted and certainly
more gay-friendly and sex-positive
than many satires from its era,
and on par with the most enlightened comedies today. Focusing
on a British family, it scrambles
details in intriguing mix-ups of gender, race, sexuality, age, even time.
Throughout, we see the characters
in different sexual situations and in
combinations of gender at times
its as if everyone is fucking someone else. Their rampant sexual tendencies become a problem mostly in
the Victorian era of Act I, revolving
around moments when characters
get caught straying from heteronormative behavior. As Betty in seventies-set Act II, Holly Twyford portrays a woman freed after decades
of oppression and repression with
a mix of bewilderment and bemusement, happy and at ease. Shes
beginning to accept the complications and confusion of living in an
open-minded, open-ended way. Its
a message more timely now than
ever. To Oct. 16. Studio Theatre,
14th & P Streets NW. Tickets are
$44 to $88. Call 202-332-3300 or
visit studiotheatre.org. (DR)
MOTHERSTRUCK
The Opening Party for Queer Interiors is Friday, Oct. 14, from 6 to 9 p.m.
The installation will remain on display through August 2017 in the Commons in the
Education Center at the Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Dr., Baltimore.
Call 443-573-1700 or visit artbma.org.
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Staceyann Chins personal journey

to motherhood as a single woman,
lesbian and activist who does not
have health insurance or a serious, stable financial set-up kicks
off the season in Studio Theatres
experimental and innovative-focused Studio X. Matt Torney directs

this one-woman show starring the
powerhouse performer, who was a
co-writer and original performer in
the Tony-winning Russell Simmons
Def Poetry Jam. To Oct. 23. Studios
Milton Theatre, 14th & P Streets
NW. Call 202-332-3300 or visit studiotheatre.org.
RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL
MARGOT SCHULMAN
Creative Cauldron, Virginias

emerging theater company, offers
the area premiere of this OffBroadway campy cult hit. A spoof
of everything from Gypsy to Mame
to All About Eve, writer Joel Paley
and composer Marvin Lairds comedy follows a beautiful, talented and
overly ambitious 8-year-old girl in
her quest to play the lead in the
school play. Matt Conner directs.
Opens Thursday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m.
To Oct. 30. ArtSpace Falls Church,
410 South Maple Ave. Falls Church.
Tickets are $20 to $30. Call 703436-9948 or visit creativecauldron.
org.
BATTLESHIP
Playwright Audrey Cefaly is making waves with a powerful

debut at Signature Theatre
HEN A MAN AND A WOMAN ARE LOVERS IN A PLAY, YOU DONT POINT
out that its a heterosexual relationship, Audrey Cefaly says. You just watch it
and enjoy it because there are two people in love.
Its a point Cefaly contrasts with her play, The Gulf. The drama focuses on two women
in a lesbian relationship, and the playwright thinks its more than redundant to point that
out. When people label it a lesbian play, it diminishes not just the story but the idea of that
kind of love in general, she says.
If nothing else, love for The Gulf has been steady and swift, having its world premiere
at Signature Theatre one year after the company gave the work its first staged reading.
The Maryland-based Cefaly is also beginning to generate buzz for other plays that share
similarities with The Gulf, including a setting in her native Alabama. I want to go on
anthropological digs into my history and heritage, she says, citing Tennessee Williams and
Matthew McDonagh as two chief influences. I want to do for Alabama what Horton Foote
did for Texas or Annie Baker did for Vermont.
Cefaly describes her plays as mostly intense, psychological dramas told through
two-character pieces that allow me to focus on the intimacy and the tension between the
characters. Its not always about love, however. In fact, Cefaly didnt conceive of The Gulf
as a love story at all.
I had this image floating around in my head of two women on a boat, fighting brutally,
says the playwright, who is straight. The more I pulled back to explore what could have
caused this, the more I realized they were in some kind of relationship, because the only
thing that would cause that kind of passion is love.
As channeled on stage by Rachel Zampelli and Maria Rizzo, the result goes beyond what
Cefaly imagined. Its sexy and fun, she says. Explosive and dangerous. An 85-minute
rollercoaster ride. Doug Rule
The Gulf runs to Nov. 6 in Signatures Ark Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington.
Call 703-820-9771 or visit signature-theatre.org.
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SENSE & SENSIBILITY

HHHHH
There is something deliciously
subversive in the Folger Theatre.
Tucked behind the impenetrable
faade of its namesake library, it
keeps delivering all manner of gloriously innovative theater magic. The
latest piece of brilliance is director
Eric Tuckers joyfully raucous Sense
and Sensibility, adapted with verve
by Kate Hamill from Jane Austens
classic novel. It is fast, funny, witty
and ridiculous, but it is also incredibly adept at breathing hot and
feverish life into an early 19th century tale of landed (and unlanded)
gentry and their loves and losses.
Originally developed and premiered
by New Yorks Bedlam theater company, the production stays true to
the novel while playing with all of
its parts, real and emotional. Sets
run around on casters, chairs move
with their occupants, emotional
revelations become surreal lightshows and the fourth wall is more of
a trampled hedge. It is high entertainment, with Austens wit, wisdom and observations of the human
heart at its core. Like last seasons A
Midsummers Night Dream, given a
chance this play will win hearts and
minds. Its the kind of intelligent
silliness that creates theatergoers
for life among the uninitiated and
brings back the faith for everybody
else. It just doesnt get much better.
To Oct. 30. Folger Theatre, 201 East
Capitol St. SE. Tickets are $30 to
$75. Call 202-544-7077 or visit folger.edu. (KW)
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE

DOG IN THE NIGHT TIME
Based on Mark Haddons best-selling novel, Simon Stephens 2015

Tony Award-winner for Best Play
tells the heartwarming story of an
unforgettable young man whose

investigation of a mystery leads to a
life-changing adventure. As directed by Marianne Elliott, the New
York Times calls it one of the most
fully immersive works ever to wallop Broadway. To Oct. 23. Kennedy
Center Opera House. Tickets are
$39 to $149. Call 202-467-4600 or
visit kennedy-center.org.
Olney Theatre offers an intimate
staging of the well-known story
by Frances Goodrich and Albert
Hackett of a Jewish girl hiding
with her family in Amsterdam
during World War II. Carolyn Faye
Kramer stars as Anne in Wendy
Kesselmans stage adaptation, here
directed by Derek Goldman. The
cast includes many of D.C.s most
notable actors, among them Paul
Morella, Michael Russotto, Eric
Hissom, Susan Rome, and Kimberly
Schraf. To Oct. 22. Olney Theatre
Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring
Road, Olney, Md. Call 301-9243400 or visit olneytheatre.org.
URINETOWN
Constellation Theatre Companys
Urinetown is a delightful surprise and not a completely
unexpected one, given the companys track record, including
last years dazzling, adults-only
puppet-fest Avenue Q. Written by
Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis,
Urinetown is a self-aware, self-referential modern musical, full of
witty wordplay and smart humor
surrounding a water shortage that
makes private toilets a thing for
the rich. Competently led by director Allison Arkell Stockman, this
uproarious satire of power, corruption, capitalism and musical comedy may have an awful though
memorable title. Yet theres
nothing even remotely awful about
Constellations production. You
have to go. Closes Sunday, Oct. 9.
Source Theatre, 1835 14th St. NW.
Tickets are $25 to $50. Call 202204-7741 or visit constellationtheatre.org. (DR)
VOLCANOES:
TALES OF EL SALVADOR
Gustavo Ott directs Cornelia Codys

kid-friendly, fun-filled, bilingual
musical spectacle sharing wellknown folktales around a story about
two siblings dealing with separation
and loss. A world premiere through
GALita featuring Chema PinedaFernandez, Roberto Colmenares
and Karen Morales, among others.
Opens Saturday, Oct. 8, at 3 p.m.
To Oct. 22. GALA Theatre at Tivoli
Square, 3333 14th St. NW. Tickets
are $10 to $12. Call 202-234-7174 or
visit galatheatre.org.
WHAT WERE UP AGAINST
Susan Marie Rhea directs Keegan

Theatres production of a fero-
JEFF HART
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Scott Tucker leads the Choral Arts Chamber Singers in the Art of the Italian Madrigal,
an evening of artful songs of love and wit, tracing the evolution of the Italian madrigal
as it crosses 16th century Europe and continues to the present. Works by Monteverdi,
Palestrina, Lauridsen and Druckman will be featured in this recital, co-presented with
Dumbarton Concerts as the kickoff to the presenters season. Saturday, Oct. 15, at 4 p.m.
and 8 p.m. Historic Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW.
Tickets are $35. Call 202-244-3669 or visit choralarts.org.
cious comedy about sexism in the

workplace by Theresa Rebeck,
one of todays most acclaimed and
provocative playwrights. Brianna
LeTourneau, Carolyn Kashner,
Stephen Russell Murray, Michael
Innocenti and Peter Finnegan star.
To Oct. 15. Keegan Theatre, 1742
Church St. NW. Tickets are $35 to
$45. Call 202-265-3768 or visitkeegantheatre.com.
MUSIC
ALL THINGS GO FALL CLASSIC
For its third annual festival, the

popular blog and event company
moves from Union Market to the
trendy redeveloped Yards Park area
near where Nation, Tracks and the
original Secrets used to be. Empire
of the Sun and Passion Pit headline, with Sylvan Esso taking third
billing. The real draws this year
come earlier in the day, with sharp,
bilingual, synth-pop French act
Christine and the Queens, sludgy,
pop-rock, Scottish singer-songwriter Bishop Briggs, and Brooklynbased house duo Sofi Tukker. Also
on tap are Pop Etc and rapper Ace
Cosgrove. Saturday, Oct. 8, from
11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Yards Park
at the Capitol Riverfront, M Street
and New Jersey Avenue SE. Tickets
are $75 in advance or $99 day-of
show, $150 for VIP. Visit allthingsgofallclassic.com.
ALEXANDRIA HARMONIZERS
Founded in 1948 as a traditional,

four-part a cappella chorus, the
Harmonizers have led the barbershop harmony movement in outreach on gay issues. They have also
performed at gay and gay-themed
events, including last years wedding ceremony presented by
Marriott International during the
Capital Pride Parade. The Fall
Harmonizers concert will include
excerpts from I Am Harvey Milk, an
oratorio by Andrew Lippa about the
gay rights pioneer that the group
performed at Strathmore earlier this
year, as well as revolutionary tunes
by the Beatles. Award-winning
quartet De Capo and Pittsburgh
pianist and entertainer Drew Tepe
will join the Harmonizers and their
a cappella ensemble TBD. Saturday,
Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert
Hall and Arts Center at Northern
Virginia Community College, 3001
North Beauregard St., Alexandria.
Tickets are $32 to $75. Call 703548-0885 or visit alexsym.org.
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Four Broadway veterans take the

stage with Jake Everly and the
BSO to perform classic showstoppers, mostly featuring male leads,
written by Andrew Lloyd Webber,
Stephen Sondheim and Rodgers and
Hammerstein, among others. Ron
Remke, Ted Keegan, Ben Crawford,
and Kathy Voytko are the vocalists for this BSO SuperPops concert. Thursday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m.
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301
Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.
Also Friday, Oct. 7, and Saturday,
Oct. 8, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct.
9, at 3 p.m. Joseph Meyerhoff
Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St.,
Baltimore. Tickets are $33 to $99.
Call 410-783-8000 or visit bsomusic.org.
CHAISE LOUNGE
This D.C.-based jazz and swing band

has been a staple at hip bars around
the area, along with more august
venues such as the Kennedy Center.
After performing with Natalie Cole
and Dizzy Gillespie, Chaise Lounge,
featuring vocalist Marilyn Older,
performs swing standards as well
as original tunes, including from
their most recent album Gin Fizz
Fandango. Friday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m.
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap
Road, Vienna. Tickets are $25 to
$27. Call 877-WOLFTRAP or visit
wolftrap.org.
FLIGHT FACILITIES
With intriguing percussive instrumentation, Australian electronic

duo Flight Facilities consisting
of Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell
offers a nice blend of chillout and
progressive house grooves. U Street
Music Hall presents their concert,
coming soon after the release of
fantastic new set Live with the
15
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

though theyll perform without the
orchestra, sadly. Wednesday, Oct.
12. Doors at 7 p.m. Nightclub 9:30,
815 V St. NW. Tickets are $25. Call
202-265-0930 or visit 930.com.
JASON MARSALIS QUARTET
Pianist Austin Johnson, bassist Will

Goble and drummer David Pott are
the other members of an ensemble
led by its namesake vibraphonist,
part of the renowned Marsalis jazz
family of New Orleans. Expect a
night of contemporary jazz originals as well as jazz-influenced takes
on standards from the bluegrass and
classical repertoires, among other
surprises. Saturday, Oct. 8, at 8 p.m.
Amp by Strathmore, 11810 Grand
Park Ave. North Bethesda. Tickets
are $30 to $40. Call 301-581-5100 or
visit ampbystrathmore.com.
JENNY LINN, URI CAINE
Castleton in Performance kicks off

its 20th anniversary season with a
Steinway concert by two pianists
offering jazz interpretations of
Verdi, Mozart and Gesualdo. Jenny
Linn performs the classical versions
of the works while Uri Caine improvises the accompaniment in this performance at the Maazels acoustically splendid venue in Rappahannock
County. Sunday, Oct. 9, at 4 p.m.
Castleton Theatre House, 664
Castleton View Rd. Tickets are $20
to $40. Call 703-489-8704 or visit
castletonfestival.org.
JOSEPH
Sisters Allison, Meegan and Natalie

Closner comprise this tight-harmony trio that might remind of
The Beach Boys or First Aid Kit.
Named after a town in their native
Oregon, the group tours in support
of Im Alone, No Youre Not, which
includes the deviantly triumphant
and glorious song White Flag.
Sunday, Oct. 16. Doors at 7 p.m. U
Street Music Hall, 1115A U St. NW.
Tickets are $20. Call 202-588-1880
or visit ustreetmusichall.com.
NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC
WITH CHEE-YUN
Music Director Piotr Gajewski

leads Strathmores resident orchestra and a budding South Korean
violinist in a concert featuring both
Vivaldi and Piazzollas Argentine
tango-style rendering, Four Seasons
of Buenos Aires. Saturday, Oct. 8, at
8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 9, at 3 p.m.
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301
Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.
Tickets are $34 to $88. Call 301-5815100 or visit strathmore.org.
PATTI LUPONE
One of Broadways leading divas

stops by Wolf Trap for intimate cabaret Dont Monkey with Broadway.
Friday, Oct. 7, and Saturday, Oct. 8,
at 8 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap,
1635 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are
$85. Call 877-WOLFTRAP or visit
wolftrap.org.
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THE FAINT, GANG OF FOUR
The Nebraska electronic act The

Faint, which helped set the pace
for the now-common dance-rock
sound, hasnt registered much
attention in the dozen years since
its dancefloor-ready album Danse
Macabre though theyre still
out and about performing, now
on a tour with the U.K.s definitive punk-funk/post-punk band.
Gang of Four returns 35 years after
storming the airwaves and inspiring
everyone from R.E.M. to Red Hot
Chili Peppers to Franz Ferdinand.
Saturday, Oct. 8. Doors at 6 p.m.
Nightclub 9:30, 815 V St. NW.
Tickets are $25. Call 202-265-0930
or visit 930.com.
YONDER MOUNTAIN
STRING BAND
With their lineup of instruments,

the Colorado-based string band may
seem like a traditional bluegrass
ensemble, but they incorporate rock
and other genres into a sound that
has earned them fans far beyond
the bluegrass belt. Now a quintet, Yonder Mountain String Band
returns to the 9:30 Club. Saturday,
Oct. 15. Doors at 7 p.m. Nightclub
9:30, 815 V St. NW. Tickets are
$29.50. Call 202-265-0930 or visit
930.com.
DANCE
COLETTE KROGOL, MATT
REEVES
Waking Darkness. Waiting Light.

is a joint concert by two MFA
candidates at the University of
Maryland, showing the overlap
between Krogols exploration of
her Cuban-American heritage
and Reeves examination of origin
myths and metaphors. The two
choreographers present a unified
performance, enhanced by interactive multimedia design elements,
exploring the themes of waiting,
transitions and transformations
over time, juxtapositions of old and
new, and the possibilities of partnering and lifting. Friday, Oct. 7, at
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8, at 2 p.m.
and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 9, at
2 p.m. The Clarice at the University
of Maryland, University Boulevard
and Stadium Drive. College Park.
Tickets are $25. Call 301-405-ARTS
or visit theclarice.umd.edu.
CONTRADICTION DANCE
To inaugurate its 10th season

and debut as resident company at Anacostia Arts Center,
Contradiction Dance revives a 2008
original interactive performance
piece considering the other in
our midst and addressing issues
of homelessness, immigration and
gun violence. Objects of Hope: The
America Project deconstructs symbols of society and reconstructs our
humanity. Opens Thursday, Oct. 6,
at 7:30 p.m. To Oct. 15. Anacostia
Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Road
SE. Tickets are $15 to $25. Call 202631-6291 or visit anacostiaartscenter.com.
MAVERICK LEMONS
As part of its Local Dance

Commissioning
Project,
the
Kennedy Center presents the
debut of a new work highlighting
the strengths of President John F.
Kennedys character and view of his
presidency as an unfinished journey and quest for justice, courage,
innovation, peace and service. On
The Brink is also part of the JFK
Centennial Programming. Friday,
Oct. 14, and Saturday, Oct. 15, at 6
p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage. Free. Call 202-467-4600 or
THE SUZANNE FARRELL BALLET
The Kennedy Centers resident

dance company offers a free preview of this seasons ballets: Danses
Concertantes, Gounod Symphony,
and Stars and Stripes. The dancers
will perform and Suzanne Farrell
will offer commentary and discussion about what makes the works
special. Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 6
p.m. Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage. Free. Call 202-467-4600 or
COMEDY
FLULA BORG
When thinking of stars from Pitch

Perfect 2, youre not likely to think
of the German hunk who was a
leader of Das Sound Machine, the
rival team that mocked and humiliated the Bellas. Yet Flula Borg is
one of 10 Comics to Watch, as
Variety recently crowned him, and
he has developed a large following on YouTube for his comedic
music videos. Friday, Oct. 7, at 8
p.m. and 10 p.m., and Saturday, Oct.
8, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Drafthouse
Comedy, 1100 13th St. NW. Tickets
are $25. Call 202-750-6411 or visit
drafthousecomedy.com.
MIKE BIRBIGLIA
A graduate of Georgetown
University and one of the most
famous alumni from its Georgetown
Players Improv Troupe, Mike
Birbiglia has increasingly been making his name in scripted film and
TV work. In addition to writing and
directing 2012s Sleepwalk With Me
and this years Dont Think Twice,
Birbiglia has acted in supporting
roles in everything from Trainwreck
to Orange Is the New Black. The
comedian returns to D.C. to offer
the final show in his stand-up series
Thank God for Jokes. Friday,
Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. Music Center at
Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane,
North Bethesda. Tickets are $20
to $60. Call 301-581-5100 or visit
strathmore.org.
THE SECOND CITY
Unelectable You: The Second Citys

Completely Unbiased Political Revue
is an evening of comedy, insight
and topical musings co-presented
by Slate and featuring contributors
to the online magazine, including
Christina Cauterucci, David Plotz,
Hanna Rosin, and Mark Stern on
Friday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m., Jamelle
Bouie, Dan Kois, Jim Newell, and
Katy Waldman on Saturday, Oct. 15,
at 2 p.m., and Jamelle Bouie, John
Dickerson, Josh Levin, and Dahlia
Lithwick on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 8
p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower
Theater. Tickets are $29 to $89.
Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
TREVOR NOAH
As part of its Comedy Select Series

and recent efforts to feature more
comedy among its performing arts
offerings, the Kennedy Center
welcomes Jon Stewarts successor at The Daily Show. The South
African natives stand-up is largely
driven by insightful observations
about cultural and racial differences. Friday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m.
and 10:30 p.m. Kennedy Center
Concert Hall. Tickets are $55 to
$125. Call 202-467-4600 or visit
kennedy-center.org.
READINGS AND
LECTURES
AFTER ORLANDO
In the midst of their unprecedented joint collaboration to produce the two-play epic Angels in
America, Round House and Olney
have signed on to present a free
staged reading of plays developed
in response to the tragic shooting at Orlandos Pulse Nightclub
in June. Part of an international
playwrights effort and presented
in association with Missing Bolts
Productions, NoPassport Theatre
Alliance and Whitman Walker
Health, the plays include: Fun Fact
by Neil LaBute as directed by Joe
Calarco; We Are Molecules by J.
Julian Christopher, directed by
Jose Carrasquillo; Everybody Gets
a Stick by Deborah Zoe Laufer; At
The Store with My Daughter by
Rohina Malik, directed by Jenny
McConnell Frederick; Departure by
Jordan Tannahill, directed by Tom
Story; Before.Before.After. by Lisa
Schlesinger, directed by Amelia
Powell; Ally by Alexander Kveton,
directed by Michael Bobbitt; and
Orlando Monologue by Lindsey
Ferrentino, directed by Randy
Baker. Monday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m.
Round House, 4545 East-West
Highway, Bethesda. Free, with proceeds benefiting OneOrlando Fund.
Call 240-644-1100 or visit roundhousetheatre.org/After-Orlando.
ALAN SCHWARZ
ADHD Nation: Children, Doctors,

Big Pharma and the Making of
an American Epidemic does for
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder what Schwarzs previous
award-winning New York Times
series did for raising awareness of
concussions among football players.
Tracing the history of the disorder
and its treatment, Schwarz profiles
many key figures in the debate,
including a Ritalin pioneer who
now has second thoughts about the
ubiquitous prescriptions one in
seven children is now diagnosed
with ADHD, a figure many experts
believe to be inflated. Saturday, Oct.
15, at 1 p.m. Politics and Prose, 5015
Connecticut Ave. NW. Call 202364-1919 or visit politics-prose.com.
DANIEL BERGNER
Expanding on his 2011 New York

Times Magazine article, Sing For
Your Life: A Story of Race, Music
and Family profiles bass-baritone
Ryan Speedo Green, who beat all
odds to go from a childhood spent
in poverty and juvenile detention
in southeastern Virginia to a singer with the Metropolitan Opera.
Sunday, Oct. 9, at 1 p.m. Politics
and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave.
NW. Call 202-364-1919 or visit politics-prose.com.
PATI JINICH
Kramerbooks presents the host of

PBSs Patis Mexican Table on a
detour to the nearby farmers market to discuss and sign her new
cookbook Mexican Today. Sunday,
Oct. 9, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dupont
Circle FreshFarm Market, 20th
Street NW. Call 202-387-1400 or
visit kramers.com.
TIM KREPP
The author of Capitol Hill Haunts

and Ghosts of Georgetown leads a
Halloween-inspired evening of
local ghost stories. Hear spooky stories about haunted houses, spectral
senators, and political poltergeists.
Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6:30 p.m. East
City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania
Ave. SE. Call 202-290-1636 or visit
eastcitybookshop.com.
EXHIBITS
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.
BIRDHOUSES OF DEL RAY
fundraiser as part of the Local

Flavor show. Opening reception
Friday, Oct. 7, from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. To Oct. 25. Del Ray Artisans
Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave.
Alexandria. Call 703-731-8802 or
visit delrayartisans.org.
DELIMITATIONS
Organized in conjunction with the

Goethe-Institut and the exhibit 2,000 Miles: Divided Land,
Common Humanity featuring multimedia narratives and satellite
imagery of the U.S.-Mexico border, this exhibit presented by the
Embassy of Mexico documents a
2,400-mile-long, site-specific art
installation tracing the border that
existed between Mexico and the
United States in 1821. Today that
boundary, developed two decades
before Mexico ceded a large chunk
of territory including much of what
became the American West, only
exists on paper in the form of documents and antique maps. By making
that border visible through their
installation, artists Marcos Ramrez
Erre and David Taylor show what
Mexico lost and highlight the fact
that the U.S. and Mexico have a
complicated but shared history
and common interests. They suggest that erecting a border wall, for
instance, would threaten that. On
display through Jan. 28. Mexican
Cultural Institute, 2829 16th St.
NW. Visit instituteofmexicodc.org.
FORDS THEATRES
HISTORY ON FOOT
A Local actor offers the guided tour

Investigation: Detective McDevitt,
portraying
Detective
James
McDevitt, a D.C. police officer
patrolling a half-block from Fords
Theatre the night President Lincoln
was shot. Written by Richard
Hellesen and directed by Mark
Ramont, the 1.6-mile walking tour
revisits and reexamines the sites
and clues from the investigation
into the assassination. Tours are
offered every Saturday in October
at 10:15 a.m. Fords Theatre, 511 10th
St. NW. Tickets are $17. Call 202397-7328 or visit fords.org.
GORDON BINDER,
SALLY LEVIE, YVETTE KRAFT
Skylines and Treelines is a collaborative show of paintings and drawings by Gordon Binder and Sally
Levie exploring nature and the built
environment, presented in Studio
Gallerys lower level. Upstairs, A
30 Year View shows work from
throughout Yvette Krafts artistic
career. Now through Oct. 22, with
the Dupont Circle Galleries First
Friday Oct. 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Studio Gallery, 2108 R St. NW. Call
202-232-8734 or visit studiogallerydc.com.
Local artists created one-of-a-kind

birdhouses from a wide range of
materials including clay, fiber,
and glass for a silent auction
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ONE LIFE: BABE RUTH
The National Portrait Gallery

presents the first exhibition in
its One Life series devoted to a
baseball star. Featuring more than
30 objects, including prints and
photographs of Ruth in addition
to personal memorabilia and selected artifacts of advertising that he
endorsed, this exhibition looks at
the legend of Babe Ruth and his
legacy as one of the first sports
superstars to become a marketable
brand all to himself. Through May
15, 2017. National Portrait Gallery,
8th and F Streets. NW. Call 202633-8300 or visit npg.si.edu.
highlights the talents of the D.C.

areas top decorators, who will
transform 21 spaces both inside
and outside of the former French
Ambassadors residence a nearly
12,000-square-foot home listed at
$10.8 million. This years designers
include Charles Almonte, Kimberly
Asner, Rachel Dougan, Melanie
Hansen & Pooja Mittra & Steve
Corbeille, Josh Hildreth & Victor
Sanz, Lena Kroupnik, Jonathan
Senner, and Stephen Wlodarczyk &
Joshua Dean. Open to Oct. 30. 2509
Foxhall Rd. NW. Tickets are $35 to
$60. Visit dcdesignhouse.com for
more information.
THE ENIGMATIC EDGAR A. POE

IN BALTIMORE & BEYOND
MARYLAND RENAISSANCE
FESTIVAL
Selections from the Susan Jaffe Tane

Collection offers rare materials from
what is arguably the finest private
Poe collection in the world, giving
viewers a chance to see him at work
and up close. See The Raven in Poes
own handwriting and first editions
of his writings in books, newspapers
and magazines from the 1800s. Now
to Feb. 5. George Peabody Library,
17 E. Mt. Vernon Place, Baltimore.
Call 410-234-4943 or visit peabodyevents.library.jhu.edu.
THE GREEKS
Subtitled
Agamemnon
to
Alexander the Great, the National
Geographic Museum offers the only
East Coast stop of this once-in-alifetime exhibition featuring more
than 500 priceless treasures, many
never previously displayed outside
of Greece, from the 5,000 years of
Greek culture including the birth
of democracy. The Greek Ministry
of Culture along with several North
American museums organized this
exhibition. Closes Monday, Oct. 10.
National Geographic Museum, 1145
17th St. NW. Tickets are $15. Call
202-857-7588 or visit ngmuseum.
org.
YUMMM! THE HISTORY,

FANTASY AND FUTURE OF FOOD
One of the quirkiest museums

around celebrates its 21st birthday
with a playful visual feast featuring works by 34 artists focused
on humankinds relationship with
food. Food-centric paintings,
sculptures, embroideries, installations, and films are part of this
exploration of the serious creative
vision needed to reinvent how a
planet of an estimated 9.6 billion
people will eat in the year 2050.
Opens Saturday, Oct. 8. Runs to
Sept. 3, 2017. American Visionary
Art Museum, 800 Key Highway.
Baltimore. Tickets are $15.95. Call
410-244-1900 or visit avam.org.
ABOVE & BEYOND

2016 DC DESIGN HOUSE
A benefit for Childrens National

Health System, the annual event
As summer nears its end, thoughts

naturally turn to jousting, feasting,
crafts, theater, music, and merriment. Yes, its time once again for
Maryland Renaissance Festival, one
of the worlds largest festivals recreating 16th century England. Now
in its 40th season and set in a park
outside of Annapolis, Md., the festival encourages patrons to dress
up in period costume. (Theyre
available to rent if you dont have
your own doublet and hose.) Just
dont bring weapons, real or toy,
or pets, as they tend to eat the turkey legs. Weekends through Oct.
23. Maryland Renaissance Festival,
Crownsville Road, Crownsville,
Md. Tickets are $17 to $22 for a
single-day adult ticket. Call 800296-7304 or visit marylandrenaissancefestival.com.
SMITHSONIANS CRAFT2WEAR
SHOW
Now in its 10th year, the show

and sale of wearable art features
masters of American handicrafts
as well as leaders from leading
design schools. Having raised $11
million in its first decade for the
Smithsonians museums, research
facilities and traveling exhibits, the
focus of Craft2Wear is on purchasable, one-of-a-kind clothing, jewelry and accessories. Friday, Oct. 7,
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday,
Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
National Building Museum, 401 F
St. NW. Tickets are $15 per day,
or $100 for the Preview party. Call
202-272-2448 or visit smithsoniancraft2wear.org.
THE ASK RAYCEEN SHOW
Rayceen Pendarvis hosts the annual

Ask Rayceen Talent Competition
with performers competing for
prizes of $200, $100 and $50. Chris
Jay and Anthony Oakes are guest
announcers and DJ Honey provides the music. Wednesday, Oct.
12, at 6 p.m. Auditorium A5 in the
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Library, 901 G St. NW. Free. Call
202-505-4548 or visit facebook.
com/AskRayceen. l
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Johnson (L) and Stein
OTHER OPTIONS
Why some LGBT voters are rejecting Clinton and Trump for third
party candidates. By John Riley
LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, IM UNDECIDED BETWEEN JILL STEIN

and Gary Johnson, says Joe Dodd, a 25-year-old gay crematory operator from
Orlando, Fla. In my heart, I know that neither one of them stands a chance of
winning this election. But at the same time, I want my vote to go for someone that I
truly do believe in.
Dodd was a strong supporter of Bernie Sanders. After the Vermont senator lost
the primary to Hillary Clinton, he considered voting for the former Secretary of State.
But after a hack of the Democratic National Committees email server showed that
staffers at the DNC had tried to influence the primary on behalf of Clinton, Dodd cut
ties with the party and vowed not to vote for the Democratic nominee.
This is the first time Ive actually felt like this during an election, where I dont
feel I can trust either the Democratic or Republican candidate, says Dodd. And Im
registered no party affiliation, but Ive always tended to lean Democratic. It just sucks
to feel like I cant trust the Democratic Party anymore.
As for Libertarian or Green, Dodd hasnt made up his mind. On the one hand, as an
LGBT voter, he finds Johnsons live-and-let-live stance on social issues appealing.
On the other hand, when it comes to fiscal issues, Steins platform is ideologically
similar to the platform Sanders campaigned on during the primary.
Come November, I might be more likely to vote for Stein, he says. I honestly
believe her platform is a lot closer to Bernies. As far as government goes, she has a
more progressive stance on the issues.
Dodds decision not to support Clinton has earned him a lot of flak from some of
his friends, particularly on social media. His left-leaning friends argue that by not
voting for Clinton, he is enabling Republican nominee Donald Trumps rise to the
presidency. But Dodd cant bring himself to support Clinton or any Democratic
candidates he thinks helped to marginalize Sanders.
Florida is a swing state, but at the end of the day, I have to be happy with who it is
Im going to support, he says. I want what is best for the American people, but Im not
going to back a party that is not fair, not honest. And theyve proven themselves to be
unfair and dishonest. How do I know theyre not going to cheat the American people?
Dodd is not alone. Public polling throughout the election cycle has consistently
shown both Trump and Clinton to

be highly unpopular. Both Johnson
and Stein have tried to appeal
to disaffected Republicans and
Democrats, particularly younger
voters, like Dodd, who favored
Sanders in the Democratic primary. This has made Democrats
nervous about 18-to-34-year-old
voters, who polls show are only
narrowly voting for Clinton over
Johnson. As a result, Clinton
recently dispatched Sanders to
criticize Johnsons stances on
environmental and financial regulation, free college and climate
change during an appearance on
CNN.
If any of the people who voted
for me take a hard look at what
[Johnson] stands for, I think
and understand where hes coming
from they will not be supporting
him, Sanders said. His pleas not
to vote for a third-party candidate
may be falling on deaf ears when it
comes to some of his former supporters. While Andrew Jones, a
gay 44-year-old retail worker from
Knoxville, Tenn., wont be supporting Johnson, he is going to cast
his vote for the Green Party. Jones
is disgusted with the Democratic
Party, and says it would need to
clean house of its current leadership just to get him to listen to its
candidates.
The second Hillary won the
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nomination, I switched my registration to independent, he
says. I dont think people find the Democratic Party to be
liberal. They give some liberal positions on limited social
issues. But on the economy, the environment, they dont do
anything. On immigration, on war, theyre just as bad. Worse
even. Theyll say anything they can to get elected, and then
theyre going to work for their donors.
As for the possibility that his vote could swing the election
to Trump? I dont care, Jones says.
I dont think Trumps worse than
Hillary. I think Hillary is the most
despised political figure right now,
even more than Trump. A Trump
presidency would be shitty, Jones
admits, but he adds that Democrats
could always regain power by waiting
for the political pendulum to swing
back in their direction.
Thats the way politics works. It
swings back and forth. It could be just
a waiting game, he says. Theres
lots of grassroots movements to get
local candidates to be more liberal.
But Hillary isnt liberal. So its not
like getting her at the top is going to
do anything, either.
Sasha Martinez, a gay 27-yearold who works in the entertainment
industry in Los Angeles, says that
the Libertarian Partys socially liberal but fiscally responsible positions
have always appealed to him, as has
the partys long-standing support for
marriage equality and equal treatment of LGBT people under the law.
Martinez also recognizes that the
Libertarian Party is particularly benefitting from dissatisfied voters this
cycle.
I think its less Gary Johnson
himself, but an urge for a third candidate, says Martinez. Theres a
lot of Democrats who really dont like Hillary. Shes a little
more pro-Wall Street, a little more right than a lot of liberals
would like. And then you have Donald Trump on the other
side, which kind of speaks for itself. There are Republicans
who are not happy with him, there are definitely moderates
who are not happy with him, and youre never going to get
someone on the Left to support him.
As a result, Martinez gave the Libertarian Party a second
look, and found its principles appealed to him.
You dont have a large majority [of voters] that identify as libertarian, because, traditionally, its been a taboo
word, he says. The only way the Libertarian Party can gain
ground is to snatch up those moderate voters, and the defectors from the other parties. The night that Donald Trump
got the Republican nomination, the Libertarian Party got an
increase of 400 percent in people registering.
Richard Sincere, a gay 57-year-old consultant from
Charlottesville, Va., has always felt comfortable in the
Libertarian Party, in part because of the partys stance
on LGBT rights.
One reason Im a libertarian is because the philosophy
of individual liberty that is at the heart of the Libertarian
movement is the most conducive to gay people, he says.
Live and let live philosophy, get the government out of your
bedroom. The Libertarian Party was the first political party
to endorse marriage equality in its platform, and it was 40
years ago, way ahead of the Republicans and Democrats. So
its just the natural home for the gay
or lesbian voter.
Sincere notes that the Libertarian
Party is not supportive of legislation
that would prohibit private businesses from discriminating against LGBT
people, but reasons that its based
on the principle of freedom of association and of taking advantage of
the free market system to patronize
a business that doesnt discriminate.
The government should not
interfere in private business, he says.
If people are stupid enough to discriminate, and lose business because
of it, they should go ahead and do
that.
I think most people have not
really thought about it thoroughly,
and dont understand what the implications are for their own lives, he
continues. They just dont see how
government interference in their private business is the same as government interference in their private
homes.
The sentiment is echoed by Joseph
Bryant, a gay 38-year old tax advisor
and divorce mediator from Fishers,
Ind., who considers himself a hardline libertarian. A strong believer in
constitutional, limited government
Joe Dodd
and an opponent of social safety
net programs, the Libertarian Party
seemed like a natural fit for him.
Theres no moral judgment in libertarianism, he says.
Youre allowed to do anything you want, as long as you dont
infringe upon the liberties of other people. If you wanted
to go have sex with 40 people, or prostitution was a thing,
or drugs in clubs, or whatever extreme thing you wanted,
libertarians dont care. As long as youre not hurting anyone
else, youre free to do whatever you want. And I think thats
something thats very different from both major parties.
Charles Worle, a bisexual 34-year-old Silver Spring resident, voted for Jill Stein in 2012. He plans to do so again
because of his desire for change and Steins commitment
to progressive values. His stance had earned him criticism
from Facebook friends who repeatedly accuse him of helping to elect Trump, a charge he strongly refutes.
I think people need to vote their conscience, and vote
what it is they truly believe in, he says. The only people
that are responsible for electing Donald Trump, are the
people that vote for Donald Trump. l
In my heart, I
know that neither one of them
stands a chance
of winning this
election. But at
the same time,
I want my
vote to
go for
someone
that I
truly do
believe in.
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TRUMPS RIDICULOUS COMMENTS

Transgender military members slam Trump for calling open trans service
political correctness and ridiculous By John Riley
IMBERLY MOORE HAS HEARD EVERY ARGU- implementing the change.

ment against letting LGBT military members serve
I will say, I would leave many of the decisions of some
openly. I came into the service in 1994, and of the things you mentioned, to the admirals, the generals,
Dont Ask, Dont Tell was immediately put in place, the people on top, Trump said. [W]ed get our military
says the retired Marines veteran. If you talked to the people to come back and make recommendations to me,
old hats when I was enlisted, it was This is going to and I will follow those recommendations very strongly.
be the death knell of the Marine Corps, because we
Pro-LGBT military organizations and transgender milicant overtly ask those questions. Then when Dont tary members slammed Trumps comments as nonsensical
Ask, Dont Tell was repealed, I heard the same thing. and not based in reality.
As soon as this happens, our readiness is going to sufThe Department of Defense changing the transgenfer. It didnt. The people that were recruiting now, der ban has nothing to do with political correctness,
18-25-year-olds, its not an issue
and everything to do with doing
to them. They look at it as part of
right by [transgender] military
the fabric of their society. Theyre
members, says Air Force Staff Sgt.
proud to serve alongside an indiLogan Ireland, one of the public
vidual thats gay or lesbian or
faces of transgender service memeven transgender. And the fact is
bers impacted by the ban before its
it hasnt really hurt readiness or
repeal on July 1. This is an all-volmorale because, quite honestly,
unteer military, and we need our
LGBT people have served in the
best capable people to serve in all
military for a very long time. And
branches of the DoD. So excluding
what it comes down to is how well
a transgender person who is fully
can you do the job.
capable of serving, is not only doing
Thats why Moore, an at-large
them an injustice, but the military
member of the board of directors
an injustice.
for Transgender American Veterans
The American Military Partner
Association (TAVA), found it ridicAssociation, which advocates for
ulous when Republican presidential
LGBT servicemembers and their
Evan Young,
candidate Donald Trump suggestfamilies, called Trumps statements
ed this week that allowing transdeeply disturbing.
president of TAVA
gender military members to serve
Allowing transgender service
openly was political correctness.
members to openly serve has nothParticipating in a panel interview
ing to do with political correctness,
at the Retired American Warriors PAC, Trump was asked Ashley Broadway-Mack, the president of AMPA, said in a
about the Obama administrations social experiments of statement. Its about making sure the military is able to
allowing women and transgender individuals to serve in recruit and retain the best and the brightest. Anyone who
the military. The questioner believed that it was hurting is qualified and willing to serve our nation should be able
the deployability, readiness and morale of the military.
to do so and receive the support they need and deserve in
Trump did not refute the mans assertions, but he also thanks for their service.
did not say he would reinstitute the ban on transgender
Evan Young, a retired U.S. Army major and the presiservice members. Instead, he said, Were going to get away dent of TAVA, thinks Trumps statement was ridiculous.
from political correctness.
It doesnt surprise me anymore, what comes out of his
We have a politically correct military, said the mouth, Young says. He said he would leave the decision
Republican presidential candidate, and its getting more up to the generals that are there. Well, those are the people
politically correct each day, and a lot of people in this room who reinstated the lifting of the ban in the first place, so
dont even understand how to do that. Thats through intel- hes contradicted himself.
ligence, not ignorance, believe me. Because some of the
Its disturbing that somebody that would be put into
things theyre asking you to do, and be politically correct office would take away the rights of people who served
about, are ridiculous.
their country, and served honorably, and put their lives on
In a dig at President Obama often repeated among the line for our freedoms. Hes a bigot, hes a vile man, and
conservative political circles Trump implied that the he shouldnt be left with the responsibility of leading our
president had not consulted military leaders before nation. l
[Trump is] a
bigot, hes a
vile man,
and he shouldnt be
left with the
responsibility of
leading our nation.
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Community
GRIDIRON GAYS
LGBT flag football teams from across North America descend on

Washington for Gay Bowl XVI
TS TIME TO DUST OFF YOUR BEST POM-POMS, BODY PAINT, SIGNS AND
cheers, because this weekend D.C. is hosting Gay Bowl XVI, the National Gay Flag
Football Leagues equivalent of the Super Bowl minus the commercials.
In addition to sneaking glimpses at eye-candy from cities as far flung as San Diego and
Toronto, spectators will watch as 49 teams battle for three titles Mens A, Mens B, and
Womens. Our area is sending six teams (five male, one female) to the tournament: the
Generals, Admirals, Commanders, Delta Elite, Squadron, and Senators. And while Beyonc
wont take to the field at halftime, players treat Gay Bowl just as seriously as its NFL counterpart. My first tournament was in New York, and I remember thinking I would quit my
job if I couldnt go back to this, says Brandon Waggoner, captain of the top-ranked Generals.
Gay Bowl weekend also offers several parties at local bars and clubs, and not just for
players. Spectators can purchase a $50 fan package that grants access to all social outings,
letting you skip the cover charges and take advantage of all drink specials, even if you cant
tell the difference between a quarterback and a cornerback.
The bars will be way more filled with people from out of town expecting to experience
gay D.C., says Waggoner. Youll see people you only see once or twice a year. Its fun to
play against them, but also to see them in between games and out at the events. John Riley
Gay Bowl XVI is Oct. 7 to 9 at West Potomac Park, 900 Ohio Dr. SW, near the MLK and FDR
Memorials, with games starting at 8 a.m. and going as late as 5 p.m. For a complete schedule
of games and parties, or to purchase an all-access fan package, visit gaybowl.org.
THURSDAY, October 6
CENTER GLOBAL, a group that
fights against anti-LGBTI laws
and cultures in 80 countries,
holds its annual reception. The
group will honor three individuals with the Global Courage and
Global Advocacy Awards. 6-8
p.m. Chastleton Ballroom, 1701
22
16th St. NW. For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
GAMMA, a confidential support

group for men who are gay,
bisexual, questioning and who
are married or involved with
a woman, meets in Frederick,
Md., on the first Thursday of
every month. GAMMA also
offers additional meetings

in Northern Virginia and
Washington. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Grace United Church of Christ,
25 E. 2nd St., Frederick, Md.
For more information or to
RSVP, visit GAMMAinDC.org
or meetup.com/GAMMAinDC.
Weekly Events
ANDROMEDA
TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH
offers free HIV testing, 9-5

p.m., and HIV services (by
appointment). Call 202-2914707, 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.
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.
IDENTITY offers free and

confidential HIV testing
in Gaithersburg, 414 East
Diamond Ave., and in Takoma
Park, 7676 New Hampshire
Ave., Suite 411. Walk-ins 2-6
p.m. For appointments other
hours, call Gaithersburg, 301300-9978, or Takoma Park,
301-422-2398.
METROHEALTH CENTER
offers free, rapid HIV testing.

Appointment needed. 1012 14th
St. NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
US HELPING US hosts a Narcotics
Anonymous Meeting, 6:30-7:30

p.m., 3636 Georgia Ave. NW. The
group is independent of UHU. 202446-1100.
WOMENS LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE for young LBTQ
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, October 7
GAY DISTRICT, a group for
GBTQQI men between the ages of

18-35, meets on the first and third
Fridays of each month. 8:30-9:30
p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105.
For more information, visit gaydistrict.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.
lunch, bug spray, sturdy boots, and

about $20 for fees, plus money for
dinner on the way home. Carpool
at 8:30 a.m. from East Falls Church
Metro Kiss & Ride lot. Jackson,
410-422-9257. adventuring.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, including 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.
The DC Center hosts a meeting of

its TRANS DISCUSSION GROUP
focusing on issues important to
transgender people and those
who identify outside of the gender
binary. 7-9 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW,
Suite 105. For more information,
visit thedccenter.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/
Weekly Events
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.
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.
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.
SATURDAY, October 8
ADVENTURING outdoors group
sponsors very strenuous 12.7-mile

circuit hike to Big Schloss outcrop
on Great North Mountain on VA/
WV state line. Experienced hikers
only. Bring plenty of beverages,
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
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. RSVP preferred. brendandarcy@gmail.com.
IDENTITY offers free and confidential HIV testing in Takoma
Park, 7676 New Hampshire Ave.,
Suite 411. Walk-ins 12-3 p.m. For
appointments other hours, call 301422-2398.
SUNDAY, October 9
CHRYSALIS arts & culture group
visits Mount Vernon to see a new

exhibit on slavery and take a tour
focused on the enslaved people at
George Washingtons estate. $24
for admission and tour. Carpool at
noon from the Huntington Metro
Station Kiss & Ride lot, lower level.
Craig, 202-462-0535. craighowell1@verizon.net.
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Weekly Events
Weekly Events

972 Ohio Dr., SW. 9:30-11 a.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.

927 Ohio Dr. SW. 7-8:30 p.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
FRIENDS MEETING OF
WASHINGTON meets for worship,
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds
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.
HSV-2 SOCIAL AND SUPPORT

GROUP for gay men living in the
DC metro area. This group will be

meeting once a month. For information on location and time, visit
H2gether.com.
INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUAL

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

Sunday Services and Workshops
event. 5419 Sherier Place NW. isddc.org.
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF
REFORMATION invites all to
practice, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Garrison

Elementary, 1200 S St. NW. dcscandals.wordpress.com.
GETEQUAL meets 6:30-8 p.m. at

Quaker House, 2111 Florida Ave.
NW. getequal.wdc@gmail.com.
KARING WITH INDIVIDUALITY
(K.I.) SERVICES, 3333 Duke St.,
Alexandria, offers free rapid HIV

testing and counseling, 9 a.m.-4
p.m. 703-823-4401.
NOVASALUD offers free HIV testing. 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.
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.
US HELPING US hosts a black gay
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.
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.
RIVERSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH,
TUESDAY, October 11
a Christ-centered, interracial,
welcoming-and-affirming church,
offers service at 10 a.m. 680 I St.
SW. 202-554-4330, riversidedc.org.
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.
MONDAY, October 10
ADVENTURING outdoors group
hikes 4 or 5 easy-to-moderate miles

in southern Rock Creek Park on
Columbus Day. Bring lunch, beverages, bug spray, $2 trip fee. Meet at
10 a.m. at the top of the Cleveland
Park Metro Station escalators on the
eastern side of Connecticut Avenue.
Return by early afternoon. Peter,
202-352-4796. adventuring.org.
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mens evening affinity group. 3636

Georgia Ave. NW. 202-446-1100.
WASHINGTON WETSKINS
WATER POLO TEAM practices 7-9
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. For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
Also at the DC Center, the TRANS
DISCUSSION GROUP meets for
transgender people and those
who identify outside of the gender
binary. 7-8 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW,
visit thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
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
p.m. Dignity Center 721 8th St., S.E.

(across from Marine Barracks). No
reservation needed. Call 202-8410279 if you need a partner.
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.
Weekly Events
METROHEALTH CENTER
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds
offers free, rapid HIV testing.

Appointment needed. 1012 14th St.
NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
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.
AD LIB, a group for freestyle con-
versation, meets about 6-6:30 p.m.,

Steam, 17th and R NW. All welcome. For more information, call
Fausto Fernandez, 703-732-5174.
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.
HISTORIC CHRIST CHURCH
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-5
offers Wednesday worship 7:15 a.m.

and 12:05 p.m. All welcome. 118 N.
Washington St., Alexandria. 703549-1450, historicchristchurch.org.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR LGBTQ

YOUTH ages 13-21 meets at
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.
p.m., by appointment and walk-in,

for youth 21 and younger. Youth
Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-5673155, testing@smyal.org.
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, October 12
BIG GAY BOOK GROUP meets to
discuss Lori Ostlunds debut novel,
After the Parade. 6:30 p.m. East
City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania
Ave SE #100, near Eastern Market
Metro Station on the Blue, Orange
and Silver Lines of the Metro. All
welcome. For more info, biggaybookgroup.com.
RAINBOW RESPONSE, a coalition
dedicated to combating LGBTQ
intimate partner violence, holds its
monthly meeting at The DC Center
on the second Wednesday of every
month. 6-8 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW,
visit rainbowresponse.org.
THE LAMBDA BRIDGE CLUB will
meet for Duplicate Bridge. 7:30
IDENTITY offers free and confidential HIV testing in Gaithersburg,

414 East Diamond Ave. Walk-ins
2-7 p.m. For appointments other
hours, call Gaithersburg at 301300-9978.
JOB CLUB, a weekly support pro-
gram 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
would like it to appear. Email to calendar@metroweekly.com. l
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Transforma
COURTESY AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
Jeffrey Tambor on the once-in-a-lifetime role that

changed the way he thinks about acting, about tolerance,
about love. Interview by Randy Shulman
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ational
EFFREY TAMBOR HAS HAD A REMARKABLE

career in television. Hes played neurotic sidekick
Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show. Hes
played corrupt patriarch George Bluth on Arrested
Development. Hes been on seemingly every TV show
over the past 40 years, from The Golden Girls to The
Good Wife to Archer to, yes, even The Ropers.
But the one role hes most likely to be remembered
for, the one role that has defined his career and has thrust
him into the limelight, is that of Maura Pfefferman, a
divorced father of three who, in season one of Amazons
astonishing, critically-acclaimed Transparent, announces to her startled but ultimately supportive family that
she is transgender. It has made Tambor a star.
I get Tweets, still, with people saying, You should be
ashamed of yourself, says Tambor. But that is lessening, and lessening, and lessening, and lessening, and lessening. As I look around, everyones giving thumbs up.
Maura Pfeffermans journey has been both rewarding
and frustrating, no more so than in the current third
season, in which, despite a budding romance with Vicky
(Anjelica Huston) and a decision to undergo gender
reassignment surgery, happiness eludes her. Ive got
everything I need, she says to her friend Davina (a
sublime Alexandra Billings) at the start of the season,
So why am I so unhappy? Maura comes into her own,
but shes never been more distracted, inward, sorrowful.
Happiness is something the entire Pfefferman family daughters Ali and Sarah (Gaby Hoffman and Amy
Landecker), son Josh (Jay Duplass), and even long-suffering ex-wife Shelley (longtime LGBT advocate Judith
Light, who gives a performance of absolute, meticulous
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precision) seeks but fails to achieve. They are all striving

constantly, desperately for the joy they feel life owes them. The
personal journeys in Transparent are deep and involving, and its
latest season takes the show down new avenues of exploration.
Josh, in particular, falls into a huge downward spiral after a
series of emotionally catastrophic events, while Ali, wild and
aimless in seasons one and two, achieves grace and maturity on
a level that no one else in the family comes close to matching.
And thats what makes Transparent work: creator Jill
Soloways insistence on showing these characters even the
people in their periphery, such as Rabbi Raquel Fein (a radiant Kathryn Hahn) as flawed, selfish, human. Theyre more
than pawns to shift around in a chessboard narrative. Theyre
authentic, real people, who say horrible, inappropriate things
to each other and those in their orbit, things that cause genuine,
lasting hurt.
Mauras not a saint, says Tambor. Shes flawed, like all of
us like you, me, all of us. Thats whats so great about her. And
she can be very petty. She plays to her kids with the house [in
season one]. Youre going to get the house, youre going to get
the house, youre going to get to the house. She says that awful
thing to her friend Davina about her boyfriend You can do
better than that. Give me a break.
Tambor has been awarded two Emmys for his rich, riveting
portrayal of Maura, the most recent being two weeks ago. During
his compelling acceptance speech, he said he wanted to be the
last cisgender man to play a transgender role, a sentiment shared
a day earlier during a half-hour phone conversation. Warm,
congenial, insightful, Tambor opens up easily about what the
role of Maura has meant to him, how its transformed his way of
being. It is the 72-year-old actors full, head-on moment in the
spotlight and hes taken it on with a raw, unadulterated courage
that has created a performance of such nuance and depth, you
cant imagine anyone playing it better.
Its Tambors moment to shine, his moment to take an already
brilliant career and elevate it into something legendary.
METRO WEEKLY: Your character, Maura, is the centerpiece of
the show. Shes been on a profound journey of self-discovery over

the past three seasons. Playing this role seems like a remarkable
opportunity for an actor.
JEFFREY TAMBOR: It is exactly that: a remarkable opportunity.
Jill Soloway gave me the role of a lifetime and the responsibility of a lifetime. A character like Maura changes you, I think,
for the better.
Theres a wonderful adage in acting, and it goes like this: Youre
stuck with the character, and the character is stuck with you,
so everybody has to merge as we progress. And I love watching
Maura go where she goes. Ill be very blunt, I think its made
me a better person. I think its made me more present, certainly
more aware. I think its made me a better daddy, a better husband, and ultimately, I hope, a better citizen. It certainly has
made me an ally.
MW: Theres a key episode in season two, where Maura and her
daughters go to the womens festival. Its a pivotal experience for
Maura in many ways and you really get a full sense of self-realization from her, particularly in the way she reacts to the battle cry of
no man on the land. It throws her into self-conflict, which seems
to lead to expedited decisions in season three.
TAMBOR: I think you can put it under the heading of irony and
Jill and her magnificent writing room really understand irony.
Its a bitter irony: here is a person, a parent, who has made the
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decision of a lifetime, at the age of 70. She has made a break for
her freedom, has made a very courageous decision, and is on her
way to where she thinks is a safe haven, a place where she will
understand and learn, and is other-ized again. Really hits quite
a wall. That scene around the campfire is one of the most interesting scenes Ive ever had to play as an actor, because theres
no end to it. Ultimately, in television or a movie, theres an end
to it. You go, Well, thats the resolution of that scene, and
there was no resolution to that scene. There was just a continual
antagonism.
MW: One thing I find interesting is the multifaceted quality of the
show, in that its not solely about transgender issues. Its about a
lot of journeys, but utilizing Maura as a central focus.
TAMBOR: What has happened is the parent has left the building,
and its almost like Newtonian physics. There was an experiment we used to have in physics where the teacher would clack
one ball, and all the other steel balls would clack, and go off
in their separate directions. Indeed, thats what happens here.
Because of Mauras journey, everybody goes on their journey.
The question that we answer is endemical to every family: If I
change, will you still love me? Will you be there?
Everybody takes off and finds their place, and that is still
going on, big time, in season three. Everybody is off looking for
their place to rest and place to be safe.
MW: The show is strongly character-driven, and yet it still informs.
It instructs without sledgehammering.
TAMBOR: Theres not a finger-wagging moment. Jill doesnt
know of that. These are lives being played out. This is a family. I must tell you that people come up to me, and sometimes
theyll talk about transgender issues, or something like that, but
mostly they talk about family. More and more people say, Im a
Pfefferman, and so theres something thats coming across on
some subconscious level. People really get the pull of the family.
MW: Are you alarmed at how self-absorbed the Pfefferman children are?
TAMBOR: I think theyve taken a bad rap. They werent raised by
the greatest mom and pop, so they dont have great models. Mort
was a lousy parent, and Shellys not the best. That sort of translated to the children. People have been saying theyre selfish
and self-absorbed. Theyre in shock. Look what has happened in
their family dynamic. I dont think theyre self-absorbed. I think
they get an excuse slip. Do you think theyre self-absorbed?
MW: Intensely self-absorbed. Theyre intensely dislikable people.
But thats fine by me. I dont need all characters to be likable.
Sometimes dislikable characters are far more interesting.
TAMBOR: Yeah. I think theyre doing things that are fear-based,
and theyre disoriented. Fear is an ugly traveler, and it makes
monsters of us all.
MW: Im Jewish, and I find that some of my non-Jewish friends who
have watched the show arent quite tapping into the added cultural
depth of it. Theres clearly an extra layer of icing here for Jews.
TAMBOR: Theres an extra patina, no doubt. Im a West Coast
Jew San Francisco and I think the Pfeffermans are right
on target. When were sitting around eating the coleslaw, and
then passing the schmear, Im thinking, That was every Sunday
morning in San Francisco. My dad would go out and get the
bagels, the schmear, the lox, the whitefish, and we would sit
around. People are getting the family part of it, but yes, theres
an extra added bonus for Jewish people.
MW: The first episode of season three offers a slightly different vibe.
Its an interesting first episode to say the least, very non-traditional in its expression.
TAMBOR: Its almost like a poem, and it leads beautifully, I think,
COURTESY AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
into the second episode. Weve not done anything like that first TAMBOR: When I was a young actor, I would call my mother and
episode. Thats a thing about Jill I love. Some people, when father in San Francisco we had three channels, we didnt even
theyre picked up to do season two or season three, they sort of have a CW yet and I would say, Mom, Dad, Im on M*A*S*H
do season two plus ten percent. She doesnt know that. She just with Alan Alda. They would say, What number? Id say,
throws it right at the wall, and shes so courageous. She brings Two. They would say, Oh, yeah. We get two. Weve come
this incredible life and journey.
a far piece, as they say, and now we have this streaming. I was
I can only speak for Maura, but Mauras on a journey try- just having a conversation last night with a producer who said,
ing to find out who is Maura, what is Maura? Where does This is where the stories are being told. No commercials. The
she live? Who are her friends?
What are her duties? Not only
how do you do this, but how far
do you go? You have to understand that even when she goes to
the LGBTQ center, most of the
kids she works with are not of
her age. Shes just trying to find
I hope that I will be the last cisgender male
home base. Thats what shes
trying to do. Shes trying to find
to play a female transgender role on TV.
her community. Shes trying to
I THINK WE NEED TO HIRE TRANSGENDER
find her friends. Who can you
TALENT IN TRANSGENDER ROLES.
trust? She wants to know if she
can ever have romantic love, and
what gender will that romantic
love be, and will her heart ever
have that again?
MW: It seems to be edging there
with the Anjelica Huston character.
TAMBOR: More shall be revealed.
MW: Speaking of revealed, the
opening shot in season three was
the first time weve seen Maura
with her shirt open. I dont know
of a subtle way to ask this.
TAMBOR: [Laughs.] Just ask.
MW: Were you enhanced with
prosthetics or makeup? It looks
like at least from the way its
shot that the hormones Maura
is taking are forming breasts.
TAMBOR: [Laughs.] Oh, my god. Thats so funny. No, thats me, writer has a free hand. Very few notes, if any, and carte blanche,
my friend!
and you dont have to build to a commercial, or write down
MW: It must be the way they shot it.
from a commercial. There is not a laugh track to be heard, and
TAMBOR: Absolutely! Absolutely! I think what youre saying is the actors that are coming are legion. I was at a party last night,
funny, because Im so body dysmorphic anyway.
and I was looking around at all the careers that have been made
MW: I just thought Im just going to be completely frank with from streaming. The one thing that people dont understand, and
you I thought, Well, the nipples are very large. I thought either dont know, and Im a huge advocate, there are really some fine,
thats makeup....
fine actors in this land. Now theyre being seen, because theres
TAMBOR: Oh. Oh. I see. Now, Im looking. Hold on. Let me look a lot of product.
at my nipples. Hold on. Well, theyre not small.
MW: I loved you on Arrested Development. I loved you on Larry
MW: I think its the angle.
Sanders. Youve been on three of the shows that are seen as
TAMBOR: It is totally the angle, and we have a master cinematog- groundbreaking, that helped to alter the landscape in their respecrapher. You know what? I think thats probably where people tive genres. Both Sanders and Development are essential in the
are going. Ill bet youre not the only person whos thinking that. way television comedy changed. You are a significant part of that.
Thats great. I love that.
TAMBOR: I think at the beginning of my career, I wouldve been
MW: Well, then, may I say that you have a very nice set of nipples. happy with one thirty-second of that. That I have these three
TAMBOR: Is that the first time youve ever said that in your life this trifecta, this brilliant trifecta. And I get to go out with
to anybody?
Transparent. Some people get to do Lear, but Im lucky I get to
MW: Pretty much, I think.
do Maura. And I will keep doing it until they ask me to sit down
TAMBOR: [Laughs.] Well, thats the first time Ive ever received it! and just be quiet.
MW: Moving right along, youve spent much of your career in the MW: I did happen to catch you on a Ropers episode. The comedy is
television landscape. Youre in a unique position, I think, to have so different. Weve changed as an audience.
TAMBOR: Those shows were fun, and they were of a certain ilk.
seen television evolve to the sophisticated point its at now.
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Theyre fun to look at now. People

still talk to me about The Ropers,
and last night somebody talked
to me about Threes Company.
I think the one thing that has
changed is that the audience is
being given more. Theyre being
given more of a hand on how
they want to react to the pieces, and comedy and drama are
starting to play in the same hand.
The weave is getting much more
nuanced. The audience isnt being
told what to do with a baton. The
audience gets to respond to it the
way they want to respond to it. Getting commercials out of there
on streaming is really, really important. It changes the writing,
and it becomes more novelistic, and you get to breathe. Theres
more breathing room now.
MW: Lets talk Emmys. How did it feel to win for Maura?
TAMBOR: It felt great. It just felt wonderful. Personally, its huge
to get an Emmy, to have such a thing awarded to you by your
peers, but also, and more important, for our show, and what it
represents, and for this groundbreaking material. Amazon is the
little engine that could, and I love that this might inspire people
to watch it, and say, Oh, I hear its good. I want to watch that.
I would like that. That would make me feel very good. Its a
brilliant cast. I think it helps people. I think laughter has always
been a part of health, and shining a light onto laughter, and good
writing, and good performing. I think its very important, so it
makes me very proud, and it helps our show. It helps the con-
versation.
MW: As a cisgender man, has being
part of Transparent made you
more aware of the problems faced
with regard to issues such as public
restrooms?
TAMBOR: Oh, absolutely. I grew
up in San Francisco, in a very liberal environment, but with this, I
have learned so much, and continue to learn. Every single scene
is a learning curve, and the gratitude I have to be a cisgender male
acting the role of Maura... I hope
that I will be the last cisgender
male to play a female transgender role on TV. I think we need to
hire transgender talent in transgender roles.
MW: There are already a considerable amount on Transparent.
TAMBOR: Yes, but we have to have more. I heard Trace Lysette,
one of our actresses, talk to a group in Washington, D.C. When
she talked about her life, and what she does, and her auditioning, in that room you couldve heard a pin drop. We have Trace
Lysette, and we have Alexandra Billings, we have great actresses.
Theres great, great talent out there, and Im all for it. I think its
important. I think that more roles need to be written.
I am so happy, and I tweeted it the other day, that the NCAA
has pulled out of North Carolina. I thought that was so just, and
so terrific, but thats not about bathrooms, that law. That law is
about hatred and ignorance.
MW: How do we fix the intolerance that defines part of America?
TAMBOR: Education. People speaking in the schools, in the
I think its made me a

better person. I THINK ITS
MADE ME A BETTER DADDY,
A BETTER HUSBAND, AND
ULTIMATELY, I HOPE, A
BETTER CITIZEN.
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churches, in the centers. Auden said, Love one another or die,

and thats it. I dont have an easy answer to that, and I would
be a great pretender if I did, but whatever theyre doing right
now, they have to educate. This is not about bathroom stalls.
This is about non-education. This is about fear. The younger
generation, my kids I have kids who are 11, nine, and two sixes
theyre not going to tolerate this nonsense. Theyre not. Weve
got to get these older people who have been taught other things
in other rooms, because the new kids are coming. The Xers, the
Zs. Theyre not going to take this nonsense.
MW: How would you respond if one of your kids later came out as
transgender?
TAMBOR: I hope Id respond like the two people who came up to
me in Washington and took me aside. They told me about their

young son Im not sure I have the right gender here, so let me
think who knew at the age of four that he wanted to transition
and has done so since. They know about our show. That night, I
was able to put them together with another person I knew who
had the same situation, and they traded information. So I would
hope that I would act in kind. I know I would. Its about love. Its
about understanding. Its a new world. l
All three seasons of Transparent are now streaming on Amazon

Prime Video. Visit Amazon.com.
Surgical Progress
I
So long as the person is in good health, gender affirming surgery is safe at any age. Even 90.
By John Riley
N SEASON THREE OF TRANSPARENT, 70-YEAR-OLD type of surgery that the patient has undergone.
Maura Pfefferman makes a monumental decision: she
A chest surgery for a transgender man is going to be much
chooses to undergo gender affirming surgery a transfor- more straightforward and is not going to require very much postmative last step for some on the road to fully realizing their operative care, says Safer. You have the surgery, you have to
gender identity.
do what you have to do while you heal, and then youre in pretty
Its a choice not make lightly, but its finality encompasses good shape. For genital surgery for a transgender woman, there
three seasons of growth and experience during her transition. are multiple steps after the surgery in order to make things work
Unfortunately, its all for naught when a preexisting health con- well and to make sure healing goes well. It is more complicated.
dition prevents Maura from undergoing
Of course, many transgender people,
the surgery, leaving her to navigate her
and even those diagnosed with genown authenticity in the body she was
der dysphoria, dont opt for gender-afborn with. Fortunately for many trans
firming surgery. Safer estimates about
More insurers are
people of a similar age, Mauras disapa third of the transgender patients he
rewriting policies to
pointment is the exception, not the rule.
sees choose to have surgery. A large
Obviously, any surgery carries some
part of that decision was because, until
cover transition-related
risks, says Dr. James Robinson, direcrecently, insurance wouldnt cover the
surgical expenses as
tor of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic
procedures because they were considSurgery at MedStar Washington
ered cosmetic or elective. As a result,
medically necessary.
Hospital Center. So you would always
transgender people who wanted to
recommend potentially against elective
undergo surgery had to delay care until
surgery in somebody who has bad unstathey had saved up enough money, or
ble cardiac disease or cardiopulmonary disease that doesnt make had to go into debt to cover costs. Its an area where Mauras
them a good surgical candidate, period. Thats something we privilege often explored in Transparent is on full display.
always have to think about in our older patients.
Her obstacle is health, not her finances. For many trans people,
Robinson, who primarily treats transgender males and has per- the opposite is true.
formed various operations like hysterectomies over the past three
However, as medical providers have become more familiar
to four years, says the final decision of whether to pursue surgery with treating transgender people, more insurers are rewriting
is based on a patients health and individual needs, not on their age. policies to cover transition-related surgical expenses as medicalI think its really important not to draw lines in the sand, he ly necessary. The decision has been bolstered by a 2014 decree
says. There are 65-year-olds that clearly shouldnt undergo sur- by the Obama administration to lift a ban prohibiting Medicare
gery. But Ive seen 90-year-olds go to surgery for elective things from covering such surgeries, and by state-level insurance regbecause theyre super healthy and they do great.
ulators who have ruled that insurance companies must cover
While Mauras health proves to be an obstacle, there are health care expenses for transgender people in the same way it
typically few complications for healthy individuals who pursue does for cisgender people.
gender affirming surgery, says Dr. Joshua Safer, medical director
Says Safer, When your mainstream medical leadership says,
of the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Boston Oh yeah, these are people we need to take care of and this is a
Medical Center. In fact, the surgery is often well-tolerated by reasonable thing for us to be doing in conventional medicine,
patients across the age spectrum, and carries a recovery time then that is part of whats influencing insurance companies to
shorter than other procedures, such as open heart surgery. Of say, Oh, well then we should be covering it because its medicourse, postoperative care and recovery time depends on the cally necessary. l
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Stage
Flying High
Perestroika is a dazzling, awe-inspiring conclusion to
Tony Kushners epic, Angels in America By Doug Rule
YAN RILETTE RECENTLY CALLED ANGELS IN AMERICA THE BEST

play ever written about American political life. If you have any doubt about
the Round House Theatre artistic directors assertions, he more than makes
the case with his authoritative direction of Perestroika (HHHHH). Under Rilettes
guidance, the second of the two Angels plays is an awe-inspiring, insightful theatrical
marvel, building on and surpassing the dramaturgical success of Jason Loewiths equally momentous Millennium Approaches.
Taken together, the two productions, running in rep at Round House in an unprecedented collaboration with Loewiths Olney Theatre Center, offer the kind of once-ina-lifetime rewards that bucket lists are made for. Given their exceptionally entertaining
and compelling presentation of a wide-range of complex subject matter, these master-class productions are a treat for anyone and everyone who appreciates or engages
in politics, policy and the law, not to mention religion, American history, gay culture
and minority rights. If one or both of these productions doesnt become your Hamilton,
theyll certainly make the shortlist.
It will take some personal sacrifice to realize. Kushners magnum opus requires
a commitment of seven hours across two evenings, or one long day to see
both Angels. Ninety minutes pass before the first of two 10-minute intermissions in
Perestroika. Its the more daunting of the two, but also the most enriching. The Pulitzer
Prize-winning Millennium Approaches serves as the prologue for Perestroikas main
event, but you really have to see the former to fully appreciate the latter.
In Perestroika, Prior Walter wrestles his Angel and stands up for the hopes and
desires of his fellow humans. Its where

Kushners flights of fancy become thresholds of revelation, in terms of religion and
his sense of heaven and the afterlife
which here looks a lot like the gay mecca
of San Francisco but even more in his
prescient analysis of progressive politics,
race relations, American patriotism and
pride. He may not conquer AIDS, but
he does hold the disease up to the light,
exposing gay men as citizens deserving of
the same rights as everyone else. Angels
was written in the early 90s, years before
the dawn of a post-AIDS LGBT movement
and a full generation before todays era
of marriage equality. The progress made
in the decades since is exactly the kind
of thing that inspires Prior to reject his
prophecy and the Angels plea for stasis
and tradition.
A huge part of Perestroikas joy lies
with its glimpse of Heaven and its historical interpretations of divine intervention.
James Kronzer sets the stage perfectly
for us to imagine a celestial city. Through
the skills of video designer Clint Allen, we
see scenes from Joseph Smiths prophetic
journey to Salt Lake City; Allens projections are often blended into the action in
impressive, innovative ways. The way its
all been brought to life on stage by the
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huge creative team Rilette employs including York Kennedy

on lights, Joshua Horvath on sound and D2 Flying Effects, the
team behind the flying Angel, played with soaring intensity by
Dawn Ursula is dextrous and delightful.
Eight actors work in tandem to make Perestroika uplifting
and utterly moving from Jon Hudson Odoms heart-of-gold
Belize to Jonathan Bocks increasingly sympathetic Louis. Tom
Story leads the show as a kind of perfectly realized gay everyman. Story has never been more in command of a character as
he is with Prior. Its a bravura performance.
Story isnt the only actor here who inhabits his role they
all do. Thomas Keegan and Kimberly Gilbert, as the Mormon
couple Joe and Harper, strip away all pretense in two climactic
scenes where each is leveling with a new lover lover. Keegan
gives a hot-blooded, heartbreaking performance as Joe, throwing as much into his passionate realization as Story does with
Prior, yet without a sense his character learns from his mistakes
or is on track for a happy resolution. That puts him in stark
relief with his estranged wife Harper. Like Story, Gilbert has
been reason enough to see a show over the past decade, yet shes
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more captivating than ever. Her Harper learns from her crises
of faith and unrequited love that the rest of us could only hope
to approximate.
Prior and Harper are cosmically connected spirits in standout scenes in both plays, but a highlight of Perestroika is the
unexpected, heartwarming and bond between Prior and Joes
mother Hannah, just one of several enchanting roles played by
Sarah Marshall. That an AIDS-stricken gay man and a devoutly
Mormon woman could come to like one another is the kind
of small, hopeful gesture that serves as a nice postscript to
the self-hatred and hostility espoused by Roy Cohn (Mitchell
Hebert). We do get the satisfaction of seeing Cohn die in his hospital bed right beside Marshalls marvelously malevolent Ethel
Rosenberg. The world becomes a better place without him in it. l
Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika runs in rep with
Millennium Approaches to Oct. 30 at Round House Theatre,
4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Tickets are $55 to $75. Call
240-644-1100 or visit roundhousetheatre.org for tickets and a full
schedule of dates.
C. STANLEY PHOTOGRAPHY
Stage
Keating (L) and Helgenberger
Outfoxed
The Little Foxes is old-fashioned entertainment, while Dantes Inferno

burns brightly By Kate Wingfield
PLEASINGLY OLD-FASHIONED MELODRAMA, LILLIAN HELLMANS

The Little Foxes (HHHHH) may be tame by modern standards, but in Arenas
production, it remains a satisfyingly well spun tale. Set in the turn-of-the-century American South, its a story of greed, family and the warp and weft of martial
power. The unraveling begins with the lady of the house, Regina Giddens, and her
brothers Oscar and Benjamin Hubbard showing themselves eager to invest in a speculative new cotton mill they believe will bring vast wealth. The fly in the ointment is
Reginas husband Horace, a canny man laid low with heart trouble, who has refused to
commit the Giddens money. As time runs out, Regina and her brothers begin to show
their true colors.
Foxes has always been a star vehicle for the actor playing Regina, and here Marg
Helgenberger does an admirable job of bringing some real personality to a character
who begs to be played large and lavishly entitled. She is a familiar type not least
because she has inspired so many derivations and making her unique is the challenge
here. Helgenberger certainly has the charisma for this alpha woman, but her rather
no-nonsense edge gives Regina more the feel of a well-heeled frontierswoman than a
Southern Belle, despite a bold accent (that occasionally borders on OTT). Though it
gives her an interesting modernity and avoids caricature, it doesnt quite sing with the
required authenticity.
Making the most of two plum roles are Isabel Keating as Oscars browbeaten wife
Birdie and Jack Willis in the role of Horace. As the fragile Birdie, Keating delivers a
wonderful portrait of a delicate sensibility

trampled by an arranged marriage and a
cruel husband, bringing a touching pathos
to her sad and desperate reminiscences.
Arriving midway in the play, Willis gives
his Horace a brilliantly dour aspect. He is
preparing for death amid a family fray, and
Willis beautifully captures the mans sorrows and his latent anger. In smaller roles
that bring quiet continuity are Kim James
Bey as Addie and David Emerson Toney
as Cal, the two African-American servants
who get on with running the house while
the family implode. Bey is a strong but
understated presence while Toney gently
ribs Hellmans outdated stereotype without taking from his essential place in the
familys life.
As scheming brother Benjamin,
Edward Gero offers a subtle performance,
but is somewhat undermined by a lack of
convincing connection among the siblings.
There is too little sense of a lifetime of
dynamics in this close-knit crew and it
diffuses their conflicts. Matters are not
helped by the under-developed offerings
of Megan Graves as Reginas daughter,
Alexandra, and Stanton Nash as Oscars
son, Leo. Both actors have energy but
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there needs to be more to love about Alexandra if we are to

worry for her future and less to love about Leo if we are to
believe his behavior. Creating a true sense of this extended family is the challenge for director Kyle Donnelly and here it doesnt
quite gel.
Still, for an evenings worth of dastardly doings in the bad old
South, it is a fine entertainment. l
dance, mime and extraordinary atmospherics.

Carrying the title role is Vato Tsikurishvili, often seen in
smaller comedy spots but showing here that he is ready for his
close-up. With soulful, hungry eyes, Tsikurishvili expresses the
determination and torment of a man venturing into the depths
of Hell and its punishment of the worst of mankind. A powerful
mover, Tsikurishvili is physically expressive without overdoing his gasp-worthy acrobatic feats. Serving
as his otherworldly guide Virgil, Alex Mills
draws on his extraordinary flexibility and
creative sense of movement to make his body
as one with his flowing robes. He is a strongly
cohesive presence and serves well as our link
between the rings. As the ethereal Beatrice,
Tori Bertocci is intriguingly androgynous,
moving with much grace. Her athletic pas-dedeux with Dante is a joy to watch, but would
be even better minus the rock climbing.
As crucial as these evocatively-created
roles are, the real stars here are the imaginations of the creator and the director, Paata
Tsikurishvili and Irina Tsikurishvili. This
is their Hell and the devil is absolutely and
most excellently in the details. An opening
and closing crack at the back of the stage
allows for a series of starkly silhouetted images, several of whom are stunning in their
innovative eeriness. And in this underworld,
Lucifer is fearsome because he comes gently
and strangely into view, garbed for an S&M
nightmare by costume designer Anastasia
Simes. His is a sly, insidious power, often
delivered through his demonic minions. He
arrives in person only to feast on the very
richest of human psychological and emotional moments. Philip Fletcher dances this
role with the perfect blend of weirdness and
menace, using his long and lithe figure to
optimal effect.
Lucifers cadre of demons share his grotesque taste in attire, and deliver Hells wrath
on an endless parade of sinners with whippings, beatings and in the case of Chris
Galindos pedophilic Bishop a lethal buggering. Doubling as one of the Demons,
Fletcher is artistically savage, while Justin
J. Bells Demon is supernaturally agile and
Mills (uncredited) helps out with a third evilly enthusiastic Demon. Lauren Ashley makes
for a beguiling Francesca presiding over the
agonies of eternal Lust, while the ensemble
does a convincing (and well-choreographed)
job of playing the Damned in all their agony.
Vato Tsikurishvili (Dante) and Souls
All in all, devilishly artistic stuff of a mood
IF YOURE LOOKING for the perfect antidote to the deluge of and atmosphere that you wont find anywhere else. l
commercialized Halloween pap, the revival of Synetics Dantes
Inferno (HHHHH) is your elixir. A decidedly PG-13 offering, this Dantes Inferno runs to Oct. 30 at Crystal City Theatre, 1800
fabulously dark vision of Dantes search for his lost love Beatrice South Bell St., Arlington. Tickets are $35 to $55. Call 800-494-8497
through the many rings of Hell is not for the overly squeamish. It or visit synetictheater.org.
is also Synetic at its best - embracing fully the edgy, the weird,
and the wonderful, all with a sensibility that is unmistakably The Little Foxes runs to Oct. 30 at Kreeger Theater, 1101 6th St.
European. Like Synetics Silent Shakespeare series, Dantes story SW. Tickets are $50 to $100. Call 202-488-3300 or visit
is told without a word spoken, the narrative delivered through arenastage.org.
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GOOGLE
Tech
Battle Cry
Google has launched its iPhone competitor and an Amazon Echo rival,
but Assistant is what really matters By Rhuaridh Marr
OOGLE HAS JUST DECLARED WAR. WAR ON APPLE, WAR ON

Amazon, war on Samsung. War, even, on perceptions of what the search engine
giant is capable of in the consumer space. At Tuesdays much hyped event,
Google made its strongest ever declaration that, more so than any other competitor,
it is best positioned to become ubiquitous in every aspect of a persons digital life.
Competitors, allies, and security concerns be damned.
It started with a relaunch. Or, rather, a rebirth. Nexus, Googles homegrown smartphone brand since 2010, is no more. Instead, we now have Pixel. Nexus devices were
built in cooperation with Android manufacturers to be reference devices, something
developers and users alike could enjoy for their pure software experience and their
mid- to high-end specifications. It was all served in reasonably attractive designs and
for reasonably attractive prices (2014s Nexus 6 notwithstanding).
Pixel changes that. Brushing aside Android manufacturers mainly Samsung
who compete to take on Apples iPhone, Google has decided to do things itself. With
that move goes any pretence of sharing branding. HTC (who built the first Android
device way back in 2008) might be constructing Googles new phones, but their name
appears nowhere on the Pixel and its larger sibling, the Pixel XL. These are made by
Google, as advertising claims, from the inside out.
On the face of it, Googles strategy is sound. They alone are best positioned to tackle
the strongest aspect of the iPhone: Apples control over every aspect, from hardware
to software. Google develops Android. Google designed the Pixel devices. The parallels
are glaringly obvious.
That makes it all the more surprising or, perhaps, appropriate that Googles
first foray into Apple-style smartphones should be so derivative. At a glance, neither
the 5-inch Pixel nor the 5.5-inch Pixel XL could be described as beautiful. Parallels
with the iPhone abound, from the large bezels to the antenna bands, the curved sides to
the glass and metal backs. If Google truly

wanted to stand out, they should have
made the anti-iPhone. Last years Nexus
6P had Cylon chic. The Pixel feels familiar
and not in a good way.
Google at least ticked most of the boxes
that mattered when it came to specs. Apart
from the smaller Pixel having a 5-inch,
1080p display and the larger adding half an
inch and Quad HD resolution, their internals are identical. The latest Qualcomm
processor, 4GB of RAM, up to 128GB of
storage, AMOLED displays, rear-mounted
fingerprint sensors, tough Corning Gorilla
Glass 4, and USB Type-C fast charging
that can add 7 hours of battery life in just
15 minutes.
While Apple embraces dual cameras, Google is touting that its single 12.3
megapixel sensor is currently the best in
the world as measured by independent
tester DxOMark. Its got large, light-absorbing pixels, a smarter Auto HDR+
function, and a revised camera app that
launches faster and takes photos quicker and more accurately. To bolster their
claims, anyone who buys a Pixel phone
will get free, unlimited cloud storage for
photos and videos.
Running everything is Android 7.1,
Googles latest version of their homegrown software. But unlike Nexus devices of old, Google has abandoned offering
pure Android and instead developed a
skin on top that adds new icons, a new
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GOOGLE
app launcher, easier access to Googles search app, and various other improvements and tweaks for usability. Theres
even 24/7 support by either phone or chat, with users able
to share their screen with Googles engineers to diagnose any
problems that arise.
Unfortunately, the Pixels arent perfect. Theres no microSD
card support, no waterproofing, their batteries arent the largest, their profiles arent the slimmest, their design is certainly
far from the best out there (thats currently a toss-up between
the iPhone 7 and Galaxy S7 Edge). This would be fine if Google
were charging Nexus money, but theyre not. Pixel is Googles
premium brand, appearing previously on a Chromebook and
Android tablet. The smaller Pixel starts at $649. The larger
Pixel tops out at $869.
Thats iPhone money. It took Samsung six generations of
Galaxy and five generations of Note to justify charging what
Apple can for its smartphones. Google is doing so right out of
the gate. Thats a bold assumption, not just that its devices are
worthy of the price tag, but that consumers, whove thus far
opted for Galaxy over Nexus, will be willing to pay that much for
a phone with a Google logo on the back.
So, wheres the value? For Google, its seemingly in Assistant.
Google Assistant is the search giants rival for Apples Siri and
Microsofts Cortana. Its a powerful, knowledgeable, constantly-learning AI that can engage in conversational search queries
with users to facilitate their day-to-day activities. And its built
into both Pixel phones. Ask your phone to find movies in your
area and it will. Tell it I need to bring my kids and Googles
conversation ability will connect your statement to the previous
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search and then filter films by rating. Check your

schedule, plan for lunch, and Google Assistant will
find a restaurant, book a table and add it to your
calendar, all without opening an app. Its Googles
attempt to elbow into an area where users would
previously have had to open multiple apps and input
multiple fields of data just to get things done and all
without needing to know specific voice commands.
Just tell Assistant what you need and itll do it, Google
claims.
Its something that conveys to Googles other
big announcement, Google Home, their answer
to Amazons Echo. Two years after Amazon first
launched its Alexa-powered speaker, Google is finally
ready to do battle, but theyre seriously behind. Echo
has 3,000 apps that allow users to search, buy, order,
question, and command various aspects of their life.
Home wont launch with the same level of third-party support.
Instead, itll focus on the basics: answering questions, controlling
smart home products such as lights, playing music from Spotify,
YouTube Music, Google Play and other sources, and setting timers, creating shopping lists and offering traffic updates, among
other things. Itll also connect with Googles other products. If
you own Googles Chromecast streaming dongle, wake Google
Home with OK Google and ask it to show you videos of John
Oliver. Itll connect to your Chromecast, automatically turn on
your TV, load up YouTube and stream Last Week Tonight all
without pressing a button.
The $129 Home, which launches in November, offers support
for multiple devices and will intelligently respond depending on
which Home is closest to the person speaking. But its the potential for the future that is most impressive.
Googles event wasnt really about Pixel, or Home, or its
Daydream View virtual reality headset, or its Wifi routers, or
its new, Ultra HD Chromecast. It was about Assistant. And it
was about positioning Assistant as something that will become
pervasive in a persons life. With Assistant on a phone, learning a
persons daily routine, detecting the locations they visit, liaising
with the apps they install, responding to them and planning their
lives, thats a lot of data for Google to process. Its data that can
be shared directly with Home. Or with any other system that
integrates Assistant, such as cars or computers in future.
Google is changing its core mandate search from something universal into something personal. Its no coincidence
that teasers for the Pixel launch showcased a Google search bar
transforming into the outline of a phone. Assistant is Google
search everywhere, in all parts of our life. Is that a security concern? For some, absolutely. Theyll worry about Google knowing
too much about them, using data to drive advertisements or personalize products. But the potential is, without doubt, tempting.
An ever-evolving AI, smarter than Siri, more instant than Google
Search, always ready to help.
Apple trades on its exemplary hardware. Samsung trades
on offering an alternative to Apple. Amazon is pushing into
the home to get people hooked on its purchasing platform.
Googles Pixel phones are expensive, relatively uninteresting,
and undoubtedly polished, while Home is a fledgling but promising smart home speaker system. But its Assistant that Google
will be trading on in future. Google, everywhere, all the time.
What remains to be seen is whether consumers buy into it.
Or whether its inevitability doesnt hinge on people buying a
potentially overpriced made by Google smartphone anyway.
Assistant is the future, whether we want it or not. l
NightLife
Photography by
Ward Morrison
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Scene
DrinksDragDJsEtc...
Thursday,
October 6
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
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 and
Frozen Virgin Drinks
Locker Room Thursday
Nights DJs Sean Morris
and MadScience Best
Package Contest at midnight, hosted by BaNaka &
Kristina Kelly $200 Cash

Prize Doors open 10pm,
21+ $5 Cover or free
with college ID
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
Happy Hour, 8-10pm $2
off everything DJ Theo
Storm spinning in the main
bar, 9pm-1am 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
FunkyTown at Town Danceboutique - Saturday, October 1

Photography by Ward Morrison
See and purchase more photos from this event at www.metroweekly.com/scene
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
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR

& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
PBR, $2 Yuengling, $3 Rail,
$5 Appetizers Extended
Happy Hour, 7-9pm, with
only $1 increase in price
NELLIES SPORTS BAR

Beat the Clock Happy Hour
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
$4 (7-8pm) Buckets of
Beer $15 Drag Bingo
TRADE
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
NUMBER NINE
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
SHAWS TAVERN
Happy Hour 4-7pm $3
Miller Lite, $4 Blue Moon,
$5 Rails and House Wines
and Half-Priced Pizzas
$4 Corona and Heineken
all night Football Food
Specials, 7-11pm
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Thursday DJ
9pm Cover 21+
Friday,
October 7
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
COBALT/30 DEGREES
All You Can Drink Happy
Hour $15 Rail and
Domestic, $21 Call &
Imports, 6-9pm Guys
Night Out Free Rail
Vodka, 11pm-Midnight, $6
Belvedere Vodka Drinks all
night DJ MadScience
upstairs DJ Keenan Orr
downstairs $10 cover
10pm-1am, $5 after 1am
21+
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
Happy Hour, 8-10pm
$2 off everything MidAtlantic Kennel Korps on

Club Bar Trainers and
Puppy Mosh, 9pm-1am
No Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Smirnoff, all flavors, all
night long Otter Den DC
presents Otter Crossing,
9pm-close $5 Cover
after 10pm
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
Piano with Chris, 7:30pm
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Friday Night Videos with

Chord, 9:30pm
SHAWS TAVERN
& Half-Priced Pizzas
Magic! 8-10pm
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
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+ Drag Show starts
at 10:30pm Hosted by
Lena Lett and featuring
Miss Tatianna, ShiQueeta-Lee, Riley Knoxx
and BaNaka DJ Wess
upstairs, DJs BacK2bACk
downstairs following the
show GoGo Boys after
11pm Doors open at
10pm For those 21 and
over, $12 For those
18-20, $15 Club: 18+
Patio: 21+
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TRADE
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
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers,
hosted by LaTroya Nicole,
9pm Dance floors open
9pm Ladies of Ziegfelds
Drag Show, 11:30pm and
1:30am Rotating Hosts
DJ Don T. in Secrets
Cover 21+
Saturday,
October 8
9 1/2
drink, 3-9pm $5 Absolut
& Titos, $3 Miller Lite
after 9pm Expanded craft
beer selection No Cover
various DJs
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Drag Yourself to Brunch at
Level One, 11am-2pm and
2-4pm Featuring Kristina
Kelly and the Ladies of
Illusion Bottomless
Mimosas and Bloody
Marys Happy Hour:
Tops Down $6 Top Shelf,
Bottoms Up $3 Rail, $3 Bud
Light, 4-9pm NYC Takes
Over DC Doors open
10pm $5 Cover 21+
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
Happy Hour, 8-10pm
$2 off everything
Highwaymen TNT on Club
Bar $2 Draughts and
Jello Shots, 9pm-2am
Distrkt C Dance Party
Distrkt C Military Night,
10pm-8am, 3rd Floor
Exile Opening DJ Mike
Reimer, special guest
DJ Serving Ovahness
Tickets available starting
on 9-18 at distrktc.ticketleap.com/military night
and at the door 21+
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 No Cover
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
$5 Bacardi, all flavors,
all night long Black
Dionysus: Revelry,
10pm-close
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
Doors open 2pm Happy
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink,
3-9pm $5 Absolut and $5
Bulleit Bourbon
SHAWS TAVERN
Bottomless Mimosas,
10am-3pm Happy Hour,
5-7pm $3 Miller Lite, $4
Blue Moon, $5 Rails and
House Wines & Half-Priced
Pizzas
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TOWN
Patio open 2pm DC
Rawhides host Town &
Country: Two-Step, Line
Dancing, Waltz and West
Coast Swing, $5 Cover to
stay all night Doors open
6:30pm, Lessons 7-8pm,
Open dance 8-10:30pm
Dirty Pop with DJ Drew G,
11pm-close Music and
video by DJ Wess downstairs Drag Show starts
at 10:30pm Hosted by
Lena Lett and featuring
Miss Tatianna, ShiQueeta-Lee, Riley Knoxx
and BaNaka DJ Wess
upstairs, DJs BacK2bACk
downstairs following the
show GoGo Boys after
11pm Doors open 10pm
$12 Cover 21+
TRADE
Doors open 2pm Huge
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Men of Secrets, 9pm
Guest dancers Ladies
of Illusion Drag Show
with host Ella Fitzgerald
Doors at 9pm, Shows
at 11:30pm and 1:30am
DJ Don T. in Secrets
Cover 21+
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 12pm
off everything $2 Bud
and Bud Light Draughts all
day and night The DC
Eagle hosts Sunday BBQ,
2-7pm, only $10 No
Cover 21+
Sunday,
October 9
FREDDIES BEACH BAR

Champagne Brunch
Buffet, 10am-3pm Crazy
Hour, 4-7pm Karaoke,
8pm-1am
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm
Mamas Trailer Park
Karaoke downstairs,
9:30pm-close
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: Tops Down
$6 Top Shelf, Bottoms
Up $3 Rail, $3 Bud Light,
4-9pm Crystal: Cobalts
15-Year Anniversary Party
Homowood Karaoke,
hosted by Robert Bise,
10pm-close 21+
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
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on
any drink, 3-9pm No
Cover
SHAWS TAVERN
Brunch with Bottomless
Mimosas, 10am-3pm
& Half-Priced Pizzas
Presidential Debate Watch
Party Food and Drink
Specials
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TOWN PATIO
Open 2pm Cornhole,
Giant Jenga, and Flip-cup
inside Town
TRADE
Doors open 2pm Huge
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Decades of Dance DJ
Tim-e in Secrets Doors
9pm Cover 21+
Monday,
October 10
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: Tops Down $6
Top Shelf, Bottoms Up $3
Rail, $3 Bud Light, 4-9pm
Monday Nights A Drag,
hosted by Kristina Kelly
Doors open at 10pm
Showtime at 11:30pm
$3 Skyy Cocktails, $8 Skyy
and Red Bull $8 Long
Islands No Cover, 18+
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DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
off everything Endless
Happy Hour prices to anyone in a DC Eagle T-Shirt
Free Ballin Mondays: Free
Pool All Night and Day
$1 Bud and Bud Light
Draughts all night No
Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Singles Night Karaoke,
8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long
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
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NUMBER NINE
Tuesday,
October 11
SHAWS TAVERN
Gay Bowl XVI Hangover
Brunch, 11am-3pm, Second
Floor $16 Buffet, $14
Bottomless Mimosas
Trivia with Jeremy, 7:30pm
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR

& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TRADE
Doors open 5pm Huge
only $4
COBALT/30 DEGREES
DJ Honey Happy Hour:
Tops Down $6 Top Shelf,
Bottoms Up $3 Rail, $3 Bud
Light, 4-9pm SIN Service
Industry Night, 10pm-close
$1 Rail Drinks all night
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 8pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
Beer $15 Karaoke and
Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
After 9pm, $3 Absolut,
Bulleit & Stella
SHAWS TAVERN
Half Priced Burgers &
Pizzas, 5pm-close $5
House Wines & Sam
Adams Drafts, 5pm-close
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TRADE
Doors open 5pm Huge
only $4
Wednesday,
October 12
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
$4 Stoli and Stoli Flavors
and Miller Lite all night
No Cover 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm $6
Burgers Drag Bingo
Night, hosted by Ms.
Regina Jozet Adams, 8pm
Bingo prizes Karaoke,
10pm-1am
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour all night long,
4pm-close
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
SHAWS TAVERN
Piano Bar, Second Floor,
8pm-close
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TRADE
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+
Thursday,
October 13
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
DJ Wess
COBALT/30 DEGREES
$3 Rail Drinks, 10pm-midnight, $5 Red Bull and
Frozen Virgin Drinks
Locker Room Thursday
Nights DJs Sean Morris
and MadScience Best
Package Contest at midnight, hosted by BaNaka &
Kristina Kelly $200 Cash
Prize Doors open 10pm,
21+ $5 Cover or free
with college ID
DC EAGLE
Doors open at 8pm
off everything DJ Theo
Storm spinning in the main
bar, 9pm-1am 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
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
Beer $15 Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
SHAWS TAVERN
& Half-Priced Pizzas $4
Corona and $4 Heineken
all night Football Food
Specials, 7-11am Paint
Night, Second Floor, 7pm
SOMEPLACE ELSE BAR
& GRILL
1637 R St. NW
TRADE
1410 14th St. NW
Doors open 5pm Huge
only $4
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Shirtless Thursday DJ
9pm Cover 21+ l
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LastWord.
People say the queerest things
Hillary Clinton embraces every

sexual deviancy
you can imagine.
Fox News pundit and American Family Association radio host SANDY RIOS, during her radio show. Rios claims that
should Hillary Clinton become president, those who oppose marriage equality will be forced to be in re-education
camps. She added, All of us who are conservative and believe in traditional marriageare going
to be in the crosshairs of the IRS, even the FBI now.
In 1994 alone, the year Derek died,

I attended 43 funerals.
TILDA SWINTON, speaking with Out Magazine. Swinton was discussing the AIDS epidemic, which
claimed dozens of her friends, including director Derek Jarman.
Were appalled
this seller put it on our site to begin with.
A WALMART SPOKESPERSON, responding after the company removed a third-party sellers Tranny Granny
Halloween costume from its website. The costume drew widespread criticism, prompting Walmart to act. It clearly
violates our policy and was quickly removed once we were notified, the spokesperson added.
Oh,
Ive definitely lost fans.
KRISTIN CHENOWETH, speaking with PrideSource. The Emmy and Tony-winning stars support for LGBT rights has
led to criticism from some, with Chenoweth revealing she was fired from Women of Faith and that
she has haters online and on social media.
Theyve got CIA Anderson Cooper

running the next debate. Hes admittedly CIA.
ALEX JONES, right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist, speaking on his InfoWars show. Jones believes that
the CNN anchor is a CIA operative who will deliberately try to bring down Donald Trump during Sundays debate,
because the fix is in at every level. Its rigged.
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Why some LGBT voters are rejecting Clinton and

Perestroika is a dazzling, awe-inspiring conclusion

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emotional three-hour shock wave

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The Baltimore Museum of Art documents LGBT home life in

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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE

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Susan Marie Rhea directs Keegan

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

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For its third annual festival, the

Founded in 1948 as a traditional,

Four Broadway veterans take the

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With intriguing percussive instrumentation, Australian electronic

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JASON MARSALIS QUARTET

Pianist Austin Johnson, bassist Will

JENNY LINN, URI CAINE

Castleton in Performance kicks off

Sisters Allison, Meegan and Natalie

Music Director Piotr Gajewski

One of Broadways leading divas

THE FAINT, GANG OF FOUR