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CONTENTS
JUNE 14, 2018 Volume 25 Issue 1
14 STORY TIME
Story District helps nurture community through its
LGBTQ storytelling showcase, Out/Spoken.
By Doug Rule
PRIDE IN PICTURES
Highlights from the Capital Pride Parade and
Capital Pride Festival & Concert, Saturday and
Sunday, June 9 and 10, 2018.
Photography by Ward Morrison, Joseph Ressler,

and Randy Shulman
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64 FRESH AIR
Queer Eye returns with more diversity, deeper
conversations, and even more of what made the first
season so compelling.
By Rhuaridh Marr
SPOTLIGHT: AUDRA MCDONALD p.9 OUT ON THE TOWN p.13 STORY TIME: OUT/SPOKEN p.14
SCENE: LATINX PRIDE p.25 SCENE: CHEF’S BEST p.29 COMMUNITY: SPECTACULAR SHOWCASE p.31
CAPITAL PRIDE 2018: PARADE PHOTOS p.34 CAPITAL PRIDE 2018: FESTIVAL PHOTOS p.51
FILM: INCREDIBLES 2 p.62 TELEVISION: QUEER EYE p.64
STAGE: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE p.66
NIGHTLIFE SCENE: PRIDE OPENING PARTY AT ECHOSTAGE p.69
NIGHTLIFE LISTINGS p.70 SCENE: PITCHERS DC p.76
LAST WORD p.78
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Spotlight
ALLISON MICHAEL ORENSTEIN
Audra McDonald
I
F YOU’RE A SUBSCRIBER TO CBS ALL ACCESS AND HAVE Bar & Grill, and is the only person in history to win in all four acting
been watching Season 2 of The Good Fight, the superb spinoff categories. And last year, McDonald voiced the fabulously operatic
of The Good Wife, chances are you’ve noticed a new face in Madame de Garderobe in the live action version of Beauty and the
the high-octane cast. “The world already existed before my char- Beast. “It’s anybody’s dream, I think, to be in a Disney film,” she says.
acter came into it,” says Audra McDonald, who plays attorney Liz “It was everything I thought it would be. At times I felt like a kid
Reddick-Lawrence, ex-wife of the firm’s chief partner and a woman on that set, getting to work on such a beloved story with a beloved
with what appears to be a private vendetta against Diane Lockhart score. It was magical.”
(Christine Baranski). “You’ve got a powerhouse cast of Christine Though not necessarily a political animal, McDonald, who will
Baranski, Delroy Lindo, Cush Jumbo, Rose Leslie, and Sarah Steele. appear in concert with the NSO Pops this Tuesday, is as concerned
Everybody’s just at the top of their game. There are no divas, there as anyone with the country’s climate of increased racial divide.
are no egos on the set. Everybody’s really focused on who these peo- “It should concern everybody, no matter where you are, no matter
ple are and telling the story.” what party line you’re in,” she says. “Things are not right now.... I think
McDonald, of course, is even better known for her reign on that we can learn from this period and move past it. I would hope that
Broadway, having won a record six Tony Awards, starting in 1994 we could look back on this period and go ‘Wow, that was a time where
with Carousel. She’s been similarly honored for Ragtime, Master we all had lessons to learn and learned them, and were forever changed
Class, Porgy and Bess, A Raisin in the Sun, and Lady Day at Emerson’s in the right way from what happened.’” —Randy Shulman
Audra McDonald appears with the NSO Pops at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, on Tuesday, June 19, at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $29 to $119. Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
JUNE 14, 2018 • METROWEEKLY 9

Spotlight
THE REMAINS
A comedy about the tragedy of loving starring
Maulik Pancholy (30 Rock, Weeds) as one half
of a gay couple celebrating a 10th anniversary
and revealing the truth of their seemingly per-
fect relationship. David Muse directs a world
premiere by Ken Urban. Extended to June 24.
Studio Theatre, 14th & P Streets NW. Call 202-
332-3300 or visit studiotheatre.org.
TERESA WOODS
PETER LOVENHEIM:
THE ATTACHMENT EFFECT
The New York-based journalist set out on a journey to understand
a 50-year theory from psychology that has gained renewed popular-
ity for its effectiveness in shining a light on who we love and how.
Subtitled Exploring The Powerful Ways Our Earliest Bond Shapes Our
Relationships and Lives, the book — equal parts journalistic inquiry,
memoir, and psychological guide — features interviews with research-
ers, professors, counselors, and other experts plus informative anec-
dotes from individuals and couples. Thursday, June 21, at 6:30 p.m.
Kramerbooks, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. Call 202-387-1400 or visit
kramers.com.
AIN’T TOO PROUD

A new musical about The Temptations, a group
that churned out 42 Top 10 hits, including 14
No. 1’s. Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys) directs and
Sergio Trujillo (Memphis the Musical) choreo-
graphs a production featuring classics every-
one knows — from “My Girl” to “Papa Was
A Rolling Stone” to “Just My Imagination.”
JOEL DOCKENDORF
Opens Tuesday, June 19. Runs to July 22.

Eisenhower Theater. Tickets are $59 to $159.
Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.

Spotlight
A KID LIKE JAKE

Jim Parsons and Claire Danes star
as parents of a preschooler exhibit-
ing gender-nonconforming behavior.
Four-year-old Jake is a very minor
character in the film, which is more
about the parents, broader family,
and social dynamics. Octavia Spencer
plays the lesbian head of Jake’s school.
Opens Friday, June 15. Area theaters.
Visit fandango.com.
CIARAN LAVERY
As moody, dramatic, and hauntingly beautiful as you’d expect
from a folk-inflected pop singer-songwriter from Ireland.
Lavery’s new album Sweet Decay runs the full, sweeping gamut
of emotion, from the joyfully rousing opener “Everything
Is Made To Last” to the dying embers of the sorrowful title
track that closes the set. It’s a captivating journey thanks to a
stirring musical sensibility and Lavery’s sensitive tenor croon.
Thursday, June 21, at 7:30 p.m. Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave.
E. Vienna. Tickets are $12 in advance, or $15 at the door. Call
703-255-3747 or visit jamminjava.com.
KATHRIN BAUMBACH
JOAN ARMATRADING
The acclaimed out British folk/rock singer-song-
writer returns for a run of shows as part of a six-city
U.S. tour at the new D.C. outpost of venerable New
York institution City Winery, located just off New
York Avenue in Northeast’s Ivy City neighborhood.
Select dates Saturday, June 16, through Thursday,
June 21, at 8 p.m. City Winery DC, 1350 Okie St. NE.
JOEL ANDERSON
Tickets are $75 to $125. Call 202-250-2531 or visit

citywinery.com.

Out On The Town
MCKELLEN: PLAYING THE PART

The story of legendary and knighted actor Sir Ian McKellen, who came out a remarkable 30 years ago this year. Joe
A. Stephenson’s documentary traces his journey from West End theater star to Hollywood’s Magneto and Gandalf.
Stephenson was granted access to private photo albums, never-before-seen archive material, exclusive behind-the-scenes
footage, and the 79-year-old himself, who regaled the director with details and reflections on his life during a reported
14-hour interview. Tuesday, June 19, at 7 p.m. Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW. Tickets are $15. Call 202-452-
7672 or visit landmarktheatres.com. Also Saturday, June 23, at 5 p.m. at the Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE. Tickets
are $20. Call 202-544-7077 or visit folger.edu.
Compiled by Doug Rule Toni Collette co-star in this feel- And yet, when they returned home, STAGE
good dramedy. Opens Friday, June the U.S. government refused to
FILM 15. Landmark’s E Street Cinema, recognize them as soldiers — and BOTTICELLI IN THE FIRE
While painting “The Birth of
555 11th St. NW. Call 202-452-7672 only did so some 60 years later,
20 FEET FROM STARDOM or visit landmarktheatres.com. after the women persisted. After Venus,” the famed artist Sandro
Morgan Neville shines a spotlight the screening, Theres and histori- Botticelli is put to the test by the
on the backup singers behind some RA XTRA: IDEAL HOME an and author Mitchell Yockelson arrival of a conservative priest lead-
of the greatest musical legends Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan are a will discuss and answer questions ing a populist revolution in Lorenzo
of the 21st century in this Oscar- bickering gay couple whose extrav- about The Hello Girls, which fea- de’ Medici’s Florence. Heralded by
winning documentary. As part of agant, childless lifestyle is turned tures archival film and photo- the Montreal Gazette as “the hottest
its Rock Doc series, the American upside down when a 10-year-old graphs from the Archives. Friday, name in Canadian theater,” Jordan
Film Institute returns Darlene boy shows up at their door claim- June 15, at noon. The William G. Tannahill offers an ambitious, mod-
Love to the big screen — if only ing to be the grandson of Coogan’s McGowan Theater, Constitution ern story that sounds custom-made
for one night — along with other character. Rayceen Pendarvis of The Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets for Woolly Mammoth Theatre
lesser-known backups, including Ask Rayceen Show hosts the screen- NW. Free, with reservations rec- Company. Marti Lyons directs a
the Waters Family, who sang on ing of writer and director Andrew ommended; first-come, first-seated. production with company members
Michael Jackson’s Thriller and lent Fleming’s Ideal Home as the June Call 202-357-5000 or visit archives- Cody Nickell, Jon Hudson Odom,
their voices to the films The Lion selection in Reel Affirmations’ foundation.org. and Dawn Ursula. To June 24. 641
King and Avatar, and Judith Hill, monthly film series. Friday, June 22, D St. NW. Call 202-393-3939 or visit
who was the last backup vocalist at 7 p.m. HRC Equality Center, 1640 THIS IS SPINAL TAP woollymammoth.net.
for the King of Pop, a standout from Rhode Island Ave. NW. Tickets are As part of Merriweather Movie
the 2009 documentary This Is It. $12, or $25 for a ticket with VIP Nights, the Downtown Columbia CAMELOT
Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, seating, a complimentary cocktail Arts and Culture Commission hosts Alan Paul, Shakespeare Theatre
and Mick Jagger are also inter- and popcorn. Visit thedccenter.org. a screening at the local amphithe- Company’s resident musical direc-
viewed. Monday, June 18, at 9 p.m. ater of Rob Reiner’s hilarious 1984 tor, takes on Lerner and Loewe’s
AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville THE HELLO GIRLS rock mockumentary. This Is Spinal classic about the powerful love tri-
Road, Silver Spring. Tickets are $8. The National Archives Museum Tap went on to inspire its lead actor angle in King Arthur’s court. Ken
Call 301-495-6720 or visit afi.com/ screens director James Theres’ Christopher Guest to make the moc- Clark plays the King, while Nick
Silver. new documentary in the mold of kumentaries Waiting for Guffman Fitzer is Lancelot du Lac, both in
Hidden Figures, in this case focused and Best In Show. Thursday, June love with Queen Guinevere, played
HEARTS BEAT LOUD on the slighted history of America’s 21. Gates at 7 p.m. Merriweather by Broadway star Alexandra Silber.
Nick Offerman stars as a single first female soldiers. In 1918, the Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Legends Ted van Griethuysen
dad who embarks on a journey U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 Parkway, Columbia, Md. Tickets and Floyd King are also featured
of love, growing up, and musical American women to France to work are $5 to $10. Call 800-551-SEAT or in a show with choreography by
discovery with his college-bound the latest technology, the telephone visit merriweathermusic.com. Michele Lynch, who won a Helen
daughter (Kiersey Clemons) after switchboard. These courageous Hayes Award for her work on STC’s
they become a father-daughter live women battled enemy fire in a war Kiss Me, Kate. Extended to July
act whose first song makes them zone as they endeavored to keep 8. Sidney Harman Hall, Harman
an online sensation. Ted Danson, U.S. Army commanders connect- Center for the Arts, 610 F St. NW.
Sasha Lane, Blythe Danner, and ed with troops on the front lines. Call 202-547-1122 or visit shake-
spearetheatre.org.

CHARLOTTE’S WEB
Virginia’s Creative Cauldron pres-
ents Charles Strouse’s beguiling
adaption of E.B. White’s classic tale,
with a book by Joseph Robinette.
Matt Conner directs a cast led by
Will Stevenson as Wilbur and Abby
Middleton as Charlotte. To June 17.
ArtSpace Falls Church, 410 South
Maple Ave. in Falls Church. Call
703-436-9948 or visit creativecaul-
dron.org.
FLOOD CITY
Set amid the Great Flood of
Pennsylvania in 1889 as well as
PHOTO COURTESY OF STORY DISTRICT
the drying up of the state’s steel

industry a century later, Gabrielle
Reisman’s hopeful dark comedy
traverses time and space to look at
the impacts disasters and corporate
irresponsibility have on a commu-
nity. Flood City shines a light on the
community’s resilience in the wake
of the unimaginable. Jenna Duncan
directs the Theater Alliance pro-
duction. To June 17. Anacostia
Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Place SE.
STORY TIME
Call 202-241-2539 or visit theater-
alliance.com.
GIRLFRIEND
Story District helps nurture community through its In 1993, Matthew Sweet toured as
an opening act for newly out lesbian
LGBTQ storytelling showcase, Out/Spoken. rocker Melissa Etheridge. Sweet’s
I
power-pop tunes — including 1991
alt-rock album Girlfriend — contin-
DON’T THINK IT’S OFTEN THAT EVEN WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW WELL, YOU ue their LGBTQ appeal and connec-
would necessarily tell these kinds of very deep, very emotional stories,” Rebecca Pilar tion, soundtracking a gay coming-
Buckwalter Poza says. Even friends of Buckwalter Poza were surprised to learn her of-age theatrical tale set in ’90s-
Colombian grandmother rejected her when she came out, something the Daily Kos editor era small-town Nebraska. Lukas
James Miller and Jimmy Mavrikes
shared at last year’s Queer Cuentos event, organized by Story District with the Latino GLBT star as a college-bound jock and
History Project. In addition to bringing her closer to friends in the audience, telling her story his first boyfriend. Directed by
publicly in a supportive environment connected Buckwalter Poza to strangers with similar Matt Gardiner. Extended to June
17. The Ark, 4200 Campbell Ave.,
experiences. “They sought me out,” she says. “I felt supported in a very unique way because Arlington. Call 703-820-9771 or visit
they knew exactly what I was going through. It was remarkable.” sigtheatre.org.
This year, Buckwalter Poza will return to the Story District stage as one of eight storytell-
ers at Out/Spoken, the organization’s annual LGBTQ showcase. OTHER LIFE FORMS
D.C. playwright Brandon McCoy
“There is a lot of focus on coming out this year — a lot of stories kind of have that at wrote this romantic comedy about
their core of what they’re talking about,” says Phill Branch, who has participated in Out/ two very different roommates
Spoken for three years, two as its director. “And I think it’s because...of a lot of things that and their attempts at finding love
online. Starring John Loughney,
are happening in the world politically.... Certainly we haven’t gone completely backwards, Josh Sticklin, Aidan Quartana,
but it feels a little scary again for people, so I think people are starting to think about and talk Brianna Letourneau, and Shanta
about those stories again.” Branch, who will share “a funny story about my prom [and] my Parasuraman. Opens in previews
struggle to figure out where I fit in,” has endeavored to find stories and storytellers beyond Friday, June 15. To July 7. 1742
Church St. NW. Tickets are $35
the familiar — this year including straight allies. One story, for instance, tells of a woman’s to $45. Call 202-265-3768 or visit
coming out from her sister’s perspective. “It tells a different side of the story — about the keegantheatre.com.
family kind of watching you go through the rough time and trying to support you, and what
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
it does to them.” Joe Calarco directs Signature
More than comedy or mere performance, storytelling shows such as Out/Spoken help Theatre’s take on Kander & Ebb’s
nurture and embrace a real sense of community, says Branch, an English professor at final musical collaboration, a
Howard University who also teaches classes for Story District. breathtaking critique of a true story
of racism and injustice from 1931.
“There’s something about a true story, where someone is talking about their own expe- Eight years after The Scottsboro
riences, that kind of brings the whole room closer together — because you’re all laughing Boys debuted on Broadway, the D.C.
together, or you’re cringing, or you’re crying, whatever it is,” Branch says. “There’s some- premiere features an ensemble cast
including Jonathan Adriel, Malik
thing very uplifting about that, seeing everybody come together and support somebody on Akil, Christopher Bloch, Chaz
stage as they talk about something that means something to them. I think it’s special in that Alexander Coffin, Felicia Curry,
way.” —Doug Rule C.K. Edwards, DeWitt Fleming
Jr., Andre Hinds, Darrell Wayne
Purcell, Aramie Payton, Lamont
Out/Spoken is Thursday, June 21, with doors at 7 p.m., at the 9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW. Walker II, Joseph Monroe Webb,
Tickets are $25. Call 202-265-0930 or visit outspoken.splashthat.com. and Stephen Scott Wormley, with

HARRY STYLES
W/KACEY MUSGRAVES
The former One Directioner offers
an in-the-round stage setup on an
international stadium tour sup-
porting his surprising and strong
self-titled solo debut, which con-
jures the Beatles, old-school,
high-quality folk-rock, even a little
Beck — and nary a trace of manu-
factured boy-band pop. As an added
incentive, North American dates
feature country’s coolest and class-
iest star-on-the-rise as show open-
er. With her early CMA-winning
LGBTQ-affirming hit “Follow Your
Arrow,” the progressive Millennial
Musgraves had queer fans from the
get-go, yet still more are joining the
fold on account of her stellar third
album Golden Hour and the disco-
fied singles “Strange Cowboy” and
especially “High Horse.” Sunday,
PHOTO CREDIT
June 24, at 8 p.m. Capital One

Arena, 601 F St. NW. Call 202-628-
3200 or visit capitalonearena.com.
JAZZMEIA HORN
A jazz vocalist originally from
Dallas, Horn is quickly emerging
as one of the genre’s best new tal-
ents, winning prestigious titles in
the process, including the 2013
Sarah Vaughan International
Jazz Vocal Competition and the
2015 Thelonious Monk Institute
International Jazz Competition.
After headlining concerts at the
Kennedy Center and Blues Alley
BETHESDA PAINTING AWARDS 2018 in the past year, Horn returns to
Carolyn Case of Cockeysville, Md., was selected as Best in Show in this 14th annual juried the area to perform at the city’s
competition produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District. Case, a graduate of newest music venue. Sunday, June
24. Doors at 6 p.m. City Winery DC,
the Maryland Institute College of Art, received $10,000 for the honor, while Khanh Le
1350 Okie St. NE. Tickets are $25
of D.C. took second place, earning $2,000, and Caleb Kortokrax of Baltimore won third to $35. Call 202-250-2531 or visit
and $1,000. Through June, Bethesda’s Gallery B features an exhibition with paintings by citywinery.com.
all three winners along with the competition’s five other finalists — Baltimore’s Emma
JAZZ IN THE GARDEN: MICHAEL
Childs, who won the Young Artist Award and $1,000, Kim Abraham of Alexandria, Sarah THOMAS QUINTET
Boyts Yoder of Charlottesville, Leigh Anne Chambers of Courtland, Va., and Stephen A summertime staple, the National
Towns of Baltimore. Through June 30. 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E. Call 301-215-6660 Gallery of Art offers free outdoor
concerts immediately after work
or visit bethesda.org.
every Friday through late August.
Bands offering a range of jazz styles,
from swing to Latin to ska, per-
form amidst the museum’s collec-
choreography by Jared Grimes.
To July 1. MAX Theatre, 4200
COMMUNITY MUSIC tion of large-scale sculptural works
while patrons enjoy food and drink,
STAGE
Campbell Ave., Arlington. Call 703- including beer, wine, and sangria,
BEN HUNTER & JOE SEAMONS: A
820-9771 or visit sigtheatre.org. as sold by the Pavilion Cafe and
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
outdoor grill. The 2018 series con-
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE As part of its American Roots
TRAYF tinues with the Michael Thomas
Claudia Bach directs the Maryland- Concert Series, the Hill Center
Theater J presents a world pre- Quintet on June 15, presented in
based community troupe Rude presents two Seattle-based sing-
miere of Lindsay Joelle’s play set collaboration with DC JazzFest and
Mechanicals’ production of one of er-songwriters who relate the his-
in 1990’s New York, named for the the Hendrik Meurkens Quartet on
Shakespeare’s most controversial tory of Juneteenth and the eman-
Yiddish word for “non-kosher” or June 22. Evenings from 5 to 8:30
yet increasingly relevant plays. The cipation from slavery through the
“forbidden.” Trayf predominantly p.m. Sculpture Garden, between 7th
Merchant of Venice focuses on a lens of classic songs — from folk
focuses on the double life of 19-year- and 9th Streets NW. Call 202-289-
Jewish man who seizes an opportu- jams to blues stormers to prison
old Zalmy: a loyal foot soldier for 3360 or visit nga.gov.
nity to make his wealthy and myth- ballads — in an engaging style said
his rabbi and Orthodox Jewish
ically splendorous city confront to vividly show how the past lives
community by day, a freewheeling,
in the present. Tuesday, June 19,
JOSANNE FRANCIS
roller-skating, secular club kid at the injustice and cruelty that lurks The nationally renowned Francis
beneath its gold-plated surface. at 7:30 p.m. Hill Center at the Old
night. Derek Goldman directs Josh was the first steelpan soloist in
Opens Friday, June 15. Weekends to Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania
Adams, Madeline Joey Rose, Tyler history invited to give a recital at
June 30. Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Ave. SE. Tickets are $15 in advance,
Herman, and Drew Kopas. In pre- Carnegie Hall in 2014, the same
Centerway. Greenbelt, Md. Tickets or $20 day-of show. Call 202-549-
views. To June 24. The Aaron and year she also appeared as a guest
are $20 to $22. Call 301-441-8770 or 4172 or visit HillCenterDC.org.
Cecile Goldman Theater, Edlavitch musician on — of all things —
DCJCC, 1529 16th St. NW. Tickets visit rudemechanicals.com. Bravo’s Top Chef. The artistic direc-
are $39 to $69. Call 202-777-3210 or tor of the Cultural Academy for
visit theaterj.org.

He returns for an intimate headline
show and a stronger focus on his
dramatic, stirring, and compelling
tunes, as showcased on his debut
album soil, released earlier this
month, which explicitly aims “to
provide black, queer people with a
heartfelt, futurist folk,” as an offi-
cial note puts it. Monday, June 25.
Doors at 7:30 p.m. DC9, 1940 9th St.
NW. Tickets are $12 in advance, or
$14 day of show. Call 202-483-5000
or dcnine.com.
DANCE
CHAMBER DANCE PROJECT:
BALLET, CHANT & SONG
The fifth seasonal offering from this
New York-birthed, D.C.-based con-
temporary dance company focuses
on the premiere of a work in col-
laboration with National Cathedral
music director Michael McCarthy
and featuring live Gregorian chant.
Seven dancers, five singers, a djem-
be drummer, and a string quartet all
factor into Chant, choreographed
by the Project’s founder and artis-
tic director Diane Coburn Bruning
STAN WEINSTEIN
with company dancer Andile

Ndlovu. The program also includes
the Washington premiere of
Vespers, choreographed by former
Paul Taylor dancer David Grenke,
Wild Swans by New York choreog-
DANCING IN MY COCKROACH KILLERS rapher Darrell Grand Moultrie, plus
highlights from Time Has Come,
GALA Theatre concludes its 42nd season with the D.C. premiere of playwright Magdalena Bruning’s first ballet in Washington
Gómez’s sassy bilingual musical featuring music and musical direction by Desmar Guevara. as a toast to the company’s anni-
Conceived and directed by Rosalba Rolón and a co-production with Rolón’s Pregones versary. Opening Night, including
Summer Solstice Party with the art-
Theater/PRTT of New York, Dancing In My Cockroach Killers is a rollicking show with ists after the performance at the
characters inspired by family, friends, and Latino icons as varied as Lolita Lebrón, Joe Cuba, Hotel Monaco, is Thursday, June
and Iris Chacón. To July 1. Tivoli Square, 3333 14th St. NW. Tickets are $30 to $45. Call 202- 21, starting at 7:30 p.m. Additional
234-7174 or visit galatheatre.org. performances Friday, June 22, and
Saturday, June 23, at 2 and 8 p.m.
Lansburgh Theater, 450 7th St. NW.
Tickets are $30 to $50, or $150
Excellence, a music-based enrich- MIDDLE KIDS 17, at 7:30 p.m. The Birchmere, 3701 for Opening Night performance and
ment program in Prince George’s A relatively new Australian pow- Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. party. Call 202-547-1122 or visit
County, Francis is also currently er-pop/rock trio, led by dramat- Tickets are $29.50. Call 703-549- chamberdance.org.
serving as an Artist-in-Residence at ic singer/guitarist Hannah Joy, 7500 or visit birchmere.com.
Strathmore this season. Next week, Middle Kids seems destined for DANA TAI SOON BURGESS
she performs a solo concert as part greater success on account of its SALUTE THE SUNSET: DANCE COMPANY: PORTRAITS
of a series showcasing the pro- striking, anthemic blend of indie- U.S. NAVY BAND COMMODORES This local company presents three
gram’s sonically diverse 2018 class. rock and alt-country that calls to Every Saturday night over the sum- new dances created at the National
Wednesday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. mind contemporary acts Lucius mer, National Harbor hosts free Portrait Gallery during its name-
The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 and First Aid Kit, among others. concerts by military bands in a sake’s residency as the Smithsonian
Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. And all of that frames clever, bitter- “Salute the Sunset” series. Next up Institution’s first official choreog-
Tickets are $17. Call 301-581-5100 sweet lyrics. Duncan Fellows opens. is the Navy’s premier jazz ensem- rapher. The works, I Am Vertical,
or visit strathmore.org. Friday, June 15. Doors at 7 p.m. ble, an 18-member group carrying After 1001 Nights, and Confluence,
Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. on the legacy of the big band era. exemplify Burgess’ poetic, emotion-
MELISSA ETHERIDGE Tickets are $15. Call 202-388-ROCK Saturday, June 16, at 7 p.m. Plaza al style of choreography. Friday,
WITH THE NSO or visit rockandrollhoteldc.com. Stage, 150 National Plaza, Oxon June 15, and Saturday, June 16, at
The Grammy-winning bluesy-rock Hill, Md. Free. Call 877-628-5427 or 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Terrace
lesbian pioneer brings her expres- OLD TIME BANJO FESTIVAL visit nationalharbor.com. Theater. Tickets are $30 to $75.
sive voice and guitar prowess to This 12th Annual Mike Seeger Call 202-467-4600 or visit kenne-
the Kennedy Center for two per- Commemorative event features SERPENTWITHFEET dy-center.org.
formances. Etheridge’s heart- Dom Flemons, formerly of the black Josiah Wise, who records and
felt hits from the heartland will bluegrass band, Evie Ladin, the Ken performs as serpentwithfeet, is a LES BALLETS
be reimagined with symphonic & Brad Kolodner Group with Rachel Baltimore-born, New York-based TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO
accompaniment courtesy of the Eddie, and Greg Adams. Also on the gay artist who makes music — gos- Billed as “the world’s foremost all-
National Symphony Orchestra, bill is Grammy-winning married pel-inflected, classically rooted male comic ballet company,” the
led by out NSO Pops Conductor couple and female folk pioneers electronica — that is as sonically Trocks, as they’re known, have only
Steven Reineke. Friday, June 22, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, who exploratory and hard to classify as gotten better, bigger, and more pop-
and Saturday, June 23, at 8 p.m. will perform with Sam Gleaves in Grizzly Bear, the gay-led experi- ular in the 44 years since they first
Concert Hall. Tickets are $24 to support of Shout and Shine, their mental indie-rock band Wise donned drag for a show in a tiny loft
$99. Call 202-467-4600 or visit ken- debut album as a trio. Sunday, June opened for at the Anthem last fall. space in New York’s Meatpacking
nedy-center.org.

Baby Boomer to Text Generation X?
Expect a satirical crash course span-
ning miscommunications, careers,
dating, and more in a two-act, inter-
active spin on what the troupe calls
“the age-old battle of the ages.”
Opens Saturday, June 16. Runs to
Aug. 12. Theater Lab. Tickets are $49
to $59. Call 202-467-4600 or visit
kennedy-center.org.
READINGS
CAMILLE PERRI:
WHEN KATIE MET CASSIDY
The latest from the acclaimed
author of The Assistants is a roman-
tic comedy about gender and sexu-
PHOTO COURTESY OF FIREFLY
ality, focused on two women grap-

pling with desire and questioning
their deeply held notions of love and
intimacy. When Katie Met Cassidy,
according to an official blurb, is
“also a portrait of a high-drama
subculture where barrooms may as
well be bedrooms, and loyal friends
fill in the spaces absent families
leave behind.” Thursday, June 21,
FIREFLY MUSIC FESTIVAL at 7 p.m. Solid State Books, 600 H
St. NE. Call 202-854-0118 or visit
Delaware’s Firefly becomes more of a draw with each passing year. Spread out over a solidstatebooksdc.com.
scenic, woodsy 100 acres at Dover Downs, Firefly offers non-musical diversions, including
camping spaces, a pathway with nighttime video and light displays, food trucks and bars — FRANK LOWE:
this year including Eminem’s “Mom’s Spaghetti” and Shake Shack — and a pop-up brew- RAISED BY UNICORNS
Little of the attention devoted to
ery from Delaware’s own Dogfish. But the chief focus is on catching many of music’s latest the issue of gay parenting in recent
and greatest. Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, and Chromeo are decades has focused on the expe-
headliners this year. Other notable acts in the lineup include, per day: Hippie Sabotage, riences of the children raised by
same-sex couples. This ground-
Chicano Batman, and Everything Everything joining Chromeo on Thursday, June 14; breaking anthology put together by
Foster The People, Logic, Big Gigantic, Jimmy Eat World, and Lizzo joining Arctic Lowe, known by his popular social
Monkeys on Friday, June 14; Lil Wayne, Martin Garrix, Portugal. The Man, Vance Joy, media handle @GayAtHomeDad,
presents a range of their stories,
and Middle Kids joining Eminem and the Killers on Saturday, June 15; and Odesza, Sza,
diverse in age, orientation, and
Alt-J, MGMT, Kamasi Washington, Betty Who, Alice Merton, and Morgxn joining Lamar experience. One intriguing thread
on closing day Sunday, June 17. The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway, 1131 N. running throughout a number of
Dupont Highway, Dover, Del. Passes start at $129 for a single day or $349 for a four-day them is the fact that these straight
allies desire to stay connected to the
pass. Call 855-281-4898 or visit fireflyfestival.com. community even after they reach
adulthood and fly their LGBTQ
coop. Sunday, June 17, at 5 p.m.
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut
District. “The dancing is better,
more technically secure,” the com-
LESOLE’S DANCE PROJECT:
9TH ANNUAL FREEDOM OF
COMEDY Ave. NW. Call 202-364-1919 or visit
politics-prose.com.
pany’s longtime artistic director EXPRESSION BROADWAY
Tory Dobrin tells Metro Weekly. A celebration of both South Africa’s REBECCA MAKKAI:
HOSTED BY FRANQI FRENCH
“And that has allowed the come- Youth Day, marking an important THE GREAT BELIEVERS
In its black box space, D.C.’s
dy also to broaden out a lot, to be uprising during apartheid, and A novel about friendship and
Drafthouse Comedy presents a
less subtle and more campy.” The America’s Juneteenth, or the offi- redemption in the face of loss,
monthly variety show featur-
troupe, which has been nearly all cial end of American slavery, is the focused on two intertwining stories,
ing stand-up comedy, music and
gay from the beginning, continues focus of this performance from the one set during the AIDS epidemic in
sketches by a diverse group of local
to perform for larger audiences and Afro-Fusion dance company found- the 1980s art scene in Chicago, the
female, minority, and LGBTQ per-
in bigger and more prestigious ven- ed by Lesole Maine 15 years ago. other in the chaos of contemporary
formers — and all hosted by a come-
ues — notably the Kennedy Center This immersive song and dance Paris. The two stories are connect-
dian who has shared the stage with
Opera House last year, and now journey to Zululand and Lesotho ed by Fiona and her dawning reali-
DL Hughley, Todd Glass, Fortune
Wolf Trap, where the company per- includes a post-performance VIP zation of how the way AIDS affect-
Feimster, and Judy Gold, among
forms “Le Lac Cygnes” from Act reception featuring South African ed her life and her relationship with
others. Wednesday, June 20. Doors
II of Swan Lake, “Go For Barocco” food. Saturday, June 16, at 8 p.m., her daughter, who has disappeared
at 8:30 p.m. Drafthouse Comedy,
set to the music of J.S. Bach, “Stars and Sunday, June 17, at 4 p.m. The into a cult. Tuesday, June 19, at 7
1100 13th St. NW. Tickets are $5.
and Stripes Forever” set to John Meyer Performance Theater in p.m. Solid State Books, 600 H St.
Call 202-750-6411 or visit draft-
Philip Sousa, plus a pas de deux to Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 NE. Call 202-854-0118 or visit sol-
housecomedy.com.
be announced. Tuesday, June 19, at 8 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, idstatebooksdc.com.
p.m. The Filene Center at Wolf Trap, Md.Tickets are $25, or $40 for VIP. THE SECOND CITY:
1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are Call 301-699-1819 or visit joesmove- GENERATION GAP
$25 to $65. Call 877-WOLFTRAP or ment.org. The full title of the latest show from
visit wolftrap.org.
Chicago’s famed troupe created
especially for the Kennedy Center
is Generation Gap...Or, How Many
Millennials Does It Take to Teach a

ABOVE
AND BEYOND
BY THE PEOPLE: ARTS AND
DIALOGUE FESTIVAL
Dozens of installations, pop-up per-
formances, and discussions — many
of them free — will take place at
various venues around town all next
weekend as part of an inaugural arts
and innovation festival organized by
Georgetown’s Halcyon House. The
key ticketed events are a folk con-
cert featuring RAY LAMONTAGNE
AND NEKO CASE on Wednesday,
June 20, at 8 p.m., at the Anthem,
900 Wharf St. SW ($55 to $99);
and renowned jazz pianist JASON
MORAN, on Thursday, June 21, at
8 p.m., at the Washington National
Cathedral ($35). Festival runs to
Sunday, June 24. Call 202-796-
4240 or visit halcyonhouse.org.
DISTRICT OF PRIDE:
LGBTQ PERFORMANCE ARTISTS
SHOWCASE
The Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ
SWEATCON RALLY Affairs, along with the DC
Flipping the script on a bar crawl, SweatCon puts the focus on sweating with fitness Commission on the Arts and
studios rather than drinking via neighborhood bars. The focus is on sampling from the Humanities, Capital Pride, and
Sleepy Lee of Makers Lab, pres-
multitude of classes out there and helping ralliers find the right fitness style for them. ent a post-Pride showcase cele-
Started three years ago in Boston by the Zagat-inspired fitness review organization brating the city’s “premier LGBTQ
Sweat Concierge, SweatCon now expands to D.C. with 15 boutique studios around the performance artists.” The lineup
city participating, including Corepower Yoga, Solidcore, Orangetheory, Barre3, Zengo includes BOOMscat, the CooLots,
Pretty Boi Drag, Destiny B. Childs,
Cycle, and Cyclebar. Ralliers choose from three 30-minute classes that they’ll take back- Leigh Crenshaw, Regie Cabico,
to-back-to-back at three studios grouped per neighborhoods (Dupont Circle, 14th Street, Charity Joyce Blackwell, Ophelia
Shaw, Downtown, NoMa)on Saturday, June 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. The rally kicks off with Zayna Hart, Dana Nearing, Batala
Washington, and Pyroxotic. Pretty
a check-in party that includes complimentary event apparel and swag bag with goodies Boi’s Pretty Rik E will host, and Matt
from sponsors including Reebok, Sweetgreen, Jrink, Glamsquad, and Vita Coco, at 11 a.m. Bailer will supply the tunes. Friday,
880P Rooftop, 880 P St. NW. Tickets are $75 and remain only for sessions at studios on June 15. Doors at 7 p.m. Lincoln
14th Street and Downtown; a Waitlist is available for sessions in Shaw and Dupont Circle. Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. Tickets
are free, with RSVP required and
Visit sweatconrally.com. seating on a first-come, first-served
basis. Call 202-888-0050 or visit
districtofpride.eventbrite.com.
MUSEUMS to 8 p.m., and Sunday, June 17, from

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 1314 1/2 9th St. NW.
TOWN:
THE FINAL TOWN & COUNTRY
SMUT SLAM DC:
QUEER PRIDE EDITION
& GALLERIES
202-290-1804 or visit facebook. The DC Rawhides host the final Smut Slam is a storytelling open
com/queerenough. evening of social dancing at the mic event where audience members
soon-to-close Town Danceboutique sign up to tell their most entertain-
FID THOMPSON: THE QUEER
ENOUGH PROJECT NIGHTLIFE starting at 6:45 p.m. with les-
sons in two-step, line dancing,
ing real-life, first-person, consensu-
al sex stories in under five minutes.
In a nod to Pride, this photogra- and west coast swing, followed Although every event is queer- and
pher collaborated with more than DC9: PEACH PIT by open dancing until 10:50 p.m. kink-friendly — or “always queer
20 local queer-identified individ- Named after the diner on Beverly Saturday, June 16. 2009 8th St. AF,” as organizers put it — as well
uals to create powerful portraits Hills 90210, Peach Pit was started NW. Cover is $5 including lessons as sex- and body-positive, the June
presenting themselves to the world. by DJ Matt Bailer more than eight and all-night dancing. Call 202- edition is thoroughly devoted to
Focused on what queerness means years ago at Dahlek, the now shut- 234-TOWN or visit towndc.com. LGBTQ voices and stories. The eve-
to them, the works include hand- tered Eritrean restaurant that also ning’s “femme-cees” are the event’s
written drawings and words — birthed his party Mixtape. Bailer TRADE: SISSY THAT TUESDAY co-producers Mindi Mimosa and
notes, letters, manifestos, mantras, describes the party as “this kind of Jason Barnes celebrates his birth- Diva Darling. A panel of local out
memories, poems, secrets, prayers sweaty mosh pit of guys and girls, day with a toast to the ’90s-era celebrity judges (to be announced)
— to create a multilayered look. By straights and gays, black people iconic supermodels that inspire the will help determine which storytell-
involving her subjects in the pro- and white people, old people and looks — and lewks — of his drag ers get prize packs including con-
cess of display, Thompson challeng- young people — all just dancing and alter ego, the show host who will doms and lube from sponsors Glyde
es the power dynamic of more tra- singing at the top of their lungs.” also perform as part of new drag trio America, Überlube, and nJoy sex
ditional, artist-centered portraiture. Peach Pit is very strictly ’90s, as Pussy Noir and the Glamazons fea- toys. There’ll also be a Fuckbucket,
Funded by the DC Commission on Bailer only plays and takes requests turing Chaz and Sippi Galore. Wes for anonymous confessions and
the Arts and Humanities as well for tracks released between Jan. 1, the DJ will supplement the shows questions to share with the crowd.
as a Kickstarter campaign with 99 1990, and Dec. 31, 1999. Saturday, with glam house jams. Tuesday, Wednesday, June 20, at 7 p.m. Ten
supporters, this project is on view June 16. Doors at 10:30 p.m. DC9, June 19. Doors at 8 p.m., with show Tigers Parlour, 3813 Georgia Ave.
during select hours in the small 1940 9th St. NW. Cover is $5, or $8 at 10 p.m. Trade, 1410 14th St. NW. NW. Tickets are $10 by pre-order,
back bar area of Shaw’s A&D Bar. after midnight. Call 202-483-5000 Call 202-986-1094 or visit trade- or $15 at the door. Call 202-506-
Thursdays, June 14 and 21, from 6 or visit dcnine.com. bardc.com. 2080 or visit tentigersdc.com. l

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A GLORIOUS PRIDE
Capital Pride weekend drew thousands of revelers seeking, above all else,
acceptance and a sense of belonging. By John Riley
I
N THE DAYS AND HOURS LEADING UP TO THE members of the Batala Women’s Drum Corps banging
Capital Pride Parade, people around the region were out various rhythms while Kaiser Permanente employees
frantically checking weather apps to see if a predicted danced alongside. DC Queer Asian and Pacific Islanders
massive rainstorm was on a collision course with Washington. United won Best Showcase, while TD Bank won the Best
Just before the parade kicked off, the sky darkened and the Decorated Float. The Dazzling Divas Tigerettes won Best
wind picked up, prompting people to reach for their umbrel- New Contingent, D.C.’s Different Drummers won Best
las and scrounge through their knapsacks for ponchos. Marching Band Contingent, DC Front Runners won Best
But the rain never came. Instead, bathed in unexpected Non-Profit Contingent, and the D.C. chapter of Gays Against
late afternoon sunlight, the annual parade went on as sched- Guns won Best Small Group Contingent. Other awards were
uled, traveling slowly and deliberately, from its starting point given to the Peace Corps for Best Public Sector Contingent,
at 22nd and P, and weaving a four-hour path through Dupont and the Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Marching Band for
Circle and Logan before concluding at 14th and R Streets. Best Visiting Contingent. The Washington Capitals won the
Thousands lined the streets to cheer each marching con- Judge’s Award.
tingent, shouting with delight as multi-colored bead neck- “Pride is exciting,” said Tresh. “I think a lot of people my age
laces, candy, and condoms were thrown into the crowds. get cynical or bored. But I always get excited about new people
Onlookers surged forward forward, some even jumping the exploring themselves and exploring the community. It just makes
barriers to offer marchers me feel great to see all the joy
high-fives and hugs. that’s part of that experience.”
For Joe Tresh, a For Timothy Crom, a
48-year-old photographer 30-year-old student who
who has photographed moved to Greenville, N.C.,
Prides in various cities from Washington just six
over the past two decades, months ago, Pride — and
it’s that closeness and the ability to celebrate one’s
community spirit that sets identity openly — is some-
Capital Pride apart. “What thing that D.C. area locals
RANDY SHULMAN
I’ve noticed over the past take for granted.

couple of years is that in “I’m in the South, so
larger cities, especially the gay community is com-
New York, Pride is some- pletely different,” he said.
thing that’s locked down, where the crowd is pushed back “It’s very closeted, not very open. There’s only really one
50 feet from the parade,” said Tresh. “But I like the way gay bar, and it’s a restaurant that does gay nights on Fridays
D.C. feels cozy. It still feels local. We’re a large city, there’s a and Saturdays. It’s not very inclusive. [Being gay] is kind of
lot going on. It feels like we know the people in the parade. looked down upon, because people are very religious.” Crom
Every time I go, I see my entire D.C. gay family.” misses the more accepting atmosphere of D.C. in general,
The parade offered up dozens of elaborately dec- and wanted to attend Capital Pride because of the feeling of
orated floats representing various entities, from corpo- togetherness it fosters.
rate giants Marriott International, Capital One, and Booz “I like the inclusion, the moments, the feels you get when
Allen Hamilton, to local businesses, like Vida, Nellie’s, everyone’s out, celebrating uniqueness and individuality,”
and City Paws, to community organizations and sports he said. “I like the festival and the concert. Everyone’s sing-
teams, like Whitman-Walker Health, La Clinica del Pueblo, ing along to the music. It feels how Pride should feel, like
and the Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals. The everyone’s here for the same purpose.”
politicians were out in force, including parade mainstay At Sunday’s festival, many organizations had set up games
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Mayor Muriel to catch people’s attention. D.C.’s Different Drummers had
Bowser, and City Councilpersons Jack Evans and Phil visitors spin a “Wheel of Fortune” where they could earn
Mendelson. Churches, all proclaiming unity and acceptance, various candy prizes, including bags of M&M’s or Tootsie
showed up in a greater abundance than in prior years, per- Rolls. The Washington Mystics women’s basketball team
haps a sign of the times with a show of love trumping hate. had two toy basketball rims where visitors could take their
As for the awards, Kaiser Permanente won for its adher- chance at free-throw shooting.
ence to Capital Pride’s theme of “Elements of Us.” Their In a brilliant addition to the festival, a separate area
float was decorated with the traditional rainbow flag and was designated to local recreational sports organizations.
several other LGBTQ sub-group “Pride” flags, and featured Team DC had a dunk tank where people tried to douse their

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favorite local athletes. The D.C. flag football team held a mock people snaking around their company’s booth. Washington, who
mini-scrimmage where they tossed around a ball in the midst of identifies as non-binary, delighted in the fact that many people
a bustling crowd. The DC Strokes rowing club pulled volunteers were expressing interest in the company’s products, which were
from the crowd to try out a rowing machine to simulate the expe- marked down for the festival. Washington also took the opportu-
rience of rowing on the Potomac River. Interactivity was rampant nity to bask in what was their very first Pride experience.
— there were waterslides for the kids, a “bouncy” battling arena, “Pride is a safe space for me and others in the communi-
and even, at the far side, a mechanical bull ride. ty. I feel like the more I become myself, the more pride I feel
All day long, music emanated from The Capitol Stage, situated throughout the year. This is definitely a space where if you’re
at the intersection of 3rd and Pennsylvania, the Capitol dome feeling constrained or restricted in your daily life, you can come
serving as a majestic backdrop. The day’s performers included here and be yourself, and no one’s going to judge.”
the Gay Men’s Chorus, the drag doyennes of Town and Ziegfeld’s, Austin C., a pansexual student from the University of
including a resplendent Ella Fitzgerald, an intensely spangled Maryland at College Park, also enjoyed her first Pride. She wore
MAX, Keri Hilson, Kim Petras, Asia O’Hara, and a magnificent a pansexual pride flag draped over her shoulders. “Aside from
concert-capping performance from Alessia Cara, whose joyous my parents, this is my first ‘coming out’ experience,” she said.
performance ignited the already celebrity-dazzled crowd. “Everyone’s super nice and accepting, no one’s judging, so you
But no performer, perhaps, owned the day as much as Troye don’t have to worry about prejudice.... It’s like a big party cele-
Sivan, who gave one of the most sincerely felt, fully energized brating who we are and who we want to be.”
performances in the history of Pride. The Australian-born For Anna Donelson, a 25-year-old Virginian studying to be a
singer, who has just released a new single, “Bloom,” and whose horse dentist, Pride provided exactly the kind of judgment-free
infinitely catchy “My! My! My!” is still hot on the charts, is open- environment she was looking for — one where she could express
ly gay. He clearly connected deeply and meaningfully with the herself freely.
audience, driving them into an absolutely frenzy when he left the “Pride is just loving people,” said Donelson, wearing a pink
safety of the stage and bodysurfed the front rows. Held aloft by and blue tie-dye T-shirt and sporting hair dyed pink, purple,
his fans, the look of rapture on Sivan’s face conveyed his feelings green, and blue to simulate a “mermaid” look. “Everyone’s so
for the fans with whom he shared a communal thread. nice. You get to be yourself. You get to be eccentric. It doesn’t
“It was insane,” Sivan told Metro Weekly following the per- matter how you look.
formance. “To be in D.C. celebrating Pride with everyone, I just “It definitely has all kinds of people here. It’s not just one
feel such a sense of community and such love from the crowd — I particular type of person. So come with friends or by yourself.
couldn’t be happier to be here.” Smile, be friendly, and you’ll be accepted.” l
Marli Washington, the CEO of gc2b, a company that provides
chest binders primarily for trans males, had a line of nearly 50 Bailey Vogt contributed to this report.

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DC Latinx Pride- Belleza Latinx at Town Danceboutique
Thursday, June 7 • Photography by Ward Morrison
See and purchase more photos from this event at www.metroweekly.com/scene

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Food & Friends’ 28th Annual Chef’s Best - Monday, June 4
Photography by Ward Morrison

Community
THURSDAY, June 14 HIV TESTING at Whitman-
Walker Health. 9 a.m.-12:30
The DC Center offers the sec- p.m. and from 2-5 p.m. at 1525
ond of four classes as part of 14th St. NW, and 9 a.m-12
its INTRO TO MINDFULNESS p.m. and 2-5 p.m. at the Max
course. Participants will learn Robinson Center, 2301 MLK Jr.
how mindfulness can help Ave. SE. For an appointment
them manage stress, be more call 202-745-7000 or visit whit-
resilient, and develop a greater man-walker.org.
presence. Bill Pullen, pres-
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ident of BPA Coaching and IDENTITY offers free and
Consulting, and program direc- confidential HIV testing at
tor of the Leadership Coaching two separate locations. Walk-
Program at Georgetown ins accepted from 2-6 p.m.,
University, will be the instruc- by appointment for all other
tor. 7-8:30 p.m. 2000 14th St. hours. 414 East Diamond Ave.,
NW, Suite 105. For more infor- Gaithersburg, Md. or 7676
mation, visit thedccenter.org. New Hampshire Ave., Suite
411, Takoma Park, Md. To set
Rayceen and Destiny up an appointment or for more
Weekly Events
information, call Gaithersburg,
SPECTACULAR
ANDROMEDA 301-300-9978, or Takoma Park,
TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH 301-422-2398.
offers free HIV testing and HIV
services (by appointment). 9 METROHEALTH CENTER
SHOWCASE
a.m.-5 p.m. Decatur Center, offers free, rapid HIV testing.
1400 Decatur St. NW. To Appointment needed. 1012 14th
arrange an appointment, call St. NW, Suite 700. To arrange an
202-291-4707, or visit androm- appointment, call 202-638-0750.
edatransculturalhealth.org.
The Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs hosts a SMYAL offers free HIV Testing,
DC AQUATICS CLUB practice 3-5 p.m., by appointment and
session at Takoma Aquatic
live performance showcasing the talents of walk-in, for youth 21 and
Center. 7:30-9 p.m. 300 Van local LGBTQ artists. younger. Youth Center, 410 7th
St. SE. 202-567-3155 or test-
C
Buren St. NW. For more infor-
mation, visit swimdcac.org. ing@smyal.org.
APITAL PRIDE HAS WRAPPED UP, BUT THE
DC FRONT RUNNERS run- Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs is keeping the cel- STI TESTING at Whitman-
ning/walking/social club ebrations going for the remainder of Pride month. Walker Health. 10 a.m.-12:30
welcomes runners of all ability p.m. and 2-3 p.m. at both 1525
“We’ve watched our government agencies hold events for 14th St. NW and the Max
levels for exercise in a fun and
supportive environment, with
API Heritage Month, Latinx History Month, and other cel- Robinson Center, 2301 Martin
socializing afterward. Route ebrations, and we wanted to do something that would lift Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE.
Testing is intended for those
distance is 3-6 miles. Meet at up the LGBTQ community as well,” says Sheila Alexander-
7 p.m. at 23rd & P Streets NW. without symptoms. For an
Reid, director of the Office of LGBTQ Affairs. appointment call 202-745-7000
For more information, visit
dcfrontrunners.org. The office has partnered with the D.C. Commission or visit whitman-walker.org.
on Arts and Humanities, the D.C. Department of Health,
DC LAMBDA SQUARES, D.C.’s US HELPING US hosts a
and queer artist collaborative Sleepy Lee to host “District Narcotics Anonymous Meeting.
gay and lesbian square-dancing
group, features mainstream
of Pride,” a performance event at the Lincoln Theatre on The group is independent of
through advanced square June 15 showcasing local LGBTQ performance artists, UHU. 6:30-7:30 p.m., 3636
Georgia Ave. NW. For more
dancing at the National City many of whom are queer people of color.
Christian Church. Please dress information, call 202-446-1100.
Performers include the Love Gospel Choir, burlesque
casually. 7-9:30 p.m. 5 Thomas
Circle NW. 202-930-1058, performer Ophelia Hart, local drag personality Destiny B. WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP
dclambdasquares.org. Childs, Rayceen Pendarvis, BOOMscat, The Coolots Band, INSTITUTE for young LBTQ
women, 13-21, interested in
various singers and spoken word artists, and Pyroxotic, a leadership development. 5-6:30
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds
practice. The team is always
female performance troupe that typically works with fire p.m. SMYAL Youth Center, 410
looking for new members. and pyrotechnics but will be putting on a special show 7th St. SE. For more informa-
tion, call 202-567-3163, or email
All welcome. 7-9 p.m. Harry with hula hoops and LED-lights.
Thomas Recreation Center, catherine.chu@smyal.org.
Emcee Pretty Rik E, of Pretty Boi Drag, says the wide
1743 Lincoln Rd. NE. For more
information, visit scandalsrfc. scope of performers, and the inclusion of those with large FRIDAY, June 15
org or dcscandals@gmail.com. followings of millennial fans, was intentional. “The vari-
ety that we’re offering isn’t just drag, it isn’t just music, GAY DISTRICT, a group for
THE DULLES TRIANGLES GBTQQI men between the ages
Northern Virginia social
but a variety of performers,” he says. “It’s sexy, it’s new, of 18-35, meets on the first and
group meets for happy hour at it’s very now. And we’re really selling people on the fact third Fridays of each month.
Sheraton in Reston. All wel- that they get to see all these acts for free.” —John Riley 8:30-9:30 p.m. 2000 14th St.
come. 7-9 p.m. 11810 Sunrise NW, Suite 105. For more infor-
Valley Drive, second-floor bar. mation, visit gaydistrict.org.
For more information, visit “District of Pride” is Friday, June 15 at 7 p.m. at the
dullestriangles.com. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. Admission is free. For Join The DC Center for its
more information, contact Ben de Guzman at TRANS AND GENDERQUEER
GAME NIGHT, featuring board
202-442-8120 or visit lgbtq.dc.gov.

and card games and a chance to The DC Center hosts a month-
socialize with other people from ly LGBT ASYLEES SUPPORT
across the LGBTQ spectrum. All MEETING AND DINNER for LGBT
welcome. 7-9 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, refugees and asylum seekers. 5-7
Suite 105. Visit thedccenter.org. p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105.
For more information, visit thedc-
Weekly Events center.org.
BET MISHPACHAH, founded by The DC Center holds a meeting of

members of the LGBT community, its LGBTQ PEOPLE OF COLOR
holds Friday evening Shabbat ser- SUPPORT GROUP, facilitated by
vices in the DC Jewish Community Dakia Davis. 1-3 p.m. 2000 14th St.
Center’s Community Room. 8 p.m. NW, Suite 105. For more informa-
1529 16th St. NW. For more infor- tion, visit thedccenter.org.
mation, visit betmish.org.
The DC Center hosts a monthly
DC AQUATICS CLUB holds a prac- meeting of UNIVERSAL PRIDE,
tice session at Howard University. a group to support and empower
6:30-8 p.m. Burr Gymnasium, 2400 LGBTQIA people with disabili-
6th St. NW. For more information, ties, offer perspectives on dating
visit swimdcac.org. and relationships, and create
greater access in public spaces for
PROJECT STRIPES hosts LGBT- LGBTQIA PWDs. 1-2:30 p.m. 2000
affirming social group for ages 14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more
11-24. 4-6 p.m. 1419 Columbia Road information, contact Andy Arias,
NW. Contact Tamara, 202-319- andyarias09@gmail.com.
0422, layc-dc.org.
SUNDAY, June 17
SATURDAY, June 16
ADVENTURING outdoors group
ADVENTURING outdoors group co-sponsors a 50-mile bicycle
hosts a moderately strenuous ride to Baltimore, with return on
8-mile hike with 1400 feet of eleva- a MARC train to Union Station.
tion gain between the two highest Bring beverages, a snack, money
peaks in Shenandoah National for lunch in Baltimore, and $8 for
Park. Temperatures will be 10-15 the train ride back. Ride begins at
degrees cooler than in D.C. Bring 8:30 a.m. from the south end of the
plenty of beverages, lunch, sturdy Columbia Marina parking lot near
boots, bug spray, sunscreen, about the Pentagon, accessible only from
$20 for fees, and money for dinner the southbound lanes of the GW
and blackberry ice cream after- Parkway. Contact Jerry, 571-241-
wards. Carpool at 8:30 a.m. from 3787 or visit adventuring.org.
the East Falls Church Metro Kiss &
Ride lot. Return by dark. For more CHRYSALIS arts & culture group
information, contact Jeff, 301-775- attends 2:30 p.m. screening of the
9660 or visit adventuring.org. film Transmilitary as part of the
American Film Institute’s annual
ADVENTURING outdoors group Documentary Film Festival AFI
takes a guided tour through the Docs. Must purchase tickets online
U Street Corridor with a focus on in advance. Meet at 2:15 p.m. in
D.C.’s fabled jazz history, followed the lobby of the E Street Theater
by a walk down to the District Wharf downtown. 555 11th St. NW.
for a live jazz festival. Meet at 10 a.m. Contact Craig, 202-462-0535 or
in front of the Howard Theater, 620 email craighowell1@verizon.net.
T St. NW. For more information,
contact Elaine, 215-510-6121. Volunteers are needed to help
with CASA RUBY’S MONTHLY
KHUSH DC, a support group DINNER. Held on the third Sunday
for LGBTQ South Asians, hosts of each month, in conjunction with
a monthly meeting at The DC The DC Center, the event provides
Center. 1:30-3 p.m. 2000 14th St. a hot meal to those housed at Casa
NW, Suite 105. For more informa- Ruby. Homemade or store bought
tion, visit facebook.com/khushdc. meals welcome. 7-8 p.m. Casa Ruby
Shelter, 1216 Kennedy St. NW. For
LULAC LAMBDA, a queer Latinx more information, contact lamar@
community group, will host a Citizen thedccenter.org, jon@thedccenter.
Workshop for permanent residents org, or visit casaruby.org.
seeking to become U.S. citizens.
Immigration Attorney Cameron Weekly Events
Chong will discuss the application
process and common issues experi- LGBT-inclusive ALL SOULS
enced by LGBTQ immigrants. Clases MEMORIAL EPISCOPAL CHURCH
are free and available in Spanish. 10 celebrates Low Mass at 8:30
a.m. George Washington University, a.m., High Mass at 11 a.m. 2300
Marvin Center Room 301, 800 21st Cathedral Ave. NW. 202-232-4244,
St. NW. Seating is limited. Please allsoulsdc.org.
RSVP via Facebook. For more
information, contact Jesse Garcia DC AQUATICS CLUB holds a
at lulaclambda@gmail.com or visit practice session at Wilson Aquatic
lulaclambda.org.

Center. 9:30-11 a.m. 4551 Fort Dr. MONDAY, June 18
NW. For more information, visit
swimdcac.org. The Metro D.C. chapter of PFLAG,
a support group for parents, family
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/ members and allies of the LGBTQ
walking/social club welcomes run- community, holds its monthly
ners of all ability levels for exercise meeting at The DC Center. 7-9 p.m.
in a fun and supportive environ- 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. For
ment, with socializing afterward. more information, visit thedccen-
Route will be a distance run of 8, 10 ter.org.
or 12 miles. Meet at 9 a.m. at 23rd
& P Streets NW. For more informa-
tion, visit dcfrontrunners.org.
TUESDAY, June 19
CENTER BI, a group of The DC
FAIRLINGTON UNITED
Center, hosts a monthly roundtable
METHODIST CHURCH is an open,
discussion around issues of bisex-
inclusive church. All welcome,
uality. 7-8 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW,
including the LGBTQ commu-
Suite 105. Visit thedccenter.org.
nity. Member of the Reconciling
Ministries Network. Services at
LULAC LAMBDA, a queer Latinx
9:30 and 11:00 a.m. 3900 King
community group, will host a Citizen
Street, Alexandria, Va. 703-671-
Workshop for permanent residents
8557. For more info, visit fairling-
seeking to become U.S. citizens.
tonumc.org.
Immigration Attorney Cameron
Chong will discuss the application
FRIENDS MEETING OF
process and common issues experi-
WASHINGTON meets for worship,
enced by LGBTQ immigrants. Clases
10:30 a.m., 2111 Florida Ave. NW,
are free and available in Spanish. 7
Quaker House Living Room (next
p.m. George Washington University,
to Meeting House on Decatur
Marvin Center Room 301, 800 21st
Place), 2nd floor. Special welcome
St. NW. Seating is limited. Please
to lesbians and gays. Handicapped
RSVP via Facebook. For more
accessible from Phelps Place gate.
information, contact Jesse Garcia
Hearing assistance. quakersdc.org.
at lulaclambda@gmail.com or visit
lulaclambda.org.
Join LINCOLN
CONGREGATIONAL TEMPLE –
THE HIV WORKING GROUP of
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST for
The DC Center hosts a “Packing
an inclusive, loving and progressive
Party,” where volunteers assemble
faith community every Sunday. 11
safe-sex kits of condoms and lube.
a.m. 1701 11th Street NW, near R in
7-9 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite
Shaw/Logan neighborhood. lincol-
105. For more information, visit
ntemple.org.
thedccenter.org.
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF
REFORMATION invites all to WEDNESDAY, June 20
Sunday worship at 8:30 or 11 a.m.
Childcare is available at both ser- BOOKMEN DC, an informal men’s
vices. Welcoming LGBT people for gay literature group, discusses
25 years. 212 East Capitol St. NE. Timothy Liu’s 2001 poetry collec-
reformationdc.org. tion, Hard Evidence, at The DC
Center. All welcome. 7:30 p.m.
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. Visit
CHURCH OF WASHINGTON, D.C. bookmendc.blogspot.com.
services at 9 a.m. (ASL interpret-
ed) and 11 a.m. Children’s Sunday The LAMBDA BRIDGE CLUB meets
School at 11 a.m. 474 Ridge St. NW. at the Dignity Center, across from
202-638-7373, mccdc.com. the Marine Barracks, for Duplicate
Bridge. No reservations needed.
RIVERSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, Newcomers welcome. 7:30 p.m. 721
a Christ-centered, interracial, 8th St. SE. Call 202-841-0279 if you
welcoming-and-affirming church, need a partner.
offers service at 10 a.m. 680 I St.
SW. 202-554-4330, riversidedc.org. Weekly Events
UNITARIAN CHURCH OF AD LIB, a group for freestyle con-

ARLINGTON, an LGBTQ welcom- versation, meets about 6-6:30 p.m.,
ing-and-affirming congregation, Steam, 17th and R NW. All wel-
offers services at 10 a.m. Virginia come. For more information, call
Rainbow UU Ministry. 4444 Fausto Fernandez, 703-732-5174.
Arlington Blvd. uucava.org.
FREEDOM FROM SMOKING, a
UNIVERSALIST NATIONAL group for LGBT people looking
MEMORIAL CHURCH, a welcom- to quit cigarettes and tobacco use,
ing and inclusive church. GLBT holds a weekly support meeting at
Interweave social/service group The DC Center. 7-8 p.m. 2000 14th
meets monthly. Services at 11 a.m., St. NW, Suite 105. For more infor-
Romanesque sanctuary. 1810 16th St. mation, visit thedccenter.org. l
NW. 202-387-3411, universalist.org.

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Movies
DISNEY PIXAR
through their screens — televisions, cell
Family Time
phones, any display. He’s a totally 2018
bad guy, and an effective expression of
the paranoid, retro-futuristic vibe that ran
through The Incredibles.
A whiz-bang superpowered action-comedy, Incredibles 2 Voiced by Bill Wise, the Screenslaver
is not as incredible as its predecessor. By André Hereford cuts a frightening figure in his goggle-faced
mask, and his mind-control methods bear
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a grim menace that Rod Serling probably
T’S BEEN OVER A DECADE AND TWENTY MARVEL MOVIES SINCE PIXAR would have loved. But that’s about as dark
and Disney released The Incredibles, and the 2004 animated hit still stands as one as the movie gets, which might disap-
of the greatest superhero movies ever made.Writer-director Brad Bird and the point grown-up fans of the first film who
Pixar magic-makers packed a heap of greatness — rapid-fire quips and action, Holly enjoyed the hilariously morbid sight of a
Hunter’s fantastic voice performance as Helen Parr/Elastigirl, Michael Giacchino’s superhero being sucked into a jet engine
memorable horns-heavy score — into a perfectly baked 115-minute treat of action, com- during Edna Mode’s famous “No Capes”
edy, fantasy, and family drama. Not a bit of it felt stretched or extraneous. rant.
Bird’s sequel Incredibles 2 ( ) is equally swift, though the genre juggling act Elements like “No Capes” helped
feels a little less effortless. The jokes still fly like speeding bullets and the superb voice defined not only the high stakes of hero-
cast is back, including Craig T. Nelson as Helen’s husband Bob, a.k.a. Mr. Incredible, ism, but also the franchise’s knowing worl-
Bird himself as super-designer Edna Mode, and new additions Catherine Keener and dview about grown-up concerns: death,
Bob Odenkirk as mysterious sibling tech moguls Evelyn and Winston Deavor. marriage, dead-end jobs. Incredibles 2 now
One thing missing from the experience is the substantial element of surprise. Having trains that perceptive eye even closer to
exceeded expectations before, the filmmakers have to work harder here to stay steps home, on Bob and Helen’s need to bal-
ahead of an audience that knows how incredible the Incredibles can be. And the story ance crime-fighting with parenting their
just doesn’t work hard enough. For instance, too much suspense is invested in Helen’s children. Thus, the movie embraces the
inevitable discovery of a secret that viewers of the first film learned a decade ago: that Disney side of its heritage.
the Parrs’ toddler Jack-Jack is literally exploding with superhuman abilities of his own. Bird’s script hits a few doubles in the
Picking up the Parrs’ story from almost exactly the point where the first film left portrayal of baby Jack-Jack as a virtu-
off, Incredibles 2 first thrusts Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and their other two kids, sullen ally uncontrollable monster whenever
Violet (Sarah Vowell, reprising the role) and precocious Dash (newbie Huck Milner), he doesn’t get his way. He’s a bouncing,
into battle with the mole-faced Underminer (Pixar mainstay John Ratzenberger). giggly ball of joy the rest of the time.
Although it’s still illegal for so-called supers to use their powers in public, the But watching beleaguered dad Bob, home
Incredibles get several chances to fight crime as a family. Alongside ever ready and alone with the kids, struggle to help Dash
reliable superfriend Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson), they bury the Underminer and are with his homework and play matchmaker
soon faced with a new foe. with Violet and her middle school crush
The Screenslaver (great name) transmits a hypnotic signal that enslaves viewers takes Incredibles to tired sitcom territory.

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It might be relatable, but it’s not where you want to go. lowing clouds of dirt and dust wafting through frame.
At least Elastigirl is off doing something interesting. She’s The sequence starts the picture off strong, and the action
wooed out of the house to lead a super team of crime fighters actually gets better from there. From Elastigirl almost sin-
working for the Deavor siblings’ initiative to Make Supers Legal gle-handedly stopping an out-of-control hovertrain, to Jack-Jack
Again. The Deavors’ campaign adds a frisson of intrigue, and tussling in the yard with a very determined raccoon, Incredibles
divides Bob and Helen on the question of whether it’s better to 2 wins when it flexes its superhero muscle. Conversely, the
fight the unjust anti-super law by protesting it lawfully, or by movie wears pretty thin overindulging the babies-can-be-little-
breaking it righteously. monsters jokes.
The expanded role of Elastigirl, and Hunter, also marks one Bird does inject a fabulous bit of baby humor when Edna
of the major gains for the sequel, in addition to some elastically Mode gets involved in trying to wrangle Jack-Jack. Appearing
inventive, heart-racing action sequences. The editing and detail sparingly, “E” still proves to be a comic highlight. The day she
of the animation in the Incredibles’ and Frozone’s subterranean goes missing, the Incredibles really will have some fighting to
street-fight against the Underminer is stunning, down to the bil- do. l
Incredibles 2 is rated PG, and opens in theaters everywhere June 15. Visit fandango.com.

Television
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beliefs, the conflict she felt in accepting
Fresh Air
her son after he came out, and the fears he
has over returning to church for the annu-
al Homecoming celebration.
Making over Tammye offers one of the
Queer Eye returns with more diversity, deeper conversations, and even show’s most culturally relevant episodes
more of what made the first season so compelling. By Rhuaridh Marr yet, as religion butts heads with LGBTQ
equality across America. And it’s further
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proof that Queer Eye is as much about its
EALITY TV HAS BECOME SOMETHING OF A DIRTY WORD. FOR A GENRE five hosts as it is about the “heroes” — a
that started in earnest and produced shows like Amazing Race and Extreme term we hate to use — that they’re trying
Makeover, it quickly devolved into an overwhelming deluge of exploitative crap to help. Bobby, who revealed in season
that spanned everything from Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, to Hoarders, to The Swan. one that he had a conservative Christian
Don’t remember that last one? It premiered on Fox in 2004 and featured “ugly” upbringing, can’t even bring himself to go
women undergoing extreme plastic surgery in order to compete in a beauty pageant. inside Tammye’s church. And even after
In 2004 that was shocking — nowadays, it would hardly raise an eyebrow. As a society, an emotional conversation with Tammye
we’re not above watching ordinary people being put through the mill in order to see about religion, we don’t get a glossy, forced
the “big reveal” at the end — The Biggest Loser, which faced allegations of starving and reality TV moment — instead it’s actually
dehydrating its contestants, ran for seventeen seasons. pretty raw, and Bobby clearly isn’t over the
That’s what makes Netflix’s revived Queer Eye (HHHHH) such a breath of fresh air. hurt his religious upbringing caused. But
As cheesy as it sounds, the reboot of Bravo’s gay-led makeover show is as much about it’s in these scenes, where host and hero
the journey as it is the destination. Over the course of an episode we watch five gay connect, that Queer Eye truly shines.
men — Antoni Porowski (food), Bobby Berk (design), Jonathan Van Ness (grooming), However, it’s not all good. Antoni
Karamo Brown (culture), and Tan France (fashion) — swoop into someone’s life, figure continues to be the most inconsequential
out what has gone wrong, and then try to fix and improve that person until they’re a member of the cast, and frequently vanish-
better, more confident version of themselves. And sometimes Antoni shows them how es during season two, only to briefly appear
to cook a simple meal. at the end of an episode with a basic recipe
Season one became a cultural phenomenon — a smash hit no one, this writer includ- for the hero to learn. In the original series,
ed, saw coming. And it wasn’t just about making over lost straight guys. The Fab Five Ted Allen educated the show’s neolithic
gave closeted AJ the confidence to come out to his stepmother, and helped a Georgia straight guys on fine dining and wine to
fire department raise funds for more training. make them more sophisticated. It’s a role
Season two kicks things up a notch, something made clear from the opening epi- Antoni seems to be struggling to make his
sode, which sees the Fab Five visiting Gay, Georgia, for the show’s first female make- own in this redefined Queer Eye.
over: Tammye. A devout Christian who is an important member of her local church, And much like season one had its frus-
Tammye also has a gay son that she loves and accepts. Far from just giving Tammye a trating moments — making over a Trump-
haircut and tarting up the church’s community center, the guys discuss her religious supporting cop led to a poignant conver-

sation with Karamo about race relations in
America, but it basically ignored the Fab
Five’s liberal political views — season two
has its dud episodes. Two heroes feel a tad
undeserving of their makeovers, none more
so than episode six’s Arian, a 24-year-old
almost-graduate who spends his days gam-
ing and not going to work. His attitude sucks
throughout the episode, and we’re left to
wonder if he’ll revert to his old ways once
the cameras are off. It’s great to see that the
Fab Five aren’t afraid to get stern — even
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parental — to force Ari to change, but it
doesn’t feel like a grand transformation has
taken place.
Where the new Queer Eye does set
itself apart is in episode five with Skyler,
a transgender man. Avoiding spoilers, it
offers a powerful — and, again, relevant — discussion about people go through to realize their true identity.
transgender issues and gender identity. And Karamo, who It’s a conversation not even the first season of Queer Eye
has transformed the “Culture” role into “Counselor/Personal seemed quite ready to have, and it elevates the show beyond
Coach,” is in top form as he helps Skyler navigate a momentous typical reality TV fodder. Far from casting each “hero” as an
occasion in his life. ugly duckling waiting to become a swan with a shave and a new
Where the episode really hammers home the point that this wardrobe, season two of Queer Eye affirms that everyone —
isn’t just reality TV as usual is when Tan, following Tyler’s first regardless of gender, race or sexuality — is deserving of feeling
proper suit fitting, admits that he is largely ignorant of the trans better about themselves, and that not even the show’s self-de-
experience. What follows is a teaching moment — for the style fined experts are above learning something new. That makes for
guru and the audience — about the intense struggle many trans powerful, compelling viewing. l
Queer Eye season two premieres Friday, June 15 on Netflix. Season one is available to stream now. Visit netflix.com.

Stage
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put-on-a-show” progression of Tracy and
Peachy Georgia
Georgia’s co-starring act.
While Tracy puts on a few numbers
that bring the house down, including an
uproarious “MacArthur Park,” there’s lit-
An Elvis impersonator is transformed into a drag diva in Round tle indication in the script of why she
House’s entertaining Legend of Georgia McBride. By André Hereford couldn’t ply her trade prosperously else-
where. And she more than proves her
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performance and people skills making a
AISE A LIPSTICK-STAINED GLASS TO MISS TRACY MILLS, THE ONE drag queen out of thin air from a young bro
true legend in The Legend of Georgia McBride (HHHHH). In Matthew Lopez’s who, in his own words, spent high school
crowd-pleasing comedy, now at Round House Theatre, Tracy lands like a drag learning “football and fucking.”
Mary Poppins in Panama City Beach, Florida, for the express purpose of sprucing up Her protégé is a credible queen, but
Cleo’s, a dying dive bar owned by her cousin Eddie (Charlie Kevin). Georgia lacks fierceness. Powell smooth-
A saucy and experienced high-glamour queen, Tracy is a mother-tucking profes- ly delineates Georgia’s evolution, starting
sional, brought brilliantly to life by Rick Hammerly. She arrives at Cleo’s with her from Casey’s loose-hipped Elvis, clomping
sidekick Rexy (Dezi Bing), and wastes no time putting together the “drag spectacular” through first-time-in-drag realness, and
stage show Eddie requested to replace the bar’s lame Elvis act. finally landing at confident bar queen. Yet
From the moment she steps on stage, Tracy is a fixer you can readily believe will turn the Georgia who emerges doesn’t stand
around the bar’s fortunes. Director Tom Story stages and frames her confident comic on her own as a character — not in the
presence to maximum effect, and Hammerly, choreographed by Matthew Gardiner, way that Hammerly’s Tracy appears as a
deftly amplifies her wide-eyed gestures for several captivating lip-sync performances. persona distinct from the queen’s gay male
But, as the title points out, it ain’t all about Miss Tracy Mills. In fact, the play only self, Bobby.
skims the surface of what it nominally is about: struggling Elvis impersonator Casey Rather than shining as a star in her own
(Zack Powell) ditching his act as the King to become a queen. Casey is straight, but in right, Georgia reads as Casey in drag, which
order to keep his job at Cleo’s, he starts performing in drag as Georgia McBride, guided undercuts part of the play’s message, that
steadily by the generous but tough veteran tutor. drag is about persona. Ultimately, the drag
Casey evinces no discernible confusion regarding his sexuality, but still he chickens persona Georgia becomes a role model
out on informing his wife Jo (Yesenia Iglesias) that he’s donning wigs and heels to help for the straight guy’s growth as a human
support them and the baby she’s carrying. The secret he keeps and the lies he tells build being. Casey, meet Tootsie.
suspense in what amounts to the play’s sole dramatic throughline, besides the “let’s- On Casey’s journey, audiences will

have to endure along with him an
abundance of reproachful speech-
ifying, from Jo about his failings as
a partner, from Tracy about living
truthfully, and from Rexy about
paying due homage to drag histo-
ry and queer culture. The last of
those righteous screeds, delivered
by a character who’s falling down
drunk much of the time, seems
horned in to ensure that audiences
grasp some deeper meaning from
Casey’s dance on the line between
masculine and feminine.
The Legend of Georgia
McBride can feign a moment’s
concern with identity politics,
but really it’s built as a vehicle
for a queer-friendly — though
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not exactly queer — drag show.
It’s a well-built vehicle at that,
spinning on scenic designer
Misha Kachman’s gimbaled set
between the dressing room at Cleo’s, the living room of Casey ing Georgia and Tracy lip-sync for their livelihoods, gorgeously
and Jo’s apartment, and the stage where Tracy, Georgia, and abetted by costume designer Frank Labovitz and the quick-
Rexy work the crowd. change elves on the wig and wardrobe crew. One only wishes
The mood is easygoing fun, watching cousin Eddie progress for a tiny bit stronger medicine to go down with all the heaping
from trucker hat-wearing hick to drag impresario, while enjoy- spoonfuls of sugar. l
The Legend of Georgia McBride runs through July 1 at Round House Theatre, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda.
Tickets are $50 to $61. Call 240-644-1100, or visit RoundHouseTheatre.org.

NightLife Photography by
Ward Morrison

Scene
Town’s Pride Night - Saturday, June 11
DrinksDragDJsEtc... NUMBER NINE party, hosted by the girls FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR SHAW’S TAVERN
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any of Gay Bash: Donna Slash, Crazy Hour, 4-8pm • Happy Hour, 4-7pm • $3
drink, 5-9pm • No Cover Jaxknife, Jane Saw, and Karaoke, 9pm Miller Lite, $4 Blue Moon,
• RuPaul’s Drag Race Salavadora Dali $5 House Wines, $5 Rail
Thursday, Talon Art Gallery above
Eagle Leathers holds a
Viewing Party, hosted by GREEN LANTERN Drinks • Half-Priced Pizzas
June 14 special Pride Art Show •
Ba’Naka, 8pm ZIEGFELD’S/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers •
Happy Hour, 4-9pm •
$5 Svedka, all flavors all
and Select Appetizers •
Comedy Show, Second
Admission to the Nest is
PITCHERS Open Dancers Audition • night long • HybridNine: Floor, 7pm
9 1/2 free until 10:30pm • After
2317 18th St. NW Urban House Music by DJ Stripped, A Jock and
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any 10:30pm, $5 Cover for
Doors open, 5pm-2am • Tim-e • 9pm • Cover 21+ Harness Party, 10pm-close TOWN
drink, 5-9pm • Multiple 21 and up, $10 Cover for
facebook.com/PitchersDC • Music by DJ Ryan Patio open 6pm • DC Bear
TVs showing movies, 18-20 • thebaltimoreea-
Doubleyou • No Cover Crue Happy Hour, 6-11pm
shows, sports • Expanded gle.com
SHAW’S TAVERN • $3 Rail, $3 Draft, $3 Bud
craft beer selection •
Music videos featuring FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR
Happy Hour, 4-7pm • $3
Miller Lite, $4 Blue Moon,
Friday, NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR
Open 3pm • Guest DJs •
Bottles • Free Pizza, 7pm
• No cover before 9:30pm
DJ Wess Crazy Hour, 4-8pm •
Karaoke, 9pm
$5 House Wines, $5 Rail June 15 Beat the Clock Happy Hour • 21+ • Drag Show starts
Drinks • Half-Priced Pizzas — $2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm), at 10:30pm • Hosted by
BALTIMORE EAGLE
and Select Appetizers 9 1/2 $4 (7-8pm) • Buckets of Lena Lett and featuring
Happy Hour, 3-9pm, all GREEN LANTERN
• All You Can Eat Ribs, Open at 5pm • Happy Beer $15 Miss Tatianna, Shi-
liquors, beers and wines up Happy Hour, 4-9pm
5-10pm, $24.95 • Gourmet Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink, Queeta-Lee, Riley Knoxx
to 50% off • $5 Pitchers • Shirtless Thursday,
Symphony Event, 6pm • 5-9pm • Friday Night NUMBER NINE and Ba’Naka • DJ Wess
of Miller Lite all night long 10-11pm • Men in
$4 Corona and Heineken Videos, 9:30pm • Rotating Open 5pm • Happy Hour: upstairs, DJs BacK2bACk
• $3 Well Drinks in Nest Underwear Drink Free,
all night DJs • Expanded craft beer 2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm downstairs following the
until 11pm, $3 in Tavern 12-12:30am • DJs
selection • No Cover • No Cover • Friday Night show • GoGo Boys after
all day • Special Thrifty BacK2bACk
TRADE Piano with Chris, 7:30pm 11pm • Doors open at
Minute Thursday Pride
Doors open 5pm • Huge BALTIMORE EAGLE 10pm • For those 21 and
Kick-Off Drag Show in the NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR
Happy Hour: Any drink Doors open at noon • PITCHERS over, $12 • For those
Nest, 7:30pm • Release: Beat the Clock Happy Hour
normally served in a cock- LUST: The Official Leather/ 2317 18th St. NW 18-20, $15 • Club: 18+ •
House Music Pride Party — $2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
tail glass served in a huge Fetish/Bear Dance Party, Doors open, 5pm-3am • Patio: 21+
in the Main Bar, presented $4 (7-8pm) • Buckets of
glass for the same price, 9pm • Elyx Vodka and Any facebook.com/PitchersDC
by Jerry Haley, 8pm Beer $15 • All Leagues
5-10pm • Beer and wine Red Bull Flavor for $7 all
• Hip-Hop LUST Party Night
only $4 • RuPaul’s Drag day long • thebaltimoreea-
in the Nest, 9:30pm •
Race Season 10 viewing gle.com

TRADE BALTIMORE EAGLE
Doors open 5pm • Huge Doors open at noon •
Happy Hour: Any drink Pride Block Party all day
normally served in a cock- long • 5 DJs, Bar on the
tail glass served in a huge Street, and lots of give-
glass for the same price, aways • Win VIP Passes
5-10pm • Beer and wine for Free Admission to the
only $4 Eagle all year long • Long
Island Leather Saturdays
ZIEGFELD’S/SECRETS — only $5 all day long •
Men of Secrets, 9pm • thebaltimoreeagle.com
Guest dancers • Rotating
DJs • Kristina Kelly’s Diva FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR
Fev-ah Drag Show • Doors Saturday Breakfast Buffet,
at 9pm, Shows at 11:30pm 10am-3pm • $14.99 with
and 1:45am • DJ Don T. in one glass of champagne
Ziegfeld’s • Cover 21+ or coffee, soda or juice •
Additional champagne $2
per glass • World Tavern
Saturday, Poker Tournament, 1-3pm
• Crazy Hour, 4-8pm •
June 16 Freddie’s Follies Drag
Show, hosted by Miss
9 1/2 Destiny B. Childs, 8-10pm
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any • Karaoke, 10pm-close
drink, 2-9pm • $5 Absolut
and $5 Bulleit Bourbon, GREEN LANTERN
9pm-close • Expanded Happy Hour, 4-9pm • $5
craft beer selection • Bacardi, all flavors, all
No Cover night long • The Bear
Cave, 9pm-close • Retro
to Electro Music, by DJ
Popperz

NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR TOWN ZIEGFELD’S/SECRETS BALTIMORE EAGLE GREEN LANTERN SHAW’S TAVERN
Drag Brunch, hosted DC Rawhides host the Final Men of Secrets, 9pm-4am Doors open at noon • Happy Hour, 4-9pm • Bottomless Mimosa
by Chanel Devereaux, Town & Country: Two- • Guest dancers • Ladies Lizzie Beaumont and Karaoke with Kevin down- Brunch, 10am-3pm •
10:30am-12:30pm and Step, Line Dancing, Waltz of Illusion Drag Show Betty Whitecastle present stairs, 9:30pm-close Happy Hour, 5-7pm • $3
1-3pm • House Rail Drinks, and West Coast Swing, with host Ella Fitzgerald Queens Who Brunch, Miller Lite, $4 Blue Moon,
Zing Zang Bloody Marys, $5 Cover to stay all night • Doors at 9pm, Shows 12-2pm • $34 per person NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR $5 House Wines, $5 Rail
Nellie Beer and Mimosas, • Doors open 6:30pm, at 11:30pm and 1:45am includes All You Can Eat Drag Brunch, hosted Drinks • Half-Priced Pizzas
$4, 11am-close • Buckets Lessons 7-8pm, Open • DJ Don T. in Ziegfeld’s • Free pitcher of Mimosas by Chanel Devereaux, and Select Appetizers
of Beer, $15 • Guest DJs dance 8-10:30pm • Doors • DJ Steve Henderson in per 4 admissions • 10:30am-12:30pm and • Dinner-n-Drag, with
open to public at 10pm Secrets • Cover 21+ Reservations highly sug- 1-3pm • House Rail Drinks, Miss Kristina Kelly, 7pm
NUMBER NINE • Music and video by DJ gested and can be made Zing Zang Bloody Marys, • For reservations, email
Doors open 2pm • Happy Wess downstairs • Drag online beforehand • Pride Nellie Beer and Mimosas, shawsdinnerdragshow@
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink, Show starts at 10:30pm • Closing Beer and Liquor $4, 11am-close • Buckets gmail.com
2-9pm • $5 Absolut and $5
Bulleit Bourbon, 9pm-close
Hosted by Lena Lett and
featuring Tatianna, Shi- Sunday, Bust, 4-9pm • Special
Prizes all day long • Get
of Beer, $15
TRADE
• THIRSTY, featuring DJ Queeta-Lee, Riley Knoxx June 17 a special Pride Tank Top NUMBER NINE Doors open 2pm • Huge
Chord Bezerra, 9:30pm and Ba’Naka • $15 Cover • Free VIP Pass gets you Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on Happy Hour: Any drink
from 10pm-midnight, $12 9 1/2 admission all day • thebal- any drink, 2-9pm • $5 normally served in a cock-
PITCHERS after midnight • 21+ Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any timoreeagle.com Absolut and $5 Bulleit tail glass served in a huge
2317 18th St. NW drink, 2-9pm • $5 Absolut Bourbon, 9pm-close • Pop glass for the same price,
Doors open, 12pm-3am TRADE and $5 Bulleit Bourbon, FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR Goes the World with Wes 2-10pm • Beer and wine
Doors open 2pm • Huge 9pm-close • Multiple TVs Champagne Brunch Buffet, Della Volla at 9:30pm • only $4
SHAW’S TAVERN Happy Hour: Any drink showing movies, shows, 10am-3pm • $24.99 with No Cover
$15 Bottomless Mimosas, normally served in a cock- sports • Expanded craft four glasses of champagne
10am-3pm • Happy Hour, tail glass served in a huge beer selection • No Cover or mimosas, 1 Bloody
5-7pm • $3 Miller Lite, glass for the same price, Mary, or coffee, soda or
$4 Blue Moon, $5 House 2-10pm • Beer and wine juice • Crazy Hour, 4-8pm
Wines, $5 Rail Drinks • only $4 • Karaoke, 8pm-close
Half-Priced Pizzas and
Select Appetizers

Monday, GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour, 4-9pm •
Tuesday, NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
Wednesday, NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR
SmartAss Trivia Night,
June 18 $3 rail cocktails and June 19 drink, 5-9pm • No Cover June 20 8-10pm • Prizes include
domestic beers all night bar tabs and tickets to
9 1/2 long • Singing with the 9 1/2 PITCHERS 9 1/2 shows at the 9:30 Club •
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any Sisters: Open Mic Karaoke Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any 2317 18th St. NW Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any $15 Buckets of Beer for
drink, 5-9pm • Multiple Night with the Sisters drink, 5-9pm • Multiple Doors open, 5pm-2am • drink, 5-9pm • Multiple SmartAss Teams only •
TVs showing movies, of Perpetual Indulgence, TVs showing movies, facebook.com/PitchersDC TVs showing movies, Absolutely Snatched Drag
shows, sports • Expanded 9:30pm-close shows, sports • Expanded shows, sports • Expanded Show, hosted by Brooklyn
craft beer selection • craft beer selection • SHAW’S TAVERN craft beer selection • Heights, 9pm • Tickets
No Cover NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR No Cover Happy Hour, 4-7pm • $3 No Cover available at nelliessports-
Beat the Clock Happy Hour Miller Lite, $4 Blue Moon, bar.com
BALTIMORE EAGLE — $2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm), BALTIMORE EAGLE $5 House Wines, $5 Rail BALTIMORE EAGLE
Doors open at 3pm • $4 (7-8pm) • Buckets of Doors open at 3pm • Drinks • Half-Priced Pizzas Doors open at 3pm • NUMBER NINE
Happy Hour, 3-9pm, all Beer $15 • Paint Nite, 7pm Happy Hour, 3-9pm, all and Select Appetizers • Happy Hour, 3-9pm, all Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
liquors, beers and wines up • PokerFace Poker, 8pm • liquors, beers and wines Half-Priced Burgers and liquors, beers and wines drink, 5-9pm • No Cover
to 50% off • Micro Brew Dart Boards • Ping Pong up to 50% off • $6 Any Pizzas all night with $5 up to 50% off • Domestic
Draft/Bottle Mondays — Madness, featuring 2 Ping- Flavor Martinis and $7 House Wines and $5 Sam Bottles are $3 all day • PITCHERS
$4 all day • SIN: Service Pong Tables Manhattans (call liquors) • Adams Team Trivia, 8-10pm • 2317 18th St. NW
Industry Night, 11pm-2am thebaltimoreeagle.com thebaltimoreeagle.com Doors open, 5pm-2am •
• First Well Drink or NUMBER NINE TRADE facebook.com/PitchersDC
Domestic Beer Free • 10% Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR Doors open 5pm • Huge FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR
off your Food Order all day drink, 5-9pm • No Cover Crazy Hour, 4-8pm • Taco Happy Hour: Any drink Crazy Hour, 4-8pm • $6 SHAW’S TAVERN
• thebaltimoreeagle.com Tuesday • Poker Night — normally served in a cock- Burgers • Beach Blanket Happy Hour, 4-7pm • $3
SHAW’S TAVERN 7pm and 9pm games • tail glass served in a huge Drag Bingo Night, hosted Miller Lite, $4 Blue Moon,
FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR Happy Hour, 4-7pm • $3 Karaoke, 9pm glass for the same price, by Ms. Regina Jozet $5 House Wines, $5 Rail
Crazy Hour, 4-8pm • Miller Lite, $4 Blue Moon, 5-10pm • Beer and wine Adams, 8pm • Bingo prizes Drinks • Half-Priced Pizzas
Singles Night • Half-Priced $5 House Wines, $5 Rail GREEN LANTERN only $4 • Karaoke, 10pm-1am and Select Appetizers •
Pasta Dishes • Poker Night Drinks • Half-Priced Pizzas Happy Hour, 4pm-9pm Piano Bar with Jill, 8pm
— 7pm and 9pm games • and Select Appetizers • • $3 rail cocktails and GREEN LANTERN
Karaoke, 9pm Shaw ’Nuff Trivia, with domestic beers all night Happy Hour, 4pm-9pm • TRADE
Jeremy, 7:30pm long Bear Yoga with Greg Leo, Doors open 5pm • Huge
6:30-7:30pm • $10 per Happy Hour: Any drink
TRADE NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR class • Upstairs opens normally served in a cock-
Doors open 5pm • Huge Beat the Clock Happy Hour 9pm • Lantern GoGo tail glass served in a huge
Happy Hour: Any drink — $2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm), Dancers, 10pm-2am • $3 glass for the same price,
normally served in a cock- $4 (7-8pm) • Buckets of rail cocktails and domestic 5-10pm • Beer and wine
tail glass served in a huge Beer $15 • Drag Bingo beers all night long only $4 l
glass for the same price, with Sasha Adams and
5-10pm • Beer and wine Brooklyn Heights, 7-9pm •
only $4 Karaoke, 9pm-close

Scene
Pitchers DC’s - Friday, June 1

LastWord.
People say the queerest things
“I dedicate this award to the countless

LGBTQ people
who have fought and died to protect that spirit.”
— ANDREW GARFIELD, during his speech after accepting the Tony Award for best actor in a play for his role in Angels in America.
Garfield said his character, Prior Walter, “represents the purest spirit of humanity and especially that of the LGBTQ community.”
“I agree,
fuck Trump.”
— TONY KUSHNER, playwright of Angels in America, which won Best Revival of a Play at the Tony Awards, responding to news
that Robert De Niro began a speech introducing Bruce Springsteen by saying “I’m gonna say one thing. Fuck Trump.”
De Niro received a standing ovation for his unscripted remarks.
“It wasn’t an overnight process and

it took a long time to be happy and comfortable.”
— DAVID YOST, the original Blue Ranger in Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, telling Out in Perth about recovering from the damage
that conversion therapy caused. Yost tried to change his sexuality after quitting the show due to homophobic abuse from his
castmates. “[It] caused a nervous breakdown because I was actively working against the truth of who I was,” he said.
“This decision will fall hardest

on women and LGBT people,
who are disproportionately likely to experience these forms of abuse. ”
— SHANNON MINTER, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, in a statement responding to Attorney General Jeff
Sessions’ decisions to restrict asylum claims based on domestic or gang violence. “Today’s decision by...
Sessions is an unprincipled setback that overturns years of precedent,” Minter said.
“The whole idea of

diversity is a bunch of crap and un-American.”
— SETH GROSSMAN, Republican nominee for New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District, in a speech at an event in Pittsgrove Jersey,
the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Grossman said diversity efforts are “an excuse by Democrats, communists and socialists, basi-
cally, to say that we’re not all created equal,” and refused to apologize for the remarks in a statement posted to Facebook.

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CONTENTS

JUNE 14, 2018 Volume 25 Issue 1

Photography by Ward Morrison, Joseph Ressler,

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AIN’T TOO PROUD

Opens Tuesday, June 19. Runs to July 22.

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A KID LIKE JAKE

Tickets are $75 to $125. Call 202-250-2531 or visit

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MCKELLEN: PLAYING THE PART

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the drying up of the state’s steel

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June 24, at 8 p.m. Capital One

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with company dancer Andile

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ality, focused on two women grap-

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