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Biden Pushes ENDA,
Sidesteps Order
Speaking at a Los Angeles HRC gathering, vice president urges Congress to
move on discrimination, makes no mention of executive order
Obama and Biden
by Justin Snow
V
ICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
urged Congress to outlaw
LGBT workplace discrimi-
nation in a speech Saturday,
March 22, while making no mention of
actions the Obama administration could
take now to protect workers.
Speaking at the Human Rights Cam-
paign Los Angeles Gala Dinner, the
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man credited with forcing President
Barack Obamas hand on marriage equal-
ity almost two years ago described the
absence of LGBT workplace protections
as close to barbaric.
My grandkids, my children, and their
kids are going to be shocked, it shocks
the conscience that this very moment
in American history, in some states, an
employer can re you just because of who
you are, or who you love. Its close to bar-
baric, Biden told a crowd of more than
1,000 HRC supporters. I mean think
about this, a man, no I really mean this.
Imagine, imagine, 20 years from now, as
America looks back and say how in the
hell could that have ever been allowed?
Although Biden championed the
Obama administrations longstanding
support for passage of the Employment
Non-Discrimination Act, which would
codify federal protections prohibiting
workplace discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation and gender identity,
the White Houses puzzling opposition
to an executive order that would do the
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made in his State of the Union address
to make this a year of action in a letter
sent earlier this month.
As we continue to work towards
nal passage of the Employment Non-
Discrimination Act (ENDA) with strong
bipartisan support, we urge you to take
action now to protection millions of
workers across the country from the
threat of discrimination simply because
of who they are or who they love, the
letter states. We are committed to doing
all that we can in Congress to get ENDA
to your desk this year; however, there is
no reason you cannot immediately act by
taking this important step.
The letter comes after Obama
announced at the beginning of this year
a shifting strategy to use his pen to take
executive action when Congress wont act.
While that strategy has been applied to
minimum wage, with Obama signing an
executive order to raise minimum wage
for federal contractors while the White
House still pushes for federal legislation
raising the minimum wage for all Ameri-
cans, the White House has found itself in
a contradictory position on the executive
order for LGBT federal contractors. Asked
last month by Metro Weekly why sign
an executive order raising the minimum
wage for federal contractors if the strat-
egy is comprehensive federal legislation,
White House press secretary Jay Carney
responded simply, I take your point.
Now, with Democrats on Capitol Hill
seemingly unied in their support for
Obama taking action now as ENDA sits
in the House of Representatives, the
most LGBT-friendly White House in
history has found itself increasingly on
same for federal contractors was absent
from the vice presidents remarks.
For nearly two years Obamas White
House has been forced to defend a bro-
ken campaign promise made by Obama
when he was a candidate for president in
February 2008. It was then that Obama
lled out a presidential-candidate ques-
tionnaire for the Houston GLBT Political
Caucus indicating he would support a
nondiscrimination policy that includes
sexual orientation and gender identity
for federal contractors. In April 2012
White House senior adviser Valerie Jar-
rett told leaders from some of the nations
largest LGBT-rights organizations that
Obama would not sign an executive order
prohibiting federal contractors from dis-
crimination on the basis of sexual orien-
tation or gender identity.
Since that meeting, the White House
has sought to defend its decision by tell-
ing supporters and the press that Obama
supports passage of comprehensive fed-
eral legislation that will protect all work-
ers, rather than just employees of federal
contractors. LGBT advocates, as well as
ENDA supporters on Capitol Hill, have
pushed back against that White House
position, arguing support for both. Exec-
utive orders already exist prohibiting
federal contractors from discrimination
on the basis of race, color, religion, sex
and national origin.
With ENDA having hit a wall in the
Republican-controlled House of Repre-
sentatives after passage in the Senate
last year, 168 members of the House and
52 senators all Democrats or inde-
pendents who caucus with Democrats
called on Obama to fulll a promise
the defensive.
I dont have any update for you on
proposed or possible executive orders,
Carney told reporters in response to
questions about the letter sent by 220
lawmakers. As Ive said before, opposi-
tion to [ENDA] is contrary to the tide of
history, and that those lawmakers who
oppose this will nd in the not too distant
future that they made a grave mistake
and that they will regret it.
In his speech to HRC supporters in
Los Angeles, which focused largely on
the Obama administrations foreign pol-
icy toward nations that enact anti-LGBT
laws, Biden described opposition to
ENDA as outrageous. But it would have
been just as easy to substitute the execu-
tive order once supported by President
Obama for Bidens discussion of ENDA.
The countrys moved on. The Amer-
ican people have moved on, its time
for the Congress to move on, and pass
ENDA. Pass ENDA now. Not tomorrow,
now! Biden said. If you think about
it, its outrageous were even debating
this subject. I really mean it. I mean its
almost beyond belief that today, in 2014,
I could say to you, as your employee in so
many states, youre red, because of who
you love. I mean think about that. It is
bizarre, no-no-no, it really is. It really is,
I didnt even think most Americans even
know that employers can do that.
Asked if organization representa-
tives brought up the executive order
with Biden at Saturdays event, HRC
Vice President Fred Sainz said, At every
point, we routinely point out the unn-
ished agenda to the administration, the
executive order included. l
MARCH 27, 2014 METROWEEKLY.COM
by Justin Snow
A
GAY REPUBLICAN RUN-
ning for Congress has warned
that his party must evolve on
LGBT-rights or face extinction.
Richard Tisei, who is again seeking to
unseat Massachusetts Rep. John Tierny
(D), told the Northeast Republican Lead-
ership Conference during a speech earlier
this month in Nashua, N.H., that the GOP
is in danger of losing its own history as
a champion of individual liberty and, in
turn, the country.
Well never be a 21st century party if
our platform is stuck in the 19th century,
Gay Candidate
Warns
Republicans
Massachusettss Tisei tells GOP to advance on
LGBT rights or lose relevance
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by Will OBryan
F
OR SOME YOUTHS, SUMMER
camp provides all the tradition-
al offerings of canoeing, cabins
and popsicle-stick crafts. For
the select 20 who will spend a June week
in Washington as participants in the Next
Generation Leadership Foundations
Leadership Camp, however, crafting will
have nothing to do with yarn projects,
but everything to do with these LGBT
teens crafting their futures.
Its going to be a high-impact series
of days, promises Sean Bugg, NGLFs
president and executive director, as well
as Metro Weeklys editor emeritus. Once
you start putting an agenda together, and
you want to make sure youre spend-
ing time building the network among
the participants and talking with them
NGLF Camp
Applications
Open
Leadership foundation readies its inaugural
weeklong D.C. program
for LGBT youth
Tisei said, noting the partys opposition
to marriage equality.
Its in our partys DNA to cham-
pion freedom and champion liberty. Its
in our partys DNA to be a beacon of
hope. Yet, while our party has remained
consistent on matters of economics and
foreign affairs, some have abandoned our
principles on matters of civil rights and
individual freedoms, Tisei said. The
Republican Party must promote freedom
in our personal lives and among other
things that means the freedom to marry
the person you love.
Tisei served 26 years in the Massa-
chusetts State Legislature and narrowly
lost to Tierny in 2012, 47.1 percent to
48.3 percent. Endorsed by the Gay & Les-
bian Victory Fund, Tisei is one of three
gay men seeking to become the rst out
Republican ever elected to Congress.
According to Tisei, who married his
husband last summer, the GOP is espe-
cially at risk of losing younger generations
of Americans
If weve made ourselves unacceptable
to millions of people, particularly younger
Americans, the light of our message cant
shine as brightly as it should, Tisei said.
A poll released by the Pew Research Cen-
ter earlier this month found 61 percent
of Republicans and Republican leaners
under 30 support same-sex marriage,
opposed to just 27 percent of Republicans
50-years-old and older.
Tisei also said he had planned to boy-
cott a gathering of Massachusetts Repub-
licans in protest of the state GOPs socially
conservative party platform.
I dont want to go and be seen in any
way to be endorsing that, Tisei told The
Boston Globe. I dont really feel comfort-
able being at a convention where the
platform takes the party backward, rather
than forward, as far as appealing to a large
group of Massachusetts voters.
The platform, which opposes same-
sex marriage and abortion, was adopted
by state party ofcials in February. Tisei
supports same-sex marriage and abortion
rights. l
about leadership skills and strategies for
themselves as theyre getting ready to go
to college or start their careers, things ll
up really quickly.
Arriving Sunday, June 15, those select-
ed students will then have four very full
days of meeting with D.C.s LGBT movers
and shakers representing a range of elds,
before heading home Friday, June 20.
One of the reasons were doing it in
D.C. is we have access to so many people
who are eager to be a part of the program,
whether that be as a presenter or to work
with small groups of participants who
are interested in their particular eld,
says Bugg of his foundations Leader-
ship Camp launch. We have all of those
resources here and people are being very
generous about offering their time.
With the application process opened
March 18, Bugg says applications for the
20 student slots began arriving imme-
diately from across the country. Beyond
the opportunity to learn from profession-
als with plenty to share, those students
selected after the April 18 deadline will
also receive transportation to Washing-
ton and accommodations at the Wash-
ington Hilton. To be eligible, applicants
must be graduating from high school in
2014, must identify as LGBT, and be 18 by
June 15. Beyond that, an NGLF advisory
panel will examine applicants academic
and extracurricular records, as well as
potential. Bugg adds, however, that while
there are only 20 spots, those applicants
not selected will still be starting a rela-
tionship with NGLF, which he hopes will
provide them with other valuable leader-
ship opportunities.
As for the camp itself, thats one oppor-
tunity that is unmatched.
Just giving any young person the
opportunity to see that they can do
whatever they want with their lives,
and trying to give them some of the
tools to make it happen, is important,
says Bugg. Doing it for LGBT youth
while there a lots of wonderful services
and programs out there, from [the Gay,
Lesbian & Straight Education Network]
to Campus Pride, locally at [Supporting
and Mentoring Youth Advocates and
Leaders], things like Trevor Project,
Point Foundation giving scholarships
there was nothing like this. There
are lots of programs like the Leader-
ship Camp for African-American youth,
for Latino youth, regionally identied
youth, all kinds of programs, but there
had been none for LGBT youth. This is
fullling a need in the community.
For more information about the Next
Generation Leadership Foundations
Leadership Camp, or to apply, visit
nglf.org/leadership. l
Andrew Barnetts
Goodbye
SMYALs longtime leader stepping down to pursue academic goals
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FTER NEARLY A DECADE, ANDREW BARNETT IS
bidding the organization he has worked for goodbye.
The 31-year-old Barnett, who started as an intern
and later rose up the ranks to executive director of
Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders (SMY-
AL), announced on March 11 that he would be leaving SMYAL
to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at George Washington
University. Barnetts goal is to add more research to the study of
mental health among LGBT and questioning adolescents.
Unfortunately, right now, there are very signicant gaps
in the research on the health needs of LGBTQ youth, he says.
And, while there has been a lot of research done on HIV and
STD risk, there has not been a lot of research on other health
issues that LGBTQ youth experience. As of 2011, there were no
health-prevention interventions that were evidence-based that
were specically designed for LGBTQ youth.
As he looks back on his time with SMYAL, Barnett is most
proud of two major accomplishments: the launch of the organi-
zations Gay-Straight Alliance Network, which provides support
to students who are trying to form gay-straight alliances (GSAs)
at their schools; and leading SMYAL through its 2011 strategic
planning process, which allowed the organization to reassess its
mission and reshape or revitalize its programs to better serve the
youth that come to SMYAL for support.
During SMYALs strategic planning process, Barnett was
forced to seek other sources of income to recoup money lost
when one of SMYALs government grants used to fund its HIV/
STD outreach, testing and counseling programs was not re-
newed. SMYAL was eventually able to secure new funding to
continue the testing and counseling program through new fund-
ing from the D.C. Department of Health. But the experience also
prompted Barnett to foster better relationships with individual
donors and corporate sponsors.
One of the reasons why SMYAL has been able to grow and
thrive for 30 years now is the tremendous generosity of the
LGBTQ and allied community here in D.C., he shares. And
by increasing our focus on working with individuals, commu-
nity members who invest in SMYALs programs and in SMYALs
work, weve been able to narrowly increase the proportion of our
budget that comes from individual donors, but also to increase
our overall budget.
Funding aside, the single greatest problem facing LGBTQ
youth as Barnett sees it is the coming-out process, particu-
larly with people coming out at younger ages than in years past.
Because young people dont necessarily have the support needed
to navigate that process, Barnett says parents and other adults in
youths lives must serve as allies, helping them to increase self-es-
teem and combat risky behaviors such as drug use and unsafe sex.
In his time at SMYAL, Barnett has worked hard to draft
more of those allies for LGBTQ youth. Some of that has been
outreach into religious communities, with SMYAL holding
trainings or other events with afrming churches and faith
communities. The organization has also collaborated with
other local LGBT-afrming groups such as Parents, Families,
and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), the Latin Ameri-
can Youth Center (LAYC), as well as with government agen-
cies like D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) and the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department (MPD).
Mike Schwartz, the chair of SMYALs board of directors, says
Barnetts leaving is a personal loss for those who have gotten to
know him during his years with SMYAL. Schwartz also credits
Barnett with helping SMYAL focus its mission on programming
specically designed to foster youth leadership and encourage
them to become greater advocates for causes important to them.
A lot of us have seen Andrew grow as someone who had nev-
er been in a management position, says Schwartz. The board
took a risk we had other candidates but we had a sense that
Andrew could do the job, and we were amazed at how he went
beyond our expectations.
While Barnett says his successor will determine SMYALs
priorities in collaboration with the organizations board of di-
rectors, he does feel it is important to continue to grow SMY-
ALs GSA program to be able to create change on the local level
in schools by making safe spaces for LGBTQ youth. Barnett
also sees a greater need to change the culture of D.C.s service-
provider agencies, whose employees may be hostile or unedu-
cated about the importance of LGBTQ cultural competency,
such as dealing with homeless transgender youth who try to
access D.C. shelters.
But while Barnett sees some aspects of SMYALs programs or
mission evolving over time as LGBTQ youth gain greater societal
acceptance, he says he thinks that one role SMYAL will always
fulll in the lives of the D.C. areas youth is providing a space
for young people to gather and create dialogue over important
issues, not just those that are LGBTQ-related, but that deal with
social justice, familial challenges, and the effects of institution-
alized racism, sexism or classism that also impact many of the
youth who utilize SMYAL.
I think its the hope of every nonprot organization to work
itself out of a job, says Barnett. To get to the point where it can
close its doors because it can say the mission has been accom-
plished. And I do think we will get to the point where there is
an acceptance of LGBTQ young people that we would consider
radical today. We have a long way to go before we get there. l
METROWEEKLY.COM MARCH 27, 2014
BY JOHN RILEY
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JULIAN VANKIM
Andrew Barnetts
Goodbye
SMYALs longtime leader stepping down to pursue academic goals
SATURDAY, MARCH 29
MODERN FAMILY WILLS AND LEGACY
PLANNING WORKSHOP for unmarried and same-
sex couples. 8:30-11 a.m. Anne Arundel Medical
Center, Belcher Pavilion, 7th oor, 2000 Medical
Parkway, Annapolis. Space limited. RSVP at
aamcfoundation@aahs.org.
ADVENTURING outdoors group hikes 7.5 strenuous
miles, 1700 feet elevation gain, overlooking Harpers
Ferry, W.V. Bring beverages, lunch, bug spray,
sturdy boots, about $15/fees. Carpool 9 a.m.,
Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro. Heather,
410-440-3466. adventuring.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH
offers free HIV testing, 9-5 p.m., and HIV
services (by appointment). 202-291-4707 or
andromedatransculturalhealth.org.
BET MISHPACHAH, founded by members of the
LGBT community, holds Saturday morning Shabbat
services, 10 a.m., followed by kiddush luncheon.
Services in DCJCC Community Room, 1529 16th St.
NW. betmish.org.
BRAZILIAN GLBT GROUP, including others
interested in Brazilian culture, meets. For location/
time, email braziliangaygroup@yahoo.com.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice session at
Marie Reed Aquatic Center, 2200 Champlain St.
NW. 8-9:30 a.m. swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/walking/social
club welcomes all levels for exercise in a fun and
supportive environment, socializing afterward.
Meet 9:30 a.m., 23rd & P Streets NW, for a walk; or
10 a.m. for fun run. dcfrontrunners.org.
DIGNITY NORTHERN VIRGINIA sponsors Mass
for LGBT community, family and friends. 6:30 p.m.,
Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 3606 Seminary
Road, Alexandria. All welcome. dignitynova.org.
DC SENTINELS basketball team meets at Turkey
Thicket Recreation Center, 1100 Michigan Ave. NE,
2-4 p.m. For players of all levels, gay or straight.
teamdcbasketball.org.
GAY LANGUAGE CLUB discusses critical
languages and foreign languages. 7 p.m. Nellies,
900 U St. NW. RVSP preferred. brendandarcy@
gmail.com.
IDENTITY offers free and condential HIV testing
in Takoma Park, 7676 New Hampshire Ave., Suite
411. Walk-ins 12-3 p.m. For appointments other
hours, call 301-422-2398.
SUNDAY, MARCH 30
ADVENTURING outdoors group and CHRYSALIS
arts & culture group co-sponsor easy-to-moderate
7-mile walking tour, Spotsylvania Battleeld. Bring
beverages, lunch, bug spray, about $10/fees. Carpool
9 a.m., King Street Metro. Craig, 202-462-0535.
adventuring.org.
FRIDAY, MARCH 28
Latino GLBT History Project hosts 3rd annual
MUJERES EN EL MOVIMIENTO Womens
History Month awards & happy hour. 6:30-8:30
p.m. Mova Lounge, 2204 14th St. NW. $5 suggested
donation. David, 202-270-8186.
latinoglbthistory.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
METROHEALTH CENTER offers free, rapid HIV
testing. Appointment needed. 1012 14th St. NW,
Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
services (by appointment). 202-291-4707,
BET MISHPACHAH, founded by members of the
GLBT community, holds Friday night Shabbat
services followed by oneg social hour. 8-9:30 p.m.
Services in DCJCC Community Room, 1529 16th St.
NW. betmish.org.
GAY DISTRICT holds facilitated discussion for
GBTQ men, 18-35, rst and third Fridays. 8:30 p.m.
The DC Center, 1318 U St. NW. 202-682-2245,
gaydistrict.org.
GAY MARRIED MENS ASSOCIATION (GAMMA)
is a peer-support group that meets in Dupont Circle
every second and fourth Friday at 7:30 p.m. gay-
married.com or GAMMAinDC1@yahoo.com.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker Health,
Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center, 1701 14th St. NW,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. 202-745-7000, whitman-walker.org.
PROJECT STRIPES hosts LGBT-afrming social
group for ages 11-24. 4-6 p.m. 1419 Columbia Road
NW. Tamara, 202-319-0422, layc-dc.org.
SMYALS REC NIGHT provides a social
atmosphere for GLBT and questioning youth,
featuring dance parties, vogue nights, movies and
games. catherine.chu@smyal.org.
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-6 p.m., by
appointment and walk-in, for youth 21 and younger.
Youth Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3155,
testing@smyal.org.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27
WEEKLY EVENTS
Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
offers free HIV testing, 9-5 p.m., and HIV services
(by appointment). Call 202-291-4707, or visit
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice session
at the Takoma Aquatic Center, 7:30-9 p.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
DC LAMBDA SQUARES gay and lesbian square-
dancing group features mainstream through
advanced square dancing at the National City
Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW, 7-9:30 p.m.
Casual dress. 301-257-0517, dclambdasquares.org.
The DULLES TRIANGLES Northern Virginia social
group meets for happy hour at Sheraton in Reston,
11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, second-oor bar, 7-9
p.m. All welcome. dullestriangles.com.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker Health. The
9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the Max Robinson Center, 2301
MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Call 202-745-
7000. Visit whitman-walker.org.
in Gaithersburg, 414 East Diamond Ave., and in
Takoma Park, 7676 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 411.
Walk-ins 2-6 p.m. For appointments other hours,
call Gaithersburg, 301-300-9978, or Takoma Park,
301-422-2398.
202-567-3155 or testing@smyal.org.
WOMENS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE for young
LBTQ women, 13-21, interested in leadership
development. 5-6:30 p.m. SMYAL Youth Center,
410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3163,
catherine.chu@smyal.org.
US HELPING US hosts a Narcotics Anonymous
Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., 3636 Georgia Ave. NW.
The group is independent of UHU. 202-446-1100.
Metro Weeklys Community Calendar highlights important events in
the D.C.-area LGBT community, from alternative social events to
volunteer opportunities. Event information should be sent by email to
calendar@MetroWeekly.com. Deadline for inclusion is noon
of the Friday before Thursdays publication. Questions about
the calendar may be directed to the Metro Weekly ofce at
202-638-6830 or the calendar email address.
LGBTCommunityCalendar
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WEEKLY EVENTS
Takoma Aquatic Center, 300 Van Buren St. NW.
9-10:30 a.m. swimdcac.org.
LGBT-inclusive ALL SOULS MEMORIAL
EPISCOPAL CHURCH celebrates Low Mass at 8:30
a.m., High Mass at 11 a.m. 2300 Cathedral Ave. NW.
202-232-4244, allsoulsdc.org.
BETHEL CHURCH-DC progressive and radically
inclusive church holds services at 11:30 a.m. 2217
Minnesota Ave. SE. 202-248-1895, betheldc.org.
DIGNITY WASHINGTON offers Roman Catholic
Mass for the LGBT community. 6 p.m., St.
Margarets Church, 1820 Connecticut Ave. NW. All
welcome. Sign interpreted. dignitynova.org.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST welcomes all to 10:30 a.m. service, 945 G
St. NW. rstuccdc.org or 202-628-4317.
FRIENDS MEETING OF WASHINGTON meets for
worship, 10:30 a.m., 2111 Florida Ave. NW, Quaker
House Living Room (next to Meeting House on
Decatur Place), 2nd oor. Special welcome to
lesbians and gays. Handicapped accessible from
Phelps Place gate. Hearing assistance.
quakersdc.org.
HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST welcomes
GLBT community for worship. 10:30 a.m., 6130 Old
Telegraph Road, Alexandria. hopeucc.org.
INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT,
God-centered new age church & learning center.
Sunday Services and Workshops event. 5419 Sherier
Place NW. isd-dc.org.
Join LINCOLN CONGREGATIONAL TEMPLE
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST for an inclusive,
loving and progressive faith community every
Sunday. 11 a.m. 1701 11th Street NW, near R in
Shaw/Logan neighborhood. lincolntemple.org.
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF REFORMATION invites
all to Sunday worship at 8:30 or 11 a.m. Childcare is
available at both services. Welcoming LGBT people
for 25 years. 212 East Capitol St. NE.
reformationdc.org
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF
NORTHERN VIRGINIA services at 11 a.m., led by
Rev. Onetta Brooks. Childrens Sunday School, 11
a.m. 10383 Democracy Lane, Fairfax. 703-691-0930,
mccnova.com.
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF
WASHINGTON, D.C. services at 9 a.m. (ASL
interpreted) and 11 a.m. Childrens Sunday School at
11 a.m. 474 Ridge St. NW. 202-638-7373,
mccdc.com.
NATIONAL CITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, inclusive
church with GLBT fellowship, offers gospel
worship, 8:30 a.m., and traditional worship, 11 a.m. 5
Thomas Circle NW. 202-232-0323,
nationalcitycc.org.
RIVERSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, a Christ-centered,
interracial, welcoming-and-afrming church, offers
service at 10 a.m. 680 I St. SW. 202-554-4330,
riverside-dc.org.
ST. STEPHEN AND THE INCARNATION, an
interracial, multi-ethnic Christian Community
offers services in English, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., and
in Spanish at 5:15 p.m. 1525 Newton St. NW. 202-
232-0900, saintstephensdc.org.
UNITARIAN CHURCH OF ARLINGTON, an
LGBTQ welcoming-and-afrming congregation,
offers services at 10 a.m. Virginia Rainbow UU
Ministry. 4444 Arlington Blvd. uucava.org.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF
SILVER SPRING invites LGBTQ families and
individuals of all creeds and cultures to join the
church. Services 9:15 and 11:15 a.m. 10309 New
Hampshire Ave. uucss.org.
UNIVERSALIST NATIONAL MEMORIAL
CHURCH, a welcoming and inclusive church. GLBT
Interweave social/service group meets monthly.
Services at 11 a.m., Romanesque sanctuary. 1810 16th
St. NW. 202-387-3411, universalist.org.
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LGBTCommunityCalendar
marketplace
MONDAY, MARCH 31
WEEKLY EVENTS
NOVASALUD offers free HIV testing. 5-7 p.m. 2049
N. 15th St., Suite 200, Arlington. Appointments:
703-789-4467.
testing. No appointment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 1012
14th St. NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
The DC Center hosts COFFEE DROP-IN FOR THE
SENIOR LGBT COMMUNITY. 10 a.m.-noon. 2000
14th St. NW. 202-682-2245, thedccenter.org.
Michael Brazell teaches BEARS DO YOGA, a
program of The DC Center. 6:30 p.m., Green
Lantern, 1335 Green Court NW. No cost,
newcomers welcome. 202-682-2245,
thedccenter.org.
GETEQUAL meets 6:30-8 p.m. at Quaker House,
2111 Florida Ave. NW. getequal.wdc@gmail.com.
KARING WITH INDIVIDUALITY (K.I.) SERVICES,
3333 Duke St., Alexandria, offers free rapid HIV
testing and counseling, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 703-823-4401.
Youth Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3155 or
testing@smyal.org.
US HELPING US hosts a black gay mens evening
afnity group. 3636 Georgia Ave. NW.
202-446-1100.
WASHINGTON WETSKINS Water Polo Team
practices 7-9 p.m. Takoma Aquatic Center, 300
Van Buren St. NW. Newcomers with at least basic
swimming ability always welcome. Tom, 703-299-
0504, secretary@wetskins.org, wetskins.org.
Whitman-Walker Health HIV/AIDS SUPPORT
GROUP for newly diagnosed individuals, meets
7 p.m. Registration required. 202-939-7671,
hivsupport@whitman-walker.org.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker Health. D.C.:
Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center, 1701 14th St.
NW, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. At the Max Robinson Center,
2301 MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For an
appointment call 202-745-7000. Visit
whitman-walker.org.
TUESDAY, APRIL 1
WEEKLY EVENTS
A COMPANY OF STRANGERS, a theater chorus,
meets 7:30-9:30 p.m. A GLBTA and SATB looking
marketplace
for actors, singers, crew. Open Hearth Foundation,
1502 Massachusetts Ave. SE. Charles, 240-764-
5748. ecumenicon.org.
ASIANS AND FRIENDS weekly dinner in Dupont/
Logan Circle area, 6:30 p.m. afwash@aol.com,
afwashington.net.
Takoma Aquatic Center, 300 Van Buren St. NW.
7:30-9 p.m. swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/walking/social
club serving greater D.C.s LGBT community and
allies hosts an evening run/walk.
dcfrontrunners.org.
THE GAY MENS HEALTH COLLABORATIVE
offers free HIV/STI screening every 2nd and 4th
Tuesday. 5-6:30 p.m. Rainbow Tuesday LGBT
Clinic, Alexandria Health Department, 4480 King
St. 703-321-2511, james.leslie@inova.org.
Whitman-Walker Healths GAY MENS HEALTH
AND WELLNESS/STD CLINIC opens at 6 p.m.,
1701 14th St. NW. Patients are seen on walk-in basis.
No-cost screening for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and
chlamydia. Hepatitis and herpes testing available
for fee. whitman-walker.org.
Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center, 1701 14th St.
NW, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the Max Robinson Center,
2301 MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For an
appointment call 202-745-7000. Visit
whitman-walker.org.
THE HIV WORKING GROUP of THE DC CENTER
hosts Packing Party, where volunteers assemble
safe-sex kits of condoms and lube. 7 p.m., Green
Lantern, 1335 Green Court NW. thedccenter.org.
in Gaithersburg, 414 East Diamond Ave., and in
Takoma Park, 7676 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 411.
Walk-ins 2-6 p.m. For appointments other hours,
call Gaithersburg at 301-300-9978 or Takoma Park
at 301-422-2398.
KARING WITH INDIVIDUALITY (K.I.) SERVICES,
at 3333 Duke St., Alexandria, offers free rapid HIV
testing and counseling, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 703-823-4401.
Youth Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3155,
testing@smyal.org.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR LGBTQ YOUTH ages 13-21
meets at SMYAL, 410 7th St. SE, 5-6:30 p.m. Cathy
Chu, 202-567-3163, catherine.chu@smyal.org.
Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
US HELPING US hosts a support group for black
gay men 40 and older. 7-9 p.m., 3636 Georgia Ave.
NW. 202-446-1100.
AD LIB, a group for freestyle conversation, meets
about 7:45 p.m., covered-patio area of Cosi, 1647
20th St. NW. All welcome. Jamie, 703-892-8567.
Marie Reed Aquatic Center, 2200 Champlain St.
NW. 8-9:30 p.m. swimdcac.org.
HISTORIC CHRIST CHURCH offers Wednesday
worship 7:15 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. All welcome.
118 N. Washington St., Alexandria. 703-549-1450,
historicchristchurch.org.
in Gaithersburg, 414 East Diamond Ave. Walk-
ins 2-7 p.m. For appointments other hours, call
Gaithersburg at 301-300-9978.
9 a.m.-6 p.m. At the Max Robinson Center, 2301
MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 202-745-7000,
whitman-walker.org.
PRIME TIMERS OF DC, social club for mature gay
men, hosts weekly happy hour/dinner. 6:30 p.m.,
Windows Bar above Dupont Italian Kitchen, 1637
17th St. NW. Carl, 703-573-8316. l
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2
DC STROKES ROWING CLUB holds 2014 Spring
Rush for both experienced rowers and newcomers.
6:30-9:30 p.m. Nellies Sports Bar, 900 U St. NW.
dcstrokes.org.
THE TOM DAVOREN SOCIAL BRIDGE CLUB
meets for Social Bridge. No reservations or partners
needed. All welcome. 7:30 p.m. Dignity Center, 721
8th St. SE. 301-345-1571.
BOOKMEN DC informal mens gay-literature
group discusses The Queens Throat: Opera,
Homosexuality and the Mystery of Desire. 7:30 p.m.
Tenleytown Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. All
welcome. bookmendc.blogspot.com
WEEKLY EVENTS
NOVASALUD offers free HIV testing. 11 a.m.-
2 p.m. 2049 N. 15th St., Suite 200, Arlington.
Appointments: 703-789-4467.
testing. No appointment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 1012
14th St. NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
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21
WHILE MANY
people will be cel-
ebrating the death
of Fred Phelps,
whose name is
synonymous with
irrational hate and
vitriol, the world
lost someone who
did a whole lot
more for the LGBT community than we
realize or understand.
I know because I have had to deal
with the Phelps clan for over 15 years
as an activist and countless times have
talked with the media about the merits
and faults of giving him and his band of
hateful protesters any attention at all.
The turning point in how the LGBT
community responded to Phelps came
in 1999, as he organized a picket out-
side the Matthew Shepard trials. Phelps
had previously protested the funeral
and got the most attention hed ever
had until that point. It was appalling.
Friends of Matt and community mem-
bers wanted to not only respond to this
protest, but to shield Matts parents
from the vicious images Phelps and his
family brought with them from Kan-
sas. As I stood feet away from Phelps,
I saw a parade of a dozen or so angels
dubbed Angel Action by Romaine
Patterson and Jim Osborn, who came
up with the idea turn the corner onto
Grand Street and approach the Lara-
mie County courthouse. All the cameras
and reporters turned toward them, and
I cried as I saw this brave group of
people stride toward him with love and
strength in their hearts. And that was
what made the news not him, but the
amazing response.
The saddest thing to me over the
years has been watching his grandchil-
dren. He would have small children
holding signs that were grotesque, and
as a parent I felt it was not only offen-
sive but abusive. And while his daugh-
ter carries on the family tradition, I
am heartened to see that several family
and church members have escaped and
speak of the horror of being part of
what was essentially a small cult.
Nathan Phelps is now an advocate
for LGBT rights, and one can hope that
now others can break away and heal
from what must be a horrifying and
abusive situation in that family and in
that church.
And as time has passed, the media
pays less and less attention to them. I
watched a stream of cameras pass by
Phelps protestors in Washington, D.C.,
around the time marriage equality was
passed, and their lame attempts to pro-
test The Laramie Project only prove the
point of the play. This may well be the
last hurrah for Phelps. Lets hope the
media moves on now and focuses on the
growing support in faith communities
and denominations for LGBT rights,
including those that have been less than
supportive in the past. Judy Shepard
has said many times, We love Fred,
because she understands that he has
brought along allies who are horried
by the hate. So his legacy will be exactly
the opposite of what he dreamed, and
I think we should all take a moment to
remember the lives of the people he has
hurt and not waste a second dancing on
his grave. I know I will take a moment
to remember those angels turning the
corner and think about how our com-
munity has turned an even bigger cor-
ner to create a world where that kind of
hate no longer exists.
Cathy Renna is New York-based long-
time LGBT activist and media expert.
Follow her on Twitter @CathyRenna. An
extended version of this commentary is
available online at MetroWeekly.com. l
RIP Fred Phelps
Its unlikely that his legacy is anything like
what he wanted
LGBTOpinion
by Cathy Renna
CARL SAGAN, HOST OF THE ORIGINAL
1980 Cosmos series, said we are made of
star stuff, because our atoms were created
billions of years ago inside a star. Sagans
words are echoed by Neil deGrasse Tyson,
the director of New Yorks Hayden Plan-
etarium who hosts the new Cosmos.
Tysons enthusiasm for science is infec-
tious. And he holds his ground. When cre-
ationists demanded equal time on Cosmos, he said, You dont
talk about the spherical Earth with NASA, and then say lets give
equal time to the at Earthers. Plus, science is not there for you
to cherry pick.
The creation/evolution dispute is one of the fake contro-
versies stoked by fundamentalists who are threatened by intel-
lectual freedom and know nothing about the scientic method.
Ignoring the fact that the overwhelming consensus of scientists
is against them, they press school boards to teach the contro-
versy. They perversely regard science as weak because it lacks
their dogmatic and brittle certainty. Tyson counters, My view
is that if your philosophy is not unsettled daily then you are
blind to all the universe has to offer.
Few outside the right-wingers hothouse are fooled by their
propaganda. In his March 21 Michigan marriage ruling, U.S.
District Judge Bernard A. Friedman rejected as not worthy
of serious consideration widely criticized testimony by junk
scientist Mark Regnerus suggesting that children raised by gay
parents suffer as a result. Our coming nationwide victory on
marriage equality will be another milestone in a long struggle
against religious coercion and obscurantism.
The frontier spirit is part of Americas soul. We were born,
after all, in revolution. In the long run, fear of change is no
match for the power and possibility of discovery. Americans
lately have been witnessing gay families joy on the steps of
courthouses, and they are warming to it.
Years ago, I stood in the Manassas Battleeld on a wintry
night to view a comet with my friend and fellow activist Bar-
rett Brick, who died last September. The comets tail stretched
across half the sky, and the Pleiades star cluster rose behind the
bare branches of a tree.
Words fail at such a moment, as when sitting alone in a
cathedral, awed by its commanding silence. It reminds us that
we are small and the universe is great. The vault of heaven, and
its exploration, provokes not emptiness but wonder.
Religious bullies often equate lack of religion with nihil-
ism. Tyson pokes them when he says, The more I learn about
the universe, the less convinced I am that theres any sort of
benevolent force that has anything to do with it, at all. Barrett,
by contrast, often led services at Congregation Bet Mishpachah.
But he was no bully. His drashim (Torah lessons) were invari-
ably graceful, erudite and persuasively connected to current
challenges.
Faith can be used to inspire rather than control, just as
American Exceptionalism can be seen as an obligation to lead
and not merely an entitlement to boss. You may prefer neither.
Religiosity, like patriotism, lends itself to misuse. But given its
gravitational pull, one gains greater leverage by guiding it in a
more benign direction than trying to stop it.
Tyson celebrates the cross-pollination of the sciences, and
the way discoveries lead to unforeseen benets decades later.
The inventor of the laser, for example, was not thinking of
barcode readers. In a similar fashion, the lived reality of social
changes can dispel fears, as our fellow citizens at long last rec-
ognize the love that makes gay families.
With or without faith, all of us on this pale blue dot, as
Sagan called Earth, can be uplifted by a recognition that, as
Tyson puts it, We are in the universe and the universe is in us.
Richard J. Rosendall is a writer and activist. He can be reached at
rrosendall@starpower.net. l
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LGBTOpinion
The Universe in Us
We are surrounded by social and physical frontiers we can explore, or not
by Richard J. Rosendall
Keegan Theatre lets the sunshine in with a rousing,
energized revival of the provocative 1968 musical
by Doug Rule
Photography by Julian Vankim

says Keegan Theatres Susan Rhea of the companys current production of Hair. I feel more
proud than Ive ever felt of anything.
Naturally, as co-director with her husband Mark Rhea, she feels a sense of motherly
love and pride over Keegans incredibly stirring and youthful adaptation of the 46-year-old
Broadway sensation. The provocative show, featuring music by Galt MacDermot and book
and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, was one of the last musicals to generate rst-
hand pop hits. And theyve stood the test of time from Aquarius to Let the Sunshine In.
I realize that not everyone likes every kind of music, continues Rhea, Keegans associ-
ate artistic director, but every single person in the leadership of Keegan is absolutely in love
with the score of Hair.
No doubt most if not absolutely all of the audience will feel the same with the verve
and talent this cast of 22 singing actors gives to the rock- and funk-oriented jams. Thats
especially true given it all takes place in the intimate space of the companys venue off 17th
Street NW, known for decades as the Church Street Theater until Keegan bought it last sum-
mer. In fact, the Rheas instructed the shows young actors to think of the Andrew Keegan
Theatre as the communal ground for the shows ragtag group of hippies the place where
they eat, sleep, hang out, have sex and live as a pot-loving anti-war tribe, a loose-knit kind
of family.
And the sense of family thats developed among the cast is why Rheas pride goes beyond
the typical directorial delight in seeing a complicated show come to fruition.
I just love and respect our cast so much, says Ian Anthony Coleman, who plays the
hyper-sexualized Colored Spade Hud. Everyones so talented and so loving. Its been a
judgment-free space. Its been very therapeutic and incredible to be around people that you
can love and trust so quickly.
Coleman, 23, is far from alone. Interviewed on Keegans stage immediately before an
early dress rehearsal, several others in the cast heaped praise on the bond that theyve
formed working on this ensemble-based show, where nearly everyone is on the stage or
in the immediate periphery for most of its nearly three-hour length. The cast has been
absolutely fantastic. Its denitely one of the friendliest, most open groups of people Ive
ever met, says Ryan Patrick Welsh, who plays big ole homosexual Steve and also serves
as dance captain. We all kind of went out of our way to hang out a lot outside of the show,
outside of rehearsals, so we could all kind of get familiar with each other and know each
other so that we could bring those personal relationships on the stage.
As clich as it sounds, weve become this big community and this big family. Were all
so comfortable with each other, says Paul Scanlan, who plays the lead, Claude, struggling
to weigh his opposition to war and love for tribe with duty to his country. Since graduating
from Catholic University, Scanlan has been seen on many of the leading stages around D.C.,
including Signature and Fords. But he gives Keegan credit for pushing him further. Hair is
the second show in a row with the company in which he didnt try out for the lead, starring
as the emcee in last years Cabaret. Theyve put me in these parts that I never see myself
doing, that I learn a lot from and I think I benet from because it gets me out of what Im
used to doing.
Of course, it also takes time getting used to getting naked onstage.
I never thought Id be able to do that, says Caroline Wolfson, who plays Sheila, the lead
I feel like
its one of
the greatest
achievements
of our career,
I didnt want to just
do a bunch of songs
about hippies. Like,
who gives a shit,
right? When we rst
started digging into
this many, many,
many months ago,
MY
STOMACH
WAS IN
KNOTS
TRYING
TO FIND
THE
STORY.
Hair co-director
Susan Rhea
protester in the tribe. Theres a part of it thats easy because its not just me by myself.
Its the whole group.
It took a while to work up to, adds Christian Montgomery, who plays Woof and sings
Sodomy, about the short, dimly lit scene that essentially ends the rst act. But the way
that its done is so beautiful and so inspiring. Its my favorite part of the show.
Leading up to the rehearsals, the Rheas let the actors decide exactly when they were
ready to get naked as a group. The directors have also given them free range to esh out
their characters and their relationships, and hence the story.
Theyve all been encouraged to nd relationships with each other onstage physically
and emotionally, Susan says. If you want to touch someone or kiss them or physically be
near them, it doesnt matter who it is. There are no boundaries, only free love.
And the subtle, random touches, looks and gestures between cast members throughout
the show, signifying their strong relationships, denitely boosts the story itself, even help-
ing it transcend its Vietnam War-era time period.
I didnt want to just do a bunch of songs about hippies. Like, who gives a shit, right?
Susan Rhea says. When we rst started digging into this many, many, many months ago,
my stomach was in knots trying to nd the story.
In that respect, Hair is a departure from the typical show at Keegan Theatre, which
has chiey made its name staging classic dramas, heavy in plot and thought. Then again,
when Mark Rhea started Keegan with a couple colleagues in the late 1990s, the focus was
much more on presenting Irish plays and playwrights. And musicals were almost out of
the question for staging in the basement of the Mount Olive United Methodist Church in
Arlington.
But since the Church Street Theater became a home for Keegan in 2009, the company
has more than doubled the number of productions it puts on, roughly eight a season. Per
the companys mission, roughly two are always Irish. These days the company sometimes
even stages two musicals in a season but always one big one.
Its just been a byproduct of realizing how much we can do, says Susan Rhea, who met
her husband Mark when they were both acting together in a show at another company.
But Keegan, which has launched a $4 million capital campaign to renovate and slightly
expand its old brownstone venue, doesnt stage just any musical. One of the reasons we
love our venue so much, she says, is that I think it reects our personality as a company,
which is strong and tough and kind of scrappy. A little edgier, and not this pristine, per-
fect place. Generally that translates to staging gritty, lively, rock-oriented types of shows,
from Rent to Spring Awakening to Hair.
And its the passion contained within Hair that especially hooked Susan, who works
part-time as a Web manager for the liberal support nonprot the Alliance for Justice. The
desire for change and people actually doing something about it even if they werent wildly
effectual, the coming together of human beings saying this isnt right that just gives me
goosebumps. We havent seen anything like it [since].
But if the show itself makes the 43-year-old feel a little wistful for missing out on the
ower-power love of the late 60s, Keegans production, featuring nearly two dozen tal-
ented young millennials from around the region, leaves her feeling more hopeful. I think
young people are starting to nd their voice and their own rage and disillusionment.
The show is all about kind of rebelling against authority or the conventions of society
that tell you you have to be a certain way, or you have to do something just because society
says, actor Ian Anthony Coleman says.
There are still themes and messages that were relevant in 1968 that are still relevant
today, adds actor Christian Montgomery. Protest movements, pointless wars, the gov-
ernment doing wrong to the people, and solving problems with love instead of hate, and
problems with racism and homosexuality, and everything going on.
Of course, the rap on millennials, living in a sele age all about technology, is that
theyre too self-absorbed and not engaged enough in the outside world to make a differ-
ence. We see something and we have a very far away reaction to it, where were like just
closed off to it, explains actor Caroline Wolfson. Well see something horrible online and
well share it on Facebook, but thats it. We dont do anything about it.
But Wolfson thinks Hair could be a motivator to help her generation do more. It
encourages people to really open up and try to nd the compassion in their hearts that
I think we lose a lot of. Hopefully it will send a very positive message of, Open up your
heart. Let the sunshine in.
Hair runs to April 27 at Andrew Keegan Theatre (formerly Church Street Theater), 1742
Church St. NW. Tickets are $37 to $42. Call 703-892-0202 or visit keegantheatre.com. l
THERE
ARE STILL
THEMES
AND
MESSAGES
THAT WERE
RELEVANT
IN 1968
THAT ARE
STILL
RELEVANT
TODAY.
Protest movements,
pointless wars, and
solving problems
with love instead of
hate, and problems
with racism and
homosexuality.
Christian Montgomery
(Woof).
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Washington Wordsmith
Regie Cabico is sharing the art of celebrating syntax
P
EOPLE THINK ITS KARAOKE, BUT ITS NOT
karaoke, Regie Cabico says about the weekly variety
show he runs at Black Fox Lounge. You really do need
to know your song, you need to know what youre singing. In
fact, La-Ti-Do isnt just cabaret, either. In addition to higher-
quality singing than most impromptu karaoke, Cabico and his
co-host DonMike Mendoza also select storytellers who offer
spoken-word poetry and comedy.
The performance-art mix at La-Ti-Do is a reection of both
Cabicos and Mendozas experiences trying to make it in the
world of theater in New York and D.C. There are no parts for
gay Filipino guys, Cabico says frankly. So, with La-Ti-Do the
two created their own venue with the consent of Black Fox
Lounge co-owner Russwin Francisco, also a gay Filipino. By
default its almost like an Asian theater company, Cabico says.
A native of the Baltimore area, Cabico earned a theater
degree from New York University and lived in the nations
theater capital for nearly two decades forging his own path
as a spoken-word artist and teacher. A few years after moving
to D.C. he teamed up with Busboys & Poets to start a queer
open-mike event that he co-hosts with Danielle Evennou.
Held the rst Sunday of the month at the 5th and K Streets
NW location, Sparkle was developed to be a safe space for
queer poets.
I would say that within the last ve years Ive nurtured a lot
of spoken-word poets, says Cabico of his work with Busboys
& Poets, but also with the annual poetry festivals Split This
Rock and Capturing Fire. These days hes also trying to expand
opportunities for spoken-word poets in the realm of theater by
pushing theaters boundaries, chiey as the director of New
Form Development at No Rules Theatre Company.
I think slam poetry is an American art form just like
jazz, says Cabico. Its our political theater. Doug Rule
La-Ti-Do is every Monday at Black Fox Lounge, 1723
Connecticut Ave. NW, and costs $10 in advance or $15 at
the door. Call 202-483-1723 or visit blackfoxlounge.com. The
next Sparkle is Sunday, April 6, at 8 p.m., Busboys & Poets,
1025 5th St. NW. Admission is $5. Call 202-789-2227 or visit
busboysandpoets.com.
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Glee). Choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler (In
The Heights) helms the entire affair, and enlists an
entire ensemble of professional cheerleaders who
constantly lift, throw, toss and tumble each other as
well as the cast. Saturday, March 29, at 3 p.m. and
8 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman
Lane, North Bethesda. Tickets are $39 to $81. Call
301-581-5100 or visit strathmore.org.
LINDA EDER
Linda Eder rst came to fame as a 12-week winner
on the 1987 season of TVs Star Search, and went
on to star in the original Broadway production of
Jekyll & Hyde. Since then Elder has made singing
pop standards and show tunes in a cabaret-style
setting her thing, in the process becoming one of
the most gifted song interpreters around. A decade
ago she audaciously teamed up with the London
Symphony Orchestra to churn out an album tribute
to her childhood idol and fellow Minnesotan, By
Myself: The Songs of Judy Garland. Metro Weeklys
Tim Swoape called the set magnicent and near
awless in a review, adding: She eerily channels
Garlands spirit, capturing the contrasting strength
and fragility of the legends voice while engaging a
SPOTLIGHT
BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL
Bring It On: The Musical may have opped
commercially on Broadway, lasting only a couple
months in 2012, but critically the show was a hit,
reected in its two Tony nominations. And, anyway,
this musical about high school cheerleading, adapted
by book writer Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q) from the
hit movie starring Kirsten Dunst, was already a
regional hit a year or so before Broadway a success
that continues today, with Strathmore the latest
to present the shows touring production. Whitty
enlisted other top-caliber Broadway creative minds
to assist him, including composer Tom Kitt (Next
to Normal), lyricist Amanda Green and composer/
lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda (In The Heights).
The result, according to a review of the Broadway
production by Metro Weeklys Doug Rule, is a show
whose songs are as au courant as Broadway gets,
mixing both up-tempo pop and hip-hop into a frothy
mix of guilty-pleasure glee (or, for that matter,
similar deep-throated, vowel-chewing vibrato on
many of the songs. Thursday, April 3, at 8 p.m.
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.
Tickets are $44 to $48. Call 877-WOLFTRAP or visit
wolftrap.org.
THE ADMISSION
Theater J took a lot of heat from conservatives and
Israeli hardliners last year when it announced a
production of Motti Lerners play about a contested
attack by Israeli soldiers on Arab civilians early in
the countrys history. In response, the DC Jewish
Community Centers theater company downgraded
the production to a workshop presentation
which translates to less theatrical showmanship
and fewer performances. Even so, the theater is
bracing itself for protests during the show, which
is intriguingly billed as an Israeli homage to All My
Sons and set in Haifa during the rst Intifada. Sinai
Peter directs a strong cast including Danny Gavigan,
Kimberly Schraf, Michael Tolaydo and Pomme
Koch. To April 27. The Aaron & Cecile Goldman
Theater, Washington, D.C.s Jewish Community
Center, 1529 16th St. NW. Tickets are $30 to $55. Call
202-518-9400 or visit washingtondcjcc.org.
Compiled by Doug Rule
CAMP DAVID
Arena Stage presents a world premiere from Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright (My Trip to
Al-Qaeda, the new scientology expos Going Clear). Camp David is Wrights dramatization about the historical multiday
meeting in 1978 among a few key world leaders, held in the shows namesake Maryland retreat, attempting to forge peace in
the Middle East. The meeting resulted in really the only treaty, the Camp David Accords, establishing peace between Israel
and Egypt, to yet stand the test of time in the modern-day Middle East. Molly Smith directs a cast that includes Richard John
Boy Thomas as President Jimmy Carter, Ron Rifkin as Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Khaled Nabawy as Egyptian
President Anwar Sadat and Hallie Foote as rst lady Rosalynn Carter. To May 5. Kreeger Theater the at Mead Center for
American Theater, 1101 6th St. SW. Tickets are $75 to $120. Call 202-488-3300 or visit arenastage.org.
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to the classic songs such as Aquarius, Let the
Sunshine In and Sodomy, Keegans production
features choreography by Rachel Leigh Dolan and
a large ensemble cast led by Paul Scanlon and
Josh Stricklin. To April 27. Andrew Keegan Theatre
(formerly Church Street Theater), 1742 Church St.
NW. Tickets are $35. Call 703-892-0202 or visit
keegantheatre.com.
LOVELAND
Arena Stage presents a special, extended presentation
of Ann Randolphs one-woman comedy, playing
multiple characters but centered on the role of
Frannie Potts, as an irreverent oddball trapped
on a plane traveling from California to Ohio for
her mothers funeral. Some critics have compared
Randolph to Gilda Radner, with the SF Bay Guardian
calling it riotously demented and brilliantly humane
[and] not to be missed. To April 13. Kogod Cradle at
Mead Center for American Theater, 1101 6th St. SW.
Call 202-488-3300 or visit arenastage.org.
MORNING, MIRANDA
Doorway Arts Ensemble presents a world premiere
from local playwright Stephen Spotswood, the
2009 winner of the Mark Twain Prize for Comic
Playwriting and the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival
audience favorite drama We, Tiresias. Morning,
Miranda is said to be a trippy, twisted take on the
American road story between a woman and her
dead mothers ghost her mothers last request.
The companys producing artistic director Matt
Ripa directs the real and surreal happenings on this
journey with a cast that includes David Dubov, Sarah
Holt, Ally Jenkins, Jon Jon Johnson and Richard
Owens. Now to April 12. The Writers Center, 4508
Walsh St., Bethesda. Tickets are $20. Call 301-654-
8664 or visit dorwayarts.org or writer.org.
FILM
SABOTAGE
Arnold Schwarzenegger. Guns. Explosions. Action
thriller. That should be enough to make up your
mind on this one. Opens Friday, March 28. Area
theaters. Visit fandango.com.
STAGE
BEACHES: A MUSICAL
Yes, its true: Signature Theatre presents a world
premiere musical adapted from the 1985 novel,
best remembered as the 1988 weepy lm starring
Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey. Signatures
Eric Schaeffer directs Mara Davi (Broadways
A Chorus Line and The Drowsy Chaperone) and
Alysha Umphress (Broadways American Idiot)
in this musical adaptation by original author Iris
Rainer Dart, with assistance from book writer
Thom Thomas and composer David Austin. Closes
this Sunday, March 30. Signature Theatre, 4200
Campbell Ave., Arlington. Call 703-820-9771 or visit
signature-theatre.org.
HAIR
The Keegan Theatre presents a production of
the pioneering rock musical Hair, both a joyous
celebration of youth and a poignant journey through
the tumultuous 1960s America. The companys
leaders and husband-and-wife team Susan Marie
Rhea and Mark A. Rhea direct the show whose book
and lyrics were written by Gerome Ragni and James
Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. In addition
OH DAD, POOR DAD, MAMAS HUNG
The full title to this antic, absurdist black comedy by
Arthur Kopit? Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamas Hung You
in the Closet and Im Feeling So Sad. American Center
Theatre presents a revival of this comedy about an
incredibly dysfunctional family, which is said to be
as funny and shocking now as 50 years ago when it
premiered. Directed by Tyler Herman, the production
contains bright lights, loud noises and, possibly,
strobe lights. To April 12. Gunston Theater Two,
2700 South Lang St., Arlington. Tickets are $35 to
$40. Call 703-998-4555 or visit americancentury.org.
HAMLET
A decade into its Helen Hayes Award-winning series
of silent Shakespeare productions, Synetic Theater
remounts the original, a silent rendering of the iconic
tale of a grief-stricken prince torn between duty,
love, conscience and fear. The revived Hamlet
here subtitled as the rest is silence is intended
both for longtime fans of Synetic and especially for
newcomers to see what all the fuss is about. This
go-round, young acting dynamo Alex Mills stars as
Hamlet. To April 6. Theater at Crystal City, 1800
South Bell St., Arlington. Tickets are $45 to $55. Call
800-494-8497 or visit synetictheater.org.
TENDER NAPALM
Signature Theatre presents the Washington
premiere of an edgy, new battle-of-the-sexes drama
by Philip Ridley, whom the New York Times Ben
Brantley shouted about in a review as one of the
most linguistically vivid dramatists on the planet!
Signatures associate artistic director Matthew
Gardiner directs this story about a man and a woman,
played by Elan Zar and Laura C. Harris, at a crucial
point in their relationship in the aftermath of an
NOAH
Russell Crowe takes the lead in this fantasy epic based on the biblical tale of Noah. With a huge budget, all-star cast and
copious amounts of CGI, its typical pre-summer blockbuster fare. God wasnt given a token producers credit, but hes
likely too busy looking after Matthew McConaughey to notice. Opens Friday, March 28. Area theaters. Visit fandango.com.
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extraordinary loss. Now to May 11. Ark Theatre at
Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington.
Call 703-820-9771 or visit signature-theatre.org.
TWELTH NIGHT
Baltimores Center Stage has extended the run of
its production of Shakespeares beloved romantic
romp starring Caroline Hewitt and Buddy Haardt as
the shipwreck-separated twins Viola and Sebastian
search for each other in a new, mysterious land.
Now to April 13. Center Stage, 700 North Calvert St.,
Baltimore. Tickets are $19 to $62. Call 410-986-4000
or visit centerstage.org.

WATER BY THE SPOONFUL
Studio Theatre offers a Washington production of
Quiara Alegria Hudess 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winner,
about four addicts who collide with an ex-Marine
in North Philly. KJ Sanchez directs a cast headed by
Arturo Soria, Gisela Chipe and Gabriela Fernandez-
Coffey. Now to April 13. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th
St. NW. Call 202-332-3300 or visit studiotheatre.org.
WORLD STAGES 2014:
INTERNATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL
The Kennedy Center plays host all month to this
contemporary theater festival featuring 13 fully
staged productions, including nine U.S. premieres,
plus theater-focused installations, staged readings
and panel discussions. Melbourne Theatre Company,
the National Theatre of China, Ronnie Burkett
Theatre of Marionettes, the National Theatre of
Iceland are just a few of the companies from 20
countries on tap for the festival, which also includes
works by famed director Peter Brook, novelist/
playwright Ariel Dorfman and acclaimed War
Horse collaborators Tom Morris and the Handspring
Puppet Company, this time on an extra-magical and
mythical remake of Shakespeares A Midsummer
Nights Dream. Festival runs to April 6. Kennedy
Center Eisenhower Theater. Call 202-467-4600 or
visit kennedy-center.org.

MUSIC
BOHEMIAN CAVERNS JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Every Monday night the 17-piece jazz orchestra
performs a variety of music from the big band
repertoire including pieces by Duke Ellington,
Count Basie, Billy Strayhorn and Maria Schneider,
plus originals from band members at its namesake
venue. Founded by baritone saxophonist Brad Linde
and club owner Omrao Brown, features some of
D.C.s best jazz musicians, including Linde and
trumpeter Joe Herrera, who co-direct. Performances
at 8 and 10 p.m. every Monday night. Bohemian
Caverns, 2001 11th St. NW. Tickets are $10. Call 202-
299-0800 or visit bohemiancaverns.com.
CHER
The incomparable Cher will be back in town next
week on her Dressed to Kill Tour. Which comes
after her Farewell Tour and its offshoot, the Never
Can Say Goodbye Tour. Obviously, she meant that
last title: Shes hooked on performing. Last summer
she put on a dazzling show at New York Prides
Dance on the Pier, particularly noteworthy for the
way she employed the gay masses as her backup
choir, singing her lyrics for her, as she held the
microphone outward, as if they were at church.
Which, to many, they were. Shes touring in support
of last years commercial op Closer to the Truth,
which is a lot better than youd expect especially
after that unfortunate rst single Womans World.
Surrender to me now! Cher shouts in parting on
the Pet Shop Boys-styled Lovers Forever. And
surrender gay fans must. Friday, April 4, at 8 p.m.
Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. Call 202-628-3200 or
visit verizoncenter.com.
CHERYL WHEELER AND JOHN GORKA
A natural storyteller with a fantastic sense of humor
and spontaneity, Cheryl Wheeler performs many
songs in concert that havent even been recorded
on one of her engaging folk-based pop albums. For
the second year in a row on an annual gig at the
Birchmere, Wheeler brings in tow John Gorka,
whom Rolling Stone two decades ago called the
preeminent male singer-songwriter of what has been
dubbed the New Folk Movement. Saturday, March
29, at 7:30 p.m. The Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon
Ave., Alexandria. Tickets are $35. Call 703-549-7500
or visit birchmere.com.
JUSTIN TRAWICK GROUP
Cute, local, straight urban folk singer Justin
Trawick is one of the regions best folk/pop acts, a
bit reminiscent of Jason Mraz. Trawick performs a
free show with his full band at Hamilton Live as part
of its Late Night Music series in its loft space. Friday,
March 28, at 10:30 p.m. The Hamilton, 600 14th
St. NW. Tickets are free. Call 202-787-1000 or visit
thehamiltondc.com.
KERRI CHANDLER
He may not be as well known as Junior Vasquez or
Frankie Knuckles, but Kerri Chandler is one of house
musics pioneers, chiey of its deep house sub-genre,
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ASCAP: ONE HUNDRED YEARS AND BEYOND
The Library of Congress offers an exhibition featuring
45 objects celebrating the work of the leading
organization advocating on behalf of musical artists.
Included in this centennial toast to the American
Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is
the original manuscript of Henry Mancinis The
Pink Panther theme, Paul Williamss lyrics for
The Rainbow Connection, and the original lyrics,
including the many drafts and revisions, to the Barbra
Streisand staple The Way We Were, written by
Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Theres also interactive,
audio and video stations, and the screening of a lm
featuring artists explaining ASCAPs work. Through
July 26. Performing Arts Reading Room Gallery,
the Library of Congresss James Madison Memorial
Building, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Call 202-707-
8000 or visit loc.gov/concerts.
CREATING THE IDEAL HOME, 1800-1939
Housed in the same building as Constitution Hall, the
D.A.R. Museum offers a new exhibit exploring the
evolution of household comfort and conveniences,
and how American inventors patented all sorts of
laborsaving and leisure-providing home devices,
from the vacuum and the washing machine to the
telephone and television. Through Aug. 30. D.A.R.
Museum, 1776 D St. NW. Admission is free. Call 202-
879-3241 or visit dar.org/museum.
GENOME: UNLOCKING LIFES CODE
Thanks to the work of the decade-long, $3 billion
Human Genome Project, human society has
gained much greater insight into our bodies and
our health. Scientists have identied genes that
contribute to disease, stoking hope for ways to treat
or eradicate cancer among many other ailments.
This new Smithsonian exhibition, which will travel
the country later next year, explores the work and
growth in sequencing technology that helped spark
this medical and scientic revolution. Through
September. National Museum of Natural History,
10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Call 202-
633-1000 or visit mnh.si.edu.
HUMAN, SOUL & MACHINE:
THE COMING SINGULARITY!
Baltimores American Visionary Art Museum opens
its 19th original thematic yearlong exhibition this
weekend. Human, Soul & Machine is a playful
examination of the serious impact of technology
on our lives, as seen through the eyes of more
than 40 artists, futurists and inventors in a hot-
wired blend of art, science, humor and imagination.
Through August. American Visionary Art Museum,
800 Key Highway, Baltimore. Call 410-244-1900 or
visit avam.org.
LOULOUDI FLOWER/TO FLOWER
Selected works from submissions of members of
the Washington Sculptors Group comprises this
show presented at the Northern Virginia Fine Arts
Associations Athenaeum. LOULOUD! Flower/To
Flower celebrates springs awakening ora as well
as the Alexandria Historic Garden Tour, set for
April 26. Julia Bloom, Greg Braun, Alonzo Davis,
Jaclyn Martin, Judith Pratt and Charles Swan are
among the artists in the show, curated by Renee
Stout. Through May 4. The Athenaeum, 201 Prince
St., Alexandria. Call 703-548-0035 or visit nvfaa.org.
MAKE SOME NOISE: STUDENTS AND THE CIVIL
RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Pegged to the 50th anniversary of the March on
Washington and just one of several exhibitions at the
Newseum marking the occasion, Make Some Noise:
Students and the Civil Rights Movement explores
the new generation of student leaders that emerged
which Chandler helped establish by merging the
sounds of disco, R&B and garage/industrial dance
music. For one, D.C.s own celebrated deep-house
duo Deep Dish owes much debt to Chandler. U
Street Music Halls sharp house-music party Red
Fridays presents Chandlers return to the venue,
where hell play an open-to-close set. Friday, March
28, at 10 p.m. U Street Music Hall, 1115A U St.
ustreetmusichall.com.
MINGUET QUARTETT
The Washington Performing Arts Society presents
this 16-year-old German ensemble named after the
18th century Spanish philosopher Pablo Minuet, who
tried in his writings to make the ne arts accessible
to the masses. In a concert at the Kennedy Center
the quartet performs works by Haydn, Mendelssohn
and Rihm. Wednesday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. Kennedy
Center Terrace Theater. Tickets are $35. Call 202-
833-9800 or visit wpas.org or kennedy-center.org.
DANCE
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Boasting what The New York Times calls an
impressive new generation of dancers, the New
York City Ballet returns to the Kennedy Center to
present two programs in repertory: Balanchines
dazzling 1967 full-length Jewels and then a mixed
program of works by contemporary choreographers
including Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck and
Alexei Ratmansky. Opens Tuesday, April 1, at 7:30
p.m. To Sunday, April 6, at 1:30 p.m. Kennedy Center
Opera House. Tickets are $25 to $95. Call 202-467-
4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
TANDEM, JASON JOLLEY
In honor of Womens History Month, the Atlas
Performing Arts Center hosts a teaser event
featuring Tandem, which pairs traditional tap
moves with hip-hop and contemporary music. The
focus is on works by female choreographers and
dancers Maud Arnold from Syncopated Ladies,
Nathalie Bianco of the Nat Project and the women
of Sole Dened, all presented by producer and
choreographer Jason Holley. Sunday, March 30, at
3 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE.
Tickets are $20. Call 202-399-7993 or visit
atlasarts.org.
GALLERIES
A NEW AGE OF EXPLORATION:
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AT 125
As part of an organization-wide toast to the rst
125 years, the National Geographic Museum offers
a visual and interactive exhibition celebrating
modern exploration by featuring some of the most
iconic moments from the institution and its bedrock
magazine. Entered through an archway made of
hundreds of issues of National Geographic magazine,
the exhibition in the complexs 17th Street gallery
features the work of National Geographic explorers,
photographers, scientists and journalists everyone
from Jacques Cousteau to James Cameron and is
sponsored by GEICO, with the North Face a sponsor
of giveaways and events throughout its run. Through
June. National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St.
ngmuseum.org.
in the 1960s to ght segregation and ght for civil
rights. John Lewis, now a U.S. representative from
Georgia, and Julian Bond, a former chair of the
NAACP, are among the leaders highlighted here.
Through 2015. Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW. Tickets are $21.95 for general admission. Call
888-NEWSEUM or visit newseum.org.
ONE LIFE: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
One Life: Martin Luther King Jr. features historic
photographs, prints, paintings and memorabilia,
mostly drawn from the National Portrait Gallerys
extensive collection, tracing the trajectory of Kings
career. Through June 1. National Portrait Gallery,
8th and F Streets NW. Call 202-633-8300 or visit
npg.si.edu.
PASSION OF THE EMPRESS: CATHERINE THE
GREATS ART PATRONAGE
In the 18th century Catherine the Great reigned
over a golden age of Russian culture, founding what
would become the State Hermitage Museum and
transforming St. Petersburg into one of Europes
cultural centers. Hillwood Museum presents Passion
of the Empress, which presents a selection of dazzling,
nely crafted decorative art pieces in gold, silver,
porcelain and enamel from Hillwoods collection
as well as other pieces from the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum,
Dumbarton Oaks, the Birmingham Museum of Art
and private collections. To June 8. Hillwood Estate,
4155 Linnean Ave. NW. Suggested donation is $12.
Call 202-686-5807 or visit HillwoodMuseum.org.
WINDOW TO WASHINGTON
Window to Washington: The Kiplinger Collection
at HSW is an exhibition at Washingtons Carnegie
Library that traces the development of the nations
capital from a sleepy Southern town to a modern
metropolis, as documented through the works
of artists. The Historical Society of Washington,
D.C., exhibition was made possible by a donation
from the Kiplinger family. Its also an early step in
a reorganization effort by the society, which has
struggled to revive ever since its short-lived effort
a decade ago to run a City Museum of Washington
proved too ambitious. Open Mondays and
Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Thursdays
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Historical Society of
Washington, D.C., at the Carnegie Library, 801 K St.
NW. Call 202-393-1420 or visit historydc.org.
ABOVE AND BEYOND
DON GIOVANNI
The Royal Opera House, revered by many as the
worlds nest opera company, has partnered with
ScreenVision to offer a lmed performance of
each production this season in select U.S. movie
theaters. Next up: Mozarts Don Giovanni, in what
is described as a mesmerizing new production by
company director Kasper Holten of this sublime
tragicomedy about the notorious titular ladies
man, played by Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien.
Sung in Italian. Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m., and
Sunday, March 30, at 11 a.m. Landmarks Bethesda
Row Cinema, 7235 Woodmont Ave. Tickets are $20.
Call 301-652-7273 or visit landmarktheatres.com or
screenvision.com. Also Tuesday, April 1, at 7 p.m.
Angelika Mosaic, Lee Highway and Gallows Road,
near 8200 Strawberry Lane, Fairfax. Tickets are $20.
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Love Is the Drug
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tis rom-com The Elixir of Love a good opera
for the uninitiated, director Stephen Lawlesss
production requires a caveat: Remember that
old-fashioned thing called patience? Bring some.
For although it all eventually begins to zz and crackle at an
entertaining clip, the rst few scenes vacillate between forced
and tentative, like a fuse that cant quite decide whether to
stay lit. Whether its the dull whiffs of musical theater in the
bustling villagers, the slightly confusing introduction of the
young women Adina and her maid Giannetta who both look like
potential love-interests for the swoony hero Nemorino, or the
slow arrival of the visual wit, its a attish start. With this kind
of entree, its safe to say that those not used to waiting for their
gratications (i.e. anyone who doesnt need glasses to read their
iPhone) may break a sweat.
But briefed beforehand, not just on patience but also on the
challenges and quirks of mounting comic confections written for
antiquarian audiences, there is much to surprise and delight a
rst-timer. And not least because, once things get going, Lawless
and his cast work hard and successfully to give this quaint frolic
a sense of contemporary humor.
Set in a barn big enough to store hay as well as serve as the
village social center, this is not a wow of a set, but its certainly
gentle on the eye. And, although slightly bland, it does frame the
action tightly; which is no bad thing for an opera that is small
on plot but big on charm and cheer. Contrasting nicely is light-
ing designer Joan Sullivan-Genthes open sky in the big beyond,
which, like much in this production, becomes more and more
interesting as the day (and our evening) goes on.
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Within this little universe, the plot is
accessibly simple with the rom being
country bumpkin Nemorinos passion for
the socially superior Adina, who serves
as a ne example of the irt who doesnt
know what shes got till its gone. The
com comes in the form of snake-oil
salesman progenitor Doctor Dulcama-
ra who convinces Nemorino that a few
swigs of the Doctors love potion will win
him the heart of Adina forever. Add the
bumptious Sergeant Belcore who is deter-
mined to get a ring on Adinas nger rst,
and in typical comic-opera style things go
all wrong until they go all right.
A big plus for newbies here is Ailyn
Perezs souped-up Adina who offers just
enough modern-girl charisma to over-
come and at times, make the most of
a signicant bustle and a ubiquitous
hankie. Though Adina teeters on the edge
of full-blown brat, Perez saves her with
some nicely played nuance: Shes young
and foolhardy, not nasty. With a soprano
that is richly sweet, technically accom-
plished, and capable of the kind of rafter-
splitting notes that will thrill, she delivers
some serious start power.
Convincingly arduous as Nemori-
no, (Perezs real-life husband) Stephen
Costello brings some nicely dened lay-
ers to a character easily made stock. A
good physical comic, Costello captures
plenty of whats amusing about the smit-
ten Nemorino, but he also brings out
just enough inner dignity, resolve and
all-around quirkiness to make him more
of a match for Adina, despite his hayseed
ways. An expressive tenor, Costello brings
pathos to his young man, even if he can
sometimes ring a little hard on the ears.
His rendering of the beautifully somber
aria Una Furtiva Lagrima is appealingly
intimate, even if the climatic pauses feel a
beat too long. Having recently appeared
in a much smaller role in this seasons
Moby Dick, its gratifying to see him here,
exing his vocal and acting wings in an
entirely different direction.
Bookending the plot with buffo roles,
Simon Alberghini as Belcore and Nicola
Ulivieri as Dulcamara, both deliver on
colorful charisma and make the most of
the comedic traditions as well as the more
contemporary-feeling visual comedy
director Lawless slips in. As the clownish
womanizer Belcore, Alberghini has the
right attitude despite some singing that is
a tad uneven. An unusually good-looking
Dulcamara, bass Ulivieri offers a nice
gravitas to the rueful humor of the role
and sings with a rich and dexterous air
that steals a few scenes. Though her role
is small and largely mimed, mention must
be made of soprano Shantelle Przybylo,
whose Giannetta creates a bright pres-
ence and delights with an unexpectedly
strong and pretty voice.
Thus, its an all-around strong ensem-
ble and ultimately it all works and will
work for a novice despite the slow start.
But, if youre mentoring, plan for a brief-
ing on patience over the pre-performance
cocktail or, better yet, tie their wrists
to the chair for the rst 15 minutes. Its
worth it.
Washington National Operas The Elixir
of Love (HHHHH) runs to March 29 at
Kennedy Center Opera House. Tickets are
$25 to $300. Call 202-295-2400 or visit
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tight corners near Great Falls, Va., over the week-
end, I was faced with something of a dilemma. The
car I was piloting, an Audi Q5 SUV, was performing
admirably. Its nely tuned German chassis attacked the corners
with minimal body roll; Audis venerable Quattro AWD system
let me spirit out of bends with surefooted gusto; a grippy, leather-
coated steering wheel offered sufcient feedback to accurately
direct the front tires around some worryingly twisty sections of
road. This 4,000 pound, 15-feet-long, midsize SUV was eliciting a
goofy grin as I threw it round corners, its relatively modest 211 hp
and 258 lbs-ft of torque produced by a turbocharged 2.0-liter
four-cylinder gas engine emitting a rorty bark as I hit the gas to
power over small rises in the road.
I was having a heck of a lot of fun, more so than in some sedans
Ive driven. The Audis taut, multi-link suspension smoothed out
harsh bumps, though its denitely on the rm side. It never gets
tiresome, but it wont oat in the same way as, say, a Cadillac
SRX. However, the German SUV slays its American rival off the
freeway when faced with hills, sharp S-bends, damp and muddy
corners and tight hairpin turns. The Q5 remains composed, at
and, above all else, fun. This is when a nagging doubt crept into
my mind: What are the trade-offs for all this fun?
Ive long been a proponent of SUVs. I grew up around Land
Rovers several classic Range Rovers as well as the second-
and third-generation models and a second-generation Discov-
ery. Most of these were body-on-frame, or ladder-box, SUVs,
with the body bolted to a tough steel frame, enabling greater
off-roading and towing capability. Its the type of chassis still
found in large SUVs and trucks today. Early pioneers of the
modern SUV, the Jeep Wagoneer, the Ford Bronco, the origi-
nal Range Rover, instilled the idea of sedan-driving charac-
teristics in a vehicle that could still go anywhere. Disc brakes,
gears
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Crossovers are great, but
when i t s my money on the
l i ne I l l take a proper SUV
coil suspension, automatic transmis-
sion, air-conditioning, easy-to-use
four-wheel-drive systems, leather
seats, entertainment systems all
were introduced during the lifes-
pan of these original pioneers. (The
Range Rover even gained air suspen-
sion in the early 90s.) They blurred
the lines between tough, hardy vehi-
cles that could bash through any ter-
rain and smooth sedans and hatches
that could travel for hundreds of
miles in comfort.
The 80s gave us the rst compact
SUV, introduced with Jeeps Cherokee.
Here, the traditional ladder-box chas-
sis of larger SUVs was integrated into a
single monocoque, as opposed to bolt-
ing the body onto a separate chassis. It
offered vast improvements in weight-
reduction, as well as improving the
on-road driving characteristics with-
out sacricing its off-road capabili-
ties, which led to the Cherokee being a
massive sales success. Jeep even intro-
duced two-wheel drive as an option in
the 80s, an attempt to woo buyers who
wanted an SUV body without the need
to go off-road. Jeep paved the way for
the modern, two-wheel-drive cross-
over segment.
Land Rovers Freelander, which
later became the LR2 in North Amer-
ica for its second-generation, launched
in 1997 and further blurred the lines
between compact SUVs and normal
cars, driving as well as many midsize
sedans. Utilizing an AWD system that
eschewed low-transfer ratio boxes and
other mechanical features, Land Rover
put computers to task with giving the
Freelander formidable off-road ability,
without impacting driving character-
istics that belied its size and weight. It
was Europes best-selling AWD vehicle
for ve years following its launch. It
was also my rst car, a 99 three-door,
with a 4-cylinder gas engine and a
hardback removable roof. It was a
car as at home heading off the beaten
path with three friends and a bunch of
camping gear as it was owing down
a winding road or cruising at freeway
speeds.
As the 00s wore on, gas prices rose,
the economy collapsed and Green-
peace started angrily glaring at any-
one who didnt drive a small hybrid.
The SUV threatened to die out. These
gas-guzzling beasts, even in compact
form, were something to be ridiculed
for their addiction to fossil fuels. Fords
Expedition and Cadillacs Escalade
were held up as excessive, pointless
and nonsensical in a world headed to-
ward a changing climate and berex-
pensive prices at the fuel pumps.
Unfortunately, from that, the mod-
ern crossover emerged, a hybrid be-
Range Rover
Jeep
Dodge
tween minivans, sedans and the SUVs of yore. These were cars
with the looks and AWD systems of their SUV forebears, but
without the ability to handle more than a snowfall or muddy
eld. They dropped the ability to drive up a mountain in favor of
fuel efciency and better performance. Cars like the Honda CRV,
the Nissan Juke, Toyotas RAV4, the Ford Edge were all designed
for the modern soccer mom, whose only experience going off-
road was mounting the curb outside of school.
Its also the same category the Audi Q5 falls into. With mini-
mal ground-clearance, no body protection, woeful entry and de-
parture angles and its big wheels and rm suspension, it would
be terrible off-road. Audi created the Q5 to handle heavy rain,
winter driving, icy conditions. Its AWD system offers grip and
traction in all conditions, which is what makes it so much fun to
throw around corners.
The thing is, I dont know if thats what I want from my SUV. I
like knowing that, even if I never use it, my car is capable of going
wherever I so desire. Jeeps Grand Cherokee is a great example:
a large SUV thats capable in the corners, but is also impeccable
off-road. Land Rovers most expensive Range Rover rivals Mer-
cedes-Benzs S-Class sedan for incredible renement and luxury,
but it can pull itself deep into the wilderness, to a point where
most other SUVs would have long since thrown in the towel and
gone home.
I dont have an issue with crossovers, per se. There is un-
doubtedly a market for them, and they continue to increase in
sales with each new model introduced. Theyre light, fuel-ef-
cient and meet most of the demands of the modern American
family. What I dont want, though, is for traditional SUVs to be
inuenced by crossovers and continue to trend downwards, to
become a shadow of trailblazers like the Jeep Wagoneer, which
rst married on-road renement with off-road prowess. When
I buy an SUV, I want to know that when the going gets tough,
itll power through. There are several examples that prove that
you dont need to sacrice go anywhere ability for better fuel
economy or improved handling.
I loved the Q5 for the way it drives, but I wouldnt buy one. If
I wanted a fast, sporty Audi with AWD, Id get the A6 sedan or
A5 coupe. If I want a compact, premium SUV that is good on its
feet but wont leave me hanging if the going gets tough, Im go-
ing to my nearest Land Rover dealer and signing for an Evoque
or Range Rover Sport. If I want something cheaper or with more
seats, Id get a Dodge Durango with the Hemi V8 an SUV that
competes with crossovers but trounces them off-road and on. If
I want fuel efciency, Id get a Jeep Grand Cherokee with the V6
diesel. All of these cars are rened and comfortable on road, but
theyll go far beyond any other crossover not just in typical
off-roading, but in severe winters like the one were just starting
to emerge from. Crossovers are great, the Q5 is fun to drive, but
when its my money on the line? Ill take a proper SUV. l
Clash of the Titans
I
M GOING TO CUT THROUGH A LITTLE OF THE HYPE
surrounding Titanfall, the rst-person, multiplayer shooter
from Respawn Entertainment. It debuted to rapturous ac-
claim at E3, with many publications claiming it to be the
best game of E3, and Xbox Ones killer app. That hype has car-
ried through to launch, with near-universal praise for Titanfall.
Let me say this: Titanfall is worthy of its commendations. Its an
excellent game. Its not, though, the game-changing, generation-
dening experience some have stated it to be. It may sway some
into choosing the Xbox One over its PlayStation 4 rival, but PS4
owners shouldnt feel too dismayed that they cant play it, as
theyve got plenty of great exclusives on the horizon. Instead, it
should be celebrated as a thoroughly welcome refresh of a genre
that has become increasingly stale in recent years. Titanfall isnt
the most unique title out there, but in the current drought of
next-gen titles its a welcome drink of action and excitement.
Titanfall takes an interesting stance in its implementation. It
is an entirely online game buy a copy of the game without an
active Internet connection and youve gained a $60 coaster, as
Titanfall has no single-player or ofine elements. Even the tuto-
rial is hosted online, a lesson learned when I lost WiFi signal and
it abruptly stopped. Titanfalls disc hosts the games assets and
nothing else.
What this allows for, then, is a game that is entirely focused
on being as good as it can be at online multiplayer. With no tra-
ditional, ofine campaign to deal with, Respawns small develop-
ment team instead could craft a game designed from the ground
up to be an excellent multiplayer game, rather than having its on-
line play grafted on to a normal single-player experience. Finish
the tutorial and youll be presented with two play modes: classic
and campaign. Yes, theres a campaign, but its entirely non-tradi-
tional in its implementation.
Titanfall randomly assigns you to one side of a war between
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the business-focused IMC and the
civilian army Militia, both battling
for control of the Frontier a re-
gion of planets reached by humans
to establish colonies and mine for
resources. Players ght through
nine maps, with cutscenes, script-
ed cinematic sequences and dia-
logue and audio cues from charac-
ters introduced as you play. Its an
interesting approach to providing
some backstory and depth to Titan-
falls gameplay offering some in-
teresting morality to the reghts
you engage in. For one playthrough
I was teamed with the IMC, and as
we ew in low over a battleeld be-
fore a round began, AI-controlled
sentries were executing Militia
civilians. It raised the question of
whether I was the good guy or the
bad guy in the war I was deployed
into though this is quickly for-
gotten as the round begins and
players start ghting other players.
Classic mode is just good ol
fashioned multiplayer. Select a
game type the usual modes are
here, such as capture the ag, team
deathmatch and capture the base,
as well as some unique, Titan-spe-
cic options and then jump in
with 6 v. 6 battles against human
opponents. There are 15 arenas in
which to engage with one another,
and theyre vast and detailed, of-
fering a wealth of options for dif-
ferent playstyles: Get down and
dirty running through tight cor-
ridors, sit back and scope in from
rooftops and hills or engage in Ti-
tan action in wide spaces. Theres
the potential for just 12 players in
such dense arenas to feel a little
sparse, but Titanfall compensates
with AI-controlled sentries and grunts, which intelligently en-
gage with the battle, offering another adversary beyond human-
controlled players.
Navigating battleelds can be accomplished in one of two
ways. The rst is as a pilot. This is where standard multiplayer,
rst-person shooter veterans will feel at home, but with a few
unique twists. Titanfall gives players a boosted jetpack, allow-
ing them to run along walls, jump greater distances and climb
buildings, adding a verticality and agility to gameplay missing
from heavy, single-plane shooters like Call of Duty. There are a
wealth of guns and secondary weapons on offer trusty ries,
smart pistols that can select multiple targets and shoot around
corners, grenades, and large cannons designed to bring down
the formidable Titans. Players can opt for a variety of playstyles
and watching friends and enemies leaping around arenas like
heavily armored rabbits keeps gameplay fresh and exciting. Get-
ting chased through a corridor? Jump out of a window onto a
nearby building, turn around and double jump onto the roof of
your building, then wait for your attacker to follow you out the
window and take him out in midair. Its a satisfying win when
youve achieved it through such easily accomplished yet elabo-
rate measures.
Of course, the second option in battle is the games namesake,
the aforementioned Titans. A variation on the mech walker seen
in games such as Gundam, they offer a tank-like, human-con-
trolled suit in which to engage with battle. Titans are summoned,
dropped in above, and are time-limited in their implementations
to keep it fair. See the prompt telling you a Titan is ready? Hit A
and prepare for some awesome battles. A Titan will crash to the
ground in your vicinity, throwing dirt and debris into the sky, a
blue shield surrounding it. Get close, hold X and the Titan will
grab your character and throw him into the control unit inside its
chest. This is where Titanfall gets really interesting. Titans are
much more cumbersome than the pilots who control them, lim-
ited to standard movement with a dash ability to strafe or quickly
cover distances. What they offer instead, however, is a formida-
ble arsenal of weaponry to eviscerate opposing enemies. Turret
guns, rockets, shields, electried smoke Titans possess a lot
of ways to create havoc. The coolest option is a vortex blocker,
which generates a shield in front of the Titan, temporarily block-
ing enemy re. It captures any ammunition aimed at the Titan,
freezing it in midair. The player can then pick a target and direct
all captured, frozen rounds back at said target in a deadly barrage
of gunre.
Titans arent indestructible. They can be taken down by
other Titans, but also by pilots. Pilots are granted a second-
ary, heavy weapon used to direct re specically at Titans. Its
not easy to single-handedly destroy a Titan, but do so and its
a satisfying feeling. When a Titan is destroyed, the pilot inside
is allowed to eject, ring into the air before falling back into
battle. That time midair is both a strength and weakness: Pilots
can be shot at and killed as they soar, but said pilot can also
instantly gain an overhead view of the battleeld and decide
their next strategy or shoot at any targets spotted as they fall.
Its not weighted in favor of the ejecting pilot, but instead adds
another dimension to battles.
Titanfall plays well, with familiar, well-weighted controls for
both pilots and Titans, but it also helps that its one of the Xbox
Ones best-looking games. It isnt as sharp or detailed as its PC
counterpart, running at an unusual 1408x792, but it operates at
60 frames per second. Well, it aims for that. In battles with more
than a couple of Titans and pilots on-screen, the game notice-
ably stutters. I found myself trapped at one point, as three Titans
battled it out in front of me. As the rockets and gunre exploded
and one Titan succumbed and self-destructed, lling the screen
with debris and explosion, the game ground to a near-halt. It re-
covered quickly, but it can somewhat distract from the gameplay.
Everything else, though, looks great. For the best experience, PC
is obviously the platform of choice, but Titanfall on Xbox One
will still offer enough detail and quality to please anyone jumping
into the console for the rst time.
Its aided by an excellent soundtrack. Militia and IMC teams
are each offered their own unique soundtrack in battles, which
underscore the gameplay beautifully. Layered on top are the ex-
plosions, gunre and other sounds normally associated with such
games and theyre all detailed and immersive. Of the voice-act-
ing thats present, its well acted but evidently not intended to be
distracting from simply playing the game.
My time with Titanfall has reinvigorated my usage of Xbox
One. Multiplayer titles running better on PS4 had somewhat cur-
tailed my time with Microsofts console, but Titanfall has drawn
me back with the addictive multiplayer that endeared the Xbox
360 to so many people. Gears of War and Halo dened the last
generation as great examples of multiplayer gaming in the Mi-
crosoft camp; Titanfall feels like a similar title for this generation
of consoles. Its refreshing and different enough to warrant play-
ing, unlike the yearly releases of Battleeld and Call of Duty. Con-
sider the way each match ends: Rather than simply cut to a score
screen like most competitors, Titanfall offers one nal chance for
redemption or to stick the knife in. Once a match has ended, the
losing team is assigned an extraction point, where any surviving
players can be lifted from the battleeld via dropship. The win-
ning team? Theyre told where the losers are heading, and can
pick them off one by one to rub salt into the wound. Or, to really
crush them, wait until theyre on the dropship and use any Titans
to bring it crashing to the ground. Its another tense little burst
of action after an already exciting match has ended. Kudos, Re-
spawn, for this addition.
If you have an Xbox One, I urge you to pick up Titanfall. Given
the next-gen drought, its likely that you already plan to. If youre
considering getting an Xbox One for Titanfall, you wont be dis-
appointed though Id caution picking up either next-gen con-
sole at the moment, simply due to the current dearth of titles.
Give it six months and itll be a different story. Regardless, Titan-
fall is a very welcome addition to a market crowded with me-too
rst-person, multiplayer shooters. Its vertical gameplay, power-
ful Titans and online-only focus offer a streamlined, immersive
and thoroughly enjoyable experience. Rumors that a potential
sequel will come out on both Xbox One and PS4 will appease
those attached to Sonys console. For now, Microsoft fans can
feel smug with the knowledge that they have the best multiplayer
game of this generation. For now.
Titanfall (HHHHH) is available for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC
for $59.99. A deluxe digital PC download is available for $79.99.
Visit titanfall.com. l
Fine Furs
F
OR BETTER OR WORSE, DAILY BATHING IS
common for humans. Cats might come a close sec-
ond when it comes to grooming habits. And dogs?
They have a reputation for appreciating scents many
people would nd repulsive and then rolling in them.
We appreciate a clean dog to the point that even Norman
Rockwell has enshrined the image as a bit of Americana, and to
the point that professional groomers cater to the demand.
Tyra Broadway is one of them. A pet groomer for 26 years,
and now part of the Wagtime team in Shaw, she has a simple
rule for determining when its time to soap down your dog: Fol-
low your nose.
Its when your nose tells you, she says, explaining that
while dogs might smell like, well, dogs, an owner should be able
to sniff out when regular dog begins to turn into funky dog, ready
for a soapy soak.
After that, Broadways nose takes over, offering a value-
added service many dont think of when it comes to experienced
groomers: a second set of eyes and a No. 2 nose.
After so many years, Ive learned so many smells, says
Broadway. I can smell the beginning of a yeast infection in a
dogs ear. Its distinctive. Anything I see thats different, if I feel
lump, Ill tell the mom. Were denitely hands on, nose to tail,
and well see things.
Bonnie Peregoy of Bonnies Dog & Cat Grooming on Capitol
Hill says there are plenty of other reasons to bring your dog to a
professional groomer rather than settle for your bathtub. Indeed,
some of her clients rst came to her grooming shop to use the
self-serve tub. That tends to not last too long.
Its not a very popular option, Peregoy says of the self-serve
pets
by WILL OBRYAN
photography by TODD FRANSON
Ani mal groomers share
some ti ps and tai l s
of the trade
dog-washing station. If theyve done it themselves a couple of times,
and then they let us do it? Its worth the price to let us do it. We do a
much better job.
With a laugh, Peregoy continues, They dont want to wash the
dogs butt, they dont want to wash the face. I cant tell you how many
times a self-serve customer will ask me, Do you wash the dogs face?
Yes! Have you seen where they put their noses? And they never use
enough shampoo.
As Peregoys business name promises, she also grooms cats, as
does Broadway. While the kitty clientele is minor, relative to the
dogs, these groomers say that cats can certainly benet from the pro-
fessional touch, no matter how well they may think theyre cleaning
themselves. Whether a cat has the disposition to sit for a groomer is,
however, another matter.
We probably do two or three cats a week, says Peregoy, adding
that about a quarter of the cats that come into her shop might not
make the cut. Not every cat can handle the grooming-shop experi-
ence. When you rst take them out of the carrier, they kind of freeze
up and you can get a lot of work done. If theyre already hissing in the
carrier, its not going to get any better than that.
Broadway guesses just about 5 percent of her clients are cats, but
they certainly get the same care and attention as the canines even
when theyre far less cooperative.
I have one thats so bad that I have to wear leather gloves, she
says of a cat she grooms regularly. They go up to my elbows.
Even with a sharp-clawed customer, however, the human paying
the bill gets off easy. Broadway says theres no sort of hazard pay for
an uncooperative cat. Rather, I only charge a client for what I do.
Bonnies Dog & Cat Grooming is at 1364 E St. SE. Call 202-548-0044.
Wagtime is at 1232 9th St. NW. Call 202-789-0870. l
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Stella Artois, $4 House
Wines, $4 Stolichnaya
Cocktails, $4 Manhattans
and Vodka Martinis
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm Drag
Bingo, 8pm Karaoke,
10pm
GREEN LANTERN
Happy Hour Prices,
4pm-Close
JR.S
Trivia with MC Jay
Ray, 8pm The Queen,
10-11pm $2 JRs Drafts
& $4 Vodka ($2 with
College I.D./JRs Team
Shirt)
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Hour $2 (5-6pm), $3
(6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm)
Half-Price Burger Night
Buckets of Beer $15
SmartAss Trivia, 8pm
NUMBER NINE
No Cover
PWS SPORTS BAR
Laurel, Md.
301-498-4840
Free Pool 75 cents off
Bottles and Drafts
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
New Meat Wednesday DJ
Don T 9pm Cover 21+
THURS., 04.03.14
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
cover
ANNIES/ANNIES
UPSTAIRS
4@4 Happy Hour,
4pm-7pm $4 Small
Plates, $4 Stella Artois,
$4 House Wines, $4
Stolichnaya Cocktails, $4
Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 9pm
GREEN LANTERN
Shirtless Men Drink Free,
10-11pm
JR.S
$3 Rail Vodka Highballs,
$2 JR.s drafts, 8pm to
close Top Pop Night
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Hour $2 (5-6pm), $3
(6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm)
Buckets of Beer $15
Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Shirtless Thursday DJ
Tim E in Secrets 9pm
Cover 21+
FRI., 04.04.14
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy
5-9pm Friday Night
Videos with resident
DJ Shea Van Horn VJ
Expanded craft beer
selection No cover
ANNIES
Martinis Upstairs open
5-11pm
CHERRY WEEKEND
Cherry starts with Genesis
DJ Eddie Elias Cobalt
10pm-3am
DC BEAR CRUE
@Town Bear Happy
Hour, 6-11pm $3 Rail,
$3 Draft, $3 Bud Bottles
Free Pizza, 7pm Hosted
by Charger Stone No
cover before 9:30pm 21+
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 9pm
JR.S
Buy 1, Get 1,
11pm-midnight Happy
Hour: 2-for-1, 4-9pm $5
Coronas, $8 Vodka Red
Bulls, 9pm-close
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
DJ Matt Bailer Videos,
Dancing Beat The Clock
Happy Hour $2 (5-6pm),
$3 (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm)
Buckets of Beer $15
NUMBER NINE
No Cover
PHASE 1
DJ Styalo Dancing
$5 cover
PWS SPORTS BAR
Laurel, Md.
301-498-4840
Drag Show in lounge
Half-price burgers and
fries
TOWN
Drag Show starts at
10:30pm Hosted by
Doors open at 10pm For
those 21 and over, $5 from
10-11pm and $10 after
11pm For those 18-20,
$10 all night 18+
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Ladies of Illusion with
host Kristina Kelly, 9pm
Cover 21+ l
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Among the most
notable changes this year
is a $30 reduction in the
cost of a weekend pass,
and the fact that Cherry
isnt throwing an ofcial
Cherry closing party
Sunday night. Well, youd
think by that time well be
exhausted, right? Decker
teases. We decided to
focus our efforts on the
rest of the weekend.
Instead, organizers
worked with the promoters
of The House That U Built,
a seasonal Sunday night
party that draws a mixed
gay/straight crowd, to
wait and launch its second
season on the roof of Dirty
Martini, the restaurant/
lounge at 1223 Connecticut
Ave. NW that was home to
Lizard Lounge for years.
Cherry 2014 launches
with a cocktail party Friday at
5 p.m. in the bar at Cherrys
host Hotel Rouge, the only
place Cherry-goers can pick
up complimentary Cherry
sunglasses as well as drink
special Cherry mojitos. The
four main dance parties all
involve the return of some
of Cherrys favorite DJs to
several of D.C.s best clubs.
DJ Eddie Elias kicks the
dancing off Friday night at
Cobalt. DJ Joe Gauthreaux
returns to spin for Moody
Mustafas birthday party
Saturday afternoon at Town
Danceboutique. Later that
night DJ Paulo moves the
party upstairs, and then
DJ Alain Jackinsky takes
everybody down under,
for the late-Saturday/early-
Sunday after-hours party at
Tropicalia. Scheduling Paulo
and his now-established
protg Jackinsky back-to-
back is a notable one-two
punch for fans of their
particular vocal-driven tribal
house sound. Its not a one-
or-the-other proposition.
We have a fantastic
DJ lineup, Graves says.
Were trying to get
Cherrys name back out
there to the younger
generation, who may not
be aware of what Cherry is.
We want to make sure to
carry that legacy and make
it even bigger for the future.
And make sure we continue
to maintain our visibility and
just to throw great parties.
Cherry VIP Host Passes,
allowing entrance and no
line at all main events, are
$70 each. More information,
including purchase of
individual tickets, is available
at cherryfund.org. l
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FTER SUCH A
brutal winter,
D.C. deserves
a special weekend, says
the Cherry Funds James
Decker. Of course, the
weekend he has in mind
will require just a little more
patience.
But Kurt Graves
promises Cherry 2014,
starting Friday, April 4, will
be worth the wait a full
two weeks into the new
season. After joining the
Cherry Fund board last year,
this year Graves steps up
to replace Decker as the
weekend co-chair with Allen
Sexton.
I think this year we
have a lot of momentum,
Graves says. We have a
lot of people assisting and
helping out to make this
year very successful.
From better
communication among the
funds board, to having
a stronger presence on
social media, this years
Cherry, with a theme of
Metamorphosis, aims to
build on last years, which
raised $7,500 for Metro
Teen AIDS, Capital Pride
and The DC Center. The
whole Metamorphosis
theme is just based
on steady growth and
renewal, says Decker,
who adds: Our ticket sales
are up dramatically from last
year.
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As I prepare to return home, I know a law has been passed that will tyrannise my life and that of many Ugandans I know.
The outlook is bleak. As a gay Ugandan, I know I am one of thousands. But as someone who
has chosen to be out and is still living in Uganda,
I am in a minority of fewer than 20 people.
FRANK MUGISHA, director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, in commentary published March 20 as he ended an advocacy trip to
Europe and the U.S., and prepared to return to Uganda. During his absence, the country passed
harshly enhanced restrictions on gay people.
(The Guardian, U.K.)
We are now in the gay marriage in all 50 states phase
whether we like it or not.
MAGGIE GALLAGHER, co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage, speaking about the state of same-sex marriage in the
U.S. A longtime opponent of marriage equality, Gallagher stated she knew same-sex marriage was inevitable when the Supreme
Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.
(Hufngton Post)
Being gay isnt a belief. My soul isnt struggling and I dont want arms of Heavenly Father around me.
A girls arms? Yes.
Recently out actress ELLEN PAGE, in a Tweet, responding to a message sent to her from a homophobic pastor regarding her
sexuality. Page came out last month at an HRC event, saying she was tired of hiding and tired of lying by omission.
(Twitter)
Todays decision is a step in that direction, and afrms the enduring principle that regardless of
whoever nds favor in the eyes of the most recent majority,
the guarantee of equal protection must prevail.
U.S. District Court Judge BERNARD FRIEDMAN, in a ruling that struck down Michigans ban on same-sex marriage. Friedman
found a state constitutional amendment approved by Michigan voters in 2004 dening marriage as between a man and a woman
in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitutions 14th Amendment.
(Metro Weekly)
To tell you the truth I was surprised and then a little hurt.
We were there to celebrate Mama.
LIZA MINNELLI, in an interview with drag legend Miss Coco Peru, responding to a joke made by
Academy Awards host Ellen DeGeneres. DeGeneres pointed at Minnelli, saying she was one of the most amazing
Liza Minnelli impersonators Ive ever seen in my life. Good job, Sir! Minnelli was in the audience with her siblings
as part of a tribute to The Wizard of Oz, which starred Minnellis mother, Judy Garland.
(Greg In Hollywood)

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