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Volume 21 / Issue 12
NEWS 6 ENDAS RELIGIOUS DIVIDE
by Justin Snow
10 PFZS UNDER FIRE
by John Riley
16 COMMUNITY CALENDAR
BUSINESS 19 GETTING SEARCHED
by Robert E. McLean
FEATURE 20 SPLIT PERSONALITY
by Doug Rule
photography by Julian Vankim
OUT ON THE TOWN 26 DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
by Randy Shulman
28 WITS IMPROV FESTIVAL
by Doug Rule
FOOD 31 CHAPLIN
by Troy Petenbrink
GEARS 33 PURCHASING POWER
by Rhuaridh Marr
PETS 35 KEEPING PETS COOL
by Doug Rule
NIGHTLIFE 39 WTF? AMERICAS BIRTHDAY BALL
AT TOWN
photography by Ward Morrison
CLUBLIFE 45 CLUB HITMAKER JOE GAUTHREAUX
by Doug Rule
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ENDAs Religious Divide
As bills religious exemption causes LGBT support to falter,
Republican backers dig in
Speaker John Boehner addresses the members of the House of Representatives in January
by Justin Snow
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FTER LEGISLATION THAT
would prohibit most cases of
LGBT workplace discrimina-
tion witnessed an exodus of
support from several major LGBT-rights
groups last week, Republican supporters
of the Employment Non-Discrimination
Act are vowing to push forward.
Multiple conservative supporters of
ENDA indicated to Metro Weekly their
intent to continue seeking cosponsors in
the Republican-controlled House of Rep-
resentatives, signaling a growing divide
within the LGBT advocacy community
over the future of LGBT nondiscrimina-
tion statutes.
On July 8, seven organizations that
have been key backers of ENDA for de-
cades announced they were withdrawing
their support for the bill due to the legis-
lations religious exemption. The Ameri-
can Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Gay &
Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD),
Lambda Legal, National Center for Les-
bian Rights (NCLR) and Transgender
Law Center announced their decision
in a joint statement released hours after
the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
declared they, too, were pulling support
for ENDA as currently written. Pride at
Work also withdrew its support.
According to the organizations, EN-
DAs religious exemption is a discrimi-
natory provision that is unprecedented
in federal laws prohibiting employment
discrimination.
The announcements come after the
U.S. Supreme Courts decision in the
Hobby Lobby case, which found some
religious employers can refuse to pay for
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insurance coverage of contraception un-
der the federal Religious Freedom Resto-
ration Act. Although that case has thrust
the issue of religious freedom back into
the limelight, with LGBT-rights groups
citing the ruling as inuencing their deci-
sion to pull their support for ENDA, an-
other factor has contributed as well. With
President Barack Obama expected to sign
one executive order prohibiting federal
contractors from discrimination on the
basis of sexual orientation and gender
identity, some faith leaders have called
on Obama to include a religious exemp-
tion similar to ENDAs in that executive
action. Such a request has proven unac-
ceptable to LGBT-rights advocates, and
by declaring that ENDA should not move
forward in Congress until the discrimi-
natory exemption is removed so that anti-
LGBT discrimination is treated the same
as race, sex, national origin, age, disabil-
ity, or genetic information under federal
workplace laws, they are sending a stark
statement to the White House. (White
House press secretary Josh Earnest said
Friday that the administrations support
for ENDA has not changed.)
But while those groups pivot from sup-
porting to opposing ENDA, Republican
supporters of what was hailed as a land-
mark LGBT-rights bill just last fall are
digging in.
Nothing has changed at Log Cabin
Republicans regarding our calculus,
Gregory T. Angelo, executive director of
Log Cabin Republicans, told Metro Week-
ly. We continue to support ENDA as it is
now, as we always have.
According to Angelo, groups pull-
ing their support for ENDA have shown
an ignorance to the political reality the
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chance of passing ENDA than we ever
have before, Cook-McCormac contin-
ued. We all want to see legislation that
will protect as many Americans as pos-
sible, but it is unrealistic and illogical to
expect Republicans in the House to pass
ENDA in a more liberal form than Dem-
ocrats in the Senate.
Thats a sentiment that has also been
echoed by some of ENDAs Democratic
supporters on Capitol Hill, who argue
that while ENDA isnt perfect, it has been
able to achieve historic bipartisan sup-
port. Speaking to reporters, House Mi-
nority Leader Nancy Pelosi said ENDA
supporters will have to look at their op-
tions, but ultimately votes do have to be
counted.
It is all about choices here. When
you are an advocate, 100 percent is your
goal. When you have to make a vote, the
bill that we have is one that passed the
Senate in a bipartisan way. I think that
has a big value, Pelosi said. What do we
have on the Republican side in the House
if we change the bill and go to another
place? And thats really where it lies, be-
cause we have the Democratic votes.
Our Democratic votes are solid with
or without the clause, she continued. So
I just want to get Republican votes right
now. Or else, win the election and then
have a bill. But you still have to deal with
60 votes in the Senate and thats hard for
people to understand.
It remains unclear if narrowing EN-
DAs religious exemption could threaten
the support of those Republican sena-
tors who voted for the bill. ENDAs two
Republican champions in the Senate
Mark Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of
Maine have been largely quiet over this
weeks developments. While both sena-
tors ofces reafrmed their support for
the version of ENDA that passed the Sen-
ate, they declined to address questions
regarding the religious exemption.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the chambers
rst out member who previously pushed
for ENDA as a member of the House of
Representatives, reiterated statements
that legislating is about compromise.
After years of hard work in both
the House and Senate, I am proud that
ENDA won strong bipartisan support and
passed the Senate. Ive been ghting this
ght long enough to know that no bill is
perfect, but we found common ground
to prohibit workplace discrimination
against LGBT Americans simply because
of who they are or who they love, the
Wisconsin Democrat said in a statement.
bill faces, where Republican support is
critical to ENDAs passage and the reli-
gious exemption is critical to achieving
Republican support.
A lot of these organizations on the left
withdrawing their support are ignorant
of the political reality in Washington that
led to bi-partisan support of ENDA in the
Senate in the rst place, Angelo said.
Its puzzling, really its like we scored
the touchdown with the Senate passage
of ENDA, and right as were about to
kick the eld goal in the House, the left
decides to move the goal posts. Histrion-
ics about the Hobby Lobby decision didnt
help, and a misinformation campaign
about the religious exemption in ENDA
hasnt either.
Although ENDA was not expected to
be taken up by the House this session,
with House Speaker John Boehner op-
posed to the bill, removing the religious
exemption could have dire consequences
for the fate of the bill should it be rein-
troduced in a future congress. Indeed,
the religious exemption as written has a
track record of success, particularly with
Republican members of Congress. Last
November ENDA passed the Senate with
the support of 10 Republicans the most
Senate Republicans to ever vote for a
piece of LGBT-rights legislation in part
due to the religious exemption. When the
religious exemption was adopted with
a 402-25 vote in 2007 as an amendment
in the House proposed by Rep. George
Miller (D-Calif.), it received the backing
of not only Democrats like Nancy Pe-
losi, Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin,
but Republicans like John Boehner, Eric
Cantor and Paul Ryan. Sen. Orrin Hatch
(R-Utah) specically cited the religious
exemption when he became one of three
Republicans on the Senate Health, Edu-
cation, Labor and Pensions Committee to
vote in favor of ENDA last July. ENDA
currently has eight Republican cospon-
sors in the House.
Advocates for LGBT freedom were
able to break a 10-year logjam in the Sen-
ate because we executed an authentically
bipartisan strategy that attracted strong
support from legislators in both parties
who believe Americans should be judged
solely on their merit and hard work and
not on who they are, said Jeff Cook-
McCormac, senior advisor to American
Unity Fund, the nonprot linked to bil-
lionaire GOP donor Paul Singers Ameri-
can Unity PAC.
The 64 to 32 vote was an historic
step forward, and we now have a better
Every American deserves the freedom
to work free of discrimination and I will
continue to call on the House to put prog-
ress ahead of politics and give the Senate
passed ENDA bill an up or down vote be-
cause this legislation provides workplace
protections that millions of LGBT people
deserve and need today.
But for those groups that have pulled
their support, the compromise reached
over the religious exemption is no longer
acceptable. Rea Carey, executive direc-
tor of the National Gay and Lesbian Task
Force, said that while her organization
lobbied for a narrow religious exemption
during the drafting of the Senate bill, they
reluctantly agreed to a compromise to
get the Republican votes to pass the bill.
However, that was last year, and the
landscape has signicantly shifted with
regard to impact of broad religious ex-
emptions being used to discriminate,
Carey said, citing the enactment of a reli-
gious freedom law in Mississippi and the
intensied environment caused by the
Hobby Lobby decision. The reality is that
while politics is about compromise, some
compromises are too great.
While some organizations have with-
drawn their support for ENDA, others
continue to work on behalf of the bill,
including the Human Rights Campaign,
Freedom to Work and the National Cen-
ter for Transgender Equality (HRC has
also announced support for a compre-
hensive LGBT civil rights bill that would
include protections for housing, public
accommodations, credit, education and
employment). Americans for Workplace
Opportunity, an umbrella coalition of sev-
eral LGBT-rights groups, is also pushing
forward, including with GOP lobbying
efforts by former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-
Minn.) and former Reps. Tom Reynolds
(R-N.Y.) and Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio).
And although ENDAs religious ex-
emption has divided the LGBT com-
munity, there could be a silver lining for
those still focused on attracting new co-
sponsors to the bill.
ENDA isnt perfect, but no one ever
said it was the end-game, and in politics
you cant let the perfect be the enemy of
the good, Angelo said. From a lobbying
standpoint, I think this could potentially
help ENDA in the House, because it un-
derscores what has long been a lobbying
strategy we have employed: this bill is go-
ing to pass sooner or later, and Republi-
cans who care about religious liberty and
equality would do well to prioritize its
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so they can get rid of them, Lanier told
the audience during that June commu-
nity meeting.
The bill to repeal the PFZs was co-
introduced by Councilmembers David
Grosso (I-At-Large), David Catania (I-At-
Large), and Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3), and
is being cosponsored by Councilmembers
Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) and Marion
Barry (D-Ward 8).
During the July 9 hearing, Wells,
who chairs the Committee on Judiciary
and Public Safety, explained why the bill
seeks to repeal the PFZ statute.
Establishing an exclusionary zone,
such as prostitution-free zones, requires
the government to carefully balance the
harm which the zones seek to prevent
against their intended utility and likeli-
hood of success, Wells said. Prostitu-
tion-free zones, however, do not strike
such a careful balance, but instead infringe
upon guaranteed rights of individuals in
our country, given that the law would be
likely to be found unconstitutional.
Richard J. Rosendall, a Metro Weekly
contributor who testifyied in favor of
the measure on behalf of Gay and Les-
bian Activists Alliance (GLAA), said the
organization has previously raised con-
cerns about the laws constitutionality
and its discriminatory effect, particularly
on transgender women of color. GLAA,
along with groups like the DC Trans
Coalition (DCTC), Gays and Lesbians
Opposing Violence (GLOV) and Help-
ing Individual People Survive (HIPS),
have testied against efforts to expand or
make permanent the existing provision
allowing for the creation of PFZs.
The use of PFZs facilitates discrimi-
natory proling of transgender people,
Rosendall noted in his testimony. As
our colleagues in the DC Trans Coalition
note: 1) the attorney general has deter-
mined that PFZs will not hold up in court
and are likely unconstitutional; 2) MPD
suspended PFZ implementation and said
it was working to rescind its PFZ gen-
eral order; 3) eliminating PFZs is a step
towards reducing violence against sex
workers; and 4) eliminating PFZs makes
sense from a public health perspective.
Maneka Sinha, a supervising attorney
with the Public Defender Service, testied
by John Riley
T
HE D.C. COUNCIL HEARD
testimony last week on a bill
that would repeal a controver-
sial section of the D.C. Code
that allows the chief of police to declare
any public area of up to 1,000 square feet
as a prostitution-free zone (PFZ) for a
period of up to 20 days.
The provision in the law that grants
the police chief these powers is found in
a section of the Omnibus Public Safety
Amendment Act of 2006, which passed
the Council by a unanimous 11-0 vote,
and is intended to force people whom po-
lice believe may be attempting to engage
in prostitution to disperse from declared
areas under threat of arrest. Since its pas-
sage, that section of the law has come
under scrutiny and been roundly criti-
cized by both civil libertarians and LGBT
groups, with even the D.C. attorney gen-
erals ofce expressing concerns over the
laws constitutional soundness.
As enacted, the law makes it unlaw-
ful for two or more people to congregate
in a PFZ after being told to disperse by
police. If arrested, someone can be pros-
ecuted, ned up to $300 or jailed for up
to 6 months. Critics say PFZs encourage
discriminatory proling of transgender
women, in particular, when police mis-
take them for sex workers. Critics also
say that the zones do nothing to reduce
prostitution, as those who are told to dis-
perse or move on by police ofcers will
simply move to other, often more danger-
ous areas of the city, and contend that
criminalizing those who are engaging in
survival sex work will only make it harder
for them to nd more stable employment
if they have an arrest record. Opponents
of the law held a rally outside the Wilson
Building in April aimed at, in part, gener-
ating support for the repeal bill.
Furthermore, Metropolitan Police
Department Chief Cathy Lanier recently
said during a meeting with members
of the LGBT community that MPD no
longer uses the creation of PFZs to ght
prostitution, so the Council is welcome to
repeal that law.
We dont use them anymore anyway,
that the PFZ statute is, in all likelihood,
unconstitutional. Sinha told the Council
that the PFZ statute was designed on the
Districts 1997 anti-loitering, drug-free
zones law, but noted that, after the law
went into effect, a similar law in Chicago
was ruled to be constitutionally vague
by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sinha said that the current PFZ provi-
sion is vague and fails to give fair notice to
people who do not wish to break the law,
as many of the terms such as the meaning
of congregate or reassemble are not
explicitly dened. The PFZ law also does
not include exceptions in cases where
congregating with others is protected un-
der the First Amendment, she added.
With lawyers, police and commu-
nity members backing the measure, the
larger issue may be getting the bill passed
through the Council, or, more specically,
Council Chairman Phil Mendelsons will-
ingness to bring up such a measure dur-
ing an election year, as some proponents
of PFZs may wrongly perceive the repeal
bill as an effort to dismantle the police
departments ability to stop prostitution.
Calls to the ofces of the remaining
eight councilmembers were largely un-
successful in getting many to issue state-
ments regarding the bill or any concerns
that might prevent them from support-
ing it. Calls to Mendelsons ofce, and to
Councilmembers Jim Graham (D-Ward
1), Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7), Vincent
Orange (D-At-Large), and Muriel Bowser
(D-Ward 4), the Democratic Partys may-
oral nominee and presumptive frontrun-
ner in Novembers election, went unre-
turned as of Metro Weekly deadline. Addi-
tional calls to the ofces of Councilmem-
bers Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) and Kenyan
McDufe (D-Ward 5) were returned, but
Metro Weekly was unable to receive any
statement as of deadline due, in part, to a
Committee of the Whole meeting dealing
with an override of a mayoral veto of the
budget and various pieces of emergency
legislation that ran longer than expected.
Supporters of the repeal can count
a sixth vote in their corner, though. A
spokesman for Councilmember Anita
Bonds (D-At-Large) has said she supports
the bill, and looks forward to voting for it.
Councilmember Bonds supports
repeal of the PFZs, David Meadows,
Bonds communication director, told
Metro Weekly. She would also like to
look at the possibility of decriminalizing
prostitution, so maybe we could look into
a commission to study what the impact of
decriminalization would render. l
Prostitution-Free Zones
Under Fire
Measure to repeal potentially unconstitutional law has widespread support,
but lacks the votes needed to pass the D.C. Council
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WEEKLY EVENTS
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.
INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT,
God-centered new age church & learning center.
Sunday Services and Workshops event. 5419 Sherier
Place NW. isd-dc.org.
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF
WASHINGTON, D.C. services at 9 a.m. (ASL
interpreted) and 11 a.m. Childrens Sunday School at
11 a.m. 474 Ridge St. NW. 202-638-7373, mccdc.com.
MONDAY, JULY 21
The DC Centers CENTER FAITH group meets on
the third Monday of every month at the DC Center.
7:30-8:30 p.m. Brown bag dinner at 6:30 p.m. 2000
14th St. NW, Suite 105. Visit thedccenter.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
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.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds practice, 6:30-
8:30 p.m. Garrison Elementary, 1200 S St. NW.
dcscandals.wordpress.com.
The DC Center hosts COFFEE DROP-IN FOR THE
SENIOR LGBT COMMUNITY. 10 a.m.-noon. 2000
14th St. NW. 202-682-2245, thedccenter.org.
US HELPING US hosts a black gay mens evening
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.
TUESDAY, JULY 22
The DC Center plays host to a monthly meeting of
its GENDER QUEER DISCUSSION GROUP, for
people who identify outside of the gender binary.
7-8:30 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
A COMPANY OF STRANGERS, a theater chorus,
meets 7:30-9:30 p.m. A GLBTA and SATB looking
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.
SATURDAY, JULY 19
BURGUNDY CRESCENT, a gay volunteer
organization, volunteers today for the National
Cherry Trees around the Tidal Basin and Lost Dog &
Cat Rescue Foundation at the Falls Church PetSmart.
To participate, visit burgundycrescent.org.
CHRYSALIS arts and culture group visits
Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pa., to
see paintings by the Wyeths & their school. Regular
admission $12, $8 for seniors, $8 optional afternoon
tours of nearby grounds. Bring a picnic lunch and
beverage, plus about $25 for transportation and
funds for dinner on way home. Carpool at 9 a.m.
from Forest Glen Metro Station. For more info,
contact Craig, 202-462-0535 or craighowell1@
verizon.net.
The DC Center hosts its monthly LGBT ASYLUM
SEEKERS/ASYLEES FORUM for asylum seekers
and refugees. 7-9 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105.
For more info, visit thedccenter.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
BRAZILIAN GLBT GROUP, including others
interested in Brazilian culture, meets. For location/
time, email braziliangaygroup@yahoo.com.
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.
SUNDAY, JULY 20
ADVENTURING outdoors group to hike moderate
7-mile loop in southern Shenandoah National Park
with 1400 feet of elevation gain, several scenic
waterfalls. Bring plenty of beverages, lunch, bug spray,
sunscreen, about $25 for transportation and trip fees,
plus funds for dinner on the way home. Carpool at
8:30 a.m. from East Falls Church Metro Kiss & Ride
lot. Craig, 202-462-0535. adventuring.org.
CHICK CHAT, a lesbian, age 50+ singles group,
tours the National Aquatic Gardens. 9:30 a.m. at
the National Aquatic Gardens, 1550 Anacostia Ave.
NE. Free of charge. For info and to RSVP, email
woernerc@yahoo.com.
THURSDAY, JULY 17
The DC Center hosts its monthly POLY
DISCUSSION GROUP for people to discuss
polyamory and consensual non-monagamous
relationships. 7-8 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105.
Visit thedccenter.org for details.
WEEKLY EVENTS
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.
WOMENS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE for young
LBTQ women, 13-21, interested in leadership
development. 5-6:30 p.m. SMYAL Youth Center, 410
7th St. SE. 202-567-3163, catherine.chu@smyal.org.
FRIDAY, JULY 18
GAY DISTRICT, a community-based organization
focused on building an understanding of gay culture
and personal identity for GBTQQI men, meets at The
DC Center. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. 8:30-9:30
p.m. For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
The DC Center seeks volunteers for the
STONEWALL KICKBALL SUMMER
TOURNAMENT OPENING PARTY. 5-8 p.m. at the
Westin City Center. 1400 M St. NW. Contact Brant
Miller, 202-682-2245 or brant@thedccenter.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
PROJECT STRIPES hosts LGBT-afrming social
group for ages 11-24. 4-6 p.m. 1419 Columbia Road
NW. Contact 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. More info, catherine.chu@smyal.org.
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.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23
The DC Center hosts a meeting of the HIV
PREVENTION WORKING GROUP. 6-7 p.m. 2000
14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
THE LAMBDA BRIDGE CLUB meets for Duplicate
Bridge. No reservation needed. All welcome. 7:30
p.m. Dignity Center, 721 8th St. SE. 703-407-6549 if
you need a partner.
WEEKLY EVENTS
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.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds practice, 6:30-
8:30 p.m. Garrison Elementary, 1200 S St. NW.
dcscandals.wordpress.com.
JOB CLUB, a weekly support program for job
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One time at work,
Shea Van Horn says, I was in a
meeting and a guy across the table,
he passes me a note that said, You
have glitter on your eyes. I was like,
Yeah, it happens.
Glitter is not usually a part of
Van Horns day job, but sometimes
his nighttime work as drag queen
Summer Camp lingers. And in fact,
it should linger more often in Van
Horns future, now that hes decided
to perform as Summer Camp more
than just a few times a year at his
zany, off-kilter show Crack DC at
Town Danceboutique. Crack hap-
pens so infrequently that I nd my
skills get rough, Van Horn says.
The more you do something, the
more you discover nuances.
Van Horn started doing drag
while studying theater in Seattle
more than two decades ago. And his
career has tracked arguably the two
most popular drag queens in Ameri-
can culture Baltimores Divine
and RuPaul.
These days, hes also increasingly
encouraged by his anc Andy Papp,
whom hell marry in New Orleans
come September. Hes so support-
ive of everything Im doing, Van
Horn says about Papp. The two live
near LeDroit Park in Northwest,
making their home with two French
bulldog puppies, Lulu and Biscuit, as
well as Van Horns 15-year-old cat,
Simon. Many weekend nights, Van
Horn says, Id rather just snuggle
at home with my puppies and an-
c, watch some TV and have some
popcorn. Thats my favorite way to
unwind.
But its not only increasing work
as Summer Camp that keeps Van
Horn from being a homebody. The
Washington state native, who rst
settled in D.C. more than 15 years
ago when he was pursuing his mas-
ters at American University, is also
still one of gay D.C.s most promi-
nent DJs. Among other things, hes
the other half behind Mixtape with
Matt Bailer, the dance party now
going on seven years, and he also
throws the weekly summertime tea
dance party Guil-Tea at Nellies on
Sundays. And Van Horn doesnt see
his work as a DJ ending anytime
soon, either.
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reecting on his past decade as a leader in gay D.C. nightlife. I
have experienced what feels like a nice level of success, and Im
so thankful for it.
METRO WEEKLY: Lets start with a rumor. Is it true you auditioned
to be on RuPauls Drag Race? If so, why?
SHEA VAN HORN: I auditioned for RuPauls Drag Race this year. I
decided to do it late in the process, so there wasnt a lot of time
left. I realized when I was trying to pull together all of my vari-
ous looks, and put together my audition tape, that I wasnt able
to just kind of open up my closet and go. So I thought, I need to
get myself out there more. Ill audition again next year. And I
feel like between now and then, Ill get myself out there more,
perform a lot more, improve my makeup skills, that kind of stuff.
MW: So you havent heard back from the show?
VAN HORN: No. My guess is its a no this time around. But it
doesnt discourage me at all. It actually inspires me more. Its
ne if nothing else comes out of it other than the fact that it
really re-inspires me to perform more often. Its such a joy to
perform and to be funny and sometimes irreverent and some-
what controversial.
MW: So you have renewed interest in performing in drag?
VAN HORN: Watching RuPauls Drag Race inspired me. Ive done
drag on and off now since 1995. And friends have asked me over
the past few years, Would you audition? And I always said,
No, because reality TV shows scare me because youre basically
at the hands of editors. And Im sure that casting agents cast
individuals they know will make good TV whether youll freak
out on camera or be a bitch and cause drama. Im sure they set
up situations to bring those elements out of people. So theres
a certain fear that I have about that. But at the same time I feel
like, what have I got to lose?
MW: What inspired you to do drag in the rst place?
VAN HORN: When I was studying theater in Seattle in the 90s, I
met Ryan Landry. And he had a theater company working with
Dan Savage when was directing theater he went by the name
Keenan Hollahan. The two of them were doing a show in Seattle,
a production of Women Behind Bars by Tom Eyen. Divine who
is my biggest inspiration when he took a break from doing lm
work with John Waters, he was in this play, which is kind of
cultish and notorious for that. And they were doing a production
of it at a bar in Seattle. I auditioned for it and I got cast as Ada, a
pyromaniac. And its all these women in jail, a sendup of 50s bad
girls in prison-kind of movies. It was a hoot. So in addition to all
of my theater studies I was doing at school, I started doing these
drag shows and drag plays with this group and people that were
in that scene. So I got turned on to this whole scene that was
happening in Seattle not only drag, but over-the-top, campy,
weird performance art. Really absurd type of stuff.
MW: What attracted you to that?
VAN HORN: I dont know, Ive always been drawn to theater, and
to nightlife and going out. Whatever left-of-mainstream scene
that might be happening in a city is always appealing to me.
The people that were involved in that production team just had
a certain edge to them that was really appealing. Irreverent,
very politically minded. Just really absurd. Everything I saw
was just so captivating and entertaining and funny watching
peoples minds work, taking some song and then they hear it in
their mind, and they come up with some entirely weird way of
presenting it on stage that you might not have thought of. Its
very fascinating to me. And then I moved to D.C. and it all kind
of stopped for a while. Until Crack.
MW: But growing up, were you constantly performing?
VAN HORN: Sometimes I look back and it might have been that I
was just different, and it probably was on some level that I was
gay but not really having an understanding of what that was yet.
I think thats what made me different, made me weird. I had lots
of energy, but at the same time I was kind of shy. Still am. As
myself, Im not always wanting to be the center of attention. As
Summer Camp, sure. I think its often the case where somebody
with a very large stage personality isnt necessarily the biggest
personality in real life. I dont walk into a room and want to be
the center of attention. Unless Im very comfortable with the
group. And Im typically more comfortable with smaller groups.
I l ove to take risks and I love to be in front of people doing
things, but I like to be in control. So, when I go to a party, Ill feel
a little bit uncomfortable if I dont
have a quote-unquote role. If Im
DJing or hosting, then theres a
role and I can sort of fall into that
and its a little bit easier.
MW: As a kid you pursued theater.
Did you want to be an actor?
VAN HORN: I dont know if I ever
wanted to be an actor. I knew as
a kid that I was not an athlete. I
didnt have natural athletic skills,
or physical strengths. I just had
lots of energy. And I imagine that
teachers probably encouraged me,
go do drama, probably as a way
to channel that creativity and energy. In elementary school, I
remember being in the gifted program, which I think is a weird
name. But once a week I would go off to this other place with
other kids that were probably just as weird as I was. Thered be
role-playing and acting things out, and scenes. So from a young
age there was just always that kind of playing at things.
MW: When did you get engaged to Andy and decide to marry?
VAN HORN: Actually he asked me to marry him at Mixtape. It was
the rst time we had Mixtape at the 9:30 Club, this past January.
They have the dressing rooms upstairs for us, and they set up
the dressing rooms with the 9:30 Club cupcakes, beers, hummus
plates. It just feels so special. Were treated probably the same
way they treat any rock star who comes through town.
Andy said he had something he needed to ask me. And then
he explained how he had wanted to say something me for a long
time, and had been thinking about a way to do it. And then he
said, I just want to ask you to marry me. And I said Yes. I
even know what song was playing when he asked me. Icona
Pops All Night.
After he asked me, I was like, Oh, I need to go back on. Ive
I dont think of myself as a typical 44-year-old. I feel like
I have a lot of energy, I feel like I do a lot.
AND I ALSO THINK
ID BE A REALLY
GOOD DAD.
got to DJ. I was just giddy. So the rst
person I told was Matt Bailer. It was fun
looking out in the crowd and watching
Andy slowly tell people. They would stop
and look and point. It was sweet.
MW: Where did you meet?
VAN HORN: We met socially before we
hung out. But we started hanging out at
the gym. I asked him if he would help me
with my workout. It sounds so cheesy.
But we were working out, just chatting
about stuff. I started talking a little bit
about some of the stuff that I do, and I
told him that I was going to go to Value
Village to buy a bunch of ceramic animals
for a video that I was making for Crack
it was a spoof of the Sarah McLachlan
ad, but instead of ASPCA it was ASPCCA
American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Ceramic Animals.
So I told him about this. He was like,
Oh, I love thrift stores. So we had our
rst date at Value Village, while he helped
me pick out ceramic animals. He started
making voices, making the animals talk and
stuff. And in my mind, I was thinking, Oh,
this guy is funny. Thats when it started to
shift a little bit that hes not just a workout
partner. And then our second date, we
called it Champagne Dress-Up Party. Crack
has a huge storage unit. We brought a bottle
of champagne and cups and went to my
storage unit and just pulled stuff out and
he tried on tons of our costumes. One of
the best moments was when an employee
comes walking down the hall. There were
just costumes everywhere, us drinking
champagne, and then Andy, this 6-foot-3
guy wearing a costume that probably is
my size, so its just this giant guy wearing
this little costume. And the guy just keeps
on walking. And I was like, Andy is just so
cool, just willing to have a super-fun time.
And thats been the theme of our relation-
ship. Everything is just always fun. A lot of
adventure and play.
MW: He doesnt perform with you though.
What does he do by day?
VAN HORN: He works in government con-
tracting. He and I actually have very simi-
lar day jobs in the sense that we work for
companies that have government con-
tracts. His contract is with the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, and mine are
all through Health and Human Services.
My company is international in its
focus, but all of my work is domestic. Im
a project manager. I work on social mar-
keting and communications campaigns. It
ranges from working with the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, to the
National Institutes of Health, on issues
that range from childhood obesity pre-
vention. I work a lot right now on HIV
testing awareness.
I worked for about seven years on a
project that ended that was about raising
awareness of HIV vaccine research, clini-
cal trials and it grew to include biomedi-
cal HIV prevention so PrEP and all that
stuff thats come out into the world now.
MW: It sounds rewarding and fullling. But
also very different from how the general
public knows you.
VAN HORN: Its true. Ill meet people who
have no idea that I have any of that going
on in my life.
MW: It also sounds like the type of job you
might not want to give up to pursue a drag
and DJ career exclusively. Or would you?
VAN HORN: I dont know. That goes along
with what I was saying before, about
being a little more introverted, being a
little more kind of quiet. I like things that
are stable and secure. So the idea of hav-
ing a job that has really great benets, and
a retirement plan and a salary thats com-
ing in on a regular basis is really appealing
to me. And the fact that its tied to work
where the mission of the organization
is something thats trying to make the
world a better place, Im okay with that.
Where that job is lacking for me is a little
bit of creativity. Certainly there is a whole
segment of the work that we do thats
designed and focused group and inter-
acting with people, crafting messages,
coming up with the exact right wording.
Theres a creative element to it, but its
not Summer Camp creative and its not
DJ Shea Van Horn creative.
MW: How old are you now?
VAN HORN: I am 44. I started doing all of
this kind of stuff when I was 35, as far as
doing it professionally here in D.C. Cre-
ating a career out of it. So its almost 10
years. And its been super-rewarding and
super-fullling. And Ive denitely made
a lot of amazing friends from it. But I
dont know. Im tired a lot of the time. On
a Monday after a weekend where maybe
I worked at Number Nine with Friday
Night Videos, and then had a Mixtape on
Saturday, and then Guil-Tea on Sunday
Monday at the ofce Im really, really
tired. So theres denitely a level of ener-
gy I dont know if I can sustain. Theres
a certain level of temporary quality to
nightlife, so at any moment it could disap-
pear or go away. But also, benets dont
come from DJing. I know that people do
do it, and I imagine if I put my mind to it, I
could do it. And Ive got Andy as well. Hes
supportive of everything that Im doing.
Andy and I both have an interest in
international stuff in living in a differ-
ent place, and working in a different country. Ive done that once
before, in Greece, and I would denitely do it again. DJing is a skill
I can take anywhere. Summer Camp might not be as popular in
some places as she is here. Summer Camp goes to Dubai! [Laughs.]
MW: Do you want to have kids?
VAN HORN: I think so, yeah. Ive talked about two. Andys talked
about three. Hell be 35 this year, so hes nine years younger than
I am. I feel like age is very relative. Its not like you hit a certain
age, you have to stop doing certain things. But I dont want to be
so old that I cant enjoy or keep up with raising kids. Or I dont
want to be so far ahead of them in
age that I cant experience I want
to experience as much of their lives
as possible too.
The other thing is, I dont think
of myself as a typical 44-year-old. I
feel like I have a lot of energy, I feel
like I do a lot. And I also think Id
be a really good dad. I have a lot of
fun with kids. I didnt always think I
wanted to have kids. I think that that
came around later in life. For a long
time I didnt trust that I would be a
good dad. I think it scared me, that
level of responsibility. But for now,
its just dogs. We have two French bulldog puppies that are 10
months old. Theyre sisters. I never also thought that I would
ever consider myself a dog person. I love cats. I have a cat that
Ive had for 15 years.
MW: What are your thoughts about the state of nightlife in D.C.?
VAN HORN: I think its pretty good right now. Its full, its interest-
ing. One of the challenges is venues. There arent a lot of venues
in this city. It would be great if there were more mid-size, dance
party-ready venues. But because there arent a lot of venues,
sometimes promoters are at the whim of schedules of other
venues. So there have been times when our parties have landed
on the same nights.
The res so much happening now, and so much variety of par-
ties. Id rather there be too many things more things to chose
from than not enough. Its great to see such a diversity in
nightlife. All these boutique parties that are happening. Its just
great to see so much happening on all the nights of the week.
And its cool that everyone gets along. At least Im not aware of
it being a cutthroat, bitchy city.
One thing I would like to do is something that combines
everything that I do. So, theres Crack, a big theater production.
And then theres Mixtape and Guil-Tea dance parties. But I also
enjoy DJing as Summer Camp. And I think itd be kind of fun to
combine them. Ive always wanted to have a party called Sum-
mers Eve, where its Summer Camp hosting and DJing a party.
In a way, it would almost feel like Taint. Which for me is where
everything all began in D.C. Because when I went to Taint for
the rst time, thats when I saw a party that was unlike any-
thing else in D.C., and it reminded me a lot of what I liked about
Seattle. And thats the snowball that started everything that I do
here now. I like the idea of having some fun dance music, having
guest DJs, but also being Summer Camp, playing some music,
and then doing a number. Not as much production as a Crack
show, but still a chance to mix it all together. So thats probably
the next thing I want to try to gure out a way to do.
MW: That would be another way for you to keep music front and
center in your life too.
VAN HORN: Ive had this deep interest in music since I was a little
kid. I spent a lot of time, just as kid in the 80s, with cassette
tapes in my room. And the sounds I think that I heard in the 80s
really crystalized my interest in music, and my interest in music
has really always been down the path of synthesizer-driven elec-
tronic music. And its always just moved along the edge of whats
been happening in that scene late 70s disco, early 80s new
wave, late 80s gothic/industrial music, early 90s house music.
Its funny, the 90s, for me, I really disliked 90s pop music. It
really was one of the low periods in music. But the 90s for me
was all about Britpop bands like Pulp and Blur. The synthe-
sizer/rock sound.
I just tend to like things on the moodier side. I always feel
like the kinds of sounds I like are minor keys, kind of depressing
stuff, on some level. My favorite bands are The Smiths, Pet Shop
Boys, LCD Soundsystem.
Im a little bit discouraged where dance music is right now.
I can play whatever current, Zedd-produced or Calvin Harris-
produced song, but its discouraging to me that I feel like all
of the dance music and pop music is kind of merging into one
sound. It seems overly formulaic now. Like Duck Sauce, and
it was refreshing to hear their take on dance music, not going
down the path of everything kind of sounding the same. But I
hate David Guetta hes kind of disgusting to me.
MW: Did you ever want to pursue music as a career?
VAN HORN: A little bit. When I was in my 20s, I liked the idea
of music production. Ive never really taken the leap of under-
standing how to do that. But its certainly something that Id still
be very, very interested in learning how to do, create my own
remixes.
MW: Can you sing?
VAN HORN: No. There were times when I liked to think that I
could. I studied voice when I studied theater. And Ive sung
before as Summer Camp at some of our shows. But I dont have
a career in singing ahead of me. So, for example, if I ever made it
on to RuPauls Drag Race, I would not be one of the drag queens
that puts out an album. I recognize the fact that even with auto-
tune and all of that, Id rather play to my strengths, and singing
is not one of them.
Guil-Tea happens every Sunday from 3 to 8 p.m. through Sunday,
September 7. The next Mixtape is Friday, July 25, at 11 p.m., at the
9:30 Club.
Upcoming performances by Summer Camp include CTRL and
Otter Crossings Get Wet! pool party this Saturday, July 19, at
Capitol Skyline Hotel; Gay Bash! Saturday, July 26, at The Black
Cat; and during the main drag show on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Town
Danceboutique. l
Theres so much happening now, and so much variety of
parties. Id rather there be too many things than not enough.
ITS GREAT TO SEE
SUCH A DIVERSITY
IN NIGHTLIFE.
JULY 17 - 24, 2014
SPOTLIGHT
33RD ANNUAL ARTSCAPE
Billed as the nations largest free arts festival,
Artscape attracts more than 350,000 people
to Baltimores Bolton Hill and Station North
neighborhoods to take in ne/textile art in every
medium from visual to fashion to sculpture. There
are also four stages offering performances of live
music from regional and nationally known acts. And
neighborhood restaurants and bars also participate
in Artscape, co-produced by the Baltimore Ofce of
Promotion and the Arts and the Baltimore Festival
of the Arts. Friday, July 18, through Sunday, July 20.
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middling than the last as the creation of this new ape world order was explained
by way of a time paradox that put the notion of the chicken or the egg to shame.
Ive no issue with Hollywood attempting to tell the PotA story from a different,
more plausible point of view. With 2011s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, director
Rupert Wyatt did just that, eking out an emotionally resonant tale of a scientist
(James Franco) and Caesar (Andy Serkis, in motion-capture mode), the genetically
modied, super-intelligent ape he inadvertently gives rise to. You could forgive
the articial feel of the CGI apes (nothing will ever replace the sheer ingenuity of
the originals makeup) because the core story clutched at the viewers emotions as
tightly as a hungry chimp clutches a banana.
The sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (), directed by Matt Reeves,
also grips you, but this time in the jaws of boredom. The CGI has improved, the
robust action set-pieces are outsized both a byproduct of an increased budget
but the movie is written as though clichs were the stuff of Oscar gold.
Ten years have passed and an
unimaginable number of intelligent
monkeys are doing their business in the
Muir Woods, where theyve displayed
talent for grand architectural design.
When humans most of whom were
killed by the same man-made virus
that allowed the monkeys to evolve
reemerge, battle lines are drawn.
Who do you think comes out on top?
(Hint: Planet of the Humans has no
zing.) The movie strives for sociological
depth in the peace-loving Caesars
somber realization that not all apes
are good and not all humans are bad. A
spider monkey could have written a less
obvious screenplay.
Dawn exists solely as a plot mover:
it needs to force its major players into
position for what is currently known
on IMDB as Untitled Planet of the
Apes Sequel, a title I pray they keep.
Eventually, apes will prevail, develop
British accents, and clothe themselves
in drab-colored leisure suits. Then,
Charlton Heston (or maybe Mark
Wahlberg) will arrive from the past to
bark that now-legendary imperative,
Get your hands off of me, you damn,
dirty ape.
In 1968, the sight of marauding,
talking simians on horseback, wrangling
humans, was the stuff of which a
10-year-olds science ction dreams
are made. It was evolution upended,
a Darwinian practical joke. But with
the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the
jokes on us. Randy Shulman
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Mount Royal Avenue and Cathedral Street, Baltimore.
Call 410-752-8632 or visit artscape.org.
BOYHOOD
Richard Linklater (Before Midnight) took 12 years to
make the time capsule lm Boyhood, which focuses
on actor Ellar Coltrane literally growing up on screen,
playing a character whose parents are played by
Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette and whose
life is soundtracked by rock hits, from Coldplays
Yellow to Arcade Fires Deep Blue. Opens Friday,
July 18. Area theaters. Visit fandango.com.
DAKSHINA/DANIEL PHOENIX SINGH
The gay-helmed dance company Dakshina offers a
full evening of works by Anna Sokolow as the only
D.C. area dance company that performs Sokolow:
Frida, based on the life of Frida Kahlo; September
Sonnet, about a couple nding peace and comfort
over a lifetime; and Magritte Magritte, a series
of seven vignettes based off of paintings by Belgian
surrealist artist Rene Magritte. Saturday, July 19, at 8
p.m., and Sunday, July 20, at 7 p.m. Dance Place, 3225
8th St. NE. Tickets are $25. Call 202-269-1600 or visit
danceplace.org or dakshina.org.
NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUMS
BIG MAZE, SUMMER BLOCK PARTY
Every year the National Building Museum offers
special activities and exhibitions over the summer.
This years Summer Block Party includes the return
of Hill Country Backyard Barbecue pop-up on the
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museums west lawn, featuring BBQ, beverages and
live music. But the main museum draw is the BIG
Maze, a never-before-seen large-scale maze built
inside the museum by BIG, or the Bjarke Ingels
Group. Inspired by ancient labyrinths, garden and
hedge mazes of old Europe and modern American
corn mazes, this maple plywood structure soars
approximately 18 feet high and measures 60 feet
by 60 feet. You can wind through the maze on
the ground oor of the Great Hall and gain an
aerial perspective from the second- and third-oor
balconies. Now through Sept. 1, including extended
hours on select dates, including every Thursday
evening in August. National Building Museum, 401
F St. NW. Tickets are $10 to $16 for adults. Call 202-
272-2448 or visit nbm.org.
PURPLE RAIN
In honor of its 30th anniversary, both Landmarks
E Street Cinema and the American Film Institutes
Silver Theatre screen Albert Magnolis 1984
lm starring Prince as The Kid in a semi-
autobiographical lm about a tortured musician.
Apollonia and Morris Day also star in this lm,
which is most notable for its superb, Grammy- and
Oscar-winning hit soundtrack (Lets Go Crazy,
When Doves Cry, Purple Rain). Especially given
that both booze-serving theaters screen the ick late
evenings next weekend E Streets comes as part
of its weekly midnight screening series of cult and
camp classics these will likely turn into de-facto
sing-alongs. Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26,
at midnight. Landmarks E Street Cinema, 555 11th
St. NW. Call 202-452-7672 or visit landmarktheatres.
com. Also Friday, July 25, at 10 p.m., and Saturday,
July 26, at 9:45 p.m. AFI Silver Theatre, 8633
Colesville Road, Silver Spring. Call 301-495-6720 or
visit a.com/Silver.
QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT
The almost American Idol performs as almost-
Freddy Mercury with the original members of
Queen during a concert covering all of Queens
biggest hits. Sunday, July 20. Doors at 6:30 p.m.
Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent
Parkway, Columbia, Md. Tickets are $45 to $125.
Call 800-551-SEAT or visit merriweathermusic.com.
SCREEN ON THE GREEN: THE KARATE KID
HBO and Comcast present the 16th annual lm
screening series on the National Mall. Subsequent
weeks bring Lover Come Back, Key Largo and A
Soldiers Story, but the series kicks off with John
Avildsens 1984 hit starring Ralph Macchio and Pat
Morita as the elderly handyman Mr. Miyagi, who
teaches the Jersey boy how to kick butt. Monday,
July 21, at sunset (around 8:30 p.m.). National Mall,
between 7th and 12th Streets NW. Free. Visit hbo.
com/screenonthegreen.
YVES SAINT LAURENT
Director Jalil Lesperts lm, featuring a screenplay
by Lespert and Marrie-Pierre Huster, is a captivating
story about the making of an icon and a testament to
the power of enduring love. The focus, obviously, is
on the late eponymous fashion designer portrayed
by actor Pierre Niney and his life with business
and domestic partner Pierre Berge (Guillaume
Gallienne). Opens Friday, July 18. Landmarks E
Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW. Call 202-452-7672
or visit landmarktheatres.com.
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CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
As ever, among the 145 productions at this years
ninth annual festival, there are a couple handfuls
of shows with obvious appeal to LGBT denizens of
D.C. Among the LGBT highlights including Alvaro
King Bee: (L-R) Miller, Elise Webb, Chris Ulrich, Michael Hendrix and Megan Cummings
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WIT offers a new summer improv festival full of funny spoofs
W
EVE BEEN REHEARSING DRAMATIC PAUSES, DAN
Miller says, and looking forlornly off into the distance to get
that daytime soap aesthetic down.
Miller is part of the Washington Improv Theater ensemble King Bee,
which is preparing the improvised soap opera spoof The Stingers and the
Stung. Thats just one show among many to come over the next few weeks
during WITs summer improv event Binge. Just like people stay inside and
binge-watch Netix, we wanted people to binge on improv, Miller says.
Another highlight at WITs inaugural Binge is The Improvised House-
wives of DC, presented by the relatively new all-gay ensemble Ugh pro-
nounced like, Ugh, can you believe it? This spoof on the Real Housewives
reality-TV series features, as Miller explains, really funny guysdoing
some messy female drag, acting out some on-the-spot comedy based on
the premise. Theyre rich, theyre fabulous and they cant stand each
other.
The crowd-pleasing improvised musical team iMusical will take audi-
ence suggestions based on Craigslists Missed Connections the wilder,
the better to create an all-new musical UnMissed Connections. And Com-
monwealth presents Sitcommonwealth, a spoof of formulaic 80s sitcoms
like The Cosby Show that will include opening credits, commercials and an
elaborate set for what Miller says is going to be one of the most tech-heavy
shows weve ever done.
All told Binge features six WIT ensembles, made up, as Miller puts it,
of everything from professional actors to government employeeswho
moonlight as improv performers, all students or graduates of WITs popu-
lar training program. More than 1,000 people every year are taking classes
with us, he marvels. Thats plenty of jokes to go around. Doug Rule
WITs BINGE runs weekends to Aug. 10. Source Theater, 1835 14th St. NW.
Tickets are $12 online in advance, or $15 at the door per show, or a ve-show
BINGE-watcher pass for $40. Call 202-204-7770 or visit
washingtonimprovtheater.com.
Maldonados all-male musical Martin, Love, Sex &
Rhythm, set to recent Top 40 hits and exploring
the theme of internalized homophobia and John
Bavosos drama Olizzia, about the unexpected love
that blooms between two seemingly straight female
best friends while on vacation in Brazil. Runs to July
27. Various venues but based at Fort Fringe, 607
New York Ave. NW. Tickets are $17 a show, plus a
one-time purchase of a $5 Fringe button; multi-show
passes range from $30 to $350. Call 866-811-4111 or
visit capitalfringe.org.
RODNEY KING
Woolly Mammoth presents a play by mono-named
artist Roger, who mixes improvised movement
and theater, spoken word poetry and a post-
mortem interview with the plays namesake in an
exploration of the legacy of a man who was beaten
the police and became a cultural touchstone even
the rst reality TV star. Closes this Sunday, July 20.
Woolly Mammoth, 641 D St. NW. Tickets range from
$35. Call 202-393-3939 or visit woollymammoth.net.
MUSIC
BEBEL GILBERTO
Gilbertos father, Joo, is the father of bossa nova,
and her mother, Micha, a bossa nova superstar
singer. (And then theres her fathers rst wife,
Astrud, also a bossa nova superstar singer.) But
Gilberto shouldnt be a music history footnote
a Brazilian Lisa Marie Presley. Gilberto, born in
New York but raised in Rio de Janeiro, deserves
recognition for musical talent all her own. Her
music is a lushly orchestrated, gently swaying hybrid
of Latin pop, rock and what else? bossa nova.
Sunday, July 20. Doors at 7 p.m. Nightclub 9:30, 815
V St. NW. Tickets are $35. Call 202-265-0930 or
visit 930.com.
BILLY JOEL
Five years after hitting it out of Nationals Park with
Elton John, the straight rock piano man returns
for another nostalgia-laced concert, complete with
Cracker Jacks (if you wish). Saturday, July 26, at 8
p.m. Nationals Park, 1500 S. Capitol St. NE. Tickets
are $54.50 to $129.50. Call 800-745-3000 or visit
livenation.com.
DROP ELECTRIC
A past performer at PhaseFest, this local Radiohead/
Sigur Ros-inspired band has had its music featured
in the trailer to 300: Rise of an Empire and
lm is integral to the band, which incorporates
celluloid into its live act. The band stops for a
specially created hometown show at Artisphere in
support of last years debut album meant to take fans
on a journey through human evolution. Haunting
indie-pop guitarist and pianist Margot MacDonald
opens. Saturday, July 19, at 8 p.m. Dome Theatre
at Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd. Arlington. Tickets
are $12. Call 703-875-1100 or visit artisphere.com or
dropelectric.com.
JEAN CARNE
The last vocalist to perform with Duke Ellington,
Jean Carne has merged jazz and soul for many
decades now, most notably as the lead vocalist on the
rst two albums by Earth, Wind and Fire. Thursday,
July 17, through Sunday, July 20, at 8 p.m. and 10
p.m. Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Tickets
are $25, plus $10 minimum purchase. Call 202-337-
4141 or visit bluesalley.com.
JAY BRANNAN
Still best known from his infamous role in the
lm Shortbus, the ever-so-sweet-sounding gay folk-
popper Jay Brannan can be hard to take, with his
personality as abrasive as they come and what can
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appear as a wavering interest in performing. He tours in support of his just-
released set of acoustic originals, Always, Then & Now. Saturday, July 19, at 7 p.m.
U Street Music Hall, 1115A U St. NW. Tickets are $15. Call 202-588-1880 or visit
ustreetmusichall.com.
LIONEL RICHIE, CEELO GREEN
The 80s hitmaker Lionel Richie offers two nights of All The Hits, All Night
Long, in a concert featuring one of todays best R&B-tipped pop artists, whos as
known for his hits (Crazy, Fuck You) as well as a judge/coach on The Voice.
Monday, July 21, and Tuesday, July 22, at 8 p.m. The Filene Center at Wolf Trap,
1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are $45 to $140. Call 877-WOLFTRAP or visit
wolftrap.org.
NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL
Jeff Mangum started this inuential, experimental indie-rock band 25 years ago,
and now, 15 years after disbanding, reteams with other members for a reunion
tour. Friday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m. Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little
Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Md. Tickets are $36 to $46. Call 800-551-SEAT or
visit merriweathermusic.com.
SARAH MCLACHLAN
The pet-rescuing soft-pop Canadian crooner returns to the area in support of her
newest album Shine On, which was inspired by the death of her father. Saturday,
July 26, at 8 p.m. The Filene Center at Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets
are $30 to $70. Call 877-WOLFTRAP or visit wolftrap.org.
THE ANTLERS
Started as a solo project of New Yorker Peter Silberman, this Radiohead-
inuenced, Arcade Fire-esque experimental, orchestral rock band is popular in
D.C., where, in recent years, it has performed several times. The group returns in
support of Familiars. Friday, July 25. Doors at 6 p.m. Nightclub 9:30, 815 V St. NW.
Tickets are $20. Call 202-265-0930 or visit 930.com. l
Instantly Iconic
A new restaurant honors
the legacy of one of
cinemas greats
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woods early days, Charlie Chaplin enjoyed a lm
career that spanned more than ve decades. In
honor of his incredible legacy, mixologists and
brothers Ari and Micah Wilder (Red Light & Federal Lounge),
along with their partners Armin Amin and Adrian Williams,
have paid homage to the movie star with the opening of Chaplin
Restaurant & Bar.
Fans of the silent lm actor, the Wilder brothers discussed
the idea of a Chaplin-themed eatery nearly a decade ago. It was
only after the opportunity arose to acquire the space formerly
occupied by the failed Mandalay restaurant that they were able
to make it a reality. The main goal of the restaurant? To have a
place, like Chaplin, that is playful and quirky, says Ari Wilder.
To help bring the culinary side of their vision to life, the menu
has been put in the hands of Chef Jeremy Cooke a student of
the Orlando Culinary Academy who previously worked for
Roberto Donna at Galileo and, more recently, Erik Brenuer-Yang
of Toki Underground. Cooke has selected an Asian-inspired
menu based on his experience, as well as Chaplins love of the
Orient he considered abandoning Hollywood life and retiring
to China in the early 30s a convenient connection given the
Mandalays kitchen was designed for Asian cooking, saving the
Wilders an expensive renovation.
The centerpiece of the menu is a selection of ramen, the high-
light of which is The Masquerader, coconut-based chicken
stock, chicken breast, mustard greens, pickled ginger and a soft-
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ties, whole roasts of pig, duck, goat and
lamb can be ordered.
In keeping with the brothers roots
in mixology, Cooke has also created
alcohol-soaked dumplings. His Night &
Day dumpling is made with a 28-day
dry aged NY strip thats been soaked
in Yamizake 12-year-old Scotch, then
ground and mixed with roasted shitakes,
porcini and oyster mushrooms. Cooke
then lightly marinates the dumplings in
roasted garlic, fresh scallions and ginger,
with hints of Mirin and Shoyu. For the
truly adventurous, Cooke also offers a
dumpling shot. Blood & Sand combines
Japanese Scotch whisky, cherry brandy,
orange peel, and a hot beef dumpling into
a unique avor experience.
While the menu at Chaplin focuses on
Asian cuisine at the moment, Cooke plans
to evolve and expand in the near future,
noting that Chaplin was also a fan of
French and Italian cooking. Cookes per-
sonal inuence on the restaurant extends
his choice of ingredients, with as much as
possible sourced from local suppliers a
reection of his experience growing up
on a cattle farm in Montana.
Of course, a good menu is nothing
without good cocktails to accompany, and
its here that Chaplin gives in to nostalgia.
Chaplins cocktails are named after their
namesakes comedic lms, with standouts
including Gold Rush (Champagne, Amaro
Montenegro, peach liqueur, peach bitters
and golden ake), The Tramp (rye whis-
key, Bndictine, Peychauds bitters and
burned orange peel), and Sunny Side (a
combination of three rums, orange Cura-
ao, cherry liqueur, Peychauds Bitters
and pineapple with citrus).
The restaurants layout and dcor,
the work of design and fabrication agen-
cy SwatchRoom, also harkens back to
Chaplins cinematic legacy. Throughout
the two-story interior are various shades
of black and gray to mimic the monochro-
matic cinematic experience of Chaplins
heyday. Like an upscale Planet Holly-
wood, the space also features textures
and artifacts from lm and entertainment
history. For those unafraid to be Caught
in the Rain, there is also an expansive
outdoor patio area. Escape the City Lights,
ignore The Circus of Modern Times, and
settle in for A Days Pleasure at Chaplin
Restaurant & Bar.
Chaplin Restaurant is located on 1501 9th
Street, NW. Dishes are $7 to $13. Visit
chaplinrestaurantdc.com or call
202-644-8806. l
Purchasing Power
If you do your homework, its
easy to overcome the sales
hurdles at traditional dealerships.
T
ESLA MAY BE ON TO SOMETHING. THE CALI-
fornia-based automaker renowned for its all-electric
Model S sedan has a thoroughly unique business
model for getting its vehicles into customers hands.
Instead of licensing franchised dealerships in every state, Tesla
instead opens stores where potential buyers can view one or two
Model S sedans, browse paint colors, interior trims, powertrains,
optional extras, and even congure their ideal car on iPads run-
ning a custom Tesla app. If theyre happy with their choice,
theyre given a nance quote or, for the well-heeled, cash
payments are accepted and then, after paying the requisite
deposit, their new car will be constructed and shipped to their
home address. Of course, if youd rather avoid leaving the house
altogether, because every order is processed by Tesla itself, you
can also log onto the Tesla website, congure a car and have it
delivered to your door without ever speaking to a live human.
Its proven to be an effective method. Tesla was named by
a Wall Street Journal analyst as the worlds most important
car company. The Model S is exceeding sales targets, with an
expected 55 percent increase in overall sales in 2014 compared
with last year. The sedan has also received near universal praise
from reviewers and customers, while the companys stock was
the top performer on the Nasdaq 100 last year. Of course, not
everyone is happy. In several states, dealership associations have
moved to bar Teslas direct-to-consumers sales approach, in part
because dealerships lose out on the lucrative commissions each
sale brings, and partly out of fear, in case other automakers adopt
similar selling strategies, which could further impact the power
that the traditional dealerships wield in the auto market.
Consumers, too, lose out at least partially with Teslas
model. Theres no haggling over a Model S: you pay what Tesla
asks, whether it be in cash or taken out on nance. Consumers
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cant get free options, demand free mats or pressure sales people
into offering a better deal than they otherwise would have.
Teslas faceless purchasing methods remove any negotiation
from the buying process.
However, that in and of itself can be a boon. Consumers
know they wont get a worse deal than someone living on the
other side of the country, and prices arent inated to cover
dealerships fees and commissions what you pay for the Model
S factors in Teslas own prot margins and operating costs and
nothing else. It also removes one of the biggest obstacles to buy-
ing a new car: salespeople.
The gatekeepers of the new car world, an eternal middleman
thorn in every buyers side, salespeople staff each dealer, eager
to welcome you in and even more eager to wring your wallet
dry. I wont paint every salesperson in every dealership with
the same brush there are some who genuinely care about the
customer but there are undoubtedly an overwhelmingly large
number of sales staff who are more concerned with your money
than with giving you a great deal on the car you want. Its busi-
ness: they earn commission on car sales and have regular goals
to achieve, but it also offers one more hurdle consumers must
overcome on the road to owning a new car. Of course, its easy
to avoid falling into the numerous traps laid out to lull you into
overspending on that new car, so long as you stick to some tried-
and-tested methods.
The most obvious part of buying any car is to know what
you want, what you can afford, and how youll be paying for it.
Research your chosen auto on a service like Kelley Blue Book,
which lets you view the average price people are paying for a
particular model in your area. That gure is what youll use
to secure a great deal. If youre lucky enough to have the cash
amount, youre in the strongest possible position from a buying
perspective. You wont have to negotiate nance or worry about
securing a deposit. Dealers love cash buyers, but theyre also the
biggest threat to their bottom line if youre able to pay for the
car up front, you hold all of the power. State the price youre
willing to pay for the car and let the dealer either meet that price,
or haggle you up to a point youre both comfortable with. Dont
think you have to appease the dealer if they wont match your
price, there are plenty of other franchises eager to take your
hard-earned cash.
For those taking a car out on lease or nance, things are
trickier. If the nance comes from a third party, youre in a simi-
lar position to cash buyers as youll have the full amount to play
with. If, however, you take nance from the dealer, theyll have
considerably more power to manipulate the gures and have
you spending more over the term of your lease. Again, Kelley
Blue Book will offer a representative nance gure for the model
youre looking at take this number and state that you want
something in that range. Be as specic and sensible as possible:
if you have a monthly budget you want to stick to, quote lower
than that to the dealer. I told one dealer my maximum budget
was $500, but I wanted to pay less than that. They offered a
monthly payment of $499.30. Needless to say, I didnt take it, and
I learned never again to tell a sales person my real budget. Go
low, though not unreasonably so, and let the dealer haggle you
up to a price youre both comfortable with.
Dont be afraid to play dealers against one another, either.
The easiest way to do this is to avoid the simplest mistake many
people make when they walk into a showroom never befriend
your salesperson. While wed like to believe that they have our
best interests at heart, youre there to secure yourself a great
deal, not nd a drinking buddy or squash partner. Remain polite
but impassive dont give too much away and make it clear that
emotion wont play a part in your decision. Youre here to make
a business transaction. With that established, take whatever
quote your rst dealer provides and see if another can better it.
Chances are, the second, or third, or fourth dealer will be keen
to secure your custom, and it can make for lucrative discounts
or free optional extras. Youll be surprised at what a few simple
words The other dealer I visited can do. When they know
youre shopping around, theyll want to make sure your check
ends up in their bank account.
Lastly, fully research the car you want. Many dealers like to
throw words around to make the car theyre selling sound like a
better deal than it is. If you can cut through the marketing crap
and demonstrate that you already know what the vehicle has,
what its worth and what you want to pay for it, they should
come around pretty quickly. Furthermore, if youre unlucky
enough to get a salesperson who still thinks car buying is a
straight mans game, dont be afraid to call them on it. Ladies:
dont let a misogynist dealer patronize you, tell him that hes
being an ass and take your money elsewhere. Gentlemen (who
like other gentlemen): if you detect a hint of homophobia, walk
out of there and make sure they know why. Money talks and
money also walks into the doors of a more accepting, modern
dealership.
Teslas faceless model of sales may have cut out the stress of
buying a car, but theres no denying it also removes the potential
to secure a great deal. As long as you do your homework, speak
with condence, and approach your nances sensibly, its easy
to overcome the sales hurdles at traditional dealerships. Whats
more, youll enjoy driving that new car even more when youve
paid a great deal less than you otherwise would have for it. Now
take these tips and go, haggle like a pro. l
Cool Pets
Keeping your dog or cat cool
in the summer months is
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stories out there. Ive seen some dogs come in with
all of their footpads blistered, Dr. Buck Drummond
of Dupont Veterinary Clinic says. Burns from
spending too long on hot black asphalt.
A Northern Virginia native, Drummond trained in emergency
care and spent two decades running a 24-hour veterinary clinic
in Los Angeles before moving back with his partner a few years
ago to be closer to his family. Now in regular practice at Dupont,
Drummond notes that its not uncommon to see skin cancer and
dermatitis in dogs and cats caused by too much and too frequent
sun exposure. And, of course, dogs are prone to heatstroke.
Dogs are pleasers and they dont want to stop if their owners are
asking them or if theyre having fun playing, he says, adding that
its not only just those dogs that are overweight or out of shape.
It can be unpredictable sometimes even the ttest dogs will
get overheated.
For the most part, however, practicing simple common sense
will help ensure that your dog or cat avoids health problems
and stays cool in the hottest, muggiest months. In addition, you
should also let your pets follow their instincts. Animals usually
have pretty good instincts if we let them do what they want,
Drummond says. If were forcing them into a sunny place with
no shade, if were encouraging them to play past their point of
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exhaustion those are things that are our fault. Animals tend to
be pretty smart about that stuff.
Drummond advises against all products that essentially
forces pets to use them. For example, while he has no problem
with air-recirculating or air-conditioned dog beds those kind
of passive things are great because the dog can choose to use
them or not he doesnt like the idea of putting pets into doggy
summer clothes. Im sure that someones got some fabulous
product with wicking athletic fabric, but for the most part they
kind of come with their own clothes, if you will. Youd be better
off using shade.
Drummond also doesnt recommend applying sunscreen to
dogs. Its not something that I want them to lick off, and its
probably not good for their skin that needs to breathe.
He has no problem whatsoever with ice cubes. Theres
something that goes around the Internet periodically that says
never give your dogs ice or ice water, Drummond says. It is
absolute bullshit. Completely incorrect. In fact, Drummond
says ice cubes are one of his dogs favorite treats. And in the
summertime he regularly dumps enough ice cubes in his dogs
water bowl so that it creates a layer of ice on top, to quench his
thirst while also slowing him down so he doesnt drink too much
water and throw up.
Just refrain from dousing your hot dog in cool water. Dogs
dont sweat like people, he explains. They only manage their
heat through their breathing and through their feet. A more
preferable alternative to hosing down overheating dogs is to
encourage them to drink cool water, or to dab cool water on their
feet. Sometimes, in emergency settings, well even pour rubbing
alcohol on their feet for evaporative cooling.
Finally, avoid treating your pets with ice cream. Dairy
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products can easily lead to diarrhea and digestive problems in
cats and dogs both lactose-intolerant animals. Ice cream in
particular, Drummond notes, is high in sugar and fat and all the
things they dont necessarily need. Drummond recommends
Frosty Paws, a milk-free frozen treat for dogs marketed by
the Nestle Purina PetCare Company. You can also create your
own homemade frozen treats for both dogs Peanut Butter
Popsicles, say and cats, such as freezing catnip into an ice cube
to make the cat work for it a little bit.
Just not too much work: Dont forget, the goal is a cool cat
during summers dog days.
Basic tips, tricks and treats for a cool pet:
1. KEEP PETS LIGHT AND LEAN. Regularly brush and trim or shave
heavy-coated dogs and cats, and put them on a diet if overweight.
2. THROW SHADE. Provide easy access to shade outside as well as
indoor comforts, especially during the heat of the day.
3. ICE, ICE BABY. Ice cubes can cool and slow down your dogs
water intake while also serving as a simple cooling treat.
4. GET THEIR FEET WET. The quickest way to cool an overheating
dog is through his feet.
5. FROZEN SNACKS FOR DOGS AND CATS. Treats of Frosty Paws or
frozen catnip can help make your pets love summer even more.
The Dupont Vet Clinic is located at 2022 P St. NW. Call 202-466-
2211 or visit dupontvetclinic.com. l
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THURS., 07.17.14
9 1/2
Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any
drink, 5-9pm Multiple
TVs showing movies,
shows, sports Expanded
craft beer selection No
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
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $6 Call
Martini, $3 Miller Lite,
$4 Rail, $5 Call, 4-9pm
$5 Margarita and white
sangria pitchers outside
on the patio, 5pm-9pm
$3 rail drinks, 9-11pm
Ripped Hot Body Contest
at midnight, hosted by
Sasha J. Adams and
BaNaka $200 in prizes
DJs Sean Morris and
Mike Babbitt Free entry
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 9pm
JR.S
$3 Rail Vodka Highballs,
$2 JR.s drafts, 8pm to
close Top Pop Night
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Beat The Clock Happy
Hour $2 (5-6pm), $3
(6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm)
Buckets of Beer $15
Drag Bingo
NUMBER NINE
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
LISTINGS
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: All You
Care to Drink, $15 rail
and domestics, $21 call
and imports, 4-9pm
$5 Margarita and white
sangria pitchers outside on
the patio, 5pm-9pm Free
rail vodka 11pm-midnight
Cobalts Summer
Beach Party with DJ Joe
Gauthreaux DJ Keenan
Orr in 30 Degrees $10
Cover, 10pm-1am, $5 after
1am 21+
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
PWS SPORTS BAR
9855 Washington Blvd. N
Laurel, Md.
301-498-4840
Karaoke in the lounge
Half-price breakfast
sandwiches, 4-8pm
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Thursday DJ
Tim-e in Secrets 9pm
Cover 21+
FRI., 07.18.14
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink,
5-9pm Friday Night
Videos with resident
DJ Shea Van Horn VJ
Expanded craft beer
selection No cover
ANNIES
4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm
$4 Small Plates, $4 Stella
Artois, $4 House Wines,
$4 Stolichnaya Cocktails,
$4 Manhattans and Vodka
Martinis Upstairs open
5-11pm
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
DJ Matt Bailer Videos,
Dancing Beat The Clock
Happy Hour $2 (5-6pm),
$3 (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm)
Buckets of Beer $15
NUMBER NINE
Open 5pm Happy Hour:
2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm
No Cover
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
Lena Lett and featuring
Tatianna, Shi-Queeta-
Lee, Jessica Spaulding
Deverreoux and BaNaka
DJ Wess upstairs,
BacK2bACk downstairs
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
DJ Tim-e in Secrets
DJ Don T. in Ziegfelds
Cover 21+
SAT., 07.19.14
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy
5-9pm $5 Absolut &
Titos, $3 Miller Lite after
9pm Expanded craft
beer selection No Cover
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $3 Miller Lite,
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Diner Brunch, 10am-3pm
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Freddies Follies Drag
Show 8 pm-10pm,
10pm-1am Karaoke
JR.S
$4 Coors, $5 Vodka
highballs, $7 Vodka Red
Bulls
NELLIES
Guest DJs Zing Zang
Bloody Marys, Nellie Beer,
House Rail Drinks and
Mimosas, $4, 11am-5pm
Buckets of Beer, $15
NUMBER NINE
Doors 5pm Happy Hour:
No Cover
PHASE 1
Dancing, 9pm-close
PWS SPORTS BAR
Laurel, Md.
301-498-4840
Charity Bingo with
Cash Prizes 3rd Sat. of
Every Month Half-price
cheesesteaks and fries,
4-8pm
TOWN
Summer Slam with DJ
Chord Drag Show starts
at 10:30pm Hosted by
DJ Wess downstairs
Cover $8 from 10-11pm,
$12 after 11pm 21+
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Men of Secrets, 9pm
Ladies of Illusion with
host Ella Fitzgerald, 9pm
DJ Tim-e in Secrets
DJ Joey O in Ziegfelds
Doors 8pm Cover 21+
SUN., 07.20.14
9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
Cover
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COBALT/30 DEGREES
$4 Stoli and Miller
Lite all day Karaoke,
10pm-close
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Champagne Brunch
Buffet, 10am-3pm Crazy
Hour, 4-7pm Karaoke
8pm-1am
JR.S
Sunday Funday Liquid
Brunch Doors open at
1pm $2 Coors Lights &
$3 Skyy (all favors), all
day and night
NELLIES
Drag Brunch, hosted by
Shi-Queeta-Lee, 11am-3pm
$20 Brunch Buffet
House Rail Drinks, Zing
Zang Bloody Marys, Nellie
Beer and Mimosas, $4,
11am-close Buckets of
Beer, $15
NUMBER NINE
Pop Goes the World with
Wes Della Volla at 9:30
pm Happy Hour: 2 for
1 on any drink, 5-9pm
No Cover
PWS SPORTS BAR
Laurel, Md.
301-498-4840
Sunday Brunch, 11am-3pm
Bottomless Mimosas
$15 per person Ladies
Night Happy Hour all
night
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Decades of Dance DJ
Tim-e in Secrets Doors
8pm Cover 21+
MON., 07.21.14
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy
5-9pm Multiple TVs
showing movies, shows,
sports Expanded craft
ANNIES
Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
Monday Nights A Drag,
10pm-close $6 You Call
It on All Call Liquor
FREDDIES
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 9pm
JR.S
Happy Hour: 2-for-1, 4-9pm
Showtunes Songs &
Singalongs, 9pm-close
DJ Jamez $3 Drafts
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Hour $2 (5-6pm), $3
(6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm)
Buckets of Beer $15
Poker Texas Holdem, 8pm
NUMBER NINE
No Cover
PWS SPORTS BAR
Laurel, Md.
301-498-4840
Buzztime Trivia
competition $1 off all
beer Half-price chicken
tenders, 4-8pm
TUES., 07.22.14
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy
5-9pm Multiple TVs
ANNIES
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $4
Stella Artois, $4 House
Wines, $4 Stolichnaya
Cocktails, $4 Manhattans
and Vodka Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail,
$3 Miller Lite, $5 Call,
4-9pm Service Industry
Night, 10pm-close Half
Price All Night
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 9pm
JR.S
Underground (Indie Pop/
Alt/Brit Rock), 9pm-close
DJ Wes Della Volla
2-for-1, all day and night
NELLIES SPORTS BAR
Hour $2 (5-6pm), $3
(6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm)
Buckets of Beer $15
Karaoke
NUMBER NINE
2 for 1 on any drink,
5-9pm No Cover Safe
Word: A Gay Spelling
Bee, 8-11pm Prizes to
top three spellers After
9pm, $3 Absolut, Bulleit
& Stella
PWS SPORTS BAR
Laurel, Md.
301-498-4840
Martini Night, $5 Martinis,
$2 off top shelf Half-
price quesadillas, 4-8pm

WED., 07.23.14
9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy
5-9pm Multiple TVs
ANNIES
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $4
Stella Artois, $4 House
Wines, $4 Stolichnaya
Cocktails, $4 Manhattans
and Vodka Martinis
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
Karaoke, 10pm-close
$6 Stoli & Flavors
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm Drag
Bingo, 8pm Karaoke,
10pm
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 Rum Night, $5
Rum Doubles, $2 off top
shelf Half-price wings,
4-8pm
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
New Meat Wednesday DJ
Don T. Shirtless Night,
10-11pm, 12-12:30am
Military Night, no cover
with military ID 9pm
Cover 21+
THURS., 07.24.14
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
COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $6 Call
Martini, $3 Miller Lite,
$3 Rail Ripped Body
Contest $200 Cash
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 9pm
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
drink, 5-9pm No Cover
PWS SPORTS BAR
Laurel, Md.
301-498-4840
Half-price breakfast
sandwiches, 4-8pm
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Shirtless Thursday DJ
Tim-e in Secrets 9pm
Cover 21+
FRI., 07.25.14
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
COBALT/30 DEGREES
All You Can Drink Happy
Hour $15 Rail &
Domestic, $21 Call &
Imports, 6-9pm Free Rail
Vodka, 11pm-Midnight
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, 4-8pm
TOWN
Drag Show starts at
10:30pm Hosted by
DJ Wess upstairs,
BacK2bACk downstairs
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 DJ
Tim-e in Secrets DJ Don
T. in Ziegfelds Cover
21+ l
J
OE, YOU HAVE TO
release this. Its so cute,
like a total summer jam.
That was the verdict of friends
of DJ Joe Gauthreaux, who
had hesitated for months to
release Bye Felicia as his
rst ofcial single. I thought
it was just too out there, he
says. I was just unsure of it.
Nothing to be unsure of
now. Bye Felicia has been
the Hot Shot Debut and the
Power Pick on the Billboard
dance club chart, where in
only two weeks the track has
climbed to No. 31. I mean, I
was just hoping to get on the
chart, Gauthreaux marvels.
The song features New
York club veteran Mitch
Amtrak talk-singing in a style
not so dissimilar to Andrea
Doria on last decades club
classic Bucci Bag. No
doubt youve heard the titular
phrase before, which derives
from the 1995 lm Friday
starring rapper Ice Cube,
who uses it to shoo away
the neighborhood mooch.
Its something that you
say to somebody who you
dont really care about,
says Gauthreaux. [But] I
cant make a mean song,
because thats just not what
Im about. So we decided
to ip it and make it more
like, instead of saying bye
to her, were actually kind of
looking for her in the song.
Weve actually kind of made
Felicia somebody youd
want to hang out with.
A New Orleans native
who got his start as a DJ
nearly two decades ago
at his hometowns famed
club Oz, Gauthreaux has
been a reigning DJ in gay
clubland for a decade now.
He regularly headlines the
biggest parties and clubs,
and nearly every weekend
spins at multiple events
across the country. This
weekend, Gauthreaux
headlines the Saturday Sand
Blast beach party in Atlantic
City, N.J. but not before
he returns for an indoor
Summer Beach Party at
D.C.s Cobalt, where he
appears at least several
times a year.
In recent years,
Gauthreaux has started
producing his own remixes
of popular hits, which he
plays exclusively as part of
his sets. But hes realized
he needs to create his own
tracks as well if he wants
to branch out beyond the
clubs, or at least beyond
his core crowd in gay
clubland.
The ultimate goal is to
write a song good enough
to make it out into the world
and that people really care
about, he says, citing Tony
Moran and especially Tisto
as role models in the pursuit.
With no musical training
growing up, Gauthreaux, whos
in his mid-30s, says the
past decade has been a huge
learning process, in which
hes taught himself music
production. He already has
four additional, eclectic songs
written and recorded with
various vocalists because I
cant sing, he laughs ready
to release on his label, Prop D
Recordings, once Bye Felicia
has had its run.
Honestly I dont think of
my job as a job, he says.
Work to me is fun.
Joe Gauthreaux performs this
Friday, July 18, at 10 p.m.,
at Cobalt, 1639 R St. NW.
Call 202-232-4416 or visit
cobaltdc.com. l

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I dont think that theres going to be some major referee whos going to say now
its time to stop.
Governor CHRIS CHRISTIE, speaking with reporters at the National Governors Association in Nashville. Christie stated that,
though same sex marriage was a settled issue in New Jersey, the overall issue would be debated
and fought over for some time to come.
(TIME)
Ive thought about this for a long time.

Im not straight.
Gold medal-winning Australian Olympic swimmer IAN THORPE, conrming his sexuality in an interview. Thorpe has previously
denied claims that he is gay, stating two years ago: I am not gay and all my sexual experiences have been straight.
Thorpe, whose announcement was met with praise from fans and fellow athletes,
decided to come out to help those struggling with their own sexuality.
(TEN)
Laverne Cox continues to break barriers.
Today, countless transgender youth will hear the message that they can be who they are and still achieve their dreams.
GLAAD President SARAH KATE ELLIS, in a statement. Cox made history as the rst openly transgender actor to be
nominated for an Emmy for her role in Netixs Orange is the New Black.
(GLAAD)
When people sit down to eat a hamburger, the last thing they want to be thinking about is
two guys having sex.
BRYAN FISCHER, Director of Issues Analysis for the American Family Association, speaking on his Focus Point radio show.
Fischers statement was directed at Burger Kings Proud Whopper, a celebratory version of the Whopper which came in a
rainbow wrapper and was sold in San Francisco during Pride.
(Right Wing Watch)
Im spendaphobic,
Im not homophobic.
Disgraced Toronto Mayor ROB FORD, when asked whether he is homophobic. Earlier this month, Ford was the only no vote in
a City Council proposal to provide help for homeless LGBT teens; it passed with 31 in favor and only Ford against.
(CTV)

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