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Volume 21 / Issue 25
NEWS 6 OBAMA EVOLVES, AGAIN
by Justin Snow
8 HRC ENDORSES TRUVADA FOR PREP
by John Riley
12 COMMUNITY CALENDAR
FEATURE 21 BUILDING A BIGGER, BETTER DC EAGLE
by Doug Rule
photography by Todd Franson
OUT ON THE TOWN 26 CONCERT MASTER
by Randy Shulman
28 COSTUME PREP
by Doug Rule
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by Doug Rule
TV 37 TRANSFORMATIONAL TELEVISION
by Rhuaridh Marr
PETS 39 DRESSED FOR DISCOMFORT
by Rhuaridh Marr
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photography by Ward Morrison
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photography by Christopher Cunetto
CLUBLIFE 52 HALLOWEEK HAPPENINGS
by Doug Rule
54 LAST WORD
Obama Evolves, Again
President Obama says he believes the Constitution guarantees
marriage equality in all 50 states
by Justin Snow
P
RESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
has stated that he believes the
U.S. Constitution guarantees
same-sex couples the right
to marry in all 50 states, endorsing a
position long advanced by marriage-
equality advocates.
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Ultimately, I think the Equal
Protection Clause does guarantee
same-sex marriage in all fty states,
Obama said in an interview with The
New Yorkers Jeffrey Toobin published
Monday. But, as you know, courts have
always been strategic. There have been
times where the stars were aligned and
the Court, like a thunderbolt, issues a
ruling like Brown v. Board of Education,
but thats pretty rare. And, given the
direction of society, for the Court to have
allowed the process to play out the way it
has may make the shift less controversial
and more lasting.
Obamas remarks were made during
an Oct. 7 interview with Toobin one
day after the U.S. Supreme Court declined
to hear arguments in cases challenging
same-sex marriage bans in ve states:
Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Indiana and
Wisconsin thus allowing lower court
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been a federal issue, whats recognized as
a marriage.
In March 2013, one day after
his administration led a brief urg-
ing the Supreme Court to strike down
Proposition 8, Californias ban on same-
sex marriage, Obama noted that while
the brief from Solicitor General Donald
Verrilli did not call for same-sex mar-
riage bans in all states to be struck down
as a violation of the 14th Amendments
guarantee of equal protection, that does
not necessarily mean he personally
believes the Supreme Court should not
rule broadly against all same-sex mar-
riage bans.
What weve done is put forward a
basic principle, which applies to all equal
protection cases whenever a particular
group is being discriminated against, the
court asks the question, whats the ratio-
nale for this and it better be a good rea-
son. And if you dont have a good reason
were going to strike it down, Obama
told reporters at the time.
Now, the court may decide that if it
doesnt apply in this case it probably cant
apply in any case. Theres no good reason
for it, he said of that basic principle. If I
were on the court, thatd probably be the
view Id put forward. But Im not a judge,
Im the president.
Days later, in an interview with
George Stephanopoulos of ABC News,
Obama said of state marriage bans, What
I believe is that if the states dont have a
good justication for it, then it prob-
ably doesnt stand up to constitutional
muster. Obama added that he could not
imagine a constitutional justication for
the high court upholding state bans on
decisions legalizing marriage equality in
those states to stand. The Supreme Court
left intact rulings by the 4th Circuit,
7th Circuit and 10th Circuit Courts of
Appeals striking down same-sex mar-
riage bans in those ve states, with the
appeals courts decisions applying to six
other states in those three circuits: West
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming.
When asked to name the best Supreme
Court decision issued during his presi-
dency, Obama pointed to the Oct. 6 deci-
sion not to hear those cases.
In some ways, the decision that was
just handed down to not do anything
about what states are doing on same-sex
marriage may end up being as conse-
quential from my perspective, a pos-
itive sense as anything thats been
done, Obama said. Because I think it
really signals that although the Court was
not quite ready it didnt have sufcient
votes to follow Loving v. Virginia the
1967 case that struck down state bans on
interracial marriage and go ahead and
indicate an equal-protection right across
the board it was a consequential and
powerful signal of the changes that have
taken place in society and that the law is
having to catch up.
Obamas belief in a federal constitu-
tional right to same-sex marriage nation-
wide is the latest evolution on the issue
by the president, who endorsed marriage
equality in May 2012. When Obama pub-
licly announced his support for same-
sex marriage at that time, he told ABCs
Robin Roberts that it was an issue that
is going to be worked out at the local
level, because historically this has not
same-sex marriage.
Obamas position on a constitutional
right to same-sex marriage has not yet
been formally advanced in a court brief
by his administration, nor by his solicitor
general. Outgoing Attorney General Eric
Holder has repeatedly said the Justice
Department will le a brief in support of
same-sex couples right to marry should
the U.S. Supreme Court again consider
the issue.
The Presidents position on marriage
equality is supported by dozens of federal
court rulings over the last year, which
have ruled discriminatory state bans on
marriage unconstitutional, said Human
Rights Campaign President Chad Grifn
in a statement. Americas core values
of liberty and equality under the law
were enshrined in our Constitution by
our founders to protect those who face
inequality inicted by the majority. Its
only a matter of time before committed
and loving gay and lesbian couples can
legally marry in every corner of this great
nation.
The publication of Obamas remarks
comes as marriage equality continues to
spread to states outside of the circuits
impacted by the Supreme Courts deci-
sion earlier this month. Following an
Oct. 7 decision by the 9th Circuit Court
of Appeals striking down same-sex mar-
riage bans in Idaho and Nevada, same-
sex marriage has become law in those
states and Alaska, which is covered by
the 9th Circuit. Arizona and Montana
are also expected to be impacted by the
9th Circuits decision as the number of
marriage-equality states inches closer to
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HRC Endorses
Truvada for PrEP
National LGBT rights organization backs use of antiretroviral drug
to help curb HIV infection rates
by John Riley
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HE HUMAN RIGHTS
Campaign (HRC), the nations
leading LGBT rights organiza-
tion, released a policy paper on
Monday in which it explicitly endorsed
the use of the drug Truvada for Pre-
Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
Currently, Truvada is the only drug
approved for PrEP, which involves pre-
scribing the antiretroviral as a daily dose
to HIV-negative individuals and popu-
lations considered most at risk of con-
tracting HIV. According to studies, when
taken daily as prescribed by a legitimate
health care provider, and paired with
other safe sex practices such as condom
use, as well as follow-up testing to ensure
the patient has not seroconverted, or
become HIV-positive, Truvada has been
found to reduce the risk of contracting
HIV by upwards of 90 percent.
PrEP is a dose of hope, taken once
daily. Today, there is an unprecedented
chance to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in
the United States, in part through PrEPs
aggressive prevention of HIV infections,
HRC President Chad Grifn said in a
statement. There is no reason medical
or otherwise to discourage individuals
from taking control of their sexual health
and talking to their doctor about PrEP.
Bold action must be taken to guarantee
access to this life-changing regimen.
By weighing in on the issue of PrEP,
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using PrEP as a widespread public health
prevention strategy, given low rates of
adherence among study participants.
Kenslea noted that, so far, health care
providers have written fewer than 3,000
prescriptions for Truvada as PrEP, indi-
cating there may be ambivalence among
doctors as to whether PrEP is success-
ful enough for them to recommend it to
their patients. He also added that PrEP is
intended to be used in conjunction with
condoms, not as a replacement for them.
In its policy paper, HRC stressed that
its recommendation applies to popula-
tions that are the most vulnerable to HIV
infection, and urged individuals to consult
with their healthcare providers before
making any medical decisions. The orga-
nization also called upon major stake-
holders to take concrete and specic steps
to reduce the cost of the drug, educate the
public about it, and make it available to all
medically-qualied individuals, regard-
less of their socioeconomic status.
Specically, HRC called on the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) to disseminate infor-
mation about and guidance on PrEP to
all agencies and providers. HRC urged
Gilead Sciences, the manufacturer of
Truvada, to further reduce the cost of
the drug, as it has previously done by
increasing access and providing co-pay
assistance to low-income individuals.
HRC has taken on a controversial source
of conict among subgroups within the
LGBT community. While organizations
like AIDS United, the Gay Mens Health
Crisis Center (GMHC), the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
and the World Health Organization
(WHO) have also endorsed PrEP, other
organizations and members of the LGBT
community remain opposed.
In particular, the Los Angeles-based
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has
pointed to the low adherence rates of
study participants who were prescribed
Truvada as PrEP, saying it might result
in an increase in condomless sex, there-
by increasing the chance of transmit-
ting other sexually-transmitted diseases.
AHF has further said that low adherence,
or failing to take the daily dose of the
medication on a regular basis, may result
in seroconversion.
For HIV-positive individuals on anti-
retroviral therapy, which may include
Truvada, strict adherence to their pre-
scribed regimen is essential to avoiding
the risk of the virus developing resistance
to HIV drugs.
Ged Kenslea, the senior director of
communications for AHF, declined to
offer a statement specically addressing
HRCs endorsement of PrEP, except to
clarify that AHF is not opposed to PrEP.
Rather, the organization is skeptical of
The organization also calle upon Gilead
to start a public awareness campaign to
increase consumer knowledge of afford-
ability options surrounding PrEP.
HRC called on directors of state
Medicaid programs to investigate best
practices for increasing access to the
drug among low-income individuals,
also adding that states that have not
expanded access to Medicaid under the
Affordable Care Act should do so. It also
asked the chief insurance regulators in
all 50 states to provide information to
all insurers about best practices sur-
rounding co-pay supports and to punish
insurers who deny coverage to those
who wish to utilize PrEP when it has
been prescribed by their chief medi-
cal provider. Lastly, HRC asked the top
25 insurance companies in the United
States to revise their formulary and co-
pay standards as they relate to PrEP,
making access to qualied individuals
and the degree of affordability more con-
sistent across state lines, as well as pro-
viding further educational information
to consumers who might be eligible.
Affordable access to PrEP as a pre-
vention option is essential if we are to
beat this epidemic, Grifn said. Weve
got to work together if were going to
seize this historic opportunity to change
countless lives for the better.
Whitman-Walker Health, the D.C.
area nonprot community health center
that specializes in LGBT-competent care
and HIV/AIDS treatment, praised HRCs
backing of PrEP as an HIV prevention
strategy.
To have the most recognizable LGBT
advocacy group give its stamp of approv-
al to PrEP is a big deal, said Richard
Elion, the director of clinical research at
Whitman-Walker Health, who is current-
ly leading a study in conjunction with
researchers in Miami and San Francisco
on the real-world use of PrEP. We
know that uptake of PrEP among men
who have sex with men (MSM) has been
limited, partly due to misinformation in
the community about its safety and effec-
tiveness. We also know that gay men are
the only group in the U.S. among whom
new HIV infections are on the rise. PrEP
can play a huge role in addressing HIV
among gay men.
Concluded Elion: I hope that HRCs
impassioned endorsement of PrEP leads
to more people who are vulnerable to
HIV infection, including but not limited
to gay men, considering it as an option,
and to universal, affordable access to it. l
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SMYALS REC NIGHT provides a social atmo-
sphere for GLBT and questioning youth, featuring
dance parties, vogue nights, movies and games.
More info, catherine.chu@smyal.org.
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-6 p.m., by
appointment and walk-in, for youth 21 and younger.
Youth Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3155, test-
ing@smyal.org.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
ADVENTURING outdoors group hosts Potluck
Social at private home on Capitol Hill. 7 p.m. Jeff,
301-775-9660. adventuring.org.
BURGUNDY CRESCENT, a gay volunteer orga-
nization, volunteers today for Food & Friends. To
participate, visit burgundycrescent.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
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 inter-
ested in Brazilian culture, meets. For location/time,
email braziliangaygroup@yahoo.com.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice session at
Hains Point, 972 Ohio Dr., SW. 8:30-10 a.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/walking/social
club welcomes all levels for exercise in a fun and
supportive environment, socializing afterward.
Meet 9:30 a.m., 23rd & P Streets NW, for a walk; or
10 a.m. for fun run. dcfrontrunners.org.
DC SENTINELS basketball team meets at Turkey
Thicket Recreation Center, 1100 Michigan Ave. NE,
2-4 p.m. For players of all levels, gay or straight.
teamdcbasketball.org.
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. For more info, visit
dignitywashington.org.
GAY LANGUAGE CLUB discusses critical languag-
es and foreign languages. 7 p.m. Nellies, 900 U St.
NW. RSVP 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, OCTOBER 26
ADVENTURING outdoors group hikes 7 miles at
Snickers Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains, with a
stop at an adjacent winery. Bring beverages, lunch,
$17 for fees. Carpool at 8:30 a.m. from East Falls
Church Metro Station Kiss & Ride lot. Craig, 202-
462-0535. adventuring.org.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
EQUALITY SOCIAL, a greater LGBT and Allies
community-wide social event to meet for an excit-
ing prelude to the HRC National Dinner, which
takes place the next evening. 7-9 p.m. Marrakech,
2147 P Street NW. Free. For more information,
gogaydc.org.
THE DC CENTER hosts a reading by author VIVEK
SHRAYA and graphic novelist ELISHA LIM as part
of their Crushes and Mountains Tour. 6-7:30 p.m.
2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more information,
visit thedccenter.org.
WOMEN IN THEIR 20S, a social discussion and
activity group for LBT women, meets at The DC
Center on the second and fourth Fridays of each
month. 8-9:30 p.m. Dancing at Phase One after the
meeting. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH offers
free HIV testing, 9-5 p.m., and HIV services (by
appointment). 202-291-4707, andromedatranscul-
turalhealth.org.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice session
at Hains Point, 927 Ohio Dr. SW. 6:30-8 p.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
GAY DISTRICT holds facilitated discussion for
GBTQ men, 18-35, rst and third Fridays. 8:30 p.m.
The DC Center, 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. 202-
682-2245, gaydistrict.org.
GAY MARRIED MENS ASSOCIATION (GAMMA)
is a peer-support group that meets twice a month
in Dupont Circle, Northern Virginia and Maryland
suburb. 7:30 p.m. Contact for more info on location:
gay-married.com or GAMMAinDC2@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.
METROHEALTH CENTER offers free, rapid HIV
testing. Appointment needed. 1012 14th St. NW,
Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
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.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23
GAYS AND LESBIANS OPPOSING VIOLENCE
(GLOV), a program of The DC Center, will host
a Norton in Your Neighborhood Community
Conversation featuring U.S. Del. Eleanor Holmes
Norton at its October meeting. 7-8:30 p.m. 2000
14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org or glovdc.org.
The DC Center holds a TRANSGENDER DAY
OF REMEMBRANCE PLANNING MEETING to
organize the annual event commemorating trans-
gender individuals who have lost their lives through
violence. 6-7 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. For
more information, visit thedccenter.org.
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.
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.
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.
WOMENS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE for young
LBTQ women, 13-21, interested in leadership devel-
opment. 5-6:30 p.m. SMYAL Youth Center, 410 7th
St. SE. 202-567-3163, 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.
LGBTCommunityCalendar
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 UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF
SILVER SPRING invites LGBTQ families and indi-
viduals of all creeds and cultures to join the church.
Services 9:15 and 11:15 a.m. 10309 New Hampshire
Ave. uucss.org.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27
CENTER MILITARY WORKING GROUP holds its
monthly planning meeting at The DC Center. 7-9
p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more infor-
mation, visit thedccenter.org.
QUEER FOR CHRIST, D.C.s young adult LGBT
Christian group, holds its October Happy Hour at
Dacha Beer Garden. 7-9 p.m. 1600 7th St. NW. Visit
facebook.com/groups/QFCDC.
WEEKLY EVENTS
Michael Brazell teaches BEARS DO YOGA, a pro-
gram of The DC Center. 6:30 p.m., Green Lantern,
1335 Green Court NW. No cost, newcomers wel-
come. 202-682-2245, thedccenter.org.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice session
at Hains Point, 927 Ohio Dr. SW. 7-8:30 p.m. Visit
swimdcac.org.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds practice, 6:30-8:30
p.m. Garrison Elementary, 1200 S St. NW. dcscan-
dals.wordpress.com.
GETEQUAL meets 6:30-8 p.m. at Quaker House,
2111 Florida Ave. NW. getequal.wdc@gmail.com.
KARING WITH INDIVIDUALITY (K.I.) SERVICES,
3333 Duke St., Alexandria, offers free rapid HIV
testing and counseling, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 703-823-4401.
NOVASALUD offers free HIV testing. 5-7 p.m. 2049
N. 15th St., Suite 200, Arlington. Appointments:
703-789-4467.
Youth Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3155 or test-
ing@smyal.org.
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
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.
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.
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.
BURGUNDY CRESCENT, a gay volunteer organi-
zation, volunteers today for BurGREENdy activity
picking up litter with the Rock Creek Conservancy
and Petworth community, and Lost Dog & Cat
Rescue Foundation in Potomac Yards. To partici-
pate, visit burgundycrescent.org.
WEEKLY EVENTS
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST welcomes all to 10:30 a.m. service, 945 G
St. NW. rstuccdc.org or 202-628-4317.
HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST welcomes
GLBT community for worship. 10:30 a.m., 6130 Old
Telegraph Road, Alexandria. hopeucc.org.
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Buren St. NW. Newcomers with at least basic swim-
ming 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, hivsup-
port@whitman-walker.org.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker Health. D.C.:
MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For an appoint-
ment call 202-745-7000. Visit whitman-walker.org.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28
GENDERQUEER DC, a monthly support group at
The DC Center for people who identify outside of
the gender binary, meets on the fourth Tuesday of
every month at The DC Center. 7-8:30 p.m. 2000
14th St. NW, Suite 105. More info, visit thedccenter.
org or facebook.com/genderqueerdc.
WEEKLY EVENTS
ASIANS AND FRIENDS weekly dinner in Dupont/
Logan Circle area, 6:30 p.m. afwash@aol.com,
afwashington.net.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice session at
Takoma Aquatic Center, 300 Van Buren St. NW.
7:30-9 p.m. swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/walking/social club
serving greater D.C.s LGBT community and allies
hosts an evening run/walk. dcfrontrunners.org.
THE GAY MENS HEALTH COLLABORATIVE
offers free HIV/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.
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.
METROHEALTH CENTER offers free, rapid HIV
testing. Appointment needed. 1012 14th St. NW,
Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
Youth Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-567-3155, test-
ing@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.
US HELPING US hosts a support group for black
gay men 40 and older. 7-9 p.m., 3636 Georgia Ave.
NW. 202-446-1100.
Whitman-Walker Healths GAY MENS HEALTH
AND WELLNESS/STD CLINIC opens at 6 p.m.,
1701 14th St. NW. Patients are seen on walk-in basis.
No-cost screening for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and
chlamydia. Hepatitis and herpes testing available
for fee. whitman-walker.org.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker Health. D.C.:
MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For an appoint-
ment call 202-745-7000. Visit whitman-walker.org.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29
THE LAMBDA BRIDGE CLUB meets for Duplicate
Bridge. No reservation needed. All welcome. 7:30
p.m. Dignity Center, 721 8th St. SE. 703-407-6540 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.
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ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH offers free HIV testing, 9-5 p.m.,
and HIV services (by appointment). 202-291-4707, andromedatranscultural-
health.org.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice session at Hains Point, 927 Ohio Dr.
SW. 7-8:30 p.m. Visit swimdcac.org.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds practice, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Garrison Elementary,
1200 S St. NW. dcscandals.wordpress.com.
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, historic-
christchurch.org.
IDENTITY offers free and condential HIV testing in Gaithersburg, 414
East Diamond Ave. Walk-ins 2-7 p.m. For appointments other hours, call
Gaithersburg at 301-300-9978.
JOB CLUB, a weekly support program for job entrants and seekers, meets at
The DC Center. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. More info, www.
centercareers.org.
METROHEALTH CENTER offers free, rapid HIV testing. No appointment
needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 1012 14th St. NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.
NOVASALUD offers free HIV testing. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 2049 N. 15th St., Suite 200,
Arlington. Appointments: 703-789-4467.
PRIME TIMERS OF DC, social club for mature gay men, hosts weekly happy
hour/dinner. 6:30 p.m., Windows Bar above Dupont Italian Kitchen, 1637 17th
St. NW. Carl, 703-573-8316.
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. 202-745-7000, whitman-walker.org. l
Building a Bigger,
Building a Bigger,
Better DC Eagle
Ted Clements (pictured) and Peter Lloyd are soaring high with
construction underway for the new DC Eagle
by Doug Rule // Photography by Todd Franson
P
ETER LLOYD HAS A LONG HISTORY
with the DC Eagle, the rst gay bar he
actively sought out. In the pre-AIDS
late-1970s, Lloyd was an anxious, impres-
sionable teenager. For a Georgetown native
raised in a family headed by a strict World
War II-veteran father, going to the DC Eagle was far from a cake-
walk and not simply because it was a gay bar, and Lloyd underage.
It was a gay bar in a bad part of town, at the time a sketchy stretch of
7th Street just south of Mt. Vernon Square in downtown D.C.
But the allure was too strong and worth the risk, especially
considering that back then the DC Eagle was a one-stop shop:
Once inside, you could drink while conversing, cruising or play-
ing pool with like-minded people in leather gear. Dont have
gear? Head up to the third oor to the leather goods shop, the
original Leather Rack. Hungry? Load up on food from the res-
taurant on the second oor. In other words, Lloyd and his fellow
pioneering leathermen could have their cake and eat it too.
A quarter-century later, Lloyd, now 52, is angling to offer
the same for the next generation and beyond. Hes one of those
responsible for building the new DC Eagle complex, the fourth
location in the storied clubs 43-year history. After rapid neigh-
borhood redevelopment forced the bar to close earlier this year
in a location on New York Avenue that had served as its home
for almost 27 years, the DC Eagle will re-open next month in
a mostly industrial area east of the Anacostia River, near the
Minnesota Avenue Metro, one Orange Line stop beyond RFK
Stadiums Stadium-Armory. It will be the rst DC Eagle location
outside of D.C.s Northwest quadrant.
And while it wont be a cakewalk for most to get to 3701
Benning Rd. NE, the site will eventually offer the same kind of
one-stop shop attractions that Lloyd had found when he was a
young man. A three-story former warehouse, the new DC Eagle
will feature a large central bar, side billiards area and outdoor
patio, plus a separate cigar-smoking room and a small store.
Above all this, on the third oor, will be a large stage, catwalk,
dance oor and mezzanine overlooking the action. Above that
opening sometime next year will be an expansive roof deck
with a view to the U.S. Capitol. And on the rst oor will be a
restaurant serving hearty, healthy food.
Lloyd, along with his business partners Ted Clements and
Don Angus Hughes, bought the property in late May after
more than two years of searching the city high and low looking
for a new roost. But the partners are only now going public with
their plans for the space. Clements opted to wait until they had
cleared most hurdles, including gaining neighborhood approval
and obtaining appropriate licenses from the D.C. Alcoholic
Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA).
I really did not want our ABRA stuff being tried in the
press, Clements says. But all thats done now, so now its just
building out and going through, making sure everythings up to
code. And then well be ready to open. The DC Eagle will be
open to the public in time for its 43rd anniversary, with festivi-
ties planned the week before Thanksgiving, including the annual
Mr. DC Eagle contest. The restaurant The Phoenix wont
open for a fe months after that, hopefully in time for Januarys
Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend.
Both Clements and Lloyd acknowledge that setting up shop
in a relatively unfamiliar location in an up-and-coming part of
town is a gamble. But both are also optimistic about the spaces
potential, and stand resolute in giving it their best shot. I just
didnt want the Eagle to pass into legend, Lloyd says. Twenty
years down the road, I didnt want to look back and think, Gee, I
should have tried. Or hear talk about, Remember the DC Eagle?
I really think its a great bar, and it has great potential, and I
think theres a need for it.
Its going to take a while to establish our footprint here,
Clements concedes. Im aware of that, and Im willing to give
what it takes.
TED CLEMENTS, LEATHER HANDYMAN
THESE DAYS WHAT it takes is 16- to 20-hour days for
Clements, as he oversees construction and related issues in
the new space. Lloyd helps whenever hes not consumed with
his full-time job as a government employee. The third partner,
Angus, is dealing with health issues that have sidelined him a bit.
Once we went to closing, Peter took a step back, says
Clements, the handy type since his high school days of working
as a bricklayer with his brother Chris interestingly, Chris has
continued in the trade and is now serving as the new DC Eagles
bricklayer. The 52-year-old also oversaw remodeling of the his-
toric house in Silver Spring that he shares with Tom Kristie, his
partner of nearly 20 years and husband of one.
Clements was only six when he rst realized he liked manly
men in uniform thats when he developed a fascination with
cowboys and their boots on a cross-country family trip. Born in
Warrenton, Va., but raised in Fairfax to parents who were both
in the CIA, he eventually took a shine to military men. After
high school I joined the Marine Corps, he says, and it was like,
I really like sleeping with 60 men in my bedroom. Clements
got into the bar business after the Marines, while living in
Jacksonville, N.C., near Camp Lejeune. He ran two very differ-
ent bars in that small town the Leatherneck Tavern, popular
with Marines, and Friends Lounge, a gay drag and dance club
down the street before returning to the Washington area 22
years ago. I found out my father had cancer, he says. It was
time for me to move home. Once back, Clements sought out a
job with the DC Eagle and hes been there ever since, buying
the place with Lloyd and Angus nearly four years ago.
FROM COW PARTS TO COWHIDE
WE LOOKED AT so many properties, Lloyd says. But 3701
Benning Rd. NE stood above everything else. I love the fact
that it has a sordid history. And as more time goes by, the more I
nd out about its history. Most recently Lloyd learned that the
nearly 17,000 square foot building once served as a storehouse
for reworks. Which made sense to me, because theres not a
lot to burn here. Its poured concrete and brick.
Its a fortress in a lot of ways, says Clements, as he leads
Metro Weekly on an exclusive tour of the new space on a
recent sunny day. A construction crew led by K4 Associates,
LLC, the same Rockville-based company that developed Town
Danceboutique was noisily drilling and chipping away, occa-
sionally spooking Ristretto, Clements rescued Italian grey-
hound seemingly always by his side. Clements notes that one
wall is two-feet thick and dates back to before the Civil War.
From 1916 until the 1950s, the building was use as a slaugh-
terhouse which just makes a kind of sense for a venue whose
primary motivating passion is for clothing made from cowhide.
There are four large smoking chambers where they would
smoke the meat on the second oor the oor will be named the
Exile in homage to the old D.C. nightclub. Later he points to a
steel beam where theyre installing a 400 square feet dance oor.
This is where they brought the cattle in, he says, adding with
a laugh, I think I could strap a few boys to that. No doubt they
will play up the history of the building, which has also served
as an engineering school and, most recently, a church. But with
oors eight-inches thick, it seems all-but custom-made for furry
fellas to dance the night away. The bears can dance and the
chandeliers wont swing, Clements teases.
The Phoenix restaurant will be on the rst oor and run
by Thomas Bach, formerly the chef at Caf Berlin, and Jason
Flory, Clements cousin who currently runs a Ruby Tuesday in
Hampton Roads, Va. (Theyve also tapped Chris Shell to launch
Eagle Eye Catering, which can be hired for private events,
whether house parties or wedding celebrations.) Customers
will be able to get to the Eagle from the restaurant by taking the
elevator or stairs, leading to a room that will house a cashier, a
coat check and a small retail shop. But most will enter the Eagle
and this room by coming around back to the buildings loading
dock, which faces old B&O railroad tracks, still in operation.
Off to the far right is a small, designated cigar bar, to be called
Terminal Alley. There will be a bootblack chair set up there and
another in the Eagle itself.
We tried to take it to the next level, and keep it relevant,
says Clements, and his enthusiasm for the space is contagious.
Its easy to spend hours talking to him to learn all about his plans,
both those already being enacted as well as those still to come.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS
I CANT WAIT to open, Clements grins. After being in this
business for 22 years, I do not like being sidelined referring
to not having an actual bar for most of the year.
While theyve cleared all the major legal hurdles and con-
struction is moving at a quick pace, the biggest hurdle is yet
to come getting people to the venue, the other side of the
tracks, as Lloyd puts it.
A lot of it is just a matter of familiarization. As it turns out,
many people have seen the building before. If youve ever gone
east on Benning Road, Lloyd recounts what he regularly tells
people, when you cross the big overpass over the tracks, look to
your right, youre staring at our building. The big white building
off to the side? Oh, Ive seen that building before!
In fact, some even know the building from the time it was
the consignment shop Classic Clothing Co., which also once
had a shop in Georgetown but has since relocated to Northeasts
Bladensburg Road.
The local community around the property seems eager to
have a sit-down restaurant that serves healthy options, offering
something other than the fast food thats all-too plentiful in the
vicinity. The ANC has been really quite wonderful, Lloyd says,
referring to Advisory Neighborhood Commission 7F, which has
jurisdiction over the area and has approved plans for the DC
Eagle complex.
One remaining stumbling block is securing appropriate park-
ing. The parking lots around the property are all owned by one
commercial neighbor, who hasnt accepted offers to lease spots.
So unless something changes, Clements counsels future patrons:
Do not park on the parking lots around us. Your car will be
towed. Clements is working to set up a parking valet, and
arranging to use some off-street parking spots nearby. Hes also
exploring other options, from a shuttle to pedicabs.
Located a block from the major intersection of Benning Road
and Minnesota Avenue, the new DC Eagle is only a two-block-
walk from the Minnesota Avenue Metro stop, which also has
its own Capital Bikeshare station. Lloyd, who lives near the
Potomac Avenue Metro stop two stops west, does feel safe walk-
ing from the Metro to the DC Eagle even at night. I do!, he says,
adding, I wouldnt wander around, looking at the sky or your
phone, stumbling along and looking vulnerable. Dont look like
a target and I really think youll be okay.
Lloyd adds that he doesnt consider the neighborhood dan-
gerous relatively speaking anyway. More dangerous than
what? he asks. I mean I remember when Shaw was a dangerous
area. I remember when the old location was a dangerous area.
In fact, as hard as it may be to believe now, 639 New York Ave.
NW was not a prime address two decades ago. Its surround-
ing neighborhood could be a bit intimidating to walk at night.
Any resident who lives near the Shaw Metro stop can tell you
the same was true there just a couple years ago. As goes Shaw,
apparently so goes Benning near the DC Eagle.
Oh yes, its transitioning in front of our eyes very much
so, Clements says. Even my contractors, and people who have
been coming here for three or four months, they can already see
the change. The forthcoming DC Streetcar and its proposed
Benning Road stop will also add to the pool of transportation
options. And grand plans for redeveloping the Anacostia water-
front area and bike path will further enhance the region.
A NEW SPACE WITH FAMILIAR FACES
THERE ARE REASONS to think the DC Eagle will be a hit
from the start. While working on the weekends, Clements
says, I have customers just riding up on bikes, people just
driving by, trying to find the building, the location, waving.
The venue should also draw in leatherfolk from all around
the Mid-Atlantic region who are making a day or week-
end trip not to mention those who come for Januarys
Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend, run by the local Centaurs
Motorcycle Club. Clements has also been in talks with local
promoters to organize special parties and events, including
Joe Tresh, who has already announced plans to start another
of his popular bi-weekly Bear Happy Hour parties in the
space, a complement to the existing bi-weekly event at H
Streets Rock & Roll Hotel.
Many longtime employees of the DC Eagle will be returning,
beyond the three partners. Among them: Carl Domer, Dwayne
Hitchcock, John Watson and Jesus Uresti. The new DC Eagle
will also have other distinguishing marks beyond familiar faces,
salvaged from the previous location from the bootblack chairs
to the stained glass windows that lined the stairwell to the club
bar to the lockers.
Maybe well make adjustments down the road, in a few
years, Lloyd says. But initially I want it to feel like the Eagle.
The new DC Eagle will be open to the public by Friday, Nov. 21, in
time for its 43rd anniversary celebration. The location is
3701 Benning Rd. NE. Call 202-347-6025 or
visit dceagle.com. l
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SKED TO SHED LIGHT ON THE FINAL, PERPLEX-
ing moment of Tim Burtons Planet of the Apes, com-
poser Danny Elfman just laughs.
I would never attempt to explain anything in any of Tims
lms to anybody.
Directors often work with the same composers, but the
creative relationship between Elfman and Burton is unique,
even by lm industry standards.
Weve had 28 wonderful years and 16 lms, says the
61-year-old Elfman, sounding a bit like a proud husband. He
not only gave me my career by choosing me to do Pee Wees
Big Adventure, but he has allowed me to express myself in so
many different ways. How could I not be happy with that?
Elfman has scored all of Burtons lms, from Edward
Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas to both
Burton-helmed Batmans and the more recent Alice in
Wonderland and Dark Shadows. The full oeuvre will be per-
formed this weekend by the NSO in a special Pops event enti-
tled Danny Elfmans Music from the Films of Tim Burton.
Commissioned a year ago by Britains Royal Albert Hall and
spearheaded by world-renowned conductor John Mauceri,
the concert has since been performed everywhere from Los
Angeles to Tokyo to the Czech Republic.
I hate to talk about the concert from the point of view
of it making money because...in the classical music world
people use that as a stick to denigrate it, says Mauceri. I
would rather say theres a really large audience for it, which
is a core audience that most orchestras really want to have
an audience of people who are in their late teens up to
their middle fties.
Elfman personally rearranged all the suites, setting aside
three months to complete the work. I didnt want the show
to be a hit parade of just main titles. I wanted each suite to
encompass the whole score. The process turned out to be a
challenge but one Elfman enjoyed taking on.
When youre writing for a recording studio youre orches-
trating in a different way, says Elfman, who will not be
appearing at the D.C. performance. If I want a solo to come
through, theres a microphone in front of the viola and I can
[turn up the volume]. On the concert stage, you cant do that.
It meant taking everything apart.
Elfman disagrees with claims that movie scores are the
classical compositions of our times. When you write for
lm you still have to serve the needs of the lm, he says. It
doesnt matter what sort of extravagant ideas I may have in my
head, you dont force them down the throat of a lm. Its not
the same as sitting down and creating a piece of work that only
exists as a piece of music. And thats classical music as I see it:
Purely from the imagination, to the paper, to the instruments.
Its reason for being is only to be heard and to be experienced
in concert. Randy Shulman
Danny Elfmans Music from the Films of Tim Burton is
Thursday Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24 and
25 at 8 p.m., in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Tickets are
$20-$88. Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
Concert Master
Danny Elfmans memorable scores for the lms of
Tim Burton are the focus of this weekends
NSO Pops performances
SPOTLIGHT
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE:
TOURING THE GLOBE FOR 75 YEARS
A collection of 43 artifacts, including photographs,
costume sketches, posters and a short lm of clips,
tracing the history and impact of what was founded
in 1939 as Ballet Theatre. This troupe incorporated
American inuences and helped inspire American
choreographers such as Jerome Robbins, Agnes de
Mille and Twyla Tharp, to transform this classical
genre. Through Jan. 24. Performing Arts Reading
Room in The Library of Congresss James Madison
Memorial Building, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Call
202-707-8000 or visit loc.gov/exhibits.
FOOD: OUR GLOBAL KITCHEN
National Geographic imports this exhibition from
New Yorks American Museum of Natural History
exploring the complex and intricate farm-to-fork
food system, with sections devoted to growing,
transporting, cooking, eating, tasting and celebrat-
ing. To Feb. 22. National Geographic Museum, 1145
17th St. NW. Tickets are $11. Call 202-857-7588 or
visit ngmuseum.org.
GLADYS KNIGHT
The Birchmere presents the return of the Empress
of Soul to the area for a concert at the Warner
Theatre. Knight will perform from her Grammy-
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Costumer Rip Claassen offers last-minute
ideas for Halloween
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O WHAT ARE YOU GOING AS THIS HALLOWEEN? ITS
down to the wire in choosing a costume. And if you want to go
as, say, Elsa or Anna, youd better just, well, let it go.
Every costume shop in the area is out of Frozen costumes, says
Rip Claassen of the American Backstage Company in Alexandria.
That includes his own but that doesnt mean you cant be a Nordic
fairytale princess, or prince. It just requires a little more imagination
and a little more work to re-create the look.
But why live in a fairytale when you can be a gay American hero
from history? Claassen recommends going as Baron von Steuben. In
the Revolutionary War he was the gentleman who wrote the guide
to military drill. Steuben, who ed his native Germany rather than
face prosecution for homosexuality, also served as General George
Washingtons chief of staff at the end of the war.
You could also seek to set folklore straight by which I mean gay. Just this past year, a scholar at Oxford revealed that
Robin Hood and Little John were a couple, Claassen says, noting that Maid Marian was only added as Robin Hoods love
interest two centuries after the legend was originally created with his trusty sidekick. Both men were forest archers theyre
both great medieval looks.
I have these high-quality costumes in my rental department I rent them all the time, Claassen says. Of course, you could
create your own look using things Claassen has on hand, including generic superhero suits or a tiger-striped loincloth. Hes
also got body paint if you want to do something a little more suggestive and show some skin.
If youve havent already gathered, Claassen, who has worked in the local theater scene for 30 years, is a font of costume
ideas. So if youre stuck in an uncreative rut, you could simply seek out his counsel. Just realize hes an insanely busy man this
time of year, which is high season for the costume industry.
If youre asking for advice on how to create a look, he says, better to come at the slower times, usually between 2 and 4
oclock in the afternoon. Doug Rule

The American Backstage Company is at 5380 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria. Call 703-212-8982 or visit americanbackstage.com.
winning repertoire and maybe even a spin through
the moves she learned on Dancing With The Stars.
And as if thats not entertainment enough, comedian
Kevin T. Lee will also be on hand to crack jokes.
Saturday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. Warner Theatre, 513 13th
St. NW. Remaining tickets are $102.50. Call 202-783-
4000 or visit warnertheatredc.com.
JON DEREK CROTEAU
My Thinning Years: Starving the Gay Within is a
memoir about a gay boy scarred as the child of a
homophobic, abusive father but saved, after rejection
and the resulting years of destructive behaviors rang-
ing from anorexia to bulimia to obsessive running,
by Outward Bound and a greater sense of self and
self-worth. Jon Derek Croteau is a senior partner
at an executive search rm and a writer focused on
higher education leadership. Sunday, Oct. 26, at 7
p.m. Kramerbooks, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. Call
202-387-1400 or visit kramers.com.
KRONOS QUARTET
Celebrated contemporary classical chamber ensem-
ble performs a compilation of unusual works reect-
ing the serenity and impact of the centennial of World
War I, plus Aleksandra Vrebalovs new work Beyond
Zero: 1914-1918, which includes an old recording of
Bela Bartok playing his 1916 solo piano suite and
fragments of a Byzantine hymn, and is accompanied
by an original lm by Bill Morrison said by Vrebalov
to be hypnotic, mysterious and beautiful in a very
odd way. Saturday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Centers Ina and Jack Kay Theatre,
University of Maryland, University Boulevard and
Stadium Drive. College Park. Tickets are $25. Call
301-405-ARTS or visit claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
LITTLE DANCER
The Kennedy Center commissioned this new musi-
cal from writer Lynn Ahrens, composer Stephen
Flaherty and director/choreographer Susan Stroman,
inspired by the story of Marie van Goethem, a young
ballerina who posed for Edgar Degas and became,
inadvertently, the most famous dancer in the world.
Little Dancer stars Boyd Gaines as Degas, Rebecca
Luker as adult Marie, and New York City Ballet
Principal Dancer Tiler Peck as the young Marie.
Opens in previews Saturday, Oct. 25. Runs to Nov.
30. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. Tickets
are $45 to $155. Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-
center.org.
SYMBOLS OF HONOR
IN SHAKESPEARES ENGLAND
The Folger Shakespeare Library presents the exhibi-
tion Symbols of Honor: Heraldry and Family History
in Shakespeares England, documenting the craze for
coats of arms in Elizabethan England, a time when
newly wealthy and successful families were eager to
display their status and when modern genealogy
took root. Exceptional treasures on display include
the original drafts of William Shakespeares own coat
of arms. Through Oct. 26. Folger Great Hall in Folger
Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. Free.
Call 202-544-7077 or visit folger.edu.
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THE WASHINGTON BALLET
Three of Europes most powerful ballet geniuses
are on display in the Washington Ballets season-
opening program of all company premieres: Hans
van Manens 5 Tangos, Jiri Kylians Petite Mort and
Christopher Wheeldons Polyphonia. This program
also features live music. Thursday, Oct. 23, through
Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. Also Saturday, Oct. 25,
at 1:30 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 26, at 6:30 p.m. Sidney
Harman Hall, Harman Center for the Arts, 610 F St.
NW. Tickets are $37 to $132. Call 202-547-1122 or
visit shakespearetheatre.org.
FILM
BIRDMAN
Michael Keaton takes center stage, guratively and
literally, as an actor desperately trying to stay rel-
evant as he mounts a Broadway adaptation of the
Birdman superhero he is known for playing. From
there, Alejandro Gonzlez Irritus lm descends
into madness a beautiful, technically dazzling
kind of madness with a cast that includes Edward
Norton, Emma Stone and Zach Galianakis. Opens
Friday, Oct. 24. Area theaters. Visit fandango.com.
OUIJA
Stiles Whites Halloween-pegged movie focuses on
a group of friends who must confront their most
terrifying fears after they awaken the dark powers of
an ancient spirit board. Opens Friday, Oct. 24. Area
theaters. Visit fandango.com.
STAGE
DANNY BOY
Suburban Marylands Unexpected Stage presents
this audience favorite from New Yorks fringe fes-
tival, about a typical, career-oriented New Yorker
looking for love except that his height is that
of a boys, standing just four feet tall. Christopher
Goodrich directs Marc Goldsmiths play, which
takes us inside the vantage point of a little person,
and stars Scott J. Strasbaugh, who might be familiar
from appearing in Signature Theatres Witches of
Eastwick. Closes this Sunday, Oct. 26. Randolph
Road Theater, 4010 Randolph Rd. Silver Spring.
Tickets are $17 to $23. Call 800-838-3006 or visit
unexpectedstage.org.
ELMER GANTRY
Signature Theatre presents a new production of this
musical based on the novel by Sinclair Lewis, with a
book by John Bishop with assistance by Lisa Bishop,
music by Mel Marvin and lyrics by Bob Satuloff.
Eric Schaeffer directs Charlie Pollock in the lead
role as a charismatic, broke salesman who stumbles
up on a struggling religious tour led by pious evan-
gelist Sister Sharon Falconer, played by Mary Kate
Morrissey. Nova Y. Payton offers additional assist
in belting out some rousing gospel tunes. To Nov. 9.
Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington.
Call 703-820-9771 or visit signature-theatre.org.
FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN
Roscoe Orman stars as Stephin Fetchit and Eddie
Ray Jackson is Muhammad Ali in Round House
Theatres area premiere of Will Powers play based
on the improbable but true friendship that formed
between the heavyweight boxing champ Ali and
disgraced Hollywood actor Fetchit. Derrick Sanders
directs. To Nov. 2. Round House Theatre, 4545 East-
West Highway, Bethesda. Tickets are $10 to $45.
Call 240-644-1100 or visit roundhousetheatre.org.
HOWL!
Washington Improv Theatre claims to be reden-
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Gossipmongers run amok in the absurdist play
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HAT IF YOUR PRIVATE LIFE WAS THE TALK OF THE
town? Its a question raised in Luigi Pirandellos Absolutely!
(Perhaps). The small Italian village in which the play is set
might as well be called TMZ, since nearly everyone acts as employees do at
that modern-day media tabloid, working to uncover the latest scoops about
celebrities and pseudo-celebrities.
Constellation Theatre Company aims to draw parallels between our
cultures seemingly insatiable thirst for celebrity gossip and the similar
quench by the characters in this nearly century-old comedy, one of the rst
by Pirandello, a forerunner of the absurdist movement that ourished in
Europe after World War II. To accentuate the absurdist nature of the play
and, naturally, to best display the work of its core creative team, includ-
ing designers A.J. Guban on set and design and Kendrai Rai on costumes
Constellation has placed the action in the 1960s Mad Men-era, when
everything was a little over the top. They also opted for Martin Shermans
decade-old adaptation of a play, originally translated into English as Right
You Are, If You Think So. The farce revolves around competing stories and
truths about a man, here played as intense and fraying by Michael Glenn,
and his relationship with his mother-in-law, the personable Kimberly
Schraf. Why does he keep her at such great distance, both physically and
guratively?
Its really none of the townspeoples business, gayish fop Lamberto
Laudisi (the entertaining Ashley Ivey) says early on in Absolutely! (Perhaps).
And, of course, it helps that hes right. Doug Rule
Absolutely! (Perhaps) (HHHHH) runs to Nov. 9 at Source Theatre,
1835 14th St. NW. Tickets are $20 to $45. Call 202-204-7741 or visit
constellationtheatre.org.
MUSIC
BELA FLECK AND ABIGAIL WASHBURN
Legendary banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck, nominated in
more categories than anyone in Grammy history,
returns to the nations capital, this time with his wife,
Abigail Washburn, also a well-regarded banjo player
and vocalist. International Bluegrass Hall of Famer
Del McCoury and veteran bluegrass/rock mandolin
player David Grisman are also on the bill, sure to be a
rootsy rocking night to remember. Friday, Oct. 31, at
8 p.m. Lisner Auditorium, The George Washington
University, 730 21st St. NW. Tickets are $40 to $60.
Call 202-994-6851 or visit lisner.org.
CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT
A return performance by this quirky, sophisti-
cated and soulful jazz vocalist following a popu-
lar Washington Performing Arts debut last year.
The New York Times has credited Cecile McLorin
Salvant as having the best chance for extending
the lineage of the Big Three: Billie Holiday, Sarah
Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. Salvant performs origi-
nal songs and unique interpretations of obscure jazz
and blues compositions in English, Spanish and her
native tongue, French. Saturday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m.
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. NW. Tickets
are $20 in advance, or $25 day-of show. Call 202-
408-3100 or visit sixthandi.org.
FAITH PRINCE
Tony Award winner Faith Prince, known from
Guys and Dolls and Bells are Ringing, returns to
the Kennedy Center at the behest of the legendary
Barbara Cook and her Spotlight series on Broadways
leading lights. Friday, Oct. 31, at 7:30 p.m. Kennedy
Center Terrace Theater. Tickets are $45. Call 202-
467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.

STUART LITTLE
Adventure Theatre MTC presents Joseph
Robinettes stage adaptation of E.B. Whites famous
book, in a production directed by Colin Hovde
and starring Chris Dinolfo as the titular extraordi-
nary mouse. Closes this Sunday, Oct. 26. Adventure
Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.
Tickets are $19. Call 301-634-2270 or visit adven-
turetheatre-mtc.org.
SWING TIME! THE MUSICAL
Mike Thornton, an actor who has worked with the
satire group the Capitol Steps, and his wife, Cecelia
Fex, have teamed up as co-producers for this new
big band-era musical revue about a group of per-
formers putting together a wartime radio broadcast.
Featuring lm clips plus a live jazz band, the show
features tunes made popular by Duke Ellington,
Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and
Cab Calloway. To Nov. 30. U.S. Navy Memorials
Burke Theater, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets
are $19 or $49. Call 202-393-4266 or visit swingti-
methemusical.com.
THREE SISTAHS
MetroStage opens its 30th season by reviving for a
third time in a dozen years Three Sistahs, a musical
inspired by Chekhovs Three Sisters and featuring
original gospel, R&B and funk tunes by William
Hubbard. Thomas W. Jones II directs the show
featuring his own book and lyrics and Janet Pryces
story inspired by Chekhov and focused on three
strong women reecting on their lives played by
MetroStage greats Bernardine Mitchell and Roz
White, and newcomer Ashley Ware Jenkins. To Nov.
9. MetroStage, 1201 North Royal St., Alexandria.
Tickets are $55 to $60. Call 800-494-8497 or visit
metrostage.org.
group show featuring several popular ensembles
including the long-running horror franchise Die!
Die! Die!, the drag-centric group Ugh and its show
Witch, Please! and storytelling improv troupe Until
One Days Tales From A Haunted___. Weekends to
Nov. 1. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. Tickets are
$12 in advance, or $15 at the door. Call 202-204-7770
or visit washingtonimprovtheater.com.
NEXT TO NORMAL
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkeys Tony Award- and
Pulitzer Prize-winning musical about one modern
familys struggle with mental illness gets a blister-
ing new production at Baltimores esteemed Center
Stage. Ariela Morgenstern and Michael Winther
play the parents in this production directed by David
Schweizer. To Nov. 16. Center Stage, 700 North
Calvert St., Baltimore. Tickets are $10 to $64. Call
410-986-4000 or visit centerstage.org.
RICHARD III
The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company stages its sec-
ond production in its new downtown Baltimore home,
presenting one of the Bards most eloquent works
about one of the most pompous men to ever rule
England, whose arrogance naturally contributes to
his undoing and sets off the Wars of the Roses. Kevin
Costa directs. Opens Friday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. To Nov.
9. Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, 7 South Calvert
St., Baltimore. Tickets are $40 to $48. Call 410-244-
8570 or visit chesapeakeshakespeare.com.
SEX WITH STRANGERS
Holly Twyford stars in Laura Easons play about
a one-night stand in a secluded cabin between a
oundering 39-year-old writer and a successful
young blogger, played by Luigi Sottile. Aaron Posner
directs this Signature Theatre production. To Dec. 7.
Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington.
Call 703-820-9771 or visit signature-theatre.org.
JIM BRICKMAN
Jim Brickman returns to Northern Virginia after an April stop at the Birchmere
to celebrate 20 years in the business. Wednesday, Oct. 29, and Thursday, at 8 p.m.
The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are $35 to $40. Call
877-WOLFTRAP or visit wolftrap.org.
MARCIA BALL
East Texas blues meets southwest Louisiana swamp rock in this Grammy-
nominated pianist and singer-songwriter, who offers tastes of roadhouse rock,
jump blues, R&B, soul and zydeco. Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. The Barns at
Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are $35 to $40. Call 877-WOLFTRAP
or visit wolftrap.org.
MARIA MULDAUR
Best known for her seductive 70s pop staple Midnight at the Oasis, Maria
Muldaur has since become an acclaimed interpreter of just about every stripe of
American roots music: from early jazz to gospel to country to R&B. But her pre-
ferred idiom is blues, which is what youll hear mostly when she returns to Blues
Alley for two shows just before Halloween. Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. and 10
p.m. Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Tickets are $27.50, plus $10 minimum
purchase. Call 202-337-4141 or visit bluesalley.com.
MARSHA AMBROSIUS
This U.K.-born, U.S.-based singer-songwriter and former Floetry member tours
in support of her sophomore solo set Friends and Lovers, released over the sum-
mer and featuring Dr. Dre, Charlie Wilson and Lindsey Stirling. Wednesday, Oct.
29, at 8 p.m. The Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. Tickets are $59.50 to $95. Call
202-588-5595 or visit thehowardtheatre.com.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Christoph Eschenbach leads the orchestra and the mono-named Midori in a per-
formance of Schumanns Violin Concerto on a program that includes Mendelssohns
Reformation Symphony and Mozarts Jupiter Symphony. Thursday, Oct. 30, at
7 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Tickets are $10
to $85. Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
RAC
The man born Andr Allen Anjos in Portugal and based in Portland, Ore., has,
well, racked up a lot of attention the past couple years for both original singles and
especially remixes for Tegan and Sara, Gossip, , fun. and Death Cab for Cutie. Spin
has described his output as sunny summer jamswarm-synthed, handclap-happy
indie dance numbers, the kind that works even in fall or really any time of year. U
Street Music Hall presents a concert also featuring an opening set by one of RACs
regular collaborators, Penguin Prison. Sunday, Oct. 26. Doors at 7 p.m. Nightclub
9:30, 815 V St. NW. Tickets are $28. Call 202-265-0930 or visit 930.com.
SARAH JAROSZ AND THE MILK CARTON KIDS
A night of indie-folk and Americana, and the seamless harmony of three string-
playing singers performing together the young Austin, Tex., native Jarosz and a
three-year-old contemporary folk duo of Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan from
California. Friday, Oct. 24. Doors at 6:30 p.m. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW.
Tickets are $35. Call 202-328-6000 or visit thelincolndc.com.
THE CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
Scott Tucker conducts the Choral Arts Society in a performance of J.S. Bachs
Mass in B Minor, which Tucker considers the greatest work in the history of
Western music. Sunday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Tickets
are $15 to $75. Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
READINGS
DIANA WALKER
Hillary: The Photographs of Diana Walker presents a collection of color and black-
and-white photos of Hillary Clinton taken by one of two Time magazine White
House photographers. Saturday, Nov. 1, at 3:30 p.m. Politics and Prose, 5015
Connecticut Ave. NW. Call 202-364-1919 or visit politics-prose.com.
MARIO BATALI
America Farm to Table: Simple, Delicious Recipes Celebrating Local Farmers is the
latest book by this celebrity chef, who will discuss his book paying homage to the
American farmer in a conversation with Jim Webster, who co-wrote the book,
and Joe Yonan, both writers with The Washington Post. Sunday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m.
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I St. NW. Tickets are $42 including one book.
Call 202-408-3100 or visit sixthandi.org.
GALLERIES
BEYOND BOLLYWOOD: INDIAN AMERICANS SHAPE THE NATION
Smithsonian Asian Pacic American Center presents this ambitious and color-
ful exhibition on the second oor of the National Museum of Natural History,
exploring the heritage, daily experiences and diverse contributions of Indians and
Indian Americans. Through Aug. 16, 2015. National Museum of Natural History,
10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Call 202-633-1000 or visit mnh.si.edu.
DAVID ALLISON: ICONS OF AMERICAN CULTURE
The Athenaeum offers Washington-area photographer David Allisons series of
life-sized portraits featuring the objects he considers icons, including humorous
or personal reections on his own experience. Through Nov. 9. The Athenaeum,
201 Prince St., Alexandria. Call 703-548-0035 or visit nvfaa.org.
FACE VALUE: PORTRAITURE IN THE AGE OF ABSTRACTION
The National Portrait Gallery presents an exhibition featuring the works of a
group of young artists in the mid-20th century who deed the prevailing style
of the day to focus on the face and gure. Chuck Close, Alice Neel, Elaine de
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just some of the well-known artists included in this
survey that suggests they pushed the boundaries of
portrait traditions and reinvented portraiture for the
next generation. Through Jan. 11. National Portrait
Gallery, 8th and F Streets. NW. Call 202-633-8300 or
visit npg.si.edu.
LARRY MCNEIL AND WILL WILSON:
INDELIBLE PHOTOGRAPHS
Indelible: The Platinum Photographs of Larry McNeil
and Will Wilson is an exhibition at the National
Museum of the American Indian featuring two
Native photographers whose work purposefully sub-
verts the traditional fuzzy, romanticized look of
Native-American imagery created by using platinum
paper. Works on platinum by these artists also chal-
lenge Western conceptions of portraiture in general
and call attention to the manufactured nature of all
photography. Through Jan. 5. National Museum of
the American Indian, Independence Avenue at 4th
Street SW. Call 202-633-1000 or visit nmai.si.edu.
MAKING THEIR MARK:
STORIES THROUGH SIGNATURES
The National Archives presents an exhibition literal-
ly focused on the many ways people have made their
mark by putting their signatures on pieces of history,
from letters to photographs to pieces of legislation.
Included is everything from the John Hancock, the
American patriots famous and distinctive signature
displayed in Senate credentials for Tristam Dalton
from 1789, to Michael Jacksons 1993 signature on
a patent for shoes allowing the wearer to lean for-
wardly beyond his center of gravity. Through Jan. 5.
Lawrence F. OBrien Gallery in the National Archives
Museum, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th
Streets NW. NW. Call 202-357-5000 or visit
archives.gov/nae.
MARS UP CLOSE
The National Geographic Society offers a free virtual
trip to the Red Planet in this new exhibition featuring
the latest images taken by the Curiosity rover, plus
full-scale models of the family of rovers that have
gone to Mars. Through Nov. 30. National Geographic
Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. Free. Call 202-857-7700
or visit nglive.org.
MODERN SCULPTURE:
DIALOGUES IN THREE DIMENSIONS
While its galleries are closed for renovation and
expansion, the National Gallery of Art has set up
throughout its East Building a special installation of
modern sculpture from its renowned holdings. And
three times a week, the gallery offers a new 60-min-
ute guided tour highlighting these works, allowing
patrons to engage with each other in open-ended
discussions about, in addition to the guide pointing
out connections between, the works on view, from
Alexander Calders monumental mobile Untitled
from 1976 to Andy Goldsworthys decade-old Roof.
The relationship between I.M. Peis East Building
and John Russell Pops West Building is also exam-
ined. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, at 1:30 p.m.
National Gallery of Art East Building Information
Desk, 3rd Street at Constitution Avenue NW. Call
202-737-4215 or visit nga.gov.
ONCE THERE WERE BILLIONS
Once There Were Billions: Vanished Birds of North
America documents those species of birds weve lost
on this continent over the past two centuries, from
the pufn-like great auck to the Carolina parakeet to
the heath hen to the passenger pigeon, not to be con-
fused with the commonplace carrier pigeon. Through
October 2015. National Museum of Natural History,
10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Call 202-
633-1000 or visit mnh.si.edu.
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 reorga-
nization 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
NOVA PRIDES LGBTUESDAYS AT IOTA
The organization NOVA Pride has recruited Iota
to set aside one day every week to explicitly serve
LGBT residents and allies in the Clarendon com-
munity, part of its promotion of the rst annual
Northern Virginia Pride Festival, held earlier this
month. Each Tuesdays event starts with a Smasher
Lunch at 11 a.m., and includes a Happy Hour from
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. that kicks off with Mikeys Bar A
Video Wall at 7 p.m. Iota Club and Caf, 2832 Wilson
Blvd., Arlington. No cover. Call 703-522-8340 or visit
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Television
Amazon delivers one of the best
new series in recent memory
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becoming less attached to the black rectangle in your liv-
ing room, it seems particularly prudent that Transparent
created and written by Six Feet Under alum Jill Soloway
should arrive on one of TVs newest frontiers. Amazon, the
online shopping behemoth, is following in the Emmy-winning
footsteps of Netix and putting serious effort into producing
its own streamable content, and in Transparent, it has found
the perfect reason to coax users into buying into their Amazon
Prime video service.
Transparent ts well with Amazon for several reasons. For
starters, its one of the most important television shows to come
along in quite some time, which makes it the perfect advertise-
ment for Amazons commitment to quality. In addition, its a
series that gels with the binge-watching culture attached to
streaming services. Transparent feels as though it needs this
binge-watch attitude. Its a slow-burner, and not the kind of
show you could easily drop into halfway through a season and
appreciate all that it has to offer. It certainly wouldnt get made
for network television at least not without being diluted to
the point of being irrelevant and on cable the weekly format
wouldnt suit the way this show should be enjoyed.
Centered on Maura Pfefferman, portrayed with beguiling
honesty by Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent follows the retired
divorcee as she makes the decision leave her life as Mort behind,
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woman. That alone is an astonishing achievement for television,
as rarely do we see transgender characters on our screens, and
even less so do we get to watch their transition. Of course, itd
be easy to get lost in the politics and debate that surround the
show why is a cisgendered male playing the lead character and
why arent there any transgender writers, for example but to
reduce Transparent to such petty squabbling is to diminish what
Tambor and Soloway have crafted with Maura. Tambors transi-
tion over the 10-episode arc of the rst season, from nervously
attending LGBT meetings and hiding Mauras true self from
everyone in her life, to becoming an open, condent, self-assured
woman, is enrapturing. He eschews the brilliant ludicrousness
of his performance in Arrested Development and instead brings a
grounded, resilient emotion to the role.
Any fears that a straight man couldnt deliver in this role are
wiped away when you start watching. When Maura has a frus-
trated breakdown in an early episode, venting her frustration at
her children, her transition and her current circumstances by
screaming at the party occurring in the next apartment, Tambor
balances with a deft hand the feminine restraint Maura initially
feels she should show against her masculine yelling and pound-
ing on the wall as frustration takes over. When Maura nally
collapses into a chair, drained, having accomplished nothing and
staring into empty space, we cant help but feel for her. Tambors
performance is everything. Mauras frustration has a lot to do
with the supporting characters in her life. As she opines in the
seasons pilot episode, How did I raise three such selsh kids?
That, it transpires, is an understatement.
Eldest daughter Sarah (Amy Landecker) is a housewife with
children who reconnects with a former lesbian lover. Her series
arc follows her giving in to her bisexuality and re-establishing
her sexual relationship with Tammy (Melora Hardin) at the
expense of those around her. Landeckers is another stand-
out performance, as she balances on the knife edge of Sarahs
emotions in each episode, seemingly never far from crying or
laughing. Son Josh (Jay Duplass) is a music executive and self-
centered love addict, who sleeps with countless women while
desperately looking for some kind of connection with each of
them. His main concern throughout the series is himself: when
Maura moves out of her house, for example, Josh wants to sell it
and prot from the sale theres no thought given to what her
life will be like, nevermind that Maura wants to give the house
to Sarah. Youngest daughter Ali (Gaby Hoffmann), is perhaps
the worst of the three. She is a complete failure, a grown adult
relying on checks from Maura to sustain her life of
drugs and sex and attending college degrees which lead
nowhere.
All three are selsh. In the pilot episode, when
Maura invites them over for dinner, intending to come
out to them, they instead start debating as to whether
or not their father has cancer. That debate spills over
into dinner and, before long, all three are arguing about
what to do with the house and Maura and numerous
other details, which detracts from the reason they were
invited. Theyre frustrating characters, with so many
foibles and aws that they should be utterly insuffer-
able but theyre not. Theyre deeply awed, but also
deeply human.
Judith Light, as their stereotypically Jewish mother,
Shelly, rounds out the family unit. Its easy to see where
her children get their self-absorbed nature Shelly
remarried after she and Mort divorced, and her hus-
band Ed (Lawrence Pressman) now suffers from the effects of
a stroke. Whenever her children visit, she seems to care little
about Eds health, instead demanding information about their
relationships and caring more about keeping up appearances at
church. As always, though, there is more beneath the surface
towards the end of the season, Shelly nally breaks down and
tears into her selsh children, decrying them for never visiting
and leaving her to sit in silence all day with a husband who cant
sustain a conversation. She focuses on life outside the house
because she has no life inside it, and her children are too self-
absorbed to notice.
Thats Transparents strength, giving us awed humans and
then peeling back their layers until we cant help but feel for
them. It helps that the show is a quality production, from the
dreamy direction and cinematography, to the wonderful writing
that adeptly drifts between drama and humor. Even ashback
scenes, which can easily become cheesy, are used to great effect
here shoutout to West Wings Bradley Whitford for play-
ing Morts crossdressing friend in these ashbacks. Its one of
numerous guest spots, including Carrie Brownstein as Alis best
friend, Alexandra Billings as Mauras transgender neighbor and
friend, and Rob Huebel as Sarahs husband Len, that help round
out the show though the high quality of each individual perfor-
mance is also a factor here.
Transparent is a show that undeniably matters. I was initially
unsure, leading into the second episode, as to whether or not I
would like the series. By the third episode, I was warming to the
frustrating, complex characters that surround Maura. Before
long, I realized I was binging on the entire season and thats
where Amazons streaming delivery comes into its own.
Transparent is a world that works at its best when youre
immersed in it. The humanity, the emotion, the desire to scream
at some of the characters for their selsh actions, the dark
moments of comedy and the poignancy of the shows refresh-
ingly sparse high-drama moments all are heightened when
the episodes are enjoyed back-to-back. Thats not to say that
Transparent wouldnt work on normal television, but stream-
ing certainly helps you to fall in love with its world. Its a shame
it lasts for just ten episodes.
Mercifully, however, Amazon has already renewed it for a
second season, airing sometime in 2015. That in itself is momen-
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Halloween costumes for pets
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HERES SOMETHING INCREDIBLY ENJOYABLE
about Halloween. Forget the candy, the ghosts and
remembering the dead, though its dressing up
that makes All Hallows Eve such a blast. Picking
out a costume, grabbing a group of friends, and heading to a
house party, bar or club whats not to love? Dress up (or down,
depending on how slutty you want your policeman costume to
be) and enjoy adopting a new persona for the evening as you
embody your outt.
Of course, its always tempting to go a little further than just
a costume. Perhaps youll upload a creepy photo as your new
Facebook cover picture. Maybe youll decorate your porch.
Youll possibly start imbibing at least three pumpkin spice latts
a day. Or, you could be part of a growing trend of people who
think its perfectly acceptable to dress up someone who cant
complain about it: your pet.
Seriously, folks, we need to talk about pet Halloween cos-
tumes. And by talk, I mean put a stop to it. Do you remember,
as a child, your parents ever forcing you to wear an outt you
didnt want to wear? Chances are its happened to all of us at
some point in our lives, either for a wedding or birthday party
or to go to church. Wed struggle and argue, try to wriggle out,
complain about being uncomfortable and then nally give in and
desperately wait for the moment when we could tear it off and
get back to wearing something more natural.
Now, imagine youre a pet. Youre casually sitting in your
bed one day, when your beloved owner walks in with a big bag.
Ooh, PetSmart, it reads! You dont know that because you cant
read, but you think every bag contains a present for you and run
towards it. But wait. Theres no treats, no scratching post, no
new toy to play with. Nope, your overly-excited owner is looking
at you with an odd intensity and brandishing every pets worst
nightmare: the animal Halloween costume.
Take, if you will, the aforementioned PetSmart. Theyre
currently offering great deals on Halloween costumes for pets.
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cat devil horns? Theyve got them, and theyre adorable! Do you
have a guinea pig or hamster? Why not turn them into a pump-
kin, because its Halloween and theyll look so cute! Are you the
sort who keeps lizards? Why not spice up their day and delight
your friends by giving them tiny bat wings! The possibilities are
endless!
Theyre also utterly ridiculous. The aforementioned devil
horns would block your cats hearing, impairing one of their
most-used senses. Does the Martha Stewart Pets Cat Face tutu
look like an adorable addition to your pugs wardrobe? Sure,
if by adorable you mean uncomfortable and restricting. What
about that polyester Superman cape, thats harmless, right? No.
Its made from 100 percent polyester, which is far from the most
breathable of materials, and tightly wrapped around a dog its a
recipe for overheating, especially if youre parading them around
to the delight of your friends. Lets not even mention costumes
that restrict vision, or smell, or prevent your pet from walking
without difculty.
The costumes even warn that theyre potentially harmful.
PetSmart declares, This item is intended to be used for a short
duration, under close supervision. Do not use for more than a
few hours, on almost every product. When was the last time
you bought a T-shirt that told you to only wear it for a few hours
and while fully supervised? If were having to warn owners that
something could go wrong by dressing their pets up in these cos-
tumes, shouldnt that be reason enough to suspect that theyre
perhaps not the best thing to put your pet into?
If I need to guilt trip you into stopping the practice of dress-
ing up pets for Halloween, I will. Take dogs, for instance. Mans
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for us. He only wants to please us and have our attention. When
you push and pull and cajole him into that lion costume, the one
you think hell look totes adorbs in, hell see how happy it makes
you. That will make him withstand any potential discomfort just
to please you.
Consider, then, Britains Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, which stated a few years ago that dressing up
animals could be grounds for prosecution under that countrys
Animal Welfare Act. Dog owners should be aware that they
have a duty of care to ensure that all of their pets needs are met,
a spokesperson said. One of those needs is to express normal
behaviour and it could mean that with restrictive clothing they
are not able to do that properly. Perhaps most importantly,
they added something all owners should be mindful of: Were
concerned that any pet should be viewed as a fashion accessory.
Now, thats not to say all costumes are bad. If your pet regu-
larly wears a collar, replacing that with a festive collar, or tie, or
scarf, or a simple costume that takes the space of a collar and
doesnt restrict them, is perfectly acceptable. Your pet will be
at no disadvantage over their normal self. However, if youre
the sort who regularly forces your pet into an uncomfortable,
potentially harmful costume for the sake of a few hours of fun
which they are not a part of you might want to reconsider
your actions. Remember that were entrusted with the care of
an animal that cant express its feelings if your pet hates their
costume, unless they actively ght you when you try to put it on,
you wont know. Theyll just stand there, trying to please you, as
your friends and family comment on how cute they look.
So save your money, buy your pet some treats or a new toy,
and enjoy your own uncomfortable costume. Your pet, and soci-
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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 $3
Rail Drinks, 10pm-midnight,
$5 Red Bull, Gatorade
and Frozen Virgin Drinks
Locker Room Thursday
Nights DJs Sean Morris
and MadScience Ripped
Hot Body Contest at
midnight, hosted by Sasha
J. Adams and BaNaka
$200 Cash Prize Doors
open 10pm, 18+ $5 Cover
under 21 and free with
college ID
FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 9pm

JR.S
$3 Rail Vodka Highballs, $2
JR.s drafts, 8pm to close
Throwback Thursday
featuring rock/pop retro hits

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

PWS SPORTS BAR
Karaoke in the lounge
Half-price breakfast
sandwiches, 4-8pm

LISTINGS
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
Open 5pm Happy Hour: 2
for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm
No Cover

PHASE 1
DJ Styalo Dancing
$5 cover

ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
All male, nude dancers
Shirtless Thursday DJ
Tim-e in Secrets 9pm
Cover 21+

FRI., 10.24.14

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
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, $6
Belvedere Vodka Drinks
all night DJ Keenan Orr
and guest DJs $10 cover
10pm-1am, $5 after 1am

PWS SPORTS BAR
9855 Washington Blvd. N
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 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, $12 all night 18+

ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Shirtless Happy Hour from
11pm-midnight $10 Cover
after 10pm All male,
nude dancers Guest
dancers Ladies of Illusion
with host Kristina Kelly,
9pm DJ Darryl Strickland
in Secrets DJ Don T. in
Ziegfelds Cover 21+

SAT., 10.25.14

9 1/2
Open at 5pm Happy
Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink,
5-9pm $5 Absolut &
Titos, $3 Miller Lite after
9pm Expanded craft beer
selection No Cover

COBALT/30 DEGREES
Drag Yourself to Brunch at
Level One, 11am-2pm and
2-4pm Featuring Kristina
Kelly and the Ladies of
Illusion Happy Hour:
$3 Miller Lite, $4 Rail, $5
Call, 4-9pm $3 PBR, $4
Fireball, $8 Red Bull &
Vodka $5 Cover after
10pm 18+
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
BaNakas MAMP
Makeover & Face Painting,
12-7pm Appointments
every 30 minutes, with
complimentary beverage
Doors 5pm Happy Hour: 2
No Cover
PHASE 1
Dancing, 9pm-close

PWS SPORTS BAR
Charity Bingo with
Cash Prizes 3rd Sat. of
Every Month Half-price
cheesesteaks and fries,
4-8pm

TOWN
CTRL Monthly Dance
Party upstairs DJ Wess
downstairs DETOX in the
Drag Show Drag Show
starts at 10:30pm Hosted
by Lena Lett and featuring
Courtney Act, Tatianna,
Spaulding Deverreoux and
BaNaka Cover $8 from
10-11pm, $12 after 11pm
21+

ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Men of Secrets, 9pm
Guest dancers Ladies
of Illusion with host Ella
Fitzgerald, 9pm DJ Don T.
in Secrets DJ Joey O in
Ziegfelds Doors 8pm
Cover 21+

SUN., 10.26.14

9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
Cover

COBALT/30 DEGREES
$4 Stoli and Miller Lite all
day Homowood Karaoke,
10pm-close

FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Champagne Brunch Buffet,
10am-3pm Crazy Hour,
4-7pm Karaoke 8pm-1am

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Sunday Funday Liquid
Brunch Doors open at
1pm $2 Coors Lights &
$3 Skyy (all avors), 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
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., 10.27.14

9 1/2
Multiple TVs showing
movies, shows, sports
Expanded craft beer
selection No Cover

ANNIES
Martinis

COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $2 Rail, $3
Miller Lite, $5 Call, 4-9pm
Monday Nights A Drag,
10pm-close $3 Skyy
Cocktails, $8 Skyy and
Red Bull Featuring a live
performance from India
Ferrah of RuPauls Drag
Race No Cover, 18+
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
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
Beer $15 Poker Texas
Holdem, 8pm

NUMBER NINE
No Cover

PWS SPORTS BAR
Buzztime Trivia competition
$1 off all beer Half-
price chicken tenders,
4-8pm

TUES., 10.28.14

9 1/2
Expanded craft beer
selection No Cover

ANNIES
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $4
Stella Artois, $4 House
Wines, $4 Stolichnaya
Cocktails, $4 Manhattans
and Vodka Martinis

COBALT/30 DEGREES
17th Street High Heel
Race After Party, 8pm-2am
$4 Skyy, $8 Skyy and Red
Bull all night DJ Keenan
Orr and DJ MadScience on
the danceoor DJ Sean
Morris in 30 Degrees $5
Cover, 18+

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
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
Beer $15 Karaoke

NUMBER NINE
No Cover Safe Word: A
Gay Spelling Bee, 8-11pm
Prizes to top three
spellers After 9pm, $3
Absolut, Bulleit & Stella

PWS SPORTS BAR
Martini Night, $5 Martinis,
$2 off top shelf Half-price
quesadillas, 4-8pm

WED., 10.29.14

9 1/2
Expanded craft beer
selection No Cover

ANNIES
Happy Hour, 4-7pm $4
Stella Artois, $4 House
Wines, $4 Stolichnaya
Cocktails, $4 Manhattans
and Vodka Martinis

COBALT/30 DEGREES
Karaoke, 10pm-close
$4 Stoli & Flavors and
Miller Lite
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
$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
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., 10.30.14

9 1/2
TVs showing movies,
Cover

ANNIES/ANNIES
UPSTAIRS
4@4 Happy Hour, 4pm-7pm
Martinis

COBALT/30 DEGREES
Happy Hour: $6 Call
Martini, $3 Miller Lite, $4
Rail, $5 Call, 4-9pm $3
Rail Drinks, 10pm-midnight,
$5 Red Bull, Gatorade
and Frozen Virgin Drinks
Locker Room Thursday
Nights DJs Sean Morris
and MadScience Ripped
Hot Body Contest at
midnight, hosted by Sasha
J. Adams and BaNaka
$200 Cash Prize Doors
open 10pm, 18+ $5 Cover
under 21 and free with
college ID

FREDDIES BEACH BAR
Pentagon LGBT Happy
Hour, hosted by DoD Pride
and The DC Centers Center
Military group, 5-7pm
Crazy Hour, 4-7pm
Karaoke, 9pm

JR.S
$3 Rail Vodka Highballs, $2
JR.s drafts, 8pm to close
Throwback Thursday
featuring rock/pop retro hits

NELLIES SPORTS BAR
$2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm),
Beer $15 Drag Bingo

NUMBER NINE
drink, 5-9pm No Cover

PWS SPORTS BAR
Half-price breakfast
sandwiches, 4-8pm

ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Shirtless Thursday DJ
Tim-e in Secrets 9pm
Cover 21+

FRI., 10.31.14

9 1/2
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, $6
Belvedere Vodka Drinks
all night FREAKSHOW:
Halloween Night Party,
with DJs MadScience and
Keenan Orr Featuring a
$1,000 Halloween costume
contest hosted by Sasha
J. Adams $10 cover
10pm-1am, $5 after 1am

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
Open 5pm Happy Hour:
No Cover Halloween
Costume Contest hosted
by Peaches $500 in Cash
and Prizes Entry 10pm,
Contest starts at 11pm
Music videos by Sean
McClafferty
PHASE 1
DJ Styalo Dancing
$5 cover

PWS SPORTS BAR
9855 Washington Blvd. N
Laurel, Md.
301-498-4840
Drag Show in lounge
Half-price burgers and fries,
4-8pm

TOWN
Halloweeen Party and
Costume Contest $1,000,
$500, and $250 Prizes to
Top Three Contestants
Must be at club by midnight
to enter contest Drag
Show starts at 10:30pm
Hosted by Lena Lett
and featuring Tatianna,
Spaulding Deverreoux
and BaNaka DJ Wess
upstairs, BacK2bACk
downstairs GoGo Boys
after 11pm Doors open
at 10pm For those 21 and
over, $5 from 10-11pm and
$10 after 11pm For those
18-20, $12 all night 18+
ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
Ladies of Illusion with host
Kristina Kelly, 9pm DJ
Darryl Strickland in Secrets
DJ Don T. in Ziegfelds
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The Wicked Bitches of
Northwest performing
Hocus Pocus.
Also next Friday:
Freddies Beach Bar has
snagged New Yorks sing-
ing drag queen extraordi-
naire Sherry Vine to per-
form at 8 p.m., and then
offers a costume contest
at midnight with cash priz-
es. Phase 1 features music
by DJ Lez Rage and a
midnight costume contest
earning $300 for the win-
ner. Green Lantern pres-
ents the 10th Anniversary
Edition of its employee
drag show, Not Another
Drag Show, beneting
the Gay Mens Chorus of
Washingtons GenOUT
program. There will also be
a customer costume con-
test at 11:30 p.m. with the
winner receiving $200 cash
and a $200 bar tab.
Ziegfelds & Secrets
hosts parties on both oors
with $500 in cash prizes
for the best costumes,
DJs Jeff Elliott and Miiko
Antonio Espinoza and its
many drag showstoppers.
Miss Capri Bloomingdale
will host and perform for a
9 p.m. contest at Nellies
Sports Bar, featuring prizes
of $250, $100 and $50 for
best costumes, followed
with beats by DJ Jeff Pryor.
Number Nine presents a
contest hosted by Peaches
at 11 p.m. with $500 in
cash and prizes, plus videos
cued up all night by VJ Sean
McClafferty. The Howard
Theatre offers its 3rd annual
Mixtape Halloween Party
starting at midnight. Lastly,
in D.C., 18th & U Duplex
Diner offers a party starting
at 10 p.m. and features the
Booty Bounce DJs, spinning
a mix of soul, hip-hop, pop
and R&B.
PWS Sports Bar in
Laurel, Md., kicks off its cel-
ebration Thursday, Oct. 30,
with a night of Halloween-
themed drinks and costume
prizes. The next evening,
Regina Jozet Adams hosts
the venues Zodiac Talent
contest and Halloween-
themed drag show.
If you really want to
get out of town, though,
there are at least two
great options. The rst is
Baltimores Club Hippo,
which offers $650 in
cash prizes for its Friday
night Halloween contest
and music by DJ Vince
Christopher.
Further aeld in
Maryland, theres The
Lodge Lounge + Dance
Club in Boonsboro, Md.,
near Hagerstown. The
venue offers two rounds of
an American Horror Story-
inspired Freak Show with
a $500 costume contest
Friday night and a $150 con-
test Saturday.
For more info on these and
other area gay bars, visit
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ALLOWEEN MAY
not fall until next
Friday, Oct. 31, but
the increasing popularity of
the holiday has meant its
become a celebration that
lasts more than one day,
or even one weekend. Its
become a full-on Halloweek
and nowhere is that
more apparent than JR.s,
which launches the week
with a special Halloween-
themed night of showtunes
on Monday, Oct. 27. JR.s
also plans a Halloween-
twisted night of rock on
Thursday, Oct. 30, plus a
costume contest starting at
11 p.m. on Friday, garnering
$250 for the winner.
Of course, no Halloween
week truly kicks off until
the drag queens race. JR.s
2014 High Heel Race is set
for Tuesday, Oct. 28, from
7 to 9 p.m. and features
Mayor Vincent Gray, Birdie
LaCage and BaNaka as
Grand Marshals.
Down the street,
Cobalt offers two nights of
spooky spectacles starting
Thursday, Oct. 30, with a
Yelloween party spon-
sored by Veuve Clicquot
and a Best Package Contest
that garners its winner a
$200 cash prize and a free
bottle of champagne. The
next night, Cobalt offers a
$1,000 cash prize for the
winner of its midnight cos-
tume contest sponsored
by Miss Sasha Adams.
DJ Jesse MadScience
Jackson spins for the party,
which offers open bar on
Belvedere vodka drinks
from 11 p.m. to midnight.
Town Danceboutique
also presents two chances
to win. The dance club
hosts contests at midnight,
both Friday, Oct. 31, and
Saturday, Nov. 1, each
showering $1,000 on the
winner of the best cos-
tume, $500 for 2nd and
$250 for 3rd. Saturday night
offers the added draw of a
special drag performance,
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Ultimately, I think the Equal Protection Clause does

guarantee same-sex marriage in all 50 states.

President BARACK OBAMA, speaking with The New Yorker. Mr Obama stated that the Supreme Courts decision to refuse to
hear seven appeals on same-sex marriage cases may make the shift less controversial and more lasting in spreading equal
marriage to all 50 states, and called the Supreme Courts actions a consequential and powerful signal of the
changes that have taken place in society.
(The New Yorker)
When theres no disagreement among the Courts of Appeals,

we dont step in.

Supreme Court Justice RUTH BADER GINSBURG, speaking at a forum at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan. Ginsburg explained
that the Courts decision to refuse appeals for same-sex marriage cases was due to the consensus of the Courts of Appeals. If
there had been a Court of Appeals on the other side, we probably would have taken that case, Ginsburg said. All the Courts of
Appeals agree, so there is no crying need for us to step in.
(92Ys American Conversation series)
Get out of that state and if need be

close your chapel down.
Get ahead of it because this is outrageous.
Televangelist PAT ROBERTSON, owner of the Christian Broadcasting Network, speaking on his show, The 700 Club. Robertson
told viewers living in states where same-sex marriage has been legalized to leave the state, citing the example of a
Christian couple who run a chapel in Idaho, telling them Get on an airplane and leave Idaho or get in
your car and drive across the border into Montana.
(Christian Broadcasting Network)

[They] have a very strong denition of marriage, of man and woman with children, and are kind of afraid of
attempts to water that down.

Archbishop of New York Cardinal TIMOTHY DOLAN, speaking on ABC News This Week. Cardinal Dolan said that a recent
synod of Catholic Church bishops failed to approve wording which supported a more tolerant attitude towards gay people
due to opposition from conservative bishops particularly those from Africa.
(This Week with George Stephanopoulos, ABC)

When taken as prescribed by a knowledgeable healthcare provider

Truvada can reduce the risk of contracting HIV by
upwards of 90 percent.

THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, in a statement. Following the World Health Organizations declaration this past summer
that men who have sex with men (MSM) should consider taking antiretroviral medicines (PrEP) as an additional method of
preventing HIV infection alongside the use of condoms, the HRC has similarly called for the use of PrEP in combatting HIV
infection rates. The HRC stressed that it should not replace condom usage, adding that it should only
be utilized in combination with other safer sex practices.
(Human Rights Campaign)

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