CONTENTS

JULY 6, 2017 Volume 24 Issue 10

14 DRAGON SLAYED
The tricks performed by Piff the Magic Dragon
are amazing, but he truly slays audiences
with his unique brand of comedy

By Randy Shulman

QUEER FACES
OF FRINGE
LGBTQ people are a vital part of what makes Fringe
a unique experience. We asked eleven of them to sit
for portraits and share what Fringe means to them.
27
Portraits by Julian P. Vankim

43 HOMECOMING KING
The exhilarating new Spider-Man swings
Peter Parker into a full-throttle growth spurt
financed by Tony Stark

By Andr Hereford

SPOTLIGHT: MARGARET CHO p.9 OUT ON THE TOWN p.12

DRAGON SLAYED: PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON p.14
CONCERT MASTERS: MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION p.16 THE FEED p.19
COMMUNITY: SOCIABLE SPORTS p.21 SCENE: GAY GAMES RALLY p.24
COVER: QUEER FACES OF FRINGE p.27 GALLERY: MATT HOLLIS p.41
FILM: SPIDER-MAN HOMECOMING p.43 GAMES: CRASH BANDICOOT p.45 NIGHTLIFE p.47
SCENE: MONDAY NIGHT SKATING p.47 LISTINGS p.49 LAST WORD p.54
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 LUKE FONTANA
Spotlight

Margaret Cho
I
DID A COMEDY EVENT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER IN
early June, says Margaret Cho. And they specifically asked
us me, Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno not to talk about
Donald Trump at all.
The reason? Ivanka was present.
It was very weird, says Cho, who will appear next week in
a special benefit performance for GWUs LGBT Health Policy
& Practice program. Very alarming and very strange. Stifling
comics is an idea that doesnt settle well with the bisexual comic.
I think about Kathy Griffin and the incredible backlash she
was dealing with, and how its brought that whole thing back of
comedians going too far, she says. A comedians purpose is to
push boundaries and to be offensive.
No stranger to controversy, Cho respects her platform.
Being a woman of color, being politically progressive, being
queer, being all of these identities that I am, somehow gives me
a lot more freedom to speak, says the 48-year-old of Korean
descent. Whether its on race, or on womens rights, or gay
rights, or any of these things. Just by virtue of not being white,
it allows me more of a place to talk, because minorities are gen-
erally not listened to.
Cho wont rule out a political career. Its a strong possibility
at some point in my life. Not right now, but someday.
Meanwhile, watch for Chos cameo in Sharknado 5: Global
Swarming, debuting on SyFy on August 6.
I love Sharknado, she exclaims. Love, love, love! The
sharks have now melded together and sort of created a blob.
I couldnt really understand it. But I have a cameo with Jai
Rodriguez from Queer Eye. Were a straight couple. Which I
think is shock enough. Randy Shulman

Margaret Cho appears Thursday, July 13, at Lisner Auditorium. Tickets are $55 to $75. VIP tickets include prime seating and a
meet-and-greet with Ms. Cho after the performance. Benefiting GWUs LGBT Health Policy & Practice. Tickets are available
at the Lisner box office and online at gwutickets.com.

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 Spotlight

MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 LIVE!

Joel Hodgson and the Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew, includ-
ing host Jonah Heston of the shows new run on Netflix, return
for the Watch Out for Snakes Tour featuring two separate, com-
pletely unique shows, both including everything youd expect: silly
sketches, live riffs on an unfathomable B-movie, and, for the first
time, audience participation. Sadly, no robots. Sunday, July 9, at
6 p.m. with Eegah and at 9:30 p.m. with a Secret Surprise Film!
Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. Tickets are $39.50 to $49.50
$299. Call 202-888-0050 or visit thelincolndc.com.

BETH DITTO
With all due respect to the other members
of Gossip, Dittos voice, personality, and style
always had a way of commanding most of the
attention. And now that her band of 17 years
has officially split up, Ditto is free to set out
on her own and explore some other avenues.
On her powerful solo debut, Fake Sugar, the
familiar dance/punk is gone, replaced by a
sort of indie-rockabilly. Ditto, a self-described
fat, feminist lesbian, is as confident and defiant
as ever. The album should form the basis of
an incredible live show, presented by the 9:30
Club in the intimate, neighboring U Street
Music Hall, 1115A U St. NW. Wednesday, July
12, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20. Call 202-588-1880
or visit 930.com. (Sean Maunier)
MARY MCCARTNEY

PETER BAKER, DANA MILBANK, JULIE PACE

Covering the White House: The Changing Role of the Press is the topic
of a discussion featuring the Chief White House Correspondent for the
New York Times, the Washington Bureau Chief for the Associated Press,
and the sharp, snarky Opinion Writer for the Washington Post, respective-
ly. Politicos Maura Reynolds serves as moderator of this timely discussion.
Patrons are encouraged to join us for a drink and be ready to ask a few
questions. Tuesday, July 11, at 6:30 p.m. Kramerbooks, 1517 Connecticut
Ave. NW. Free. Call 202-387-1400 or visit kramers.com.

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 Spotlight
MULTIPLE MANIACS
Unavailable for decades, John Waters gloriously grotesque second
feature is rife with depravity, from robbery to murder. Made on a
shoestring budget in Baltimore where else? in 1970, the black-
and-white anarchist caper is a gleeful mockery of the eras peace-and-
love ethos. Multiple Maniacs focuses on the Cavalcade of Perversion,
a traveling show put on by a troupe of misfits led by Divine, out for
blood after discovering her lovers affair. Also starring Edie Massey,
Cookie Mueller and Mink Stole. Friday, July 7, at 10 p.m, Saturday,
July 8, at 10:45 p.m., Sunday, July 9, at 9:30 p.m., Monday, July 10, at
9:30 p.m., and Tuesday, July 11, at 9:45 p.m. AFI Silver Theatre, 8633
Colesville Road, Silver Spring. Tickets are $13. Call 301-495-6720 or
visit afi.com/Silver.

THE ORIGINALIST
Two years after its world premiere and

GARY W. SWEETMAN, ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE

a year after its subject died Arena Stage
revives John Strands play about one of the
biggest enemies to the LGBTQ cause and
civil rights in general: Supreme Court Justice
Antonin Scalia. Helen Hayes Award-winner
Edward Gero reprises his critically-ac-
claimed role. To July 30. In Arenas Kreeger
Theater, 1101 6th St. SW. Call 202-488-3300
or visit arenastage.org.

LAURA TSAGGARIS
A Pittsburgh-born, D.C.-based pop
singer-songwriter, Tsaggaris is a
strong live performer, as evidenced
by her 2014 set recorded at the
Atlas Performing Arts Center. Live
at the Atlas features acoustically
reworked tracks from her impres-
sive bluesy rock catalog and was
funded by fan contributions and
pre-order sales. Alex the Red Parez
and the El Rojos open. Thursday,
July 13, at 8:30 p.m. IOTA Club and
Caf, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington.
SHERVIN LAINEZ

Tickets are $10. Call 703-522-8340

or visit iotaclubandcafe.com.

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 Out On The Town

ART GARFUNKEL
The legendary folk artists In Close-Up tour features standards from the Simon & Garfunkel repertoire, selections from
his own solo work, plus cuts from his favorite songwriters, an eclectic mix that includes Jimmy Webb, Randy Newman
and George Gershwin. Hes also expected to share stories from his forthcoming autobiography, What Is It All But
Luminous: Notes from an Underground Man, due in September. Saturday, July 8, at 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
Tickets are $39 to $99. Call 202-457-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.

Compiled by Doug Rule
FILM
COMING TO AMERICA
Eddie Murphy stars as an African
prince who travels to the U.S. with
his aide/sidekick Arsenio Hall in
search of romance. In the end, John
Landis 1988 film was only moder-
ately funny. Yet it was a huge hit
at the box office, and 30 years later
studio executives seem to think
it may still have legs: Paramount
Pictures announced in April that it
has greenlighted development of a
sequel. The film screens at Union
Markets monthly warm weather
Drive-In Series. You dont have to
have a car to take it all in just grab
a viewing spot in the free picnic
area. Food and beer are available,
delivered to you or your car window
by the DC Rollergirls. Friday, July
7. Gates at 6 p.m., with the movie
starting at sunset around 8:15
p.m. In the parking lot at Union
Market, 1305 5th St. NE. Free for
walk-ups or $10 per car. Call 800-
680-9095 or visit unionmarketdc.
com.
MAN OF THE YEAR
The NoMa BID offers an outdoor
screening series with the quintes-
sential Washington theme: Power,
Politics & Popcorn. Next up: Barry
Levinsons critically panned drama
starring the late Robin Williams as
a man with zero political experi-
ence who decides to run for pres-
ident and gets ushered into the
Oval Office through a grassroots
campaign. Back in 2006, it seemed
preposterous. Of course, now
this crazy presidential movie gets
screened a mile or so from the crazy
presidential reality. The screening
starts at sunset on Wednesday, July
12. Grounds open at 7 p.m. NoMa
Junction at Storey Park, 1005 1st St.
NE. Visit nomabid.org.
STAGE
BROKEN GLASS
Theater J teamed up with histo-
rians from the U.S. Holocaust
Museum for a rare staging of this
gripping, psychological drama
by Arthur Miller set in Brooklyn
during the Kristallnacht in 1938.
Images from American newspapers
of the era are projected directly
onto the set, showing Americans
reactions to the Holocaust. Aaron
Posner directs a stellar cast Lise
Bruneau, Kimberly Gilbert, Gregory
Linington, Paul Morella, Michele
Osherow and Stephen Patrick
Martin relating Millers tale of a
woman who suddenly, mysteriously
becomes paralyzed from the waist
down, and her husband, a self-de-
nying Jew, struggling to understand
why and confront his fears, assump-
tions and anguish. A historian-led
discussion after the Sunday mat-
inee on July 9. Extended to July
16. The Aaron and Cecile Goldman
Theater, Edlavitch DCJCC, 1529
16th St. NW. Call 202-777-3210 or
visit theaterj.org.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim
Rices rock opera about Jesus
gets a sleek, modern makeover
in a Signature Theatre produc-
tion helmed by Joe Calarco and
starring Nicholas Edwards. The
cast includes Signature standouts
Natascia Diaz as Mary, Sherri L.
Edelen as King Herod, and Bobby
Smith as Pontius Pilate. Closes
Sunday, July 9. Signature Theatre,
4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. Call
703-820-9771 or visit sigtheatre.org.
MY FAIR LADY
The Lerner and Loewe classic,
adapted from Georges Bernard Shaw
and Gabriel Pascals film Pygmalion.
Alan Souza directs a massive cast
including Danny Bernardy, Brittany
Campbell, Ian Anthony Coleman,
Warren Freeman, Chris Genebach,
Christina Kidd, Alex Kidder, Julia
Klavans, Ashleigh King, Valerie
Leonard, Benjamin Lurye, Jimmy
Mavrikes, Christopher Mueller and
Todd Scofield. To July 23. Olney
Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy
Spring Road, Olney, Md. Call 301-
924-3400 or visit olneytheatre.org.
THE SCHOOL FOR LIES
Michael Kahn helms David
Ives adaptation of Molires Le
Misanthrope, in an update of the
aristocratic, ruthless French satire.
Gregory Wooddell plays Frank,
whose barbed truth-telling wreaks
havoc in a world of pompous suit-
ors and extravagant ladies, until
rumors ricochet and alternative
facts become reality. Closes Sunday,
July 9. Lansburgh Theatre, 450 7th
St. NW. Call 202-547-1122 or visit
shakespearetheatre.org.

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CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS
DRAGON SLAYED
The tricks performed by Piff the Magic Dragon are amazing,
but he truly slays audiences with his unique brand of comedy
P
IFF THE MAGIC DRAGON CAME THISCLOSE TO WINNING
Americas Got Talent. And then he decided to lose. Piff should never
win anything, say the characters real-life alter-ego, John van der Put.
He should always be the loser. He should always get within touching distance,
and then something goes wrong.
Besides, the London-born 37-year-old continues, theres nothing funny
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Yes, the Opera House is alive
with the sound of Rodgers and
Hammerstein in this touring pro-
duction of the blockbuster musical
directed by three-time Tony win-
ner Jack OBrien. Arena regular
Nicholas Rodriguez (Oklahoma!,
Carousel) is Captain von Trapp
and newcomer Charlotte Maltby
(daughter of Broadway legend
Richard) is Maria, who whips all
those Swiss tykes into harmonious
shape and saves them from the
Nazis in the process. To July 16.
Kennedy Center. Tickets are $49
to $169. Call 202-467-4600 or visit
kennedy-center.org.
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about winning. In Vegas, you get all these shows
that [herald] The Winner of Americas Got
Talent! I thought it would be really funny to
brand my Vegas show as The Loser of Americas
Got Talent. So, when I got to the finals, thats
why we shot Mr. Piffles out the cannon, just to
ensure that wed go down in flames.
A bit of explanation may be needed, particu-
larly if you didnt catch Piffs crowd-and-judge
pleasing appearances on the NBC show the the
Spring of 2015. Hes an expert magician who
now has a standing show at The Flamingo in
Vegas. He sports a ludicrous, shiny dragon suit.
And he performs with a gruff, deeply disaffected
demeanor that is as unique as it is drop dead
funny. Oh, and hes assisted by his pet chihuahua,
Mr. Piffles, dressed in a matching (and incredibly
adorable) dragon suit.
One of Piffs signature tricks on Americas Got
Talent featured the destruction of two of three
boxes, one of which contained Mr. Piffles. We
did a dress rehearsal, and the boxes were falling
over the stage. We were throwing boxes to each
other, dropping the boxes on the floor, and when
we ended it and opened the last box, Mr. Piffles
would be in there. We came down after the dress
rehearsal to get some food and people were not
talking to us. People were really angry. I was,
like, Whats going on? Everyone thought the
dog was actually in a box. Sometimes the magic
can be too good.
Van der Put says the publics fascination with
magic is not without irony. Magic has a strange
effect on people, he says. You go to Walmart,
and the doors open all by themselves, and nobody
ever goes, Oh, my god! How did they do that?!
Then, on stage, you make something move with-
out touching it, and people freak out.
When the subject of President Trump comes
up, as it invariably does these days, van der Put
gives his own spin. Hes far better than most magi-
cians at obscuring the truth. I think we could prob-
ably learn a lesson from him. Randy Shulman
Piff the Magic Dragon appears July 13 to 15 at the
Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia
Pike. Tickets are $25 to $50. Call 703-486-2345 or
visit arlingtondrafthouse.com.
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND
UNAFRAID
MUSIC Dangerous Curves, Drive TFC,
Leisure Burn, Math Rat, Touch
In the early 1970s, a quiet bed and the Buffalo, Two Dragons and a
AUDIOTEKA FEST 2017
breakfast becomes one of the few Cheetah, and Van Dorn Asylum,
Over the course of three nights,
spots where victims of domestic on Saturday, July 15; Color Palette,
Adams Morgans long-standing
violence can seek refuge in Sarah FuzzQueen, Grass Fed, Jenny Hates
Club Heaven and Hell plays host to
Treems play. Marie Sproul directs Techno, Lonely Ocean, Most Savage
more than 50 scrappy local bands
Sheri S. Herren as BNB owner Gentlemen, Paul Santoris Random
on three separate stages, a show-
Agnes, with Kaylynn Creighton her Opponent, Virus 665, and Working
case co-sponsored by 7DrumCity
college-bound daughter and Jenna Theory Band on Sunday, July 16.
and the Greater District Sound
Berk a runaway Mary Anne. Closes Club Heaven and Hell, 2327 18th
Club. Among those slated to play:
Saturday, July 8. Keegan Theatre, St. NW. Tickets are $12 per day, or
Bad Robot Jones, Darlingtonia,
1742 Church St. NW. Tickets are $35 for a Weekend Warrior Pass,
HyeTension, Lindsay Collette
$35 to $45. Call 202-265-3768 or including festival t-shirt and post-
and the Evening Stars, Menage A
visit keegantheatre.com. er. Call 202-667-4355 or search for
Garage, Outcalls, Tempercrush, and
Audioteka on eventbrite.com.
YoungHands the Band on Friday,
July 14; the Anti-Social Collective,
 BLOOD ORANGE AT SWEETLIFE
BLOCK PARTY
Once known for indie-rock sounds
as Lightspeed Champion, the
queer-identified black producer
Dev Hynes has shifted to alt-R&B
and the moniker Blood Orange. Last
year, he released the astounding and
personal Freetown Sound, a cross
between The Weeknd and Frank
Ocean which Metro Weeklys music
critic Sean Maunier put at No. 6 on
GORDON SNYDER PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF MPP

his year-end list. Hynes is the head-

liner and only musical act listed
for the first in a series of free block
parties organized by Sweetgreen and
replacing the fast-casual food chains
once-mighty annual music festival
at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
Unfortunately, though, the free
event also featuring the group
meditation outfit The Big Quiet and
food and drink from Sweetgreen and
various other hip, local vendors
is already freed out, as too many
people signed up almost as soon as it
was announced last week. However,
The Who, June 29, 1970 there is a waitlist. Saturday, July 15,
from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sweetgreen
Dupont Lot, 1919 Massachusetts

CONCERT MASTERS
Ave. NW. Visit sweetlifeblockparty-
dc.splashthat.com.

CREATIVE CAULDRON CABARET:

TWO FOR A SONG
Merriweather Post Pavilion celebrates 50 years as one of the nations The 8th annual summer cabaret
preeminent summer stages series at ArtSpace Falls Church
runs every weekend through

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September 23 and features shows
by Iyona Blake, Sandy Bainum,
RAD CANFIELD WILL NEVER FORGET MADONNAS ONE AND ONLY CON-
Kathy Halenda, Dani Stoller, Jim
cert at Merriweather Post Pavilion. It was June 1, 1985, and the superstar opened Van Slyke, Clifton Walker III,
the venues season with The Virgin Tour. It was sold-out, so it was a huge deal Will Mark Stevenson, and Stephen
for us, says Canfield, then a 15-year-old stagehand at the massive outdoor amphitheater, Gregory Smith. The series kicks
off with Two for a Song, a revue
nestled on a woodsy 40-acre property in Columbia, Maryland. of classic and lost Tin Pan Alley
I was backstage cleaning and I overheard her telling people that she wanted and American Songbook classics
Gatorade Gum, he says. Theyd sent people out and nobody could find any. As it hap- from tenor Doug Bowles and pia-
nist Alex Hassan with special guest
pened, Canfield knew of a nearby drugstore that carried the 80s fad. So I rode my bike
crooner/trombonist David Sager,
over and bought a whole case. I rode back over and handed it to her. She was so happy. on Saturday, July 8, at 8 p.m. It
Canfield, now Merriweathers vice president, laughs. She made a point to call me by continues the next weekend with
my first name and point me out to the general manager. I quickly moved up to become a Katie McManus & Jamie Eacker
belting big and brassy songs from
supervisor. Because of Madonna. Broadway, on Friday, July 14, and
Even though the Material Girl hasnt performed at Merriweather since, plenty of Saturday, July 15, at 8 p.m. ArtSpace
other megastars have been repeat headliners at the amphitheater, designed by Frank Falls Church, 410 South Maple Ave.
in Falls Church. Tickets are $18 to
Gehry and originally built as the summer home of the National Symphony. By 1968, pop
$20 per show, or $55 for a table for
and rock acts, from Jimi Hendrix to the Doors, began to infiltrate the lineup, and its fate two with wine, $110 for four with
as a haven for some of the biggest rock and pop acts was sealed. wine. Call 703-436-9948 or visit
Jackson Browne, who recorded his 1977 live album Running on Empty at Merriweather, creativecauldron.org.
returns as part of a 50th Birthday bash that includes Father John Misty, Grace Potter and KASEY CHAMBERS
country legend Willie Nelson, who performed a duet with then-President Jimmy Carter. The daughter of steel guitar play-
Merriweather is halfway through a five-year, $55 million overhaul, renovating every- er Bill and brother of musician
Nash, the country-rock artist tours
thing from the stage to the seating bowl. Its improved significantly since IMP has been
in support of her 11th studio set,
managing it [in 2004], says Canfield, adding that the improvements will include the the captivating and wide-ranging
best lawn system that money can buy, and all these new high-tech, green buildings and double-album Dragonfly, which
super-efficient ways of doing things. Its a rare combination of a place that still has charm includes duets with Ed Sheeran and
Keith Urban and several dramatic,
and beauty and history, but now will be very state-of-the-art. Doug Rule rattling rockers, including Aint No
Little Girl and You Aint Worth
Fighting For. Garrett Kato opens.
Thursday, July 13, at 7:30 p.m. The
The 50th Anniversary Concert is Saturday, July 15, with gates opening at 4:30 p.m., at
Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon
Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia, Md. Tickets are Ave., Alexandria. Tickets are $35.
$55 to $125. Call 800-551-SEAT or visit merriweathermusic.com. Call 703-549-7500 or visit birch-
mere.com.

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NSO@WOLF TRAP: HARRY
POTTER IN CONCERT
As the film is projected on giant,
high-definition screens, Emil de Cou
will conduct the National Symphony
Orchestra in a live performance
of John Williams score to 2001s
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers
Stone. Also, fans are encouraged to
dress in their favorite wizarding-in-
spired character. Friday, July 7, and
Saturday, July 8, at 8:30 p.m. The
Filene Center at Wolf Trap, 1551
Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are $35
to $58. Call 877-WOLFTRAP or visit
wolftrap.org.
WOLF TRAP OPERA WITH NSO:
PUCCINIS TOSCA
One of operas most popular, sus-
penseful and unforgettable dramas
gets a steamy staging outdoors in the
Filene amphitheater. Grant Gershon
conducts the National Symphony
Orchestra and Louisa Miller
directs Wolf Trap Opera soloists,
with support from the Washington
Chorus and Childrens Chorus of
Washington, in the tale of the fiery
diva trapped between her rebel lover
and the treacherous police chief who
will stop at nothing to have her.
Friday, July 14, at 8:15 p.m. The
Filene Center at Wolf Trap, 1551
Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are $25
to $75. Call 877-WOLFTRAP or visit
wolftrap.org.
WOLF TRAP OPERAS
ARIA JUKEBOX
Soloists from Wolf Trap Opera
Companys 2017 Filene Young
Artists program perform popu-
lar opera tunes, accompanied by
company director Kim Pensinger
Witman on piano. Each of the 15
singers list four arias in their jukebox
and will perform the selection with
the most votes from the audience.
The result is a one-of-a-kind concert
encompassing a surprising range
of styles and composers. Tickets
include a wine and cheese reception.
Sunday, July 9, at 3 p.m., with free
reception and aria voting starting at
2 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635
Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are $32
to $48. Call 877-WOLFTRAP or visit
wolftrap.org.
DANCE
SILK ROAD DANCE COMPANY
Shahnameh: Adventures from the
Persian Book of Kings is brought
to life with vivid choreography
and ornate costumes in a perfor-
mance geared toward children.
And after the performance, Silk
Road will offer a free workshop
that will demonstrate how, through
dances with scarves and veils, they
were able to conjure up the two
most memorable characters from
the ancient fantastical tale, the evil
dragon and the magical Simurgh
bird. Saturday, July 8, at 10:30 a.m.
REVIVAL: WOMEN
SCULPTORS AND
PHOTO-BASED ARTISTS
The works in this exhibit offer
allusive depictions of human and
other animal bodies and connect
to the unconscious. Video projec-
tions, large-scale photographs, and
hanging sculptures create immer-
sive, mesmeric environments, while
smaller, meticulously wrought
works made from hair, yarn, velvet,
wax, marble, brambles or taxider-
mied birds draw viewers close and
spark memory and emotion. Louise
Bourgeois, Petah Coyne, Lalla
Essaydi, Alison Saar and Joana
Vasconcelos are among those fea-
tured in the exhibition, inspired by
a survey of the museums collection
in its 30th year but including loans
from public and private collections
as well as artists studios. Now
to Sept. 10. National Museum of
Women in the Arts, 1250 New York
Ave NW. Admission is $10. Call
202-783-5000 or visit nmwa.org.
Theatre-In-The-Woods at Wolf
Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.
Tickets are $8. Call 703-255-1900
or visit wolf-trap.org.
COMEDY
THE SECOND CITY:...
DIVIDED WE STAND
The Kennedy Center welcomes back
famed comedy troupe The Second
City for an update to last years
popular Almost Accurate Guide to
America. The comedians Angela
Alise, Ryan Asher, Tyler Davis, Katie
Kershaw, Chucho Perez and Ross
Taylor have cooked up a new
irreverent, mocking look at America,
from the red states to the blue states
to our orange head of state. The run
is the first offering in Julys second
annual District of Comedy Festival.
To Aug. 13. Kennedy Center Theater
Lab. Tickets are $49 to $69. Call
202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-cen-
ter.org.
READINGS AND
DISCUSSIONS
DAVID COLE: RULES FOR
RESISTANCE
Subtitled Advice from around the
Globe for the Age of Trump, this
primer from the legal director of
the American Civil Liberties Union
draws on the experience and col-
NMWA
Alison Saar - En Pointe
lective wisdom of people who
have lived under autocratic lead-
EXHIBITS
ers with a particular focus on
GARY ANTHES: SILENT LIGHT
Vladimir Putin. The book includes
Works by three artists are on display
essays from Masha Gessen, Ai
at Duponts Studio Gallery, including
Weiwei, George Soros and Nadya
abstract works by Thierry Guillemin
Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot,
and Suzanne Goldberg. Yet its pho-
among others, and summarizes
tographs by Anthes from New Yorks
common themes, from the selective
Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital and
application of the law and use of
the Ansonia Copper Brass factory
libel laws to attack critics, to the
that are likely to have the most last-
gutting of nonpartisan institutions
ing impression. The hospital and fac-
and other democracy-protecting
tory are now silent and abandoned
entities, including the free press.
and revealed by pale light stream-
Sunday, July 9, at 3 p.m. Politics
ing through broken windows and
and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave.
missing doors. The evocative photo-
NW. Call 202-364-1919 or visit poli-
graphs are meant as a tribute to the
tics-prose.com.
brave patients and dedicated staff
at the hospital, and to the tireless
ROGER D. STONE: THE LIVES OF
metal workers, the artist says in a
DILLON RIPLEY
statement. First Friday reception is
Ripley was, as this books subti-
tle spells out, Natural Scientist,
July 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. Runs to July
15. Studio Gallery, 2108 R St. NW.
Wartime Spy and Pioneering Leader
Call 202-232-8734 or visit studiogal-
of the Smithsonian Institution. At
lerydc.com.
the helm from 1964 to 1985, Ripley
helped expand the Smithsonian,
SOUND SCENE FESTIVAL
which is now the worlds largest
AT THE HIRSHHORN
museum, education and research
complex. Stone, a former Time cor-
Underground sound collective DC
Listening Lounge co-presents this
respondent, includes his personal
recollections and draws on inter-
one-day-only festival of interac-
tive, playful and thought-provoking
views with Ripley and family doc-
audio art installations and sound
uments. Saturday, July 8, at 1 p.m.
games. Local audio artists and con-
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut
tributors from across the globe will
Ave. NW. Call 202-364-1919 or visit
transform the Hirshhorn into a
politics-prose.com.
sonic wonderland, highlighting the
unique sounds of D.C. and centered
on the theme of dissonance. The
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 and only offered in the evening,
starting with happy hour at 5 p.m.
The change was at the behest of
owners the Hilton brothers, who
wanted to bring their Petworth out-
post more in line with other, bar-fo-
cused venues in the family (such
as soul/Southern-styled Marvin
and Mexican-themed El Rey, both
in U Street). Obviously, that puts
more of a focus on Ten Tigers
interesting cocktail menu with
pan-Asian accents from The Iron
Wine, made with the Thai whisky
Mekhong plus honey, bitters and
orange zest, to Tiger #9 a mix
of Chinese spirit baijiu, vermouth,
lemon juice and Creme de Cassis
to the lychee/vodka combo Seven
Stars. Sounds like an adventure
worth imbibing. 3813 Georgia Ave.
NW. Call 202-506-2080 or visit ten-
tigersdc.com.

ABOVE & BEYOND

LIVE NATION

LA-TI-DO: AARON L. MYERS II

Regie Cabico and Don Mike
Mendozas La-Ti-Do variety show
IDINA MENZEL features higher-quality singing
The Broadway belter and longtime, prominent fundraiser for LGBTQ causes needs any than most karaoke, often from local
introduction. Fans of Menzels work in everything from Rent to Wicked to Disneys Frozen musical theater actors performing
on their night off, and also includes
need no persuading to get their tickets especially so, given the added incentive that spoken-word poetry and comedy.
shell perform songs off idina, chock-full of original songs that actually sound like jaunty, Mendoza and Anya Randall Nebel
modern-day pop hits, rather than scaled-back showtunes in disguise, or showboating bal- host the next event featuring the Mr.
Henrys artist-in-residence singing
lads. Menzel doesnt hold back in conveying the pain and hurt of recent romantic troubles, jazz and Rat-Pack songs, along with
particularly on the powerful stunner I Do. Sunday, July 9, at 8 p.m. Theater at MGM guests Madeline Cuddihy, Sidney
National Harbor, 7100 Harborview Ave., Oxon Hill, Md. Tickets are $66.36 to $136.37. Call Davis, Larry Grey, Michelle Moses-
800-745-3000 or visit mgmnationalharbor.com. Eisenstein, Awa Sal Secka, Michael
Sandoval, and Shaquille Stewart,
accompanied by Taylor Rambo.
Also previews of 2017 Capital
Fringe Shows from La-Ti-Do alum-
festival includes panel discussions
with experts from Washingtons
Hardware. Each week, Transformer
presents a different selection
FOOD & DRINK ni, including In The Company of De
Sade. Monday, July 10, at 8 p.m.
audio scene as well as performanc- of works in tandem with special
MASON & ROOK ROOFTOP: Bistro Bistro, 1727 Connecticut Ave.
es by musicians from the National events, both at its gallery and in
AMERICAN-THEMED POP-UP NW. Tickets are $15, or $10 if you eat
Symphony Orchestra and the Pan locations around the city, high-
Radiator, formerly the Helix, the dinner at the restaurant beforehand.
Lara steel drum band. Hands-on lighting locally sourced and pro-
floor-level restaurant at Kimptons Call 202-328-1640 or visit latidodc.
activities include: Building wind duced food and creative products.
Logan Circle hotel, is taking over wix.com/latido.
chimes from recycled materials, Opening Reception is Wednesday,
the scenic rooftop with a patriot-
composing melodies based on body July 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. To Aug. 19.
ic pop-up. Chef Jonathan Dearden SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE
temperature, and constructing a 1404 P St. NW. Call 202-483-1102 or
offers a full menu of hot dogs, from FESTIVAL
wall of silence. Now in its 10th year, visit transformerdc.org.
kosher to veggie to masa corn, For its 50th anniversary, the annual
the festival introduces features for
which can be washed down with festival on the mall explores American
the deaf and hard of hearing, includ- VINCENT BROWN:
concoctions from bartender Sarah identity and creativity. Highlights
ing original vibration compositions CITY UNDER SIEGE
Rosner including a red, white and include a view into the ever-evolv-
experienced through cutting-edge In his first ever solo exhibition, this
blue sangria (made with white ing field of Circus Arts via daily
bodysuits and tactile chairs, as well D.C.-based photographer/videogra-
wine, cherries and blueberries), and performances in a Big Top tent, a cir-
as ASL interpreters. Saturday, July pher, currently an assistant producer
frozen whiskey Cokes. Throughout cus school in the Arts and Industries
8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hirshhorn at UDC-TV, shares images captured
July. 1430 Rhode Island Ave. NW. Building and hands-on activities for
Museum and Sculpture Garden, over the past two years focused on
Call 202-742-3100 or visit masonan- visitors; the more politically charged
Independence Avenue and Seventh the citys less fortunate. As the cost
drook.com. On The Move program, in which
Street SW. Free. Call 202-633-1000 of the living has skyrocketed in D.C.,
hip-hop artists, muralists and poet-
or visit hirshhorn.si.edu. so too has the rate of homelessness
TEN TIGERS PARLOUR ry slam artists, among others, will
and through Browns images,
Tim Ma (Shaws Kyirisan) is out, discuss themes of immigration and
TRANSFORMER: HOMEGROWN you can see some of the individ-
Erik Bruner-Yang (H Streets migration from new and diverse
A summer exhibition showcasing uals whove gotten the short end
Maketto) is in at the former Chez perspectives, and a series of evening
local art, agriculture and business of the stick. An East of the River
Billy space. When it opened last concerts and dance parties starting
and examining what it means to Panel Discussion is Thursday, July
year in the former Chez Billy space, at 5:30 p.m. with performers includ-
sustain a hyper-local lifestyle in 13, from 6 to 9 p.m. On exhibit to
Ma was brought on as a consultant ing BeauSoleil, Los Texmaniacs, the
D.C. Works from more than 40 August 5. Vivid Solutions Gallery in
to shape a menu with creative spins Chuck Brown Band and Los Pleneros
local artists from Transformers the Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good
on Chinese street food house- de la 21. Runs through Sunday, July 9.
FlatFile program will be featured in Hope Road SE. Call 202-631-6291 or
made dumplings, steamed buns The National Mall, between 7th and
this exhibition, a partnership with visit vividsolutionsgallery.com.
and noodles and rice bowls. Thats 12th Streets NW. Call 202-633-1000
Up Top Acres, a network of roof-
mostly still true under Bruner- or festival.si.edu for event details and
top farms, Miss Pixies and Logan
Yang, its just that the portions are schedule. l
now small, appetizer/snack-sized,

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theFeed
UNEXPECTED DELAYS
Pentagon extends transgender military enlistment deadline by 6 months By John Riley
T
HE PENTAGON WILL DELAY ALLOWING OPEN-
ly transgender individuals to enlist in the military
until at least Jan. 1, 2018. In a memo, U.S. Secretary
of Defense Jim Mattis cited the importance of military
readiness and the need for more time as previously request-
ed by the secretaries of the various military branches.
According to an Associated Press report, the Navy
had previously said it was ready to begin accepting new
transgender recruits, but asked for more time in order to
accommodate a request from military leadership in the
Marine Corps, which the Secretary of the Navy oversees.
The Marine Corps had requested a year-long delay, and the
Army and Air Force had wanted two years before they must
accept new transgender recruits.
Under existing DoD policy, such accessions were antic-
ipated to begin on July 1, 2017, Mattis said in the memo.
The Deputy Secretary directed the services to begin
assessing their readiness to begin accessions. Building upon
that work and after consulting with the Service Chiefs and
Secretaries, I have determined that it is necessary to defer
the start of accessions for six months. We will use this addi-
tional time to evaluate more carefully the impact of such
accessions on readiness and lethality.
Mattis also directed the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness to lead the review of concerns
around and the logistics involved with accepting transgen-
der recruits, and report the results of said review to him by
Dec. 1, 2017.
Chief among the military chiefs concerns were ques-
tions over the assimilation of transgender recruits into
units, whether transgender recruits medical issues could
affect their ability to deploy or meet current enlistment
standards, and if military bases would have to make special
accommodations for those recruits with respect to show-
ers, bathrooms and other facilities.
The chiefs also wish to prolong the time that new
recruits have been stable in their gender from 18 months
to 2 years.
The six-month delay will only impact new recruits, not
the estimated 15,500 transgender service members current-
ly serving, reports Politico.
Last week, U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), an LGBTQ
rights opponent whose congressional district includes
Army installation Ft. Leonard Wood, attempted to intro-
duce an amendment to the National Defense Authorization
Act that would have reversed the policy allowing any trans-
gender troops to serve openly.
Although she later withdrew the amendment, Hartzler
said in a statement that she was pleased that Mattis had
decided to delay the implementation of the policy, which
she called ill-conceived and rushed, saying it was
never clearly thought out.
LGBTQ groups lamented the delay, with OutServe-
Service Members Legal Defense Network saying it expects
the military to begin accepting new transgender recruits as
soon as the six-month wait period is over.
Transgender service members have been serving, open-
ly and authentically, since October 2016 with no impact
on readiness, OutServe-SLDN Executive Director Matt
Thorn said in a statement. It is time to fully lift the ban on
transgender service by enacting this final piece and imple-
menting the accessions policy. This delay is a disservice to
the transgender community and to our military as a whole.
We reiterate that the services are prepared for trans-
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gender individuals and assert that delays beyond January
2018 will have a negative impact on military readiness that
we cannot tolerate.
This six-month delay is deeply disappointing because
it unnecessarily delays the ability of transgender people
to be open about their identity when entering the mili-
tary, Ashley Broadway-Mack, the president of the American
UNDERGROUND ASSAULT
Brooklyn man indicted in subway attack on lesbian couple By John Riley
A
MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING A
lesbian couple on the New York subway has been indict-
ed on hate crime charges. Antoine Thomas, of Brooklyn,
is accused of punching one of the women in the face and knock-
ing her unconscious while shouting anti-gay slurs at her.
Thomas was arraigned on a slew of charges relating to the
attack, including assault, menacing and harassment, accord-
ing to records from Kings County Supreme Court. He has
pleaded not guilty, reports NBC New York.
Prosecutors allege that Thomas got on a Brooklyn-bound
Q train at Union Square around 7:30 p.m. on May 21 and sat
next to the victim and her girlfriend. They claim he purposely
bumped into the women and began yelling: Faggot! Dyke!
When the victims asked him to calm down, he repeatedly
punched one of the women until she lost consciousness,
20 JULY 6, 2017 METROWEEKLY
Military Partner Association, said in a statement. It has been
unequivocally proven that allowing qualified transgender
people to serve openly strengthens our military and creates
a more inclusive and diverse force. The issue has been thor-
oughly studied and moving forward with this new recruit-
ment policy is imperative in order for the military to be able
to recruit the best talent our nation has to offer. l
authorities say. He then tried to escape by walking between
train cars, but was apprehended by a transit police officer.
The victim was later taken to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
and treated for a concussion, broken nose, and a contusion.
She also suffered cuts to her eye, requiring eight stitches.
Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez issued a
statement acknowledging Thomas indictment.
Brooklyn is a model of inclusion and diversity where
bias and bigotry will not be tolerated, Gonzalez said. This
defendants alleged actions were an attack on everyones
right to be who they are, and to love whom they choose. He
will now be held accountable for this alleged attack that left
a woman unconscious.
If found guilty of the charges, including the hate crime
enhancements, he could face up to 15 years in prison. l

THURSDAY, July 6
Weekly Events
ANDROMEDA
TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH
offers free HIV testing and HIV
services (by appointment). 9
a.m.-5 p.m. Decatur Center,
1400 Decatur St. NW. To
arrange an appointment, call
202-291-4707, or visit androm-
DENIS LARGERON
edatransculturalhealth.org.
DC AQUATICS CLUB practice
session at Takoma Aquatic
Center. 7:30-9 p.m. 300 Van
Buren St. NW. For more infor-
mation, visit swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS run-
ning/walking/social club
welcomes runners of all ability
levels for exercise in a fun and
supportive environment, with
socializing afterward. Route
distance is 3-6 miles. Meet at
7 p.m. at 23rd & P Streets NW.
For more information, visit
dcfrontrunners.org.
DC LAMBDA SQUARES gay
and lesbian square-dancing
group features mainstream
through advanced square
dancing at the National City
Christian Church, 5 Thomas
Circle NW, 7-9:30 p.m. Casual
dress. 301-257-0517, dclamb-
dasquares.org.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds
practice. The team is always
looking for new members. All
welcome. 7:30-9:30 p.m. King
Greenleaf Recreation Center,
201 N St. SW. For more infor-
mation, visit scandalsrfc.org or
dcscandals@gmail.com.
The DULLES TRIANGLES
Northern Virginia social
group meets for happy hour at
Sheraton in Reston. All wel-
come. 7-9 p.m. 11810 Sunrise
Valley Drive, second-floor bar.
For more information, visit
dullestriangles.com.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-
Walker Health. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. at
1525 14th St. NW, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
at the Elizabeth Taylor Medical
Center, 1701 14th St. NW, and 8
a.m-5 p.m. at the Max Robinson
Center, 2301 MLK Jr. Ave.
SE. For an appointment call
202-745-7000 or visit whit-
man-walker.org.
IDENTITY offers free and con-
fidential HIV testing at two
separate locations. Walk-ins
accepted from 2-6 p.m., by
appointment for all other h
ours. 414 East Diamond Ave.,
Gaithersburg, Md. or 7676
New Hampshire Ave., Suite
Community
411, Takoma Park, Md. To set
up an appointment or for more
information, call Gaithersburg,
301-300-9978, or Takoma Park,
301-422-2398.
METROHEALTH CENTER
offers free, rapid HIV testing.
Appointment needed. 1012 14th
St. NW, Suite 700. To arrange
an appointment, call 202-638-
0750.
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing,
3-5 p.m., by appointment and
walk-in, for youth 21 and
younger. Youth Center, 410 7th
St. SE. 202-567-3155 or test-
ing@smyal.org.
SOCIABLE SPORTS
Us Helping Us hosts a
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
MEETING. The group is inde-
The Stonewall Sports National Tournament is as pendent of UHU. 6:30-7:30
p.m., 3636 Georgia Ave. NW.
much about fraternizing as it is about competing For more information, call 202-
446-1100.
B
EING PART OF A GAY SPORTS TEAM HAS ALWAYS WOMENS LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE for young LBTQ
given me that outlet to approach my team and fellow women, 13-21, interested in
players for advice, or to decompress and just hang out, leadership development. 5-6:30
go to the movies, or do social events, says Martin Espinoza, p.m. SMYAL Youth Center, 410
president of the executive committee for Stonewall Sports. It 7th St. SE. For more informa-
tion, call 202-567-3163, or email
gives me a network thats available at the drop of a hat, especial-
catherine.chu@smyal.org.
ly if youre having a bad day or bad week. Its good to just hang
out with my team. FRIDAY, July 7
Espinoza hopes to provide that opportunity to others in the
upcoming 4th Annual Stonewall Sports National Tournament, GAY DISTRICT, a group for
featuring more than one thousand kickball, dodgeball, and vol- GBTQQI men between the ages
leyball players from various LGBTQ sports leagues, from July of 18-35, meets on the first and
third Fridays of each month.
14 to 16. The best part is, you dont have to play a sport to enjoy. 8:30-9:30 p.m. 2000 14th St.
People can sign up as Friends of Stonewall, and be a specta- NW, Suite 105. For more infor-
tor and cheer on their teams, says Espinoza. Its more about mation, visit gaydistrict.org.
having time to network and meet the participants in Stonewall,
Join people from all over
especially for people in D.C. who havent had the opportunity, the DMV area for an LGBTQ
or the time, to join a league. SOCIAL. All welcome. Free
For $25, spectators get access to games and are eligible for to attend. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
various food and drink specials at sponsor bars and restaurants. Pinzimini Lounge inside the
Some people who live in D.C. treat the weekend like theyre Westin Arlington Gateway,
801 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington,
out of town, and go with the flow of events, says Espinoza. Va. Ballston Metro is 2 blocks
[They] disconnect from their personal lives for a weekend, and away. For more information,
embrace meeting new people from other cities, or people from visit gogaydc.org.
D.C. that they havent had a chance to meet. John Riley
The DC Center hosts a meet-
ing of its TRANS SUPPORT
Volleyball is Saturday, July 15 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and GROUP, focusing on issues
Sunday, July 16, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lincoln Memorial important to transgender
Sand Volleyball Courts, 2298 Constitution Ave. NW. people and those who identify
outside of the gender binary.
7-8:30 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW,
Kickball is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sunday from Suite 105. For more informa-
10 a.m. to noon at the JFK Hockey Fields, 1964 Independence tion, visit thedccenter.org.
Ave. SW. The final four games are Sunday from 3-5 p.m. at
Stead Park, 1625 P St. NW. Weekly Events
BET MISHPACHAH, founded
Dodgeball is Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at
by members of the LGBT com-
the Georgetown Law Gymnasium, 600 New Jersey Ave. NW. munity, holds Friday evening
Shabbat services in the DC
Spectator tickets are $25 per person, Jewish Community Centers
and are available online through July 13. Visit Community Room. 8 p.m. 1529
16th St. NW. For more informa-
stonewallsports.leagueapps.com/tournaments. tion, visit betmish.org.
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 DC AQUATICS CLUB holds a prac-
tice session at Howard University.
6:30-8 p.m. Burr Gymnasium, 2400
6th St. NW. For more information,
visit swimdcac.org.
PROJECT STRIPES hosts LGBT-
affirming social group for ages
11-24. 4-6 p.m. 1419 Columbia Road
NW. Contact Tamara, 202-319-
0422, layc-dc.org.
SMYALS REC NIGHT provides a
social atmosphere for LGBT and
questioning youth, featuring dance
parties, vogue nights, movies and
games. For more info, email cather-
ine.chu@smyal.org.
SATURDAY, July 8
ADVENTURING outdoors group
hikes 11 miles on the often-stren-
uous Billy Goat Trail at Great
Falls, Md. Bring plenty of bev-
erages, lunch, sunscreen, bug
spray, and a few dollars for fees.
No dogs, please. Carpool at 8
a.m. from the Panera on the east
side of Wisconsin Avenue at the
Tenleytown Metro Station. Jeff,
301-775-9660. adventuring.org.
CHRYSALIS arts & culture group
visits the National Gallery of Art to
see an exhibition on American col-
lections of 18th century French art.
Free, lunch follows. Meet at 11 a.m.
in the 6th & Constitution Avenue
NW lobby of the Old (West)
Building. Craig, 202-462-0535.
craighowell1@verizon.net.
The DC Center will host a
VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION for
all those interested in serving as
Support Desk staff or in another
capacity as a volunteer. 2-4:30 p.m.
2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. For
more information, visit thedccen-
ter.org.
Weekly Events
BRAZILIAN GLBT GROUP, includ-
ing others interested in Brazilian cul-
ture, meets. For location/time, email
braziliangaygroup@yahoo.com.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/
walking/social club welcomes run-
ners of all ability levels for exercise
in a fun and supportive environ-
ment, with socializing afterward.
Route distance will be 3-6 miles.
Walker meet at 9:30 a.m. and run-
ners at 10 a.m. at 23rd & P Streets
NW. For more information, visit
dcfrontrunners.org.
DIGNITYUSA sponsors Mass for
LGBT community, family and
friends. 6:30 p.m., Immanuel
Church-on-the-Hill, 3606 Seminary
Road, Alexandria. All welcome. For
more info, visit dignitynova.org.
GAY LANGUAGE CLUB discusses
critical languages and foreign lan-
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guages. 7 p.m. Nellies, 900 U St.
NW. RSVP preferred. Email bren-
dandarcy@gmail.com.
SUNDAY, July 9
ADVENTURING outdoors group
hosts annual Summer Picnic in
Rock Creek Park at Picnic Grove #1
across from Peirce Mill. 11:30 a.m.-
3 p.m. All welcome. Bring a side
dish and $5. RSVP by Friday July 7.
For more info, Bill, 443-244-5495.
adventuring.org.
Weekly Events
BETHEL CHURCH-DC progressive
and radically inclusive church
holds services at 11:30 a.m. 2217
Minnesota Ave. SE. 202-248-1895,
betheldc.org.
DC AQUATICS CLUB holds a
practice session at Wilson Aquatic
Center. 9:30-11 a.m. 4551 Fort Dr.
NW. For more information, visit
swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/
walking/social club welcomes run-
ners of all ability levels for exercise
in a fun and supportive environ-
ment, with socializing afterward.
Route will be a distance run of 8, 10
or 12 miles. Meet at 9 a.m. at 23rd
& P Streets NW. For more informa-
tion, visit dcfrontrunners.org.
FAIRLINGTON UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH is an open,
inclusive church. All welcome,
including the LGBTQ commu-
nity. Member of the Reconciling
Ministries Network. Services at
9:30 and 11:00 a.m. 3900 King
Street, Alexandria, Va. 703-671-
8557. For more info, visit fairling-
tonumc.org.
FRIENDS MEETING OF
WASHINGTON meets for worship,
10:30 a.m., 2111 Florida Ave. NW,
Quaker House Living Room (next
to Meeting House on Decatur
Place), 2nd floor. Special welcome
to lesbians and gays. Handicapped
accessible from Phelps Place gate.
Hearing assistance. quakersdc.org.
HSV-2 SOCIAL AND SUPPORT
GROUP for gay men living in the
DC metro area. This group will be
meeting once a month. For infor-
mation on location and time, visit
H2gether.com.
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. lincol-
ntemple.org.
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF NORTHERN
VIRGINIA services at 11 a.m., led
by Rev. Emma Chattin. 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 wor-
ship, 8:30 a.m., and traditional wor-
ship, 11 a.m. 5 Thomas Circle NW.
202-232-0323, nationalcitycc.org.
ST. STEPHEN AND THE
INCARNATION, an interra-
cial, 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, saintste-
phensdc.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, July 10
The DC Center hosts a monthly
meeting of its YOUTH WORKING
GROUP to talk about upcoming
initiatives. 6-7:30 p.m. 2000 14th
St. NW, Suite 105. For more infor-
mation, visit thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
DC AQUATICS CLUB holds a
practice session at Dunbar Aquatic
Center. 7:30-9 p.m. 101 N St. NW.
For more information, visit swim-
dcac.org.
GETEQUAL meets 6:30-8 p.m. at
Quaker House, 2111 Florida Ave.
NW. For more information, email
getequal.wdc@gmail.com.
NOVASALUD offers free HIV test-
ing. 5-7 p.m. 2049 N. 15th St., Suite
200, Arlington. Appointments: 703-
789-4467.
The DC Center hosts COFFEE
DROP-IN FOR THE SENIOR LGBT
COMMUNITY. 10 a.m.-noon. 2000
14th St. NW. For more information,
call 202-682-2245 or visit thedc-
center.org.
US HELPING US hosts a black gay
mens evening affinity group for
GBT black men. Light refreshments
provided. 7-9 p.m. 3636 Georgia
Ave. NW. 202-446-1100.
WASHINGTON WETSKINS
WATER POLO TEAM practices 7-9
p.m. Newcomers with at least basic
swimming ability always welcome.
Takoma Aquatic Center, 300 Van
Buren St. NW. For more informa-
tion, contact Tom, 703-299-0504
or secretary@wetskins.org, or visit
wetskins.org.
WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH
HIV/AIDS Support Group for
newly diagnosed individuals,
meets 7 p.m. Registration required.
202-939-7671, hivsupport@whit-
man-walker.org.
TUESDAY, July 11
Queer-identifying women who
have survived violent or traumatic
experiences and are looking for
support are invited to take part
in a bi-weekly QUEER WOMEN
WORKING THROUGH TRAUMA
GROUP at The DC Center.
Participants are encouraged to
do an intake assessment with
moderator and social worker Sam
Goodwin. 6-7 p.m. 2000 14th St.
NW, Suite 105. For more infor-
mation, email Sam at samantha@
thedccenter.org.
The DC Center holds a meeting of
its COMING OUT DISCUSSION
GROUP for those navigating issues
associated with coming out and
personal identity. 7-8:30 p.m. 2000
14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
The DC Centers TRANS
SUPPORT GROUP provides a
space to talk for transgender people
and those who identify outside of
the gender binary. 7-8:30 p.m. 2000
14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
Weekly Events
ASIANS AND FRIENDS weekly
dinner in Dupont/Logan Circle
area, 6:30 p.m. For more informa-
tion, email afwash@aol.com, or
visit afwashington.net.
DC AQUATICS CLUB practice
session at Takoma Aquatic Center.
7:30-9 p.m. 300 Van Buren St. NW.
For more information, visit swim-
dcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/
walking/social club welcomes run-
ners of all ability levels for exercise
in a fun and supportive environment,
with socializing afterward. Route
distance is 3-6 miles. Meet at 7 p.m.
at Union Station. For more informa-
tion, visit dcfrontrunners.org.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds prac-
tice. The team is always looking for
new members. All welcome. 7:30-
9:30 p.m. King Greenleaf Recreation
Center, 201 N St. SW. For more
information, visit scandalsrfc.org or
dcscandals@gmail.com.
THE GAY MENS HEALTH
COLLABORATIVE offers free
HIV testing and STI screening
and treatment every Tuesday.
5-6:30 p.m. Rainbow Tuesday
LGBT Clinic, Alexandria Health
Department, 4480 King St. 703-
746-4986 or text 571-214-9617.
james.leslie@inova.org.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
LGBT focused meeting every
Tuesday, 7 p.m. St. Georges
Episcopal Church, 915 Oakland
Ave., Arlington, just steps from
Virginia Square Metro. For
more info. call Dick, 703-521-
1999. Handicapped accessible.
Newcomers welcome. liveandletli-
veoa@gmail.com.
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-5
p.m., by appointment and walk-in,
for youth 21 and younger. Youth
Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-567-
3155 or testing@smyal.org.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR LGBTQ
YOUTH ages 13-21 meets at
SMYAL. 5-6:30 p.m. 410 7th St.
SE. For more information, contact
Cathy Chu, 202-567-3163, or cath-
erine.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 Health holds its
weekly GAY MENS HEALTH AND
WELLNESS/STD CLINIC. Patients
are seen on walk-in basis. No-cost
screening for HIV, syphilis, gon-
orrhea and chlamydia. Hepatitis
and herpes testing available for fee.
Testing starts at 6 p.m, but should
arrive early to ensure a spot. 1701
14th St. NW. For more information,
visit whitman-walker.org.
WEDNESDAY, July 12
BIG GAY BOOK GROUP will meet
to discuss Life and Adventures
of Jack Engle, The Lost Novel of
Walt Whitman. All welcome. 6:45
p.m. East City Bookshop, 645
Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, near the
Eastern Market Metro Station. For
more information and to RSVP,
email biggaybookgroup@hotmail.
com.
THE LAMBDA BRIDGE CLUB
meets for Duplicate Bridge. 7:30
p.m. Dignity Center, 721 8th St. SE
(across from Marine Barracks). No
reservations needed, all welcome.
202-841-0279 if you need a partner.
Weekly Events
AD LIB, a group for freestyle con-
versation, meets about 6-6:30 p.m.,
Steam, 17th and R NW. All wel-
come. For more information, call
Fausto Fernandez, 703-732-5174.
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing
and HIV services (by appointment).
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Decatur Center, 1400
Decatur St. NW. To arrange an
appointment, call 202-291-4707,
or visit andromedatranscultural-
health.org.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC)
holds a practice session at Dunbar
Aquatic Center. 7:30-9 p.m. 101 N
St. NW. For more information, visit
swimdcac.org.
FREEDOM FROM SMOKING, a
group for LGBT people looking
to quit cigarettes and tobacco use,
holds a weekly support meeting at
The DC Center. 7-8 p.m. 2000 14th
St. NW, Suite 105. For more infor-
mation, visit thedccenter.org.
HISTORIC CHRIST CHURCH
offers Wednesday worship 7:15 a.m.
and 12:05 p.m. All welcome. 118 N.
Washington St., Alexandria. 703-
549-1450, historicchristchurch.org.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker
Health. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. at 1525
14th St. NW, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at the
Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center,
1701 14th St. NW, and 8 a.m-5 p.m.
at the Max Robinson Center, 2301
MLK Jr. Ave. SE. For an appoint-
ment call 202-745-7000 or visit
whitman-walker.org.
IDENTITY offers free and confiden-
tial HIV testing at its Gaithersburg
location. Walk-ins accepted from
2-7 p.m., by appointment for all
other hours. 414 East Diamond
Ave., Gaithersburg, Md. To set up
an appointment or for more infor-
mation, call 301-300-9978.
JOB CLUB, a weekly support pro-
gram for job entrants and seekers,
meets at The DC Center. 6-7:30
p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105.
For more info, www.centerca-
reers.org.
METROHEALTH CENTER offers
free, rapid HIV testing. No appoint-
ment needed. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 1012
14th St. NW, Suite 700. For more
information, call 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.
WASHINGTON WETSKINS
WATER POLO TEAM practices 7-9
p.m. Newcomers with at least basic
swimming ability always welcome.
Takoma Aquatic Center, 300 Van
Buren St. NW. For more informa-
tion, contact Tom, 703-299-0504
or secretary@wetskins.org, or visit
wetskins.org. l
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consideration at least 10 days prior
to the Thursday publication in which
you would like it to appear. Email to
calendar@metroweekly.com.
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Queer Faces
of Fringe
PORTRAITS BY JULIAN P. VANKIM

F
RINGE IS LIKE CHRISTMAS TO THE
theater world in D.C., says Eric Cline.
Its a place where really bizarre, obscure,
and experimental ideas can really get
a shot to say, Hey, this might work. It
doesnt always work, but often its just a
really fun opportunity to connect with
things you wouldnt be able to see at
mainstream theater events.
Cline is part of The Coil Project, a creative collective that uti-
lizes Fringe as a means of presenting new theatrical works. His
show, The Changeling Child, is one of more than 85 productions
some big, some small slated for this years annual festival,
which opens tonight and runs through July 30. He is also one of
the dozens of LGBTQ participants who write, direct, produce,
act, and generally are vital contributors to the Fringe experience.
As a woman of size, I am automatically excluded from a
tremendous amount of traditional theater, says Rebecca Rose
Vassy, who goes by the stage name Diva Darling and is the star
of the burlesque entry Tiresias Tits. Doing shows here, I can
define my art and...present myself in the way that I want to be
seen and the kind of work that I want to be known for. To be
able to do that across race, across gender, or across orientation,
size, age, all these restrictions that you would have in anything
outside of Fringe. Its a very open atmosphere and...its great to
have a place where all of that can be represented.
Rachel Messbauer, a queer actress who stars in the lesbi-
an-infused Abortion Road Trip, agrees.
Fringe allows people to really experiment and push bound-
aries, she says during a break in a Saturday afternoon photo
shoot at Fringes Trinidad Theater on Florida Avenue NE. A
sense of community is created by all these different theater
companies and groups of people, maybe who arent even theater
companies, but just get together and make theater. I think that
sense of community is really valuable. Its a great way for every-
one to support each other and say, Ill go to see your show. And
your show and your show. And theyre all just in this one little
area and you just gotta hit them up as fast as you can.
For this years feature, we asked eleven LGBTQ Fringe par-
ticipants to sit for portraits, providing a look at just a few of The
Queer Faces of Fringe.

JULY 6, 2017 METROWEEKLY 27

 Sean Surla
Writer/Director
Ghouls
Identifies as Lesbian

The theater is kind of like a

church. It has its own reverence,
its own space. Out of that space
comes creativity. Fringe allows
for anyone to make a statement
and come out and create some-
thing if they have the ability to
pull it off. Its a wonderful,
incredible thing.

Rebecca Fischler
Peaseblossom
The Changeling Child
Identifies as Queer
Fringe gives us a chance to
do one thing and really throw
ourselves into it. You just pull
out all the stops and see if it
works in front of people, or if
people go, What the hell are
you doing? Which they
do sometimes.
Eric Cline
Writer/Director
The Changeling Child
Identifies as Gay
Its harder for
commercial theater
to take risks on new
content. Fringe has
the ability for people
to say, This is my
story that I want to
tell, and then get
people together
and do it.
 Rachel Messbauer
Quinn
Abortion Road Trip
Identifies as Queer

Your identity is an inherent

part of who you are. So, no
matter what kind of charac-
ter you play, you are always
looking for things that connect
your own life and your own
experiences. Being gay or les-
bian or queer gives you these
differences to draw on that will
color your performance differ-
ently than a performance by a
straight person might.
 Reginald Richard
Simon
Exit, In Search of a Bear
Identifies as Gay

This is my seventh time playing a gay

role since Ive been a professional actor.
I sometimes live in fear of being type-
cast. As much as I believe that there are
necessary stories about us that have yet
to be told, that need to be told, I dont
want to be put in a certain box and
labeled as The Gay Actor whenever
a theater company needs someone to
play someone in the LGBT community.
Theres more to me than the obvious.
Tony Greenberg
Pentheus, King of Thebes
The Nasty Women of the Ecstatic
Rainbow Mystical Retreat
Identifies as Gay

Fringe tests the

boundaries of art. A
program like Fringe allows
writers to create works
that surpass the edges of
art and challenge people to
look at something a little
different. Fringe gives me
an opportunity to play an
outrageous character
and have a lot of fun
with artists that
are like-minded.
Diva Darling
Therese/Tiresias
Tiresias Tits
Identifies as Queer

Burlesque tends to get

into a lot of political
topics, or social
commentary, or gender
commentary. We push
a lot of boundaries, so
its a very natural fit
for Fringe. But its also
fun, and sparkly, and Buster Britches
colorful. So when youve Mari
seen your fourth really Tiresias Tits
Identifies as Gay,
serious one-woman Gender-fluid
drama about genocide,
youre like, I need a
break. I need to go and
have some fun.
Christine Smith
Phebe
Arden Now
Identifies as Bisexual

I enjoy acting because its a way for me to shake off my day to day conservative persona
and put on anything. I have been a prostitute, I have been a dominatrix, Ive been in the band,
Ive been on tech. Ive done all kinds of things with the sets and design. Being a person in the
LGBTQ community, and sometimes having to act straight, I love being able to be out and proud
when I can, and this is certainly a show I can do that in.
Adam Davidson
Matthew Shepard
The Laramie Project
Identifies as Gay

Im trying to, as much

as I possibly can, show
Matt not the Matthew
Shepard everybody kind
of sees. I believe it adds
beauty to the show,
a kind of gravity and
realization that this was
a real person. It wasnt
just someone constantly
used by the media.
Raoul Anderson
Director
Lakeview
Identifies as Gay, Gender-fluid
Photographed with Angel

This is my first directing job

since college. I love the process
of working with actors, being
inspired by them. You come
in with an idea, a framework,
and then you work with
your actors and make new
discoveries. I enjoy it as much
as performing.
 Fringe 2017
A complete listing of all the Capital Fringe Productions.
For show times, visit capitalfringe.org.

denotes significant LGBTQ content.

5 EPIPHANIES CONTRACTIONS HEXAGON 2017: LET FREEDOM ZING! LANCER & LACE
Sardonic stories of how good stuff gets in How much would you sacrifice to keep An original political satirical musical come- 100 years ago JFK was born, and he never
your head. your job? dy revue benefiting local charities. dies.
Pursuit Wine Bar Trinidad Theatre Lang Pursuit Wine Bar
July 13, 15, 16, 22 23 July 8, 13, 16, 21, 22, 23 July 7, 8, 12, 16, 20, 23 July 16, 18, 19, 20, 22

8 BIT CIRCUS S*IT DAGGERS MACKENZIE HOWL: IN THE TIME OF TRUMP LAST DITCH PLAYLIST
Bringing video games to life through fire Your new favorite one-woman, lesbian, I HOWL, You HOWL, We All HOWL for Als How do you put back together a broken
and circus arts. knife-juggling rock opera. HOWL. heart?
Old City Farm & Guild Sprenger Theatre Shopkeepers Lab II
July 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 July 12, 14, 15, 16, 22 July 7, 8, 21, 22, 23 July 6, 7, 9, 11, 12

ABORTION ROAD TRIP DANCING THROUGH LIFE...BY THE IM MARGARET THATCHER, I IS! LAZARUS
Three Texas women drive to New Mexico WAY The (completely made-up) totally true life In the future, you can live forever. For a
for an abortion. A tour de force of dance, or nerd life? You story of Margaret Thatcher. price.
Trinidad Theatre decide. Lab II Trinidad Theatre
July 7, 8, 15, 18, 20, 23 Sprenger Theatre July 6, 8, 9, 16, 18, 21 July 7, 9, 11, 12
July 12, 13, 14, 16, 23
AFLIGHT IN THE COMPANY OF DE SADE LIFE, DEATH, & EVERYTHING
Experience stories of migration and nature DISHWASHER 2: I PAY YOU De Sade, DC, Kings Players, and Fringe. IN-BETWEEN
through movement & sound. Are you a better actor or dishwasher? Brian Perfect Together. Movement theater exploring lifes comedies
Elstad Auditorium Feldman decides. Trinidad Theatre and tragedies. With dancing.
July 11, 14, 20 The Kitchen (Brian Feldmans Studio July 11, 12, 15, 19, 21, 23 Elstad Auditorium
Apartment) July 7, 9, 16, 18, 21, 22
ARDEN NOW July 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23 ITS WHAT WE DO
Shakespeares As You Like It revamped to Israeli soldiers share memories of enforcing LIFE: A COMIC OPERA
celebrate modern love. ECHOES the occupation of Palestine. IN THREE SHORT ACTS
Eastman Studio Theatre Reality shatters the relationship of young Lab II Take a musical journey from beginning
July 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 22 lovers in an asylum. July 13, 15, 19, 21, 23 to end.
Eastman Studio Theatre Eastman Studio Theatre
BLUE OVER YOU July 11, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22 J-SWIZZLES (AND D-MANS) EPIC July 9, 15, 16, 18, 23
When your wife is missing, life turns upside AWESOME SWAGGY BROVENTURE
down. EXIT CAROLYN FOR SWEET RHYMES LOST TEETH
Pursuit Wine Bar Best friends forever. Or are they? Best friends dream of becoming the great- Tori just wants to be happy. Is that so hard?
July 6, 11, 15, 19, 20, 23 CAOS on F est rap stars ever. Eastman Studio Theatre
July 7, 8, 11, 15, 16, 19, 21 Lab II July 8, 9, 11, 14, 15
CAVEAT July 6, 8, 12, 15, 19, 23
One open bedroom. Four applicants. No EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR LOVE AND OTHER LURES
holds barred. You shouldnt need bears to be nice. But JOE CHARNITSKIS FUNERAL Playfully macabre cabaret about love, dan-
Eastman Studio Theatre it helps. Joe Charnitski gave the eulogy at Joe ger and things with teeth.
July 7, 9, 12, 16, 23 Lab II Charnitskis funeral twice. Shopkeepers
July 9, 11, 13, 18, 19, 22 Pursuit Wine Bar July 8, 9, 16, 22
CLARA BOW: BECOMING IT July 9, 19, 20, 22
Before Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Taylor FOUR BROKE GUYS: LIVE! MACBHEATHA
and Marilyn Monroe, there was Clara. Four characters divided by one actor equals JUST LIKE A WOMAN Experience the infamous Macbethian saga
Trinidad Theatre one helluva good time. Will trans trump fear in these troubled as never before!
July 8, 9, 11, 14, 18, 22 Shopkeepers times? Lang
July 7, 12, 16, 20, 22, 23 Elstad Auditorium July 7, 8, 9, 15, 22
CLICKB@IT July 6, 8, 14, 15, 18, 22
NTC goes viral. What happens next will GARBAGE PERSON KARAOKE MIXED BLESSINGS
blow your mind. A comedy about healing, for people who KARA SEVDA Sex. Art. God. Genocide. You know, first
Sprenger Theatre are trash. At the end of the world, date stuff.
July 11, 12, 15, 19, 22 Shopkeepers the past catches up. Shopkeepers
July 11, 12, 16, 20, 22, 23 Shopkeepers July 6, 9, 13, 15, 22
COMEDIAN ELECTED TO TOWN July 12, 16, 19, 21, 22
COUNCIL IN NEW JERSEY GHOULS MORNINGSTAR
Brilliantly funny, - NJ State League of A coming of age love story. LADIES IN WAITING: THE JUDGEMENT On the eve of nuclear war, a brilliant
Municipalities. Even for Jersey. Lab II OF HENRY VIII engineer...
Pursuit Wine Bar July 8, 9, 15, 16 The Edinburgh Fringe Sell-Out Tudor drama. Shopkeeper
July 8, 9, 12, 13 Eastman Studio Theatre July 6, 8, 11, 15, 16
HELP ME, WANDA! July 8, 9, 12, 13, 15
CONSTRUCTIVE FICTIONS A rock cabaret inspired by the music of MR. TAKEN
Peeping Tom Rabbi is forced to face his Wanda Jackson. LAKEBOAT All the women want him, but he is Mr.
victims nightly . Sollys U Street Tavern A summer of influences creating memories Taken.
Eastman Studio Theatre July 14, 15, 21, 22 never to be forgotten. Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist
July 6, 7, 8, 20, 23 Sprenger July 7, 8, 14, 15
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MY LACK OF SOCIAL LIFE PROPER CARE OF THE PEACE LILY THE CHANGELING CHILD TO BE OR NOT TO BE IN LOVE - THAT
Juggling, Magic, Sideshow and a complete Ghosts, grieving, and gardening When the shadows have offended, misfit IS THE QUESTION?
lack of social life. in the cosmic dead zone. lovers must amend it. One of lifes most challenging questions
Lang Shopkeepers Sprenger- Atlas Performing Arts Center explored.
July 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20 July 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 July 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 Elstad Auditorium
July 8, 14, 16, 21, 23
NASTY WOMEN OF THE ECSTATIC QUANTUM SUICIDE: A TALK BY THE DREAM DANCER
RAINBOW MYSTICAL RETREAT PROFESSOR SOPHIE MILLER A supernatural sideshow of mystery, TREY PARKERS CANNIBAL!
As innocent as a book club! What could An interactive TED style talk proving The mesmerism and psychic Revenge! THE MUSICAL
go wrong? Many Worlds Interpretation. Elstad Auditorium An over-the-top true story with puppets.
Sprenger Caos on F July 7, 9, 12, 13, 20, 22 Sprenger
July 11, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 July 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 July 16, 18, 20, 21, 22
THE HEROES TALE
NEVERTHELESS, SHE PERSISTED READY TO SERVE: Captivating story of love, laughter, loyalty, WIT & WRATH: THE LIFE & TIMES
Crowdsourced stories about shaping com- REMEMBER THE NURSES racial tension and betrayal. OF DOROTHY PARKER
munity when every words a political act. A World War I centennial story about for- Sprenger I lost my virginity for fear of being rude.
Lang gotten Maryland Army Nurses. July 13, 14, 15, 18, 23 Pursuit Wine Bar
July 6, 9, 15, 19, 22 Eastman Studio Theatre July 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
July 6, 8, 9, 15, 18, 20, 22 THE KIND OF THING
NOT QUITE: ASIAN AMERICAN BY THAT WOULD HAPPEN
LAW, ASIAN WOMAN BY DESIRE RELEASE: A ROCK OPERA Post-truth dance theater explores elusive
Storytelling with a purpose and for political
impact.
Alienated until they meet, three souls set
each other free.
memory and enduring love.
Elstad Auditorium VENUES
Pursuit Wine Bar Elstad Auditorium July 8, 9, 13, 15, 21 All venues in Washington, D.C.
July 8, 13, 16, 20 July 8, 15, 19, 22, 23 unless otherwise noted.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT
NUMESTHESIA REPENTANCE Poignant examination of the American CAOS ON F
Numbers are people. Multiply your perspec- To save himself, fallen priest must redeem psyche after a brutal hate crime. 923 F St. NW
tive. Count on it. a condemned man. Lang
Lab II Shopkeepers July 8, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21 EASTMAN STUDIO THEATRE
July 14, 15, 16, 18, 22 July 13, 14, 15, 20, 22 ELSTAD AUDITORIUM
THE REGULARS Gallaudet University
ONE IN FOUR RETURN TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME Black woman gets help navigating D.C. Florida Ave. & 8th St. NE
Alien roommates learn the ropes. Theyre Back in Vietnam for the First Time dating-scene from meddlesome bystanders.
bad at the ropes. in 50 years. Trinidad Theatre JOES MOVEMENT EMPORIUM
Shopkeepers Shopkeepers July 13, 14, 15, 16, 21 3309 Bunker Hill Road
July 9, 18, 20, 22, 23 July 7, 8, 9, 15, 16 Mt. Rainier, Md.
THE WORDS SHE GAVE ME
ORSON THE MAGNIFICENT THE ROSEBURG Disrupting the single story narrative LAB II, LANG, AND SPRENGER
MAGIC OF ORSON WELLES Discordant timely fever dream of political of black womanhood. Atlas Performing Arts Center
Astounding illusions, mind-reading, and theatre on gun control. Lab II 1333 H St. NE
stories from a life in magic. Sprenger July 7, 11, 13, 15, 16, 22
Trinidad Theatre July 13, 15, 16, 20, 22 MT. VERNON PLACE UNITED
July 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 22 THERE AINT NO MORE! METHODIST
SHINKA A raucous one-man operetta based on 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW
P.I.C.: THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL Explores the mystery of living beings; we legends of American folk music.
COMPLEX are evolving. Pursuit Wine Bar OLD CITY FARM & GUILD
Is Justice blind? Who does the Law protect? Elstad Auditorium - Gallaudet University July 11, 12, 15, 16, 18 925 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Elstad Auditorium July 13, 15, 16
July 12, 16, 18, 22, 23 THINK BEFORE YOU HOLLA PURSUIT WINE BAR
SHOW BUSINESS 101 Ladies, its time to reclaim our space. 1421 H St. NE
PAPER An introduction to quitting your day job. Joes Movement Emporium
Forget rock and scissors. Paper cuts the Lab II July 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23 SHOPKEEPERS
deepest. July 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 1231 Florida Ave. NE
Trinidad Theatre THIS TOO COMES BY HARD
July 9, 12, 16, 20, 22 SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE Everything is wrong. Nothing is remem- SOLLYS U STREET TAVERN
Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time. bered. 1942 11th St. NW
PASSING - A STAGE PLAY Trinidad Theatre Eastman Studio Theatre
A surprise Encounter, a colorful re-encoun- July 22, 23 July 8, 9, 13, 18, 22, 23 SOUTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD
ter, a shocking finale. LIBRARY
Trinidad Theatre SPY IN THE HOUSE OF MEN THOMAS JEFFERSON, HOOCHIE- 900 Wesley Place SW
July 8, 9, 15, 16, 19 A one-woman show with balls. COOCHIE MAN
Shopkeepers A hoochie-coochie mans sexual authority, TRINIDAD THEATRE
POETRY CABARET July 8, 9, 13, 20, 21 like a slavemasters, was limitless. Logan Fringe Arts Space
Wild yet intelligent poetry, burlesque, Pursuit Wine Bar 1358 Florida Ave. NE
music, magic and resistance. TEN PRINCIPLES )( - SENIOR YEAR July 6, 8, 13, 15, 18, 22
Trinidad Theatre True stories of dust and glory For tickets, call 866-811-4111. For more
July 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 told by D.C. Burners. TIRESIAS TITS information, including show times, call 202-
Shopkeepers Boobs, buffoons, and babies pratfall in a 737-7230 visit capitalfringe.org. l
PORTRAITS OF GRRRLS July 11, 14, 15, 18, 19 genderbent burlesque comedy.
A dance, song, and storytelling performance Lang
created by teenage girls. THE BLIND July 8, 13, 16, 18, 21, 22
Lab II Lost in the forest, eight individuals reckon
July 20, 21, 22, 23 with the unknown.
Eastman Studio Theatre
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 Gallery
Matt Hollis
I
N FLORILEGIA, HUNDREDS OF ARTIFICIAL
flower petals are layered to create bold floral
hieroglyphic symbols and abstract-organic shapes.
Otis Street Arts Project presents a retrospective collec-
tion of the local artists past and present works, includ-
ing these fantastical, botanically inspired sculptures,
reminding the viewer of the allure of nature. The show
is a farewell local exhibit for Hollis, who is moving
to Los Angeles. On display through Aug. 5 at the Otis
Street Arts Project, 3706 Otis St., Mount Rainier, Md.
Opening reception is Saturday, July 8, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Call 202-550-4634 or visit otisstreetarts.org.
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CHUCK ZLOTNICK Movies

Brightly hued design and flowing cam-

Homecoming King
erawork lay out a cool, inviting Queens, so
darkness doesnt get in the way of the fun.
Lighthearted, but not low-stakes, Watts
direction lends substance to Peters devel-
The exhilarating new Spider-Man swings Peter Parker into a opment from insecure novice to more
full-throttle growth spurt financed by Tony Stark By Andr Hereford reliable hero. His unexpected choice of
Marisa Tomei to play Peters doting Aunt

O
May was announced to much twittering
NE CLEVER STEP BACK, AND SEVERAL ADROIT STEPS FORWARD, dismay, but the Oscar-winners warmly
Sony and Marvels Spider-Man: Homecoming (HHHHH) is a thrillingly alive natural presence works wonderfully to
origin story, rather than a rehashed one. Directed and co-written by Jon Watts help frame the films fresh view of the
(Cop Car), the $175 million reboot charts a new course for the transformation of preco- familiar web-slinger.
cious Peter Parker into a better Spider-Man. Watts and team have delivered the most Casting Tony Revolori as Peters high
exhilarating superhero flick since last years Captain America: Civil War. school tormentor, Flash Thompson, simi-
A corporate marriage of convenience between Disney-Marvel and Sony facilitated larly shifts expectations, and for the best.
Tom Hollands winning onscreen introduction as Peter Parker/Spider-Man midway The amusing edge of envy underscoring
through Civil War. The English actor, shrewd beyond his years opposite Naomi Watts Revoloris performance makes his Flash
in The Impossible, bounced in and out of the onscreen melee with agile charm. memorable among the countless bully-
For this seamless follow-up to the Avengers showdown, Spidey gets to team up with ing school rivals who have locked horns
new pal Iron Man. Like many a fifteen-year-old, Peter wishes he truly were friends with Peter across seven major Spider-
with Iron Mans alter-ego, the genius industrialist Tony Stark. Robert Downey, Jr. is, Man films.
as ever, the star in this universe, exerting the strongest gravitational pull, and his Stark More unexpected until the mov-
takes Peter on as an intern of sorts in the hero business. The billionaire places his best ies assured comic rhythms are firmly
man and chauffeur, Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau), on Parker duty. established is how Peters daily life
Never too far from Peters side, but always too close to one of the youngsters nag- tends to be not just perilous, but hilarious.
ging calls or texts, Happy shadows Peter. Favreau underplays nicely, as Happy keeps From the films sly first second to the last
a wary eye on the high schoolers exploits and on the spanking new tech and costume post-credit sequence, the jokes consistent-
that Stark is happy to lend not give outright to the greenhorn crime fighter. ly land. Many of the gags are delivered by
Spidey first garnered Starks attention by nabbing neighborhood bike snatchers and experienced scene-stealers like Hannibal
car thieves. Now, the eager young chemistry and physics wiz has to step up his game Buress, Donald Glover, and Baskets dead-
quickly to take on black market weapons dealers trafficking lethal arms powered by pan artist Martha Kelly, in brief turns as
pilfered alien elements. And, as usual, high school gets in the way. the folks who populate Peters school,

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 main villain, Adrian Toomes,
a.k.a. the Vulture, played by
erstwhile Birdman Michael
Keaton. Toomes fights for the
little guy, not world domina-
tion, and directs his righteous
working mans rage upwards at
powerful Establishment know-
COURTESY OF COLUMBIA PICTURES

it-alls like Stark.

neighborhood, and one fateful trip to Washington, D.C.
To the filmmakers credit, Peter navigates a world thats
as effortlessly inclusive as any car of the local subway train in
Astoria. When Petes gorgeous crush, Liz (Laura Harrier), and
her friends play Fuck-Marry-Kill with the Avengers roster, Lizs
male friend, Seymour (J.J. Totah), is right there for the fun. And
rather than just playing spoilsports to Peter and his debate team
friends Ned (Jacob Batalon) and Michelle (Zendaya), many of
the adults are as hip as the kids, including their debate coach, the
harried Mr. Harrington (Martin Starr), who points out, Protest
is patriotic.
The breezily heady approach extends to the films wily
Hes an action-movie vil-
lain who monologues with
purpose although the antic-
ipated climactic clash between
the Vulture and Spidey poses
one of the pictures only major
disappointments. The fantas-
tic effects render the wall-crawler, and the buildings that fall
on him, with impressive weight. But the combat buzzes and
swirls without much passion. Watts hand feels surer mounting
Spideys suspenseful rescues, and in depicting Peters dilemma
as a boy whos fragile, but with the power to save the world.
Peter Parker grapples, as much as Bruce Wayne does, with
living as two people: in his case, as both the spectacular Spider-
Man, and a sensitive, orphaned scientist teen from Queens.
An abundance of beloved character traits exist in that simple
description, and not every entry in the Spider-Man series has
mastered the combination to get the guy just right. This one
does, and no doubt will reap tremendous rewards for it. l

Spider-Man: Homecoming is rated PG-13, and opens in theaters everywhere on Friday, July 7. Visit Fandango.com.

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ACTIVISION
Games

cash-grab slathered in nostalgia, but its

Memory Lane
also a beautiful, engrossing, value-packed
effort that reminds why so many fell in
love with Crash in the first place.
For starters, it is never anything less
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is a flawed yet faithful remastering than utterly gorgeous. Vicarious mapped
of a gaming icon By Rhuaridh Marr out every level from Crash Bandicoot,
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and

N
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, and rebuilt
OSTALGIA CAN BE A POWERFUL THING. MEMORIES CAN ALTER them from the ground up to work on the
with time, particularly when viewed through the rose-tinted spectacles of PlayStation 4, and in stunning 4K on the
childhood. Gamers are especially susceptible to nostalgia: We all remember PS4 Pro. The texture work is outstanding,
our first games console, our first wow moment, our favorite characters. with a beautiful sense of depth, impressive
But, often, our memories are wrong. With years of hindsight, experience, and vast lighting, and smooth animations. Visually,
improvements in the technical quality of games, revisiting those same beloved games the N. Sane Trilogy never fails to wow.
can prove an immensely frustrating, disappointing, or simply uninteresting experience. Once you get over the technical won-
Graphics that seemed crystal clear are now hideously muddy. Gameplay that gripped der, and hit some of the more challenging
and enthralled is now slow and clunky. Sublime moments now seem contrived, given areas in Crash Bandicoot, youll encounter
the tendency today towards cinematic direction and accomplished voice acting. the N. Sane Trilogys inescapable flaw.
I say all this, because anyone who owned the original PlayStation will likely have Naughty Dog, the original developers,
encountered Crash Bandicoot. Naughty Dogs orange icon spun and jumped his way tweaked the way Crash handled between
through three multi-million-selling platform games and a Mario Kart-style racer titles. Vicarious was faced with a dilemma:
on Sonys landmark console. Those memories of Crashs adventures to thwart the keep the three different control schemes,
maniacal Dr. Neo Cortex and his plans for world domination are shared by thousands or pick one and apply it to every title. For
of gamers the world over. The difficulty of the original, the expanded worlds of the the sake of consistency, they chose the lat-
second game, the gameplay variety of the third title. The colorful graphics, the zany ter. The problem with applying the same
soundtrack, the altered perspectives, and multitude of characters. Crash Bandicoot controls to all three Crash games is that
became an icon of the era for all the right reasons. Naughty Dog altered a number of things
Its why revisiting those memories might be, for some, painful. Slide a disc into between games, including level design and
an older PlayStation and that disconnect between memory and reality will be readily gameplay style, with less focus on making
apparent. Crashs world is a low-resolution, less colorful, and oddly compact place. But precise jumps.
the fondness remains, and thats why Activision tasked Vicarious Visions with dragging Its Crash Bandicoot, the original game,
Crash Bandicoot and his original three games into the modern era. that presents the biggest issue. Notoriously
And what a job theyve done. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (HHHHH) is a glow- difficult when it launched in 1996, levels
ing testament to the value that remastering older games can offer. Sure, its an easy such as High Road and Slippery Climb

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ACTIVISION
were notorious for their punishing demands on gamers. Twenty
years later, Vicarious has introduced a number of additional
challenges. First is that enemies, platforms and ledges now have
much more precise hitboxes essentially, the area that the
game detects as applying to that object. Landing on top of an
enemy was easier in the original game, because the PlayStation
applied a less defined area to them, giving Crash a large canvas
to land on. In this remaster, the hitbox is almost pixel perfect
to the creatures shape, demanding greater accuracy in attacks.
Leaping onto objects is similarly more challenging: where Crash
could previously hit the edge of something and survive, hell now
either miss or just hit and then slip off.
Add to that a control scheme that emphasizes momentum in a
way the original game never did. Crash could leap forward from
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is $39.99 and available for download on PlayStation 4 or via disk at Amazon.com and other retailers
46 JULY 6, 2017 METROWEEKLY
a standstill in 1996, but now he requires a run up. It makes lev-
els such as Road to Nowhere, which takes place on tiny planks
suspended high over a ravine, near impossible. My time with the
first game was an obscenity laden, rage-inducing nightmare of
frustration and restarting.
Thankfully, Cortex and Warped are much easier. Indeed, they
showcase the adjustments Naughty Dog made to the difficulty
between titles. Levels expanded, Crash gained more moves,
boss battles became a little less rigid. You can easily build up
lives, whereas the first game will have you expending them at an
almost comical pace. And, thats also one of the N. Sane Trilogys
greatest strengths: get stuck on the first game and you can easily
jump into the second or third.
The argument for remastering older titles is still one fraught
with complaints about exploiting nostalgia for money and pull-
ing focus from creating new and better games. And thats true to
some extent. While Activision isnt charging full price, at $40,
its not cheap. Thats a lot of money for 20-year-old games.
But the value shines through, not least for those who have
never experienced Crashs worlds and even for those who maybe
havent played the games since their original outing. The sheer
joy of seeing Crash rendered with the beauty and color that he
exists in my memory if not in the reality of the PlayStation
games as played today is worth the price of entry alone. And
punishing gameplay aside, theres a lot of replayability, including
time trials, collectibles and trophies. The N.Sane Trilogy isnt
perfect. Sacrifices had to be made to drag Crash into the PS4 era.
But as a nostalgic trip down memory lane, its phenomenal. Now,
when can we expect the Crash Team Racing remaster? l
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 LastWord.
People say the queerest things

The sweet rainbow image has been violated,

raped by the deluded and fraudulent,
and it now serves too often as a garish signpost for slavery to grave homosexual sin.

LINDA HARVEY, founder of Christian rights organization Mission: America, writing in World Net Daily about the cultural
appropriation of what was once a Christian symbol the rainbow by the LGBTQ community. Harvey said that the rainbow,
associated with the Biblical story of Noah and the Flood, used to represent simple joy, innocence, and purity of heart.

Resistance to the Pope

is growing.

A Vatican source, speaking to The Australian after Vatican police allegedly raided an apartment belonging to the Holy Office
and discovered a gay orgy. The apartment belongs to the secretary for Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, who heads the Office.
The source said that several scandalous stories in recent weeks had led to an erosion of faith in Pope Francis leadership.
Theres not going to be a schism, but the Pope has lost credibility, they said.

We had gay month. Now

let the people with real family values celebrate
ours. Go away.

A comment on a Facebook post by ENCIRCLE, an LGBT+ Family and Youth Resource Center in Utah, Pink News reports. The
group was banned from the July 4 Freedom Festival in Provo due to being an advocacy group and took to Facebook to thank
their supporters, but instead found themselves overwhelmed with homophobic comments.

I wanted to present the real me

the next time I stepped onstage.

Filipino singer and Glee actor JAKE ZYRUS, speaking to the Inquirer about his transition. Zyrus, formerly known as Charice,
came out as transgender on in June. He rose to fame in 2007 after being discovered on YouTube and played
exchange student Sunshine Corazon on Glee in 2010.

As far as I know,
I am not a gay man.
Maybe Ill have an awakening later in my life.

ANDREW GARFIELD, speaking to an audience member after a performance of Angels in America in London, Gay Times reports.
Garfield is starring in the production as the AIDS-stricken Prior Walter and said his performance was as much devoted to my
friends in the gay community as it is those that passed during the epidemic.

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