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ITH LANDMARK LEG- islation that would out- law anti-LGBT work- place discrimination Whaving hit a wall in the House of Repre- sentatives, the White House is once again deflecting calls for President Obama to use his executive authority to act. For years now, the most LGBT-friend- ly administration in American history has voiced its opposition to an executive order that could be signed by the presi- dent today to prohibit federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexu- al orientation and gender identity. The administration’s argument has been a simple one: Obama supports pas- OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PETE SOUZA sage of the Employment Non-Discrimi- Obama nation Act (ENDA), which would protect Obama could end discrimination that is top 20 Fortune-ranked companies, which nearly all Americans from anti-LGBT known to be occurring today. includes ExxonMobil, 13 received scores workplace discrimination rather than Indeed, corporations such as Exxon- of 100 percent. just federal contractors. For advocates Mobil, which is one of the government’s There is a long history of American who have found an ally in the president top 100 contractors, would be forced to presidents protecting federal contractors on nearly every LGBT issue, the argu- adopt protections for LGBT employees. through executive action when Congress ment has been even simpler: You can In May, for the 14th consecutive year, won’t act. Companies doing more than support both. ExxonMobil shareholders voted over- $10,000 of work per year for the federal “President Obama is empowered to whelmingly to reject expanding work- government are already prohibited from sign a long-pending executive order that place protections to include sexual ori- discrimination on the basis of race, color, would protect the employees of federal entation and gender identity. That same religion, national origin or sex under an contractors from discrimination on the month, Freedom to Work filed a com- executive order first issued by President basis of sexual orientation and gender plaint against ExxonMobil with the Illi- Lyndon Johnson. identity,” Human Rights Campaign Pres- nois Department of Human Rights after And as advocates are eager to point ident Chad Griffin said in a statement. conducting a test that allegedly showed out, Obama taking executive action to “This order is not a silver bullet, and the company gave preference to a non- stamp out existing discrimination today ENDA is vitally necessary after the order LGBT applicant who was less qualified doesn’t just make sense, but was a prom- is signed. But the Human Rights Cam- than an LGBT applicant. ise he made as a candidate for president. paign has long argued that, by signing In 2012, more than $505 million in fed- On Feb. 25, 2008, Obama filled out the order, President Obama can extend eral contracts was awarded to the com- a presidential-candidate questionnaire workplace protections to over 16 million pany. According to HRC’s 2013 Corporate for the Houston GLBT Political Caucus. American workers.” Equality Index, ExxonMobil earned a Answering a number of questions about By signing such an executive order, score of -25. Of all Fortune 500 compa- his positions on LGBT equality, in ques- which Metro Weekly reported in January nies, 88 percent have a nondiscrimination tion No. 6 Obama was asked if he would 2012 has been given the okay by the La- policy for sexual orientation and 57 per- support a nondiscrimination policy that bor Department and Justice Department, cent have one for gender identity. Of the includes sexual orientation and gender

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identity for federal contractors. Obama not sign the executive order. A White the grounds that “people are already responded “Yes.” House spokesman provided no updates protected in the workplace” and ENDA With ENDA having cleared the Sen- on the study Tuesday. would result in frivolous lawsuits, the ate with a bipartisan 64-32 vote earlier If the White House is reconsidering its White House’s response has been sharp. this month, Freedom to Work President position on executive action, it’s dropping “[T]hose who oppose passage of Tico Almeida says Obama should “seize few hints. White House press secretary ENDA in the House and throw up a lot this moment to sign the executive order Jay Carney has taken a number of ques- of reasons why, the reasons they cite that will create enforceable workplace tions on the executive order before and are reasons that we’ve heard in the past protections in almost one quarter of after the Senate’s ENDA vote. In each re- in opposition to seminal civil rights leg- American jobs.” sponse, Carney has deflected and returned islation,” Carney said. “And those who “Every day that passes without the focus to those standing in ENDA’s way. opposed previous civil rights legislation executive order has a human cost to gay “Basic equality is fundamental to who were wrong, and history has proved them and transgender employees who fear for we are as a nation,” Carney told report- wrong. And those who oppose passage of their job security, and the ongoing delays ers. “And our history is, in part, a story of ENDA are wrong, and history will prove also costs taxpayers who should not have efforts and struggles to reach that ideal them wrong.” to subsidize harassment and discrimina- where equality is not only an aspiration But on the executive order, to which tion,” Almeida added. “I maintain faith but a fact. The Employment Non-Dis- the White House’s opposition has long the President will keep this campaign crimination Act is a piece of that story, been a point of frustration and puzzle- promise.” and it ought to be passed by Congress, ment for advocates, the next steps of ac- For more than a year, the White House passed by the House as it was by the Sen- tion do not rest with the speaker. has said it is studying the issue of LGBT ate, because this President will sign it into “We urge the House of Representa- workplace discrimination. The White law.” tives to pass ENDA immediately,” said House study was among the consolations With House Speaker John Boehner, HRC’s Griffin, “and we call on President made by White House senior adviser who voted against a non-trans-inclusive Obama to send a clear message in support Valerie Jarrett to advocates in April 2012 version of ENDA in 2007, appearing en- of workplace fairness by signing this ex- when it was announced Obama would trenched in his opposition to ENDA on ecutive order.” l

ARYLAND DEL. HEATH- er Mizeur (D-Montgom- ery Co.) has officially an- nounced her selection of theM Rev. Delman Coates as her running mate in her bid to become Maryland’s first female governor and country’s first out lesbian governor. Coates, the pastor of the 8,000-mem- ber Mt. Ennon Baptist Church in Clinton, Md., brings racial, gender and – perhaps most importantly – geographic balance to Mizeur’s ticket, potentially allowing the campaign to better compete in vote- rich Prince George’s County, which is the home base of Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, one of Mizeur’s rivals for the Democratic Coates nomination. Mizeur’s other Democratic COURTESY OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION opponent, Doug Gansler, made a similar play for the county’s voters by selecting Del. Jolene Ivey (D-Prince George’s Co.) Mizeur Taps Coates as his running mate. Mizeur insisted, however, at a Nov. 13 event before a packed room at the Ameri- can Legion Post 41 headquarters that she as Running Mate did not choose Coates based on a cam- Hitting on progressive themes, Maryland duo downplay historic candidacy paign calculation. and “identity politics” “I am not just picking a running mate for an election season,” Mizeur said. “This wasn’t a calculation based on how do you win a campaign. I am choosing a partner by John Riley who is best situated to help me deliver on a shared vision for the future of Maryland.” Praising Coates as a friend and confi- dant with a “brilliant mind and a strong 6 NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 METROWEEKLY.COM METROWEEKLY.COM NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 7 LGBTNews

and caring heart,” Mizuer emphasized Coates’s dedication toric, and that’s important,” Coates said, adding in a joke that to progressive causes and record of defending social justice he believes he would be the first “completely bald” lieutenant throughout his life – including, most prominently, his willing- governor. “It’s what makes being a part of a pluralistic demo- ness to stand up for marriage equality, even appearing in ads in cratic society exciting. But people care mostly about results, not late 2012 for the Marylanders for Marriage Equality coalition identity politics. that urged voters to approve Question 6, the ballot initiative al- “When Heather first approached me about her campaign and lowing same-sex couples to obtain Maryland marriage licenses. told me she was running, the first thing she said to me was, ‘Del- “[Coates] is known as a charismatic leader, an innovative man, this campaign is not about making history. It’s about mak- thinker, and a risk-taking change agent,” Mizeur said. “Our ef- ing a difference,’” Coates recounted. “This campaign is about forts to pass marriage equality in the state Legislature had one transformational change, and not transactional politics.” pivotal moment: the moment that Pastor Coates led a group of Though Mizeur trails significantly in polls – a Gonzales Re- ministers and faith leaders to testify in favor of the legislation.” search poll from October showed Brown leading Gansler and “This is a man who knows how to move mountains by word Mizeur by a 41-21-5 margin – her supporters think she still has and action,” Mizeur continued. “And every candidate for state- potential to become a viable alternative to the other two Demo- wide office in the state of Maryland comes before Pastor Delman crats running, particularly if she can increase her name recogni- Coates seeking his blessing. I asked for his partnership.” tion and solicit funding or endorsements from outside groups, Both Mizeur and Coates mentioned a number of progressive such as the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, which has not yet made causes on which their campaign is based, including universal an endorsement in the governor’s race. preschool, child care affordability, an end to high-stakes educa- Kevin Walling, a former staffer with LGBT rights organiza- tional testing, environmental safeguards against “fracking,” sup- tion Equality Maryland and a candidate for the House of Del- port for small businesses, the imposition of a “millionaire’s tax” egates in District 16 in Montgomery County who considers and stopping the “war on drugs.” Mizeur implored those present Mizeur a mentor and friend, handicapped Mizeur’s chances. to become actively involved in the campaign and become part of “I think she’s right in it,” Walling said. “If you look at the per- the “grassroots army” they would need to beat their well-known centage of women who vote in Democratic primaries, it’s 62 per- and well-funded opponents. cent. … You’re going to see a lot of time and effort spent between Taking the stage to chants of “Delman! Delman!” Coates said the lieutenant governor and the attorney general, spending a lot he was joining Mizeur’s campaign with “great enthusiasm” in of time taking each other on head-to-head, and Heather’s got the hope of bringing about “transformational change.” Noting a real good shot of running right up the middle with a positive that he is the only member of the three Democratic slates that campaign.” l does not have a background in politics, Coates said he was none- theless qualified to serve as the state’s lieutenant governor. “I don’t come bearing a political title, or long history in elec- tive office,” Coates said. “But while I have not been elected to public office, that does not mean I have not been serving the Angela Peoples, public. My life’s work has been on the front lines of our biggest community issues, working with families impacted by foreclo- sures, advocating for individuals reintegrating into society after Supporting Slate a prison sentence, and fighting for equal marriage rights for all Marylanders.” Win at Stein Coates also took what could be interpreted as a swipe against Mizeur’s rivals for the nomination, as Brown seeks to become Relative newcomer beats challenge from longtime club Maryland’s first African-American governor and Ivey seeks to member and activist Jeri Hughes become the first female African-American lieutenant governor. “You already know that every candidate in this race is his- by John Riley

NGELA PEOPLES, THE CURRENT VICE PRESI- dent for political and legislative affairs for the Ger- trude Stein Democratic Club, the city’s main LGBT political organization, won her bid to become presi- Adent of the club by a margin of 25 votes Monday night, Nov. 18, beating back a challenge from longtime Stein member and local transgender activist Jeri Hughes. Peoples, who ran as part of a five-person slate seeking spots on Stein’s executive committee, received 49 votes to Hughes’s 24 votes. In the race for vice president of administration, newcomer Diana Bui, a member of Peoples’s slate, beat out incumbent Sec- retary Jimmie Luthuli, who was endorsed by Hughes, by a mar- gin of 40-31. The three other executive committee races were uncontest- ed, with incumbent Stein Club President Martin Garcia becom-

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ing the new vice president for political and legislative affairs, ing a long résumé,” Peoples said. “Leadership is about fi nding Terrence Laney becoming treasurer, and Bobbi Strang becom- that person who is not a member, or maybe has never heard of ing secretary as part of the Peoples slate. Strang, the fi rst openly the Stein Club, or maybe was part of the Stein Club and has be- transgender person to work at the Department of Employment come disengaged, fi nding that person, fi nding their skills and Services, and who previously worked in the Offi ce of Latino Af- bringing them into the fold.” fairs, also earned an endorsement from Hughes for her “engage- While the two traded veiled barbs at each other in the course ment with the diverse populations that comprise the LGBT com- of their statements and responses to audience questions, both munity, and her passion for full equality.” kept the tone of the conversation civil, with Hughes even joking In her bid for the presidency, Hughes said she hoped to at one point: “My opponent, Miss Peoples, she’s young, bright, use the Stein Club as a vehicle to fi ght LGBT discrimination beautiful and articulate. I probably don’t want to beat her as in the District and reach out to marginalized populations. She much as I want to be her.” said her experience advocating for less powerful LGBT Dis- In the vice presidential race, Bui emphasized her fearless- trict residents – and in getting things accomplished by apply- ness to tackle tough issues and her desire to build coalitions ing pressure to stakeholders and various government offi cials with other groups, such as the LGBT Asian-American/Pacifi c – made her a good choice to lead the Stein Club to make a dif- Islander (AAPI) community, while Luthuli took a more techno- ference in people’s lives. cratic approach, emphasizing her experience in two terms as the “I see this club as an instrument of progress, as an instrument secretary for the club and her knowledge of the planning and of change, promoting equality for this community,” Hughes said. logistics needed to successfully manage the website and events “But Stein Club is not just about the people in this room. Let’s like Stein’s political endorsement forums. make that clear: It’s about the people on North Capitol Street, it’s Following her victory in the presidential race, Peoples said about the people in Columbia Heights, in Trinidad, and across she was “humbled and honored” to receive the support of the the river. … I’ve fed them, I’ve listened to them. … I’ve worked in members. those areas. I know their problems.” I mean what I say, I want to continue to grow the member- Peoples emphasized her efforts on the executive committee ship, to strengthen the membership, and fi nd new ways to en- to recruit and engage new members and said she’d like to focus gage, not just in the elections, but in policy and advocacy, and on “advocacy at the intersections,” or expanding Stein’s fi ght to in reaching out to more and different communities, to show the issues that affect LGBT people but are not specifi cally geared to- force of the LGBT community,” Peoples said. “It really is grow- ward them, such as wages, unemployment, affordable housing ing. I think we’re really going to be a powerhouse in 2014, and and immigration. we’re going to have an impact on [next year’s] election.” “Leadership is more than just having the experience or hav- Hughes also thanked her supporters following the vote. “I appreciate the support I received,” Hughes said. “It was a fair election, and Angela won. I will support the club and I will support her. There are a lot of issues that need attention, a lot of work to do. I’ll be seeking assistance from the club to get some things done.” Courtney Snowden, a seventh-generation D.C. resident and longtime Stein Club member who had become inactive, said she was very excited about the victories of Peoples and Bui, whom she supported. “I have been involved in the community for a really long time and have had the opportunity to see a lot of leadership be recy- cled over and over again,” Snowden said. “I think it’s a new day in Stein. We’re going to see fresh, young leadership, with new ideas about how the club should be run in the future.” Paul Kuntzler, a founding member of the Stein Club, who nominated Hughes, said he expected the fi nal outcome but stressed the importance of the new board reaching out to vet- eran members of the club, who may feel slighted, or as if they’re being disregarded in favor of the priorities of newer members who control the entire executive committee. Peoples and Gar- cia were part of an insurgent slate last year that unseated then- President Lateefah Williams, who was supported by many “old guard” members who felt disenfranchised when the insurgents won narrow victories, propelled chiefl y by the votes of new or fi rst-time members personally allied with Peoples and Garcia. “I was sort of expecting the so-called ‘machine’ to win. We weren’t optimistic,” Kuntzler said. “I think that we give a lot of lip service to this issue of transgender, and I think [Jeri’s] elec- tion would make a big difference, and that’s why I supported her. She’s a very good spokesperson. … I think leadership should try to make a better effort to bring back the old members. They need to make a better effort to reach out.” l

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Metro Weekly’s Community Calendar highlights important events in DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC) practice session at Marie Reed Aquatic Center, 2200 Champlain St. the D.C.-area LGBT community, from alternative social events to NW. 8-9:30 a.m. swimdcac.org. volunteer opportunities. Event information should be sent by email to [email protected]. Deadline for inclusion is noon DC FRONT RUNNERS running/walking/social of the Friday before Thursday’s publication. Questions about club welcomes all levels for exercise in a fun and the calendar may be directed to the Metro Weekly office at supportive environment, socializing afterward. Meet 9:30 a.m., 23rd & P Streets NW, for a walk; or 202-638-6830 or the calendar email address. 10 a.m. for fun run. dcfrontrunners.org. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24

ADVENTURING outdoors group hikes 7 easy-to- moderate miles on Gettysburg battlefield. Bring beverages, lunch, $12/fees, money for dinner. Carpool 9 a.m., Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro. Craig, BET MISHPACHAH, founded by members of the 202-462-0535. adventuring.org. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 GLBT community, holds Friday night Shabbat services followed by “oneg” social hour. 8-9:30 p.m. BURGUNDY CRESCENT, a gay volunteer Services in DCJCC Community Room, 1529 16th St. WEEKLY EVENTS organization, helps at National Gay and Lesbian NW. betmish.org. Chamber of Commerce. To participate, visit BETHEL CHURCH-DC progressive and radically burgundycrescent.org. GAY DISTRICT holds facilitated discussion for inclusive church holds services at 11:30 a.m. 2217 GBTQ men, 18-35, first and third Fridays. 8:30 p.m. Minnesota Ave. SE. 202-248-1895, betheldc.org. The DC Center, 1318 U St. NW. 202-682-2245, WEEKLY EVENTS gaydistrict.org. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST welcomes all to 10:30 a.m. service, 945 G DC LAMBDA SQUARES gay and lesbian square- HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker Health, St. NW. firstuccdc.org or 202-628-4317. dancing group features mainstream through Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center, 1701 14th St. NW, advanced square dancing at the National City 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 202-745-7000, whitman-walker.org. HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST welcomes Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW, 7-9:30 p.m. GLBT community for worship. 10:30 a.m., 6130 Old Casual dress. 301-257-0517, dclambdasquares.org. PROJECT STRIPES hosts LGBT-affirming social Telegraph Road, Alexandria. hopeucc.org. group for ages 11-24. 4-6 p.m. 1419 Columbia Road The DULLES TRIANGLES Northern Virginia social NW. Tamara, 202-319-0422, layc-dc.org. LUTHERAN CHURCH OF REFORMATION invites group meets for happy hour at Sheraton in Reston, all to Sunday worship at 8:30 or 11 a.m. Childcare is 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, second-floor bar, 7-9 available at both services. Welcoming LGBT people for p.m. All welcome. dullestriangles.com. SMYAL’S REC NIGHT provides a social atmosphere for GLBT and questioning youth, 25 years. 212 East Capitol St. NE. reformationdc.org featuring dance parties, vogue nights, movies and HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker Health. The games. [email protected]. METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center, 1701 14th St. NW, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. At the Max Robinson Center, 2301 WASHINGTON, D.C. services at 9 a.m. (ASL MLK Jr. Ave. SE, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Call 202-745- interpreted) and 11 a.m. Children’s Sunday School at 7000. Visit whitman-walker.org. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 11 a.m. 474 Ridge St. NW. 202-638-7373, mccdc.com.

IDENTITY offers free and confidential HIV testing RIVERSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, a Christ-centered, ADVENTURING outdoors group hikes 8 strenuous interracial, welcoming-and-affirming church, offers in Gaithersburg, 414 East Diamond Ave., and in miles, 2,000 feet elevation gain, on Appalachian Trail Takoma Park, 7676 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 411. service at 10 a.m. 680 I St. SW. 202-554-4330, near Round Hill, Va. Winery after. Bring beverages, riverside-dc.org. Walk-ins 2-6 p.m. For appointments other hours, lunch, sturdy boots, about $15/fees. Carpool 8:30 call Gaithersburg, 301-300-9978, or Takoma Park, a.m. from East Falls Church Metro Kiss & Ride lot. 301-422-2398. UNITARIAN CHURCH OF ARLINGTON, an Devon, 202-368-3379. adventuring.org. LGBTQ welcoming-and-affirming congregation, offers services at 10 a.m. Virginia Rainbow UU WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE for young BURGUNDY CRESCENT, a gay volunteer Ministry. 4444 Arlington Blvd. uucava.org. LBTQ women, 13-21, interested in leadership organization, helps at Food & Friends. To development. 5-6:30 p.m. SMYAL Youth Center, 410 participate, visit burgundycrescent.org. 7th St. SE. 202-567-3163, [email protected]. UNIVERSALIST NATIONAL MEMORIAL CHURCH, a welcoming and inclusive church. GLBT US HELPING US hosts a Narcotics Anonymous THE DC CENTER holds Grand Reopening. Noon-4 Interweave social/service group meets monthly. Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., 3636 Georgia Ave. NW. p.m. Reeves Center, 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105. Services at 11 a.m., Romanesque sanctuary. 1810 16th The group is independent of UHU. 202-446-1100. 202-682-2245, thedccenter.org. St. NW. 202-387-3411, universalist.org. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 WEEKLY EVENTS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25 ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH Casa Ruby holds TRANSGENDER DAY OF offers free HIV testing, 9-5 p.m., and HIV SAGE DC holds FEELING BLUE: DISCUSSION services (by appointment). 202-291-4707 or ACTION event. 6-9 p.m. Next Step Public ABOUT GRIEF, LOSS AND HOLIDAY BLUES. andromedatransculturalhealth.org. Charter School, 3047 15th St. NW. facebook.com/ 6:30-9 p.m. Residences at Thomas Circle, 1350 CasaRubyDC. Massachusetts Ave. NW. Reserve at sagemetrodc1@ BET MISHPACHAH, founded by members of the gmail.com. LGBT community, holds Saturday morning Shabbat WEEKLY EVENTS services, 10 a.m., followed by kiddush luncheon. Services in DCJCC Community Room, 1529 16th St. WEEKLY EVENTS METROHEALTH CENTER offers free, rapid HIV NW. betmish.org. testing. Appointment needed. 1012 14th St. NW, KARING WITH INDIVIDUALITY (K.I.) SERVICES, Suite 700. 202-638-0750. 3333 Duke St., Alexandria, offers free “rapid” HIV testing and counseling, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 703-823-4401.

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Whitman-Walker Health HIV/AIDS SUPPORT GROUP for newly diagnosed individuals, meets 7 p.m. Registration required. 202-939-7671, hivsupport@ whitman-walker.org. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 WEEKLY EVENTS

ASIANS AND FRIENDS weekly dinner in Dupont/Logan Circle area, 6:30 p.m. [email protected], afwashington.net.

THE GAY MEN’S 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, [email protected].

Whitman-Walker Health’s GAY MEN’S 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.

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, [email protected].

METROHEALTH CENTER offers free, rapid HIV testing. Appointment needed. 1012 14th St. NW, Suite 700. 202-638-0750.

US HELPING US hosts a support group for black gay men 40 and older. 7-9 p.m., 3636 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-446-1100.

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THE LAMBDA BRIDGE CLUB meets for Duplicate Bridge. 7:30 p.m. Dignity Center, 721 8th St. SE. No reservations, all welcome. Call 703-407-6540 if you need a partner.

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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.

IDENTITY offers free and confidential HIV testing in Gaithersburg, 414 East Diamond Ave. Walk- ins 2-7 p.m. For appointments other hours, call Gaithersburg at 301-300-9978.

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.

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; or Bill, 703-671-2454. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28

BURGUNDY CRESCENT gay-volunteer organization helps at Food & Friends and with BCV’s 12th Annual Thanksgiving Day “Clear OUT Your Closets” Clothing Drive for the Homeless and Needy. To participate, visit burgundycrescent.org.

ADVENTURING outdoors group hikes Billy Goat Trail near Great Falls, Md. Bring beverages, lunch, sturdy boots, few dollars/fees. Carpool 8:30 a.m., Forest Glen Metro. Karen, 703-395-3962. adventuring.org.

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ADVENTURING outdoors group hikes strenuous 8.5 miles, 1,600 feet elevation gain, to highest waterfall in Shenandoah National Park. Bring beverages, lunch, sturdy boots, about $20/fees. Carpool 8:30 a.m., East Falls Church Metro Kiss & Ride lot. Craig, 202-462-0535. adventuring.org. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1

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CHRYSALIS arts & culture group visits National Gallery of Art for Byzantine exhibit. Free; all welcome. Lunch follows. Meet 11:30 a.m., 6th Street & Constitution Avenue NW lobby, Old (West) Building. Craig, 202-462-0535, craighowell1@ verizon.net. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4

The TOM DAVOREN SOCIAL BRIDGE CLUB meets for social bridge. No partner needed. 7:30 p.m. Dignity Center, 721 8th St. SE. 301-345-1571. l

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PUBLISHER Randy Shulman Mary Cheney EDITORIAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Gets Contrary Randy Shulman ART DIRECTOR But why shed a tear for her when she never cared to shed any for you? Todd Franson MANAGING EDITOR grew out of obvious love for his lesbian Will O’Bryan by Sean Bugg daughter and daughter-in-law. POLITICAL EDITOR At least until his other daugh- Justin Snow ter decided it’s her birthright to be a STAFF WRITER IT’S HARD BEING United States senator, pretended to be John Riley the family gay. from Wyoming, and promptly took the CONTRIBUTING EDITORS When you’re the position that her little sister’s marriage Rhuaridh Marr, Doug Rule first in your fam- isn’t real. Now that it’s about getting SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER ily to come out — a Cheney back into Congress, parents Ward Morrison meaning the active Dick and Lynne have taken Liz’s side, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS choice to live your lauding her kindnesses to her little les- Christopher Cunetto, Julian Vankim life openly to your bian sister even if she is campaigning on CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATORS family, rather than a platform that would keep her sister as Scott G. Brooks, Christopher Cunetto pretend to be a con- a lesser person in the eyes of the law. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS firmed bachelor or spinster — you have to Power first. Family second. Nothing Daniel Burnett, Christian Gerard, Brandon Harrison, Chris Heller, Troy Petenbrink, chart new territory for both yourself and else at third. Richard Rosendall, Kate Wingfield your relatives. For us 40-something Gen I’m glad that Mary Cheney and her EDITOR EMERITUS Xers, we did that amid a culture that was wife, Heather Poe, lashed out publicly. 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as a moral teacher while denying his divinity. Lewis wrote, “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Holiday Blue Notes Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic — Seasons greetings fit for Baldwin and Buchanan on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg — or else he would be It will not do, my dear lackey to the the Devil of Hell. You must make your by Richard J. Rosendall coming socialist hegemony, to say, “But choice.” Alec is pro-gay, so he gets to talk trash,” I rise from my poached eggs in pro- or, “How would you fancy being fol- test: I must do no such thing. To para- lowed by frightening photographers?” phrase an old joke, the fact that Jesus THE HOLIDAYS The problem is not just that Baldwin thought his mother was a virgin and she are approaching, thinks he can embrace liberal causes and thought he was God only proves that he but events are mak- then talk as if cocksucking were a bad was Jewish. ing it hard to get in thing. It is that he seems to be pro-gay With apologies to fans of Lewis’s the festive spirit. only so long as he gets to be the top. How Chronicles of Narnia, I couldn’t get past Not only is a friend sporting is that? the talking lion and the wicked queen. (I spamming me with Another big downer is the resurgence did make it through Philip Pullman’s His polls showing that of Kennedy assassination conspiracy the- Dark Materials despite the talking polar Obama is finished orists using the 50th anniversary to tout bears, but in those books the big evil (I answer by agreeing that he’ll never their pet theories. I simply put on my organization is the Magisterium.) win a second term); not only is Speaker pink pillbox hat and ignore them. There’s Don’t get me wrong. I am a great John Boehner providing meeting space plenty else to look at. For example, con- admirer of Pope Francis, who was to a group that promotes anti-gay per- servative columnist Cal Thomas notes recently scolded by famous Catholic Pat secution overseas; and not only is global that author and Christian apologist C.S. Buchanan for surrendering in the cul- warming suspected of causing murder- Lewis died on the same day as JFK 50 ture war. A friend brought me back a ous superstorms. What kills me is that years ago. pope keychain from Rome, so when the Alec Baldwin keeps hurling homophobic Thomas approvingly quotes Lewis War on Christmas gets me down I can threats at the paparazzi. declaring that one cannot embrace Jesus take it out and be comforted by the Holy Father’s gentle face reassuring me, “Who am I to judge a cocksucking fag?” (Sorry, I get my celebrities confused.) The trick is to banish unpleasantries. The world may be out of joint, but the servicemembers at Bagram Airfield will get their Thanksgiving turkey with all the trimmings. There is no disputing in matters of taste. So do not argue with your right-wing brother-in-law, just pass the Viognier. Similarly, the gospel according to the Christian right may seem boorish and lacking in charity, but it suits them. Theirs is a world without science, with- out porn or birth control, where cancel- ing crappy health insurance plans is an outrage, but denying coverage altogeth- er to tens of millions is fine. American exceptionalism means accepting God’s gift of other people’s sacrifices. Just as we make excuses for those in our circle of warmth, we rationalize our disregard for the wretches outside. If they merited our concern, they would have been born privileged like us. Didn’t Jesus say the poor will always be with us? Drown your guilt in eggnog.

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T’S BEEN A HARD-KNOCK LIFE FOR US here in Capital City. From the government shutdown to Obamacare and even Miley Cyrus, everything just seems broken. To help right some wrongs this holiday season weI have assembled a gift guide that will help to fi x some of what’s wrong with – I mean in – your friends’ and families’ lives. So dig in and fi nd the perfect gift for everyone on your list.

by Chord Bezerra Principal Photography by Todd Franson Other images courtesy of the vendors

METROWEEKLY.COM NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 25 A • John Varvatos Black Suede Vest and Band of Outsiders Tie Vest $1,295, Tie $155 Lost Boys • 202-333-0093 • 1033 31st St. NW • lostboysdc.com Dress up that someone special with something very special. The suede vest is not only a limited-edition runway piece from the legendary John Varvatos, but with a bevy of buttons and cinch in the back it will keep you feeling svelte after any feast. The green-and-red tie adds a dash of color and keeps the focus above the waistline. Holiday camouflage at its best.

B • Nickel Morning-After Rescue Gel, $42 Universal Gear • 202-319-0136 • 1529B 14th St. NW • universalgear.com A shock treatment for those mornings when waking up is too tough. Whether you were working real hard or partying way too late, this product will bring radiance and softness back to your skin. As an added bonus, it also delivers a stretching and firming effect. Caffeine, menthol, wheat extract.

C • Midnight Recovery Concentrate, $46 Kiehl’s • 202-333-5101 • 3110 M St. NW • kiehls.com The perfect gift for the workaholic in your life. Sure, they think the weekend Metro schedule is great only because they can stay at the office longer, but they still want to wake up looking refreshed. Kiehl’s has a fix to ease the tension on her face quicker then a flask of whiskey hidden in her desk. Simply apply, sleep and let the special formula do all the repair work.

D • Legacy East/West Universal Case in Glitter, $68 Coach • 202-333-3005 • 3259 M St. NW • coach.com Forget form over function, it is and always will be fashion above feature. Thankfully for those who disagree there is Coach deftly combining both. This case not only glitters more than a Kesha concert, but acts as a wallet that can store your phone, cards, cash and – of course – extra glitter.

E • Wolverine Socialite Wedge Boot, $280 Redeem • 202-332-7447 • 1810 14th St. NW • redeemus.com Drive a wedge between beauty and pain. These black beauties are more Sassy as a 1980s magazine, but with a Bazaar-refined edge that can easily be dressed up or down. Tassel, buckle, suede, leather…. We could celebrate them till spring.

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G • My Dog Toy Tuffy Dragon, $81 The Big Bad Woof • 202-291-2404 • 117 Carroll St. NW thebigbadwoof.com Do you know a dog tough enough to take on the dragon? The Bruce Lee of dog toys is ready for anything. It has reinforced seams, multi-sewn interior layers and a tough fabric exterior that can take a punch (or bite) from any four-legged friend.

H • Spray-N-Play Cleansing Spritz, $13 Kiehl’s • 202-333-5101 • 3110 M St. NW • kiehls.com No time or patience to fetch Fido a shower? Is the washing machine starting to look like a viable option? Step back and check out Kiehl’s two-step cleansing spray. Simply spray, rub in, pray for forgiveness for actually considering putting your dog in a washing machine, and then towel off.

i • Gourmet Organic Dog Donuts, $3 Howl To The Chief • 202-544-8710 • 733 8th St. SE howltothechief.com Forgot the dog owner on your list? Doh! Head over to Capital Hill for a quick dog-friendly doughnut fix. Made of apple, rye and oats, it may do you good to trade in your Dunkin’ and join your best friend in doggy heaven.

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A • Squeaky Clean Green Solid Shampoo and Jungle Solid Conditioner Shampoo $12, Conditioner $9 Lush • 202-333-6950 • 3066 M St. NW • lush.com Keep it clean this holiday season with travel-friendly solid shampoo and conditioner. These pucks of joy deliver all the benefits of their liquid, vegan, environmentally friendly cousins without the hassle of a cavity search when going through TSA checks. Don’t worry: The liquid form is still available if that’s your thing.

B • Herschel Packable Daypack and Stanley Classic Thermos Daypack $30, Thermos $40 Federal • 202-518-3375 • 2216 14th St. NW • federalstore.com Help your own Dr. Livingstone conquer the urban jungle with style. The gold standard of drink bearers will keep their morning libations’ temps just right as they set out to seize the day. At the end of the long hunt they can unpack their pocket-sized daypacks to store the day’s kill. Um… or just groceries and booze.

C • Simplicity Kit Eraser $3, Pencil $2, Brass Sharpener $4 Redeem • 202-332-7447 • 1810 14th St. NW • redeemus.com Who doesn’t make mistakes? Prepare the faux-pas-prone person in your life with a low-tech solution for erasing away errors. This Simplicity Kit includes the original word processor, a sharpener and, of course, i an extra-big eraser able to handle years of mistakes. G

D • Eco Gift Set Decomposition Book $6-$12, Marlowe Lunchbag by Peg and Awl $56, Seltzer Goods Seven Year Pen $9 Proper Topper • 202-842-3055 • 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW • propertopper.com Give the gift of green this year. Match up this notebook made of 100 percent post-consumer waste with a pen good for writing in it for seven years. Place both in the reusable waxed-canvas bag and you’ll have a ready-to-give gift that would make Captain Planet proud. Earth, Wind, Fire, Heart.

E • Obama Birther Certificate Tray, $23 Homebody • 202-544-8445 • 715 8th St. SE • homebodydc.com Short on cash but longing for some holiday entertainment? We’ve got your fix right here. Invite over you favorite birther for a delicious serving of humble pie. Fireworks not included, but sure to ignite.

F • Mason Jar Shaker, $29 Trohv • 202-829-2941 • 232 Carroll St. NW • trohvshop.com The perfect gift for the 007 in your life. The innocuous Mason jar leads a double life as an undercover drink shaker. Unlike metal on metal shakers the glass bottom ensures your top always pops when ready to pour.

G • Washington Post Delivery Bag Wine Carrier, $20 Trohv • 202-829-2941 • 232 Carroll St. NW • trohvshop.com Shop local, recycle local. Artisan Peter Banson has created a beautiful and useful solution for delivering one of the holidays most sought-after gifts. The soft durable plastic easily covers your precious cargo and the recycling of Washington Post delivery bags will make the baby Jesus smile. It’s a Christmas miracle.

METROWEEKLY.COM NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 29 Lékué Perfect Ice Cube Maker, $20 Home Rule • 202-797-5544 • 1807 14th St. NW • homerule.com Great for the perfectionist in your life. Simply fill, freeze and – Bam! – perfectly formed cubes of ice ready to serve with any drink. The trays are made of a flexible rubber, so not only are they pretty to look at but make extraction of the ice simple and easy.

Joseph Rocker Garlic Crusher, $15 Home Rule • 202-797-5544 • 1807 14th St. NW • homerule.com Add a little rock-n-roll to any kitchen with this garlic crusher. Easily and evenly crush garlic by simply rocking back and forth. Rhythm, big hair and zebra-print tights not necessary, but highly recommended.

Jon Wye Pancake Plates, $45 uncommongoods.com After a lifelong love affair with breakfast, Wye pinpointed the crux of satisfaction: syrup. Designed with a raised edge, which gently slopes the plate toward the diner, and an ingenious reservoir for pooling syrup, this plate was made for slicing, dipping and delighting in each bite of pancake goodness

Epicurean Capital Cutting Board, $28 Hills Kitchen • 202-543-1997 • 713 D St. SE • hillskitchen.com You many not be able to do much about capital gridlock, but this board makes a great gift for any master chef to julienne vegetables into working order. It’s dishwasher-safe, heat-resistant, knife- friendly and comes with a lifetime warranty.

30 NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 METROWEEKLY.COM Nest Protect Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Detector, $129 amazon.com (Pre-Order Only) Protect your nest with the next generation of smart smoke detectors. This little powerhouse can push notifications to your phone that let you know if an alarm is going off or if the batteries are low. Amateur cooks will rejoice, as a simple wave of the hand will silence the wailing alarm – assuming it’s nothing serious. Sorry, no fix for the burnt toast on this year’s model.

Tile App, $20 thetileapp.com (Pre-Order – Ships Spring 2014) Forget me not! The perfect solution for the memory-challenged. Sure, it won’t help you remember birthdays, but finding keys or maybe kids (not an approved use) is a good start. Simply attach, stick or drop it on any item you might lose and the mobile app will help you find it if you do. Now if they just had one to help find our dignity.

Native Union Power Link Knot USB Keychain, $50 Universal Gear • 202-319-0136 • 1529B 14th St. NW • universalgear.com Give the power player in your life the best gift ever: more power. This keychain not only delivers top-notch (or knot) style, but also doubles as a quick-and-easy cable to charge all you mirco USB devices. Clip it on your bag or belt loop for easy access to all your power needs throughout the day… or night

Garmin HUD (Head-Up Display), $150 garmin.com Thoughts of your awkward family holiday dinner may bring you down, but this season this novel navigation unit will help to keep your eyes up and on the road. Garmin’s portable unit displays turn indicators, distance to the next turn, current speed and speed limit, and estimated time of arrival all on your dashboard. Sorry no turn-by-turn help to get through the actual family feast.

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Noah Khoa Bilal Brian Compiled by Doug Rule NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 MAGIC TO DO Tony-winner Patina Miller comes to sing at the Kennedy Center F ALL THE ADJECTIVES YOU COULD USE TO DESCRIBE Beaches, the maudlin movie from 1988 starring Bette Midler as OC.C. Bloom, it’s doubtful “inspiring” would be one. And yet inspiring is exactly what it was to a young Patina Miller. “The scene in the movie where C.C. wants to go to New York and be a Broadway star,” Miller says, “that kind of got me curious as to what New York was and what Broadway was.” Raised in a small town in South Carolina, Miller eventually earned a musical theater degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Earlier this year Miller won her fi rst Tony Award, for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. “It’s a dream come true for me,” the 29-year-old says of her work in the Tony-winning revival of Stephen Schwartz’s Pippin. “As an actor, I get to do everything that I’ve ever wanted to do in one show. I get to sing, act, dance and do little circus stuff.” Miller stars as the charismatic, gre- garious Leading Player, a role originally written for a man and famously played by Ben Vereen, who also won a Tony for the part. The fi rst Friday in December Miller takes a rare night off from the show for an event at the Kennedy Center, where last year she appeared in the Kander and Ebb revue First You Dream. “I’m really excited because

JOAN MARCUS it’s my fi rst solo concert professionally.” The cabaret, part of the Barbara Cook Spotlight series, will fi nd Miller singing songs from Pippin as well as Sister Act, for which she earned her fi rst Tony nomi- nation in 2011. But it will also include gospel, which Miller was weaned on, as well as pop. “It’ll be a little bit of everything,” she says. “I’m going to sing songs that people would not expect me to sing.” Next year Miller will make her Hollywood debut with a small part in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. But don’t worry, Miller reassures, “Broadway is my fi rst love, so I’ll always fi nd ways to continue doing it.” – Doug Rule Patina Miller appears Friday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m., at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Tickets are $60. Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org. You can also see Miller in Pippin at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre, 239 W. 45th St., New York. Tick- ets are $59 to $157.50. Call 212-239-6200 or visit pippinthemusical.com.

ALICE SMITH there, somehow it’s always a little surprising, but SPOTLIGHT D.C.-reared, Brooklyn-based rock/soul singer- it’s also always really exciting.” Friday, Nov. 29. songwriter Alice Smith may have an utterly common Doors at 6 p.m. The Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON name that’s a bit hard to remember — but you Tickets are $25 to $60. Call 202-588-5595 or visit THE WAY TO THE FORUM won’t forget the four-octave singer once you listen thehowardtheatre.com. The Shakespeare Theatre Company often colors to her music, let alone hear her live. Her most recent outside the lines with its production during the release, She, is an astonishing collection of 10 songs, AMERICAN VOICES FESTIVAL holidays, and this year is no exception. Stephen all but one Smith wrote or co-wrote — a wondrous Opera sensation Renee Fleming has organized this Sondheim’s uproarious Tony-winning musical riffs cover of Cee-Lo’s “Fool for You” — charting the unusual three-day festival, including master sessions on life in Roman times and features a bawdy book ups and downs and ins and outs of love, even just and symposia, all focused on the instrument of the by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. STC associate friendship, with musical twists and lyrical turns voice and featuring some of the fi nest practitioners director Alan Paul makes his STC main-stage as sharp and surprising as they come. A year ago in the business, across genres: From Alison Krauss directing debut, and the cast includes Bruce Dow, she proved her power as a dynamic live performer to Sutton Foster, Ben Folds to Josh Groban, Norm Danny Rutigliano, Tom Story, Steve Vinovich, Lora by earning the attention and praise from a seated Lewis to Dianne Reeves. All of those singers plus Sara Lee Gayer, Harry A. Winter and Matthew Bauman. crowd at the Hamilton Live initially distracted by Bareilles, Kim Burrell, Kurt Elling and Eric Owens Opens in previews Thursday, Nov. 21, at 8 p.m. To dining. On “Black Friday” she returns to the Howard will perform in a culminating concert Sunday, Nov. Jan. 5. Sidney Harman Hall, Harman Center for the Theatre, where she’s sure to face a receptive crowd 24, with the National Symphony Orchestra as led by Arts, 610 F St. NW. Tickets are $20 to $110. Call 202- from the get-go. “You want to do good at home,” conductor Steven Reineke. Friday, Nov. 22, through 547-1122 or visit shakespearetheatre.org. a sweetly humble Smith told Metro Weekly last Sunday, Nov. 24. Kennedy Center. Call 202-467-4600 year. “Whenever I go [to D.C.], and there’s people or visit kennedy-center.org. 34 NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 METROWEEKLY.COM METROWEEKLY.COM NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 35 DAVID CRABB’S BAD KID A two-time winner of the storytelling slam The Moth, David Crabb offers a local presentation of his off-Broadway one-man show all about growing up goth and gay in the middle of Texas. Bad Kid is billed as a hilariously heartwarming tale of rebellion, sexuality, friendship and a desire for escape. Friday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Nov. 23, at 8 p.m. Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Tickets are $18. Call 703-875-1100 or visit artisphere.com.

THE DC CENTER GRAND OPENING AND OPEN HOUSE Almost a year after the official announcement of its new location in the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center, The DC Center, the city’s LGBT community center, celebrates the grand opening of its new home. Saturday, Nov. 23, from noon to 4 p.m. The DC Center for the LGBT Community in the Reeves Center, 2000 14th St. NW, Ste. 105. Free. Call 202- 682-2245 or visit thedccenter.org.

ESCORT Escort isn’t your typical band. It’s a full-fledged disco orchestra, featuring a roster of 17 musicians and singers performing original disco music co-written and produced by Eugene Cho and Dan Balis. The two met last decade while DJ-ing in New York. “A lot of the house records were sampling old disco records,” Cho told Metro Weekly before a concert at the 9:30 Club earlier this year. “We started to think, ‘Why don’t we make our own records that are in that spirit?’” A couple years into the project Parisian-born Adeline Michele signed on to be the band’s lead singer, carrying out, as Cho puts it, “the strong disco tradition of the diva. Adeline is definitely up there as an amazing diva.” And it’s true: Both live and recorded, Michele has the voice and the charisma to play the role. Friday, Nov. 22. Doors at 9 p.m. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 day of. Call 202-667-4490 or visit blackcatdc.com. STAGE

A FAMILY REUNION Programmed to coincide with the holidays, the In Series presents the premiere of an American opera- musical by Chris Patton with libretto by Bill Moses. A Family Reunion depicts the coming together of disparate family members around the care of their aged mother, now suffering from dementia. Moses directs the show with a cast headed by Laura Lewis as Alma the grandmother. Opens Saturday, Nov. 30, at 8 p.m. Runs in repertory with In Series’ Pocket Opera program. To Dec. 8. GALA Theatre at Tivoli Square, 3333 14th St. NW. Tickets are $38. Call 202- 234-7174 or visit galatheatre.org.

IF/THEN Idina Menzel stars in a pre-Broadway musical from the creators of Next to Normal: composer Tom Kitt, writer and lyricist Brian Yorkey and director Michael Greif. LaChanze and Anthony Rapp are among the co-stars for this big budget new musical, which is getting its one and only pre-Broadway tryout right here at the National Theatre, which has a good track record of helping get musicals ready for Broadway success, such as West Side Story. To Dec. 8. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets are $53 to $203. Call 202-628-6161 or visit nationaltheatre.org.

GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER David Esbjornson directs Malcolm-Jamal Warner (The Cosby Show) in a new stage adaptation by Todd Kreidler of this classic American story. The focus is

36 NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 METROWEEKLY.COM METROWEEKLY.COM NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 37 on a white couple, whose progressive sensibilities ROMEO AND JULIET are put to the test when their daughter brings her HHHHH MUSIC African-American fiancé home to meet them. Opens Folger’s Romeo and Juliet is a dark, despairing descent in previews Friday, Nov. 29, at 8 p.m. To Jan. 5. into “fair Verona,” featuring a workmanlike set by BELA FLECK AND BROOKLYN RIDER Fichandler Stage at the Mead Center for American Meghan Raham that doesn’t even allow for a true, The Washington Performing Arts Society presents a Theater, 1101 6th St. SW. Tickets are $40 to $105. grand Juliet balcony in the Capulet household. And collaboration between the legendary banjo virtuoso Call 202-488-3300 or visit arenastage.org. then there’s Laree Lentz’s mostly drab costumes for Bela Fleck and adventurous string quartet Brooklyn the characters to wear, certainly for the play’s two Rider. Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. Sixth & I Historic MAURICE HINES IS TAPPIN’ THRU LIFE leads. Seriously, there’s not much to look at here. At Synagogue. 600 I St. NW. Tickets are $35. Call 202- Maurice Hines and the Manzari Brothers team up least there’s nothing drab in the acting on display — 408-3100 or visit sixthandi.org. for a staged memoir that pays tribute to Hines’s late to say nothing of Shakespeare’s patently great way brother, Gregory, who died a decade ago. They’re with words and wordplay. Both Michael Goldsmith CHVRCHES joined by the all-female Diva Orchestra and even as a hyper-charged Romeo and Erin Weaver as a Scottish three-piece synth-pop band CHVRCHES younger tap-dancing duo the Heimowitz brothers in determined Juliet win you over as the tragedy’s star- has a sprightly sound but heavy lyrics, which makes a show directed by Jeff Calhoun (Newsies). To Dec. crossed lovers, while Signature Theatre star Sherri L. them an easy sell to anyone who loves Depeche 29. Arena Stage, 1101 6th St. SW. Tickets are $50 to Edelen steals the show as the sweet, sassy, “say it like Mode, Robyn or Kate Bush. “Thanks for being so $99. Call 202-488-3300 or visit arenastage.org. it is” Nurse. Closes Sunday, Dec. 1. Folger Theatre, 201 kind to us,” lead singer Lauren Mayberry told the East Capitol St. SE. Tickets are $30 to $72. Call 202- very receptive crowd at this year’s Virgin Mobile MIES JULIE 544-7077 or visit folger.edu. (Doug Rule) FreeFest in parting. The humbling sincerity at the As part of its internationally focused STC Presents adulation was becoming in and of itself, but it’s Series, the Shakespeare Theatre Company presents THE APPLE FAMILY PLAYS the passion with which the three members — all of Yael Farber’s unflinching, contemporary adaptation Serge Seiden directs the first two plays in Richard whom sing as well — play through their repertoire, of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie, the 1888 parable Nelson’s quartet about the Apples family, set and so obviously feed off each other and the crowd of class and gender now set in a remote, South at successive meals over a course of four years. live, that made them just about the most impressive African estate 18 years after apartheid. A hit at the That Hopey Changey Thing and Sweet and Sad act at the festival. It’ll be a while before the band gets 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the production is run in repertory and star Rick Foucheux, Ted van back to our area, so it’s definitely worth the drive to by the Baxter Theatre Centre at the University of Griethuysen and Sarah Marshall. To Dec. 29. Studio catch them at Richmond’s National concert venue. Cape Town in association with the South African Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. Call 202-332-3300 or visit Friday, Nov. 29. Doors at 7 p.m. The National, 708 State Theatre. Closes Sunday, Nov. 24. Lansburgh studiotheatre.org. East Broad St., Richmond. Tickets are $27.50. Call Theatre, 450 7th St. NW. Tickets are $60. Call 202- 804-612-1900 or visit thenationalva.com. 547-1122 or visit shakespearetheatre.org. JOLLY HOLIDAYS Previewing the many holiday performances on tap this season by Doug Rule

T’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS, zaniest filmmaker and certain hilarious raconteur returns for the and right now every arts organization and venue in annual A JOHN WATERS CHRISTMAS, an evening of stand-up and the Washington area is gearing up to offer shows and storytelling set for Wednesday, Dec. 18, at The Birchmere. events — many, many shows and events, to an almost And then there are at least two other zany shows, starting Ioverwhelming degree — toasting the jolly, joyous spirit of the with SHI-QUEETA LEE’s special Xmas edition of “A Drag Salute winter holiday season. That’s true whether the show is ballet to the Divas” called DREAMGIRLS TWISTED. The show features or symphony, a carol sing-along or a stage show, religious or Lee and fellow drag queens and kings lip-synching right along non-religious. to the soundtrack of that Tony-winning musical, for a perfor- The 2013 holiday season officially launches Wednesday, mance Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Howard Theatre. The other zany Nov. 27 — the first day of the eight-day Jewish holiday — and downright queer — production this season is THE BEST Hanukkah. Among Hanukkah-themed events, there’s a live OF BURLESQUE(ER)’s Down & Dirty Holigay Blues Burlesque, an performance of Hanukkah Lights Reading, the popular radio event hyped as offering “some of the hottest queers taking it all broadcast by NPR’s SUSAN STAMBERG and MURRAY HORWITZ, set off for you,” and set for Friday, Dec. 6, at the Black Cat. for Monday, Dec. 2, at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital. Washington will see no less than three live versions of The There’s also the Jewish reggae/rock musician MATISYAHU, Nutcracker ballet this year. There’s the D.C.-centric version whose Festival of Light concert plays Monday, Dec. 9, at the from THE WASHINGTON BALLET, opening Thursday, Dec. 5, and 9:30 Club. Also of note is the annual concert by ROB TANNEN- running to Dec. 29 at the Warner Theatre. Chicago’s JOFFREY BAUM and DAVID FAGIN, who comprise the comedic rock band BALLET comes to town, featuring live music from the Kennedy GOOD FOR THE JEWS and who perform specifically for Jews on Center Opera House Orchestra and the Arlington Children’s Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, at this now annual event at Chorus, starting Wednesday Nov. 27, and running to Dec. 1 at Jammin Java. the Kennedy Center Opera House. And there’s MOSCOW BAL- This season brings an eclectic assortment of holiday shows LET’s Great Russian Nutcracker featuring 40 Russian artists with specific appeal to the LGBT community. The standard- performing Olympic-like feats in the holiday classic, on Mon- bearer, of course, is the annual holiday show from the GAY MEN’S day, Dec. 16, at Strathmore. CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, this year titled “Sparkle, Jingle, Joy” Even more than The Nutcracker, it just wouldn’t be Christ- and featuring the great gay singer-songwriter and former Chan- mas without Handel’s Messiah. This year offers the choice ticleer MATT ALBER. The GMCW show runs Friday, Dec. 20, and between the NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND CHORALE Saturday, Dec. 21, at Lisner Auditorium. Meanwhile, Baltimore’s and soloists set for Saturday, Dec. 15, at Strathmore, or Rossen

38 NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 METROWEEKLY.COM JEFFREY JOHNSON’S Broadway — where he appeared in Hairspray and into account recent developments and respond to their critics. Saturday, Nov. 23, at 1 p.m. Politics and EDIE BEALE LIVE AT RENO SWEENEY South Pacific — and his own pop repertoire when he stops by for a National Symphony Orchestra Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Call 202-364-1919 Jeffrey Johnson offers a reprise of his popular one- program led by Steven Reineke. Friday, Nov. 29, and or visit politics-prose.com. woman cabaret Edie Beale Live at Reno Sweeney. Saturday, Nov. 30, at 8 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Beale, of course, was at the center of the Grey Hall. Tickets are $20 to $85. Call 202-467-4600 or Gardens documentary – later a musical and HBO visit kennedy-center.org. film – and Jackie Kennedy Onassis’s first cousin. In GALLERIES his cabaret, Johnson recreates a concert she gave at a New York club in 1978. Thursday, Nov. 24, through THE IN SERIES: POCKET OPERA A DEMOCRACY OF IMAGES The In Series’ latest Pocket Opera program features Sunday, Nov. 26, at 8 p.m. L’Enfant Café, 2000 18th A Democracy of Images offers a survey of Puccini’s first triumph, the opera-ballet Le Villi (The St. NW. Tickets are $15. Call 202-319-1800 or visit photography in America, tracing its evolution from a Spirits). That’ll be paired with Heart of Madrid, lenfantcafe.com. purely documentary medium to a full-fledged artistic hits from the Spanish light opera tradition of genre. The exhibit marks the 30th anniversary of Zarzuela. Abel Lopez directs the production written KELLY ROWLAND the museum’s pioneering photography collection, by Elizabeth Pringle and featuring pianist Carlos The Howard Theatre is making this Thanksgiving and its title was inspired by Walt Whitman, who Rodriguez and a cast moving to choreography by weekend a real treat for pop music lovers, first believed that the then-young art form matched Dan Joyce. Runs in repertory with the new opera- with underrated soul/rock singer-songwriter Alice the democratic spirit of America. Through Jan. 5. musical A Family Reunion. Opens Saturday, Nov. 23, Smith on Friday, Nov. 29, and then Kelly Rowland Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor West, at 8 p.m. To Dec. 7. GALA Theatre at Tivoli Square, on Sunday, Dec. 1. Rowland, one of two original 8th and F Streets NW. Free. Call 202-633-1000 or 3333 14th St. NW. Tickets are $42. Call 202-234-7174 members of Destiny’s Child, is now staying in the visit americanart.si.edu. or visit galatheatre.org. spotlight as a judge on The X-Factor. In fact, she was tapped to be part of that original British show in the A NEW AGE OF EXPLORATION: weeks leading up to the 2012 Capital Pride, forcing NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AT 125 her to cancel the gig. Some locals are still bitter about READINGS As part of an organization-wide toast to the first that, actually. Sunday, Dec. 1. Doors at 7 p.m. The 125 years, the National Geographic Museum offers Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. Tickets are $39.50 THOMAS E. MANN AND NORM ORNSTEIN a visual and interactive exhibition celebrating in advance, or $45 day of. Call 202-588-5595 or visit The Brookings Institution fellow and American modern exploration by featuring some of the most thehowardtheatre.com. Enterprise Institute scholar update their sensation- iconic moments from the institution and its bedrock causing book from last year, It’s Even Worse Than magazine. Entered through an archway made of MATTHEW MORRISON AND THE NSO POPS It Looks: How The American Constitutional System hundreds of issues of National Geographic magazine, Glee’s Matthew Morrison will sing songs from Collided with the New Politics of Extremism, to take the exhibition in the complex’s 17th Street gallery

Milanov leading the NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and the Unicorn, and Me. The production opens Saturday, Dec. 14, and CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY and soloists for a weekend run starting runs to Dec. 22, at the Kennedy Center. Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Kennedy Center. Three big-band jazz ensembles swing into action this sea- But, naturally, there are plenty more choral options beyond son: the BOHEMIAN CAVERNS JAZZ ORCHESTRA ventures from the Messiah in what is regarded as the choral capital of the its U Street home base to reprise last year’s sold-out holiday country. Among these: Robert Shafer’s CITY CHORUS OF WASH- concerts that included performance of Duke Ellington’s Nut- INGTON offers The Holly and The Ivy: Music for Christmas Sun- cracker at Strathmore, Sunday, Dec. 8; the PRESERVATION HALL day, Dec. 15, at the National Presbyterian Church; THE WASH- JAZZ BAND from New Orleans offers “A Creole Christmas” INGTON CHORUS presents several performances of A Candlelight on Monday, Dec. 2, at the Birchmere; and the BOSTON BRASS Christmas, starting Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Kennedy Center AND THE BRASS ALL-STARS BIG BAND presents the tribute show, Concert Hall, as well as performances Thursday, Dec. 19, and A Stan Kenton Christmas, featuring jazzy orchestral holiday Monday, Dec. 23, at Strathmore; THE CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY favorites, on Sunday, Dec. 1, at Strathmore. Meanwhile, the OF WASHINGTON presents the Italian-themed An Enchanted National Symphony Orchestra’s Happy Holidays! Pops pro- Christmas, a collaboration with the Italian Embassy in per- gram, put together by STEVEN REINEKE, features Broadway formances starting Monday, Dec. 16, at the Kennedy Center veteran BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL and runs Thursday, Dec. 12, Concert Hall. through Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Kennedy Center. For even more multi-culti twists on holiday traditions, Every year FORD’S THEATRE stages a production of Charles there’s the 31st annual Christmas Revels from THE WASHINGTON Dickens’s perennially popular classic A Christmas Carol, now REVELS, featuring folk music, dance and drama from Bulgaria, onstage and running to Jan. 1 at the historic venue. T here’s Greece and Turkey, and presented over two weekends starting also the return of an alternate version, A Commedia Christmas Saturday, Dec. 7, at Lisner Auditorium. There’s also the FOLGER Carol, which the local Commedia dell-Arte-focused theater CONSORT, whose holiday show this year focuses on Christmas company FACTION OF FOOLS first produced last year. The show, in New Spain: Early Music of Mexico and Peru, with perfor- which visually ramps up the spookiness, humanity and humor mances starting Friday, Dec. 13, and running to Dec. 22 at the in Dickens’s text, gets restaged starting Friday, Nov. 29, and Folger Theatre. running to Dec. 22, at Gallaudet University’s Elstad Audito- You have three options if your taste runs more Celtic/ rium. But wait, there’s still more: The Kennedy Center will Irish: THE CELTIC TENORS offer A Celtic Christmas Friday, Dec. present the stage version of the Hollywood hit Elf the Musical, 6, at Rams Head Center Stage at the Maryland Live! Casino starting Tuesday, Dec. 17, and running to Jan. 5. in Hanover, Md.; THE CELTS present Christmas with the Celts And then there are those shows that are hard to describe, Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club; or can’t be pinned down to just one arts category. These and THE IRISH TENORS sing hits and holiday classics in “the “Above and Beyond” offerings include Holiday Cirque from Premiere Irish Holiday Celebration Tour” Saturday, Dec. 21, the BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, a show featuring holiday at Strathmore. favorites played by the BSO while awe-inspiring aerial artists Also this season the WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA debuts and mind-boggling contortionists perform. Performances start a world premiere holiday family opera, an adaptation of the Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the Meyerhoff, and Thursday, Dec. 12, children’s book about the biblical Nativity tale, The Lion, the at Strathmore. l

METROWEEKLY.COM NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 39 features the work of National Geographic explorers, photographers, scientists and journalists — everyone from Jacques Cousteau to James Cameron — and is sponsored by GEICO, with the North Face a sponsor of giveaways and events throughout its run. Through June. National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. Tickets are $11. Call 202-857-7588 or visit ngmuseum.org.

CREATING THE IDEAL HOME, 1800-1939 Housed in the same building as Constitution Hall, the D.A.R. Museum offers a new exhibit exploring the evolution of household comfort and conveniences, and how American inventors patented all sorts of laborsaving and leisure-providing home devices, from the vacuum and the washing machine to the telephone and television. Through Aug. 30. D.A.R. Museum, 1776 D St. NW. Admission is free. Call 202-879-3241 or visit dar.org/museum.

GENOME: UNLOCKING LIFE’S CODE Thanks to the work of the decade-long, $3 billion Human Genome Project, human society has gained much greater insight into our bodies and our health. Scientists have identified genes that contribute to disease, stoking hope for ways to treat or eradicate cancer among many other ailments. This new Smithsonian exhibition, which will travel the country later next year, explores the work and growth in sequencing technology that helped spark this medical and scientific revolution. Through September 2014. National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Call 202-633-1000 or visit mnh.si.edu.

GRAND PROCESSION: DOLLS FROM THE DIKER COLLECTION “Grand Procession: Dolls from the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection” features the work of five female artists from Plains and Plateau tribes. The exhibition includes 23 colorful and meticulously detailed dolls originally created as both toys and teaching tools in their communities. Through Jan. 5. National Museum of the American Indian, Independence Avenue and 4th Street SW. Call 202-633-1000 or visit nmai.si.edu. l

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manipulated during the games. The public believes them to be star-crossed lovers, who would rather sacrifice themselves than kill each other. President Snow fears that their story — their true story, which creeps between the lines of tabloid coverage — could inspire a revolution. Even before Katniss and Peeta are inevitably forced into another round of games, Catching Fire manages to pull off a rare trick among blockbuster sequels. It raises the stakes without undo- ing the purpose of the first, less- er Hunger Games movie, while developing new themes that foreshadow Panem’s impend- ing rebellion. When Katniss and Peeta tour the country, we’re first shown the smoldering resent- ment of the lower class, then the

MURRAY CLOSE grotesque opulence of the elite. Firefighters: Hutcherson (L to R), Elizabeth Banks, Lawrence Unlike in the first movie, the games aren’t presented as a com- petition to win as much as they’re a struggle to survive. Catching Fire deals with villains of bigger Hungering for More concern. True villains, not just muscled psychopaths who know Subtext is the real star of Fire, though it’s too often lost in the spectacle hand-to-hand combat. What makes Catching Fire suc- or weighed down by romance ceed is its compelling thoughts about public performance, celeb- rity, media and society. This HE MOOD OF A FRAN- When we last saw Katniss Ever- movie is largely concerned with chise film matters. deen (Jennifer Lawrence), she had the merits of sacrifice, as repre- Consider the effect survived a sadistic annual ritual sented by Katniss and her allies. Is it can have on char- THE HUNGER called The Hunger Games, which there a difference between indi- Tacter, story and purpose. What GAMES: pits children against each other in vidual and shared sacrifice? How would Christopher Nolan’s Bat- CATCHING FIRE a kill-or-be-killed reality-television do people change when they risk man trilogy be without its suf- show. The games are a tool of the their lives for the greater good? focating gloom? Try to imagine dictatorial oppressor of Panem, When a person becomes a sym- the Harry Potter series without HHHHH President Snow (Donald Suther- bol, does she lose her inner self magical whimsy — or the darker land), who “reaps” two children and agency? These are thought- threats each chapter adopted as it Starring from each of his country’s 12 dis- ful, difficult questions that turn a tricts to assert power and dissuade matured. You can’t. One is insepa- Jennifer Lawrence, mediocre dystopian fantasy into rable from the other. The mood revolutionaries. But Katniss, dear a self-actualized nightmare. It’s Josh Hutcherson, becomes the movie, refracting ponytailed Katniss, beat the system jarring to see a blockbuster, in this everything through itself. Woody Harrelson — and now she’s a threat. day and age, grapple with such a A good franchise film needs a Catching Fire opens with Kat- complex philosophy. By the time temperament that complements Rated PG-13 niss back in her Appalachian Katniss actually steps foot into and enhances its story. The Hun- 146 minutes home of District 12, still unable a new arena for the games, her ger Games: Catching Fire does this to digest the trauma of her recent mind is swirling with a conflict very well. Maybe even too well. In Opens Friday past. She’s due to go on a “victory much more captivating than any spite of a pitch-perfect tone, the Area theaters tour” around the country, which sort of outrageous murder sport. dystopian sequel doesn’t quite dig means she’ll have to abandon her Catching Fire should’ve gone into the questions it encourages. friend Gale (Liam Hemsworth), further, though. Director Francis It’s an almost-baked potato, stored and face Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), continues on page 47 inside a nine-figure warming dish. the doe-eyed boy she saved and

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tary We Were Here. But the justification for a docu- mentary about Taylor and Krim and what they achieved in the fight against HIV/AIDS becomes clear mere minutes into The Battle of amfAR. By combining forces, these two well-connected women were able to build on their core strengths — Taylor’s pluck and charisma and Krim’s rigor and resolve — to became the leading ladies in the fight against HIV and AIDS. In its earliest, darkest days, Krim and Taylor made amfAR a real catalyst, helping increase basic awareness and knowledge of HIV/AIDS as well as spurring more funding for research, efforts that eventually produced better treatment options. Today the disease is a far cry from the death sentence it was early on, and Krim and Taylor, through

HBO amfAR, deserve significant cred- Doctor do-right: Krim (right) it — more than they’ve gotten to date — for helping HIV become the chronic, manageable condition it is now for so many. An Epidemic’s And yet, The Battle of amfAR doesn’t actually trumpet this cata- lytic success quite as loudly as you might expect or hope. It also Leading Ladies doesn’t really offer insight into the relationship between amfAR HBO’s Battle of amfAR shows how Elizabeth Taylor and Mathilde Krim and other prominent AIDS organizations, most notably the became heroines in the AIDS fight more activist, outsider-oriented ACT UP, formed two years after amfAR. Epstein and Friedman LIZABETH TAYLOR Dec. 2, the day after World AIDS simply use video footage from just couldn’t take it Day, focuses on Taylor’s part- ACT UP rallies to background a anymore. A stagger- nership with research scientist discussion with various talking ing number of people, THE BATTLE OF Mathilde Krim. Connected by Dr. heads about amfAR’s ultimately Eincluding many friends and fel- Krim’s husband, Arthur Krim, a unsuccessful insider push to get low celebrities, were falling ill AMFAR Hollywood studio CEO, the two the hostile and homophobic Rea- and dying at a rapid clip. And yet women created amfAR, the coun- gan administration to start fund- in those early days of AIDS three HHHHH try’s first AIDS research founda- ing AIDS research. It’s an odd, decades ago, it was essentially all tion, in 1985. slightly confusing juxtaposition quiet on the Hollywood front. So At first blush you might feel that raises unintended questions. as Hollywood’s most famous and blasé about a film celebrating two Epstein and Friedman, essen- possibly most beloved actress, HBO rich and famous women. (“Come tially Hollywood’s head histori- Taylor knew what she had to do. Premieres Monday, on, does the world really need ans of the LGBT movement (The “Bitch, do something your- Dec. 2, at 9 p.m. another eulogy to Liz Taylor?”) Times of Harvey Milk, Common self!” Taylor recounts with a Also, another AIDS documen- Threads: Stories from the Quilt, smile, sharing that internal insight tary? David France’s universally The Celluloid Closet), are at their at a rare mid-1980s press confer- heralded, Oscar-nominated docu- best when the focus is on the ence, footage of which is included mentary How to Survive a Plague personal, even among interview in the documentary The Battle of was only released last year, and subjects. The filmmakers here amfAR. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey that came only a year after David selected well-spoken talking Friedman’s latest documentary, Weissman and Bill Weber’s pow- heads, and managed to coax out premiering on HBO on Monday, erful, similarly focused documen- some personal matters that might continues on page 47 42 NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 METROWEEKLY.COM

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with a cleverly curated collection of the detritus of an eccentric old man, there are also the well-placed and gradually revealed vestiges of his recent decline. In full comple- ment, the lighting of Colin K. Bills brings the subtle grey-greens of the swampy light, the warm yellows of candlelight, and in scene segues, the patterns and ever-so-subtle colors of the imagination. And it is a story that comes like silent commentary as the family begins to grapple with the memory of the departed and all manner of family legacies. Coming out swinging is the angry, damaged Toni, daughter and sometime care- giver to her now deceased father and her adult yet wayward brother Franz. In a brilliant performance that carries the tortured heart (and plenty of the humor) of this play, Deborah Hazlett captures superbly

STAN BAROUH the unrelenting blend of rage, hurt Swamp people: McColl (L to R), Brettell, Getman, Bishins, Hazlett and confusion born of powerful, if mundane, pressures that have turned the screw long before the dark secret emerges. The question Southern Man for Toni is what she will do with her inner chaos: let it lash her near- This ensemble piece of a family in emotional vivisection is executed with est and dearest like a whip (don- ning, perhaps, her father’s mantle); wit, collective cohesion and intensity let it consume her; or something altogether else. And this is what makes Jacobs- N AN EXTRAORDINARY more authentically, lubricant to a Jenkins a cut above. Toni is laid combination, Branden bigger, older process. bare, but she is never boxed. She Jacobs-Jenkins’s Appropri- Having said that, the secret remains changeable, reactive and ate is funny, unflinchingly here is well worth keeping and organic. She has been written to Ihonest, and awful in the best possi- APPROPRIATE thus some circumspection is express, not to teach, and it’s ines- ble way. Somewhere in the neigh- required. Suffice it to say that the timably refreshing. action begins with the members Counterpoint to Toni’s volatil- borhood of Tracy Lett’s August: HHHHH Osage County, Jacobs-Jenkins of an extended and somewhat ity is brother Bo, the one who got offers another dysfunctional estranged family arriving from away – from his Southern roots extended family who do their To Dec. 1 disparate corners to sell the large and, apparently too, his father. best to feint, dive and provoke ramshackle house and hoarder’s David Bishins’s Bo is credible and stash of their recently deceased one another while he herds them Woolly Mammoth understated, oozing the quiet self- toward the difficult, elusive and father. As they come to terms with possession of the educated East messy truths they both want and Theatre Co. his loss, his confusing array of Coast inner-suburbanite, and yet dread. And not unlike the works $45-$82.50 possessions, and their own newly he is a strong enough presence to of Tom Stoppard, Jacob-Jenkins’s 202-393-3939 unanchored dynamic, tensions, to keep Hazlett’s Toni in balance. process is as intellectual as it is 641 D St. NW put it mildly, mount. Hers is not the only perspective emotionally intuitive: a complex woollymammoth.net And though this premise may on this family and Bishin’s ability construct of motives, wants and sound clichéd, it is anything but. to keep Bo “in the frame,” physi- needs in which every knot and The wonderful originality of cally and expressively, shows this loose end has its purpose – even this production starts with Clint as much as Jacob-Jenkins tells it. if the purpose is to stay tangled or Ramos’s spectacularly rendered set And although there is not quite unresolved. And unlike so many evoking the ancient, now dilapi- enough in the way of long-married dramas with a “dark secret,” this dated, Southern house on the verge chemistry between Bo and his wife one delivers because the secret is of being reclaimed by the dank and Rachael, Beth Hylton gives her not the be all and end all; it is, far moldy flora that surrounds it. Filled uncomfortable in-law some giggle- continues on page 47 44 NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 METROWEEKLY.COM METROWEEKLY.COM NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 45 BRANDON HARRISON HEALTH & FITNESS

tionships in the long run, anyway. Eating out at restaurants is another touchy topic among trainees. “How will I ever get lean and muscular if I’m not eat- ing chicken, rice and broccoli for every meal?” It’s simple: account for it. For lunch today, I ate a buffalo-chicken sandwich from my second-favorite spot down the street. After I finished the sandwich I put the calories, fat, carbs and protein in my nutri- tion tracker. Always plan to have smaller meals bookend restaurant outings, as they’re notorious for having huge portions. Or, when ordering, ask for the burger minus cheese and bun. Or substitute fries for steamed vegetables. Almost any restaurant will accommodate TODD FRANSON Reasonable recreation such simple requests. Finally, the best way to main- tain a life and body simultane- ously is to make your fitness your social outlet. It’s no coincidence Get a Life when you see the biggest guys in the gym they’re either picking up something really heavy, or talking Moving into a healthier lifestyle doesn’t demand an end to every to someone who just did. indulgence, but as the saying goes, moderation is key Guys who spend so much time in the gym have earned a nickname — “gym rats.” They’ve surrounded themselves with oth- VER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I’VE BEEN GETTING THE SAME QUESTION ers who value the same sort of from a few people. “Can you help get me back in shape? I want to be back to the healthy lifestyle they do. Putting weight I was 10 years ago. I’ll do anything you need me to do.” yourself in a position to succeed Typically, a pause follows. Then comes the list of bad habits they want to – important in every aspect of life Okeep while still being fit. – includes getting healthier and fit. “Except for quit drinking.” Join a sports team that values per- I looked Tom dead in the face and asked, “Is that that it?” formance. Start taking classes like Of course you can drop the weight and keep drinking. There’s a misconception that yoga, or dance — something that being fit and healthy is an all-or-nothing kind of thing. It’s not. You can have your cake and makes you move, but allows you a eat it, too – just as long as you don’t eat it every night. chance to socialize as well. Several True, the big one is the same one my friend Tom was worried about: drinking. Putting friends and co-workers take part alcohol away completely isn’t a requirement at all. Strangely enough, wine is used regu- in Boot camps and fun-runs. It’s larly in modeling to help dry out models. As with all alcohol, wine dehydrates you, so it about the health benefits, sure, but helps models appear even leaner than they actually are. the first thing they always mention But moderation is paramount when booze is involved. Alcohol has some very interest- is who they hung out with, not the ing effects on the body. A study done in 2002 by Japanese researchers at Kyushu Uni- exercises they did. versity found moderate alcohol consumption actually reduced insulin resistance. Again, All things considered, you have moderation is key. to weigh your desire for fun, and We all know insulin resistance is bad for your body. It prevents muscle building, lowers your patience with results. Drink- energy levels, and can lead to diabetes. On the flipside of the discussion, alcohol also takes ing on the weekends and eating precedence over every other compound in the body when it comes to metabolism. It not out frequently will likely slow only stops you from burning fat, it keeps you from breaking down protein and carbs. And your progress. But it’s often worth that’s really bad. it for the stress relief. “All work, With this information in hand, it’s hard to make a call on whether it’s good or bad and no play…” and all that jazz. for you. Like many things in life, it can be both. So, you’ve hit the gym for the last week, adhered to your diet and macros, and Friday is here. Three “rest days” await you this Read more of Brandon’s health weekend. Go have that drink, or three, but keep it under control. You won’t ruin your columns and postings at progress with a single night per week of fun – and it’s far better for your psyche and rela- metroweekly.com/health l 46 NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 METROWEEKLY.COM FILM continued from page 41 Rachael’s tween daughter Cassie, is a momentum and pace, even when briefly memorable symbol of all that is morally threatened by some overdone mayhem Lawrence pulls off a difficult trick by unhinged in the 21st century young. She (which nevertheless sets up one of the baking subtext into this blockbuster, but plays well against Adams’s Rhys and it is plays funniest moments). it’s done so subtly, it’s drowned out by her ebullient innocence that tells us much And, indeed, there may be a few other the movie’s more bombastic moments. of what Rhys has lost. odd moments here where the axis wob- (That is, anytime it lingers on the dull Yet it is in some ways a disservice to put bles, but they fade into insignificance love triangle between Katniss, Peeta and these performances into relief because, as in the face of Jacob-Jenkins’s incisive Gale.) Lawrence goes to great lengths to much as Toni drives this train, this is truly and uncompromising quest for so many show the horrors of Panem, so why can’t an ensemble piece. There is an entirety truths. And whatever one makes of these he own the message he so clearly favors? here - a family in emotional vivisection - truths, for he does not dictate it, there Catching Fire isn’t the most eminently and credit must go to the actors for their is one universal: No matter how elabo- quotable movie, but its missteps call to collective cohesion, intensity and shared rate one’s personal myth, there is always mind a pep talk given to Katniss: “You’ve vision. And such is the skill of director someone there to level it – and more often given people an opportunity. They just Liesl Tommy who ensures the emotional than not it’s family. l have to be brave enough to take it.” I’m glad for the opportunity to see this movie as it is, but I can’t help but wonder how a braver version might have looked. l

TV continued from page 42 have initially caused pause — most nota- bly from Aileen Getty, a philanthropist as well as Taylor’s former daughter-in-law, who shares, while on the verge of tears, how she became HIV positive. Ultimately The Battle of amfAR is most noteworthy for shining a brighter light on Krim. As relayed in the film, the Swiss-born Krim was inspired to become a researcher in the first place because she saw it as a useful tool to contradict the kind of propaganda and ignorance that kept even her parents from believing the horror stories about Nazi concentration camps. Many decades later Krim proved her younger self right: Her early and steadfast support for AIDS research has helped change the course of the pandemic and saved countless lives. l

STAGE continued from page 44 worthy traits and holds her own with a quivery outrage when the fur begins to fly. Bringing much color are Tim Getman as repenting ne’er-do-well Franz and Caitlin McColl as his ridiculously pre- cious girlfriend, River. Although they are perhaps the most caricatured of the char- acters, both Getman and McColl have the skill to bring the inherent humor in these two to the fore and yet move just as easily into the real and palpable. As Toni’s teen- aged son Rhys, a chronically overlooked and misunderstood kid who is already his own worst enemy, Josh Adams offers a beautifully understated, pitch-perfect guileless pathos that leaves one rooting for him and his diminished expectations. Convincing and possessed of some great comic timing, Maya Brettell as Bo and METROWEEKLY.COM NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 47

NIGHT LIFE LISTINGS

THURSDAY, 11.21.13

9 1/2 Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm • Multiple TVs showing movies, shows, games, football on Sundays • Expanded craft beer selection • No cover

ANNIE’S/ANNIE’S UPSTAIRS 4@4 Happy Hour, 4pm-7pm • $4 Small Plates, $4 Stella Artois, $4 House Wines, $4 Stolichnaya Cocktails, $4 Manhattans and Vodka Martinis

DC EAGLE DC Eagle 42nd Anniversary Weekend • Annual Black- Out • Bring Your Buddies – when two friends buy drinks, yours are free, rail or domestic

FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR Crazy Hour, 4-8pm • Karaoke, 9pm

GREEN LANTERN Shirtless Men Drink Free, 10-11pm

JR.’S $3 Rail Vodka Highballs, $2 JR.’s drafts, 8pm to close • Top Pop Night

NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR Beat The Clock Happy Hour — $2 (5-6pm), $3 (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm) • Buckets of Beer $15 • Drag Bingo

NUMBER NINE Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm • No Cover

ZIEGFELD’S/SECRETS All male, nude dancers • Shirtless Thursday • DJ Tim E in Secrets • 9pm • Cover 21+ M

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY WARD MORRISON M FRIDAY, 11.22.13 DC EAGLE NUMBER NINE TOWN SATURDAY, 11.23.13 NELLIE’S Anniversary Open Bar Open 5pm • Happy Hour: Drag Show starts at Guest DJs • Zing Zang 9 1/2 8-10pm • Annual DC 2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm 10:30pm • Hosted by 9 1/2 Bloody Marys, Nellie Beer, Open at 5pm • Happy Eagle Anniversary Pin • No Cover Lena Lett and featuring Open at 5pm • Happy House Rail Drinks and Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink, Giveaway • Eagle Wings Tatianna, Shi-Queeta- Hour: 2 for 1 on any Mimosas, $4, 11am-5pm • 5-9pm • Friday Night Charity Auction 11pm • PHASE 1 Lee, Jessica Spaulding drink, 5-9pm • VJ Dean Buckets of Beer, $15 Videos with resident New Happy Hour Specials, DJ Styalo • Dancing • Deverreoux and Ba’Naka • • Expanded craft beer DJ Shea Van Horn • VJ $2 off regular prices, $5 cover Doors open at 10pm • For selection • No cover NUMBER NINE • Expanded craft beer 4-9pm • All Colors Night those 21 and over, $5 from Mash-Up Battle of the selection • No cover - all DC Clubs hosting PHASE 1 OF DUPONT 10-11pm and $10 after DC EAGLE Bands • VJs Back2Back • Club Bar 1415 22nd St. NW 11pm • For those 18-20, Mr. DC Eagle 2014 Open 5pm • Happy Hour: ANNIE’S For the Ladies • DJ Rosie $10 all night • 18+ Contest, 11pm • $2 Off 2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm 4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm • FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR • Doors at 9pm • 21+ for Men with Club Mugs, • No Cover $4 Small Plates, $4 Stella Crazy Hour, 4-8pm • ZIEGFELD’S/SECRETS Leather Vests, Harnesses Artois, $4 House Wines, Karaoke, 9pm PW’S SPORTS BAR All male, nude dancers or Chaps • Club Bar: PHASE 1 $4 Stolichnaya Cocktails, 9855 Washington Blvd. N • Ladies of Illusion with Centaur MC and Potomac Dancing, 9pm-close $4 Manhattans and Vodka JR.’S Laurel, Md. host Kristina Kelly, 9pm • Mc Martinis • Upstairs open Buy 1, Get 1, 301-498-4840 Cover 21+ PHASE 1 OF DUPONT 5-11pm 11pm-midnight • Happy Drag Show in lounge • FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR For the Ladies • DJ Rosie Hour: 2-for-1, 4-9pm • $5 Half-price burgers and Diner Brunch, 10am-3pm • Doors at 9pm • 21+ DC BEAR CRUE Coronas, $8 Vodka Red fries • Crazy Hour, 4-8pm @Town • Bear Happy Bulls, 9pm-close • Karaoke and/or live PW’S SPORTS BAR Hour, 6-11pm • $3 Rail, entertainment, 9pm 9855 Washington Blvd. N $3 Draft, $3 Bud Bottles • NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR Laurel, Md. Free Pizza, 7pm • Hosted DJ Matt Bailer • Videos, JR.’S 301-498-4840 by Charger Stone • No Dancing • Beat The Clock $4 Coors, $5 Vodka Karaoke in the lounge • cover before 9:30pm • 21+ Happy Hour — $2 (5-6pm), highballs, $7 Vodka Red Charity Bingo with Cash $3 (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm) • Bulls Prizes 3rd Sat. of Every Buckets of Beer $15 Month

METROWEEKLY.COM NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 51 TOWN SUNDAY, 11.24.13 performances by a rotating Special Cabaret: Alaska cast, 9pm • No cover • Thunderfuck in Red for 9 1/2 Karaoke follows show Filth • Doors 6:30pm, Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any Show 7:30pm • $15 drink, 5-9pm • Multiple JR.’S General, $25 VIP • Tickets TVs showing movies, Sunday Funday • Liquid at TownDC.com • DJ shows, games, football on Brunch • Doors open at Nikno • Drag Show starts Sundays • Expanded craft 1pm • $2 Coors Lights & at 10:30pm • Hosted by beer selection • No cover $3 Skyy (all flavors), all Lena Lett and featuring day and night Tatianna, Shi-Queeta- DC EAGLE Lee, Jessica Spaulding Mr. DC Eagle Victory Party NELLIE’S Deverreoux and Ba’Naka • hosted by Highwaymen Drag Brunch, hosted by 10-11 pm $8, $12 after 11 TNT • New Happy Hours Shi-Queeta-Lee, 11am-3pm pm • 21+ Specials: $2 off rail and • $20 Brunch Buffet • domestic, 4-9pm • DC House Rail Drinks, Zing ZIEGFELD’S/SECRETS Eagle Buffet: Roast Beef Zang Bloody Marys, Nellie All nude male dancers, au jus, Turkey w/ Gravy Beer and Mimosas, $4, 9pm • Ladies of Illusion and Cornbread Dressing, 11am-close • Buckets of with host Ella Fitzgerald, Garlic Potatoes, Winter Beer, $15 9pm • DJ Steve Veggies and Dessert, 5pm Henderson in Secrets • DJ NUMBER NINE Spyke in Ziegfelds • Doors FIREPLACE Open 5pm • Happy Hour: 8pm • Cover • 21+ Skyy Vodka, $3 • $5 cover 2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm with $1 off coupons • No Cover

FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR ZIEGFELD’S/SECRETS Champagne Brunch All male, nude dancers • Buffet, 10am-3pm • Decades of Dance • DJ Crazy Hour, 4-8pm • Tim-e in Secrets • Doors Drag Show hosted by 8pm • Cover 21+ Destiny B. Childs featuring

52 NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 METROWEEKLY.COM MONDAY, 11.25.13 FREDDIE’S TUESDAY, 11.26.13 JR.’S WED., 11.27.13 GREEN LANTERN Crazy Hour, 4-8pm • Underground (Indie Pop/ Happy Hour Prices, 9 1/2 Karaoke, 9pm 9 1/2 Alt/Brit Rock), 9pm-close 9 1/2 4pm-Close Open at 5pm • Happy Open at 5pm • Happy • DJ Wes Della Volla • Open at 5pm • Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any JR.’S Hour: 2 for 1 on any 2-for-1, all day and night Hour: 2 for 1 on any JR.’S drink, 5-9pm • Multiple Happy Hour: 2-for-1, 4-9pm drink, 5-9pm • Multiple drink, 5-9pm • Multiple Trivia with MC Jay TVs showing movies, • Showtunes Songs & TVs showing movies, NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR TVs showing movies, Ray, 8pm • The Queen, shows, games, football on Singalongs, 9pm-close • shows, games, football on Beat The Clock Happy shows, games, football on 10-11pm • $2 JR’s Drafts Sundays • Expanded craft DJ Jamez • $3 Drafts Sundays • Expanded craft Hour — $2 (5-6pm), $3 Sundays • Expanded craft & $4 Vodka ($2 with beer selection • No cover beer selection • No cover (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm) • beer selection • No cover College I.D./JR’s Team NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR Buckets of Beer $15 • Shirt) ANNIE’S Beat The Clock Happy ANNIE’S Karaoke ANNIE’S 4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm • Hour — $2 (5-6pm), $3 Happy Hour, 4-7pm • $4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm • $4 NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR $4 Small Plates, $4 Stella (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm) • Stella Artois, $4 House NUMBER NINE Stella Artois, $4 House Beat The Clock Happy Artois, $4 House Wines, Buckets of Beer $15 • Wines, $4 Stolichnaya Open 5pm • Happy Hour: Wines, $4 Stolichnaya Hour — $2 (5-6pm), $3 $4 Stolichnaya Cocktails, Poker Texas Hold’em, 8pm Cocktails, $4 Manhattans 2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm Cocktails, $4 Manhattans (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm) • $4 Manhattans and Vodka and Vodka Martinis • No Cover and Vodka Martinis Half-Price Burger Night Martinis NUMBER NINE • Buckets of Beer $15 • Open 5pm • Happy Hour: DC EAGLE PW’S SPORTS BAR DC EAGLE SmartAss Trivia, 8pm DC EAGLE 2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm Open 4pm • $2 Rail and 9855 Washington Blvd. N Open 4pm • Wooden Big Screen Monday Night • No Cover Domestic, All Day • Free Laurel, Md. Nickels Redeemable NUMBER NINE Football – San Francisco Pool till 9pm 301-498-4840 • 2 Nickels get Rail or Open 5pm • Happy Hour: 49ers at Washington PW’S SPORTS BAR 75 cents off bottles and Domestic 2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm Redskins, 8:40pm • 9855 Washington Blvd. N FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR drafts • Movie Night • No Cover Chicken Wings at Laurel, Md. Crazy Hour, 4-8pm • FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR Gametime • Open 4pm 301-498-4840 Karaoke, 9pm Crazy Hour, 4-8pm • Drag • $1 Drafts - Bud and Buzztime Trivia Bingo, 8pm • Karaoke, Bud Light competition • 75 cents off 10pm bottles and drafts

METROWEEKLY.COM NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 53 54 SEE PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT AT WWW.METROWEEKLY.COM/SCENE PW’S SPORTS BAR THURSDAY, 11.28.13 FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR FRIDAY, 11.29.13 DC EAGLE PHASE 1 OF DUPONT 9855 Washington Blvd. N Crazy Hour, 4-8pm • New Happy Hour Specials, 1415 22nd St. NW Laurel, Md. 9 1/2 Karaoke, 9pm 9 1/2 $2 off regular prices, For the Ladies • DJ Rosie 301-498-4840 Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any Open at 5pm • Happy 4-9pm • Club Bar: • Doors at 9pm • 21+ Free Pool • 75 cents off drink, 5-9pm • Multiple GREEN LANTERN Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink, Scandals Rugby Bottles and Drafts TVs showing movies, Shirtless Men Drink Free, 5-9pm • Friday Night PW’S SPORTS BAR shows, games, football on 10-11pm Videos with resident FREDDIE’S BEACH BAR 9855 Washington Blvd. N TOWN Sundays • Expanded craft DJ Shea Van Horn • VJ Crazy Hour, 4-8pm • Laurel, Md. WTF: Let’s Get Totally beer selection • No cover JR.’S • Expanded craft beer Karaoke, 9pm 301-498-4840 Basted • Music by Devon $3 Rail Vodka Highballs, selection • No cover Drag Show in lounge • (CTRL), Aaron Riggins and ANNIE’S/ANNIE’S $2 JR.’s drafts, 8pm to JR.’S Half-price burgers and Ed Bailey • Doors 10 pm UPSTAIRS close • Top Pop Night ANNIE’S Buy 1, Get 1, fries • 10-11pm free, after 4@4 Happy Hour, 4@4 Happy Hour, 4-7pm • 11pm-midnight • Happy 11pm $5, 21+ 4pm-7pm • $4 Small NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR $4 Small Plates, $4 Stella Hour: 2-for-1, 4-9pm • $5 TOWN Plates, $4 Stella Artois, Beat The Clock Happy Artois, $4 House Wines, Coronas, $8 Vodka Red Drag Show starts at ZIEGFELD’S/SECRETS $4 House Wines, $4 Hour — $2 (5-6pm), $3 $4 Stolichnaya Cocktails, Bulls, 9pm-close 10:30pm • Hosted by All male, nude dancers • Stolichnaya Cocktails, $4 (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm) • $4 Manhattans and Vodka Lena Lett and featuring New Meat Wednesday DJ Manhattans and Vodka Buckets of Beer $15 • Martinis • Upstairs open NELLIE’S SPORTS BAR Tatianna, Shi-Queeta- Don T • 9pm • Cover 21+ Martinis Drag Bingo 5-11pm DJ Matt Bailer • Videos, Lee, Jessica Spaulding Dancing • Beat The Clock Deverreoux and Ba’Naka • DC EAGLE NUMBER NINE DC BEAR CRUE Happy Hour — $2 (5-6pm), Doors open at 10pm • For Happy Thanksgiving – Bar Happy Hour: 2 for 1 on any @Town • Bear Happy $3 (6-7pm), $4 (7-8pm) • those 21 and over, $5 from Opens at 6pm • Bring drink, 5-9pm • No Cover Hour, 6-11pm • $3 Rail, Buckets of Beer $15 10-11pm and $10 after Your Buddies – when two $3 Draft, $3 Bud Bottles • 11pm • For those 18-20, friends buy drinks, yours ZIEGFELD’S/SECRETS Free Pizza, 7pm • Hosted NUMBER NINE $10 all night • 18+ are free, rail or domestic All male, nude dancers • by Charger Stone • No Open 5pm • Happy Hour: Shirtless Thursday • DJ cover before 9:30pm • 21+ 2 for 1 on any drink, 5-9pm ZIEGFELD’S/SECRETS Tim E in Secrets • 9pm • • No Cover All male, nude dancers Cover 21+ • Ladies of Illusion with PHASE 1 host Kristina Kelly, 9pm • DJ Styalo • Dancing • Cover 21+ $5 cover

METROWEEKLY.COM NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 55 SATURDAY, 11.30.13 ZIEGFELD’S/SECRETS All nude male dancers, DC EAGLE 9pm • Ladies of Illusion $2 Off for Men with Club with host Ella Fitzgerald, Mugs, Leather Vests, 9pm • DJ Steve Harnesses or Chaps • Henderson in Secrets • DJ Club Bar: Onyx Spyke in Ziegfelds • Doors 8pm • Cover • 21+ NUMBER NINE Special Guest DJ Keenan Check back at Orr • Open 5pm • Happy MetroWeekly.com/ Hour: 2 for 1 on any drink, nightlife for more listings 5-9pm • No Cover after Nov. 29. l

TOWN CockyBoys Ricky Roman, Max Ryder & Levi Karter • Music and Video by Wess • DJ Escape • Drag Show starts at 10:30pm • Hosted by Lena Lett and featuring Tatianna, Shi-Queeta-Lee, Jessica Spaulding Deverreoux and Ba’Naka • For those 21 and over, $8 from 10-11pm and $12 after 11pm • 21+

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PURCHASE YOUR PHOTO AT WWW.METROWEEKLY.COM/SCENE/ 59 60 SEE PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT AT WWW.METROWEEKLY.COM/SCENE METROWEEKLY.COM NOV. 21 / 28, 2013 61 “It goes back to the horrible representations of gays in the 70s, where the gay club is meant to signify everything dark and depraved.”

— Actor JAMES FRANCO, an outspoken equal-rights advocate, deriding the depiction of gay sex in director Steve McQueen’s 2011 film Shame. (Vice)

“Liz — this isn’t just an issue on which we disagree — you’re just wrong — and on the wrong side of history.” — MARY CHENEY, lesbian daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, responding to her sister, senatorial candidate Liz Cheney, who stated on Fox News that she believes “in the traditional definition of marriage.” (Metro Weekly)

“It’s really amazing to be recognized by the Vatican, especially as a gay scientist. I mean this would be unheard of just a few years ago.”

— JACK ANDRAKA, the 16-year-old scientist and developer of an early detection test for pancreatic cancer, talking with Baltimore’s WBAL after being honored by the Vatican for his work. He received the International Giuseppe Sciacca Award, which honors young people for outstanding accomplishments. (WBAL)

“I know that sodomites — which is what they should be called, instead of ‘homosexuals’ — react very painfully to this story.” — Russian journalist and TV host ARKADY MAMONTOV, speaking during his Special Correspondent program. Mamontov made the statement while referencing Sodom and Gomorrah and claiming that last year’s meteorite explosion over Chelyabinsk in Russia was punishment for gay activity in the country. (Russia Today)

“That place I loved, because it was all lovely gay boys. They didn’t want to see boobs.”

— Actress MELISSA MCCARTHY, speaking with Conan o’Brien on his talk show, reflecting on her days as a stand-up comedian performing at The Duplex in New York. McCarthy was repeatedly heckled by straight men — uninterested in her comedy — at other venues. (TeamCoco)

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