Metro Weekly

Features

  • Noble Woman

    There often is confusion regarding the first elected, out GLBT person in America. José Saria was the first to run for office in 1961. A...

  • Pride-Flyin' Flag

    My story is one of creation and conflict, courage and freedom. It is about the fabric that helped empower a community. Dramatic? Well, of course....

  • Past and Present

    There's no better time to visit with ABilly S. Jones than during October. One on hand, it's when he celebrates his anniversary with his partner,...

  • Leaning Toward Justice

    In the 1960s, while confronting segregation, discrimination, obstruction of voting rights and physical violence, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. often borrowed the words of another...

  • Reel Affirmations 17

    Here's an advance look at more than 55 programs of feature-length and short films and videos during this year's GLBT festival, from Thursday, October 11...

  • Chipping In

    One 21st birthday that's not being celebrated in a bar will be Saturday, Oct. 6, as Whitman-Walker Clinic presents its annual AIDS Walk Washington. Instead,...

  • Naked Gunn

    He materialized on the scene in 2004, seemingly out of thin air, this maven of style and taste. The show, Project Runway, was the gilded...

  • Where to Live

    You don't need us to tell you that if you're looking for a place to live in D.C. you should check out Dupont and Logan...

  • Domestic District

    WALK ALONG 12TH Street NE, near the intersection with Newton Street, and Washington begins to feel downright homey. In this rather bucolic corner of the...

  • Making the Most of Maryland

    SOME GAYS AND LESBIANS have found the best of both worlds, urban and suburban, in D.C.'s backyard: Maryland's ever-developing Silver Spring. Barely outside the District...

  • Virginia Villages

    DRIVE WESTWARD OUT of Washington, and you'll most likely come to a fork. Take the high road -- the Dulles Toll Road -- and you'll...

  • Readings and Lectures

    BORDERS BOOKSTORES Various locations www.borders.com · Eugene Drucker -- The Savior (9/15, Tyson's Corner) · Michael Korda -- Ike: An American Hero (9/18, 18th &...

  • Dance

    CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER University of Maryland College Park, Md. 301-405-ARTS www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu · Margaret Jenkins Dance Company - A Slipping Glimpse -- Dancers from...

  • Art Galleries and Exhibits

    Art for Life Organization of American States 17th St. & Constitution Ave. NW www.wwc.org/artforlife The 14th annual reception and art auction to benefit Whitman-Walker Clinic's...

  • Classical and Choral Music

    BACH SINFONIA 301-362-6525 www.bachsinfonia.org From High To Low: Dramatic Cantatas for Soprano and Bass -- Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano, and David Newman, bass-baritone (10/20) ·...