DC Nightlife Highlights: Red Party w/ Alex Newell, Pamala Stanley, Sleaze, Electric Rainbow
Our picks of the best LGBTQ nightlife in D.C. this week!
THE RED PARTY
Glee-minted recording artist Alex Newell headlines a party celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Capital Pride Alliance. Local drag king Pretty Rik E hosts the evening which also features RuPaul’s Drag Race regular JuJubee and Kristina Kelly. The party starts and ends with dancing to music spun by star local LGBTQ DJs Tezrah and Wess, culminating with a set from circuit superstar DJ Tracy Young. Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. at Echostage, 2135 Queens Chapel Rd. NE. Tickets are $15, with 100 percent of sales going toward the Capital Pride Legacy Fund. Call 202-503-2330 or visit echostage.com.
PAMALA STANLEY
Every so often, the star resident at the Blue Moon in Rehoboth Beach makes her way to the D.C. area to perform at D.C.’s beachiest venue around. It’s certainly worth washing ashore for, especially if you haven’t yet managed to see the belter live. Stanley, who had several dance hits in the mid-1980s, including “Coming Out Of Hiding” and “If Looks Could Kill,” ranks high among those former pop stars and disco divas who should have been a bigger deal. She puts on a heck of a show — including covers of popular jazz standards and Broadway showtunes. Friday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. Freddie’s Beach Bar, 555 South 23rd St., Arlington. Tickets are $20 to $30 plus a fee of approximately $3. Call 703-685-0555 or visit freddiesbeachbar.com.
SLEAZE: FRUITCAKES
The Wonderland Ballroom in Columbia Heights is never as queer and anything-goes as it is the first Thursday of every month, when DJ Lemz throws this popular monthly party. Largely inspired by Horse Meat Disco — the traveling U.K.-based gay party with a dark and dirty-disco vibe — Sleaze features a dimly lit and foggy intimate dance floor and an eclectic musical mix focused on dark disco throwbacks and disco-inspired dance tracks, or what Lemz calls “bathhouse music…and future techno.” Lemz spins with fellow resident DJ Keenan Orr at a “ho hoe heaux” holiday edition featuring fellow local mixmaster Dean Sullivan, plus a peak hour set from Cake by the Pound of the Toronto-based bear and cub party Chunk. Jane Saw hosts. Special performance by Buhnana Gunz. Thursday, Dec. 6, starting at 9 p.m. 1101 Kenyon St. NW. Cover is $5. Call 202-232-5263 or visit sleazeparty.com.
ELECTRIC RAINBOW: HOLIDAY EDITION
The first Sunday of every month, DJ Chord throws a weekend wind down party in the unmarked space behind the freezer door in Capo DC, the Shaw sandwich shop. DJ TWiN joins Chord for the December round, spinning festive pop jams along with performances from KC Byonce and Jazzmine. Sunday, Dec. 2, from 5 to 10 p.m. The BackRoom, 715A Florida Ave. NW. Call 202-910-6884 or visit facebook.com/TheBackRoomCapo.
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