Center Programs: Center Arts

Rainbow History Project's first public presentation

2017-01-25T18:46:38Z

Rainbow History Project's first public presentation of the digitized historic Friends radio tapes (1973-1982) will take place on Monday, January 30, at 6:30 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (545 7th St SE). An RHP archivist will present clips from particularly memorable programs ranging from coverage of the first Third World Conference of Lesbians and Gays, held in DC in 1979, to an interview with Divine.

Refreshments provided; $10 donation suggested. Please RSVP to info@rainbowhistory.org

You are Invited to the performance of "Charm" and to participate in a community discussion

2017-01-23T22:37:32Z

The DC Center in collaboration with ETC invites you to attend our first event of the year, a play titled Charm on Thursday, January 26th 2017 at 8:00 PM at Mosaic Theater Company (1333 H STREET N.E., Washington, DC 20002)

The Play "Charm" is about:
Mama Darleena Andrews, a 67 year-old transgender woman and the inimitable etiquette instructor at "The Center," an organization for Chicago's homeless and LGTBQ youth. Her students are as diverse in background as they are in identity, united by a feeling of other-ness in the heart of a city that's left them behind. But for "Mama Darlin," triumph over poverty and prejudice begins with lacing up and fitting in--playing the part with class and with charm.

B'Ellana Duquesne (The T Party) stars as 'Mama,' inspired by the heartwarming true story of Chicago trans icon Miss Gloria Allen, under direction of visionary artist Natsu Onoda Power (The T Party).

Charm runs two hours and twenty minutes, with one fifteen minute intermission.
All discussions open to the public and begin immediately after the play ends.

Tickets are reserved at $15 a seat, and there will be 20 free tickets for those less fortunate.... contact shareese@thedccenter.org

February OutWrite LGBT Book Festival planning meeting

2017-01-23T20:00:38Z

Thursday, February 2 is our next planning meeting for the OutWriteDC LGBT Book Festival @TheDCCenter

On Thursday, February 2nd from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, we will be holding our monthly planning meeting for the 2017 7th Annual OutWrite LGBT Book Festival at The DC Center (The DC Center 2000 14th St NW Suite 105, Washington DC). OutWrite 2016 was a great event--and we want you to help us make OutWrite 2017 even better!

OutWrite is a celebration of LGBT Literature. The weekend is full of book readings, writing workshops, book discussions, poetry readings and more. Several LGBT book publishers regularly exhibit at OutWrite.

What will OutWrite look like? That is in our hands--and comes from our imagination! We hope you will join us in shaping a fantastic OutWrite 2017.

Share your ideas and expertise!
Open to the public.

You are invited to the First DC Center/Center Arts Volunteer Mixer

2017-01-03T19:40:41Z

You are invited to the First DC Center/Center Arts Volunteer Mixer on Thursday, January 12,2017 at 7pm at the DC Center located at 2000 14th Street NW, Suite 105.

At this event you will have the opportunity to meet other like-minded individuals who not only want to volunteer their time with Center Arts but have a good time doing it.

You will also learn about all the volunteer opportunities that we have available including for Outwrite, our literary book festival, Queer Theater Festival & Reel Affirmations: Washington DC's International LGBTQ Film Festival as well as The Ask Rayceen Show.

We will be serving libations, non-alcoholic beverages and food so come join us & learn how you can play a vital role in creating a DC Center Arts Event in 2017.

Please RSVP to kimberley@thedccenter.org no later than Monday January 9th, 2017

January OutWrite LGBT Book Festival planning meeting

2016-12-29T00:06:23Z

Tuesday, January 3 is our next planning meeting for the OutWriteDC LGBT Book Festival @TheDCCenter

On Tuesday, January 3rd from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM, we will be holding our monthly planning meeting for the 2017 7th Annual OutWrite LGBT Book Festival at The DC Center (The DC Center 2000 14th St NW Suite 105, Washington DC). OutWrite 2016 was a great event--and we want you to help us make OutWrite 2017 even better!

What will OutWrite look like? That is in our hands--and comes from our imagination! We hope you will join us in shaping a fantastic OutWrite 2017.

Share your ideas and expertise!
Open to the public.

January 03,2016

Roar & Restore: Community Conversations Event

2016-12-05T19:14:51Z

You are invited to join The DC Center for the LGBT Community and Capital Pride Alliance for our event, Roar & Restore: Community Conversations, this Saturday, December 10th 2016 from 12pm to 3pm at The Reeves Center (2000 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009). The afternoon will be filled with conversation, reflection, collaboration, and restoration.

The results of November 8th's election have left our community feeling an entire spectrum of emotions--from devastation and concern, to hopefulness and determination. Regardless of where you might find yourself on that spectrum, we invite you to join us and engage other members of the community in an open and productive discussion. A brief schedule of the day is as follows:

An eat and greet with soup and beverages

Large group discussion, moderated by a facilitator

Affinity break-out groups, as determined by some of the most pressing LGBT issues/concerns (i.e., issues that affect the trans community, issues that affect LGBT people of color, issues that affect LGBT families, etc)

Artistic expression, both with small groups and individually

For more information about the event, please do not hesitate to contact our event coordinator, Cierra Buckner at cierrabuckner@thedccenter.org or by calling (202) 682-2245.

Please RSVP for the event, by visiting our Facebook event page here.

World AIDS Day Art Events

2016-12-01T19:35:51Z

Looking for ways to join members of the community in uniting for World AIDS Day? Look no further. The following list is a compilation of artistic happenings in the metro area commemorating World AIDS Day 2016.

What: An Evening of Storytelling: HIV Providers and Professionals United
When: Thursday, December 1st, 2016 @ 5-7pm
Where: University of Maryland, Baltimore--School of Nursing, Room 140
655 W Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21201

December 1st is World AIDS Day. Please join us for a night of thought provoking discussion with HIV providers and professionals who have dedicated their life's work to addressing the HIV Epidemic.
Find more info here.

What: An Evening with Cleve Jones, author of When We Rise
When: Thursday, December 1st, 2016 @ 6:30-9:30pm
Where: all Souls Church, Unitarian
1500 Harvard St. NW, Washington, DC 20009

Join Whitman-Walker Health and All Souls Justice Ministries as we host Cleve Jones, longtime activist and creator of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, in an evening of conversation about his life and forthcoming memoir, "When We Rise: My Life in the Movement."
Find more info here.

What: A Day With(out) Art: A Compulsive Practice
When: Thursday, December 1st, 2016 @ 7-9pm
Where: 3229 Walbridge Pl NW, Washington, DC 20010

For the 2016 Day With(out) Art, Visual AIDS presents COMPULSIVE PRACTICE, a video compilation of compulsive, daily, and habitual practices by nine artists and activists who live with their cameras as one way to manage, reflect upon, and change how they are deeply affected by HIV/AIDS. This hour-long video program will be distributed internationally to museums, art institutions, schools and AIDS organizations.
Find more info here.

What: World AIDS Fashion Show (Shades of Blue 2.0)
When: Thursday, December 1st, 2016 @ 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Busboys and Poets
235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012

Join us for a night of art and fashion while discussing matters surrounding women and sexual reproductive health. Get the facts about PrEP as an HIV prevention tool. Refreshments will be provided.
Find more info here.

Finally, we'd be remiss to not invite our community to the Reel Affirmations screening of "Pushing Dead", a film about living with HIV directed by Tom E. Brown. Following the film, there will be a Q&A with the director and leaders from the HIV prevention community. Cocktails and light fare available with purchase of Reel Affirmations reception ticket. Both reception and general admission tickets can be purchased at reelaffirmations.org

What: Reel Affirmations Presents in Honor of World AIDS Day: Pushing Dead
When: Friday, December 2nd @ 7-9pm
Where: Human Rights Campaign building
1640 Rhode Island ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
Find more info here.

DC's Different Drummer's Holiday Concert

2016-11-29T21:15:35Z

A message from DC's Different Drummers:

You are invited to attend our free community band concert and food drive on December 11th in Washington, D.C.

The concert will take place on December 11th, 3:00 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood (212 E. Capitol Street, NW, Washington, D.C.). Our Capital Pride Symphonic Band will be playing numerous selections, including classic concert arrangements such as 'Sleigh Ride' and selections from 'the Nutcracker Suite,' and more modern pieces like 'Minor Alterations' and John Lennon's 'Happy Xmas (War is Over).' We'll also proudly feature several of our small ensembles, for a night of numerous musical styles in celebration of the holiday season.

In addition to the concert, D.C.'s Different Drummers will be collecting donations for Food and Friends, a D.C. non-profit organization providing prepared and delivered specialized meals and groceries in conjunction with nutrition counseling for people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other lift-threatening illnesses. More information can be found on their website at www.FoodAndFriends.org. All non-perishable food items (no glass, please) and cash donations are welcomed.

The Facebook webpage on this event is here.

New Art on Display at The DC Center

2016-11-29T20:35:57Z

The DC Center is pleased to announce its latest art gallery featuring nine queer artists from the DMV area!

The work debuted at The DC Center's women's party, Beaujolais Nouveau on Thursday, November 17th.

The gallery features work from the following artists:

Aja (of Space Lab), Alexandra Dietz, Becca Kallem, Eames Armstrong, Jo Ann Block, Lisa Marie Thalhammer, Rose Jaffe, Superwaxx, and T Thompson

We invite the community to come by The DC Center and view the new work on display. Please note that all pieces of work are on sale to the public--support local artistry!

Gay Men's Chorus Holiday Concert: "Naughty and Nice"

2016-11-17T21:51:39Z

Get in the holiday spirit with the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington's upcoming holiday concert entitled Naughty and Nice! The concert is to be presented December 10, 17 & 18, 2016 at the Lincoln Theatre located at 1215 U Street NW.

Naughty and Nice will feature new holiday songs and traditional favorites with a twist! The concert will feature some all-new holiday music arrangements and mashups, tap dancers, leather reindeer, dancing fruitcakes, men in heels, snow, the "Village People" and much more! Songs include "Sleigh Ride," "Snow," "Text Me Merry Christmas," "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," and "I'll Be Home for Christmas."

The concert will be directed by John Moran, conducted by GMCW Artistic Director Thea Kano, and choreographed by Craig Cipollini and James Ellzy. Ticket prices range from $25 to $65 and can be purchased by calling 1-877-435-9849, online at www.GMCW.org or in person at the 9:30 Club box office, located at 815 V Street NW. Box office hours are 12-7pm Monday to Friday.

Book Discussion on Lincoln's Sexuality

2016-11-03T16:53:06Z

See below for a message from President Lincoln's Cottage about an interesting upcoming book event:

Attention, history nerds! Next Thursday (11/10) President Lincoln's Cottage (on the corner of Upshur and Rock Creek Church in Petworth) will be hosting a book discussion on Lincoln's sexuality. Join us as author Charles Strozier and consulting public LGBT historian Susan Ferentinos discuss Strozier's book, Your Friend Forever, A. Lincoln: The Enduring Friendship of Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed.

Strozier and Ferentinos will discuss Lincoln's lifelong friendship with Speed, and deeper examine how male intimacy has been treated in our country during the Civil War, and over time.

President Lincoln's Cottage's Cottage Conversations offers relaxing evenings to socialize and learn something new about our 16th president from authors, collectors, and artists. The program begins with a cocktail reception (6PM), is followed by the lecture (6:30PM), and concludes with a book signing.

For more information, or to reserve tickets, please visit our website.

Book Event with Kate Bornstein, Author of "Gender Outlaw"

2016-10-31T19:53:18Z

A message from sixth&i about an upcoming book event:

On Wednesday, November 30 at 7:00 pm, sixth&i is hosting an event with the celebrated transgender trailblazer, Kate Bornstein, who will discuss the updated edition of her book Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us. Profoundly ahead of its time when it was originally published in 1994, Gender Outlaw is the first book of gender theory written by a trans person.

Kate, who has recurring appearances on Caitlyn Jenner's show "I Am Cait," was assigned male at birth and underwent gender confirmation surgery at age thirty-eight in 1986 to become a woman. She later came to realize that, at her core, she identified as neither male nor female. So she began to wonder: what if there are not two genders, but a whole spectrum? What if the gender binary is not only restricting trans people, but anyone who has ever felt like less than a perfect man or woman?

We hope you will join for a night of meaningful conversation as Kate shares personal insights and outlines her investigation into our notions of gender.

More information about the event can be found here.

(This is a ticketed event)

Dia de Lxs Muertos: Honrando Lxs Ancestros, Celebrando la Vida / Day of the Dead: Honoring Our Ancestrors, Celebrating Life

2016-10-25T20:02:19Z

Center Latinxs is collaborating with community partners to host Day of the Dead: Honoring Our Ancestors, Celebrating Life - Tuesday, November 1st at 7 pm at the DC Center (full description in English below).

Centro Latinxs esta colaborando con miembros comunitarios para patrocinar un programa del Dia de Lxs Muertos para honrar a lxs ancestros queer y trans* que se nos han ido este año, y para celebrar la vida! El evento sera el martes 1ro de noviembre a las 7pm en el DC Center (2000 14th St NW, Suite 105, Washington, DC 20009).

Juntese a una noche sanativa llena de amor, musica, comida, y comunidad! Aprenderemos sobre la hxstoria del Dia de Lxs Muertos, participaremos en unos ejercisios y actividades sanativos, manifestaremos un altar comunitario, comeremos juntxs y disfrutaremos de musica! Habra interpretacion en español y ingles.

Este espacio sera primeramente para personas queer y trans* de color; todxs son bienvenidos. Juntese al evento en facebook aqui. Si tienen alguna pregunta por favor escribenos al centerlatinos@thedccenter.org. Nos vemos pronto!

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Center Latinxs and community partners are hosting a Day of the Dead program. Join us for a night of healing and community care to honor queer and trans* people of color who have passed away this year, and to celebrate life!

We will learn about the hxstory of Day of the Dead, participate in healing exercises and activities, create a community altar, share food, and end with music and dancing! There will be Spanish/English interpretation. More information forthcoming.

This space is primarily for queer and trans* people of color; all are welcome. Join the facebook event here. Have questions? Email centerlatinos@thedccenter.org. See you soon!

Reel Affirmations XTRA Presents: Women Who Kill

2016-10-17T17:17:13Z

Reel Affirmations XTRA is proud to present Women Who Kill, Friday, November 18th 2016!

Synopsis:
Morgan (Jungermann) and Jean (Ann Carr) work well together as hosts of their semi-famous true crime podcast because they didn't work, at all, as a couple. When Morgan strikes up a relationship with the mysterious Simone (Sheila Vand, importing substantial menace from her breakout role in A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night) their professional interest boils over into a cycle of suspicion, paranoia, and fear. Thankfully, Morgan has a confidant (maybe not her first choice given that she is in prison for murder). Women Who Kill is an adept and wry comedy on modern romance's hollow results set in an LGBTQ Brooklyn that pulls ample humor from awkward and, perhaps to confirmed Park Slopers, all-too-familiar situations. (Written by Loren Hammonds)

The film will be screened at The Human Rights Campaign Equality Center | 1640 Rhode Island Ave NW at 7pm.

Purchase tickets to the Women Who Kill screening by clicking here.

Where Love Is Illegal

2016-10-11T20:59:04Z

National Geographic photographers have sparked change for over a century. Photographer Robin Hammond shares how platforms like Instagram are making it possible to amplify important stories and connect with audiences like never before--revolutionizing how we capture and consume world-changing photography.

Robin has been sparking change for his entire career, using his camera to record human rights and development issues around the globe through long-term photography projects. His work documenting the abuses under strongman Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe was featured in National Geographic magazine, displayed in an exhibit in Paris, and culminated in his first book, Your Wounds Will Be Named Silence. Robin has been awarded a W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant for Humanistic Photography, a World Press Photo prize, the Pictures of the Year International World Understanding Award, and four Amnesty International awards for human rights journalism.

Read more about Where Love Is Illegal in The New York Times.

Free parking is available to ticket holders with proof of purchase. Garage opens at 6:30 p.m.

Event Date/Time: Friday, November 18, 2016 7:30PM
Location:1600 M St NW, Washington, DC 20036

BUY TICKETS HERE

USE PROMO CODE : LOVE20 to get your discount.