Sep 22, 2006  | COMMENTS     

COMMUNITY

WALKING TOWN FALL EDITION offers a full day of free walking tours throughout the city on Saturday, Sept. 30. Among the 26 tours, which highlight the history of Washington’s neighborhoods, is Capitol Hill: A Half Century of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History, which explores Capitol Hill’s role in the development of Washington’s gay communities. Highlights of the tour include the first gay “super” clubs, drag shows on Capitol Hill and significant gay country and western sites. The tour runs from 10:30 a.m. 12 p.m. Meet outside Mr. Henry’s at 6th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. There is also a tour of Dupont Circle’s gay history, which includes the three houses of Lambda Rising and the California Kitchen. The tour runs from 1:30 p.m.–3 p.m. and meets at the Community Building, Counterculture HQ, at 1724 20th St., NW. www.walkingtowndc.org or 202-661-7581.

BURGUNDY CRESCENT VOLUNTEERS for Food and Friends, an organization located near the Fort Totten Metro, that helps feed people living with AIDS in the Washington area. Saturday, Sept. 23, 8 a.m. If you would like to volunteer, email jonathan@burgundycrescent.org. www.burgundycrescent.org.

PAGAN PRIDE WEEK, which kicks off Saturday, Sept. 30, and runs through Saturday, Oct. 7, begins with the first Baltimore Pagan Pride Day on Sept. 30 in Gwynn Falls Park, and features workshops, vendors and performers. Events will be held midweek, and the week culminates in D.C. Pagan Pride Day, which includes an opening ritual, music performances and activities for children. Saturday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m. 5 p.m. at the College Perk Coffeehouse, 9078 Baltimore Ave., College Park, Md. 240-472-2547 or openhearth.org/paganpride.

CRAFTY BASTARDS ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR features 100 vendors selling everything from clothing and jewelry to robot photography and custom-made masks. Sunday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Marie Reed Learning Center, 18th St. and Wyoming Ave., NW. washingtoncitypaper.com/craftybastards.

GAY & LESBIAN ACTIVISTS ALLIANCE, a non-partisan political organization, meets to discuss the implications of the Sept. 12 primary results and other topics. Tuesday, Sept. 26, 7 p.m. at the Charles Sumner School, 17th and M streets, NW. 202-667-5139, glaa.org.

CONCERTS

SAFFIRE-THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN, a talented acoustic blues trio with a lesbian member, perform at the Virginia Wine Festival on Saturday, Oct. 1, 4 p.m. Visit www.virginiawinefestival.org for ticket information.

KATIE SAWICKI, an up-and-coming queer indie-folk singer/songwriter, performs at lesbian bar Phase 1, 525 8th St. SE, on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. www.katiesawicki.com.

KEVIN CORDT, a gay trumpet player, leads the Kevin Cordt Quartet every Friday night from 8:30 p.m. - midnight at Mr. Henry’s, playing swing, bop, blues and Latin jazz in the smoke-free upstairs bar, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., SE. For more information, call 202-546-6886.

GALLERIES | EXHIBITS

BERNARD COHEN, an accomplished commercial photographer, opens his latest exhibition, “The Bernard Cohen Documents” at the Rothschild Gallery at The Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, Md., on Thursday, Sept. 28. In “The Silver Gelatin Prints” the male torso is featured alongside the Rodin Gardens in Paris and the southern coast of England. The exhibit runs through Oct. 14. The opening reception will be held from 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m., and proceeds from the sale of a photograph will benefit AIDS Action Baltimore. www.creativealliance.org.

CHAKAIA BOOKER manifests her experiences as a woman and an African American in her sculptures, which range in size from 6-20 feet. Her “post-industrial” artwork is a commentary on the relationship between men and women, what she calls “conditions of unmet needs and desires.” Through Sept. 24. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave., NW. 202-783-5000 or www.nmwa.org.

PULP GALLERY: Gay photo-artist Frank Muzzy presents “Frankie Goes to Paris,” a portfolio of photos taken while spending time in Paris. This exhibit is joined by Dale Alward’s “A Sponge to Wipe Away the Weapon Salve” at Pulp, 1803 14th St., NW. 202-462-7857 or www.pulpdc.com.

A ROYAL AFFAIR of queens and their effects: paintings by CM Dupré and ceramics by Marcia Jestaedt. Various queens are depicted in costumes, crowns and courts, real or imagined. Exhibit runs through Sept. 30. Torpedo Factory Art Center, Studio 13, 105 North Union St., Alexandria, Va. 703-549-6477.

HIV/AIDS

FREE ANONYMOUS HIV TESTING for youth ages 13-21, provided by the Washington Free Clinic. Friday, Sept. 22 from 4-5:30 p.m. Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League Youth Center, 408 7th St., SE. 202-546-5940, ext. 108.

SOCIAL SUPPORT GROUP for persons living with HIV/AIDS titled “You Are Not Alone.” Offered in English and Spanish. Thursday, Sept. 28 from 7-8:30 p.m. PWA Committee of Maryland, Inc., 301-631-0748 or 877-522-7481.

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