Oct 03, 2008  |  By: NICOLE MORTIMER  | COMMENTS     

TODAY

BALTIMORE BLACK PRIDE kicks off today with a weekend of events. Tonight from 5-9 p.m. is the Blackout Meet and Greet at Club Bunns, 606 West Lexington St., and Sunday is the fall festival block party from 4-11 p.m., with entertainment, food and vendors also at Club Bunns. Saturday is the ladies party at 5 Seasons, 830 Guilford Ave., from 9 p.m. 2 a.m. For more info: www.onyx-entertainment.com.

GAYLAXICAN 2008, the annual international science fiction, fantasy and horror convention for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people and their friends, returns to the area for the first time since 2000. The convention will be at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, Md., and events include discussion panels, readings, art show, masquerade, charity auction, video programs and gaming. Guest of honor is author Geoff Ryman. Runs through Oct. 14. $70 for the full weekend but $30 day passes are also available. Visit www.gaylaxicon2008.org for more information.

MACHOMER When Shakespeare's "Macbeth" meets "The Simpsons," you get "MacHomer," a play created and performed by Rick Miller. Runs through Oct. 12 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D St., NW. $40. Performances are today at 8 p.m., tomorrow at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. For tickets and more info: 202-393-3939 or www.woollymammoth.net.

GAY FATHERS COALITION OF BALTIMORE support group meets tonight at 7:30 and on the second Friday of every month at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore at 241 W. Chase Street on the second floor. Equality Maryland will present an update on the efforts of gay marriage in the state. Call 410-583-0438 or visit www.gfcbaltimore.org for more information.

COMPOSER MARVIN HAMLISCH will perform in a benefit concert for the Chateauville Foundation Festival tonight at the Kennedy Center at 7 p.m. Organizers plan a music festival in July on a 550-acre property in Castleton, Va. Tonight’s concert is part of the fundraising campaign to get it started. Maestro Lorin Maazel, Broadway star J. Mark McVey and soprano Nancy Gustafson will perform with Hamlisch. Regular tickets are $20 but benefit tickets, which start at $250 and include premium seating and a reception afterward with the artists, are also available. Regular tickets are available through the Kennedy Center box office. Premium tickets can be reserved through Amy Dickstein at the Webster Group. She can be reached at 202-237-0090, ext. 26 or amy@websterconsulting.com.

JAZZ PIANIST JACKY TERRASSON performs tonight and Saturday with 9 and 11 p.m. performances both nights at Bohemian Caverns at 2001 11th St., NW. Terrasson won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. Tickets are $32. Visit www.bohemiancaverns.com or call 202-299-0800 for more information.


SATURDAY, OCT. 11

OUTOBERFEST Celebrate National Coming Out Day from noon to 6 p.m. at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center in Baltimore. A block party and open house will be held with food, vendors and various groups and entertainers. Call Paul Liller at 410-837-5445, ext. 17 or e-mail him at pliller@glccb.org for more information.

FALL(EN) ANGELS, a collaboration between the In Series and the Washington Ballet Company, has the first of four performances tonight at 8 p.m. The show is a fusion of dance, German Romantic art songs and cabaret music from Germany in the era between the two World Wars. It includes an unspoken tribute to actress Marlene Dietrich and features several of her signature numbers. Other performances are on Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 12 and 19 at 3 p.m. For tickets or more info: 202-204-7760 or inseries@inseries.org.  

ADVENTURING OUTDOORS GROUP hikes to the highest waterfall in Shenandoah National Park today. Bring beverages, lunch, bug spray, sturdy boots and about $20 for transportation and trip fees. Meet at 9 a.m. in the East Falls Church Metro Kiss and Ride lot. For more info: Craig, 202-462-0535 or www.adventuring.org.

DRUNK ENOUGH TO SAY I LOVE YOU? The Forum Theatre presents the D.C. premiere of Caryl Churchill's play about a dysfunctional relationship and U.S. foreign policy. Runs at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H St., NE. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $20. For tickets and more info: www.forumtheatredc.org or 202-489-1701

BURGUNDY CRESCENT VOLUNTEERS for the Miss Adams Morgan event. If you would like to volunteer, e-mail jonathan@burgundycrescent.org. For more volunteer information, visit www.burgundycrescent.org.

SUNDAY, OCT. 12

ADVENTURING OUTDOORS GROUP bicycles for 20-25 miles on the residential streets and bike paths of Northern Va. Bring helmet, beverages and $2 trip fee. Meet at 2 p.m. at the elevator entrance for the Clarendon Metro ...