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By: Joe Rendeiro COMMENTS
 
TODAY
‘THE DC KINGS SHOW,’ featuring drag kings, will be the entertainment for the GLOSS Women’s Dance Party tonight at Apex (1415 22nd Street, N.W.) at 11 p.m. Cover is $10. For more information, visit www.apex-dc.com.
HOMO/SONIC, an alternative LGBT dance party, begins tonight at 9 p.m. at the Black Cat, located at 1811 14th Street, N.W. The party is at the main-stage and costs $10. For more information, visit www.blackcatdc.com.
SHERYL CROW plays the Filene Center at Wolf Trap, located at 1645 Trap Road in Vienna, Va., tonight at 8 p.m. The nine-time Grammy Award-winning artist’s most recent album “Detours” was released in February 2008. Tickets cost $48 for in-house seats and $30 for lawn seats. For more information, visit www.wolftrap.org.
BLISSPOP presents “D.C. Summer Extravaganza” tonight at 9 at the 9:30 Club, located at 815 V Street, N.W. The event will feature musical acts Tittsworth, Nadastrom and Will Eastman. Admission is $10. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.930.com.
SATURDAY, JULY 4
POTOMAC RAINBOW CRUISERS, a LGBT boaters group, hosts a raft-up near the Roosevelt Island to watch the D.C. fireworks. For an application to join the group and for more information about the event, visit prcboatclub.multiply.com.
DC METRO LGBT IT PROFESSIONALS holds a meeting today from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Steam Cafe, located on 17th and R Streets. Anyone who would like to attend should RSVP at www.newtech.meetup.com/51/.
A FOURTH OF JULY BARBEQUE will be held today at 3 at Phase 1, a lesbian bar located at 525 8th Street, S.E. The event includes free hotdogs and burgers and $1 bud light drafts until 9 p.m. Cover is $10. For more information, visit www.phase1dc.com.
SUNDAY, JULY 5
ADVENTURING OUTDORS GROUP meets today at the Clarendon Metro Station (3100 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Va.) at 10:25 a.m. for a 30-mile round-trip bike ride from Clarendon Metro Park to Great Falls National Park. The beginner-friendly ride passes over the Key Bridge, through Glen Echo Park and along the Potomac palisades. The group pauses at Great Falls for lunch and picture opportunities. There are concession stands at Great Falls. Guests should bring $2 for the trip and a helmet and water for the ride. Anybody interested in participating should contact the ride leader at 703-528-2880 or maestro_allan@verizon.net.
MONDAY, JULY 6
THE D.C. CENTER invites guests to join its career development program specifically targeted at the LGBT community featuring trained and experienced volunteer career counselors. The workshop begins today at 2 p.m. at the D.C. Center (1111 14th St, N.W. Suite 350) with a required program presentation and training. The program will address topics such as searching for a job, building a resume and interviewing. For more information about the program, e-mail Ron Clayton at ronaldjclayton@aol.com.
GLADYS KNIGHT performs at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Va.), tonight at 8 p.m. The Grammy Award-winning artist is a legend among R&B/soul singers, best known for her hits with the Pips such as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye),” “Love Overboard” and, of course, their No. 1 smash “Midnight Train to Georgia.” Tickets cost $45 for in-house seats and $25 for lawn seats. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.wolftrap.org.
TUESDAY, JULY 7
THE D.C. CRYSTAL METH WOKING GROUP meets tonight from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the D.C. Center, located at 1111 14th Street, N.W., in Suite 350. The group consists of community members dedicated to educating people about methamphetamine addiction and recently held a community update on HIV prevention research. For more information about the group, visit www.letstalkaboutmeth.org.
THE CAPITAL AREA RAINBOWLERS ASSOCIATION’s Alexandria League meets tonight at 7:30 at the Alexandria Lanes Bowling Center located at 6228 North Kings Highway in Alexandria, Va. CARA has five summer leagues including leagues in Dale City, Centreville, Silver Spring and Falls Church. For more information about each league, visit www.carabowling.org.
GAY AND LESBIAN ACTIVISTS ALLIANCE meets tonight at 7 p.m. at the Sumner School Museum and Archives located at 17th and M Streets, N.W. GLAA is a volunteer nonprofit that advocates for LGBT civil rights. For more information, visit www.glaa.org.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8
‘AIN’T MISBEHAVIN,’ a musical which first hit Broadway in 1978, taking home Best Musical at the Tonys that year, premieres at the Olney Theatre (2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, Md.) tonight at 7:30. Thomas “Fats” Waller’s revue takes audiences back to 1930s Harlem for ...
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