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By: Joe Rendeiro COMMENTS
 
BASKETBALL
D.C. SENTINELS is a basketball team with a mixture of experience
levels and both gay and straight players. Visit the web site for
practice schedule and location. For more information, contact info@teamdcbasketball.org or visit the website: http://www.teamdcbasketball.org.
BOATING | SAILING
D.C. STROKES ROWING CLUB, the country's oldest and largest
independent gay and lesbian rowing club, offers numerous rowing
programs throughout the year. For more information, check out www.dcstrokes.org.
NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA WOMEN’S PADDLING ASSOCIATION competes in
outrigger canoeing and dragon boating. Recruiting for men’s, women’s
and co-ed teams. For more info and practice schedule: www.ncawpa.org.
POTOMAC RAINBOW CRUISERS are on the water every weekend for cruises,
raft-ups, skiing and more. For more info and event schedule: http://groups.msn.com/PotomacRainbowCruisers.
RAINBOW SPINNAKERS SAILING CLUB meets most weekends in season for
2-hour sails on the Potomac or for all afternoon sails in Baltimore
Harbor. Sails on the Potomac depart from Belle Haven Marina, just
south of Alexandria. Sails in Baltimore Harbor depart from Getaway
Sailing. Costs typically vary between $15-$30 per day depending on the
event. For more information, go to www.rainbowspinnakers.org.
BOWLING
CAPITAL AREA RAINBOWLERS ASSOCIATION (CARA) has 11 fall leagues with more than 650 bowlers in the D.C area. www.carabowling.org. CARA Sunday Night Mixed bowls Sundays at 6 p.m. in Alexandria, Va. Walt: wreichenbachjr@cox.net. Laurel Monday Night Mix bowls Mondays at 7:15 p.m. in Laurel, Md. Lyn: BCWINGFIEL@aol.com. Monday Night Alternatives bowls Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in Alexandria, Va. Jeff: jeff.schindall@gmail.com. Ten-Pin Pride bowls Mondays at 8 p.m. in Annandale, Va. Adam: tppbowler@yahoo.com. Capital Area Match Play (CAMP) bowls Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in Alexandria, Va. Jim: jimmyg52@aol.com. Dale City Tuesday Pride bowls Tuesdays at 8 p.m. in Dale City, Va. John: dctp@comcast.net. Pride of Alexandria bowls Wednesdays in Annandale, Va. Kim: prideofalexandria@cox.net. We Are Everywhere bowls Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in Alexandria, Va. Henry: hwytko@cox.net. Friday Out and About bowls Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in Alexandria, Va. Les: aidsrider@hotmail.com. Free State Mixed bowls Fridays at 8 p.m. in Bethesda, Md. Mike: mbogumill@comcast.net.
LEAGUE OF WOMEN BOWLERS bowls Sundays at 5 p.m. at Rinaldi's
Riverdale Bowl located at 6322 Kenilworth Ave in Riverdale, Maryland.
This is a social league composed of four-person teams. The league has
room to expand and is looking for both new and experienced bowlers.
Contact CC: leagueofwomenbowlers2@verizon.net or visit www.leagueofwomenbowlers.org.
SATURDAY MORNING ALTERNATIVE CLUB KING & KWEEN PINS (SMACK)
bowls in Alexandria, Va., at 10:30 a.m. This will be a "blind doubles"
league, meaning 2-person teams decided by random draw each week. This
will be a very social league. Season lasts through April. For more
info, contact Rob: SMACKbowling@gmail.com.
CYCLING
INDIGO SPOKES Lesbian bicycle group welcomes new riders for weekend
excursions. Rides vary between 15-30 miles. To join the mailing list,
contact phclar1@earthlink.net.
TEAM D.C. VELO provides weekly training rides to athletes of all
levels. The group guides on training, racing techniques and equipment.
For more info: Chuck, 202-607-3244.
DANCING
LAMBDA DANCESPORT D.C. offers "Shall We Dance?" dance-and-learn
parties every Saturday evening from 8:30-11:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase
Ballroom. Beginner and intermediate classes available: salsa, ballroom,
swing, hustle and country. Hosted by Terry Chasteen and the Friendship
Society. For more info: www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org.
FOOTBALL
FLAMING FOOTBALL ON THE MALL Players of all ages, genders and sexual
orientations are welcome every Sunday at 2 p.m. on the National Mall
for informal games of two-hand touch-football. Meet at 14th and
Madison, across 14th Street from the American History Museum on the
north side of the Mall. For more info: www.flamingfootball.org.
ICE SKATING
D.C. ICE BREAKERS is a gay skating group that skates at various
locations around the D.C. area on the first and third Wednesdays of
every month. The skating is usually followed by social time at a nearby
restaurant. Novices and complete beginners welcome. For more info,
visit www.DCIceBreakers.org.
RUGBY
MARYLAND STINGERS WOMEN'S RUGBY CLUB holds practice on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Duvall Field in College Park, Md. New
players are always welcome. No experience necessary. Visit www.marylandstingers.org or e-mail marylandstingers@gmail.com for more information.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA WOMEN'S RUGBY TEAM holds practice Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 7:30-9 p.m. at Oakton High School, Vienna, Va. For more
info: 703-715-6888 or www.novawrfc.org.
WASHINGTON FURIES women's rugby football club practices Mondays and Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. For more info: 800-240-1479, e-mail captain@dcfuries.com or visit www.dcfuries.com.
WASHINGTON RENEGADES rugby football club practices Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 6:45-8:45 p.m. at Stead Field, on P St. between 16th and
17th Sts., NW. For more info: www.dcrugby.com.
RUNNING | WALKING | HIKING
BALTIMORE FRONTRUNNERS/WALKERS assemble every Saturday at 9:15 a.m.
at Kiss Cafe, 2400 Boston St., in the Canton neighborhood, and take off
at 9:30 a.m. at a variety of paces for an out-and-back Inner Harbor
experience. Reassemble for a leisurely brunch at 10:30 a.m. ...
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