Friday, October 24 “Center Aging Friday Tea Time” will be at 12 p. m. in person at the DC Center for the LGBT Community’s new location at 1827 Wiltberger St., N. W. To RSVP, visit the DC Center’s website or email [email protected]. Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Community Happy Hour” at 7 p. m. at Dupont Italian Kitchen Bar. This event is ideal for making new friends, professional networking, idea sharing, and community building. This event is free and more details are available on Eventbrite. Trans Discussion Group will be at 7 p. m. on Zoom. This event is intended to provide an emotionally and physically safe space for trans* people and those who may be questioning their gender identity/expression to join together in community and learn from one another. For more details, email [email protected]. Saturday, October 25 Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Community Brunch” at 12 p. m. at Freddie’s Beach Bar & Restaurant. This fun weekly event brings the DMV area LGBTQ+ community, including allies, together for delicious food and conversation. Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite. “Out N Bad x She Shed x Queer Talk: BOO MANSION DC | QTPOC Halloween Party” will be at 10 p. m. at Mixxed Food and Drinks. This is a multi-level QTPOC takeover that will feature haunted vibes, pounding beats, and mayhem across every floor each bringing its own world. Tickets cost $13. 26 and can be purchased on Eventbrite. Sunday, October 26 “Howl-oween Pawty” will be at 3 p. m. at 600 Howard Rd., S. E. Guests are encouraged to bring their dogs along for a Howl-oween Pawty, costume contest, and queer market that will feature several LGBTQ businesses. Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite. Monday, October 27 “Center Aging: Monday Coffee Klatch” will be at 10 a. m. on Zoom. This is a social hour for older LGBTQ adults. Guests are encouraged to bring a beverage of choice. For more information, contact Adam ([email protected]). Queer Book Club will be at 7 p. m. on Zoom. This group meets on the fourth Monday of the month to discuss queer books by queer authors. For more details, email [email protected]. “Soulfully Queer: LGBTQ+ Emotional Health and Spirituality Drop-In” will be at 3 p. m. at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. This group will meet weekly for eight weeks, providing a series of drop-in sessions designed to offer a safe, welcoming space for open and respectful conversation. Each session invites participants to explore themes of spirituality, identity, and belonging at their own pace, whether they attend regularly or drop in occasionally. For more details visit the DC Center’s website. Tuesday, October 28 Genderqueer DC will be at 7 p. m. on Zoom. This is a support group for people who identify outside of the gender binary, whether you’re bigender, agender, genderfluid, or just know that you’re not 100% cis. For more details, visit genderqueerdc. org or Facebook. Coming Out Discussion Group will be at 7 p. m. on Zoom. This is a peer-facilitated discussion group and a safe space to share experiences about coming out and discuss topics as it relates to doing so. Visit Facebook for more details. Wednesday, October 29 Job Club will be at 6 p. m. on Zoom. This is a weekly job support program to help job entrants and seekers, including the long-term unemployed, improve self-confidence, motivation, resilience and productivity for effective job searches and networking allowing participants to move away from being merely “applicants” toward being “candidates.” For more information, email [email protected] or visit thedccenter. org/careers. Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Activism at Woman’s National Democratic Club” at 6 p. m. at The Whittemore House. Guests can join other activists at the WNDC for letter and postcard writing to get out the vote this fall in Virginia and other critical state races. Postcards will be written to women in rural VA and to members of Congress on Home Rule 101 in partnership with the D. C. Democrats Statehood Committee. There will be free pizza, cash bar, a fun raffle and camaraderie. More details are available on Eventbrite. Thursday, October 30 The DC Center’s Fresh Produce Program will be held all day at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. People will be informed on Wednesday at 5 p. m. if they are picked to receive a produce box. No proof of residency or income is required. For more information, email [email protected] or call 202-682-2245. Virtual Yoga Class will be at 7 p. m. on Zoom. This is a free weekly class focusing on yoga, breath work, and meditation. For more details, visit the DC Center for the LGBT Community’s website. Friday, October 17 “Center Aging Monthly Luncheon and Yoga” will be at 2 p. m. in person at the DC Center for the LGBT Community’s new location at 1827 Wiltberger St. NW. To RSVP, visit the DC Center’s website or email [email protected]. Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Social in the City” at 7 p. m. at Hotel Zena. This event is ideal for making new friends, professional networking, idea-sharing, and community building. This event is free and more details are available on Eventbrite. Trans and Genderqueer Game Night will be at 6 p. m. at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. This is a relaxing, laid-back evening of games and fun. All are welcome and there’ll be card and board games on hand. Feel free to bring your own games to share. More details are available on the DC Center’s website. Saturday, October 18 Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Community Brunch” at 12 p. m. at Freddie’s Beach Bar & Restaurant. This fun weekly event brings the DMV area LGBTQ+ community, including allies, together for delicious food and conversation. Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite. LGBTQ People of Color Support Group will be at 7 p. m. on Zoom. This peer support group is an outlet for LGBTQ People of Color to come together and talk about anything affecting them in a space the strives to be safe and judgement free. There are all sorts of activities like watching movies, poetry events, storytelling, and just hanging out with others. Sunday, October 19 SADBrunch will host “HallowQueen Drag Brunch” at 11 a. m. at Throw Social. This brunch will be hosted by Cake Pop, recently voted D. C.’s Drag Queen of the Year. There will be 5 flocking fabulous queens take to the stage to perform in this sassy, extravagant, fantabulous event. Tickets are $28. 52 and can be purchased on Eventbrite. Monday, October 20 “Center Aging Monday Coffee Klatch” will be at 10 a. m. on Zoom. This is a social hour for older LGBTQ+ adults. Guests are encouraged to bring a beverage of choice. For more details, email [email protected]. Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Community Monday Funday Happy Hour” at 7 p. m. at Punchbowl Social. Guests are encouraged to come relax make new friends, and enjoy happy hour specials at this fun venue. This event is free and more details are available on Eventbrite. Tuesday, October 21 The DC Center for the LGBT Community will host “Self Defense Class” at 12: 30 p. m. at its physical location. The Self Defense instructor Avi Rome is a proud member of the LGBTQ community and a full-time martial arts instructor with 25 years of teaching experience. He holds a 5th Degree Black Belt in Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do and is the director of the studio’s Adaptive Tae Kwon Do program for students with special needs. He has also run numerous self-defense workshops for various groups and situations. More details are available on the DC Center’s website. Center Bi+ Roundtable will be at 8 p. m. on Zoom. This is an opportunity for people to gather in order to discuss issues related to bisexuality or as Bi individuals in a private setting. Visit Facebook or Meetup for more information. Wednesday, October 22 Job Club will be at 6 p. m. on Zoom. This is a weekly job support program to help job entrants and seekers, including the long-term unemployed, improve self-confidence, motivation, resilience and productivity for effective job searches and networking allowing participants to move away from being merely “applicants” toward being “candidates.” For more information, email [email protected] or visit thedccenter. org/careers. Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Activism at Woman’s National Democratic Club” at 6 p. m. at The Whittemore House. Guests can join other activists at the WNDC for letter and postcard writing to get out the vote this fall in Virginia and other critical state races. Postcards will be written to women in rural VA and to members of Congress on Home Rule 101 in partnership with the D. C. Democrats Statehood Committee. There will be free pizza, cash bar, a fun raffle and camaraderie. More details are available on Eventbrite. Thursday, October 23 “Virtual Thursday Yoga Class” will be at 7 p. m. on Zoom. This is a free weekly class focusing on yoga, breath work, and meditation. For more details, visit the DC Center for the LGBT Community’s website. Friday, October 10 “Center Aging Friday Tea Time” will be at 12 p. m. in person at the DC Center for the LGBT Community’s new location at 1827 Wiltberger St., N. W. To RSVP, visit the DC Center’s website or email [email protected]. Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Community Happy Hour” at 7 p. m. at Crush. This event is ideal for making new friends, professional networking, idea sharing, and community building. This event is free and more details are available on Eventbrite. Women in Their Twenties and Thirties will meet at 8 p. m. on Zoom. This is a social discussion group for queer women in the Washington, D. C. area and a great way to make new friends and meet other queer women in a fun and friendly setting. For more details, visit Facebook. Saturday, October 11 Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Community Brunch” at 12 p. m. at Freddie’s Beach Bar & Restaurant. This fun weekly event brings the DMV area LGBTQ+ community, including allies, together for delicious food and conversation. Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite. “Sunday Supper on Saturday” will be at 2 p. m. in person at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. A talented local chef generously giving his time to nourish our community will be preparing a delicious meal featuring homemade lasagna (one vegan, one classic), fresh garden salad and warm garlic bread. For more details visit the DC Center’s website. Monday, October 13 Go Gay DC will host “Out and About in Shirlington LGBTQ+ Community Social” at 6 p. m. at Hyatt Centric Arlington. This event is ideal for making new friends, professional networking, idea sharing, and community building. This event is free and more details are available on Eventbrite. Tuesday, October 14 “Talk-O-Tuesday” will be at 7 p. m. at The Strand DC. This event has been curated for BIPOC gay/bi/trans men and male-identifying persons. It will be a fun and engaging experience to help foster community, encouragement, and thoughtful dialogue, while providing a safe and supportive space to express one’s self. Tickets cost $13. 26 and can be purchased on Eventbrite. Trans Discussion Group will be at 7 p. m. on Zoom. This group is intended to provide an emotionally and physically safe space for trans people and those who may be questioning their gender identity/expression to join together in community and learn from one another. For more details, email [email protected]. Wednesday, October 15 Job Club will be at 6 p. m. on Zoom. This is a weekly job support program to help job entrants and seekers, including the long-term unemployed, improve self-confidence, motivation, resilience and productivity for effective job searches and networking allowing participants to move away from being merely “applicants” toward being “candidates.” For more information, email [email protected] or visit thedccenter. org/careers. Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Activism at Women’s National Democratic Club” at 6 p. m. at The Whittemore House. Guests can join other activists at the WNDC for letter and postcard writing to get out the vote this fall in Virginia and other critical state races. Postcards will be written to women in rural VA and to members of Congress on Home Rule 101 in partnership with the D. C. Democrats Statehood Committee. There will be free pizza, cash bar, a fun raffle and camaraderie. More details are available on Eventbrite. Thursday, October 16 Virtual Yoga Class will be at 7 p. m. on Zoom. This is a free weekly class focusing on yoga, breath work, and meditation. For more details, visit the DC Center for the LGBT Community’s website. Poly Discussion Group will be at 7 p. m. on Zoom. This is an inclusive, welcoming, virtual safer space to talk about all things polyamorous. For more details, email [email protected]. Friday, October 3 “Center Aging Friday Tea Time” will be at 2 p. m. in-person at the DC Center for the LGBT Community’s new location at 1827 Wiltberger St., NW. To RSVP, visit the DC Center’s website or email [email protected]. Go Gay DC will host “First Friday LGBTQ+ Community Social” at 7 p. m. at Silver Diner Balston. This event is ideal for making new friends, professional networking, idea-sharing, and community building. This event is free and more details are available on Eventbrite Saturday, October 4 Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Community Brunch” at 12 p. m. at Freddie’s Beach Bar & Restaurant. This fun weekly event brings the DMV area LGBTQ community, including allies, together for delicious food and conversation. Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite. LGBTQ People of Color Support Group will be at 7 p. m. on Zoom. This peer support group is an outlet for LGBTQ People of Color to come together and talk about anything affecting them in a space the strives to be safe and judgment free. There are all sorts of activities like watching movies, poetry events, storytelling, and just hanging out with others. Families Out Loud will host “Out Loud-Washington DC Drag Show Ft. RuPaul’s Drag Race Queens.” This will be an unforgettable evening of powerhouse Drag Race performances featuring Brooke Lynn Hytes, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Icesis Couture, Detox and, D. C.’s very own, Cake Pop. Tickets start at $50 and can be purchased on Eventbrite. Monday, October 6 “Center Aging Monday Coffee Klatch” will be at 10 a. m. on Zoom. This is a social hour for older LGBTQ+ adults. Guests are encouraged to bring a beverage of choice. For more details, email [email protected]. Tuesday, October 7 Universal Pride Meeting will be at 7 p. m. on Zoom. This group seeks to support, educate, empower, and create change for people with disabilities. For more details, email [email protected]. Wednesday, October 8 Job Club will be at 6 p. m. on Zoom. This is a weekly job support program to help job entrants and seekers, including the long-term unemployed, improve self-confidence, motivation, resilience and productivity for effective job searches and networking allowing participants to move away from being merely “applicants” toward being “candidates.” For more information, email [email protected] or visit www. thedccenter. org/careers. Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Activism at Women’s National Democratic Club” at 6 p. m. at The Whittemore House. Guests can join other activists at the WNDC for letter and postcard writing to get out the vote this fall in Virginia and other critical state races. Postcards will be written to women in rural VA and to members of Congress on Home Rule 101 in partnership with the D. C. Democrats Statehood Committee. There will be free pizza, cash bar, a fun raffle and camaraderie. More details are available on Eventbrite. Thursday, October 9 The DC Center’s Fresh Produce Program will be held all day at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. To be fair with who is receiving boxes, the program is moving to a lottery system. No proof of residency or income is required. For more information, email [email protected] or call 202-682-2245. Virtual Yoga with Charles M. will be at 7 p. m. on Zoom. This is a free weekly class focusing on yoga, breath work, and meditation. For more details, visit the DC Center for the LGBT Community’s website. Pitchers DC will host “Thirst Trap Thursday Drag Show” at 10 p. m. This is the ultimate drag experience hosted by the sensational Cake Pop and Venus Valhalla. Each week features four incredible queens, ranging from international “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars to local legends. Admission is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.
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