Ah, Sunday. A day so full of potential, yet so often wasted on household chores, homework, or—for the Amy Winehouse disciples among us—liver repair. We at Where The Girls Go don’t believe in letting a single moment of the weekend go to waste, especially now that the oozing heat of D.C. summer has girls all over the city digging their cutoffs and A-shirts out of hibernation. Kick off your summer sunny-side-up with the first of our monthly OverEasy tea dances, a series of delicious Sunday confections lovingly crafted with your weekend delight in mind. WTGG is teaming up with dj vANNIEty kills this Sunday, May 20, at Dodge City for a dance bash featuring guest DJs Natty Boom of Anthology of Booty fame and She.Rex’s Junebullet. With drink specials starting at $3 and six types of sausages on the grill (including a veg option—it is a lesbian party, after all),...
Schmekel, who bills themselves as Brooklyn’s “only 100% transgender, 100% Jewish, schtick-rock sensation!” is gracing the stage of Chief Ikes this Sunday night as part of the DC Jewish Community Center’s 13th Annual Jewish Music Festival. If the name sounds familiar it might be because The New York Times did a write up about Schmekel –yes, meaning “small penis” in Yiddish—this past November. The boys, Ricky, Nogga, Lucian and Simcha have been playing together for two “fruitfully fruity” years. According to Times their music is an eclectic mix of “Bar-Mitzvah buffet of punk, klezmer, jazz, rock and polka influences” but the boys decribe themselves “simply” as a punk-klezmerish comedy band. But Lucian breaks it down more: “We play original songs about trans, queer, and Jewish experiences.” In fact, their DC show will feature lots of new songs, notes Ricky. Schmekel takes having fun seriously, as their name might suggest, Lucian...
Tonight the GALA Hispanic Theater will host the DC premier of Miss Representation- a documentary that focuses on the under-representation of women in positions of power, and the role media often plays in supporting a specific view of women. The 2011 film, written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom- actress turned activist—is being brought to DC by the women-owned communications company, Start Somewhere. Newsom interviewed a large array of female politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists and academics including Condoleezza Rice, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, and Rosario Dawson. The goal of Miss Representation, according to the film's website, was to "challenge the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself." The documentary was part of 2011's Sundance Film Festival and also aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network. “I saw the movie last year and...
From the grown’n’sexy to the all-ages and grimy, here is a list of essential “shit to do” this week, once again brought to you by ALEX DB! FRIDAY, MAY 11 Holy shit, it’s the second Friday of the month already? That’s right, She.Rex is TONIGHT!!!! Once a month, Chief Ike’s turns into a fire hazard-ly crowded sweat lodge of rad queers, dancing to whatever the eff the She.Rex all stars Junebullet, Coach Vee and DJ C.Rush are serving up at the moment. You will absolutely simultaneously be in the company of your ex, your main squeeze, your future ex, your future main squeeze and your former field hockey coach. With sexy results. Over on H St., mainstay D.C. DJs Starks &Nacey (Nouveau Riche) and Deep Sang &Meistro (Dirty Bombs) hold it down at The Bizness, a night of hip-hop, reggae, dancehall and house at Little Miss Whiskey’s. Sample the extensive beer list,...
Give your fedora a rest for a sec and break out the beret: This year, Capital Pride will host the first ever Capital Pride Art Fair at the Pride Festival on Sunday, June 10. The event will feature the work of two to 14 artists, and you could be one of them. The festival producers are hoping to include a wide range of media, especially interactive pieces. Artists will be encouraged to donate some of their works to the Heroes Gala silent auction. All LGBTQ artists in the greater D.C. area are invited to submit samples of their work through this form. Submissions are due by Sunday, May 20. Lez get some representation in the mix, shall we? Art away!
If there’s one thing that DC’s queer girl community doesn’t lack for is awesome DJs, and DJ MIM is no exception. MIM, who’s been working as a professional DJ for nearly four years now, has loved music ever since she was a kid, idolizing Salt-N-Pepa’s DJ Spinderella. “She was the first female DJ I ever saw, and I wanted to be her,” says the DC native. “I scratched on my first record at the age of 8.” And she still prefers turntables to laptops today. Today she prides herself on being a versatile DJ. Her setlists often include multiple genres of music, including Hip-Hop, Dancehall, Moombahton, and Techno. “I like to mix it up because I’ve always been very passionate about music!” Together with her partner-in-crime—aka her wife, Marisol—they’ve created MimSol Entertainment. “We have monthly parties, happy hours, and other specialty events that support LGBTQ women, as well as women's organizations,”...
From the grown’n’sexy to the all-ages and grimy, here is a list of essential “shit to do” this week, once again brought to you by ALEX DB! FRIDAY, MAY 4 It’s Friday, keep it questionably wholesome with Game Parlor—LGBT Game Night at Science Club, presented by ZOOM Urban Lesbian Excursions. While the full name may sound like parkour in Carhartts, ZOOM is actually a group of rad queer ladies bringing rad queer events to D.C. All proceeds from tonight’s event will benefit the D.C. Center. Right on. Let’s play strip Stratego. Afterwards, head on over and get weird at DC9 for the inimitable Liberation Dance Party. Do they still have that video screen for text requests? Real talk-- has anyone ever been able to remember any details after a night at Liberation? At any rate, you'll find me there... furiously requesting Klymaxx’s “Meeting in the Ladies Room,” if you know...
There comes a time in most of our lives where we find ourselves various types of “single”. I say various because your level of comfort with your current relationship status can come with a hodgepodge of emotional states including jubilation, loneliness, and indifference. I just happen to be one of these single people, and more specifically, a single lesbian in DC. And hence, I find myself drawn to the common outlet for new interactions of the flirtatious sort. That’s right ladies, I’m talking about OkCupid. It all starts with a profile and that pivotal moment where you decide whether you're going to check the box straight, bisexual, or gay. For some of this “check” is quite simple and we do it without hesitation. We do it while wondering who thought to set the default word they tell you to add to your username if it isn’t available as: TACO. (Yes,...
If I were to ask you to think of “LGBT Clothing” I’d bet money that images of rainbows (and maybe unicorns) would flash through your head. Well, times they are a-changin. For the past year Sarah Moecker and Misty Branch have been designing, producing, and selling t-shirts under the company name Proud Threads. Moecker, the designer of “all things PT” refers to herself as the “Art Guru,” while Branch calls herself the “Chief Pantologist.” But the two cofounders wear many hats in the role of managing a company that is receiving national and international attention. The pair recently did an interview with Curve Magazine as well. Though the online store was officially launched in May of 2011, Branch says Proud Threads really began the year before. “We took business classes and started brainstorming ideas for designs to put on shirts,” she explains. “We spent a lot of time determining what...
From the grown’n’sexy to the all-ages grimy, here is a list of essential “shit to do” this week brought to you by WTGG's newest contributor, local DJ & Mary Christ front woman ALEX DB! THURSDAY, APRIL 26: Over on H St., maniacal journeying geniuses Quintron and Miss Pussycat grace Red Palace with their collective presence, delivering noisy, avant-garde sounds that are as much a science project as they are synthy, "Swamp-Tech" masterpieces. Hopefully Drum Buddy will be in tow. They are joined by D.C.’s own Heavy Breathing (mysterious drone sample-core) and ice-cold post-punkers Lenorable (whose recent release The Prince EP is melting my heart). If you’re looking to show off your finely-honed dancing skills (we’ve seen your questionably-coordinated ass at Chief Ike’s) while sampling from a world-class beer list and saving yourself cash (no cover!) head over to Dodge City for REVOLVER: Nuns with Guns Edition. DJs WolfBlister, Dianamatic, and...
