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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE APRIL 16, 1993
MARCH ON WASHINGTON
Dances, workshops, receptions to suit every taste
Friday April 23
Continued from previous page Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Veteran Encampment begins at Capitol KOA, Rte 50 East to Rte 3 North, 10 miles to Veterans Hwy, follow the blue signs to the campground. Social gathering for active, reserve and veteran service members. Drop by midevening to socialize. 802-479-7934.
ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights, AIDS Project Reception. Starting at 5:30 pm at ACLU Headquarters. 122 Maryland Ave, NE, for the Project's friends and associates.
Gala Opening of "Beyond Loss"--Art in the Era of AIDS Exhibit at Washington Projects for the Arts. 400 7th St. NW, entrance on DSt (Archives Metro). $75 benefit for Washington Project for the Arts and Whitman Walker, 6-9 pm.
National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Assn Recep-
tion. Invitation only. 6-9 pm. 736-1182 or 3872928.
Premiere Gala for the film Sex Is..." at Biograph Theatre, 2819 M St. NW (Foggy Bottom GWU Metro). $25 for reception and screening. 6 pm. The film explores the attitudes of a diverse; group of gay men toward sex and sexuality in the age of AIDS. 333-2696.
Candlelight Vigil beginning at 6 pm at the Holocaust Museum, Raoul Wallenberg Plaza, Independence Ave, SW, between 14th and 15th Sts (Smithsonian Metro).
Aslans & Friends Welcome Reception from 7-11 pm. Free. Contact Gil Aurellano, 301-345-1230. HRCF Gala Dinner. Black tie major donor event from? pm to midnight at the Mayflower Hotel. 1127 Connecticut Ave, NW(Farragut North Metro). $500.628-4160.
Welcome Home Rally for Tour of Duty" at Dupont Circle from 7-8 pm. sponsored by Campaign for Military Service.
The Experience, Inc. reception featuring Rob Eichberg at Caucus Room 325. Russell Senate Office Bldg, Delaware and Constitution, at 7 pm. Free. 800-966-3896.
Natl Assn of BWMT dinner and dance at Crystal House, 2000 S. Eads, Crystal City, VA. 7 pm spaghetti dinner. $5. 301-670-6842. People with Disabilities "Celebration of Pride" cultural event for people with disabilities and their friends at Omni Georgetown Hotel, 2121 P St, NW, near Dupont Circle. From 7 pm to midnight. $10. 628-0493.
The Liberation Celebration concert at the Warner Theatre, 513 13th St NW (Metro Center station). 8 pm. $25-$30.
Nalty, CWA (Comic with AIDS), Blond & Gay, an issue of Pride, at Tavern Stage at Kelly's Irish Times Bldg #14. F St, NW near comer of Massachusetts Ave and N. Capitol. 8 and 10 pm $7. pm, 547-0188. Women, Words and Rhythm, reading sponsored by the Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer. 89:30 pm at George Washington University, Marvin Center, 21st & I Sts, NW. Featuring Dorothy Allison, Chrystos, Jewelle Gomez, Irena Klepfisz, Minnie Bruce Pratt. 332-5536 or 797-3585. (Dance follows at 10 pm.)
Harmonic Convergence Festival of Choral Music, with the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, Windy City Gay Chorus, Atlanta Feminist Chorus, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, and the Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 21st and H Streets, NW, at 8 pm. $18 and $22. 462-6969.
S/M Leather Fetish Kick-off Party and dance starting at 8 pm at the Quorum, 56 L St, SE (Navy Yard Metro). $10.
Reception Honoring Old Lesbians Organizing for Change at 8 pm in the home of Jackie and Sally in Glenn Dale, MD. Call 301-262-1664.
BI Erotic Reading, reading of stories by bisexual authors from 8-11 pm at the Mark Wechster Theatre. 3rd floor, Mary Graydon Center, American University, at Massachusetts and Nebraska (Tenleytown Metro). Free. 508-695-2794. Radical Faerie Get-Together from 8 pm to midnight
at Market 5 Gallery, 7th & N. Carolina Ave, SE (Eastern Market Metro). Donation of $3-$5. 301907-6837.
Filmfest DC, "The Queen," a cinema verite docu-
mentary of the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant. 8:30 pm at Cineplex Odeon Jenifer, 5252 Wisconsin Ave, NW (Friendship Heights Metro). $6.50. Part of the Washington DC International Film Festival.
Shabbat Evening Service sponsored by Congregation Bet Mispachah at the National City Christian Church, Thomas Circle at 8:30 pm. Free. 8331638.
Hoedown! 93 Country Western dance extravaganza, sponsored by Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Assn. $20,9 pm-2am. National Building Museum, 401 F St, NW (Judiciary Square Metro). 298-0928. Womyn's (Country Attitude) Two Steppin' Dance
at Blossoms, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Post Office Pavillion, from 9 pm-2 am. $10 ($5 for Bon Vivant members). 301-840-8402.
Events are listed by time of day
Capital Metropolitan Rainbow Alliance Party. Ice breaker party to bring deaf men, women and friends together. Also registration for conference. At Quality Hotel, 415 New Jersey Ave, NW, near the U.S. Capitol, at 9 pm. $10. 301-270-5484 TTY.
An Evening of Jazz with the Ladies sponsored by Carlene Cheatham and the DC POC Caucus, from Q pm to 2 am at the Nob Hill Club and Restaurant, 1101 Kenyon St, NW. $5. 328-9403. National Women's Ball (aka National Lesbutante Ball) sponsored by Natl Organization for Women. at National Press Club, 529 14th St, NW, 13th Floor, from 9 pm to 2 am. Features the Kit McClure Band, Kate Clinton, Suede, Robin Tyler, Cathy Winter, Dos Fallopia, and others. $125, formal attire optional. 331-0066 for tickets. Women, Words and Rhythm dance sponsored by the Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer. 10 pm to 1:30 am at George Washington University, Marvin Center, 21st & I Sts, NW. Music by "2 Funkin' Heavy." 332-5536
Arlington Natl Cemetary Memorial March for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Veterans assembling at 7:30 am between the Lincoln Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Guest speakers at 8 am will be followed by a march to the cemetary and a public memorial service at the Memorial Amphitheater, concluding at 9:30.
Gay Spirit Meditation at the Lincoln Memorial from 7:45 to 9 am. Includes silent meditation and group sing-a-long. Free.
HRCF Leadership Conference from 8 am to 6 pm at the Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave, NW. $60 registration. Call 628-4160. Rainbow Alliance Conference Workshops, spon-
sored by Capitol Metropolitan Rainbow Alliance of Deaf Gays. At the Quality Hotel, 415 New Jersey Ave. NW. From 8 am to 5 pm. Cost is $5 for 2 sessions, $10 for 4 sessions (at the door) for deaf marchers and friends. 301-270-5484 TTY.
Order of contingents
and states in the March
The March on Washington committee released in April the step-off order for marchers. Ohio is 79th on the list of 98 official contingents, following major gay centers such as New York, California... and Guam. Many groups have their own contingents. The list appears here as it was written by the committee. The Cleveland reports thet the Ohio contingent will meet on the Ellipse north of the Washington Monument; look for banners both there and at the Monument.
MOW committes
1. Vehicles for those who can't walk
2. Banner, carried by a coalition of folks
3. Seniors, old, elders
4. PWA, HIV-positive
5. Parents and children
6. People with disabilities & lesbian health orgs.
7. American Sign Language culture 8. Youth
9. Veterans & current military
10. Lesbian & Gay Bands of America 11. P-FLAG
12. Names Project
13. People of color orgs.
14. International queers
15. Colorado
16. Oregon
17. Stonewall 25
18. New York
19. North Carolina
20. SM, leather, fetish
21. Kansas
22. Tennessee 23. Political parties 24. Washington 25. California
26. Pride organizations 27. Minnesota 28. Utah
29. Allies, supporters 30. Oklahoma 31. Pennsylvania 32. Bisexuals
33. Texas
34. Guam
35. Students
36. Rhode Island
37. South Carolina
38. Social orgs.
39. New Hampshire
40. Alabama
41. Elected & appointed officials
42. Idaho
43. New Jersey
44. Religious groups
45. Michigan
46. Georgia
47. Ethnic groups 48. Iowa
49. Connecticut
50. Transgender, Drag
51. Illinois
52. Wyoming
53. Health orgs.
54. D.C.
55. Florida
56. Arts, culture
57. Maryland 58. Maine
59. Street activists 60. Massachusetts 61. Vermont 62. Professional orgs. 63. Nebraska 64. Alaska 65. Recovery, 12-step
Dance the Night Away at the Columbus Club (Union Station Metro) from 10 pm-2 am, sponsored by Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum and the National Task Force on AIDS Prevention. $25. Romantic Midnight Cruise sponsored by the Dulles
Triangles. From midnight to 2:30 am on the Riverboat "Dandy." $30 includes food, music and dancing; cash bar.703-471-5096.
House Party sponsored by Delta Elite Club, 3734 10th St, NE. Midnight-5 am. $4. 529-0626.
Friday and Saturday April 23-24 Gay Pilots Assn Reception at Embassy Suites Hotel from 5 to 7:30 pm. 703-660-3852.
Saturday April 24
Queer Scout Cookie Sellathon begins. Contact Terry Kennedy at 328-0790 for info.
MOW Volunteer Training Sessions for logistical,
security and medical volunteers for the March. Contact Bruce Miracle, 628-0493.
HRCF Lesbian Breakfast from 7-8:30 am at the Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave, NW. $20.628-4160 for tickets.
66. Arkansas
67. Puerto Rico 68. Women's groups 69. New Mexico 70. Louisiana
71. Men's groups 72. Virginia
73. Arizona
74. Prisoner rights orgs.
75. Kentucky
76. Samoa
77. AIDS orgs.
78. Missouri
79. Ohio
80. Union, labor
81. North Dakota 82. Nevada
83. Political orgs. 84. Hawaii
85. U.S. Virgin Islands
86. Alumni associations
87. Wisconsin
88. West Virginia
89. Sports, athletics
90. South Dakota
91. Mississippi
92. L/G/B/T politicians
93. Indiana
94. Montana
95. Peace, environmental orgs. 96. Delaware
97. Other organizations 98. Dykes on Bikes
National Conference Celebrating Bisexuality from 9 am to 6 pm at American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW (Tenleytown Metro; shuttle bus to campus). $60 ($35 student or low income). 7361755.
Washington Blade Welcoming Breakfast for gay members of the media. 1408 U St, NW, 9-11 am, 797-7000.
All Lavendar Language Conference sponsored by American University Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Community. Presentations, reports, discussion on G/L/B language, grammar, rhetoric, literature; students with interest in these fields encouraged to attend. From 9 am to 1 pm at the University's Hearst Hall, 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW (Tenleytown Metro; shuttle bus to campus). Free. Advance registration required. Contact William Leap, 885-1831.
Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Training Sessions for Monday action at the Capitol, sponsored by Human Rights Action for Health Care. 9 am to noon; also 1:30 to 4:30 pm. At Community for Creative Nonviolence, 2nd and D St, NW (Judiciary Square Metro).
Prisoner Proxy Project and Natl Convention of Prisoner Support Groups at the Butler Instructional Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW (Tenleytown Metro; shuttle bus to campus). A meeting for those who support L/G/ B/Transgendered who are incarcerated, from 9 am to 12 noon. 206-938-8608.
Transgender National Meeting at the Best Western Hotel-Old Town, 625 1st St, Alexandria, VA, from 9 am to 4 pm. 301-977-0938. Biblical Self-Defense Workshop sponsored by Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns; examines Biblical passages used against homosexuality; explores interpretations of scripture. From 9:30 am to 5 pm at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St, SW. $30. 397-5585 or 332-8143. Gay Pilots Assn Business Meeting from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Embassy Suites Hotel. 703-6603852.
HIV Outreach & Education for Lesbians and Bi Women sponsored by Whitman Walker. A chance for safer sex educators to share their experiences. Bring materials to share. From 10 am to noon at Whitman Walker Conference Center, 1734 14th Ave, NW. 860-1432.
Gay Asian Pacific Islander Network "Empowerment, Visibility, Unity" conference at the American Friends Meeting House, 2111 Florida Ave, NW (Dupont Circle Metro). Gay Asian-only space. $5.387-0055.Joint Asian-only reception with Asian Pacifica Lesbian Network follows at 2:30 pm.. National Meeting of Asian Pacifica Lesbian Net-
work. from 10 am to 2 pm. At American Friends Meeting House, 2111 Florida Ave, NW (Dupont Circle Metro). 301-589-4462. Joint Asian-only reception follows at 2:30 pm. Free.
Fun Run sponsored by DC Frontrunners 10 am at the Smithsonian Metro stop on the Mall. A. 3 to 6 mile run followed by breakfast at the Old Post Office Pavillion 703-527-3844
San Francisco Welcome to Washington Breakfast reception for S.F. participants sponsored by the Shanti Project and others. 10 am to 12 noon at Food for Thought, 1738 Connecticut Ave, NW. Planning Meeting, Transgender Law. Sponsored by International Conference on Transgender Law, 10 am to 12 noon, Best Western Hotel-Old Town, 625 1st St, Alexandria, VA (Silver Spring Metro). Free. 713-723-8368.
Gay & Lesbian Parents Coalition Int'l Board Meeting at Whitman Walker Conference Center, 1734 14th St, NW. 10 am. 301-762-4828. Soccer Tournament on the Mall sponsored by DC Sports Ass, from 10 am to 4 pm at the soccer field by the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool: 9651549.
Queer Nation--Direct Action National Town MeetIng at First Congregational Church, 945 G St, NW, Room 206 (Metro Center station, 11th St exit), 10 am to noon. 667-0693.
Harvey Milk Memorial Design Unvelling & Tribute to Leonard Matlovich, 1 I am at the Congressional Cemetary.
Victory Fund "Recognizing Our Own" Brunch 11
am to 2 pm at the Capital Hilton Presidential Ballroom, 1001 16th St, NW (McPherson Square Metro). $100. Call 842-8679 for tickets.
The Wedding-Interfaith Ceremony of Commitment, 11 am at the IRS Building, Consitution Ave between 10th & 11th St, led by MCC founder Rev. Troy Perry $10 registration for certificate of union. Reception follows at 12:30 (see below). Black & White Men Together Brunch, 11 am to 1:30 pm, Crystal House, 2000 S Eads, Crystal City, VA. $5.301-670-6842.
White Anti-Racism Networking meeting sponsored by DCLARE, taking action against racism in our communities. At Tenleytown Public Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave, NW (Tenleytown Metro). 11 am. Karen Endor, 332-0202.
The Drag Show on the Mall, a talent showcase for transgendered people, transsexuals, drag queens, cross dressers and others. 12 noon to 12 midnight at the Sylvan Theatre, 15th St & Independence Ave, SW, Washington Monument grounds. 2655891 or 628-0485.
"Beyond Loss"--Artin the Era of AIDS Open House at Washington Projects for the Arts, 400 7th St, NW, entrance on D St (Archives Metro). Artists present for talks. 12 noon to 6 pm. Free. 347-4813. National LGB Student Networking Conference at George Washington University, 21st & H Sts, NW (Foggy Bottom/GWU Metro) from noon to 7 pm. Call 347-8772 for registration info. National Bear Gathering, social gathering of bears fromeverywhere at the Lincoln Memorial, 12 noon. S/M Leather Fetish Conference from noon to 6 pm at Mellon Auditorium, Constitution Ave between 12th & 14th. $5. Features meetings, speakers, art show, vendors, networking. 212-989-4692. "Hands Around the Capitol rally ACT UP at 12 noon to demand t for AIDS research, care, prevention 328-AIDS:
Women of Power Luncheon at the National Press Club, 529 14th St, NW, 13th Floor, at 12 noon. Sponsored by the Natl Organization for Women, celebrating women who are making a difference in the fight against lesbian oppression through their outstanding examples of personal courage. $100. For tickets call 331-0066. Lesbian Authors Reception sponsored by Natl Center for Lesbian Rights from noon to 5 pm at the Natl Museum of Women in the Arts, 13th St and New York Ave, NW. Guest authors include Pyhllis Burke, Suzanne Sherman and others.