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OutWrite returns Aug. 5-7
Annual Center event celebrates LGBT authors
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The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W., no. 105) hosts OutWrite, a nonprofit festival celebrating LGBT literature, Friday, Aug. 5 through Sunday, Aug. 7. The event includes readings, panels, workshops, book release parties and book vendors from LGBT authors. Workshops for LGBT writers will be held on Sunday.
The opening event is a book launch for āLove Unites Us: Winning the Freedom to Marry in Americaā edited by Kevin M. Cathcart and Leslie J. Gabel-Brett. It will be followed by a panel discussion. Other authors scheduled to appear include M-E Girard, Joanna Cifredo, Regie Cabico, Michael Nava (seen here), Tim Murphy and Alexis de Veaux, winner of a 2015 Lambda Literary Award for lesbian fiction.
For more information, visit outwritedc.org.
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Celebrate July 4 with area fireworks displays
Festivities planned for National Mall, Baltimore, Rehoboth Beach
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The National Mall is the most popular place to watch the D.C. fireworks display; spread a blanket near the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, or the Lincoln Memorial. The 17-minute display starts at 9:09 p.m. and will be launched from both sides of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
In Baltimore, the Inner Harbor Fourth of July festivities will begin at 6 p.m. and the fireworks and drone show will begin at 9:30 p.m. downtown at the harbor.
The fireworks in Rehoboth Beach, Del., will be held on Saturday, July 6.
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival underway
‘Indigenous Voices of the Americas’ program held on the Mall
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The 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival takes place on the National Mall June 26āJuly 1, with the program āIndigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian.ā
Since 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has been held on the National Mall; events are free. Festival hours are 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., with evening concerts Friday through Sunday from 5:30-7 p.m. For details on specific events, visit festival.si.edu/visit.
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The 2024 Arlington Pride Festival will be held Saturday, June 29 at 12 p.m. at Long Bridge Park.
This event will be a gathering of the community showcasing local talent, food, and vibrant entertainment. The event will be a celebration of diversity and love.
Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.Ā
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