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Trans Pride is May 19-21
Teen activist Gavin Grimm is keynote speaker on Saturday
Capital Trans Pride (Washington Blade photo by Tyler Grigsby)
Capital Trans Pride kicks off its three-day celebration with a meet and greet with previous Engendered Spirit Awardees, local community activists and supporters at Whitman-Walker Health (1525 14th St., N.W.) on Friday, May 19 from 6-8 p.m.
On Saturday, May 20 Capital Trans Pride Day will be at Studio Theatre (1501 14th St., N.W.), with special guest Gavin Grimm, on Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m.-7p.m.
The day’s festivities will include educational workshops and panel discussions covering topics such as resume building and employment discrimination, health insurance coverage, HIV prevention, legal name and gender change and more. The Resource Fair will host more than 25 vendors, agencies and organizations with resources for the community. Reel Trans Film Festival will present a screening of “MAJOR!,” a documentary about transgender activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The film chronicles Griffin-Gracy’s fight for the rights of transgender women of color. Grimm, a TIME 100 honoree, will also make an appearance. There will be coffee, drinks and snacks for attendees. Admission is free.
New Hope Baptist United Church of Christ (309 E St., N.W.) hosts a special transgender-focused service on Sunday, May 21 at 2 p.m. Rev. Kenneth King will lead the service.
For more information on these events, visit capitalpride.org/events/
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Celebrate July 4 with area fireworks displays
Festivities planned for National Mall, Baltimore, Rehoboth Beach
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
The 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival takes place on the National Mall June 26–July 1, with the program “Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian.”
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.
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.
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