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Hey, Ponies! As if you need a reason to share puppy gifs with friends, guess what Saturday is—that’s right, it’s National Dog Day! We are, of course, so excited, because humans suck, but dogs are awesome! So as you dig into this GBWB, let your heart fill with glee from all the adorableness of man’s/woman’s/womxn’s/human’s/non-binary person’s/our best friend.

• Tickets for our next Nat Geo event SHARKS & RECREATION are ON SALE NOW! Holy Ghost DJ Set! Disco Sharks! Real Live Explorers! Early bird tickets sold out. Buy your ticket now. Our events sell out in advance.
• Bentzen Ball 2017 is coming! Tig! IRA GLASS! Al Franken! Andrea Gibson! Amber Tamblyn! Story District! Get those tickets NOW.
  
• FotoWeek has been announced! We’re celebrating 10 years of beauty at SPAIN arts & culture and the Mexican Cultural Institute!
• A Renwick announcement is coming. Other surprises are coming. Keep your eyes peeled.

• We remember Dick Gregory.
• Wanna see Washed Out for free? We have tickets!
• Not everyone eats meat. Not everyone wants a veggie burger. So now we have the D.C. Tapas Guide For The Modern Vegetarian.
• DC Beer Week is in full swing. Read our guide and get in the spirit with our long reads The Technicolor Life of 3 Stars Brewing and Freshly Tapped: Solidarity Brett IPA.
  

• 30 and Over Queer Womxn’s Happy Hour is at Toro Toro.
• Pride Outside Birthday Bash is at the REI Wunder Garten.
• The Latinx Lgbtqi Coalition August Meeting is at The DC Center.
• Check out a Rooftop Silent Disco at Rock and Roll Hotel.
• Beyond Respectability: Author Talk with Dr. Brittney Cooper is at The Potter’s House.
• The Washington Blade Sports Issue Launch Party with Lori Lindsey is at the DC United Center.

• Bear Happy Hour is at Rock & Roll Hotel.
• BreakfastClub: Boys (and Gurls) of Summer is at Duplex Diner.
• Dark & Stormy is at Black Cat.
• The QREW – Life’s a Beach is at Ten Tigers Parlour.
• See Purple Rain at the 9:30 Club.
• Check out Sesow & Ellyn: August Open Studio this weekend at Mather Studios.
• Night Bass: AC Slater, Jack Beats & Sage Armstrong is at Flash.
• Don’t miss Black Masala Friday Jazz in the Sculpture Garden.
• The Go Gay DC Happy Hour Social in the City is at Circle Bistro.
• Or see The Prince Experience at Fillmore Silver Spring.
• Electronic pioneers Crystal Method DJ U Street Music Hall.

• Start the day at the 17th St Festival.
• The IVy Project’s One Year Anniversary: A Black Tie Affair is at Big Chief.
• CTRL: Summer Bummer is at Town.
• A Well-Fed World presents the 4th Annual Vegan SoulFest at the Baltimore City Community College.
• Queer Girl Movie Night: August Edition is at Colony Club.
• Moombahton Massive is back with a reunion at U Street Music Hall.
• I Sniffed A Jock and I Liked It is at the DC Eagle.
• Petworth Jazz: Soulfusion x Baroque is at the Petworth Jazz Project.
• Eighties Mayhem: End of Summer ’80s Dance Party is at Black Cat.
• A Michael Jackson Tribute is at Woodridge Library.
• Y2K is at DC9.

• Divas Drag Brunch—D.C.’s best-kept secret queer brunch is at Haydee’s Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• A Neon Foam Party is at XO Lounge.
• ROAR: Rooftop Beer Bust is at UPROAR.
• OverEasy Tea Dance turns 7 at Dodge City.
• Queer Book Club: Midnighter and Apollo is at Fantom Comics.
• Gayborhood Night! is at Freddie’s Beach Bar.
• Indie Rock Karaoke is at DC9.

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