DC Gay Best Weekend Bets, May 10-May 13, 2018

Hey, Ponies! Before brunch knocks you off your feet, here’s a reminder to set an alarm to tell your mom to have a happy Mother’s Day this Sunday. So while you scroll the best of queer D.C., here’s a shoutout to the moms we love and who get us.

All sorts of great stuff:

• Choose to have Your Best May. The only thing you need to read this month (but also please keep reading the rest of our website).

• Look inside the bar you’ll be standing in line for: The Royal Pub.

• Need hundreds of photos in men in dresses? You do. Say Yes to the Dress: Sundress Fest @ The Wonderland Ballroom.

• We interviewed artist Jennifer Rubell. Play with your food.

• We’re in the midst of one of our best giveaways of the year: two tickets to ZooFari.

• RADIORADIORADIO: Listen to BYT radio! Hosted by Brandon Wetherbee, it streams every Thursday at noon. Listen live. Subscribe in iTunes. Sometimes we do toasts.

•MAY 19 (NEXT WEEK!) we are excited to partner with the DC Bike Ride yet again. 20 miles of car free streets, plus a cool after-the-ride-festival with Trouble Funk headlinng = a perfect way to celebrate National Bike Month. Register here. Use the code BYTSPRING18 for $15 OFF registration

• MAY 25: Our co-founder Svetlana Legetic will be doing the Creative Mornings May Talk, at Sixth and I. Theme is #COMMITMENT and more details and free tickets can be found here.

•JUNE 6: Dine-N-Dash 2018 is coming June 6 and we’re a sponsor! Buy tickets now to the funnest food event of the year!

•JUNE 8: Our annual Capital Pride weekend kick off: Earth, Wind, GLITTER & Fire – with DJ Kitty Glitter, Alex Lo, Naomi Smalls and MORE. Get tickets here.

• MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING SOON…Stay in the loop and follow us on Facebook & Twitter & Instagram. Use #BYThings too. Get excited!

LezLink Happy Hour: May is at DC9.
Schadenfreude Neubauten // DJ Kangal is at Safari DC.
OutWrite presents The Future is Still Queer at East City Bookshop.
CAGLCC’s Chamber Connect is hosted by The Embassy Row Hotel.
Cherry Blossoms for Choice is at HRC.
A Drag Race S10 Viewing Party with Salvadora Dali is at TRADE.

Jail & Bail – DC Leather Pride is at Town.
Reel Affirmations XTRA Presents: Water In A Broken Glass at HRC.
Wye Oak play 9:30 Club.
Jessie Ware plays Lincoln Theatre.
Hinds play U Street Music Hall.
Take Me Out is at Black Cat.
Sloan play Rock and Roll Hotel.

The Coven is at Ten Tigers Parlour.
Watch Eurovison at Number Nine.
The Final WTF is at Town.
Rubber Social – DC Leather Pride is at the Eagle.
Feud – Beyonce vs. Rihanna is at Number Nine.
Phunked UP is at TRADE.
David Bynre is at The Anthem.
Alice Glass plays U Street Music Hall.
Frankie Cosmos is at Black Cat.
Struttin Saturday Funk Powered Jam is at DC9.

Jorja Smith plays The Howard Theatre.
Celebrate 15 years of Cafe Saint-Ex.
Electric Rainbow is at The BackRoom.
The LGBT Fallen Heroes Memorial Service is at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial.