Queer Best Weekend Bets

Hey, Ponies! The reboot of Disney’s The Lion King comes out next week, and we can barely keep ourselves together. What’s more than Beyonce and Donald Glover? Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, and so much more. In anticipation, we bring you a Lion King throwback-filled Queer Best Weekend Bets. Enjoy all that queer DC has to offer this weekend since you’ll be spending next weekend at the movie theatre.

• NEW SPY MUSEUM! NEW SPY MUSEUM PARTY! On August 9, BrightestYoungThings.com + The International Spy Museum Present: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: Party Protocol!
• SAVE THE DATE: October 24-27, our Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival celebrates 10 years of Comedy & Friendship. Keep an eye on bentzenball.com for details and tickets soon.
• SAVE THE DATE: November 8-11, our Death Becomes Us – True Crime Festival returns to DC. DALL ACCESS FESTIVAL PASSES ARE ON SALE NOW – come and get them. Keep an eye out on deathbecomesus.com for details and individual tickets soon.

GET EXCITED FOR THIS AND MORE.

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• It’s hot outside. And sometimes rainy. It’s temperature controlled and dry inside National Building Museum’s LAWN exhibit.
• Even chefs are picky eaters. 6 Chefs and Restaurant Owners’ Least Favorite Foods.
• We have a very good giveaway this week: Phillips Collection Membership for two.
• RADIORADIORADIO: Listen to BYT radio! Hosted by Brandon Wetherbee, it streams every Thursday at noon. Listen live. Subscribe in iTunes.
• SOCIAL MEDIA BONUS: Tag all your Instagram stuff #BYThings (@brightestyoungthings) and get a chance to shine on OUR Instagram feed too.

• Flirty Thirty: A Lemz Birthday Celebration is at TRADE.
• Petworth Social Club is at Homestead.
• Sistahs of Pride meets at the GLCCBaltimore.
• Mr. NJB Meet The Contestants Happy Hour! is at Number Nine.
• Mr. Worldwide, Mr. 305 PITBULL is at Merriweather Post Pavilion.

• Don’t miss Jazz in the Garden.
• LezLink HH is at Red Bear.
• Bear Happy Hour is at Rock and Roll Hotel.
• Otter Happy Hour w/ StrikeStone! is at TRADE.
• Ottermatic // OtterPop is at Green Lantern.
• Daft Punk is Playing Ay My House is at DC9.
• Get on Bad is at XX+.
• Yeasayer plays 9:30 Club.
• Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20) plays The Anthem.
• The Backstreet Boys are at Capital One Arena.

• BENT: Back With A Bang is at 9:30 Club.
• Don’t miss out on Punk Black DC.
• Kicks & Giggles Presents: Hell or High Water! is at TRADE.
• A Love is Love Dance Party is at the VA State Theatre.
• Liberation Dance Party is at DC9.
• Biff Bang Pow Bastille Day Edition is at Slash Run.
• Operators play U Street Music Hall.
• The Coven is at Ten Tigers.

• Petworth Disco Club is at Homestead.
• SLAY MY NAME is at TRADE.
• The DC Beer Olympics are at DC9.
• RedRocks hosts Drag Brunch.
• QT Fusion Dance: WCSwing & Blues Night is at Green Lantern.

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