Many USNA Out members are coming to the nation’s capital on Columbus Day Weekend — coinciding with the National Equality march and National Coming Day. I have tried to assimilate the plans of events which could be of interest into one schedule (read on below). More information can be found at http://equalityacrossamerica.org/blog/?page_id=19.
Please note that there are three events with “(Rec)” after them. That means Jeff “Recommended.” Those are either events that have proven to be great fun in the past, or are of paramount importance and especially worthy of making a priority in your schedule. It is going to be an extremely busy weekend, and I anticipate that some of the social venues like bars and dance clubs will not be able to accommodate all who wish to enter. Recommend arrival at events on military time — not fashionable (late) time.
I hope that many of you can join us! Go Navy!
Jeff Petrie
USNA ’89
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS . . . .
Many USNA Out members are coming to the nation’s capital on Columbus Day Weekend — coinciding with the National Equality march and National Coming Day. I have tried to assimilate the plans of events which could be of interest into one schedule (read on below). More information can be found at http://equalityacrossamerica.org/blog/?page_id=19.
Please note that there are three events with “(Rec)” after them. That means Jeff “Recommended.” Those are either events that have proven to be great fun in the past, or are of paramount importance and especially worthy of making a priority in your schedule. It is going to be an extremely busy weekend, and I anticipate that some of the social venues like bars and dance clubs will not be able to accommodate all who wish to enter. Recommend arrival at events on military time — not fashionable (late) time.
I hope that many of you can join us! Go Navy!
Jeff Petrie
USNA ’89
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS . . . .
Updated: 10/9/09 6:55 AM PDT
WARNING –MAJOR PORTIONS OF GREEN and YELLOW lines will be shutdown all weekend after 9:30 Friday
October 9 through 11, 2009
Saturday, October 10 @ 12pm
Wreath Laying
Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Metro accessible at Arlington Cemetery on the Blue line.
Saturday, October 10 @ 2pm
Memorial Service for Leonard Matlovich
Congressional Cemetery in SE Washington. Known by some as the grandfather of the gays in the military movement, his epitaph famously reads: “When I was in the military, they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.” Metro accessible at Potomac on the Blue or Orange line.
Saturday, October 10 @ 4pm
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Happy Hour
Nellie’s Sports Bar, 900 U Street NW, Washington
Metro accessible at U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial on Green line (see service warnings about Green line).
Saturday, October 10 @ 5:30pm
The Marriage Equality Mixer
Harmon Center, 610 F Street NW, Washington
Metro accessible at Gallery Place/Chinatown on Red, Green line (see service warnings about Green line).
Saturday, October 10 @ 7:30pm
Informal Ivy League/Service Academy GLBT Meet Up*
Nellie’s Sports Bar, 900 U Street NW, Washington
*Persons aged 18-21 may be at Nellie’s until 9pm.
Metro accessible at U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial on Green line (see service warnings about Green line).
Saturday, October 10 later evening
Tracy Young spins West Coast Circuit at Town
Town Dance Boutique, 2009 8th Street NW, Washington
$15 cover
*If you want to get into this event at all, highly recommend that you arrive ridiculously early.
Metro accessible at U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial on Green line (see service warnings about Green line).
Sunday, October 11 @ 8am
GLBT Veterans and Friends Running Tour of the Monuments
Meet at the “Star Wall” at the WWII Memorial on the National Mall.
Nearest Metro stop is Farragut West on the Orange line.
Sunday, October 11 @ 10am
SAGALA Photo Op (Rec)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial south end, on the National Mall.
Not easily accessible by Metro.
Sunday, October 11 @ 12pm
National Equality March (Rec))
Gather at 15th St and I (Eye) St NW, Washington. Metro accessible at Farragut North on the Red line or McPherson Square on the Orange line.
Bad Karma
I plan on attending a lot of these events, but it seems that holding an event in a Cemetery would be bad karma. Looking forward to meeting all sorts of new people this weekend, though!!