Holy crap, it’s Labor Day weekend already! How the hell did that happen?
I guess I could sit here and bitch about all the things I didn’t find time to do this summer but you know what? Most of them were just stupid household chores anyway. Instead, I’ll remember all the awesome times I had this summer with friends in and around Philly, from the Pride March in June to the Philly Naked Bike Ride in August and everything in between!
I hope you had a great summer too, and that you have great plans for the holiday weekend. Just remember: Play it safe and have fun!
Blend coffee and games
Escape the bar scene from 7-10 p.m. Aug. 30 at Chapterhouse, 620 S. Ninth St., and dive into an old-fashioned games night with a great group of queer gamers. Get there early to grab an iced coffee and head for the basement for a night of fun and new friends.
Burlesque Showcase
Enjoy a great dance party and live show at 10 p.m. Aug. 30 at Torrent Collective, 938 S. Eighth St., while taking a stand against slut-shaming and victim-blaming. A bevy of Philly’s most talented burlesque performers and celebrity impersonators will be on hand with the one and only Notorious OMG calling the shots to raise money for Slutwalk Philadelphia. This is a BYOB event and a $10 (or more!) donation is requested at the door.
Ladies 2000 in Rehoboth
If you and your best ladyfriends are hitting the Delaware beaches, then from 5-10 p.m. Sept. 1 you want to be at the Rehoboth Ale House, 15 Wilmington Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Del. Ladies 2000 will be in the house with two live performances by the amazingly talented and gorgeous Viki Dee and everyone’s favorite DJ Steve Singer on the turntables.
Third Annual White Party at ICandy
On the other hand, if you’re staying in Philly for the weekend, then break out the Clorox and spruce up your best all-white outfit, because at 10 p.m. Sept. 1 at ICandy, 254 S. 12th St., that gets you free cover at the third-annual White Party. It’s one of iCandy’s biggest parties of the year, with prizes, giveaways, drink specials, DJ Domenic Romeo and a special performance by Steven Andrade as Cher!
Gay Day at Great Adventure
It’s time to head up the Jersey Turnpike for Gay Day at Six Flags Great Adventure, Route 537 in Jackson, N.J. For the event’s 10th anniversary, organizers are holding it for the very first time on a Saturday! This event just gets bigger every year, with more than 10,000 people attending from Philly, New Jersey and New York. The park is open to the general public all day so bring the kids. Then, after 8 p.m., it’s a private party exclusively for us, featuring DJs Hector Fonesca, Eddie Baez and Steve Sidewalk on a main stage with a crazy light show and dance floor, plus special guest performers. Tickets are $48 in advance or $70 at the door, with discounts for groups of 10 or more, so grab your friends! For more details, including information about where to buy advance tickets, check out www.gaysixflags.com.
South Jersey Gay Pride Volunteer Orientation
Looking to get involved? Then meet up with the folks of South Jersey Pride from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 10, Voorhees Library, 203 Laurel Road in Voorhees, N.J. They’ll be getting ready for all of the South Jersey Pride events they have scheduled from Sept. 11-15, including bowling parties, a cigar party, community workshops and a fabulous drag show, culminating in the big Pride picnic at Cooper River Park, starring Miss Monica Beverly Hills from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season five! Trust me, there’s no better way to meet people and be in the middle of all the action than by volunteering to make things happen for your community. For more details, check out www.snjgaypride.org.
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