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Sportsgram 2025 Vol 13
🌟 Editor's Note
The Capital Cup and WorldPride are HERE! Check out the many Team DC member events during the Capital Cup and the incredible activities scheduled for WorldPride.
🏀 TONIGHT Night OUT at the Mystics

Join us on Friday, May 30, 2025 for Night OUT at the Mystics. Ticket includes a special limited edition WorldPride fan. Clack that fan with us on the court after the game for a mini-ball.
🪩 Capital Cup Parties
Thanks to our friends at District Eagle and Bunker, no cover with your Capital Cup credentials all weekend. Check out these amazing events open to all Team DC and Capital Cup participants.

DOORS OPEN AT 6PM TONIGHT AT BUNKER - JUST FOR CAPITAL CUP. SO COME SUPPORT.

The Official Shakira afterparty and Capital Cup Saturday Night Party

Come party with the Ladies of the Capital Cup Sunday at the District Eagle
⚾️ Night Out at the Nationals

Join us for the 20th Annual Night Out at the Nationals. We are happy to announce drag and trans icon, mother of all that is fabulous - SASHA COLBY - will be throwing out the FIRST PITCH.
And we are bringing you a drag show at the ballpark, as soon as the gates open. So get their early and support our local drag kings and queens in a first-of-its-kind show. We have been working on this part of the night for months and couldn’t be prouder of our work to support our community 365 days a year.

Inita D hosts this star-studded warm-up to the game, featuring our locals queens and kings - King Molasses, Druex Sidora, Mari Con Carne, and Iyana Deschanel.
🪩 NATS NIGHT OUT AFTERPARTY

WE NEED YOUR OLD JERSEYS
Have an old Jersey? An Old t-shirt from a Dart League long ago? Give it new life by letting us incorporate it into our Pride Float. We want the Fabric of our Float to have a former life in sport. Drop off your jerseys at Pitchers and receive a discount on drinks or you can drop your jerseys at the World Pride Welcome Center between now and Wednesday.
🗓️ SAVE THE DATES
WorldPride/Capital Cup Events
No cover for these parties with your Capital Cup credentials.
| Team DC Events
Information about the following is being shared with team captains/leaders:
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You’re doing breakfast wrong
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Member News Roundup

Join us for a night of fundraising and fun to kick off World Pride! 10% of sales will come back to DCGFFL.
Women’s Plus will be selling Jell-O shots to support the travel program.
This is an exclusive event with $7 drink and $10 food specials!
And of course endless laughs with the amazing @the_vagenesis

CAPS Softball is hosting our annual tournament July 4th weekend. Registration is open now.
Interested in playing, but don’t have a team? Sign up as a pickup player and teams that need players will contact you.

Join Capital Tennis Association for a Night Out at the Theatre!
PARADISE BLUE
June 18 Wednesday 8:00pm
Studio Theatre, 1501 14th Street NW
Detroit, 1949. Welcome to Paradise, a jazz club that’s seen better days. Blue, the club’s trumpet-playing owner is ready to leave this town and his family demons behind. But his house band and his best girl have dreams of their own, so when hardboiled widow Silver enters the picture looking for some business and some pleasure, love, lust, and legacy collide in the fight for Paradise.
Studio transforms the Victor Shargai Theatre into a jazz club for Dominique Morisseau’s (Pipeline, Skeleton Crew) music-filled drama about resilience, self-preservation, and community. Join us 45 minutes before the showtime to order a cocktail at the Paradise bar, enjoy a live jazz performance, and even eavesdrop on Blue, Pumpkin, and the other denizens of the Paradise as they get the club ready for another show. You’ve been to productions at Studio that put you within feet of the action onstage. This time, you're right in the middle of it.
More details/photos of Paradise Blue at this link: https://www.studiotheatre.org/plays/play-detail/2024-2025/paradise-blue
Tickets Available:
Zone B
(6 tickets available) -$55 Premium
(14 tickets available) - $93 VIP
(4 tickets available) - $125
All seating is arranged cabaret-style. VIP tickets include premium seating, one complimentary beverage with table service.
Tickets are sold at face value, saving you from paying handling and website fees. Tickets are limited so each member may purchase a maximum of two. Proceeds go to Capital Classic 2025.
To purchase tickets, use this link: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/cta-theatre-night-out-paradise-blue. No need to donate to Zeffy (put zero as contribution) and leave the corporate/organization purchase unchecked. Once purchased, your e-tickets will be delivered to your email.

Washington Prodigy women's tackle football team just finished our 2025 regular season as Atlantic Division Champions with an UNDEFEATED 6-0 RECORD!
We're headed to WNFC Eastern Conference Playoffs June 4th - June 8th in Nashville, TN. We need your help finishing out our strongest season to date in the WNFC!
Every donation you make supports the whole team. If you're rooting for a specific player, select their fundraiser in the drop down so they know their fans are showing up for us!

Kick off World Pride with the Washington Scandals at Red Bear Brewing Co. on June 5th 6-9pm. Wristbands are $5 and get you discounts on furroari pints and vodka crans. All proceeds from wristbands go directly to supporting the Scandals. So come on out and start World Pride with a Scandal.

@dcs.different.drummers has prepared a selection of queer standards – from timeless classics to today’s latest hits – for their free World Pride Jazz Series with @dcpubliclibrary ! You can see DCDD's Jazz Big Band in their featured performance at Lamond Riggs Library on Wednesday, May 28, at 7PM.

/"🎉 Join us for the Stonewall DC Official World Pride Welcome Party 🏳️🌈
Stonewall DC Kickball, Dodgeball, Bocce, Billiards, and Climbing invite all Stonewall Chapter members, Capital Cup participants, and friends near and afar to join!
When? Friday, May 30, 2025, 6–9 PM
Where? Kraken Kourts & Skates at 514 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
What? A night of fun, friendship, and celebration to kickoff the World Pride festivities! Events include:
☄️Dodgeball 🎾 Pickleball 🛼 Roller-skating fun 🍹 Drinks at the beer garden 🕹️ Cornhole, darts, giant Jenga, and flip cup
Entrance is free for all those who register! Food, drinks, and roller-skate rental available for purchase.
✨ Let's kick off World Pride with an unforgettable night of fun and fabulousness with all of our Stonewall friends and allies! ✨"

Local legend Hudson Taylor is coming to the Capital Cup to teach you a thing or two on the mats! University of Maryland's all-time leader in pins will be our guest coach for our Beginners Clinic, a three-hour introduction to the sport of freestyle wrestling that's part of District Wrestling's Capital Cup events!
Sign up now to get hands-on instruction from an all-time great D1 wrestler — plus, clinic passes also get you access to our wrestling singlet party on May 31 at Kiki! Learn more and register now at wrestleproud.com, or visit DistrictWrestling.com/join to become a member of District Wrestling!

What's a World Pride without singlets?!
Join District Wrestling on Saturday, May 31 at 10am for our freestyle wrestling tournament, part of the Capital Cup sports festival! Wrestlers from around the country will be on hand for a full day of competitive, Olympics-style wrestling at Cardozo Education Campus, at the corner of 13th St and Clifton St. NW!
Spectators can purchase tickets online at wrestleproud.com/tickets!

Celebrate World Pride at the Smithsonian's "Pride Family Festival" on Sat May 31 from 11:30AM–3PM. Head to the Smithsonian American Art Museum to see performances by @dc.different.drummers @gmcwashington @genout_youth_chorus @gridlockdance @lestalusan and to enjoy the beauty of @americanart 🌈

We’re Looking for Volunteers
It’s going to take an army of volunteers to pull off IGLA+ 2025 DC. We need help setting up and executing all of the sporting events and we could use some extra hands during the social events too. Please sign up to be an IGLA+ 2025 DC Volunteer! And share this link with your friends and family who will want to help us make this event a huge success!
*We’ll especially need help during the work days, Monday, June 2 through Thursday, June 5. Consider looking into your company’s philanthropic leave policy if they have one and use your philanthropic time to help volunteer for IGLA+ 2025 DC!
Continue to check out igla2025.org for all the updates. We can't wait to host IGLA+ 2025 DC with all of you! If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected].

Only a few spots remain for the World Pride Capital Cup Golf Championship at East Potomac Golf Links from May 31 to June 2! 🔗Learn more & register (Worldpridegolf.com)
All ages, backgrounds & skill levels are welcome! This event isn’t just about competition; it’s about creating opportunities, building connections, and supporting LGBTQ+ youth programs

Join the DC Strokes Rowing Club on Sunday, June 1 at the Anacostia Community Boathouse for the Stonewall XXXI Regatta! In solidarity with World Pride's Capital Cup and continuing our new inclusive nonbinary events and non-policing mixed boats policies, check out all the available race event and volunteer opportunities for your crew. Learn more about this year's regatta by visiting: https://www.stonewallregatta.org/

We are pleased to announce that the 13th annual DCFR Pride Run 5k will take place on June 1 starting at 9:00 AM at the Historic Congressional Cemetery.
Please visit www.dcpriderun.com for more details!

Cycling season is finally here! OutRiders is a social cycling club in Metro DC for the LGBTQ+ community. We are free to join and organize through MeetUp (https://www.meetup.com/outriders-dc-va-md/), but also have a presence on Instagram(@dcoutriders) and Strava (OutRiders). To see our full schedule of upcoming rides, join our MeetUp group. We meet at Smithsonian Metro every Thursday at 6:15pm for a 14-20 mile social-pace ride. Route changes every week and there's always a post-ride hangout! We also offer a wide variety of weekend rides: from casual, in-town social-pace rides to epic centuries in the mountains, and everything in-between. Hope to see some new faces out riding this summer!

Lambda Links is a golf club based in Washington DC and the DMV area that organizes social and competitive golf events for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. Founded in 1999, Lambda Links has over 50 active members and welcomes golfers of all skill levels. We offer a 14 day free trial membership so why not try before you buy!
Membership includes:
GHIN service through the Maryland State Golf Association (MSGA)
Ability to compete for the Lambda Links Club Championship in Fall of league season
Fun events throughout the season including Match Play
Negotiated greens fees and on course perks throughout the season. NO EVENT FEES! Members pay course directly for greens/cart fees on day of event
Fun folks to play golf with every weekend
June Events:
Sunday June 8 Northwest Golf Course Saturday
June 14 Needwood Golf Course Sunday
June 22 Stonewall Golf Course Sunday
June 29 Herndon Centennial Golf Course
For a full schedule and more information please go to our website https://lambdalinks.com/

DANCE WITH US!! during the World Pride DC 2025 ATLANTIC STAMPEDE COUNTRY DANCE CELEBRATION!!!
Join the Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association, along with supporting members of DC Rawhides and Lambda SanceSport DC for THREE NIGHTS and TWO FULL DAYS from 9am to midnight for non-stop classes & dancing in 'many' dance styles. We'll be dancing at DC Rawhides' beloved and historic Eastern Market North Hall on a 1,500 sq ft professional 'Dance Jam Productions' wooden competition floor.
Included will be daytime classes ACROSS THE BOARD to interest dancers of all styles, starting at 9:00 am on Thurs and Fri in East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Slow Country Waltz, Beginner Country 2-step, Contra Dance Basics & Extensions, a Clogging and flat-footing workshop, couples' ChaCha, fast Country Waltz and BEYOND BASICS level 2-step. Also there'll be line dance classes taught by our awesome DC Rawhides teachers in:
1) The Barn Dance,
2) I Don't Like It, I Love It (Turn The Beat Up),
3) Waltz Across Texas,
4) The El Paso,
5) Mambo Shuffle and
6) Tago Kick.
On all 3 nights of Wed, Thurs & Fri, we'll be social dancing to both LIVE and taped Country music from 7pm to Midnight.
DON'T MISS IT!! World Pride DC 2025 will be a "DANCING WORLD PRIDE TO REMEMBER" for decades to come!! 😃 [Visit AtlanticStampede.com for complete details and 1, 2 or 3-day passes]

This is a drop-in singles bowling league that will be meeting every Thursday at 7:30pm starting May 15th and running until August 9th.
The league will be held at Bowl America Shirley at 6450 Edsall Rd, Alexandria, VA 22312.
The cost is $25 per week, and is a fundraiser for the CHIT bowling tournament being held in October
CAMP Summer Bowling League
There is a summer league in Falls Church this summer that will be meeting every Tuesday at 7:30pm starting June 3rd and running until August 19th. The league will be held at Bowlero Falls Church at 140 S Maple Ave, Falls Church, VA 22046. The cost will be $23 per week and will be a 3-person team format.

Strengthen your game. Let some of the best players in CTA show you how. Get the guidance you need to master the fundamentals of tennis by attending our 2025 Drill Sessions.
In each drill session, players will spend two hours rotating among multiple courts working on sharpening skills and learning winning strategies. The content of each drill session will change week to week, and will work to incorporate what participants want to work on.
Sessions will often include instruction on both singles and doubles play.
Tennis balls and instructors/mentors are provided. Players only need to bring their tennis racquet, appropriate attire, and beverage. Drill sessions take place every Monday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, June 16 through August 4 at JTCC. Register using this link: https://capital-tennis.org/drill-sessions/drill-session-sign-up

Looking for somewhere to watch the WorldPride Parade from? Our friends at the Hamilton Hotel are hosting a fabulous viewing party. The event includes appearances by Nigel Barker from ANTM fame, and RuPaul’s Drag Race divas Symone and Derrick Barry. Use discount code “FRIENDS” for $10 off tickets at THIS LINK
Till next time,