From Mathew Harkins. Email him at mharkins[AT]borderstan.com.
Drag Kickball at Stead Park on P Street NW. Click above for images from 2012. (Luis Gomez Photos)
It wouldn’t be Capital Pride Week without the Third Annual Stonewall Kickball DragBall. That’s right, it’s time for a matchup between “Stonewall kickball players in drag and DCs loveliest Queens in kickball uniforms.”
The game takes place this Sunday, June 2, from 3 to 6 pm at Stead Park (1625 P Street NW). Come cheer on your favorite team and players as they run the bases as fast as they can in their heels.
If that bit of entertainment isn’t enough to bring you out, know that the games are being staged to support and raise money for the DC Center and Capital Pride. Organizers are asking for $5 donations, which include entry, a raffle ticket, and access to the after party at Cobalt.
Click to see photos of last year’s tournament from Borderstan photographer Luis Gomez.
For more information or to RSVP, check out the Kickball DragBall Facebook page.
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Sunday's 2012 Stonewall Drag Kickball at Stead park. Click above to see the photo album. (Luis Gomez Photos)
From Luis Gomez. Catch his photos on Picplz and at One Photograph A Day. Follow him on Twitter @LuisGomezPhotos.
View the photo album of Sunday’s Drag Kickball at Stead Park.
With a crowd of 500-plus people cheering the action, Stonewall Kickball held its second annual Drag Kickball festivities on Sunday at Stead Park Field on P Street NW. The winner was the Cobalt Division, beating the division from JR’s Bar & Grill by a score of 4-0. The event benefited The DC Center for the LGBT community and Capital Pride.
Sadly, the tug-of-war between competing teams of Stonewall Kickers was not part of this year’s festivities as it was in 2011.
The event was presented by JR’s and Cobalt. Sponsors of Sunday’s event included Bar Number Nine, Pizza No. 17, Town Dance Boutique, VIDA Fitness, Washington Hilton, Jimmy Kickit, Looks by Dorothy, Bukkicke, 21st Amendments, Sit On My Base, Whornets, Oprah’s Ball Club, Hotmess Kickers, Public Enemy and Harder, Faster.
Learn more about the DC Stonewall Kickball on their Facebook page and website. Their spring season is about to wrap up with the summer season getting underway shortly; Stonewall Kickball also has a fall season. For more information, email info[AT]stonewallkickball.org.
Borderstan.com is proud to be among the sponsors of Capital Pride 2012. Find an entire list of this year’s events, as well as details on each event, on Capital Pride’s website calendar.
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Second Annual Drag Kickball tournament is at Stead Park on Sunday evening, June 3. (Luis Gomez Photos)
From Rachel Nania. Check out her blog, Sear, Simmer & Stir. Follow Nania on Twitter @rnania, email her at rachel[AT]borderstan.com.
It’s time to determine who the Queens of the Ball really are…
Will our beautiful kickball players in drag clench the coveted title? Or will the winners-of-wonder be our beloved queens in uniform?
It’s all up-for-grabs at Capital Pride’s Second Annual Drag Kickball Game. Come cheer on the competition and root for your favorite team this Sunday, June 3, from 3 pm until 5 pm at Stead Park, 17th and Church Streets NW. (See pics from last year’s event: Pics! Pride 2011 Drag Kickball at Stead Field.)
Learn more about the DC Stonewall Kickball on their Facebook page.
For more information on this event and others throughout the festival, visit the Capital Pride event calendar. Borderstan.com is proud to be among the sponsors of Capital Pride 2012.
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Click on the collage for the slide show: It was Drag Kickball at Stead Park Field on Sunday evening. (Luis Gomez Photos)
From Luis Gomez
It was Drag Kickball on Sunday evening, June 5, at Stead Park Field and hundreds of Borderstanis turned out for the fun. The event was sponsored by Stonewall Kickball and Capital Pride. The winner of the kickball competition was the team from Nellie’s Sports Bar (led by Miss Shiqueeta Lee) while the winner of the dance competition was the “Bottoms Up” team.
As Capital Pride billed the event on their website, “Two teams of local Drag Queens and members of the Stonewall Kickball league dressed in drag will compete to determine who the Queens of the Ball really are. Who will win? Who will cry? Most importantly, who will lose their weave?”
For more information on LGBT Pride events in the Dupont-Logan-U Street area, check out June 1-12: Capital Pride Events in Borderstan Area. Get complete Capital Pride 2011 information on their website.
Happy Pride, Borderstanis. If you’re looking for a fun way to celebrate LGBT Pride then head over to the playing field at Stead Park at 5:30 pm this evening for Drag Kickball. A $5 donation goes to The DC Center and Capital Pride. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Stead Park is on the 1600 block of P Street NW.
As Capital Pride says on their website, “Two teams of local Drag Queens and members of the Stonewall Kickball league dressed in drag will compete to determine who the Queens of the Ball really are. Who will win? Who will cry? Most importantly, who will lose their weave?”
For more information on LGBT Pride events in the Dupont-Logan-U Street area, check out June 1-12: Capital Pride Events in Borderstan Area. Get complete Capital Pride 2011 information on their website.
