International Drag King Show, May 19 in D.C.

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            Drag King Show, May 19 in D.C.
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       The seventh
            annual Great Big International Drag King Show, sponsored by
            the Woodhull Freedom Foundation and GenderPAC, takes
            place Saturday,       May 19, at the 9:30 Club, 815 V
            St. NW in Washington, D.C. Doors       open at 8 p.m.,
            and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be
            purchased in advance at the 9:30 Club box office, online at
            www.tickets.com, or by phone at (800) 955-5566.     
       For more
            information, including performer bios and photos, visit: www.greatbigdc.com. (The
            Advocate)     

        
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