PRIDE OF PURIM: A QUEER MASQUERADE
Join GLOE – the Kurlander Program for GLBTQ Outreach & Engagement at the Edlavitch DCJCC – and The Coven for a celebration of Purim, the Jewish holiday that celebrates costumes, Queen Esther, and concepts of ve’nahafoch hu (things turned on their head), ad deloyada (not being able to distinguish between opposite notions), and transforming our understanding of things like gender by putting them into different perspectives.
Grab a mask or find a costum...
PRIDE OF PURIM: A QUEER MASQUERADE
Join GLOE – the Kurlander Program for GLBTQ Outreach & Engagement at the Edlavitch DCJCC – and The Coven for a celebration of Purim, the Jewish holiday that celebrates costumes, Queen Esther, and concepts of ve’nahafoch hu (things turned on their head), ad deloyada (not being able to distinguish between opposite notions), and transforming our understanding of things like gender by putting them into different perspectives.
Grab a mask or find a costume and hit the dance floor at this all-night masquerade featuring DJ Lady Ryan, performances of the Megillah directed by local queer nightlife icon Pussy Noir, Tarot card readings, and enough debauchery until you can "no longer distinguish between "arur Haman" ('Cursed is Haman') and "baruch Mordechai" ('Blessed is Mordecai').
Preview sounds by DJ Lady Ryan: https://soundcloud.com/djladyryan
Co-sponsored by Nice Jewish Girls and Nice Jewish Boys DC – DC's social groups for queer Jews and their friends.
Tickets on sale now: http://bit.ly/PrideOfPurim
Proceeds to benefit GLOE - GLBTQ Outreach & Engagement at the Edlavitch DCJCC.