1. L.G.B.T. EQUALITY MARCHES OFFER A MIX OF ANGER AND PRIDE: Pride celebrations in Washington and Los Angeles on Sunday presented new events: protest marches in opposition to President Donald Trump's administration. ABC News: "The centerpiece event, the Equality March in Washington, was endorsed by virtually every major national advocacy group working on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. Activists have been embittered by the Trump administration's rollback of federal guidance advising school districts to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. They also complain that Trump, who campaigned as a potential ally of gays and lesbians, has stocked his administration with foes of LGBT rights, including Vice President Mike Pence, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. Throngs of marchers, many thousands strong, paraded past the White House and toward the Capitol, trailing behind a giant rainbow flag near the head of the procession. ... The roughly 100 marches and rallies across the U.S. included the first-ever gay pride parade in Grosse Pointe, a prosperous Detroit suburb. It began at Grosse Pointe South High School to emphasize support for teens who are gay or transgender. Two 15-year-old marchers, Jessica Dodge and Shekinah Aho, held hands and wore shirts that said, 'Make America Gay Again.' The Los Angeles pride parade was renamed the ResistMarch, and tens of thousands turned out in Hollywood, some carrying rainbow flags or signs reading 'Love Trumps Hate.' Speakers included Mayor Eric Garcetti, U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff, Maxine Waters and Nancy Pelosi, and RuPaul, the host of 'RuPaul's Drag Race.' Waters led the crowd in a chant of 'Impeach 45.'" http://abcn.ws/2r8cEza
2. TONY AWARDS OPT FOR COMEDY OVER POLITICS: Dear Evan Hansen took home six awards at the 71st annual Tony Awards on Sunday, in a ceremony hosted by Kevin Spacey that focused more on comedy rather than politics. The New York Times: "The evening’s host, Mr. Spacey, was an unusual choice for an awards show — unlike many of his predecessors (James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Hugh Jackman), he is not known as a song-and-dance man. Rather, this two-time Oscar winner has been a riveting television presence portraying an underhanded president, Francis Underwood, in 'House of Cards' on Netflix. But setting aside his dramatic persona to demonstrate his showbiz chops, he affectionately mocked the most-admired new musicals on Broadway as he opened the awards. Distancing himself from hosts of other awards shows in recent months, Mr. Spacey did not focus on national politics, but instead poked fun at his own status as an unlikely host. ... He peppered the second half of the broadcast with impressions of Johnny Carson and Bill Clinton, aiming one of the few political barbs of the night at that former president’s wife, Hillary Clinton. The most political moment of the evening, however, belonged to Stephen Colbert, who mocked President Trump as he introduced the award for best musical revival. 'It’s been a great year for revivals in general, especially that one they revived down in Washington, D.C.,' Mr. Colbert said. He added: 'Huge production values, a couple problems: The main character is totally unbelievable, and the hair and makeup—yeesh. No, no. This D.C. production is supposed to have a four-year run, but reviews have not been kind. Could close early. We don’t know, we don’t know.'" http://nyti.ms/2sk8bxS
3. NEW SPORTS AT 2020 OLYMPICS TO ATTRACT YOUNGER AUDIENCE AND ADD MORE FEMALE ATHLETES: Along with its official decision to award the 2024 and 2028 to bidding cities this year, the International Olympic Committee on Friday announced the addition of new sports and events to Tokyo 2020, which will make room for more female athletes. Washington Post: "The new events approved Friday include 3-on-3 basketball and BMX freestyle cycling, added as part of the committee’s overarching effort to appeal to a younger, more urban audience. The committee had decided last August to include sports climbing, skateboarding, surfing, baseball, softball and karate. 'We want to take sport to the youth,' International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said in a statement. “With the many options that young people have, we cannot expect any more that they will come automatically to us. We have to go to them. Tokyo 2020’s balanced proposal fulfills all of the goals of the Olympic Agenda 2020 recommendation that allowed it. Taken together, the five sports are an innovative combination of established and emerging, youth-focused events that are popular in Japan and will add to the legacy of the Tokyo Games.' The new sports will add 18 events and 474 athletes, and further the IOC’s goal to establish gender balance in both athletes and events. The IOC expects women to account for 48.8 percent of the athletes." http://wapo.st/2sTtoLY
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: Rail Stop Restaurant & Bar opened Saturday at Boston Landing. Offering modern New England cuisine from a menu helmed by executive chef Jonathan Schick, the restaurant seats 284 inside—including the 32-seat private Brighton Hall dining room—and 62 at an outdoor patio.
LOS ANGELES: The seventh annual Echo Park Rising music festival will take place August 17-20 at various venues in the neighborhood.
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NEW YORK: The annual School’s Out event benefitting the Hetrick-Martin Institute will take place June 17 at the home of Lisa and James Cohen in East Hampton. The event will include a dinner cooked by Martha Stewart.
The 36th annual Battery Dance Festival will take place August 13-18 at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park in Battery Park City.
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SAN FRANCISCO: Fieldwork Brewing Company will open two new beer gardens in San Mateo and Monterey in June and July, respectively. Slated to be Fieldwork’s largest outdoor venue, the San Mateo beer garden will offer 4,500 square feet of space with 30 taps, communal fire pits, and a bocce ball court.
TORONTO: The Creative Time Summit: Of Homelands and Revolution will take place September 28-30 at Koerner Hall and the Art Gallery of Ontario. The event is co-produced with the Power Plant.
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