Happy Almost-Weekend, DC-based TNG friends! Well, it’s officially November (seriously?!). The air is getting crisper, the holidays are approaching and Election Day is finally behind us. Fun fact: November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, National Novel Writing Month, Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, Transgender Awareness Month, American Diabetes Month, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, Crohn’s & Ulcerative Colitis Awareness Month, and the month dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory in the Roman Catholic Church. Now that’s multi-tasking! Whatever you’re celebrating this first full weekend of November, the District has some great events to help you do it.

As always, if you know of an event coming up that you think your fellow TNG readers might enjoy, send the details to events@thenewgay.net and/or leave them in the comments below and we’ll throw them up on the calendar ASAP. And don’t forget, you can always find out about all kinds of DC-related events and stories by following the TNGDC Twitter feed.

Tonight

• Join GLOV for an important community forum on anti-gay violence with representatives from the United States Attorneys Office. Details: Foundry United Methodist Church, 1500 16th St., NW., 6:00 p.m.
• Just because Halloween has passed, don’t throw that costume away! Use it to humiliate yourself for a good cause as Kostume Karaoke visits Phase 1 to benefit EPIC DC. Details: Phase 1, 525 8th St. SE, 7:00 p.m., $5 cover to benefit EPIC DC, $1 donation per song – $3 to make EPIC or Phase 1 staff sing, Men should arrive with a female escort.

Friday

• Join Karl Jones, Shea Van Horn, and Bil Todd as they introduce a new monthly party to DC’s gay nightlife, RAW at the Green Lantern. Details: The Green Lantern, 1353 Green Court NW (Side Entrance), 10:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m., 21+, No Cover.

Saturday

• Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to join ZOOM Urban Lesbian Excursions for an special exciting lady-loving interactive game of Operation Spy, appropriately dubbed She Spy, at the International Spy Museum. Details: International Spy Museum, 800 F St., NW, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., Tickets are $20 – Advance ticket sales online only.

Sunday

• Break out your Sunday best (actually, formal attire is optional) for Skinny Tie, Sunday indie music lounge night for queer folks and their friends presented by TNG and Where the Girls Go. Details: The Town Tavern Upstairs, 2323 18th St., NW, 9:00 p.m. – Close, No Cover.