March 2000 Out in the Mountains throw of Dupont Circle, all of which will almost certainly be gay—tolerant, if not overtly friendly. Beer connoisseurs should not miss the Brickskeller’s, just around the corner from The Fireplace. Nothing on the food menu is any good except for the fries and buffalo burgers, but the beer menu is 10 pages long, and they do serve Magic Hat. If you want a wider array of ethnic food, try roaming around Adams Morgan, a trendy and somewhat gritty neighborhood located just north of Dupont. The gay bar scene in Washington is so extensive that a single article couldn’t hope to do it justice. (See sidebar for a brief listing.) Most addresses can be obtained either from the Blade or that free FunMap available at the Lambda Rising Bookstore. Men’s and women’s bars tend to be either clustered around the Dupont Circle/17th Street area, or located deep in the heart of Southeast - Washington. Southeast is not necessarily the safest neighbor- hood for drunk and disoriented tourists to wander late at night; if you go, take a cab there and back. Cab fares can be some- what unpredictable in DC due to the fact that their pricing “scheme is based on how many “zones” you cross during your journey, so be sure you have enough cash on hand to get home. One thing noticeably absent from the Washington night scene is a decent mixed bar. If you are travelling in a group of both men and women, your best option is probably Chaos on 17th Street. This is the sort of dance bar where you are sure to hear “Dancing Queen” at least once during the evening. Wednesday is Women’s Night; other nights, expect the crowd to be predominantly male. Larry’s Lounge, also a more or less mixed bar, is a more relaxed dive where gay and les- bian friends can go out for a drink and actually hear each other talk. If you’re feeling really ambitious and have a set of wheels, consider a trip to the Hippo in nearby Baltimore, a dance bar with an enormous dance floor and a truly mixed crowd. _ Of course, there are also many alternatives to the bar scene. Local theater featuring openly gay actors or gay- themed material is regularly publicized in the Blade, as are gallery showings, new films, and other social events. In short, Washington has something for almost everyone; your greatest challenge will be deciding what to do first. V the bar scene... FOR THE MEN: J.R.’s: Mostly a preppy, non—smo_king crowd. Badlands: J.R.’s goes out _dancmg. Techno and To\pv_40 mixes. Jeans and_ T -shirts. indows: Bar with a “living room’_’ feel; older clien- tele éknownamong the younger whippersnappers as “Go ’s waiting room”). _ _ _ f Omega: Piano bar, a bit like Windows but more un. F_ireplace: A_little sleazy. Known as a place for white men seeking black men, or vice versa. Mr. P’s: Chicken coop. Next door to the Firep|ac_e. Velvet Nation, The Pump: Club kids, house music. The Ea le: Leather. Zieglie d’s: Stripniers, dra show. The Bachelor ill, D Elite: Predominantly African-American. Remington’s: Country & Western. _ wet: Puts on som_e sort of s_how involving showers and full frontal nudit . Described as “very sexual,” “scary,” and “probab y illegal.” FOR WOMEN: The Hun Jury: Dance bar. Entrance is through an unmarked oor in a narrow alley, creating a sort of “speakeas ” ambiance. This may_be understandable, given the act that most of the clientele are probably using fake lDs to net in. The party doesn’ usually start until _at least 1 :00 or 12200. f_ Elan: Nice bar, $6 cover, upscale but a bit hard to in . t gnie Phase: Good old-fashioned dyke bar with pool a e. 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