Gay Day at Hillwood Museum

Saturday, October 2 . 10am-6pm. Stories at 2pm and 4pm (same line-up) at the vistor’s center
at Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens
4155 Linnean Ave. WDC 20008 Directions

SpeakeasyDC has been invited to participate in The Hillwood Museum’s annual Gay Day. Since the focus this year is on celebrating the newfound right of couples in DC to legally marry, we are putting together a show of stories about LGBT weddings and marriage.  We will present two half-hour shows with the same line-up. One at 2pm and the second at 4pm. Featured storytellers: Kathryn Hamm (co-founder of gayweddings.com), Howard Menaker, and Celeste Morgan.

The rest of the day will include a bunch of wedding-themed programs.  Morning activities start off by throwing a GLBT family garden party with Rainbow Families. Afternoon festivities include a wedding reception-style “Punch on the Portico,” a wedding dress worn by Mrs. Post, an electronic “album” of Post-family weddings, glorious floral displays, and exclusive peeks into rooms not usually open to the public. Straight Eights showcase their vintage cars and DC Lambda Squares provides us with square dancing–a Mrs. Post favorite!

Hillwood’s website