Queer Mahjong Night Lucky Danger!

✨🀄️🌈 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐣𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 is back on Tuesday, 9/15! 🌈🀄️✨⁣

Created and hosted by yooji + Les, Queer Mahjong Night grew from our shared desire to create the kind of space we wanted to see more of: a gathering intentionally centered around 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐫 + 𝐁𝐈𝐏𝐎𝐂 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, culture, music, play, and connection. 

Whether mahjong is part of your cultural or family story, something you’re reconnecting with, or something you’ve always wanted to learn, this is a space to gather around the table, meet new people, and build queer joy together
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𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐣𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭⁣
📍 Lucky Danger Chinatown
📅 Tuesday, September 15⁣
⏰ 6:30-10:00PM
🎟️ $35 for Open Play only & $55 for lessons + Open Play

For September, teachers Tania & Elaine will guide us through 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐣𝐨𝐧𝐠🇭🇰, with background music all on wax by Les The DJ.⁣

Come for community, a welcome drink concocted by Lucky Danger’s queer Bar Director, Sunny, and Happy Hour food and drink specials throughout the evening.

Two ways to join in on the fun - 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 (N/A options available)!
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🀄️ Ticket option 𝟏: 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 & 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 | 6:30-7:15PM
Hong Kong-style mahjong class + guided play. Doors open at 6:15PM, lessons begin at 6:30PM!
🎟️ $55

🀄️ Ticket option 𝟐: 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐣𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 | 7:30-10:00PM⁣
Already know how to play? Join us for casual open play after lessons. First come, first play! Lesson attendees are welcome to tap in and out during open play.⁣

🎟️ $35

🔮 Plus, @yoojiflows will be offering oracle card + astrology readings at a special event rate. ⁣
Come learn, laugh, eat, and build queer joy one tile at a time! 🀄️⁣
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✨ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 ✨⁣
This gathering is intentionally centered on BIPOC, immigrant, queer, and sapphic communities. While this is not an exclusive event, we ask all attendees to arrive with care, respect, and an understanding that this space prioritizes those identities.⁣
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We are committed to creating a safer, affirming environment. Harmful, disrespectful, or disruptive behavior will result in removal from the event.

Flyer artwork by Tia Wilson 🎨

Queer Mahjong Night Lucky Danger!

✨🀄️🌈 We’re back! 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐣𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 is back on 7/21! 🌈🀄️✨⁣
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Hosted by Chinatown Funk Express & Yoojiflows, this is a lovingly curated space for queer-identifying folks who are curious, excited, and ready to learn and play mahjong together.⁣
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𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐣𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭⁣
📍 Lucky Danger Chinatown
📅 Tuesday, July 21st
⏰ 6:30-10:00PM
🎟️ $35 for Open Play only & $55 for lessons + Open Play

Queer Mahjong Night features Tia Wilson and Misa Nagase, who will guide us through 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨-𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐣𝐨𝐧𝐠🇵🇭, with background music all on wax by Les The DJ.

Come for community, a welcome drink (N/A option available), happy hour food and drink specials, and a Korean-style receipt photobooth brought all the way from Seoul! 🇰🇷

For our July gathering, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to support Lucky Danger’s queer Bar Director, Sunny, to help cover medical expenses for their beloved pup, Jameson.
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Two ways to join in on the fun - 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 (N/A options available)!
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🀄️ Ticket option 𝟏: 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 & 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 | 6:30-7:15PM
Mahjong class + guided play ⁣- arrive by 6:30PM sharp!
🎟️ $55⁣

🀄️ Ticket option 𝟐: 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐣𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 | 7:30-10:00PM⁣
After lessons, the mahjong room will open for casual play. First come, first play! Folks who attended the lesson are welcome to tap in and out.⁣
🎟️ $35⁣

Come learn, laugh, eat, and build queer joy one tile at a time! 🀄️⁣
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✨ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 ✨⁣
This gathering is intentionally centered on BIPOC, immigrant, queer, and sapphic communities. While this is not an exclusive event, we ask all attendees to arrive with care, respect, and an understanding that this space prioritizes those identities.⁣

We are committed to creating a safer, affirming environment. Harmful, disrespectful, or disruptive behavior will result in removal from the event.

Flyer artwork by Tia Wilson 🎨

Rotations with Les The DJ on WFMU's Rock'N'Soul Radio: 7"s from Lima, Peru

Listen at your leisure:
https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162587

This episode features records I picked up in Lima, Peru a couple of months back. Gracias to Martín Miguel for inviting me out there and for lending me your recorder, and salamat to Mark Anthony for the assist.

Rotations is an eclectic group of DJs based in New York City, Washington, DC, and Copenhagen. We trade off each week, bringing an hour of music from our personal collections. Thursdays, 8:00PM to 9:00PM ET on WFMU’s Rock’N’Soul Radio.

Shoutout to my co-hosts Daisy Lacy, Christina Ginger, Mette Mette, and our producer Matt Clarke.

🌸⁣⁣ March 26-29, 2026

Hey DC, peak bloom is coming 🌸

Catch me around the next few days, from the sultry La Betty to fun, beautiful, family-friendly spaces like the Kogod Courtyard.

Thu 3/26 | Listening Session: Sade | 8:00PM-10:00PM
📍 La Betty
Presented by Buena Suerte. An evening dedicated to Sade, playing the band’s first three LPs from start to finish.

Fri 3/27 | Cherry Blossom Market | 4:00PM-8:00PM
📍 Big Bear Café // 🎟️ RSVP
Springtime grooves, unique gifts, and delicious treats from 25+ vendors.

Sat 3/28 | Cherry Blossom Family Celebration | 11:30AM-3:00PM
📍 Smithsonian American Art Museum, Kogod Courtyard 🎟️ RSVP
Celebrate cherry blossom season with SAAM! Performances by Nen Daiko, Misako Ballet Company, and the Japan Rail Modelers of DC, plus crafts, treats, and a spring-themed scavenger hunt. I’ll be playing City Pop, Boogie, R&B, and Soul from Japan at 12:15PM-1:00PM and 2:00PM-2:30PM. Grateful to be part of this wonderful event!

Sat 3/28 | Bloomaroo | 12:00PM-8:00PM
📍 The Wharf, The Grove Stage (across from The Pendry’s entrance)
After SAAM, I’m headed to The Wharf to share the stage with Umami House and DMV Sumo. Catch my set 6:45PM-8:00PM, so watch the sunset with me, then stay for the spectacular fireworks show starting at 8:00PM. Click here for more information.

Sun 3/29 | Sakura & Go-Go | 12:00PM-4:00PM
📍 Anthem Row // 🎟️ RSVP
A celebration of DC and Japan through music. I’ll be DJing 12:00PM-2:00PM, then from 2:00-2:30PM, Mambo Sauce Band will be jamming to some City Pop classics with me! Plus interactive art and live mural painting by Chris Pyrate, curated by Pipkin Creative, Cecily and Lukas from DowntownDC BID.

Sun 3/29 | Aries Blossom Fest | 12:00PM-5:00PM
📍 metrobar // 🎟️ Tickets
Closing out the weekend with $et and hexmic. I’m playing some of my favorite City Pop records from 3:30PM-5:00PM. Drinks, wood-fired pizza by El Jefe, records from Rhythm & Lingo, and tarot readings by Skye Marinda.

Calendar by Yooji Flows 🖤

Sayawan: Barrio Bounce Edition

🚂 Chinatown Funk Express Presents: SAYAWAN 🪩 Barrio Bounce Edition

DMV Mag-ingay! Let’s make some noise for SAYAWAN 🪩 Barrio Bounce Edition - A Budots and Southeast Asian Club Night & Market at Transmission w/ our friends, ROGUE.WAV, JOOG, and CASTILLONAIRE of Barrio Bounce and DJ MẮMCHÈLLA and LES THE DJ 🪩⁣

🗓️ Event Details
Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Transmission 1353 H St. NE
Admission: 🎟️ $15 Advance | $20 Door

🌐 SAMASAMA Night Market
Agyaman.ak
Anakbayan DC
Asians 4 Palestine DMV
Chris Cardi
International House of Misfits
Kuma
M’Landi Lifestyle
Notes for Ya’akub
Sloshbaby

Barrio Bounce is modeled after the idea of the baryo, a⁣ shared neighborhood space rooted in community,⁣ gathering, and collective identity. Born in NYC and⁣ expanding internationally, Barrio Bounce connects⁣ underground club music, diasporic narratives, and⁣ shared dance-floor energy into one evolving movement.⁣ Founded by established Filipino-American producers⁣ inspired by Budots and drawing from their Filipino roots,⁣ Barrio Bounce began as a response to being overlooked⁣ within club culture and to seeing Filipino & Southeast⁣ Asian sounds circulate without proper context or credit.⁣ The goal was to create space on our own terms, where⁣ the music and the people behind it could exist fully and⁣ be celebrated unapologetically.⁣

Chinatown Funk Express IX: Saucy Lady Returns

🚂 Chinatown Funk Express VIII: An Asian City Pop Dance Party // Saucy Lady Returns

We’re back at Lucky Danger Chinatown for a night of non-stop Asian grooves, lush productions, and sleek rhythms. From Korean funk-pop icons and Cantonese Hi-NRG to the dreamy melodies of OPM (Original Pilipino Music), we’re celebrating the golden era of Asian pop from the '70s to today with our special guest superconductor, the Sorceress of Synth Funk, Saucy Lady of Dippin’ Records playing records all night with Les The DJ 🪩⁣

🗓️ Event Details
Date: Friday, April 17, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Location: Lucky Danger, 709 D St. NW
Music by: Saucy Lady and Les The DJ
Admission: 🎟️ $20 Advance | $25 Door

🧧 The Experience

Food & Drink: Lucky Danger’s kitchen open til 9:00PM and drinks by Sunny all night
Soundsystem: Extended Play
Visuals: Custom fog and light show by OIIII
Capture the Moment: Photography & Videos by Soshel
Community: Support the movement at Save Chinatown DC

🏮 SAMASAMA Night Market (Starting at 9:30 PM)

Chinatown Funk Express Merch
Buena Suerte Records and Zines
Cindy Trinh Photography Prints
FIL-WOW Sari-Sari Store
Pinay Collectibles Records and CDs
Yan Yan Art Prints
Yoojiflows Oracle + Tarot Readings

Production & Crew:
Door: Thu & Misa | Flyer Art: Groovychoco | ✊🏽 Fredy J

Women's History Month Hangout

Join us tomorrow for a Women’s History Month hangout at Buena Suerte’s Skyyline!

📅 Wednesday, March 11
⏰ 6:30–10:30PM
📍 Arlo Rooftop DC 333 G St NW
🎧 Sounds by Baby Alcatraz + Les The DJ
🔮 Korean Oracle Readings by Yoojiflows
📸 Complimentary Headshots from 6:30–7:30PM
🎟️ RSVP here

Meet our friends!

Fictionals is a DC-based Vietnamese multi-instrumentalist/ singer-songwriter, grassroots community organizer, and passionate fighter for community self-determination. Her music bends together bedroom pop, soul, and indie r&b, while weaving in cultural narratives. Fictionals released her debut EP, “Ancestor,” in 2025, a political project commemorating 50 years since the end of the war in Viet Nam, featuring her mentors at the Institute for the Musical Arts and Angela Davis. She is the co-founder of @avietplace.

Mayra Mejia is a fashion and culture writer, founder of PLUSH DMV, body liberation activist and DC native. She has written and contributed to media outlets including NBC News, Refinery29, Shape Magazine, and Washington City Paper. In 2019, Mayra noticed a lack of welcoming spaces and events for plus size people. Passionate about fostering inclusive spaces, she started @plushdmv, a DC-based fat-positive community. Since then, PLUSH DMV has been featured in national publication for its role and expertise in body liberation and inclusion.

Seshat Yonshea-Walker is a writer, multidisciplinary creative and founder of @ashefund and The aSHE XCHNGE. Seshat's plays have been presented by New Perspectives Theater, Detroit Hip Hop Theatre Festival, Capital Fringe Festival and DC Arts Center. Readings have been presented by Studio Theatre, AMT Theatre, Theatre Alliance, Dramatic Question Theatre, Pop Conference NYC, Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and Local Theatre Festival; Two Strikes Theatre Collective, and Anacostia Arts Center. She is a 202/2026 member of Woolly Mammoth’s Playwright group,  a 2026 member of New Perspectives Full Length Lab, 2025 member of New Perspectives Theatre’s Women's Work Short Play Lab, 2025 Workshop Theater Spring Intensive Playwright, two-time AGE Legacy Playwright Grant Finalist, a 2024 June Bingham Playwright Commission Finalist and 2025 DC Commission of the Arts Fellowship Recipient for Playwriting. She earned her BA in Journalism from IUP and an MFA in Design Management from SCAD. She is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America. 

Shani Shih is a multidisciplinary artist working at the intersections of public art, arts education, and community organizing. She is proud to ground her public art practice in her background in anti-displacement organizing; her murals are meant to center working class voice and power in landscapes otherwise commandeered by gentrification. Shani is the founder of Save Chinatown Solidarity Network DC and Chinatown Art Studio, and a cofounder of 411 Collective.

Come early and stay a while ✨

March 2026 Calendar

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Hello from me and my new friend, Riri Jr! A gift by my tomodachi, Rio, handmade by Upful!

O took this photo a few weeks ago at the super sexy Sound Stand / Stop The Season In The Sun in Harajuku, Tokyo. It was a blast playing records with fantastic Lady K and hanging out with friends from all over 🖤

March schedule below! Click on the links for tickets / more information.

2 Mon 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍 Florería Atlántico
4 Wed 5:00-10:30PM | Buena Suerte Presents: Skyyline featuring Elizabeth Ai and New Wave Documentary 📍 Arlo Rooftop DC
5 Thu 7:00PM-12:00AM | All Night w/ Martín Miguel 📍 Grazie Mille
6 Fri | NMWA Unframed: Aluminate the Night📍 National Museum of Women in the Arts
7 Sat 9:00AM-1:00PM | Something Old: Vintage Bridal Show 📍 The Square
7 Sat 5:00-10:30PM | Byrdland Records: SNOWBYRD Visual Vinyl 📍 Hi-Lawn (Union Market)
8 Sun 6:00-6:30PM | DC Local 2 Global: International Women’s Day Cultural Worker Showcase 📍 Marx Cafe
9 Mon 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍 Florería Atlántico
11 Wed 6:30-10:30PM | Buena Suerte Presents: Skyyline / Women’s History Month Mixer featuring Baby Alcatraz, Fictionals, Mayra Mejia, Seshat Yonshea-Walker, Shani Shih, Yoojiflows 📍 Arlo Rooftop DC
12 Thu 9:00PM | National Press Awards After Party 📍 Ritz-Carlton
13 Fri 9:30PM | Sunshower 📍 Suns Cinema
16 Mon | NLC Congressional Cities Conference 📍 Marriott Marquis Washington, DC
16 Mon 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍 Florería Atlántico
17 Tue | NLC Congressional Cities Conference 📍 Marriott Marquis Washington, DC
18 Wed 7:00-11:00PM | Lee Shukran 📍 La Shukran
19 Thu 8:00PM-12:00AM | All Night 📍 Katsumi
20 Fri 8:00PM-12:00AM | La Betty’s First Anniversary w/ Ant Demby 📍 La Betty
21 Sat | Jubilation! Washington Performing Arts 60 Years 📍 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
21 Sat | Vote for Your Daughter Fundraiser 📍 La Cosecha
22 Sun 12:00-4:00PM | AKA Market 📍 Hotel AKA Washington Circle
23 Mon 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍 Florería Atlántico
24 Tue 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍 Florería Atlántico
26 Thu 8:00-10:00PM | Buena Suerte Listening Session: Sade 📍 La Betty
27 Fri 4:00-8:00PM | Cherry Blossom Market 📍 Big Bear Cafe
28 Sat 11:30AM-3:00PM | Smithsonian Cherry Blossom Family Celebration 📍 Kogod Courtyard / Smithsonian American Art Museum
28 Sat 6:45-8:00PM | Bloomaroo 📍 The Wharf DC
29 Sun 12:00-3:00PM | Cherry Blossom Go-Go 📍 Anthem Row
29 Sun 3:30-5:00PM | Aries Blossom Fest 📍 Metrobar DC
30 Mon 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍 Florería Atlántico

📻 Radio / Twitch Livestream
4 Wed 2:00-3:00PM | Raiders of the Lost Art
8 Sun 1:00-2:00PM | 45 Bandits: International Women’s Raid Day
8 Sun 10:00PM | OPM Sundays
12 Thu 1:00-2:00PM | We Beat As One
26 Thu 8:00-9:00PM | Rotations 📍 WFMU Rock’n’Soul Radio

New Wave Documentary in DC!

Happy Women’s History Month! Join us this Wednesday for a special screening of NEWWAVE documetary by Elizabeth Ai, a film exploring Vietnamese American identity, music, and community through cultural expression 📼

After the film, step into an evening of 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲 • 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼 / 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 • 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗣𝘂𝗻𝗸 • 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗽 and other ’80s delights at Buena Suerte’s Skyyline with Les The DJ. Meet Elizabeth Ai, grab a drink and a bite, and hang with us ⚡️

📅 Wednesday, March 4

📍 Art Rooftop DC / Arlo 333 G St NW
🕟 5:00PM Doors

🎥 5:15PM Film

💬 Q&A with Elizabeth Ai

🎧 6:30-10:30PM Les The DJ / hang out!
🎟️ RSVP here

Capacity is limited - come early to secure your spot!

Chinatown Funk Express VIII

🚂 Chinatown Funk Express VIII: An Asian City Pop Dance Party // Lunar New Year Celebration

We’re returning to Lucky Danger Chinatown for a night of non-stop Asian grooves, lush productions, and sleek rhythms. From Korean funk-pop icons and Cantonese Hi-NRG to the dreamy melodies of OPM (Original Pilipino Music), we’re celebrating the golden era of Asian pop from the '70s to today 🪩⁣

🗓️ Event Details
Date: Friday, February 20, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Location: Lucky Danger, 709 D St. NW
Music by: Les The DJ (Records Only!)
Admission: 🎟️ $20 Advance | $25 Door

🧧 The Experience

Lion Dance: A special blessing by Hung Ci Lion Dance
Food & Drink: Lucky Danger’s kitchen open til 9:00PM and drinks by Sunny all night
Soundsystem: Extended Play
Visuals: Custom fog and light show by OIIII
Capture the Moment: Photography & Videos by Soshel and Cindy Trinh; Photobooth by Honey Booth.
Community: Support the movement at Save Chinatown DC.

🏮 SAMASAMA Night Market (Starting at 10:00 PM)

Chinatown Funk Express Merch
Chaotic Neutral Jewelry & Accessories
Covers by MP3 Tapes & Zines
Cindy Trinh Photography Prints
Pinay Collectibles Pop-up Record Shop
Shiyu Art Year of the Horse Calligraphy
Yan Yan Art Prints
Yoojiflows Korean Oracle Readings

Production & Crew:
Door: Thu | Flyer Art: Groovychoco | ✊🏽 Fredy J

February 2026 Calendar

Hello from the Kogod Courtyard 🪷⁣

Located inside the National Portrait Gallery, one of my favorite spaces in DC. Grateful to have provided a meditative soundtrack for A Day of Community last weekend.

February schedule below!

🛖 DC
2 Mon 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍 Florería Atlántico
3 Tue 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍 Florería Atlántico
4 Wed 6:00-9:00PM | Chinatown Funk Express & Yoojiflows Queer Mahjong Night 📍 Lucky Danger
5 Thu 9:00PM-12:00AM | All Night 📍 Ned’s Club Washington DC

🇯🇵 Tokyo
7 Sat 6:00PM-12:00AM | The Breakdown 📍 Coaster Shimokitazawa
9 Mon 7:00-11:00PM | B2B w/ Lady K 📍 SSSSS Tokyo

🛖 DC
16 Mon 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍 Florería Atlántico
17 Tue 8:30-10:30PM | Seki Nikai Lunar New Year 📍 Izakaya Seki
18 Wed 6:30-10:30PM | Buena Suerte Presents: Skyyline 📍 Arlo Rooftop DC
19 Thu 7:00PM-1:00AM | All Night w/ Martín Miguel 📍 Grazie Mille
20 Fri 2:00-3:30PM | AAPI Music Presentation 📍 NOVA Community College
20 Fri 8:00PM-1:00AM | Chinatown Funk Express: An Asian City Pop Dance Party! Happy Year of the Horse 🐎 📍 Lucky Danger
21 Sat 8:00PM-12:00AM | All Night 📍 La Betty
22 Sun 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍 Florería Atlántico
23 Mon 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍 Florería Atlántico
25 Wed 8:00-10:00PM | Buena Suerte Listening Session: Faye Wong 📍 La Betty
26 Thu 7:00-9:30PM | Designer Night 📍 Vintage Vintage Vintage
26 Thu 8:00-9:00PM | Rotations 📍 WFMU Rock’n’Soul Radio
26 Thu 10:00PM | Vino Verité w/ David From Suns 📍 Suns Cinema
27 Fri 5:00-7:00PM | Pitango Gelato Grand Opening📍 1802 14th Street NW
27 Fri 9:00PM-12:00AM | YAAW DC Lunar New Year Dance Party📍 Eighteenth Street Lounge
28 Sat 9:00PM-2:00AM | All Night 📍 Allegory at the Eaton Hotel

Queer Mahjong Night at Lucky Danger!

✨🀄️🌈 Introducing the first-ever Queer Mahjong Night at Lucky Danger! 🌈🀄️✨

🗓️ Wednesday, February 4th
⏰ 6:00-9:00PM
📍 Lucky Danger Chinatown

Hosted by Chinatown Funk Express & Yoojiflows, this is a lovingly curated space for queer-identifying folks who are curious, excited, and ready to learn how to play mahjong together.

Our very first night features incredible teachers Tia Wilson & Asher, guiding us through Filipino-style mahjong, with background music all on wax by Les The DJ!

Two ways to join - both options Include a drink, light bites!

🀄️ Part 1: Learn & Play - Limited spots | 6:30-7:30PM
Mahjong class + guided play
🎟️ $55

🍹 Part 2: Vibes & Light Bites | 6:00-9:00PM
For folks who want to hang without the formal class. Come enjoy good company, cozy vibes, and casual connection.
🎟️ $35

🀄️ Mahjong Free Play | 7:30-9:00PM⁣
The mahjong room will open for casual play. First come, first play! Folks who attended the lesson are welcome to tap in and out.⁣

✍🏽 Live Drawing by Eunbi!

🔮As a thank-you to all attendees, yooji will offer discounted Korean oracle card readings for $15 (usually $25).

🀄️ Mahjong Free Play | 7:30-9:00PM
The mahjong room will open for casual play. First come, first served.
Folks who attended the lesson are welcome to tap in and out.

Come learn, laugh, eat, and build queer joy one tile at a time! 🀄️

✨ Community Note ✨
This gathering is intentionally centered on BIPOC, immigrant, queer, and sapphic communities. While this is not an exclusive event, we ask all attendees to arrive with care, respect, and an understanding that this space prioritizes those identities.

We are committed to creating a safer, affirming environment. Any behavior that is harmful, disrespectful, or disruptive will result in removal from the event.

January 2026 Calendar

Hello from Mactan Island 🇵🇭

Starting 2026 with the sea breeze on my face, and it feels oh so good!

DC friends, check out me and Ashley Dequilla’s piece for The Art Island’s collaborate / kəˈlabəˌrāt at Gallery Y. Open daily through January 23.

January schedule below!

🛖 DC
2 Fri 8:00PM-12:00AM | All Night📍 La Betty

🏝️ Cebu
9 Fri 8:00-11:00PM | 7s Only 📍 Unity Coffee & Vinyl
10 Sat 5:00-7:00PM | SAMASAMA x Pawn Records Presents: All Hands on Deck 2 / DJ Workshop for Women and Gender-Expansive Folks 📍 The Other Pavement
10 Sat 9:00PM | All Night w/ Nina Turtle 📍 The Other Pavement

☀️ Manila
15 Thu 7:00PM | Sunset Sessions w/ meesterenriquez 📍 Good Vibrations Records, Cubao Expo
17 Sat 5:00PM | Club 45 📍 Treskul Records Mandaluyong

🛖 DC
20 Tue 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍 Florería Atlántico
21 Wed 5:30-8:00PM | NMWA Nights📍 National Museum of Women in the Arts
21 Wed 7:00-11:00PM | Buena Suerte Presents: Skyyline w/ Baby Alcatraz 📍 Arlo DC Rooftop
22 Thu 8:00-11:00PM | Buena Suerte Listening Session: En Su Salsa📍 La Betty
22 Thu 8:00-9:00PM | Rotations📍 WFMU Rock’n’Soul Radio
23 Fri 9:30PM | After The Credits 📍 Suns Cinema
24 Sat 11:30AM-3:00PM | A Day of Community 📍 National Portrait Gallery
25 Sun 9:00-11:00PM | OPM Sundays 📍 Twitch
26 Mon 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍 Florería Atlántico CANCELLED due to inclement weather ❄️
26 Mon 8:00-9:00PM | New Wave Heartthrobs📍 Twitch
27 Tue 7:30-11:30PM | All Night 📍Florería Atlántico
28 Wed 2:00-3:00PM | Raiders of The Lost Art 📍 Twitch
28 Wed 6:30-10:30PM | Buena Suerte Presents: Skyyline 📍 Arlo DC Rooftop
29 Thu 7:00PM | All Night w/ Martín Miguel 📍 Grazie Mille

🍎 New York
31 Sat 2:00PM | Orphans at MoMA: At Play, Amateurs, Animators, and Avant-Gardes 📍 The Museum of Modern Art // Me and Ashley Dequilla’s project will be screened at MoMA:
The Little Farmers of Reynoldsburg, Ohio (1936, USA) Directed by Nicholas Viernes, 15 min. Preserved by Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago. Original Pilipino Music score by Les Talusan.

PHOTO POP-UP AT SARI-SARI MARKET / MAKETTO

Hi ✌🏽 Need an updated headshot, portraits, or group photos with family and friends?

📷 Join me for a pop-up photo session at Maketto during the SAMASAMA Sari-Sari Market!

🗓  Sunday, June 2
🕛 12 PM - 3 PM (Market runs from 12 PM - 5 PM)
📍Maketto 1351 H St NE
🔒 Book Here
🪴 RSVP for Sari-Sari Pop-Up Market

You'll receive an album the next day with a credit for one high-resolution photo download. Additional prints and digital files will be available for purchase on the website.

Mini sessions require full payment to book and is non-refundable.

If you need to book haircuts or touch ups, please contact Sadira directly for scheduling via instagram.com/stylesbysadira

To view my work, please visit lestalusan.com/family-portraits and https://proofs.lestalusanphoto.com

October 2023 Calendar

Hello from my favorite DJ booth in Cebu ✌🏽⁣

It’s been an amazing trip 🇵🇭 but alas, it’s time to go home ✨⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Here’s where you can hear me this month! Click on 🎟️ for ticket/reservation info. Location after the lollipop📍⁣

10/1 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays⁣ ⁣ - w/ Joel Quizon & meesterenriquez📍twitch.tv⁣⁣ - streaming live from Good Vibrations Records
10/2 Mon, Analog Vibrations Radio📍Good Vibrations Records
10/4 Wed, 2:30-3:30PM Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio  - mixcloud.com
10/6 Fri, CoachDiversity Institute Symposium⁣
10/7 Sat, 9PM-2AM Allegory📍Radical Library at the Eaton Hotel⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
10/8 Sun, F+O’s Wedding
10/11 Wed, 8PM📍Dante’s HiFi+ w/ Lula Rios & Carozilla⁣ 🎟️
10/14 Sat, S+A’s Wedding for Lucy Black Entertainment
10/15 Sun, Pop-Up📍Hometown Newsstand
10/15 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays📍twitch.tv⁣⁣
10/18 Wed, 8-9PM Respect Music’s Raiders of The Lost Art📍twitch.tv
10/20 Fri, 9PM Disco District w/ Ozker & Martín Miguel📍The Owl Room
10/21 Sat, 11AM-1:30PM Museum Reopening📍National Museum of Women in the Arts 🎟️
10/21 Sat, A+J’s Wedding⁣
10/22 Sun, 4-8PM ThinkChinatown Corky Lee Way Chinatown Block Party w/ YiuYiu 瑶瑶📍Mott & Mosco / Chinatown, NYC⁣
10/23 Mon, 7-10PM📍BierWax Brooklyn⁣
10/26 Thurs, Catholic Volunteer Network Celebration⁣
10/26 Thurs, 8PM Rotations 📍WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Radio Stream
10/27 Fri, 9:30-2AM📍Le Mont Royal
10/28 Sat, 6:30-10:30PM 📍Fig & Olive City Center⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
10/29 Sun, 12-6PM SAMASAMA x Kam and 46 Presents “Umpukan”, a Fil-Am History Month Celebration📍metrobar 🎟️
10/29 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays📍twitch.tv⁣⁣
10/30 Mon, New Wave Heartthrobs w/ DJ Neil Armstrong & DJ Mike C⁣⁣📍twitch.tv⁣
10/31 Tues, District Fray Magazine + Disco Mary Collective’s Cult Classic Halloween Party📍Dock 5, Union Market DC 🎟️

Come say hi, dance, & bring me a snack 🍙⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ I got a bunch of new/old records to play for you!

Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio // September 6, 2023

📷 me in the studio

This month’s episode of Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio is up. First song is the first track off of Slowdive’s latest LP, “Everything Is Alive” - an instant favorite as soon as I listened to the whole record last week 🌿

As per my usual “bahala na” ways, I flipped through my records and pulled these out for this episode within 15 minutes. Some new and some old favorites. Give it a listen! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 📻

Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio // September 6, 2023 Les The DJ

Slowdive “Shanty”
Durutti Column “Favourite Painting”
Shiny Two Shiny “Rain”
Laika “Sugar Daddy”
Radio Dept “David (Rice Twins Remix)”
Pantayo “Mali”
Little Dragon “Pink Cloud”
Lush “Lit Up”
Ride “Leave Them All Behind”
My Bloody Valentine “Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside)”
The Wake “Melancholy Man”
Disco Inferno - Over And Over
Chapterhouse “Treasure”

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na

September 2023 Calendar

Here’s where I’ll be this month! Location is after the📍

9/1 Fri, 1-2PM @deejayfade’s FFFRRR 45s Raid Train 📍twitch.tv
9/1 Fri, 9PM-2AM Allegory 📍Radical Library at the Eaton Hotel
9/2 Sat, J+J’s Wedding
9/3 Sun, 12-4PM Luv’d Up DJs⁣ 📍 The Pendry’s Pool Terrace⁣
9/3 Sun, 4-8PM, DC Dyke Night’s Vroom Vroom ⁣⁣⁣w/ Wolfblister 📍DC9
9/3 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays⁣ ⁣ - w/ Joel Quizon & meesterenriquez 📍twitch.tv
9/4 Mon 9PM This is SAD w/ Joel Quizon & guest, RicardoDJing  📍twitch.tv
9/6 Wed, 2:30-3:30PM Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio - mixcloud.com
9/6 Wed, 8-9PM Respect Music’s Raiders of The Lost Art 📍twitch.tv
9/8 Fri, J+T’s Wedding
9/9 Sat, 6:30-10:30PM 📍Fig & Olive City Center⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
9/10 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays⁣ ⁣ 📍twitch.tv
9/12 Tues, 5-9PM Women’s Funding Network’s Feminist Funded '23 Celebration 📍Eaton Hotel
9/13 Wed, 5-9PM Women’s Funding Network’s Feminist Funded '23 Awards Ceremony w/ Be’La Dona 📍Eaton Hotel
9/14 Thurs, 5-9PM Lumpia Disco w/ Kam and 46 & guest, Martín Miguel📍@electric_cool_aid 
9/15 Fri, 9:30-2AM 📍Le Mont Royal
9/16 Sat, J+F’s Wedding for Lucy Black Entertainment
9/17 Sun, Vina’s 🎂🎉
9/17 Sun, 7-9PM DowntownDC Business Improvement District’s Lotus Festival 📍Chinatown Park
9/17 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays 📍twitch.tv

☀️ 🌱⁣⁣🇵🇭 🌱⁣☀️ ⁣
9/23 Sun, 9PM Popdaze & meesterenriquez📍Baihaus Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan
9/24 Sun, SAMASAMA x Pawn Records’ DJ Workshop for Women & Gender-Expansive People 📍AHKA Sari-sari Space Cebu City
9/25 Mon, 8PM New Wave Heartthrobs w/ DJ Neil Armstrong & DJ Mike C⁣⁣ 📍twitch.tv  (9/26 Tues, 8AM 🇵🇭 Time)
9/28 Thurs, 8-9PM Rotations 📍 WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Radio Stream ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣(9/29 Fri, 8AM 🇵🇭 Time)
9/30 Sat, 8PM DJ MDLC & meesterenriquez 📍 Treskul Records & Cafe Bar Mandaluyong City10/1 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays LIVE  📍 Good Vibrations Records (10/2 Mon, 10AM 🇵🇭 Time)

Come say hi, dance, & bring me a snack 🍙⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 🔗link in bio for info, tickets and stuff 🔗⁣⁣⁣⁣ I’m excited to DJ for you and also to go on vacation✌🏽⁣

Les The DJ at Allegory & FFFRRR

Tomorrow is September 1st, which also happens to be the first Friday of the month! I’ll be playing 45s (and maybe one or two 33-speed 7”s) at my favorite monthly residency! Allegory is hidden behind a nondescript door at Eaton Hotel’s Radical Library. My set is from 9PM-2AM. Come say hi / bring me a snack, thanks🍸🍹⁣

Also, DeeJayFade has invited me to the debut of his new raid train “FFFRRR 45s Raid Train”! Tune in! I’m on from 1-2PM ET - twitch.tv/Les_The_DJ 📺

Week of August 28 DJ Schedule

Here’s where I’m playing records this week! On Saturday I’m DJing J+J’s wedding and excited for that too!

SAMASAMA x Kam & 46 Presents: Mag-Pau Hana Tayo

Hey DC! I’m providing the soundtrack for this upcoming event with my friends. Vanessa, Elaine and I have wanted to start our pau hana series in DC for a while now, and for this first event, we decided that it was going to be a fundraiser for both Common Good City Farm and Umpukan, Kam & 46 and SAMASAMA’s Filipino American History Month event this October, but with the recent tragic events on Maui, we’ll be sharing proceeds to families that are directly affected. Come eat good food and be in community with us 🖤 ⁣

Kam & 46 and SAMASAMA Presents 𝑴𝒂𝒈-𝑷𝒂𝒖 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑻𝒂𝒚𝒐! at Common Good City Farm. The first of a series of "after work" events we’re hosting to keep the spirit of Pau Hana alive through gathering folks, sharing their food, drink, stories, and music with you 🌿⁣

Pau Hana, Hawaiian for "after work", comes from the old Hawaiian plantation days where the immigrant workers of different backgrounds, would come together after a long, treacherous day of work and talk story, share food, listen to music and dance to separate themselves from work ☀️⁣

Join us! 𝑴𝒂𝒈-𝑷𝒂𝒖 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑻𝒂𝒚𝒐 on Tuesday, August 29, starting at 6PM for Cocktail Hour w/ Sustain Table Food Co. & Little Hat Coffee. Afterwards, Kam & 46 will be serving dinner while Drew Kid plays a live set. We'll be ending the evening with dessert from Kam & 46. Our resident DJ, Les The DJ will be providing the soundtrack throughout the evening. Let's eat, drink, share and gather! All ages are welcome! ✨

Proceeds go towards Common Good City Farm’s public programs and Umpukan, our Filipino American History Month event in October 2023 🌱

📢 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 ‼️ 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚, 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐢, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬.

Purchase your tickets/donations here!

$30 for Cocktail Hour - includes plant-based and gluten-free appetizers by Sustain Table Food Co. and one beverage of your choice by Little Hat Coffee (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)

$65 for Cocktail Hour, Dinner and Dessert - includes plant-based and gluten-free appetizers by Sustain Table Food Co. and one beverage of your choice by Little Hat Coffee (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) for Cocktail Hour and one beverage for dinner. Dinner service and dessert by Kam & 46.

Vegetarian option for dinner and additional drinks available for purchase.

Check out the menus below!

A little bit of history. . .

The word PAU HANA comes from the Hawaiian language. Pau means done and Hana means work. In translation it means after work. In Hawaii, the phrase Pau Hana means more than the direct translation itself. 

Going back to the early plantation days in Hawaii, the different ethnicities  (Hawaiian, Filipino, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese , Puerto Ricans to name a few) were recruited by plantation owners and labor contractors. They brought in a diverse ethnic workforce to control cheap labor in order to increase production and profits. The immigrant workers were enslaved and mistreated into long hours in poor environments. Labor laws and unions came into action afterwards, but to overcome it all was the spirit and unification of the workers. 

The plantation owners separated the living and working spaces of these ethnicities but after work they all gathered and shared their culture with one another.  Amongst a few shared were food, music, traditions, and language. Because of this willingness and practice, new friendships/relationships, new traditions, new language (Pidgin), and new culture evolved based on diversity, unification and not separation. 

Today pau hana is still practiced, whether at a local bar for happy hour or community gathering for socializing. To keep tradition going in the DMV area, we hope to carry out a PAU HANA gathering much like how the plantation workers did. To provide a community gathering filled with diversity. Our event will feature local small businesses within the DMV and artists. Please join us and let's "talk story" and dance with some food, drinks, and entertainment. 

Magsama-sama tayong mag-pau hana!

A little about us. . .

The hosts Kam & 46 x SAMASAMA

Vanessa and Elaine are Kam & 46, Fil-Ams from Hawaii and California who were raised in an immigrant household. Kam & 46 is an ode to the homes they grew up in, where they learned their culture. Being away from home, they always appreciate and carry their values, customs, and traditions, and sharing the food they grew up with embodies this spirit and is an extension of sharing a piece of them and their home.

Les and Seda are co-curators of SAMASAMA. SAMASAMA (Tagalog for "all together") began with the humble mission of celebrating diversity through art and gathering. Founded in Washington, DC in 2016 as a collective art show and benefit celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, SAMASAMA has evolved to curate year-round programs, events, and partnerships to highlight diasporic narratives and facilitate nuanced dialogue. The mission of SAMASAMA remains honoring ancestral and indigenous roots while pushing creative boundaries to grow our understanding of current and future generations' multicultural identities.

PARTICIPANTS

The Space by Common Good City Farms 
Common Good City Farms is a place where community members can source fresh food, see sustainable urban agriculture in action, and gain exposure to concepts and skills to lead healthy lives. They actively engage with all members of their diverse community and create opportunities for connections on their farm, while emphasizing intensive vegetable production and modeling best practices in sustainable urban agriculture. Their mission is to sustain and support a more equitable community through growing, learning, cooking, and sharing fresh food together. 

Beverage and Cocktails by Little Hat Coffee
Little Hat Coffee is a D.C. based popup founded by Hwan Choi and Frankie Contreras. LHC was born from our love for coffee and the service industry. LHC’s aim is to provide quality coffee and beverages that highlight our Latin and Asian heritage. LHC works closely with A Toda Madre Roasters based in North Potomac who sources various single origin coffee beans from Central and South America. By working directly with smaller farms we are able to help farmers receive better wages and continue to improve their business and quality of living. LHC is currently located at Bryant Street Market in front of bar Alegria.

Appetizers by Sustain Table Food Co.
Sustain Table Food Co was founded in Washington D.C.  by Maylan Nguyen to empower herself and others to become a positive impact on our local food system. By sourcing ingredients from local farmers and producers, she has found various mediums to showcase how to prepare nutritious, whole food plant-based options that can appease omnivores. From experimenting with making Asian-inspired backpacking meals to piloting a zero-waste meal service for her neighborhood, and most recently working with Little Hat Coffee to offer a plant-based bánh mì, Maylan hopes to use this project to help consumers envision a flavorful future with less reliance on excess salt and processed sugars and oils. Sustain Table Food Co also works to support community gardening and food projects to foster sustainability and equity in the DMV area.

Live Performance by Drew Kid 
Drew Kid, sometimes known as French Toast Jefferson, is a dedicated musician, multidisciplinary artist, and for context, a Silver Spring, MD native of Filipino-American origin. DK’s current work takes on the form of his band: KLOUT SITTY BURD GYANG, an artistic community movement centered on ascension, which focuses the spectrum of expression to promote universal healing. He has amassed an extensive discography of collaborations among artists DMV-based, nationwide, and recently released his self-declared greatest work: THE LOOP EVOLVES, a 22-track double album chronicling his recovery from trauma and depression.

Event Soundtrack by Les The DJ 
Les The DJ a.k.a. Les Talusan is a DJ, whose musical practice immerses people in the joy of community-powered discovery. Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, and now based in Washington, DC for over 20 years, Les continues to find inspiration behind the decks in the U.S. and abroad. Fueled by their own story of resilience, liberation, and courage as an immigrant, parent and survivor, Les brings to the center the songs long cherished, remembered, and celebrated by people of the global diaspora.