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After a week of Washington being the nation鈥檚 spotlight, Kara Levchenko was glad to organize a show glowing with queer joy and artistry.

Hundreds packed into 聽Thursday for Sapphic Songwriters Night to mosh and celebrate live music written and performed by sapphic, LGBTQ+ artists , , and .

A portion of the night’s proceeds were donated to , a provider of LGBTQ care and advocacy, including gender-affirming healthcare services in the D.C. area.

The evening was abundant in music debuts. Levchenko performed her latest single, 鈥�,鈥� with Artist and Co-Collaborator . Swataa released their EP 鈥溾�� at midnight on Friday.

Levchenko decided to throw a show with a solely DMV-based sapphic artist line-up in March at 聽a venue she said playing is a 鈥渞ite of passage鈥� for DMV musicians.

鈥淲e wanted to lift up queer artists in the area,鈥� Levchenko said. 鈥淚t just feels even more important that we’re putting on this event today.鈥�

Concert Attendee Nik Battaglia said that 鈥渟haring joy鈥� is vital right now.

鈥淚t’s so important to be supporting artists,鈥� Battaglia said. 鈥淚t’s important to be gathering together, taking up space.鈥澛�

Headliner Levchenko grew up on a steady music diet of theatre, jazz and classical, a mix her parents would put on during long car trips, despite not being musicians. On Sundays, her grandparents often took her to the orchestra.

鈥淔rom a young age, I was taking musical theater, and I was excited about studying,鈥� Levchenko said.

Alongside her technical foundation, Levchenko鈥檚 dreamy sound and pop-punk stage presence are a culmination of her songwriting capabilities and authenticity.

鈥淚 think that a song is a snapshot of a feeling,鈥� Levchenko said.聽 鈥淚t’s wild to look back at your song that you鈥檝e written and realize that it has a whole other meaning years later.鈥�

Levchenko honed her creative side through long-standing friendships. She met her best friend and part-time songwriting partner, Larae, in high school choir.

鈥淭hat element of trust is really important when you write a song with someone, to feel like they know you very well and can be honest with each other,鈥� Levchenko said.聽

For the DMV native, her inner critic can sometimes get the best of her 鈥� so collaboration and trust can help, most recently, on 鈥淗ouse of Cards.鈥澛�

鈥淲hen you have another person to bounce ideas off of, things come together so quickly and in such a special way where your two sounds mesh,鈥� she said.聽

The collaborative energy is at the soul of her new single, 鈥�,鈥� which drops Sept. 10 with .

鈥淚 wrote it with my friends; we wrote it together at ,鈥� Levchenko said.

Her performance streak continues with a show at Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. For ticket information, visit .