Cheers to the weekend! Carry that fabulous energy throughout the week and find something fun to do every day:
Starting TODAY at the Miracle Theater and from the comfort of your couch, the DC Black Film Festival highlights and amplifies Black and Afro descending filmmakers and storytellers. Learn more at their website here. For schedules and tickets, click here.
For the bookworms, tonight at East City Books and online, listen to author Ian Hariri-Kia talk about her book, “A Hundred Other Girls.” More info and tickets here.
Remember that in addition to our beloved Eastern Market, we have a new outdoor market close to the ballpark, the Half Street Central Farm Market, 9:30 am-1pm every Saturday. More info here.
Tuesdays during the month of August, starting August 9, you can do yoga at The Yards. Called the Sundeck Salutation Series, this free class goes from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. And if you show up early, you can receive a branded yoga block for your own daily practice. Don’t forget water and a mat! More info and RSVP here.
Did you know the U. S. Capitol holds Capitol Conversations on weekdays at 1 p.m.? These virtual sessions are informative and fun–– a neat opportunity to learn something new while you eat your lunch. Learn more about the Library of Congress on Tuesday, August 23. Register here. Can’t make it Tuesday? Check out other Capitol Conversations here.
Sometimes, watching how the sausage is made can be glorious, especially if you get to grill it afterwards. Join Chef Mark Haskell for “Summer Sausages for the Grill,” a sausage-making and grilling class at the Hill Center on Thursday, August 25. More details, tickets and information for attending an in-person class here.
The last two chances for outdoor movies at the Wharf are upon us. Tonight, catch Crazy Rich Asians. On August 25, it’s Summer of Soul. First come, first served, so get there early. More details here.
OFF-HILL
On Tuesday, August 23, join our friends from A Tour of Her Own as they hold a LIVE salon, all about feminism, at Malcolm X park. Meet at the Joan of Arc statue, sister suffragettes! More details here.
Are you a Studio Ghibli fan? The Japanese animation studio has created movies that are touching, funny, mesmerizing and more akin to watching a moving painting than a cartoon. More info and tickets here.
The Hillwood Estate has a wonderful exhibit of Princess Grace of Monaco’s Dior gowns and assorted mementos. Following in the theme, you can catch “Rear Window” as part of their outdoor series, tomorrow August 19. Become intensely paranoid as you develop a mega crush on Grace Kelly– but especially on her oh-so- New Look gowns as she plays New York socialite Lisa, nursing her photojournalist boyfriend back to health. More details and information here.
We may chuckle at the rebranding of Crystal City as National Landing or NaLa, but hey––it’s catchy. If you want to catch an outdoor movie, you can do so starting tonight at Movies in the Park. Tonight’s movie has been rescheduled, but more information and details here.
Earlier in the week, we talked about what might inspire you to trek all the way out to Georgetown from Capitol Hill, or from the east side of town altogether. Most of you didn’t think Georgetown Cupcake was worth the visit. More of you felt that Baked and Wired would be the winner. But whatever you do, make sure you check out Neighbors DC, a pop-up market that supports small businesses and has a series of events– like Vinyasa flow yoga starting on August 28. They are open from 5-9 p.m. on Fridays and 10 a.m. – 5 p.m on Saturdays and Sundays. More info here.
PLAN AHEAD
Don’t forget: the Live, on the Hill series is taking an August break, but they’ll be back in September, starting September 2. On September 9, come listen to a thoroughly local band called The Love Station. All shows start at 5 p.m. at Eastern Market Metro Plaza, on the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue SE, right by the metro entrance.
Are you a musician seeking a wonderful place to play? You may want to audition for the Capital City Symphony, based out of the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Incidentally, CCS’s season opener is October 16, with An Artist in the World. More details here.
A new interactive experience is coming to Rhode Island Center, the space right off Rhode Island Avenue Metro, where the Van Gogh exhibit was earlier this year. The experience is called DINOS ALIVE and it looks like it’s gonna be a great hit for the younger set (and their tired, devoted parents). Dinos Alive is coming in October, but you can get tickets here.
Get tickets to The Till Trilogy at Mosaic Theater Company. This collection of three works focuses on the 1955 murder of Emmet Till, a 14-year old child who was tortured and killed for allegedly offending a white woman. For more information and tickets, click here. The Till Trilogy runs October 4- November 20 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center.
On Tuesday, August 30, why not take some time from the comfort of home to learn more about the Equal Rights Amendment– an amendment that will hopefully have its day sometime soon. A Tour of their Own leads it. More details and tickets here.
On September 10, get ready to ride! The DC Bike Ride is happening all over town and you can join. Kids under seven ride for free and youth pays half price. Enjoy a blissful car-free day and see the city from a unique perspective. Check out the course map here. For more information and tickets, click here.
Another wonderful film festival coming in late September is the March on Washington Film Festival. If there has ever been a time to reflect, learn and uphold the courage of those seeking for equality and fighting for basic rights, it is now. Learn more about the festival and their mix of in-person and online screenings here.
Do you love beer? Do you love events that are just a short stroll downhill from our beloved neighborhood? Then Snallygaster— celebrating 10 years of wonderful beer merriment this year– is surely your jam. This year’s iteration happens October 8 on Pennsylvania Avenue, between 3rd and 6th Streets NW. More tickets and information here. We are told tickets are going fast: last year it was very crowded but also a lot of fun, so get your beer buds together for suds.