Hello everyone! The late summer mosquitoes are a great mirror for us all: desperate, hungry, ready for a good time, violently hungry, vicious. Okay, maybe the similarities end at “hungry” but you get the gist. What should our mosquito selves do with our limited (summer) time?
Need to stimulate your creativity? Then visit Congressional Cemetery for their Creative Crypt Saturdays! A two-hour block of time to work on your creativity at the HCC chapel? Yes please! Upcoming Saturdays are August 22 and September 5. Click here to learn more and sign up.
The tickets to the Freedom 250 Grand Prix may be gone, but thankfully, Gallery O on H will hold their own Not-So-Grand Prix on August 22. All you need is cold drinks and questionable prizes, so let’s go. RSVP here.
On Sunday, make sure you get some Snow Crane Ice Cream! Yes, they are back with their glorious and magical confections through September. On Sunday, you can catch them from 10 a.m to 2 p.m Click here for more info.
Summer restaurant week is here! From August 24-30, enjoy the best of our local dining scene at affordable prices. Don’t forget to make reservations! More info here.
Pups at the Park is happening at Nats Park on August 25. Click here to get your tickets! And on August 29, it’s CATURDAY! Click here to get those tickets.
Celebrate Day of the Dog at Congressional Cemetery on Wednesday, August 26 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and enjoy a beautiful evening with your Fido. Learn more and RSVP here and don’t forget to fill out a waiver form HERE.
Feel like staying home but still listening to cool author chats and finding your next read? East City Books has previous chats uploaded to their YouTube channel. Check them out here.
Looking for a last splash before summer is over? Check out the special pool info page from DC DPR here.
This is not exactly fun, but if you have a lead line, you will want to sit through this update from DC Water on August 26. Click here to join the meeting and if you can’t make it, catch the replay on their YouTube channel.
SUMMER MOVIES
Sometime this week, walk down to the National Gallery of Art and catch the last days of their Mary Cassatt show. Learn more here and plan your visit.
The summer outdoor movie lineup is up at the Library of Congress and the movies start on July 9. Buy some stock in OFF! Deep Woods and let’s go. Check it out here.
Sunset Movies at the Wharf goes through September 2. If you’re looking for a fun Wednesday plan, you can do no better! Check it out here
OFF-HILL
If you’ve never attended a Creative Morning, you can join the fun tomorrow morning at Long View Gallery. Creative Mornings are unique monthly talks about creativity, humanity and how to keep going forward, and if you’re a creative (or if you’ve always wanted to be one) you should join this excellent community. Click here to get tickets.
Want a beautiful, historic AND AIR CONDITIONED large space to enjoy with the family? Well, the Building Museum has done it again: THE PLAYGROUND is ready for you to play, through August 30! Get tickets here.
On Saturday, enjoy the Arboretum and get your forest bathing on. This event is sold out but you can get on the wait list here.
On Monday, August 24, play DC Trivia with The 51st at the MLK Memorial Library. Click here to RSVP.
PLAN AHEAD
The Hill Family Biking Back to School ride is happening August 29 and everyone’s invited. We’re told this could be the biggest ride yet so help them break records by RSVPing here.
If bread and cheese are more your cruising speed, then you need to hie to The Roost for Capitol Jill’s Breaking Breads event. Bring a loaf to share! Get your tickets here.
The DC Unity Cup is also happening on August 29 at the Fields at RFK. Find out more details here.
The DC Jazz Festival has tickets on sale already! Mark your calendar for August 30 and 31 at the Wharf! Get your tickets here.
The Anacostia Youth Media Festival happens in September but they are already accepting entries. Click here and check it all out.
Looking for a book club? Check out the Folger’s book selection for September–– a novel imagining of Romeo and Juliet. Get more details here.
Get excited! The Southeast Library reopens on Thursday, September 10!
The American Black Film Festival is popping up at the Angelika, September 25-27! Get your tickets here.
The Washington Bach Consort’s Noontime Cantatas resume in October. Click here for the whole schedule.
And they may suck but they are ours: The Wizards kick off their season October 10. Get tickets.
On October 22, see our city through the eyes of DC local Esther Bubley at the Capital Jewish Museum. Learn more here.