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Mark your calendar: the next Capitol Hill Yard Sale is happening October 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.! Want to be part of the fun? Sign up here.
The DC Jazz Festival is lighting up your Labor Day weekend! Mark your calendar for September 5-6 at the Wharf! Get your tickets here.
Got honey? Congressional Cemetery will be selling Rest in Bees on September 6. Click here for more info.
Don’t forget: Snow Crane ice cream is back through the end of September. Read more about Chef Takeshi Nishikawa and his journey to making delightful and unique cold treats 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.
OFF-HILL
The DC State Fair is back on Sunday, September 6 at Anthem Row, 800 K Street NW. Click here for more information.
And playing through September 13, Dupont Underground hosts Nation-State: A Live Experiment. Nation-State is fun, quirky, but surprisingly profound immersive theater piece that tries to define borders, despotism and despair. Click here for info and tickets.
PLAN AHEAD
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!
Art All Night is happening all over DC on September 11 and 12. Click here for more and hey, come see me in Georgetown on Saturday evening, will you?
And the Capitol Hill Art Walk is happening September 12 and 13 as well. Click here for a list of artists and more information.
Also on September 13, check out the Run For the Arts 5k run and walk at 9:30 am along the Navy Yard Waterfront! More details and where to sign up here.
And at Congressional Cemetery, take a tour with your pup to observe National Pet Memorial Day. Tickets here.
Do you love yoga? Then check out this free event at The Stacks with Balance Gym on September 17.
The H Street Festival is happening on Saturday, September 18. Get excited and come on down to the Hottest, Happiest, Hippiest and Hoppiest street in DC. Check their website for more info.
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.
SOUL STROLLS! SOUL STROLLS! Get your tickets!! Click here. Not sure what to expect? Check out a reel I made about it.
Looking for a monster Halloween party? Then Nighmare in Navy Yard is the party you search… IF YOU DARE MWAHAHAHAHAHA! Info and tickets here.
Yasmin Elhady is one funny lady. Catch her one-woman show at Woolly Mammoth in late September and October. Click here for tickets.