It’s only been a month, but it may as well have been twenty years. How will we try to undo the psychological damage? Read on!
Hey, do you love H Street, supporting local businesses and dancing? US TOO! The Old School Dance Party is back! Cut a rug and boogie on down this Friday, February 21 at the Pie Shop, 1339 H Street NE. Have dinner somewhere on H first? Show your receipt and get $5 knocked off your entry. Buy your tickets at the door or pre-pay here.
This week, prepare to ditch your car and walk, bike, take the bus or Metro and play and explore and meet other people like yourself, who want to be more car-independent and want to support the incredible transit infrastructure of our region. TRANSPOBINGO IS HERE! Learn more about this fun game and tradition here and get ready to play! We are especially excited to be part of raising awareness in this effort and hope you make it to one of the events. SPEAKING OF!
Ride your bike and beautify the neighborhood! On Saturday, February 22 at 10:30 a.m. join Hill Family Biking at Stanton Park for either a 2- or 4-mile ride. Stop by Sherwood and Rosedale recreation centers and spruce them up for spring! This is an official TranspoBingo event too!
By the way– want to support Hill Family Biking and Payne Elementary with their street mural project and look good doing it? Then order your very own cozy sweatshirt here and bike in style and warmth.
Slapstick comedy? Wordplay? HILARIOUS FARCE? Shoot The Metronomics into my veins! The St. Mark’s Players are staging a production of this farcical comedy that, in the words of Steffon, “has it all.” Catch it starting tomorrow, Friday, February 21. Get your tickets here, and if you go with a group, you get a discount!
Just in time for our Arctic blast comes the annual Special Olympics Polar Plunge at The Yards! This year, the Plunge will happen Saturday, February 22 and you can find out more information here. This event is part of FlurryFest, which will be an outdoor wintertime extravaganza, with a DJ, outdoor activities, giveways and more! The event is FREE but you should RSVP here.
Love whiskey but hate stepping out of the house? Then Chat’s on Barracks Row has the event for you: Whiskey Wednesdays are educational and virtual! Click this link and catch the fun Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and make sure to subscribe!
Independent bookstores are the crown jewels of learning and safe spaces. On Thursday, February 27, listen to author Linda Holmes talk about her latest novel, Back After This. Get tickets here (hybrid and in-person). On Friday, February 28 at Solid State Books, listen to author Sophie Lewis discuss her newest book, Enemy Feminisms and learn why all feminism is not good feminism. You can get tickets with and without the book here.
MPD’s Community Engagement Academy is an eight-week program designed to give community members the opportunity to learn firsthand about MPD’s day to day operations. The next cohort starts in March. Wanna learn more? Click here.
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Have you ever wanted to race your bike through parking lots? Why not? National Landing is hosting the Garage Racing National Championships on February 22. Learn more about the event here and sign up to race here!
The Museum of the Bible has an all-puppet show of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe starting this Friday, February 21. For more info and tickets, click here.
Love local history and oral history? On February 24, swing by the DC History Center for the February DC Oral History Collaborative Meet-Up. Learn more and RSVP here.
The National Building Museum’s “Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage” is their latest permanent exhibit. Both a shameless grab for storage space in the main floors of the Building Museum and an incredible invitation to explore, giggle, wonder and ponder on how we build the world around us, the exhibit will be a fixture at the second floor of the museum. Check out my Instagram post here. Every time you visit, you may see a slightly different exhibit– cool right? Get tickets here.
I’m a big fan of skin care and #selfcare, so when the folks at Glowbar invited me to try one of their 30-minute facials in their new store over at Logan Circle (1450 P Street NW), I jumped at the chance. The esthetician who helped me, Brittany, was not just thorough but also incredibly knowledgeable about skin care at a molecular level. Book a treatment here.
Never been to UDC for a noontime jazz concert? Change that this month: Celebrate Black History Month with the Allyn Johnson Trio this Tuesday, February 11 this show has been rescheduled to March 6, so make sure you go! More information here– make sure you scroll to February.
(Arrive prepared: Read more about Allyn Johnson over at Capital Bop.)
Don’t forget! The Anacostia Community Museum is open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and they always have something fun going on! Learn more here.
A play inside a record store? Intriguing! Get tickets to Love and Vinyl, which opens February 13 at Byrdland Records, and see how it all works itself out. More info and tickets here.
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And get excited: Mardi Gras is coming to the Wharf on Saturday, March 1! Parade! Live music! Food! Drink! Merriment! More info here.
Nothing like a hometown parade to let the good times roll: The Barracks Row Main Street Mardi Gras Parade will also happen March 1 starting at 2 p.m. More info here. There will also be a party and concert featuring STARCRUSH at The 507, starting at 5 p.m.. More info here.
Celebrate Women’s History Month at the Library of Congress (while you still can)! The theme is women in aviation, so come prepared to fold paper airplanes and to learn about trailblazing women in the African and Middle Eastern collections. Everyone needs tickets to enter the Library of Congress. Get yours here.
Fan of fitness and flowers? Then the Friends of the National Arboretum Flowering 5K on March 23! More information and signups here.
On Saturday, March 22, the Washington Men’s Camerata offer up Pardon Our French! — an evening of French choral music–– at Live! at 10th and G NW. For more information and tickets, click here.