Hey it’s October! If you see Tim Krepp around town, wish him a happy birthday! Also, the Eastern High School homecoming parade is happening this afternoon, starting at 1 pm. What else can you do this weekend?
Ready to join our yard sale on October 17? Sign up by clicking here!
Also! Are you decorating or know a neighbor who is? Add them to the Spooky Hill is Home map HERE.
There is a new adorable perfume and art shop in town! Check out B Street on Constitution Avenue, near 7th Street NE. They had a soft open last week and they have an array of dreamy scents and art. Click here for more info.
Mosaic Theater Company’s Somewhere Over The Border is a great show. What if the Wizard of Oz were remade with immigrants’ stories? Don’t even try to imagine it. Just go to the Atlas and see for yourself. Get your tickets here.
Want to learn more about the man behind the beautiful gardens and design of the Capitol grounds and many other beautiful green spaces? Steve Livengood will have a special Overbeck Lecture on the subject and if it’s as good as one of his Walking Town tours, this is one you won’t want to miss. Click here to get tickets.
Have you ever caught an American Roots concert at the Hill Center? They are fabulous FREE concerts that aim to build community and education through music. On October 4, catch Chloe Kimes. Click here for more info and to RSVP.
Did you know District Flow Yoga offers a FREE outdoor yoga class at Eastern Market Metro park on Saturdays? Just bring your mat, some water, and your most centered self. Find out more here.
Oktoberfest is here and Cafe Berlin is doing a WHOLE PIG, y’all! Click here to make your reservations because it goes fast.
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.
OFF-HILL
The Wharf is also doing it up for Oktoberfest and I have one word and a number for you: WIENERFEST 500!!!!!!! Click here for the whole lineup on October 3.
The National Museum of Women in the Arts has a new show about quilts that is so touching and beautiful, I hope you make a point of attending. Routed West: Twentieth Century American Quilts in California is so much more than its title implies. It’s a quintessentially American story of female-led artistry ––the kind that tends to be largely ignored and lumped with what’s been typically classified as “the domestic arts.” Through quilts collected by a psychotherapist who became fixated on these beautiful works of art and ingenuity, and expertly curated by Elaine Y. Yau at the Berkeley Art Museum. This show runs through January of 2027, so you have time to plan your visit. Guys. Should we start a quilting bee?
PLAN AHEAD
The Washington Bach Consort’s Noontime Cantatas resume in October. Click here for the whole schedule.
Go ride a bike with fellow grown-ups and see the monuments at night on October 10. Click here to register.
And they may suck but they are ours: The Wizards kick off their season October 10. Get tickets.
Porchfest is coming to Capitol Hill on October 10 and they have lineups announced! Honestly, it is going to be HUGE so don’t miss it. Check it out here.
Or you could run the Dead Man’s Run 5k at Congressional Cemetery! Get your body moving, wear a costume, feel good! Sign up here.
By the way, keep an eye on Congressional Cemetery’s event page. Click here to go there.
Love air plants but not sure how to keep them in your house? Check out this workship at Rewild on October 16! Haunted Air Plant Vivariums sounds like the name of a niche Halloween band that plays the theremin. Click here to get tickets.
Catch an Argentine movie at La Cosecha every second Tuesday of the month. The October film is El Secreto En Sus Ojos and man.. this movie is AMAZING. Get your tickets here. StreamIndie Films
Learn swing with Gottaswing! and the Capitol Hillbillies at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church! It’s an absolute blast– look at this reel I made about it. Click here to learn more.
Can’t get enough of dancing? Go dance at The Wharf on Thursday evenings! Click here to learn more.
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.
Want to do something more healthful on Halloween? Why not run a 5K at the Arboretum? Click here to register.
The Literary Feast is happening on November 7. Get your tickets here.
The Congressional Cemetery Holiday Market is accepting applications. Fill yours out here and good luck!