Jul
4
Sat
Boom with a View @ W Hotel POV Lounge
Jul 4 @ 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

You’re invited. Experience access to the most exclusive views of the National Fireworks.

Join us at POV overlooking the National Mall for Boom with a View.

After the fireworks, mix it up over signature cocktails and vibrant beats.

Saturday, July 4th

Doors open at 6:00 PM

Fireworks start at 9:15 PM

 

Tables are limited, reserve yours today at POVEvents@Whotels.com 

Table reservations start at a $1,000 minimum food & beverage spend and the $100 per person entry price counts towards this minimum. Individual tickets are not available for purchase at this time.

POV

At W Washington DC

515 15th Street NW

Jul
9
Thu
FGI DC Summer Cocktails & Conversation @ Penthouse Pool Club
Jul 9 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Fashion Group International® of Greater Washington, DC Invites You
Summer Cocktails & Conversation

As Summer finally kicks into high gear, come and mix & mingle as we celebrate the season and network with one another!

Thursday July 9, 2015+
6:30pm – 8:30pm

Penthouse Pool Club
(new exclusive membership based resort)
1612 U Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20009

RSVP*
fgidcsummer15.eventbrite.com
FGIDC Members – FREE
Non-Members – $10
*we will NOT accept payments at door. RSVP in advance

Jul
11
Sat
All American Beer Fest 2015 @ The Fairgrounds
Jul 11 @ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Event: All American Beer Fest 2015
Description: The All American Beer Fest celebrates America will unlimited tastings of American’s finest beers. Rock your red, white and blue and get ready for a full day of star spangled entertainment with thousands of fellow Americans in your Nation’s Capital!
Where: The Fairgrounds (1299 Half Street SE, Washington, DC 20003), which is located across from the centerfield gate at Nationals Stadium.
When: July 11th, 2015
Time: 12PM-4PM (Session 1 VIP), 1PM-4pm (Session 1 GA), 6PM-10PM (Session 2 VIP), 7PM-10PM (Session 2 GA)
What participants get:
  • Unlimited beer sampling of America’s finest beers
  • Unlimited full pour stations
  • All day live entertainment
  • Large game zone
  • All American food trucks
  • Interactive photo booth
  • Souvenir tasting glass
  • Thousands of your closest drinking buddies
(Must purchase a ticket to attend for entry)
 
25% PROMO CODE FOR KSTREETMAGAZINE READERS: AMERICABLOG
Bastille Day @ Wunder Garten
Jul 11 @ 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM

L’Enfant Café is proud to announce the 11h annual Bastille Day party, a cultural celebration of all things French, on Saturday, July 11 from 3pm to 10pm. After celebrating the 10th anniversary on Vernon St last year, the folks at L’Enfant have decided to re-locate the fête to sister venue, Wunder Garten (150 M St NE), the all new beer garden space in NoMa.

Entry to this year’s event and D.C.s biggest masquerade ball is $7. Advance ticket purchase is required and capacity is limited. Purchase online through www.lenfantcafe.com or www.wundergartendc.com. Guests will storm the Bastille via M St NE, just steps from the NoMa metro stop (Red Line).

The memorable performances have also moved to the new location, including can-can dancers, a New Orleans style brass marching band, burlesque dancers and the royal guests of honor, King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette.

The signature folly of the event, the world-famous ‘French Maid Relay Race,’ will take place at approximately 6pm in which racers, men and women, must each wear the risqué black and white maid costume while running back and forth across the street in order to fill a Champagne glass with soup spoons of water. Très chic! Contenders must pre-purchase a costume, with ticket purchase, before the limited supply is sold out.

Enjoy this full line up of entertainment or entertain yourself on the dance floor while listening to a host of live DJs and musical guests. Throughout the event, revelers have the option to sip on the official beer of Bastille Day, Stella Artois, or enjoy Leffe, Stella Cidre, red and white wine, and Champagne. DC Slices and Crepes Parfait food trucks will be on hand to dish out delicious snacks.

Like any good revolution, the celebration doesn’t end there. For the real Bastille Day, the team invites you back to where it all began: L’Enfant Café. On Tuesday, July 14, the French restaurant will offer happy hour from open to close, featuring $5 Stella Artois, red, white and sparkling wine, and highballs. A DJ will provide entertainment while French maids offer fantastique service (read: more entertainment)

LEnfant Café is a European-style restaurant located at 18th and U Street NW, between Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan. It is known for its casual French-influenced menu, offers a full bar, and Saturday and Sunday brunch. LEnfant is home to La Boum, a popular Saturday afternoon brunch party. With its cozy interior and an expanded sidewalk patio with flower boxes, LEnfant Caféis DC’s shortcut to Paris.

An evening with NOLA Jazz/Funk Sextet, Naughty Professor @ Gypsy Sally's
Jul 11 @ 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Gypsy Sally’s is pleased to present an evening with NOLA jazz/funk sextet, Naughty Professor who are currently on tour supporting their April 2015 release, Out On A Limb, on Saturday, July 11! DC’s own funk/ soul outfit, Aztec Sun will open!

Naughty Professor

Naughty Professor is a forward thinking music endeavor pioneered by six young musicians from around the country, now anchored in New Orleans, Louisiana. Formed in 2011, the band’s mission was to embody the jazz-influenced party culture of the Big Easy in a constantly evolving, high energy funk/soul outfit. Naughty Professors’ live performances, which weave together complex compositions and loose individual improvisation, quickly commanded the attention of many notable musicians in town, including George Porter Jr., Galactic, and The Revivalists. With fresh recorded material in the works and a rigorous tour schedule planned for 2014 and beyond, Naughty Professor is poised to soon become the next household name associated with the echelon of New Orleans music.

Aztec Sun

With a fiery-hot, funky beat that echoes with the nostalgia of neo-soul and just enough grit to keep you hip thrustin’ and toe tappin’, Washington D.C.’s Aztec Sun’s voltaic performances are the result of the band’s infectious melodies and the rare dynamism of the musicians creating them.
From its inception in 2013, Aztec Sun has grown into an 8-piece ensemble with a sound that evokes a classic ’70s feel played in a new school approach. The band’s culturally diverse background and timelessness of the band’s musical influences create their sound. It can be said that whether it’s the old-school R&B seduction, uptown funky grooves, or a pop-alicious hit, there’s something for everyone!

SHOW DETAILS

Date:               Saturday, July 11, 2015

Venue:            Gypsy Sally’s
Address:         3401 K Street NW

Washington, DC
Phone:            202-333-7700

Showtime:      9:00pm, Doors 7:00pm

Ticket price:   ADV $10/ DOS $14

Website:         www.gypsysallys.com

Jul
12
Sun
2nd Annual Launch Pad Finale @ Union Market - Dock 5
Jul 12 @ 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

The 2nd annual Launch Pad, a culinary business competition created by Union MarketMess Hall and RIS owner Ris Lacoste, will culminate in a live grand finale this Sunday, July 12 from 1pm-5pm at Union Market’s Dock 5. Tickets can be purchased for $25 here.

Guests at the finale will be treated to cocktails and small bites as finalists Arepa ZoneBao Bros BarHalf SmokeWhisked, and Bene pitch their original concepts. The winner will be announced by a panel of judges, including restaurant mavens Patrick O’ConnellAaron SilvermanDrew NieporentDavid HallAl Goldberg and Ris Lacoste, and a People’s Choice vote will count towards each finalist’s point total. Winner of Launch Pad will receive a 6-12 month takeover of a fully-built stall in Union Market, as well as a mentorship from Ris Lacoste and other great prizes.

An after-party will feature chefs’ tables with previous Launch Pad contestants, judges, and advisors. Guests will mingle with food and drink mavens such as DC Brau‘s Jeff HancockMari Rodela, and Brendan SkallCake Love owner Warren Brown, and Capital Kombucha owner John Lee, among others. Locally produced snacks and beverages will be provided, and hometown bartenders will mix specialty cocktails featuring Jefferson’s Ridiculously Small Batch BourbonGosling’s Rums, and Pallini Limoncello.

Who: Union Market, Mess Hall, RIS owner Ris Lacoste
What: Launch Pad Grand Finale
Where: Dock 5, Union Market (1309 5th Street NE, Washington, DC 20002)
When: Sunday, July 12, 1pm-5pm
Tickets: $25 | Tickets can be purchased here.

Jul
13
Mon
Dinner & Discussion w/ ‘In the French Kitchen’ Author Susan Herrmann Loomis @ Bastille
Jul 13 @ 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

WHAT:                 A special dinner with wine and a discussion of her new book, In a French Kitchen with author Susan Herrmann Loomis, hosted by Chefs Christophe & Michelle Poteaux.  The book is a collection of tales from the kitchens of home cooks throughout France capturing the delightful celebration of French life and the cooks who turn even the simplest meals into an occasion. On the eve of Bastille Day, the Chefs Poteaux will serve:

Amuse et Kir

Melon et jambon sale – Virginia made prosciutto, compressed cantaloupe, micro basil, Banyuls vinegar reduction

Poulet roti au romarin et aux citrons confits – Roasted Amish chicken infused with preserved lemon and rosemary, fingerling potatoes, haricots verts, cipoline, piquillo peppers

Salade verte, chèvre chaud – Fresh goat cheese tartine with organic green salad, Dijon and shallot vinaigrette

Tarte aux citrons, fruits rouges, crème Chantilly – Lemon tart, fresh local berries, Chantilly cream

 

WHEN:                 Monday, July 13

                                6:30pm Reception, Meet & Greet

                                7pm Dinner

 

WHERE:               Bastille
606 N Fayette St
Alexandria, VA 22314

 

RSVP:                    Tickets are $69.00 per person, inclusive of dinner and wine, exclusive of tax or gratuity.  Books will be available for purchase for $26.95.  Please call (703) 519-3776 or email reservations@bastillerestaurant.com to reserve seats for this special event.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Susan Herrmann Loomis is a France-based, award-winning journalist, author and cooking school proprietor with nine books to her credit, and a professionally trained chef. Among her books are On Rue Tatin, a narrative about her life in France, with recipes which won the IACP best literary food book for 2002, Loomis contributes to many publications including Cooking Light,Metropolitan Home, France Today, and Gastronomica. She has lived in France for nearly twenty years, operates On Rue Tatin, a cultural and culinary cooking program, from her 15th century home in Louviers, France, where she lives with her two children.

Jul
14
Tue
Bastille Day Baguette Race @ PAUL Bakery & Cafe in Penn Quarter
Jul 14 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

WHAT:

To commemorate France’s National Holiday, PAUL invites the public to come have some fun and participate in our 5th Annual “Baguette Relay Race” which will take place in front of PAUL Penn Quarter.

 

Gather Your Friends to create relay teams! Cheering Spectators are welcome!

 

WHERE:

PAUL Bakery and Café in Penn Qtr. (at the US Navy Memorial)

801 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC

Tel: 202-524-4500/01

 

WHEN: Tuesday, July 14, 2014 at 11am (Kids Race), and 11:30am (Adult Race)

 

HOW:

We’ll divide up racers into four teams of five people. Each team will be led by a PAUL employee. Each racer will “quick-walk” one lap around the circle of the US Navy Memorial, and then hand off his/her baguette (baton) to the next teammate.   All members of the winning team will get a FREE LUNCH (sandwich + viennoiserie pastry) at PAUL!

 

 

Additional Info:

 

About Bastille Day

Bastille Day, the French national holiday, commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which took place on 14 July 1789 and marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The Bastille was a prison and a symbol of the absolute and arbitrary power of Louis the 16th’s Ancient Regime. By capturing this symbol, the people signaled that the king’s power was no longer absolute: power should be based on the Nation and be limited by a separation of powers.

Jul
15
Wed
Dance of the Cranes @ Milian Park
Jul 15 @ 8:15 PM – 9:00 PM

On the evening of July 15, 2015, two high-rise construction cranes will come to life in a synchronized motion. Dance of the Cranes will consist of a choreographed dance performed by real crane operators in two two high-rise construction cranes towering over the streets of NW Washington, D.C.

At dusk, the cranes will slowly begin to pivot, rotate and sway in harmonized movement, each crane performing the same delicate motion hundreds of feet above the viewers on the sidewalks and in Milian Park below. As the performance progresses, the accompanying ambient music will echo through the surrounding streets, creating the sensation that the entire city is the stage for this complex performance and immersing the audience within the surrounding environment.  Repurposing these utilitarian machines as the star performers in a delicate dance creates the opportunity to engage the audience and connect them to the city.

What: Dance of the Cranes, presented by Capital Fringe at the 10th Annual Fringe Festival. Chorographer/Artistic Director: Brandon Vickerd
Who:

Featuring:

Crane operators Jose Ortiz,
South Crane and Glenwood Williams, North Crane

Gould Property, Oxford Property, Clark Construction and Miller and Long

Where: 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Optimum viewing from Milian Park (499 Massachusetts Ave., NW)
When: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 8:15 p.m. sharp
Rain date is Thursday, July 16, 2015
The dance will last approximately 45 minutes
Tickets: No tickets necessary, this is a free event.
Press Contact: Laura Gross,
202-695-8223, c: 202-255-2054, press@capitalfringe.org
Official Hashtags #danceofthecranes, #capfringe15, #cityofcranes
Jul
16
Thu
Dar Be Dar by Tala Raassi Show at Penthouse Pool Lounge @ Penthouse Pool & Lounge @ The Yards
Jul 16 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Penthouse Pool & Lounge @ The Yards will host a Dar Be Dar by Tala Raassi summer fashion show. Raassi will showcase her latest 2015 Spring/Summer swimsuit collection with a live show atop DC’s newest rooftop oasis. This event is free and open to the public. Guests will enjoy DeLeón Tequila cocktail specials, a live fashion show, 360 degree views of the Nation’s Capital, and the chance to purchase Raassi’s newest pool-side looks. www.penthousepoolclub.com | www.darbedar.net

WHEN: Thursday, July 16 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

WHERE: Penthouse Pool & Lounge @ The Yards | 1212 4th St. SE

FREE | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC