The Del Ray Business Association will host its 6th Annual Well Ray Festival on Saturday, June 22nd in the heart of Del Ray. The free, family-friendly event will take on Mt. Vernon Avenue in the Del Ray section of Alexandria, a neighborhood just outside of Washington, D.C. “where Main Street still exists,” and will be a celebration of the health and wellness lifestyle movement. This year, the City of Alexandria was recognized as one of the top healthiest in America by the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, an annual ranking that provides a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work and play (link).
Over 75 health and lifestyle inspired vendors will provide a variety of activities to allow festival-goers the opportunity to explore, heal, taste and move in achieving a healthy life. Wellness and holistic health practitioners will offer services ranging from therapeutic treatments such as massages to acupuncture, physical therapy and nutritional counseling, health screenings, meditation, and more.
Festival attendees can bring their own mat and be prepared to move during free yoga, pilates, CrossFit, spin, barre, and dance classes on the streets led by local fitness instructors. There are also a variety of kid fit fun activities for the whole family to enjoy such as dance lessons, martial arts, parkour and HITT training. Pet lovers can bring their furry friends for pet-friendly fitness activities such as training tips and obstacle work. The festival each year draws thousands from across the region who want to explore the latest and greatest the world of health and wellness has to offer. The event is sponsored and presented by The Jen Walker Team (Platinum Sponsor), Core Wellness and Physical Therapy, and the Chiro Group (Gold Sponsors). The full event schedule and participating vendors are located at WellRayDelRay.com.
EVENT DETAILS
What: Well Ray – Health & Wellness Festival
When: Saturday, June 22, 2019
Where: Mt. Vernon Ave in the heart of Del Ray
Presented by: Del Ray Business Association
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Website: https://www.wellraydelray.com/
Cost: Free
Weather Plan: Rain or shine
Solstice Saturday Festival at the National Museum of the American Indian
Saturday, June 22; 3–9:30 p.m.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in DC celebrates the first Saturday of summer—Solstice Saturday— beginning with an afternoon of Andean music, dance, and family friendly activities celebrating the Great Inka Road. At 7 p.m., the celebration becomes the Solstice Illuminated Dance Party, taking place on the museum’s Welcome Plaza. There will be a DJ, refreshments, fun, and food, with all galleries open throughout the evening.
3–7 p.m.—Solstice Saturday: Celebrate the Sun!
With the exhibition The Great Inka Road as the theme, the museum celebrates Inti Raymi, the festival of the sun, with Andean music and dance. The festivity opens with traditional Bolivian dancing by Tradiciones Bolivianas, Pujllay Cliza, Fraternidad Tinkus Chochabamba, and Expresion Cultural Sikuris K’hantati Los Andes share traditional dances of Bolivia. RAYMI will be playing Andean music.
Make your own Andean fan based on the chakana, a symbol evoking the four cardinal directions, and add luminescent embellishments to show off later in the evening. Get inspired by the solar and lunar imagery throughout the museum and decorate your own canvas bag to take home.
Indigenous peoples of the Andes in South America believed that gold represented the sun. Visitors can create their own foil pendant featuring your choice of a llama, sun, or jaguar design at the imagiNATIONS Activity Center.
Meet Ande, the museum’s resident, life-size, plush toy Llama. Learn how to dress a fashionable llama for a stroll along the Inka road.
7–9:30 p.m.—Solstice Illuminated Dance Party
Grab a glow stick and dance to DJ Dola on the Welcome Plaza. Enjoy food and drinks—including anticuchos de carne, lomo saltado, chicken empanadas, chips and guacamole, arroz con leche and churros con chocolate—from local vendors Peruvian Brothers and the museum’s Mitsitam Café. Bears Shaved Ice will be serving shaved ice in a variety of flavors!
Be sure to visit the Museum’s membership table with your member card to receive a special gift (or join that evening). Cool off with a walk through the indoor galleries, which also will be open through the night.
When the sun goes down, bring your luminescent fan and join a “comparsa Iluminada”—an illuminated procession— and join Tradiciones Bolivianas, Raymi, Fraternidad Tinkus Chochabamba, Expresion Cultural Sikuris K’hantati Los Andes, and Pujllay Cliza in the procession from the festivities to an outdoor gathering on the Welcome Plaza.
Georgie* Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown’s Canine Ambassador, is pawsitively happy to announce her first Yappy Hour in honor of her new coloring book. On Thursday, June 27th, from 5 – 7 p.m., humans and their canine companions are invited to the hotel’s interior courtyard for complimentary treats, doggone drink specials, a bark bar and a complimentary paw-signed copy of Georgie’s new coloring book.
Fairmont’s culinary team will make all tails wag for special doggie treats including Chicken Yappy Snax and Peanut Butter Bacon Bombs.
Humans will enjoy the gourmet hot dog stand featuring a trio of mini hot dogs for $10.
Porky Yorkie
Bacon, Cheddar Cheese, Crispy Fried Onions
Pit Bull: Chili
Cheddar Cheese, Jalapeno, Fritos, Spicy Mayo
Teeny Weenie
Mustard, Ketchup, Onion & Relish
Canine themed cocktails can be fetched for $6 each including:
The Pink Poodle
Chambord, Chandon Sparkling Wine – garnished with raspberry skewer
The Spicy Chihuahua
Tequila Casamigos Reposado, fresh lime & orange juice, agave nectar, house-made habanero & orange tincture – rimmed with spicy tajin – chili powder and garnished with orange wheel
Georgie’s Gin & Tonic
Gin No. 3, Mediterranean Fever Tree tonic water – garnished with grapefruit wheel
Flying Dog Amber Ale
*Georgie, a yellow Labrador puppy, was born on August 17, 2018 at Guiding Eyes for the Blind, with the aspiration of one day becoming a guide dog. However, she was found to be way too friendly for that role. Luckily, Mark Huntley the hotel’s general manager, knew she was better suited for the hospitality industry. She spends her time in the lobby and courtyard greeting guests, visitors and holding special events. Georgie is also currently in training to become a certified therapy dog.
Reservations for Georgie’s Yappy Hour can be made on Eventbrite a on Eventbrite at
https://fairmont-washington-georgie-yappy-hour.eventbrite.com.
Three musicians and celebrated Broadway stars will join the National Symphony Orchestra for 50 Years Over the Rainbow: A Judy Garland Celebration on Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29, 2019 at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Laura Osnes, Capathia Jenkins, and Jimmie Herrod join Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke and the NSO in recreating many songs from Judy Garland’s 1961 famed Carnegie Hall performance. These concerts honor the cultural impact that the iconic Garland made, from The Wizard of Oz and Easter Parade to Meet Me in St. Louis, A Star Is Born, and countless others.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets ($24–$99) are available at the Kennedy Center Box Office, online atkennedy-center.org, and via phone through Instant Charge, (202) 467-4600; toll-free at (800) 444-1324. For all other ticket-related customer service inquires, call the Advance Sales Box Office at (202) 416-8540.
Three musicians and celebrated Broadway stars will join the National Symphony Orchestra for 50 Years Over the Rainbow: A Judy Garland Celebration on Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29, 2019 at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Laura Osnes, Capathia Jenkins, and Jimmie Herrod join Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke and the NSO in recreating many songs from Judy Garland’s 1961 famed Carnegie Hall performance. These concerts honor the cultural impact that the iconic Garland made, from The Wizard of Oz and Easter Parade to Meet Me in St. Louis, A Star Is Born, and countless others.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets ($24–$99) are available at the Kennedy Center Box Office, online atkennedy-center.org, and via phone through Instant Charge, (202) 467-4600; toll-free at (800) 444-1324. For all other ticket-related customer service inquires, call the Advance Sales Box Office at (202) 416-8540.
Tuesday, July 2, 2019, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Celebrate the Second of July, the day the Continental Congress voted for American independence, with music of the founding era. David and Ginger Hildebrand of the Colonial Music Institute perform eighteenth-century songs—including ballads, marches and French-inspired songs—in costume with period instruments.
Free
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Staycationing in DC for the 4th? Celebrate Wednesday night in ALL WHITE! Start your Fourth of July week with JBC at its 7th Annual Pre-Independence Day party! Join in at the W Hotel’s POV in your best white look to dance the night away, sip on some of the best cocktails in the city and toast to our country while overlooking the Washington Monument.
Join City Tap Penn Quarter on Thursday, July 4, for its annual BeerBQ Battle, a competition with local breweries serving up the best barbecue with drink specials, patio games and live music. Sample barbecue offerings from City Tap, 3 Stars Brewing (DC), RAR Brewing (Maryland), and Port City Brewing (Virginia) and vote for the winner, while enjoying a barbecue platter ($20) with favorites like potato salad and coleslaw. Featured beers ($5) from each brewery as well as adult capri suns ($10) will also be available.
WHEN: Thursday, July 4
11:30am to 4pm (City Tap Penn Quarter)
Join The Rooftop at The Graham Georgetown for an all-day celebration on Thursday, July 4, complete with sweeping sights. Tickets include entrance to the event, all-you-can-eat barbecue buffet with burgers, sliders, wagyu hot dogs, and more, live music from DJ EPX, and drink specials. Those looking to elevate their evening can purchase the exclusive “Views” table which includes entrance for 10, two bottles of bubbly, a dedicated server, views of the fireworks and more. Boozy snowballs, red, white, and blue cocktails, beer buckets, and wine, spritzer & seltzer buckets will be available for purchase a la carte.
WHEN: Thursday, July 4
12pm to 2am
WHERE: The Rooftop at The Graham Georgetown
1075 Thomas Jefferson Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-337-0900
TICKETS: To purchase tickets to The Rooftop’s Red, White & Blue Skies event, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/red-white-blue-skies-4th-of-july-party-at-the-graham-rooftop-tickets-62993772068.
Tickets – $100 – entrance to the event, all-you-can eat barbecue buffet, live music, and drink specials available a la carte
Views Table – $2,500 – one corner table for 10 with views of the fireworks, two bottles of champagne, unlimited food, and a dedicated server (only one package available)
