Events/Things To Do

 The Rosslyn BID and the Rosslyn Dog Owners Group (R-DOGS) are teaming up for a Halloween themed celebration of Rosslyn’s new Interim Dog Park at Gateway Park West! Rosslyn’s pet community is invited to enjoy local pet-themed vendors, speakers, a social media dog costume contest and giveaways. Then, head over to the other side of the park (Gateway Park East) to enjoy the final Rosslyn Cinema of the season, that same day!

• Gateway Interim Dog Park | 1300 Lee Hwy, Arlington, VA 22209

• October 22 | 3pm – 7pm

• After the event, all guests (humans & dogs) are encouraged to walk over to Gateway Park East to enjoy onsite food and drinks beginning at 5 p.m. for Rosslyn Cinema.

• More info: Rosslynva.org/howloween

After its successful spring series, The Yards will bring back its popular run and brunch activation, Brunch On The Go. Treat yourself to champagne and brunch with your running crew on October 16th, October 23rd, or October 30th in D.C.’s most exciting waterfront neighborhood for living, dining, shopping and relaxing. Pacers will curate a warmup and stretch, then lead attendees on a route around The Yards. Running newcomers and high-milers alike are invited to join!

Each week, a different Yards restaurant will create a special brunch box for registrants to enjoy after their workout. The event will cost $50 per ticket and includes a run and guided stretch for two, branded swag, bottle of bubbles, and brunch for two.

Additional details can be found below and at theyardsdc.com! Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

WHEN/WHERE:

• Pacers Running | 300 Tingey St SE #160, Washington, D.C., DC 20003

• Saturday, October 16 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

  • District Winery

    • 1 bottle of Dry Rosé

    • Avocado Toast

    • Chicken chorizo hash

• Saturday, October 23 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

  • La Famosa

    • Breakfast:

      • Ham and Swiss breakfast sandwich on our house made Mallorca roll (semi-sweet breakfast bread)

      • 2 Quesitos (sweet cream cheese pastry)

      • 1 bottle of bubbles

      • Pineapple chow with scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, and lime

      • Guyanese chow mein with egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, and soy

      • Curry goat with carrot and potato

      • Brown stew chicken, peppers, and boiled dumplings

      • Rice and peas

      • 2 Pastelillo de Guayaba (puff pastry filled with fresh Guava sauce)

    • Lunch:

      • Beef Pastelillos (fried turnovers filled with beef picadillo)

      • Bolitas de Queso (fried cheese balls served with Guava sauce)

      • Tostones (fried green plantain chips served with mayo ketchup and garlic mojo sauce)

• Saturday, October 30 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

  • Bammy’s

    • Pineapple chow, scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, lime

    • Guyanese chow mein, egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, soy

    • Curry goat, carrot, potato

    • Brown stew chicken, peppers, boiled dumplings

    • Rice and peas

Spooky Pooch Howl-o-Ween Celebration
Saturday, October 23, 2021, 3-5 p.m.

Hightail it to Hillwood with your four-legged friend for some Halloween fun! Explore the gardens and participate in the annual costume competition.

www.HillwoodMuseum.org 

4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Blankets to Bust Breast Cancer Crafty Hour Pop-Up event, benefiting local non-profit The Tigerlily Foundation

Presented by AR Workshop Alexandria + Barrel & Bushel

Tuesday, October 26

6PM

Tysons Corner Center Plaza

Join AR Workshop Alexandria on The Plaza at Tysons Corner Center for our final Summerfest Crafty Hour event hosted by Barrel & Bushel.  On Tuesday, October 26th at 6PM AR Workshop Alexandria will be on-site to teach a Special ‘Blankets to Bust Breast Cancer’ Crafty Hour benefitting the Tigerlily Foundation, a national breast cancer foundation providing education, awareness, advocacy and hands-on support to young women (15-45) – before, during and after breast cancer. You’ll receive all materials, instruction, and access to our video tutorial so you can complete your project at home.  The blanket requires no needles or knitting experience! You will get 5 skeins of chunky yarn in your color of choice and your blanket will measure roughly 40×50.  This special event and project is complimentary (valued at $85/per person). Due to limited seating, this will be a ticketed event to participate. The cost of this event is $10/per person and 100% of your ticket price will be donated to the Tigerlily Foundation. Click here to register.

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Oct. 28, On demand

americanindian.si.edu/calendar

To celebrate Día de los Muertos, the museum will showcase two unique Day of the Dead traditions: figural sugar work and papier-mâché arts. The Mondragón family are skilled sugar workers known for their sugar animals and the most popular symbol of Día de los Muertos: the sugar skull. They come from the city of Toluca, the heart of sugar-figure making in Mexico, where they have been making hand-decorated sugar skulls for more than 150 years.

Miriam Castañeda and Martín Ramírez create compelling cartonería tradicional (papier-mâché) figures called calaveras (laughing skeletons), which are famous for humorously depicting everyday activities. Calaveras have become closely associated with Día de los Muertos but, originally, they were used to adorn religious spaces and to represent various historical figures in processions.

Federal support for this program is provided by the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown’s Canine Ambassador, Georgie,* is inviting friends and neighbors to stop by with their canine companions for Fairmont’s 10^th annual Howl-O-Ween on Thursday, October 28^th. The event takes place at the new Courtyard Bar between 6:00 pm and 7:30 p.m.

Prizes will be awarded at 7:00 pm to costumed dogs with their people, such as overnight stays, dinners and more.  Local celebrity Judges will award prizes for most creative, most adorable and funniest.

Judges:

Nevin Martell – food, travel & photo journalist

Michael McCarthy – Modern Luxury, DC and San Francisco

Kate Michael – Miss  DC 2006 and K Street Magazine

Nycci Nellis – Thelistareyouonit –  Foodie & the Beast  and WTOP

Tierney Plumb – Eater DC

Doreen Tisone – Engaged! Magazine

Michael Woestehoff – The Washington Lobbyist

            All dogs will be pawsatively treated to peanut butter doggie biscuits created by the Fairmont’s pastry team and canine coolers will be placed throughout the courtyard. Humans will enjoy specially priced canine-themed cocktails.

There is no charge for canines or humans please register on Eventbrite at:

fairmontwashington.eventbrite.com

*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 excessively 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.

Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown’s Canine Ambassador, Georgie,* is inviting friends and neighbors to stop by with their canine companions for Fairmont’s 10^th annual Howl-O-Ween on Thursday, October 28^th. The event takes place at the new Courtyard Bar between 6:00 pm and 7:30 p.m.

Prizes are to be awarded at 7:00 pm to costumed dogs with their people, such as overnight stays, dinners and more.  Categories include most creative, most adorable and funniest.

            All dogs will be pawsatively treated to peanut butter doggie biscuits created by the Fairmont’s pastry team and canine coolers will be placed throughout the courtyard. Humans will enjoy specially priced canine-themed cocktails.

There is no charge for canines or humans please register on Eventbrite at:

fairmontwashington.eventbrite.com

*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 excessively 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.

Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C. is delighted to announce Serve Your City / Ward 6 Mutual Aid as the beneficiary of the hotel’s Tenth Annual FANtastic 5K and Silent Auction. On Saturday, October 30, 2021, hotel guests, colleagues, visitors, and locals are invited to lace up their running shoes in support of advancing southwest, D.C. youth. Since its inception, the FANtastic 5K has raised over $302,000 for education and development efforts in Southwest Washington, D.C.

The FANtastic 5K run/walk kicks off at 9:00a.m. with registration beginning at 8:30a.m. in front of the hotel. Participants will follow a safe and picturesque course leading through the National Mall and concluding with a post-race breakfast and silent auction.

Andi Sullivan, captain of the NWSL’s Washington Spirit women’s professional soccer club and member of the U.S. Women’s National Team will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the day’s activities as brand ambassador for Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C. Sullivan will lead participants through a Washington Spirit pre-game stretch, cheer on runners and walkers, and meet with fans.

“As the brand ambassador for Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C., I am excited to team up and assist in raising funds for a commendable organization like Serve Your City. Providing underprivileged youth in D.C. with life-changing experiences, many of which are offering access to sports and costly equipment, is dear to my heart,” stated Andi Sullivan, captain of the Washington Spirit.

For more than a decade, Serve Your City, a non-profit organization, has provided life-changing experiences and opportunities for at-risk D.C. students. Serve Your City seeks to offer black and brown youth in Ward 6 with inspiring experiences, tutoring, after-school enrichment, and lifesaving support.

The fee to participate is USD 35 and includes snacks, a pre-run stretching session, FANtastic 5K commemorative t-shirt, post-run buffet breakfast, admission to Silent Auction, and awards. Children 12 and under race for free. Runners and walkers of all levels are invited to join, including dogs on a leash. Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C. also welcomes the donations of those who don’t wish to participate in the 5K. For more information, please visit the event’s donation website at https://runsignup.com/Race/DC/Washington/10thAnnualFANtastic5K

After its successful spring series, The Yards will bring back its popular run and brunch activation, Brunch On The Go. Treat yourself to champagne and brunch with your running crew on October 16th, October 23rd, or October 30th in D.C.’s most exciting waterfront neighborhood for living, dining, shopping and relaxing. Pacers will curate a warmup and stretch, then lead attendees on a route around The Yards. Running newcomers and high-milers alike are invited to join!

Each week, a different Yards restaurant will create a special brunch box for registrants to enjoy after their workout. The event will cost $50 per ticket and includes a run and guided stretch for two, branded swag, bottle of bubbles, and brunch for two.

Additional details can be found below and at theyardsdc.com! Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

WHEN/WHERE:

• Pacers Running | 300 Tingey St SE #160, Washington, D.C., DC 20003

• Saturday, October 16 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

  • District Winery

    • 1 bottle of Dry Rosé

    • Avocado Toast

    • Chicken chorizo hash

• Saturday, October 23 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

  • La Famosa

    • Breakfast:

      • Ham and Swiss breakfast sandwich on our house made Mallorca roll (semi-sweet breakfast bread)

      • 2 Quesitos (sweet cream cheese pastry)

      • 1 bottle of bubbles

      • Pineapple chow with scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, and lime

      • Guyanese chow mein with egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, and soy

      • Curry goat with carrot and potato

      • Brown stew chicken, peppers, and boiled dumplings

      • Rice and peas

      • 2 Pastelillo de Guayaba (puff pastry filled with fresh Guava sauce)

    • Lunch:

      • Beef Pastelillos (fried turnovers filled with beef picadillo)

      • Bolitas de Queso (fried cheese balls served with Guava sauce)

      • Tostones (fried green plantain chips served with mayo ketchup and garlic mojo sauce)

• Saturday, October 30 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

  • Bammy’s

    • Pineapple chow, scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, lime

    • Guyanese chow mein, egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, soy

    • Curry goat, carrot, potato

    • Brown stew chicken, peppers, boiled dumplings

    • Rice and peas