Jun
25
Sun
Beach Party at Drift on 7th @ Drift on 7th
Jun 25 @ 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM

There’s nothing better than a good old-fashioned beach party.  Cornhole games, sun and sand, clam bakes….

On June 25th from 11:30 am-9 pm, Drift on 7th brings the beach to its Shaw neighborhood.  All the atmosphere, all the fun and games…the only thing missing is the actual ocean.  Chef Ferhat Yalcin offers a menu including a clam bake platter for 2 ($50); prime beef cheese burger with fries ($12); Fish and Chips ($14); Fish Tots ($6); hand-cut fries ($3.50); crazy corn ($5); Fried Plantain ($3.50); and a variety of ice cream and sorbets.

Beachy libations will also be available.  Seaside classics such as Coronaritas ($8); Jello shots ($5); PBR cans ($5) and frozen drinks ($?) are served in true beach party fashion.

A DJ will spin tunes and on-site beach games will add some extra seaside fun to the day.

Drift on 7th is open Monday through Thursday from 4-11 pm; Friday until 1 am; Saturday from 11:30 am-1 am; Saturday and Sunday brunch from 11:30 am-4 pm.  Live Jazz on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9 pm and at Sundaybrunch from noon-3 pm.  The restaurant is at 1819 7th Street NW right by the Shaw/Howard University Metro station.  For reservations and further information, call (202) 350-4350 or log into www.drifton7th.com/reserve

Jul
20
Thu
History & Hops @ Heurich House
Jul 20 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Christian Heurich’s granddaughter, Jan Evans, will host a special History & Hops at the Heurich

House Museum on July 20 th from 6:30-8:30pm. Mrs. Evans was very close to her grandparents,

Christian and Amelia Heurich, and lived with them for a time in their Dupont Circle mansion. She

will discuss her time in Washington, D.C. as well as her family’s history and legacy. Guests will

be able to speak directly with Mrs. Evans as well as enjoy beer, snacks, and tours of the historic

Heurich House Museum.

 

Born in Hawaii, Mrs. Evans has lived in Japan, Cuba, Florida, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. A

local business-woman, she is a current board member of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants

of Washington, D.C. and Director of the Friends of the National World War II Memorial. Mrs.

Evans was also instrumental in establishing her grandparents’ home as a museum. Together

with her cousin Gary Heurich, she created the Heurich House Foundation and helped the

organization purchase the Heurich mansion in 2003, from the Historical Society of Washington,

D.C. The Heurich House museum would not exist today, in its intact form, without her

intervention.

 

Guests at History & Hops will have the chance to meet and speak with Mrs. Evans as she

recounts her time spent in Washington, D.C. with her grandparents between 1930 and 1956.

The museum will also feature a variety of drinks to celebrate Mrs. Evans’ time spent traveling

the world.

 

Tickets for History & Hops hosted by Jan Evans are $30 per person and include tastings,

snacks, and tours of the Heurich House Museum. For more information and to purchase tickets,

please visit http://bit.ly/HHJuly2017. Guests must be 21 or older.

 

All proceeds benefit the preservation and growth of the Heurich House Museum.

Jul
22
Sat
Annual Midsummer Night’s Dream @ Rooftop of Liaison Capitol Hill
Jul 22 @ 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

ANNUAL MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Saturday, July 22nd | 8:00pm @ Rooftop of Liaison Capitol Hill
TICKETS: $15 online; $20 at the door Buy Here

Join us this Saturday night at the rooftop of Liaison Capitol Hill to celebrate the summer and immerse into a surreal, fairy-laden setting of color, art and music at the annual Shakespeare-themed Midsummer Night’s Dream art show.

FEATURED ARTISTS & PERFORMERS

  • KIM REYES (Body Art)
  • RHONDA HARDESTY (Body Art)
  • MANDY GIBSON (Body Art)
  • SOPHIA ROSMAN (Body Art)
  • MADISON PIZER (Body Art)
  • NENA DEPAZ (Body Art)
  • JESSICA WAGNER (Body Art)
  • MIRIAM BRALY (Body Art)
  • KRISTINA KRAVCHENKO (Body Art)
  • MALIYAH PEARL (Fantasy Aquatic Performer)
  • ANNA PINEAPPLE (Fire & Hoop Performer)
  • DJ BYZANTINE (Live DJ Performance)
Jul
27
Thu
Housewives Bar Night @ Town Danceboutique
Jul 27 @ 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

A Housewives Bar Night (for the Bravo Superfan!)

Thu, July 27, 2017 6:00 PM – 830 PM

Town Danceboutique

2009 8th St NW

Washington, DC 20001

 

Like Andy’s Clubhouse but here in D.C. — what to expect:

Housewives Celebs

Open Bar with Specialty Drinks

Giving Back

Reenactments

Banaka, DC’s Fave Drag Queen

Bravo Trivia, Bingo & Prizes

 

If you spend Saturdays (any day really) binging on Real Housewives marathons, you use Real Housewives quotables IRL, and just know you and Andy Cohen would be BFF if you could just get 5 min with him, this event is for YOU.

 

Register here: https://rhnightdc.eventbrite.com

Aug
3
Thu
Ford’s Theatre and Museum’s Under 35: Museum Night @ Ford's Theatre
Aug 3 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Young professionals ages 21-35 can enjoy after-hours access to Ford’s Theatre and Museum at Under 35: Museum Night on August 3, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Patrons will mix and mingle in the Ford’s Theatre Museum, see historic artifacts related to Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and assassination, and explore the 19th-century theatre where President and Mrs. Lincoln attended performances. Each $20 ticket includes two drink vouchers.

This event is part of Ford’s Theatre Society’s Under 35 patron initiatives, which include special access events for young professionals interested in Ford’s Theatre history and performances. Guests meet knowledgeable staff who share information on Ford’s Theatre history and current programming.

Tickets to Under 35: Museum Night should be reserved in advance at www.fords.org/visit/special-tours-events/under-35-museum-night. A valid ID must be presented at check-in in the Ford’s Theatre lobby (511 Tenth Street NW).

 

Beverages provided by On Tap.

 

Ford’s Theatre Society

One of the most visited sites in the nation’s capital, Ford’s Theatre reopened its doors in 1968, more than a hundred years after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Operated through a partnership between Ford’s Theatre Society and the National Park Service, Ford’s Theatre is the premier destination in the nation’s capital to explore and celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s ideals and leadership principles: courage, integrity, tolerance, equality and creative expression.

 

Ford’s Theatre Society was founded under the guidance of executive producer Frankie Hewitt, who, during her 35-year tenure, established Ford’s as a living, working theatre producing performances that highlighted the diversity of the American experience. Since the arrival of Paul R. Tetreault as Director, critics and the theatregoing public have recognized Ford’s for the superior quality of its artistic programming. With works from the nationally acclaimed Big River to the world premieres of Meet John Doe, The Heavens Are Hung In Black, Liberty Smith, Necessary Sacrifices, The Widow Lincoln and The Guard, Ford’s Theatre is making its mark on the American theatre landscape. In the past decade, the mission of Ford’s Theatre Society expanded to include education as a central pillar. This expansion led to the creation and construction of the Center for Education and Leadership, which opened in February 2012. Currently, under the leadership of Board of Trustees Chairman Eric A. Spiegel, the Society is building Ford’s Theatre into a national destination for exploring Lincoln’s ideas and leadership principles and finding new ways to bring Lincoln’s legacy to life for the 21st-century learner.

 

For more information on Ford’s Theatre and the Ford’s Theatre Society, please visit www.fords.org.

Aug
4
Fri
Obama’s Birthday Celebration @ The Cornerstone Lot
Aug 4 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

What:

“Happy Birthday, Mr. President”: An Obama Birthday Celebration in commemoration of President Barack Obama’s Birthday, with an outdoor screening of “Believe: The Story of Barack Obama.” Seating will be provided and guests may also bring their own folding chairs and lawn chairs.            

Hosts Include:

T Street Development, Shaw Main Streets, Howard Theatre, One Love Massive, Monument Realty, Holland and Knight, Grindstone Universal, Right Proper Brewing

Entertainment:

DJ Black President aka DJ Black Santa ­­­­

Speakers:

Community Advocates, Government Officials, and More

*Check Shaw Main Streets Website and Social Media for businesses offering Obama related specials and promotions: www.shawmainstreets.org and Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: shawmainstreets

Where:

The Cornerstone Lot

625 T Street, NW

 Washington, DC 20001

When:

Friday, August 4, 2017 (Rain Date: Saturday, August 5, 2017)   

 7:00-10:00 pm

***Free and open to the public***

Aug
6
Sun
Paws on the Patio @ Bastille
Aug 6 @ 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

On Sunday, August 6th from 3:30 to 5:30 pm, Bastille, located at 606 N. Fayette Street in Old Town Alexandria, opens its patio up to our furry friends.  Paws on the Patio is a family and pet-friendly Sunday afternoon Happy Hour on Bastille’s expansive private patio just a block from the Braddock Metro.

As special guests, Bastille welcomes adoptable doggies from Operation Paws for Homes, who rescue dogs of all breeds and ages from high-kill shelters reducing the numbers being euthanized. Most of their dogs come from rural shelters in South and North Carolina, as well as Virginia. They also partner with local shelters as needed. The organization provides pet adoption services to families located in Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania and neighboring states.  A portion of the proceeds of Paws on the Patio will be donated to Operation Paws for Homes.  It’s the perfect opportunity to give a forever home to a deserving pet and make a difference to the life of an animal in need.www.ophrescue.org

Bastille’s special menu features $2 off the Happy Hour small plates menu and will include warm marinated olives; house-made hummus and crispy flatbread;           falafel with harissa yogurt; shrimp beignets with spicy guacamole; artisanal cheese or charcuteries board; Galette (Flat bread) BLT; confit tomatoes with bacon, cheddar, fresh basil and shredded lettuce; Virginia grass fed beef *burger on brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, crispy onions.

Happy Hour “Coq-Tails”, wines and beers will also be available.

Aug
20
Sun
Plate of the Union Tap Takeover @ Atlas Brew Works
Aug 20 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

WHAT:  Plate of the Union Tap Takeover

WHEN:  1:00 p.m.Sunday, August 20, 2017

WHERE: Atlas Brew Works

2052 West Virginia Ave NE #102

Washington, DC 20002

Sep
16
Sat
32nd International Coastal Cleanup @ Kingman Island
Sep 16 @ 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Ocean Conservancy is organizing an Anacostia River cleanup as the flagship event of its 32nd International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), the world’s largest single-day volunteer effort to remove trash from our beaches, waterways, lakes, rivers and parks. Last year, 330 volunteers recovered more than 2,500 pounds of trash from the Anacostia River, and this year is slated to be even bigger.The DC event, supported by Patagonia, will feature food, live music, and giveaways. Register to volunteer at www.DCCoastalCleanup.org.

For the second year in a row, volunteers will use the Clean Swell app (free for download on the App Store and Google Play) to contribute their citizen science data on the collected trash in real time to one of the world’s largest databases on ocean trash.

WHEN:Saturday, September 16, 2017

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

WHERE:Kingman Island

Entrance at RFK Stadium Lot 6

A free shuttle service is available from the Stadium-Armory Station, accessible from the Orange, Blue, and Silver metro lines.

BACKGROUND:Trash is one of the most visible and most prolific threats facing our ocean today; it’s also one of the most preventable. Every year, an estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste flows into the ocean, entangling wildlife, polluting beaches, and costing coastal municipalities hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars. Since the first ICC 32 years ago, over 12 million volunteers have removed more than 220 million pounds of trash from beaches and waterways..

Sep
22
Fri
UnaBASHED Weirdos: A PointlessDance Party & Benefit @ Alley DC
Sep 22 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Puppet jukebox, food from local celebrity chef Matt Baker, live DJ, dancing and a silent auction are just part of the fun to be experience at Pointless Theatre’s “UnaBASHED Weirdos: A PointlessDance Party & Benefit.” The event will benefit Pointless Theatre, with funds supporting the DC-based company’s mission to bring adventurous art to the nation’s capital.
Pointless has established themselves as “one of the best young companies in the region” according to The Washington Post’s chief theatre critic Peter Marks, and this funky soiree will be a celebration of the 2016-2017 season. Pointless has received many accolades for their work, including the Best Emerging Theatre Company award from Washington City Paper’s Best of DC Reader’s Poll in 2013 and 2014, and the Helen Hayes John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company.
What: UnaBASHed Weirdos: A Pointless Dance Party & Benefit Featuring a puppet jukebox, tasty hors d’oeuvres, and an open bar with beer and wine. There will be a silent auction, a live DJ and food by local celebrity chef Matt Baker. Chef Baker is opening his first restaurant, Gravitas, an innovative Modern American restaurant, and will be plating food personally at the event. The event will also feature a legendary line-up of Pointless entertainment, and plenty of opportunities to get crazy on the dance floor.
Where: Alley DC, 2055 L Street, NW; Washington, DC 20036
WhenFriday, September 22, 20177 – 10:00 p.m.
Tickets: Tickets to UnaBASHed Weirdos start at $50. Honorary Weirdo-level tickets, which include recognition at the event are $100. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit PointlessTheatre.com/Parties.
Social Media: Twitter: @PointlessTheatreCo
  Facebook: @PointlessTheatre
  Instagram: @PointlessThetCo
  Hashtag: #unabashedweirdos and/or #pointlessparties