Events/Things To Do

North End Shaw is excited to partner with the MidCity BID to extend Dog Days to 8^th Street between T Street and Barry Place, NW on August 6 -7 from 11am to 7pm.  The newest shopping and dining hotspot in the City with will feature sidewalk sales, live music and activations from its eclectic mix of retailers including Steven Alan, Chrome Industries, Bonobos, Lettie Gooch, Ministry of Supply, Warby Parker and more.

Environmental Film Festival Presents Not Without Us

What: Special Year-round Festival Screening of Not Without Us (USA, 2016, 90

min.), followed by discussion with filmmaker Mark Decena

When: Thursday, August 18, 7:00 p.m.

Where: E Street Cinema, 555 11 th St., NW

Who: Presented by the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital

How: Tickets, $10. Reservations required. Purchase at http://notwithoutus.bpt.me/

Film Description: Not Without Us immerses us in the moving, personal journeys of

seven grassroots activists from around the world as they prepare and head to Paris

to challenge the 21st session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference

(COP21) that took place in Paris last December. Building on the momentum of the

2014 People’s Climate March in New York, the Paris mobilizations were slated to be

civil societies’ largest and most urgent show of force yet. The deal made there was

acclaimed as a historic success, but the film examines the type of agreement that

was adopted and the questions that still remain: Can the COP21 Agreement stop

climate change? If it can’t, is it up to us? In English and French with English subtitles.

Directed by Mark Decena.

Arena Stage Season Kick Off Carnival

WHEN:             Sunday, August 28, from noon to 6:00 p.m.

WHERE:           Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (1101 Sixth St., SW – Waterfront Metro)

WHY:   

Arena Stage is celebrating the new 2016/17 season with a full day of FREE family-friendly activities inspired by two of this season’s most anticipated productions — Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel (10/28-12/24) and Lookingglass Theatre Company’s Moby Dick (11/18-12/24).

Guests of all ages can try their luck on the midway with classic fair games run by Arena Stage’s finest barkers, marvel as aerialists from Gwynne with Wings Aerial Entertainment perform death-defying feats overhead and enjoy carnival inspired food and drink as they stroll down the lobby promenade. Plus kids will love the giant “Carousel” bounce house and petting zoo. Throughout the day there will be special season discounts, prizes and so much more!

Please see the illustrations attached for Carousel (by Nigel Buchanan) and an image from our upcoming production of Moby Dick (featuring the cast of the Lookingglass Theatre Company’s production of Moby Dick. Photo by Liz Lauren).

The Details
Event: Budoir Bohème
Date: 09.17.16  //  Time: 8pm to 3am
Venue: Malmaison – 3401 Water St NW – DC
Attire: Costumes encouraged
(click here for inspiration)
Tickets: click here  //

Performers & Music
Veronica Varlow (Burlesque) website
Thievery Corporation’s Rob Myers – page
Black Masala – website
The Love Show  – website
DJ  Enea Diotaiuti – page
Lilin Lace (Contortionist)
Elijah Easton (Saxophonist)
Joseph Brotherton (Trumpet)

Just in time for this fall’s political cycle, piano-playing political satirist Mark Russell returns to Ford’s Theatre (511 Tenth Street NW) for one night only, Monday, September 19, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. With impeccable timing, twinkling eyes and shock-of-recognition insights into American politics, Russell draws from material ripped from daily headlines. Russell’s unique brand of comedy earned him the Mark Twain Award for political comedy and made him a popular favorite on PBS.

Tickets for An Evening with Mark Russell: I’m So Mad I Could Sing! range $18 to $67, and are available atwww.fords.org. This performance is recommended for ages 16 and older.

MARK RUSSELL
Long before Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, Mark Russell dared to joke and sing about the often-absurd political process. Though he actually knew little about politics when he began performing, his ability to find humor in anything made him an immediate hit. After serving in the Marines, Russell began playing at a piano bar on Capitol Hill before he earned a 20-year stint at the Shoreham Hotel. Russell’s television credits include nearly 30 years on public television on the eponymous Mark Russell Comedy Specials. His composing credits include two children’s musicals for the Kennedy Center: Teddy Roosevelt and the Ghostly Mistletoe (premiered December 2009) and Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major (2006).

Reading three or four newspapers a day allows him to constantly update his material. The result is that no two shows are ever identical. “I thrive on newspapers,” he frequently states. “And it looks like I’ll be thriving longer than them.” Russell performs annually at colleges, conventions and theatres, including frequent visits to Ford’s Theatre. He and his wife live in Washington. Russell is the father of three and the grandfather of seven.

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.

The 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 last 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.

The Old Town Boutique District today announced the dates for their signature Fall event that encourage shoppers to stroll, shop, find and win fabulous prizes. The Old Town Boutique District Shop & Stroll event will take placeSeptember 22-25 (Thurs-Sun) throughout the streets of Old Town.
Shop & Stroll is a four-day event that invites customers to shop and explore the districts 30 boutiques. Participants who visit all the boutiques and collect stamps at each location will be entered to win a gift package and shopping spree worth more than $1,000.  Additionally, participants who purchase the limited edition event bag ($20) will receive discounts from each boutique. Participants present the tote at all Boutique District shops for a discount on their purchase and a free gift. In addition, shoppers that purchase the bag will be entered to win “Spotted in the Boutique District” prizes during the event as well as a chance to win the Golden Ticket Prize. One lucky winner will find a Golden Ticket in his or her event bag to receive a one-time 50% off coupon good at participating stores on full-priced merchandise only. Shoppers can purchase the bags online and at designated Old Town locations (see website for details).

Those who like to socially share their Shop & Stroll experience are encouraged to post their pictures on Instagram, tag the Old Town Boutique District and use the hashtag #OldTownStroll for a chance to win a $100 gift card of an Old Town Boutique District shop of their choice.

Shoppers can pre-register for the Shop & Stroll event at OldTownStroll.com beginning Thursday, September 8. Shoppers can return their completed stamp cards to their favorite boutique to be eligible for the Grand Prize $1,000 shopping spree (2^nd Place is a $500 shopping spree). Customers who do not pre-register may download the stamp card via the event website.

EVENT DETAILS
What:  Old Town Boutique District Fall Shop & Stroll Event

When: Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun – September 22-25, 2016 (rain or shine)
Where:  Old Town Boutique District
Time:  Hours vary by retailer, visit website for info
Website: www.oldtownboutiquedistrict.com or http://www.oldtownstroll.com/

Instagram/Twitter: @OTBoutiques  Hashtag: #OldTownStroll
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OldTownBoutiqueDistrict

Washington National Opera (WNO) celebrates the return of free opera simulcasts to Nationals Park with title sponsor Mars, Incorporated with the M&M’S Opera in the Outfield performance of Mozart’s classic romantic comedy The Marriage of Figaro on Saturday, September 24, 2016. Gates open at 5 p.m. for “pregame” activities, and the opera will be broadcast live from the Kennedy Center Opera House to the high-definition NatsHD scoreboard at the ballpark at 7 p.m. Free seating will be available in the stands, while access to the outfield grass will be limited on a first-come, first-served basis when gates open at 5 p.m.

The Marriage of Figaro tells an upstairs/downstairs story of love, lust, seduction, infidelity, and ultimately, forgiveness, all set to some of the most sublime and memorable music ever written. The vibrant production, adapted from The Glimmerglass Festival, is directed by Peter Kazaras, whose La bohème was a hit of WNO’s 2014–2015 season. The opera is performed in Italian with English captions, making it easy to follow along with the story and music.

M&M’S Opera in the Outfield will take place rain or shine—in case of inclement weather, some covered seating is available. Regular concessions will be available throughout the ballpark.

More information about the free M&M’S Opera in the Outfield simulcast of The Marriage of Figaro at Nationals Park is available atOperaintheOutfield.org. A full press release is attached.

Play ball! Or Play Mozart!