Mar
20
Sun
DCJCC Hosts Authors David Grossman & Azar Nafisi, W/ Leon Wieseltier @ Foundry United Methodist Church
Mar 20 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
On March 20, 2016, the Washington, D.C. Jewish Community Center (DCJCC) will welcome internationally renowned writersDavid Grossman and Azar Nafisi, with Leon Wieseltier. The event will explore how fiction and artistic expression have the power to simultaneously define and transform cultures and communities. They will examine how writers can engage with the world around them, confront violence and loss, and promote change and healing. Grossman’s latest novel, Falling Out of Time, has been adapted for the stage at the DCJCC’s Theater J; with the English-language world premiere set for March 17.
“In their writing, Grossman, Nafisi, and Wieseltier wrestle with the issues that define our time,” said Sara Shalva, Director of Jewish Innovation at the DCJCC. “In fiction and memoir they deal with history, art, and politics while telling deeply personal stories. As part of our mission to present a wide array of programming in the cultural arts, the DCJCC is thrilled to bring them together for what we expect will be a remarkable evening.”
Acclaimed Israeli writer David Grossman’s books have been translated into more than 35 languages. His novel, To the End of the Land, was nominated for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction and won the 2011 JQ Wingate Prize, as well as the 2011 Prix Médicis étranger award. His 2014 novel, Falling Out of Time, has received outstanding reviews from The New York Times Book Review, The New York Review of Books, The Forward, The Guardian (UK), and elsewhere. He is a leading peace activist and has written much about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Azar Nafisi is the author of the bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books. Born in Iran and now an American citizen, she is a visiting professor and the executive director of Cultural Conversations at the Foreign Policy Institute of John Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, in Washington, D.C.
Leon Wieseltier is the Isaiah Berlin Senior Fellow in Culture and Policy at the Brookings Institution. He is also a contributing editor and critic at The Atlantic. From 1983 to 2014, he was the literary editor of The New Republic. He is the author of many books, including the widely celebrated Kaddish.
Date:
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Time:
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location:
Foundry United Methodist Church
1500 16th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Ticket Options:
$125 – VIP Tickets, including signed copies of the latest books by Grossman and Nafisi
$75 – Premium Tickets
$35 – General Admission
$25 – DCJCC Member/EntryPointDC Young Professionals
Apr
21
Thu
Friends Night Out at the Smithsonian Craft Show @ National Building Museum
Apr 21 @ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Friends Night Out at the Smithsonian Craft Show

Washington, DC. . . Cocktails and shopping? Of course!

Take a break from politics, grab some friends and head over to the Smithsonian Craft Show, 5PM—8PM, Thursday, April 21, at the National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW, Washington, DC.

Tickets for Friends Night Out are $25, which includes admission to the show, a cocktail, and light hors d’oeuvres.  Click here to order your tickets: http://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?ID=234494

The fun evening shopping event will include a DJ, four of DC’s top mixologists, who will whip up your favorite cocktails featuring Green Hat Gin, and an opportunity to hear a lively presentation by an expert on our exclusive Dale Chihuly art glass installation.  The 12 works of art will be on display for four-days only and have never before been shown in the DC area.

This is a great opportunity to browse and shop for one-of-a-kind, hand-made objects created by 120 of the top U.S. fine craft artists.  The artists will be on hand to talk about their work.

Our celebrity mixologists:

Adam Bernbach – 2 birds 1 stone

Gina Chersevani – Buffalo & Bergen

Victor Dooley – The Red Hen

Tyler Hudgens – The Dabney

Curated by:  Sebastian Zutant, The Red Hen and All Purpose

Apr
29
Fri
Georgetown French Market
Apr 29 @ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The annual Georgetown French Market will be returning on Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1The outdoor bazaar – now in its 13th year – will span across Georgetown’s Book Hill neighborhood between P Street and Reservoir Road NW, and allow attendees the opportunity to eat, drink, and shop the best of local French culture.
Attendees will enjoy deals throughout the weekend (e.g., 15%-30% off select Olive Oil Co. items, $5 crepes at Café Bonaparte, and up to 75% off French antiques at Moss & Co.), as well as live entertainment and special activities (e.g., rotating musical performances, a Parisian photobooth for pups, complimentary bike tune-ups).
Opening Dates & Hours:
  • Friday, April 29 –  10 a.m to 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 3010 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Sunday – May 1, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Apr
30
Sat
Georgetown French Market
Apr 30 @ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The annual Georgetown French Market will be returning on Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1The outdoor bazaar – now in its 13th year – will span across Georgetown’s Book Hill neighborhood between P Street and Reservoir Road NW, and allow attendees the opportunity to eat, drink, and shop the best of local French culture.
Attendees will enjoy deals throughout the weekend (e.g., 15%-30% off select Olive Oil Co. items, $5 crepes at Café Bonaparte, and up to 75% off French antiques at Moss & Co.), as well as live entertainment and special activities (e.g., rotating musical performances, a Parisian photobooth for pups, complimentary bike tune-ups).
Opening Dates & Hours:
  • Friday, April 29 –  10 a.m to 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 3010 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Sunday – May 1, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
May
1
Sun
Georgetown French Market
May 1 @ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The annual Georgetown French Market will be returning on Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1The outdoor bazaar – now in its 13th year – will span across Georgetown’s Book Hill neighborhood between P Street and Reservoir Road NW, and allow attendees the opportunity to eat, drink, and shop the best of local French culture.
Attendees will enjoy deals throughout the weekend (e.g., 15%-30% off select Olive Oil Co. items, $5 crepes at Café Bonaparte, and up to 75% off French antiques at Moss & Co.), as well as live entertainment and special activities (e.g., rotating musical performances, a Parisian photobooth for pups, complimentary bike tune-ups).
Opening Dates & Hours:
  • Friday, April 29 –  10 a.m to 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 3010 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Sunday – May 1, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
May
11
Wed
Katherine Schwarzenegger Book Tour @ TJ Maxx
May 11 @ 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

T.J.Maxx and best-selling author Katherine Schwarzenegger are bringing the “Road to Real” nationwide road tour to Washington D.C.  The “Road to Real” tour aims to celebrate real women across the country who are living life in their own unique way, every day. Katherine will be holding storytelling sessions in 16 T.J.Maxx stores from coast to coast, where she’ll ask women about their accomplishments, dreams, challenges and advice.

 

WHEN: Wednesday, May 11 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday, May 12 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

WHERE: Georgetown T.J.Maxx 3222 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007

May
24
Tue
Donna Karan at Smithsonian @ National Museum of the American Indian Rasmuson Theater
May 24 @ 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM

The renowned designer, Donna Karan is going to be in Washington, D.C.  on Tuesday, May 24th7:00 pm – 8:15 pm for a ‘Conversation with Donna Karan’ at the Smithsonian to promote her memoir, My Journey. She’ll discuss her amazing 40 year career in fashion, as well as, the deeply personal experiences that lead to the creation of her philanthropic Urban Zen lifestyle brand and the Urban Zen Foundation.

Next month Ms. Karan will receive the CFDA’s Eleanor Lambert Founders Award in New York as an acknowledgement of her undeniable contribution to the fashion landscape, from successfully taking over the reins of the sportswear company, Anne Klein, after the death of its founder to her signature 7 easy pieces in 1985 that changed the way that women around the world dress, dressing former First Lady, Hillary Clinton, President Clinton, Barbra Streisand, Demi Moore, Jeremy Irons and more, to her current philanthropic projects in Haiti – this is a can’t miss opportunity to hear from one of the fashion world’s true icons.

Jul
12
Tue
Appalachian Odyssey, A 28-Year Hike of America’s Trail @ Thos. Moser Georgetown Showroom
Jul 12 @ 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Take a hike with Jeffrey Ryan on July 12th at the Thos. Moser Georgetown Showroom
Former L.L. Bean catalog writer, Falmouth, Maine resident, author and speaker Jeffrey Ryan will begin his 40-plus-stop book tour for his new book Appalachian Odyssey, A 28-Year Hike of America’s Trail at Thos. Moser’s Georgetown Showroom at 1028 33rd Street, NW, Washington, DC on Tuesday, July 12 from6-8:30 p.m.
Fittingly, as a fellow Maine-based business, Thos. Moser, Handmade American Furniture, is Ryan’s first stop on his five-month book tour to discuss his 28-year trip that he says encourages setting goals, chasing dreams and achieving them one step at a time.
Traveling in his 1985 Vanagon wrapped in the Appalachian Odyssey book cover, Ryan will also stop at 30 L.L. Bean stores from Maine to Colorado to discuss hiking the Appalachian Trail that runs from Maine to Georgia. He hiked each trail one at a time with each section of the book presented as a self-contained story, modeled loosely on Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
Jeff Ryan will be available to discuss his adventures and his new book during the day and evening of July 12th at the Thos. Moser showroom where his 1985 book-wrapped Vanagon will be parked in front of the Georgetown shop.
For more information about Jeffrey Ryan and Appalachian Odyssey published by Down East Books, visit www.jeffryanauthor.com.
Aug
6
Sat
MidCity Dog Days
Aug 6 @ 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

North End Shaw is excited to partner with the MidCity BID to extend Dog Days to 8th 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.

It wouldn’t be dog days without a few special treats for the pups! Enjoy a  a custom doggie blogger photoshoot area at Atlantic Plumbing for the most fashionable of pets. 
 
Specials include 
Bazaar Spices – Sidewalk tasting of summer spices, Spend $25+ get 10% off.
 
Bonobos – Sidewalk Sale, sample sale (which they never offer in store), majority of summer collection is on sale and customers will even be able to take away on-site.
 
Bucketfeet – Free socks with any purchase and free laces with lace ups. 
 
Cherry Blossom Creative – Sidewalk Sale: 20% off merchandise outside.
 
Chrome – Sidewalk Sale – up to 60% select merchandise. 
 
Frank + Oak – 15% off Entire Store.  
 
Glen’s Garden Market – In-store demos of local products. 
 
Kit + Ace – “The last of” up to 50% off 2016 spring/summer collection. 
 
Lettie Gooch – $50 and under Sidewalk Side, 30% spring and summer (some exclusions apply), up to 80% off clearance, Lettie’s FAMOUS lemonade.
 
Ministry of Supply – Sidewalk Sale, free gift with purchase in store ($55 value).
 
Read Wall – Custom shirt sale. Buy 2 take 10%, Buy 4 take 15%, Buy 5 get 1 free and revitalize your wardrobe after a particularly sweaty summer.
 
Riide – Test rides. 

Steven Alan –  Additional 20% summer and will have light refreshments available.
 
Typecase Industries – (Not Open Sunday) – Sidewalk Sale: 5/$20 greeting cards, additional 10% off sale items. 
Aug
7
Sun
MidCity Dog Days
Aug 7 @ 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

North End Shaw is excited to partner with the MidCity BID to extend Dog Days to 8th 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.

It wouldn’t be dog days without a few special treats for the pups! Enjoy a  a custom doggie blogger photoshoot area at Atlantic Plumbing for the most fashionable of pets. 
 
Specials include 
Bazaar Spices – Sidewalk tasting of summer spices, Spend $25+ get 10% off.
 
Bonobos – Sidewalk Sale, sample sale (which they never offer in store), majority of summer collection is on sale and customers will even be able to take away on-site.
 
Bucketfeet – Free socks with any purchase and free laces with lace ups. 
 
Cherry Blossom Creative – Sidewalk Sale: 20% off merchandise outside.
 
Chrome – Sidewalk Sale – up to 60% select merchandise. 
 
Frank + Oak – 15% off Entire Store.  
 
Glen’s Garden Market – In-store demos of local products. 
 
Kit + Ace – “The last of” up to 50% off 2016 spring/summer collection. 
 
Lettie Gooch – $50 and under Sidewalk Side, 30% spring and summer (some exclusions apply), up to 80% off clearance, Lettie’s FAMOUS lemonade.
 
Ministry of Supply – Sidewalk Sale, free gift with purchase in store ($55 value).
 
Read Wall – Custom shirt sale. Buy 2 take 10%, Buy 4 take 15%, Buy 5 get 1 free and revitalize your wardrobe after a particularly sweaty summer.
 
Riide – Test rides. 

Steven Alan –  Additional 20% summer and will have light refreshments available.
 
Typecase Industries – (Not Open Sunday) – Sidewalk Sale: 5/$20 greeting cards, additional 10% off sale items.