Apr
23
Sun
Environmental Film Screening at Patagonia Old Town @ Patagonia Old Town
Apr 23 @ 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
ForestPlanet is proud to present the award-winning documentary film “Reflection: a walk with water.” This is a hopeful and instructional movie about water and its cycles.  Through a series of intimate vignettes, filmmaker Emmett Brennan recounts a 200-mile walking journey alongside the Los Angeles aqueduct.
  • When: Sunday, April 23, 2023
  • Time: Doors open at 6:30 pm
  • Where: Patagonia Old Town, 815 King Street, Alexandria VA
  • Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
More information and registration are here.

This particular Patagonia store used to be a movie theatre, so it’s a great venue for a film screening.  Thank you to our sponsors Ecoprint and Neighborhood Sun for helping to make this event happen.  Only 80 total seats are available, grab yours today as the event will sell out.
May
6
Sat
Fairmont’s Coronation Garden Party @ Fairmont Courtyard
May 6 @ 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

For those who did not receive an invitation to the Coronation of King Charles, III and Her Majesty The  Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, slated for May 6 at Westminster Abbey, Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is holding a Coronation Garden Party. The event takes place on Saturday, May 6, honoring  the Coronation.   Beginning at 9:30am, in the hotel’s courtyard, guests will enjoy a ceremonial celebration featuring authentic Scottish bagpiper Duncan Moore, a champagne sabering and slices of a Royal Coronation Cake, fit for a King and a Queen Consort.

Executive Pastry Chef Claus Olsen will create an impressive, towering cake to honor the coronation, and will share slices with guests as they toast His Majesty and The Queen consort along with a taste of sabered champagne.

All guests donning festive hats or fascinators will be eligible to win prizes for most authentic, fabulous and over-the-top – prizes awarded at 11:30 am.   Cocktails and Coronation fare will be available for purchase, and Life-sized cutouts of the Royals will create perfect photo opportunities.  To register for Fairmont’s Royal Coronation Garden Party, please visit Eventbrite.

Coronation Garden Party Reservation

Jun
7
Wed
Picnic Theatre Company Presents: The Network @ Dumbarton House
Jun 7 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Please join the Picnic Theatre Company in the beautiful Dumbarton House garden in Georgetown on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, June 7, 8, 9, for a live play performance and light parody of the award-winning 1976 drama Network, a dark satire of the television news industry. Be transported to another time with music and advertisements from the 1970s!

TICKETS ($18): dumbartonhouse.ticketleap.com/picnic-theater-company-network/
(Proceeds benefit Dumbarton House museum preservation and education programs.)

In an America beset by inflation, recession, Watergate and Vietnam, a veteran broadcast anchorman channels the populist rage and becomes a national lightning rod. Ambitious network executives and corporate conglomerates take the commercialization of the news to unsettling extremes in pursuit of profits and ratings, but soon find the message and the consequences spinning out of their control. A bitingly prescient commentary on the rise of mass media and its polarizing effects on politics and American life, Network resonates more than ever today.

2715 Q Street NW, Washington, DC (Georgetown)
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Showtime

Bring a blanket for picnic seating. Wine and refreshments are available for purchase. Rain or shine (if rain in Bellevue Ballroom).

Directed by Steve Rochlin

Cast:
Sara Cook • Nova Daly • Ali Dukakis • Nihal Krishan •  Alexa Newlin • Antonio Olivo • Kevin Rooney • Adam Ruben • Jayne Sandman • Christina Sevilla • Hugo Verges • David White

Jun
8
Thu
Picnic Theatre Company Presents: The Network @ Dumbarton House
Jun 8 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Please join the Picnic Theatre Company in the beautiful Dumbarton House garden in Georgetown on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, June 7, 8, 9, for a live play performance and light parody of the award-winning 1976 drama Network, a dark satire of the television news industry. Be transported to another time with music and advertisements from the 1970s!

TICKETS ($18): dumbartonhouse.ticketleap.com/picnic-theater-company-network/
(Proceeds benefit Dumbarton House museum preservation and education programs.)

In an America beset by inflation, recession, Watergate and Vietnam, a veteran broadcast anchorman channels the populist rage and becomes a national lightning rod. Ambitious network executives and corporate conglomerates take the commercialization of the news to unsettling extremes in pursuit of profits and ratings, but soon find the message and the consequences spinning out of their control. A bitingly prescient commentary on the rise of mass media and its polarizing effects on politics and American life, Network resonates more than ever today.

2715 Q Street NW, Washington, DC (Georgetown)
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Showtime

Bring a blanket for picnic seating. Wine and refreshments are available for purchase. Rain or shine (if rain in Bellevue Ballroom).

Directed by Steve Rochlin

Cast:
Sara Cook • Nova Daly • Ali Dukakis • Nihal Krishan •  Alexa Newlin • Antonio Olivo • Kevin Rooney • Adam Ruben • Jayne Sandman • Christina Sevilla • Hugo Verges • David White

Jun
9
Fri
Picnic Theatre Company Presents: The Network @ Dumbarton House
Jun 9 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Please join the Picnic Theatre Company in the beautiful Dumbarton House garden in Georgetown on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, June 7, 8, 9, for a live play performance and light parody of the award-winning 1976 drama Network, a dark satire of the television news industry. Be transported to another time with music and advertisements from the 1970s!

TICKETS ($18): dumbartonhouse.ticketleap.com/picnic-theater-company-network/
(Proceeds benefit Dumbarton House museum preservation and education programs.)

In an America beset by inflation, recession, Watergate and Vietnam, a veteran broadcast anchorman channels the populist rage and becomes a national lightning rod. Ambitious network executives and corporate conglomerates take the commercialization of the news to unsettling extremes in pursuit of profits and ratings, but soon find the message and the consequences spinning out of their control. A bitingly prescient commentary on the rise of mass media and its polarizing effects on politics and American life, Network resonates more than ever today.

2715 Q Street NW, Washington, DC (Georgetown)
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Showtime

Bring a blanket for picnic seating. Wine and refreshments are available for purchase. Rain or shine (if rain in Bellevue Ballroom).

Directed by Steve Rochlin

Cast:
Sara Cook • Nova Daly • Ali Dukakis • Nihal Krishan •  Alexa Newlin • Antonio Olivo • Kevin Rooney • Adam Ruben • Jayne Sandman • Christina Sevilla • Hugo Verges • David White

Jun
16
Fri
Awkward Sex… and the City at Black Cat @ Black Cat
Jun 16 @ 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Awkward Sex… and the City is returning to Black Cat for Pride Month on June 16th at 8 pm!

Awkward Sex… and the City is exactly what it sounds like: storytellers reliving intimate tales about their sex lives and breaking barriers about sex and dating. The show pairs sexual inclusion with humor and sheds light on the awkward universal experience.

“Good sex is always good sex, but it takes a special person to turn bad sex into something amazing. And that’s where our New York comedian and podcaster Natalie Wall comes in.” -Philadelphia Gay News

Awkward Sex is about taking taboo subjects and creating a safe space for all people to feel seen and heard. From cocaine infused one night stands to IBS flare ups during cunnilingus, the audience will be hanging on the performers’ every word and excited to go out and have a sexual misadventure of their own.

Doors at 8:00! Show at 8:30 pm! Tickets $20!

EVERYONE will have a blast at this show. So come on down, grab a drink, and watch New York City’s finest comedic storytellers relive their most embarrassing sexual experiences on stage just for your pleasure.

“The voyeur within will delight.” -Refinery29

Aug
18
Fri
SQFT @ Asian Fusion Gallery
Aug 18 @ 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM

A showcase celebrating emerging and established artists– SQFT brings DC together for a two day pop-up exhibition featuring over 100 pieces of 1’x1′ art by 50+ local artists. Curated by Peter Chang, co-founder of No Kings Collective and REDEYE Night Market, and Jason Bowers, founder of JAB Arts, the exhibition will take place on August 18 and 19 at the Asian Fusion Gallery on L Street NW.

Featuring a diverse range of local artists, attendees can expect to see a wide range of contemporary art. Featured artists include Kelly Towles, Jamilla Okubo, Trap Bob, Brandon Hill, Charles Jean-Pierre, Mas Paz, Red Swan, and Emon Surakitkoson.

SQFT is open Friday, August 18 from 6-11pm and from Saturday, August 19 from 2-10pm. For more details, a full list of exhibiting artists, and to RSVP to the opening night event please visit:

https://SQFT.eventbrite.com.

Aug
19
Sat
SQFT @ Asian Fusion Gallery
Aug 19 @ 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM

A showcase celebrating emerging and established artists– SQFT brings DC together for a two day pop-up exhibition featuring over 100 pieces of 1’x1′ art by 50+ local artists. Curated by Peter Chang, co-founder of No Kings Collective and REDEYE Night Market, and Jason Bowers, founder of JAB Arts, the exhibition will take place on August 18 and 19 at the Asian Fusion Gallery on L Street NW.

Featuring a diverse range of local artists, attendees can expect to see a wide range of contemporary art. Featured artists include Kelly Towles, Jamilla Okubo, Trap Bob, Brandon Hill, Charles Jean-Pierre, Mas Paz, Red Swan, and Emon Surakitkoson.

SQFT is open Friday, August 18 from 6-11pm and from Saturday, August 19 from 2-10pm. For more details, a full list of exhibiting artists, and to RSVP to the opening night event please visit:

https://SQFT.eventbrite.com.

Sep
12
Tue
Artist Lecture by Karen LaMonte | Shaping the Invisible @ Hillwood Museum and Gardens
Sep 12 @ 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Artist Lecture by Karen LaMonte | Shaping the Invisible
Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 5:30-8 p.m.

Contemporary artist Karen LaMonte will delve into her artistic process and share her approach to developing conceptual frameworks and translating them into mesmerizing sculptures.
Please note: This is the first program in Glass: Art. Beauty. Design. Lecture Series.

www.HillwoodMuseum.org 

4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Sep
20
Wed
Mid-Autumn Night Market @ Hi-Lawn (on the Rooftop of Union Market)
Sep 20 @ 6:00 PM – 11:59 PM

Michelin-honored Cantonese restaurant Tiger Fork and its sister bar Hi-Lawn present the “Mid-Autumn Night Market” – a traditional Chinese festival celebration – from September 20-21. They will transform the 1000-person rooftop atop Union Market into a lively two-day Hong Kong night market, decked out with illuminated lanterns, food stalls from guest chefs, pop-up shops from local artisans, cultural performances, late-night DJs, baijiu and sake bars, mooncakes and more, all to help raise funds for Hawaii disaster relief through World Central Kitchen.

Tiger Fork’s brand new executive chef Simon Lam (formerly head chef at Chang Chang) will cook savory street food-inspired fare alongside guest chefs/restaurants such as China Chilcano; Love, Makoto and Toimoi Bakery (with more to be announced soon) at food stands throughout the open-air rooftop.

Also known as the “mooncake festival,” no celebration is complete without its namesame sweets, and Toimoi Bakery will serve symbolic, creative mooncakes, while Tiger Fork will serve topping-adorned bubble waffles, and Yume Asian Fusion will sell homemade cookies in unique flavors combinations like ube cookies & cream, black sesame peanut butter cup, and miso walnut chip.

Guests can peruse specialty gifts and wares from pop-up market stalls throughout the celebration.

Festival drinkers will enjoy a special Baijiu + Sake Bar, pouring China’s national spirit, plus an assortment of sake, and other liquor, cocktails, beer and wine.

At 6pm nightly, cultural performances such as lion, ribbon and fan dancing will take place live on the lawn.

And DJs will keep the spirited energy going all night long, spinning tunes from 9pm to midnight.

The two-night festival supports a fantastic cause, raising funds to benefit Hawaii disaster relief through the event’s charity partner World Central Kitchen.

Tiger Fork’s Mid-Autumn Night Market is free to attend and open to the public, but RSVPs are highly recommended on Eventbrite. Donations to World Central Kitchen are encouraged and accepted throughout the event. All food, beverage and artisan crafts will sold a la carte, first-come, first-served. For more information, please visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mid-autumn-night-market-presented-by-tiger-fork-hi-lawn-tickets-709569259757.

WHO: Tiger Fork & Chef Simon Lam

Hi-Lawn

China Chilcano

Love, Makoto

Toimoi Bakery

Yume Asian Fusion

World Central Kitchen

WHEN:      Wednesday, September 20 & Thursday, September 21, 2023

6pm-midnight

 

WHERE:    Hi-Lawn (on the rooftop of Union Market)

1309 5th St. NE

Washington, DC 20002