Events/Things To Do

A Free Festival for Free For All!

On September 12, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sidney Harman Hall, STC will give Washingtonians an insider’s look at our theatre and access to artists who work behind the scenes to create our stage productions. This family-friendly FREE event will include backstage tours, special performances, open theatre classes, demonstrations of stage effects and more.

Just like Free For All, this event will occur rain or shine. 

WHAT:           DC’s monstrous craft beer festival touches down on The Yards on Saturday, September 12, 2015. Now in its fourth year, Snallygaster, named for the fearsome and toothy mythical beast said to terrorize the region at the turn of the century, has cemented itself as the largest, highly curated beer festival in the area. A benefit for Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture, Snallygaster is once again setting new heights tapping no fewer than 300 unique craft beers, featuring more than 10 of DC’s finest food trucks & vendors, multiple musical acts, entertainment, games, family fun and more.

Beer Director Greg Engert, the man behind the beer programs at Bluejacket, Birch & Barley, ChurchKey, GBD, Rustico and more, will be curating the beer list. True to form, Greg will once again go above and beyond last year’s list with no fewer than 300 brews all handpicked from the finest brewers around the world. Guests can expect to find a number of DC debuts, beers rarely–if ever–available in the District; an array of autumnal releases; German-styled and German-inspired beers; a collection of cask ales, barrel-aged brews; Franconian gravity-poured/rubber-clad kegs; a slew of craft cans; brand-new Bluejacket small batch releases, and an artisanal cider garden.

On the food side, a collection of DC’s most popular food trucks and vendors will be dishing up delicious eats for festival attendees. Participants includeRed Apron Butcher, GBD, Big Cheese, DC Empanadas, DC Slices, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Lemongrass Truck, Tasty Kabob, Cajunators, Pork BarrelBBQ, Mess Hall​, ​Rappahannock Oyster Co. and more. ​

WHERE:         The Yards at Capital Riverfront Lot H/I

Entrance is located at First St SE & N St SE

across from Nationals Park (1 block from the Navy Yard metro)

 WHEN:           September 12, 2015 from 1 PM to 6 PM (VIP entry at 11:30 AM)

DETAILS:       Two advance ticket packages are available now online. Guests are encouraged to take advantage of the special offers to ensure entry.

• The Kraken (VIP): $60

Includes early entry at 11:30 AM for an extra 1 ½ hours of access to all the beers including many rare, small batch brews only available in limited quantities. Admission ($10 value) + 30 food and drink tickets + a custom Snallygaster beer mug

• The Gargoyle: $35

Includes 1 PM entry + Admission ($10 value) + 30 food & drink tickets + a custom Snallygaster beer mug

The ticket packages are only available online and in advance. Admission at the door is $10 on the day of the event, 100% of which will be donated to Arcadia. Tickets for food and beverages will be sold throughout the venue. $1 = 1 ticket. Full beers will be priced from 5-9 tickets on average, tasting portions from 3-6 on average. This is a family friendly event and children under will be 14 admitted free. You must be at least 21 years of age and have a valid ID to consume alcohol, no exceptions. Cash and credit will be accepted.

The only triathlon held in Washington, DC is gearing up for its 10^th annual event, and 15 triathletes have participated every year. Events DC Nation’s Triathlon To Benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will take place on Sunday, September 13, 2015. Triathletes can register at NationsTri.com, with opportunities to join one of the many races-within-a-race challenges—ranging from military to congressional challenges.

Come take a stroll in Georgetown and pop into one of the neighborhood’s many galleries during the Fall Art Walk.  Participating galleries include Artist’s Proof, Robert Brown Gallery and Cross MacKenzie.

Following the first official game of the season, the player’s wives walk in a fashion show in support of the DC NFL team’s Charitable Foundation.

After Hours, the signature late-night event at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, returns Friday, Sept. 18, 8 p.m.–midnight, with the support of idobi Network. The ticketed event features a performance by post-rock/ambient electronic band Tycho, as well as a last chance to see “Shirin Neshat: Facing History,” a major exhibition that presents the work of the internationally acclaimed artist in the context of the history of modern Iran; it closes Sept. 20.

Since 2007, After Hours has been a favorite of local audiences, attracting up to 2,000 people a night to events that have featured performers such as Zola Jesus, Dan Deacon and the Madison Sounds of Deliverance; DJs such as Nancy Whang, Shea Van Horn and Fatback; and artists such as Semiconductor and Bec Stupak and Honeygun Labs.

Known for expansive instrumental soundscapes, Tycho is led by San Francisco-based musician and designer Scott Hansen. Originally a solo project that highlighted the use of drum machines and analog synthesizers, Tycho has grown into a full-fledged band whose precise and hypnotic live performances are accompanied by visuals designed by Hansen. The performance begins at 10:30 p.m.

Exhibitions on view include “Le Onde: Waves of Italian Influence (1914–1971),” which examines the importance of Italian art and thought to developments in futurism, spatialism, op art and kinetic art, and “Sergio Caballero,” which comprises a video work by the Spanish artist that blends homespun puppet animation and live action to tell the grotesque and darkly comic tale of an exorcism. “At the Hub of Things: New Views of the Collection,” a thematic rehanging of largely contemporary works from the collection, is ongoing. All museum galleries will be open until 10 p.m., with last entry at 9:30 p.m.

Tickets go on sale Aug. 25 at hhafterhours2015.eventbrite.com. General admission tickets are $35, and VIP tickets are $100. VIP ticket holders have early access to the event, at 7 p.m., as well as access to a private lounge area with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. In addition, VIP ticket holders are invited to exclusive curators’ tours at 7:30 p.m.

After Hours is supported by idobi, in partnership with Smithsonian Enterprises. For more information about After Hours, visit hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/after-hours/. For more about idobi, visit idobi.com.

HONORARY HOSTS
His Excellency The Ambassador of Italy
and Mrs. Claudio Bisogniero

BALL CO-CHAIRS
Ms. Hillary Baltimore
Mr. Charles Prow

On the Filene Center Stage
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia

HOST SPONSORS

Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello

Proceeds from the Wolf Trap Ball benefit
Wolf Trap Foundation’s arts and education programs.

Brainfood Burger Battle at Poste

Sunday, 9/20, 3:30-6:30pm

Poste Moderne Brasserie

700 F St NW, Washington, DC

Brainfood’s 4^th annual fundraiser and burger grill-off on Poste’s patio will feature some of the city’s most acclaimed chefs including Poste’s Chef Kyoo Eom, Osteria Morini’s Chef Matt Adler, Brookland’s Finest’s Shannan Troncoso, Macon Bistro & Larder’s Dan Singhofen, Firefly’s Matt Hagan and more! DC Brau and Three Stars brews will be available as well as specialty cocktails from three of DC’s top bar leaders.

For each ticket purchased, attendees are entered to win a luxury box for 10 people at the Washington/Dallas game on December 7th. 

Box includes 10 tickets, 3 parking passes and food (a $6,000 value!).

ABC 7’s Scott Thuman will MC this wildly fun food event and Porn Burger’s

Mathew Ramsey will serve as a battle judge.

Tickets are $75; and available on Eventbrite: http://burgerbattle2015.eventbrite.com

Celebrating and recognizing the community of survivors and supporters, the Susan G. Komen Foundation brings in multiplatinum singer/songwriter Matt Goss.  Proceeds fund breast cancer research around the globe.