Jul
4
Mon
Independence Day Silent Disco & Fireworks @ Malmaison
Jul 4 @ 7:30 PM – 11:59 PM
Independence Day Silent Disco & Fireworks
Monday, July 4 | 7:30pm-12am
Malmaison, 3401 Water St NW, Washington DC
Tickets: $15-20 online only https://july4silentdisco.eventbrite.com
Silent Dance Society & Malmaison are partnering up for a different kind of July 4th bash this year. As fireworks illuminate the night sky after the sunset, celebrate America’s Birthday with a Silent Dance party right in the heart of the nation’s capital at the Georgetown Waterfront. Enjoy ultimate Silent Disco experience, fireworks, then dance the night away to electric beats by 3 different live DJs, hula dance performances & more.
7:30pm-9:00pm – Pick up your headsets and kick-off the Independence Day celebration with Silent Disco at Malmaison – 3 Music Channels – 3 Live DJs –  Hula Dance Performances
9:00pm-9:30pm Crossover to the Georgetown Waterfront Park without loosing the beat & take in spectacular views of the Fireworks
9:30pm – Continue the celebration with Silent Disco at Malmaison!
Event is 21+; tickets include headset rental only.
Jul
9
Sat
French Festival at Hillwood @ Hillwood Museum & Gardens
Jul 9 @ 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

French Festival

Saturday, July 9, 2016, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Indulge your inner Francophile with 18th-century French amusements in celebration of Bastille Day and Marjorie Merriweather Post’s French decorative arts collection.

$18, $15 seniors, $12 Hillwood and Alliance Française members, $10 college students, $5 children 6-18, free for children under 6.

Note: French Festival is presented in partnership with Alliance Française de Washington.

www.HillwoodMuseum.org

4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Jul
23
Sat
Summer Floral Design Workshop @ Hillwood Museum & Gardens
Jul 23 @ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Summer Floral Design Workshop

Saturday, July 23, 2016, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Tour of the cutting garden. Then learn practical floral arranging techniques and new design concepts while creating a stunning arrangement to take home.

Note: All materials are included. Payment is required in advance due to materials fees, and is non-refundable.

www.HillwoodMuseum.org

4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Tanabata: Japanese Star Festival @ Hillwood Museum & Gardens
Jul 23 @ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Tanabata: Japanese Star Festival

Saturday, July 23, 2016, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Explore the Japanese-style garden; admire the special exhibition, Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture, 1920-1945; enjoy fascinating tales; listen to delightful music; and write poems and special wishes on colorful strips of paper, called tanzaku, to hang on bamboo, following the traditional Japanese custom.

$18, $15 senior, $12 Hillwood and JASWDC members, $10 student, $5 children ages 6-18, free for children under 6.

Note: Tanabata is presented in partnership with the Japan-America Society of Washington DC.

www.HillwoodMuseum.org

4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Aug
1
Mon
Citywide Karoake Contest @ Penn Social
Aug 1 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
What: D.C. City-Wide Karaoke Championship
When: Monday, August 1, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Where: Penn Social, 801 E Street N.W.
Who: 8 competitive teams, celebrity judges, hundreds of entertained viewers
The DMV’s most creative and talented performers compete for karaoke league supremacy at the District Karaoke City-Wide Finals on Monday, August 1st, at Penn Social.
This isn’t American Idol or karaoke at your favorite watering hole, this is a spectacle of epic proportions. Don’t take our word for it, see what the Wall Street Journal had to say about our entertaining league (“These Karaoke Leagues Find Satisfaction in Crazy Costumes,” 12/2/2015).
Eight teams earned their spots through five divisions of weekly competition at our partner venues –  Mackey’s Public House, Policy Restaurant & Lounge, Mad Rose Tavern, and Acre 121. Performers pull out all the stops – costumes, comedy, props, and more – to elevate their performances above the average drunken party outing. You’ll see tried and true themes like Broadway, sex, and personal relationships, while other performances hit on current events like the 2016 election, PokemonGO, and more – all set to music you know and love.
The event is expected to draw more than 350 enthusiastic viewers to the basement of Penn Social who then vote for the performances with DK’s mobile voting site. Popular vote counts for half of the points in each matchup while celebrity judges comprise the other half of the vote.
The judges for the event are:
  • Jenn Gustetic, Small Business Innovation Research Program Executive at NASA
  • Mike Piotnek, District Manager at Boston Beer Company
  • Dan Milano, Managing Editor, Social Media at Circa
  • Dan Zak, Reporter at the Washington Post
District Karaoke is D.C.’s first and only social, team-based karaoke league. For more information, visit the District Karaoke website at www.distictkaraoke.com. Registration for the Fall 2016 season, which begins in September, is now open at www.districtkaraoke.com/registration. A recap of the Winter 2016 City-Wide Finals (and others) can be found here.
Aug
6
Sat
2016 Moonrise Festival @ Pimlico Racetrack
Aug 6 @ 11:00 AM – 11:59 PM

The festival featuring world-famous music stars TiëstoThe ChainsmokersTyler the CreatorZedd and more than 60 other acts returns to Baltimore’s Pimlico Racetrack this week! The Third Annual Moonrise Festival takes place Saturday, August 6 and Sunday, August 7 and will be packed with EDM and hip hop fans at one of the largest summer music festivals in the country. General admission and VIP ticket packages for Moonrise Festival are priced at $99 to $299 and are available now at www.moonrisefestival.com.

Summer Olympics pARTy @ Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel
Aug 6 @ 8:00 PM – 11:59 PM
The golden shores of Brazil are closer than they seem at Art Soiree’s Summer Olympics Art Fusion event atop Liaison Capitol Hill. To celebrate the 2016 Olympics this August, Art Soiree is going all Brazilian with Sounds of Bossa Nova, Samba dancing, Olympics Themed Art, CopaCabana Beach (Poolside) Bar and Carnival inspired live performances! To keep up with the themes of Olympics, guests are invited to don their countries’ shirt or dress in the corresponding colors as they join in for a night that is nothing short of Lindo maravilhoso (a Brazilian saying that literally translates to Beautiful, marvelous!)
WHO: Live Band Performance by Rose Moraes (Brazilian Jazz)
           Music by DJ Playin’fields & Live Trumpet Joe Brotherton,
           Fantasy Costumes by Nat Fox & Nuit Cirque Collective
           Fire & LED Hula Hoop Performances by Anna Pienapple
           Bodyart by local artists
WHEN: Saturday, Aug 6, 2016
             8 p.m.-  12 a.m.
WHERE: Liaison Capitol Hill,  415 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
INFO:  Event is 21+; Tickets: $10 advance; $20 at the door. http://artsoiree.com/events/olympics-party/ Benefiting artists & Art Soiree’s free year round programming
Aug
7
Sun
2016 Moonrise Festival @ Pimlico Racetrack
Aug 7 @ 11:00 AM – 11:59 PM

The festival featuring world-famous music stars TiëstoThe ChainsmokersTyler the CreatorZedd and more than 60 other acts returns to Baltimore’s Pimlico Racetrack this week! The Third Annual Moonrise Festival takes place Saturday, August 6 and Sunday, August 7 and will be packed with EDM and hip hop fans at one of the largest summer music festivals in the country. General admission and VIP ticket packages for Moonrise Festival are priced at $99 to $299 and are available now at www.moonrisefestival.com.

Aug
18
Thu
Environmental Film Festival Presents ‘Not Without Us’ @ E Street Cinema
Aug 18 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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.

Aug
25
Thu
National Park Service Birthday Bash @ National Mall
Aug 25 @ 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Celebrate 100 Years with Music, Comedy and Beers

Join the National Park Service for a hip, high-energy evening program and beer garden featuring

live entertainment celebrating the centennial of the National Park Service. Comedian Ryan

Singer emcees a line-up that includes D.C. power pop band Jukebox the Ghost, Baltimore

alternative rock band The Last Year, and comedian Yoram Bauman. Enjoy refreshments in the

beer garden (21+ only). Gates open at 5 p.m., entertainment starts at 6 p.m.