Three musicians and celebrated Broadway stars will join the National Symphony Orchestra for 50 Years Over the Rainbow: A Judy Garland Celebration on Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29, 2019 at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Laura Osnes, Capathia Jenkins, and Jimmie Herrod join Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke and the NSO in recreating many songs from Judy Garland’s 1961 famed Carnegie Hall performance. These concerts honor the cultural impact that the iconic Garland made, from The Wizard of Oz and Easter Parade to Meet Me in St. Louis, A Star Is Born, and countless others.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets ($24–$99) are available at the Kennedy Center Box Office, online atkennedy-center.org, and via phone through Instant Charge, (202) 467-4600; toll-free at (800) 444-1324. For all other ticket-related customer service inquires, call the Advance Sales Box Office at (202) 416-8540.
Three musicians and celebrated Broadway stars will join the National Symphony Orchestra for 50 Years Over the Rainbow: A Judy Garland Celebration on Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29, 2019 at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Laura Osnes, Capathia Jenkins, and Jimmie Herrod join Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke and the NSO in recreating many songs from Judy Garland’s 1961 famed Carnegie Hall performance. These concerts honor the cultural impact that the iconic Garland made, from The Wizard of Oz and Easter Parade to Meet Me in St. Louis, A Star Is Born, and countless others.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets ($24–$99) are available at the Kennedy Center Box Office, online atkennedy-center.org, and via phone through Instant Charge, (202) 467-4600; toll-free at (800) 444-1324. For all other ticket-related customer service inquires, call the Advance Sales Box Office at (202) 416-8540.
Tuesday, July 2, 2019, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Celebrate the Second of July, the day the Continental Congress voted for American independence, with music of the founding era. David and Ginger Hildebrand of the Colonial Music Institute perform eighteenth-century songs—including ballads, marches and French-inspired songs—in costume with period instruments.
Free
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Join City Tap Penn Quarter on Thursday, July 4, for its annual BeerBQ Battle, a competition with local breweries serving up the best barbecue with drink specials, patio games and live music. Sample barbecue offerings from City Tap, 3 Stars Brewing (DC), RAR Brewing (Maryland), and Port City Brewing (Virginia) and vote for the winner, while enjoying a barbecue platter ($20) with favorites like potato salad and coleslaw. Featured beers ($5) from each brewery as well as adult capri suns ($10) will also be available.
WHEN: Thursday, July 4
11:30am to 4pm (City Tap Penn Quarter)
Guests are invited to an all you can eat and drink experience at City Tap Dupont’s All-American Cookout, complete with cornhole on the patio. For $40, enjoy endless hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, and ice pops, paired with house wines, Founders Solid Gold Lager, Dogfish Head SuperEIGHT, Southern Tier Swipe Right, and other beer offerings. Available a la carte options include bourbon slushies ($6), grapefruit crushes and orange crushes ($7), and watermelon limoncello cocktails ($8).
Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is turning its courtyard into a Wimbledon Garden Party on Sunday, July 14th in honor of 2019 Wimbledon Championships. From 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., all players and spectators will love viewing the men’s finals on huge screens, trying out their backhand and forehand on a miniature tennis court, feasting on fabulous English fare and sipping champagne, Pimms cups and G&Ts. Wear the colors green, purple or white to youradvantage to win prizes for best garden party and tennis attire. Overnight stays, dinners and brunches are some of the prizes to be lobbed at the winners.
Executive Chef Jordi Gallardo and his team will ace an all you can eat $25 per person round robin that will be passed without any foot faults:
Traditional, Finger Sandwiches
Salad Buffet with Salmon, Smoked Trout and Sirloin Steak
Scottish Eggs
Lamb Chops and Sausages from the Grill
Fish and Chips
Mini Pork Pies
Singles and doubles will make a match point at Pastry Chef Charles Froke’s dessert buffet:
Strawberries and Cream Station
Scones with Clotted Cream
White Chocolate & Cherry Tennis Balls
Summer Berry Trifle
Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake
English shortbreads
Strawberry rhubarb crème
Go bottomless with Pimm’s cups and mimosas for $15 per person, or enjoy other specialty cups such as the Juniper G&T or Thiénot Brut Champagne at $10 each.
Live entertainment will be provided by the Dom Petrellese Quartet as they play British favorites without incurring tennis elbow.
There is no fee for Fairmont’s Wimbledon Garden Party. For reservations, please visit Eventbrite at: à https://fairmont-washington-
Want to leave London for Paris? It’s only a ten minute drive to Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square where they are celebrating Bastille Day with their second annual picnic in Opaline Bar & Brasserie from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
With complimentary cake, champagne, tequila rounds
& more surprises
$5 El Jimador shots
$5 16-oz Bud Lite
$8 Mission Margarita
$8 22-0z Dos Equis
Mission Navy Yard
1221 Van Street SE
@MissionNavyYard
Bar: Four bar areas, including the city’s longest bar at 150 feet long. The cocktail menu includes 16 draft lines- ten
for beer, three for wine/prosecco and three for margaritas and cocktails.
Menu: Tex-Mex inspired menu includes tacos, enchiladas, burritos, nachos and guacamole, as well as generous
salads and appetizers.
Design: With more than 10,000 square-feet, the two-level Mission Navy Yard is located directly across the street
from Nats Stadium. A two-story atrium entry leads to the first of Mission Navy Yard’s four bars. The downstairs bar
welcomes guests to the space, blending an indoor and outdoor courtyard feel. Guests climb a sprawling staircase,
anchored by a two-story tower overlooking the downstair bar. DC’s longest bar (150 ft) fills the middle of the
second floor, flanked by six garage doors leading to spacious outdoor balconies. As guests walk through the
second floor, they pass the dining room, which also has its own balcony and another bar wrapping up the
corner. Lastly, the private dining space has its own bar
On Saturday, July 20, City Tap Dupont will host a Christmas in July themed drag brunch from 11am to 3pm. Guests who bring new clothes and toys to donate to Martha’s Table will receive a complimentary beer or wine. Enjoy holiday decor and brunch specials like “Bad Santa” stuffed French toast for $10 and a “Tipsy Elf” specialty cocktail for $8. Reservations can be made at [https://www.citytap.com/
on Sunday, July 21, don your flannel for City Tap Penn Quarter’s 90’s themed trivia brunch from 12-2pm offering pizza bagels and dunkaroo dip. Port City Brewing will provide a tap takeover for guests to enjoy a variety of beers, and trivia players will have the chance to win swag bags.
Festive grand opening party for the expanding plant-based fast casual brand’s second DC location in Dupont Circle.
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Free lunch for the first 100 people in line.
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Free sweet potato fries all day.
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Giveaways and samples all weekend.
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Meet HCV founder Nicole Marquis.
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HipCityVeg pedicabs will transport customers back to their offices or to Dupont Circle for picnic lunches (5 block radius).
WHEN: Wednesday July 24, 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free samples and giveaways to continue throughout the weekend.
WHERE: HipCityVeg Dupont Circle, 1300 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC., 202-318-6010.
DETAILS: HipCityVeg’s 2nd DC location will be the first in DC to feature the new Banana Whip Topping Bar and Golden Nugget deals. It will also be the headquarters for HipCityVeg’s expanded catering operation.