Join The Rooftop at The Graham Georgetown team to toast summer goodbye with a Labor Day Weekend celebration on Sunday, September 1. Soak up the last of summer with music from 2pm to 8pm and enjoy cookout favorites from the hotel’s new rooftop restaurant, Rooftop EATS. All Rooftop EATS menu items will be $10. Drink specials include all draft beer and seasonal cans for $5.
WHEN: Sunday, September 1
Event from 12pm to 12am
WHERE: The Rooftop at The Graham Georgetown
1075 Thomas Jefferson Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-337-0900
TICKETS: To claim your space at The Graham’s Labor Day Weekend Celebration, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-labor-day-party-at-the-graham-tickets-68291584969
City Tap Dupont is excited to throw a day at the beach, luau themed open bar event on Labor Day. Come for brunch and stay to enjoy Hawaiian themed food specials such as pineapple burgers and pulled pork tacos starting at 1pm, and a $45 ticketed open bar from 2pm to 5pm including select draft beers, house wines by the glass and rail mixed drinks.
The Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center (EDCJCC) is re-opening on September 5. After an extensive 10-month renovation, the EDCJCC will be holding an evening reception for all ages to come back and explore. Attendees are encouraged to tour the new spaces and places that make up the EDCJCC.
While there are many new details, large and small, to discover, the transformation of the space will allow the building to better serve the mission of the EDCJCC with more space for programs, service projects and performances including the new Cafritz Hall with retractable seating that allows for different configurations. The historic Sixteenth Street entrance and lobby have also been preserved, providing a connection to the building’s history. This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter in the EDCJCC’s history, and the EDCJCC is excited to welcome back its diverse, vibrant, growing community.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 5, 2019. Please enter through the Q Street Entrance.
The REACH
Opening Day; Opening Festival
This fall, artists and audiences from the Washington, D.C. area, the U.S., and around the globe come together at the nation’s cultural capital to dance, sing, create, collaborate, listen, learn, talk, share, and celebrate the opening of the REACH, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ unprecedented new expansion. The REACH Opening Festival takes place September 7–22, and includes more than 400 free events. For more information and Opening Festival highlights, please visit:
https://cms.kennedy-center.
Tickets: FREE
La Cosecha, EDENS’ upcoming contemporary Latin market (1270 4th Street NE) in the Union Market District, will celebrate its opening preview celebration with a festive block party and special concert, presented by title partner Events DC and headlined by Grammy-winning Latin fusion band Ozomatli on Saturday, September 7 from 11am-7pm.
Local pop singer-dancer Jason Cerda will also perform during the free, open-to-the-public event, which will serve as a Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff event and is being curated in collaboration with local music production group All Things Go. Additional musical acts include Salt Cathedral, Mario + Jose, Jonathan Acosta, DJ Bembona, DJ Renzo, DJ Nicolas Losada and Batalá.
The Calle Latina block party’s family-friendly activities include a special Latin-inspired face painting menu created by Colombia-born local muralist MasPaz, Con Sabor kids’ dance classes, chef demos and a flash mob led by Cerda.
Guests will also get a sneak peek at all of the La Cosecha partners: El Cielo, NOVA BOSSA, Amparo, Ali Pacha, Grand Cata, Serenata, Café Unido, Filos Bakery, Zona E Home, La Casita and Peruvian Brothers.
In partnership with sponsors the D.C. Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment, Carlos Rosario School, and Bacardi, the block party will feature additional pop ups by New Latin Wave, Se Habla Español, The Future is Latina, Andeana Hats, Adelante Shoes, Arcay Chocolates, Piña & Coco, Wonder for People and Politics & Prose, Arepa Zone, Ilegal Mezcal and Bacardi.
“After considerable time spent planning and curating La Cosecha, we’re excited and proud to invite all to our preview block party, Calle Latina, where we’ll be celebrating the colors, textures and sounds of Latin America. The ongoing insights and assistance from Latin embassy partners and the city’s cultural tastemakers have been invaluable in the creation of this new marketplace,” says EDENS CEO Jodie W. McLean. “Inclusivity and cultural appreciation are the foundation of any strong community and seem more important now than ever. We hope that by showcasing these dynamic cultures, we can spark conversations and relationships across diverse cultures.”
Ozomatli, known as much for their music as their activism, are two-time Grammy winners with a one-of-a-kind sound that encompasses a wide array of musical styles, including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, rap and more. Since their inception in 1995, Ozomatli has performed all over the world in places like China, Tunisia, Jordan and Burma, serving both as cultural ambassadors and advocates for farm workers’ rights and immigration reform.
D.C.-area native Cerda is a double-threat singer and dancer, boasting Billboard-charting singles Al Lado Mio, Color Favorito and Un Poco Mas, as well as a 3,500-square-foot, state-of-the-art dance studio in northern Virginia.
La Cosecha’s partnerships with Latin embassies, cultural and diplomatic leaders and strategic stakeholders from the Latin community will solidify the new marketplace as a national platform for Latin culture and cuisine. Cultural opportunities for the larger community will include art exhibits, film screenings, live performances, media lab space and outdoor activations throughout the year.
To RSVP for La Cosecha’s Calle Latina block party, please visit www.lacosechadc.com/callelatina.
Ivy City brewery Atlas Brew Works will hold its sixth anniversary celebration with a special beer release at its Tap Room location on Saturday, September 7, before kicking off an exciting week of DC Beer Week market events.
Six Year Anniversary Celebration at Atlas Brew Works – Saturday, September 7 @ 12pm to 5pm
Join the Atlas Brew Works (2052 West Virginia Ave NE) team as they celebrate six years in Ivy City with games, Pelota Bar and Little Sesame food trucks, and a special release of their sixth anniversary beer, Dave Trippel, an 8.4% ABV rum barrel-aged Belgian Trippel. Alongside Atlas’ extensive beer collection, available for $5 during the party, the team will serve Blood Orange Gose slushies to be enjoyed outside. Guests are invited to take part in activities like a dunk tank, Mario Kart, and Doctor Who pinball competition, among others. Event tickets are available for $15 on GiftRocker or $25 at the door (subject to availability) and include one beer ticket and a donation to Living Classrooms. Additional beer tickets are available for advance purchase. For more information, visit www.atlasbrewworks.com.
Battle of the Barrel-Aged Beer VI @ Boundary Stone – Tuesday, September 10 @ 5:30pm to 10pm
Atlas Brew Works is one of six breweries competing in the sixth annual Battle of the Barrel-Aged Beer Competition at Boundary Stone (116 Rhode Island Ave NW). On Tuesday, September 10, try Atlas’ Tomb Essence, the brewery’s Imperial Silent Neighbor Stout, aged in Joseph Magnus Bourbon barrels. GA and VIP tickets are available on GiftRocker.
On Wednesday, September 11, the 5th Annual DC Beer Royale will take place at Roofers Union. Seven D.C. breweries will compete to see whose keg can kick first. The champion will earn a $400 donation from Roofers Union, in addition to door donations, to the charity of their choice. The participating breweries include: 3 Stars Brewing, Atlas Brew Works, Bluejacket, DC Brau, Hellbender Brewing Company, Red Bear Brewing Co., & Right Proper Brewing Company.
Beers and respective charities represented include:
3 Stars “Trouble in Paradise” – a mango & guava sour competing for 826DC
Atlas “Blood Orange Gose” – a refreshing and light bodied brew, competing for Living Classrooms
Bluejacket “Crush-A-Lot” – a sour blonde with coconut, vanilla, milk sugar, pineapple, blood orange & nutmeg, competing for Arcadia
DC Brau “Third Eye” – a pilsner kombucha hybrid, competing for Humane Rescue Alliance
Hellbender “Dunkelweisse” – a wheat brew with a deep banana flavor and subtle clove spice, competing for DC Central Kitchen
Red Bear “51st State” – a hazy IPA, competing for Casa Ruby
Right Proper “Baron Corvo Cuvee 2” – a bourbon, brandy and rum barreled baron corvo competing for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Also in celebration of the 41st Annual Adams Morgan Day Festival, Roofers Union and Atlas Brew Works have partnered up to create a collaboration brew, The Adams Morgan Festival IPA, the beer will be tapped on Sunday, September 8 and will beavailable throughout DC Beer Week.
WHEN: DC Beer Weeks runs September 8 – September 15
5th Annual DC Beer Royale: Wednesday, September 11 from 5:30 – 11 PM
WHERE: Roofers Union
2446 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
Kick the Keg Contest at Roofers Union – Wednesday, September 11 @ 5:30pm to 11pm
Help the Atlas Brew Works team kick their keg at Roofers Union (2446 18th Street NW) on Wednesday of DC Beer Week. If Atlas’ Blood Orange Gose is the first keg to kick, the Ivy City brewery will donate its $300 prize to Living Classrooms, striving to build strong, equitable, and sustainable communities through effective education, workforce, and health and wellness opportunities.
Tickets are on sale now for the Friends of the National Zoo’s annual wine fest, and this year, the event boasts an impressive selection of bottles, all rated 90 points or above. Zoo Uncorked returns to the heart of Washington, D.C. and the beautiful setting of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Thursday, Sept. 12 from 6-9 p.m.
Professionals will pour wine ranging from a berry-rich Bordeaux, to an Italian chardonnay with notes of pineapple, to a honey-tinged pinot gris from a sustainable vineyard in Oregon.
“We’re so excited about Zoo Uncorked this year—the wine will be truly exceptional, so the tastings will be fun and delicious. And it’s so great to be at the Zoo under the stars for this event, enjoying wine and supporting conservation work, here and around the globe,” said Lynn Mento, Executive Director at Friends of the National Zoo.
As attendees explore the Zoo grounds after hours, they’ll have the opportunity to see all sorts of incredible animals—and even meet an African penguin. Big Cats Circle will be open for the duration of the event, and from 6-8:30 p.m., attendees are welcome to explore the Think Tank, where they might catch a glimpse of young orangutan Redd.
Food trucks will sell award-winning crepes, gourmet popcorn and authentic handmade dumplings, while keyboardist and pianist Marcus Johnson will perform his contemporary jazz hits for crowds. The D.C. staple and NAACP-Image award winner will bring wines from his own collection, FLO Wine, for guests to sample.
VIP guests can look forward to delicious cuisine from local restaurants, a dessert bar and exclusive animal encounters at Conservation Pavilion. They also will receive a surprise complimentary animal-themed gift courtesy of TrueZoo.
Go to www.fonz.org/uncorked for more information or to buy tickets.
Ticket prices:
GA: $55 | Non-member: $70
VIP: $99 | Non-member: $115
Sober: $30 GA | $95 VIP
