Oct
16
Sat
Brunch on the Go (Stretch, Run & Dine) @ The Yards
Oct 16 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

After its successful spring series, The Yards will bring back its popular run and brunch activation, Brunch On The Go. Treat yourself to champagne and brunch with your running crew on October 16th, October 23rd, or October 30th in D.C.’s most exciting waterfront neighborhood for living, dining, shopping and relaxing. Pacers will curate a warmup and stretch, then lead attendees on a route around The Yards. Running newcomers and high-milers alike are invited to join!

Each week, a different Yards restaurant will create a special brunch box for registrants to enjoy after their workout. The event will cost $50 per ticket and includes a run and guided stretch for two, branded swag, bottle of bubbles, and brunch for two.

 

Additional details can be found below and at theyardsdc.com! Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

 

WHEN/WHERE:

  • Pacers Running | 300 Tingey St SE #160, Washington, D.C., DC 20003

  • Saturday, October 16 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

    • District Winery

      • 1 bottle of Dry Rosé

      • Avocado Toast

      • Chicken chorizo hash

  • Saturday, October 23 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

    • La Famosa

      • Breakfast:

        • Ham and Swiss breakfast sandwich on our house made Mallorca roll (semi-sweet breakfast bread)

        • 2 Quesitos (sweet cream cheese pastry)

        • 1 bottle of bubbles

        • Pineapple chow with scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, and lime

        • Guyanese chow mein with egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, and soy

        • Curry goat with carrot and potato

        • Brown stew chicken, peppers, and boiled dumplings

        • Rice and peas

        • 2 Pastelillo de Guayaba (puff pastry filled with fresh Guava sauce)

      • Lunch:

        • Beef Pastelillos (fried turnovers filled with beef picadillo)

        • Bolitas de Queso (fried cheese balls served with Guava sauce)

        • Tostones (fried green plantain chips served with mayo ketchup and garlic mojo sauce)

  • Saturday, October 30 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

    • Bammy’s

      • Pineapple chow, scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, lime

      • Guyanese chow mein, egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, soy

      • Curry goat, carrot, potato

      • Brown stew chicken, peppers, boiled dumplings

      • Rice and peas

Oct
23
Sat
Brunch on the Go (Stretch, Run & Dine) @ The Yards
Oct 23 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

After its successful spring series, The Yards will bring back its popular run and brunch activation, Brunch On The Go. Treat yourself to champagne and brunch with your running crew on October 16th, October 23rd, or October 30th in D.C.’s most exciting waterfront neighborhood for living, dining, shopping and relaxing. Pacers will curate a warmup and stretch, then lead attendees on a route around The Yards. Running newcomers and high-milers alike are invited to join!

Each week, a different Yards restaurant will create a special brunch box for registrants to enjoy after their workout. The event will cost $50 per ticket and includes a run and guided stretch for two, branded swag, bottle of bubbles, and brunch for two.

 

Additional details can be found below and at theyardsdc.com! Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

 

WHEN/WHERE:

  • Pacers Running | 300 Tingey St SE #160, Washington, D.C., DC 20003

  • Saturday, October 16 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

    • District Winery

      • 1 bottle of Dry Rosé

      • Avocado Toast

      • Chicken chorizo hash

  • Saturday, October 23 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

    • La Famosa

      • Breakfast:

        • Ham and Swiss breakfast sandwich on our house made Mallorca roll (semi-sweet breakfast bread)

        • 2 Quesitos (sweet cream cheese pastry)

        • 1 bottle of bubbles

        • Pineapple chow with scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, and lime

        • Guyanese chow mein with egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, and soy

        • Curry goat with carrot and potato

        • Brown stew chicken, peppers, and boiled dumplings

        • Rice and peas

        • 2 Pastelillo de Guayaba (puff pastry filled with fresh Guava sauce)

      • Lunch:

        • Beef Pastelillos (fried turnovers filled with beef picadillo)

        • Bolitas de Queso (fried cheese balls served with Guava sauce)

        • Tostones (fried green plantain chips served with mayo ketchup and garlic mojo sauce)

  • Saturday, October 30 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

    • Bammy’s

      • Pineapple chow, scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, lime

      • Guyanese chow mein, egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, soy

      • Curry goat, carrot, potato

      • Brown stew chicken, peppers, boiled dumplings

      • Rice and peas

Oct
30
Sat
Tenth Annual FANtastic 5K and Silent Auction @ Mandarin Oriental
Oct 30 @ 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C. is delighted to announce Serve Your City / Ward 6 Mutual Aid as the beneficiary of the hotel’s Tenth Annual FANtastic 5K and Silent Auction. On Saturday, October 30, 2021, hotel guests, colleagues, visitors, and locals are invited to lace up their running shoes in support of advancing southwest, D.C. youth. Since its inception, the FANtastic 5K has raised over $302,000 for education and development efforts in Southwest Washington, D.C.

The FANtastic 5K run/walk kicks off at 9:00a.m. with registration beginning at 8:30a.m. in front of the hotel. Participants will follow a safe and picturesque course leading through the National Mall and concluding with a post-race breakfast and silent auction.

Andi Sullivan, captain of the NWSL’s Washington Spirit women’s professional soccer club and member of the U.S. Women’s National Team will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the day’s activities as brand ambassador for Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C. Sullivan will lead participants through a Washington Spirit pre-game stretch, cheer on runners and walkers, and meet with fans.

“As the brand ambassador for Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C., I am excited to team up and assist in raising funds for a commendable organization like Serve Your City. Providing underprivileged youth in D.C. with life-changing experiences, many of which are offering access to sports and costly equipment, is dear to my heart,” stated Andi Sullivan, captain of the Washington Spirit.

For more than a decade, Serve Your City, a non-profit organization, has provided life-changing experiences and opportunities for at-risk D.C. students. Serve Your City seeks to offer black and brown youth in Ward 6 with inspiring experiences, tutoring, after-school enrichment, and lifesaving support.

The fee to participate is USD 35 and includes snacks, a pre-run stretching session, FANtastic 5K commemorative t-shirt, post-run buffet breakfast, admission to Silent Auction, and awards. Children 12 and under race for free. Runners and walkers of all levels are invited to join, including dogs on a leash. Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C. also welcomes the donations of those who don’t wish to participate in the 5K. For more information, please visit the event’s donation website at https://runsignup.com/Race/DC/Washington/10thAnnualFANtastic5K

Brunch on the Go (Stretch, Run & Dine) @ The Yards
Oct 30 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

After its successful spring series, The Yards will bring back its popular run and brunch activation, Brunch On The Go. Treat yourself to champagne and brunch with your running crew on October 16th, October 23rd, or October 30th in D.C.’s most exciting waterfront neighborhood for living, dining, shopping and relaxing. Pacers will curate a warmup and stretch, then lead attendees on a route around The Yards. Running newcomers and high-milers alike are invited to join!

Each week, a different Yards restaurant will create a special brunch box for registrants to enjoy after their workout. The event will cost $50 per ticket and includes a run and guided stretch for two, branded swag, bottle of bubbles, and brunch for two.

 

Additional details can be found below and at theyardsdc.com! Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

 

WHEN/WHERE:

  • Pacers Running | 300 Tingey St SE #160, Washington, D.C., DC 20003

  • Saturday, October 16 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

    • District Winery

      • 1 bottle of Dry Rosé

      • Avocado Toast

      • Chicken chorizo hash

  • Saturday, October 23 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

    • La Famosa

      • Breakfast:

        • Ham and Swiss breakfast sandwich on our house made Mallorca roll (semi-sweet breakfast bread)

        • 2 Quesitos (sweet cream cheese pastry)

        • 1 bottle of bubbles

        • Pineapple chow with scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, and lime

        • Guyanese chow mein with egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, and soy

        • Curry goat with carrot and potato

        • Brown stew chicken, peppers, and boiled dumplings

        • Rice and peas

        • 2 Pastelillo de Guayaba (puff pastry filled with fresh Guava sauce)

      • Lunch:

        • Beef Pastelillos (fried turnovers filled with beef picadillo)

        • Bolitas de Queso (fried cheese balls served with Guava sauce)

        • Tostones (fried green plantain chips served with mayo ketchup and garlic mojo sauce)

  • Saturday, October 30 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

    • Bammy’s

      • Pineapple chow, scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, lime

      • Guyanese chow mein, egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, soy

      • Curry goat, carrot, potato

      • Brown stew chicken, peppers, boiled dumplings

      • Rice and peas

Nov
6
Sat
REDEYE Night Market
Nov 6 @ 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Inspired by the bustling open-air night markets of East and Southeast Asia, Peter Chang of DC’s No Kings Collective creative agency and Events DC are teaming up to create the first annual REDEYE Night Market on November 6 in Washington, DC. REDEYE will occupy four blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue NW from 3rd through 7th Streets NW and bring together over 50 treasured local vendors to showcase an array of food and beverages like one might find at a night market abroad, including Filipino pastries, Taiwanese shaved ice, bao and Korean fried chicken. In addition to sampling signature dishes from celebrated local restaurants including Incheon, Tiger Fork, Maketto, China Chilcano, Thip Khao, Nihao, attendees will enjoy cultural and musical performances throughout the evening. Admission is free of charge with food and beverages available for purchase.

The REDEYE, set for 4 pm to 11 pm, is intended to serve as a celebration of Washington, DC’s rich AAPI community and to acknowledge the challenges and economic disenfranchisement that impacted small businesses across the nation in the past year.

“This past year was especially challenging for the AAPI community, as well as for the food industry. The REDEYE is a celebration of what we are overcoming together,” says Chang.

“The REDEYE Night Market is an incredible opportunity to celebrate our city’s diversity and showcase DC’s dynamic hospitality offerings,” said Greg O’Dell, president and CEO of Events DC. “We are thrilled to bring together residents, visitors and the AAPI community for an exceptional experience of authentic cuisine and culture from some of DC’s most well-known restaurateurs and performers.”

For details and a list of participants and performances, please visit: https://theredeye.nokingscollective.com/

The REDEYE Night Market will be held in accordance with all health and safety protocols as outlined by the Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Department of Health.

Nov
11
Thu
Veterans Day Concert @ MLK Library
Nov 11 @ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

The United States Navy Band woodwind quintet on Thursday at 1pm will be honoring Veterans Day with a special concert at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

Nov
21
Sun
Bounce Beat + Beyond: A Celebration of Go-Go Music  @ Lincoln Theatre
Nov 21 @ 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

The third “For the Love of D.C.” concert highlights the future of D.C.’s dynamic go-go movement. Guests will enjoy an immersive experience celebrating the next wave of go-go music and its cultural impact on the District.

The event gives go-go fans and avid music lovers the opportunity to learn more about D.C.’s culturally rich genre and showcase what those unique sounds mean to the city and the entire DMV region. 

Local comedian Mckenton Russell will host the evening, featuring live performances from the city’s favorite go-go bands including TCB, New Impressionz, TOB, Made Sessions, and The Made Band. There will also be a go-go market featuring merchandise and themed swag from local vendors like MadeInTheDMV’s Angela Byrd.  

In recognition of the importance of go-go and its role in DC’s local economy and culture, Events DC established the Go-Go Industry Relief Fund designed to support go-go-related programming in the District. Totaling $1 million dollars, the program provided direct payments to qualifying go-go bands and artists as well as grants for in-studio performances and concert production. Bounce Beat + Beyond is one of the final events stemming from the Fund. 

The keepers of the go-go culture are nothing if not resilient. They’ve continually reinvented ways to stay relevant as the local music scene shifts. Today, the genre is reasserting itself into the District’s bloodstream. 

And we, the allies championing its cause, know it can be so much more. Our community’s continued love of go-go is a great sign for the future, and now is the time to build on it. Don’t miss our celebration of this iconic genre on November 21. 

For tickets and more information about the event, visit 

 

WHEN: Sunday, November 21, 2021

 

TIME: 5-10 p.m.

 

COST: $10 per person 

 

WHERE: Lincoln Theatre: 1215 U St. NW, DC

Dec
18
Sat
National Chamber Ensemble Holiday Concert @ Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington
Dec 18 @ 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

National Chamber Ensemble presents a spectacular holiday concert for the community on Saturday, December 18 at 7:30 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington. NCE’s Holiday Cheer concert highlights the finest classical and contemporary masterpieces and holiday favorites together for the whole family. After a season of virtual performances NCE is thrilled to bring the Reuniting With The Masters LIVE season in person. A streaming video option is available for those unable to join at the venue. Chamber music is about intimacy of communication with the other musicians but also with the audience. We are excited to make music live.

The festivities include Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride”, “Chanukkah Festival” and “Rejoice” from Handel’s “Messiah”, Strauss Waltzes, the gorgeous music from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” and more. Young Artist Piano Competition winners will join the ensemble to perform following the competition finals on Dec 4. A Carols Sing-Along concludes the program to get everyone in the holiday spirit.

Star soprano Sharon Christman joins the ensemble to sing ” Rejoice” from Handel’s Messiah, Caccini’s Ave Maria and some holiday carols. In addition to being professor of voice at Catholic University in Washington D.C., Ms. Christman has performed leading roles with opera companies around the globe including the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera and Dallas Opera among many others. Peter Davis of New York Magazine has called Ms. Christman’s singing “dazzling.” Daniel Webster of The Philadelphia Enquirer called her “a polished stylist with a gleaming voice.”  Ms. Christman has been a guest soloist at The White House and a recitalist in numerous Artist Series including the National Gallery of Art. She was privileged to present the Washington premiere of John Corigliano’s new song cycle, The Tambourine Man, at the request of the composer, first with National Musical Arts and then for the Cosmos Club Artist Series.

About the Outstanding Young Artist Achievement Award
The National Chamber Ensemble has created performance opportunities for young musicians since its inception in 2007, including the Outstanding Young Artist Competition which was created in 2015. This year’s competition is for pianists ages 12 to 18. Talented young musicians from Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC come to Arlington to compete in front of a distinguished panel of judges in the hope of winning one of three prizes. The first-place winner receives a scholarship, a crystal trophy. The winners also receive the opportunity to perform at the Dec 18th concert.
Holiday Cheer features Sharon Christman (soprano), artistic director/violinist Leo SushanskyNatasha Dukan (piano), Jorge Orozco (violin), Uri Wassertzug (viola)  Vasily Popov (cello), 2021 Piano Competition winners, outstanding young guest string players.
HOLIDAY CHEER
Saturday December 18, 2021
7:30 PM
Concert location:
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington
4444 Arlington Blvd, Arlington 22204
Free on-site parking
Tickets:
General admission tickets are $36 for adults and $18 for students.Group discounts for 10 or more are available by calling (703) 685-7590. Tickets are available online at https://www.nationalchamberensemble.org/tickets.htm
Jan
29
Sat
Intention Setting Workshop @ Canopy by Hilton Washington DC Bethesda North
Jan 29 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

On January 29, from 11 to 1pm, Canopy by Hilton Washington DC Bethesda North will host an Intention Setting Workshop led by Brigitte Schmitt of 5 Elements Wellness.   Attendees will gather in the spacious Presidential Suite to manifest their dreams into reality and learn how to direct energy to achieve their goals in 2022. (Due to Covid, space is limited and masks will be required). 

Tickets (available here via Eventbrite) for the event are $15 and include coaching, journaling, light refreshments, CBD infused tea and a small candle to be used in the intention setting ceremony.

“Our goal is to provide an elevated and comfortable environment filled with positivity,  a place to recharge before going out to conquer your day,” said Canopy by Hilton Bethesda North General Manager John Gilligan.

Feb
26
Sat
7th Annual Jazz and Freedom Festival @ Eton DC
Feb 26 @ 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM

The 7th annual Jazz & Freedom Festival will bring together some of the finest musicians in D.C. (and beyond) with community activists confronting racial injustice and anti-Black violence in our communities. Presented by CapitalBop in partnership with Shannon Gunn and the Eaton DC, this year’s JAFF will take place all afternoon and evening on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Eaton’s Beverly Snow warehouse space, and 100 percent of the proceeds will go directly to Harriet’s Wildest Dreams.

Jazz & Freedom Festival

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Eaton DC: 1201 K St. NW, WDC

Suggested donation $20/give what you can

3 p.m. Doors

3:30 Panel featuring Harriet’s Wildest Dreams

4:30-9:00 Five sets of music & poetry

9:00 Open jam session

Following Eaton policy and D.C. law, proof of full Covid-19 vaccination is required for entry. Vaccination cards and IDs will be checked at the door of the building; a negative test is not a substitute for proof of vaccination. Face masks required.

 

The centerpiece of the festival, of course, is the music. And the incredible lineup that the JAFF’s creative team — led by CapitalBop cofounder Luke Stewart, Shannon Gunn and Kelsye Adams — has assembled is stacked with brilliant talent from start to finish.

The acclaimed steel pan virtuoso and composer Victor Provost will play a headlining set with his band. A pair of incredible duos will also perform: bassist Corcoran Holt with percussionist/poet Jabari Exum, and Jupiter Blue (featuring Tara Middleton and DM Hotep, both members of the Sun Ra Arkestra).

Trombonist and co-organizer Shannon Gunn will lead the Jazz & Freedom Ensemble, a D.C. supergroup with a rotating lineup that anchors every JAFF. And to close out the evening, the Collect!v Crew — a DMV musicians’ collective anchored by bassist Dennis Turner and drummer Biscuit Bynum — will close out the night, bringing its groove-based take on contemporary Black music back to the Eaton, where it has been a regular presence over the past few years.

The festival will feature five sets of live music and poetry, as well as a panel discussion moderated by Harriet’s Wildest Dreams cofounder Qiana Johnson, featuring Ty Hobson Powell of Concerned Citizens DC, Jessica Teachey of The MusicianShip, Beth Yirga of the Palm Collective and musician Onrae Lateel.