Aug
20
Sat
Explore! Children’s Festival @ The Modern at Art Place at Fort Totten
Aug 20 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Calling all families to join in on the fun at the Explore! Children’s Festival located at The Modern at Art Place at Fort Totten. On Saturday, August 20, 27 and September 3, guests can enjoy free face painting, balloon twisting, magic shows, arts and crafts, sweet treats and snacks.

Each festival will also include live performances or demonstrations from local organizations and artists. On Saturday, August 20, guests can enjoy live music from The Uncle Devin Show, an interactive musical experience for children that uses percussion instruments to cultivate their minds – a dynamic cross between DC’s Trouble Funk and Schoolhouse Rock. Guests for the August 27 and September 3rd event are to be announced.

Each event is FREE to attend and has every kid’s dream activities for a fun-filled weekend! For more information, click here.

Explore! Children’s Museum is part of the Art Place development currently under construction near the Fort Totten Metro. For more information visit exploremuseum.org or artplacedc.com.

WHEN: Saturday, August 20, 27, and September 3 from 1-3pm

WHERE: Enter at the Modern at Art Place, 400 Galloway St, NE, Washington, DC. Garage parking is available on site.

Back-To-School “Peace Jam” Hosted by Will Barton @ John Hayden Johnson Middle School
Aug 20 @ 11:00 PM – Aug 21 @ 5:00 AM
Will Barton, small forward for the Washington Wizards, his foundation WB5, and The District Sports Program will host a Back-to-School “Peace Jam” in Washington D.C. on Saturday, August 20. The event is designed to ensure that our children return to school happily and safely. There will be live music, bounce houses, cotton candy, games, and more. Students will receive free backpacks with school supplies and new shoes, as well as free haircuts and hair styling. The event is free and open to kids ages 6 to 17.
Registration is available here.
When: Saturday, August 20, 2022
                 11am – 5pm

 

Where: John Hayden Johnson Middle School
1400 Bruce Pl SE
                 Washington, DC 20020

 

Who: Will Barton, Washington Wizards
WB5 Foundation
The District Sports

 

About WB5 Foundation:
Founded in 2020, the WB5 Foundation was created to provide hope, support, and opportunity to low-income and underserved communities in Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Denver. Founded by NBA star Will Barton and his mother Karen, WB5 Foundation draws from their own personal experiences of overcoming adversity and aims to lift up those in need by focusing on education, mentorship, and financial support.
Aug
26
Fri
Movies in the Park at National Landing @ Virginia Highlands Park
Aug 26 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Movies in the Park: Catch a Friday night flick at Virginia Highlands Park every week from July 29 through September 16. Grab a bite from a food truck or pack your own picnic to enjoy on Softball Field 3. Movies will begin at 7 PM and will include: The First Lego Movie (7/29); Tron (8/5); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (8/12); Encanto (8/19); Sonic 2 (8/26); Ready Player One (9/2); Raya and the Last Dragon (9/9); and Spiderman No Way Home (9/16).

Aug
27
Sat
Explore! Children’s Festival @ The Modern at Art Place at Fort Totten
Aug 27 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Calling all families to join in on the fun at the Explore! Children’s Festival located at The Modern at Art Place at Fort Totten. On Saturday, August 20, 27 and September 3, guests can enjoy free face painting, balloon twisting, magic shows, arts and crafts, sweet treats and snacks.

Each festival will also include live performances or demonstrations from local organizations and artists. On Saturday, August 20, guests can enjoy live music from The Uncle Devin Show, an interactive musical experience for children that uses percussion instruments to cultivate their minds – a dynamic cross between DC’s Trouble Funk and Schoolhouse Rock. Guests for the August 27 and September 3rd event are to be announced.

Each event is FREE to attend and has every kid’s dream activities for a fun-filled weekend! For more information, click here.

Explore! Children’s Museum is part of the Art Place development currently under construction near the Fort Totten Metro. For more information visit exploremuseum.org or artplacedc.com.

WHEN: Saturday, August 20, 27, and September 3 from 1-3pm

WHERE: Enter at the Modern at Art Place, 400 Galloway St, NE, Washington, DC. Garage parking is available on site.

Sep
2
Fri
Movies in the Park at National Landing @ Virginia Highlands Park
Sep 2 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Movies in the Park: Catch a Friday night flick at Virginia Highlands Park every week from July 29 through September 16. Grab a bite from a food truck or pack your own picnic to enjoy on Softball Field 3. Movies will begin at 7 PM and will include: The First Lego Movie (7/29); Tron (8/5); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (8/12); Encanto (8/19); Sonic 2 (8/26); Ready Player One (9/2); Raya and the Last Dragon (9/9); and Spiderman No Way Home (9/16).

Sep
3
Sat
Explore! Children’s Festival @ The Modern at Art Place at Fort Totten
Sep 3 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Calling all families to join in on the fun at the Explore! Children’s Festival located at The Modern at Art Place at Fort Totten. On Saturday, August 20, 27 and September 3, guests can enjoy free face painting, balloon twisting, magic shows, arts and crafts, sweet treats and snacks.

Each festival will also include live performances or demonstrations from local organizations and artists. On Saturday, August 20, guests can enjoy live music from The Uncle Devin Show, an interactive musical experience for children that uses percussion instruments to cultivate their minds – a dynamic cross between DC’s Trouble Funk and Schoolhouse Rock. Guests for the August 27 and September 3rd event are to be announced.

Each event is FREE to attend and has every kid’s dream activities for a fun-filled weekend! For more information, click here.

Explore! Children’s Museum is part of the Art Place development currently under construction near the Fort Totten Metro. For more information visit exploremuseum.org or artplacedc.com.

WHEN: Saturday, August 20, 27, and September 3 from 1-3pm

WHERE: Enter at the Modern at Art Place, 400 Galloway St, NE, Washington, DC. Garage parking is available on site.

Sep
9
Fri
Movies in the Park at National Landing @ Virginia Highlands Park
Sep 9 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Movies in the Park: Catch a Friday night flick at Virginia Highlands Park every week from July 29 through September 16. Grab a bite from a food truck or pack your own picnic to enjoy on Softball Field 3. Movies will begin at 7 PM and will include: The First Lego Movie (7/29); Tron (8/5); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (8/12); Encanto (8/19); Sonic 2 (8/26); Ready Player One (9/2); Raya and the Last Dragon (9/9); and Spiderman No Way Home (9/16).

Sep
14
Wed
Reception, Whiskey Pairing Dinner and Cigar Tasting @ Fairmont Courtyard
Sep 14 @ 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is pleased to present an evening with Uncle Nearest Whiskey* and Drunk Chicken Cigars** on Wednesday, September 14 beginning at 6pm in the hotel’s courtyard.  Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey Master Blender Victoria Eady Butler and Drunk Chicken Founder and CEO Desiree Sylver will conduct Whiskey and cigar tastings.

            Executive Chef Jordi Gallardo and Executive Sous Chef Jason Rowley will create a culinary feast prepared to complement delicious cocktails curated by Fairmont’s mixologists with Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey.

The event begins at 6pm in the courtyard with a welcome cocktail:

Tennessee 75 (Uncle Nearest 1884), and two hot canapés

 Foie Gras Croquette and Short ribs with Maple Whiskey Glaze.

            The four-course dinner begins at 7pm:

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Raisins and Walnut Ciabatta & Honey Whiskey Butter

 

-First Course-

Grilled Skull Island Shrimp

Whiskey Corn, Silk Grilled Corn Nibblets

Uncle’s Basil Collins (Uncle Nearest 1856)

-Second Course-

Smoked Pork Belly

Petite Frisée, Fennel Frond, Petite Miro Greens, Cherry Bomb Radish,

Tarragon, Blood Orange Vinaigrette

Lincoln County Maple Smash (Uncle Nearest 1856)

Whiskey Tasting-

Uncle Nearest Tasting with Victoria Eady Butler

Uncle Nearest 1856, 1884 and a Surprise Blend

-Third Course – Smokin’ Family Style-

Proteins:

Smoked Chicken Thighs, Smoked Brisket, Cheddar Jalapeno Sausages,

Grilled Flat Iron, Rubbed Tomahawk

Smoked Scallops and Grilled Grouper

Sides:

Roasted Brussel Sprouts Maple Crème Fraiche, Grilled Heirloom Carrots, Parsnip Puree, Applewood Bacon Fingerling Warm Potato Salad, Carnival Cauliflower Smoked

Sea Salt Cherry Tomato, Duck and White Bean Cassoulet

Sauces:

Cherry Whiskey Reduction, Herb Garlic Butter, Caramelized Onion Whiskey SC.

 

-Dessert-

Belmond Peanut Butter Brownie Crunch

Strawberry-Elderflower Gel

 

-Cigar Tasting-

            At 9pm, guests will retire to the courtyard’s cigar lounge to enjoy a Drunk Chicken Cigar–hand rolled Mother Clucker Robusto paired with a Nearest the West End 1884 Cocktail.  Desiree and Victoria with lead the tasting.

            An evening with Uncle Nearest and Drunk Chicken is available per person in two tiers

Reception, Dinner and Cigar is $229

 

Reception, Dinner, Cigar and custom-engraved bottle of Uncle Nearest 1856 is $289

(Engraver on-site to engrave each bottle)

            Prices do not include tax or gratuity.  Additional cocktails, wine, beer and cigars will be available for purchase.  For reservations, please email wdc.courtyardevents.dl@fairmont.com

*Nearest Green, affectionately nicknamed Uncle Nearest by his friends and family in Lynchburg, Tennessee, is the world’s first known African American master distiller. Nearest is credited with helping perfect the globally recognized Lincoln County Process, which is the defining distinction between Kentucky Bourbon from Tennessee Whiskey. This unique filtering of whiskey through sugar maple charcoal was named after the county where Nearest lived and made his highly regarded whiskey.

Nearest Green Distillery, a 323-acre Tennessee Walking Horse farm that has been dubbed by the press as “Malt Disney World,” was purchased in 2017 by Uncle Nearest, Inc. and opened for public tours in 2019. https://unclenearest.com/

**Established in 2019, Drunk Chicken Cigars are handmade in the U.S.A. to create premium flavor profiles.  Every combination of tobacco leaf, including the filler, binder, and wrapper, was chosen to produce an assortment of smooth, rich, and savory cigars with a variety of customers in mind. The mission of the Drunk Chicken Cigars family is to produce premium cigars that can be smoked anytime of the day. Our cigars have tones ranging from spicy black pepper, coffee, earthiness, and dark and creamy-chocolate, which can accompany your breakfast, lunch, dinner and evening nightcap. In fact, our cigars are “Nubalicious”… so good you will smoke it to a nub. https://drunkchickencigars.com/

The Courtyard Bar offer cocktails and bites on Monday through Friday from 2pm until 10pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 11pm until 10pm.  Featured bubbles include; 15 varieties of champagne and sparkling wine, 13 types of sparkling and still Rosé and 36 brands of gin, including Fairmont’s very own gin. The team worked with One Eight Distilling, located right here in D.C’s Ivy City neighborhood to create Untitled Gin No. 6.

Sep
16
Fri
Movies in the Park at National Landing @ Virginia Highlands Park
Sep 16 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Movies in the Park: Catch a Friday night flick at Virginia Highlands Park every week from July 29 through September 16. Grab a bite from a food truck or pack your own picnic to enjoy on Softball Field 3. Movies will begin at 7 PM and will include: The First Lego Movie (7/29); Tron (8/5); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (8/12); Encanto (8/19); Sonic 2 (8/26); Ready Player One (9/2); Raya and the Last Dragon (9/9); and Spiderman No Way Home (9/16).

Sep
21
Wed
Paella Night @ Fairmont Courtyard
Sep 21 @ 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is pleased to announce that its popular Paella Nights will return on Wednesday, September 21 and 28, from 4 to 7pm in the Courtyard Bar.

Lush landscaping, cozy fire pits and ample seating creates the perfect venue for Executive Chef Jordi Gallardo’s live paella station.  Using a family recipe from his hometown of Barcelona, he will prepare and serve authentic Paella with shrimp, chicken, mussels and secret ingredients from his giant pan.  An array of gazpacho, pan con tomate, manchego cheese, serrano ham, tortilla de patatas, olives, anchovies and flan de caramelo will accompany chef’s Paella.

Paella is $18 per person and $10 for children up to 12 years of age, not including tax and gratuity. Specially priced glasses of red and white sangria will be available along with the Courtyard Bar’s extensive cocktail menu. Reservations are available at this email address:  wdc.courtyardevents.dl@fairmont.com. In the case of inclement weather, Chef Gallardo will move his paella station into the lobby.