CapitalBop today announced that NEXTfest, D.C.’s largest fully free celebration of jazz, funk and go-go music culture, will return to Meridian Hill on Saturday, Sep. 24, for a full day of performances featuring an all-star lineup.
The festival will run from noon to 9 p.m., and it will be free and open to the public. The event will again be co-produced by Long Live GoGo and Washington Parks & People, and it features leading names in music from the DMV — and beyond.
NEXTfest 2022 will also include a full second day of cultural programming on Sunday, Sep. 25, with educational events, workshops, panel discussions, cultural conversations and additional live sets. This will take place both indoors and outdoors at the Josephine Butler Parks Center, across the street from the Park. (These events will be seamlessly integrated with the weekly Friends of Malcolm X Park Drum Circle, which will be taking place as usual at the park on Sunday afternoon.) More information on the Sunday programming will be released shortly.
Oktoberfest is back and better than ever with a free one-day community festival in the heart of National Landing. On Saturday, October 1 from 12 to 4 PM join the National Landing BID for an afternoon of games, crisp German Lagers and a live performance by the Alte Kumpel Band. Food and drinks, including beer and cider, are available for purchase throughout the celebration. Registered guest’s first beer will come with a complimentary stein while supplies last. Guests can then show their steins at participating restaurants, including Crystal City Sports Pub, Freddie’s Beach Bar, Los Tios, Beauty Champagne & Sugar Boutique and Portofino for Oktoberfest-inspired food and drink specials.
WHEN: Saturday, October 1 from 12:00 to 4:00 PM
WHERE: 556 22nd St S Arlington, VA 22202
HOW: Guests can register for this free event here
Celebrate Hispanic culture and community at the National Landing BID’s Sip & Salsa event on Saturday, October 8. From 12 to 4 PM, explore an array of more than 15 wines from Latin America and Spain from Gulp Hablo to Emendis Brut Rose, enjoy Mexican and Peruvian bites and learn to dance Salsa and Bachata with live music by DJ Yani.
Guests can RSVP for complimentary hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages. Wine tasting tickets can be purchased onsite for $5 and each drink purchase will come with a complimentary glass while supplies last.
This event is part of the National Landing BID’s Equity Forward Action Plan, which seeks to intentionally advance racial equity, expand economic opportunity, elevate diversity and representation, and foster inclusion in community-building across National Landing.
WHEN: Saturday, October 8 from 12:00 to 4:00 PM
WHERE: S. Clark Street Parking Lot at 2611 S Clark St Arlington, VA 22202, behind the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Street parking is available.
HOW: Guests can register to attend here.
A celebration of culture, fashion, history, and diplomacy with a special, first-ever event featuring international fashion designers who dressed First Ladies and First Gentlemen from all over the world…
Diplomacy and Fashion is putting Washington DC on the map as a First Ladies fashion hub in one of the most influential cities in the world. As the most prestigious non-partisan fashion event in Washington DC, First Fashion Gala showcases 40 designers who have dressed First Ladies, First Gentlemen, Kings, and Queens from around the world. We are thrilled to include a retrospective exhibit with pieces from Former First Lady Laura Bush, Edith Wilson, and Former Empress Farah Pahlavi to name a few.
First Fashion Gala is a premier Black Tie Event chaired by Anne Simonian Totah that funds scholarships for low-income or single-parent students who want to study diplomacy or fashion in the nation or abroad. In addition, proceeds will go towards the goal of creating diplomacy and fashion courses in undergraduate programs nationwide.
Events DC continues the first-ever International City Food Festival with Taste of Oktoberfest on Friday, October 14 in Franklin Park (1332 I Street NW). The iconic Oktoberfest is a world-renowned German folk festival held annually in Munich, attracting more than six million people from around the world. Revelers flock to Bavaria in search of German beer, music and food. To honor and celebrate this long-standing tradition, Events DC has partnered with the German-American Heritage Foundation and the German Embassy to bring a truly authentic taste of the legendary festivities to DC.
The one-of-a-kind experience will feature food and drink from local German eateries as well as entertainment curated by the German Embassy. Attendees will enjoy a full Bavarian market offering everything from traditional Lebkuchen (gingerbread hearts), spiced nuts, and Kirchmayer Chocolates, as well as a range of German meats and sausages, strudels, pretzels and packaged foods. Entertainers will take the stage, including traditional Bavarian dancing (Schuhplatteln), and music (Alphorns and cowbells). Each Taste of Oktoberfest ticket includes a complimentary beer for attendees 21+ (ID required), and access to the Oktoberfest Market featuring a selection of beers, foods and goods.
Credit: Events DC
Presented by Events DC, with the support of German partners, this is the first event of its kind to bring the time-honored Bavarian tradition to downtown DC.
Oktoberfest will be located in the beautifully renovated and reopened Franklin Park starting at 5:00 pm on Friday, October 14. Tickets for the 2022 Events DC Oktoberfest are $10 and can be purchased HERE.
Opaline Bar & Brasserie’s second annual Pups on the Patio takes place on Wednesday, October 19, from 5 pm until 7pm. Everyone will enjoy people and pup watching hosted by the hotel’s Canine Ambassador Louis, an alumnus of Lucky Dog Animal Rescue*.
All pups will enjoy house-made doggie treats while vying for prizes in their finest canine couture and, Opaline’s master mixologists will create two canine cocktails with dog healthy ingredients.
The “Bark-ari”
House-made Strawberry Juice, garnished with Strawberries and Cucumbers – $8
The “Puppitini”
House-made Cantaloupe Juice with Cantaloupe Wheel Garnish – $8
People will enjoy a special cocktail menu – the French PoodleTini and the French Bulldog Daiquiri at $15 each.
Executive Chef Derek Brooks will have his fall menu available for humans, and pawsome doggie dinners of beef, chicken or salmon mixed with peas, carrots and rice for all canines at $18 each.
Lucky Dog Animal Rescue will be on site with some adorable adoptable doggies looking for their furever homes.
Prizes for fantastically French, most adorable and funniest canine couture consists of overnight stays, dinners and doggie amenities.
*Lucky Dog Animal Rescue is a volunteer-powered nonprofit dedicated to rescuing homeless, neglected, and abandoned animals from certain euthanasia and finding them loving forever homes. We educate the community and all pet parents on responsible pet parenting, including the importance of spay/neuter, obedience training, and good nutrition.
Urban Parisian design with an homage to archetypal French restaurant decor is the landscape of Opaline’s sleek and polished dining room, bar and outdoor patio.
Opaline Bar & Brasserie, located at 806 15th Street, NW, at the corner of Lafayette Square bordering the White House. For more information or to view Opaline’s menus; please visit www.opalinedc.com.
Oktoberfest is back and better than ever with a free one-day community festival in the heart of National Landing. On Saturday, October 22 from 12 to 4 PM join the National Landing BID for an afternoon of games, crisp German Lagers and a live performance by the Alte Kumpel Band. Food and drinks, including beer and cider, are available for purchase throughout the celebration. Registered guest’s first beer will come with a complimentary stein while supplies last. Guests can then show their steins at participating restaurants, including Crystal City Sports Pub, Freddie’s Beach Bar, Los Tios, Beauty Champagne & Sugar Boutique and Portofino for Oktoberfest-inspired food and drink specials.
Click here for more information on food and drink specials at participating restaurants.
WHEN: Saturday, October 22 from 12:00 to 4:00 PM
WHERE: 556 22nd St S Arlington, VA 22202
HOW: Guests can register for this free event here
Film Screening Imagining The Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting
Saturday, Nov. 19, 2 p.m.
Washington, D.C.
Imagining the Indian (USA, 2022, 95 Min.) is a comprehensive examination of the movement to eradicate demeaning and offensive words, images, and gestures in the world of sports. The film takes a deep dive into the issues through archival footage and interviews with those involved in the fight. The psychological research is clear: the use of Native American mascots is detrimental, not only to Native people, but to marginalized groups everywhere. Directors/Producers: Aviva Kempner, Ben West (Cheyenne)
A conversation with Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee and Native rights advocate Suzan Harjo (Cheyenne/Hodulgee Muscogee), Director of the National Museum of the American Indian; Cynthia Chavez Lamar (San Felipe Pueblo/Hopi/Tewa/Navajo); Smithsonian Under Secretary for Museums and Culture Kevin Gover (Pawnee); and National Museum of the American Indian Founding Director W. Richard West Jr. (Southern Cheyenne) will follow the screening.
Native Art Market
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3–4, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Make your holiday shopping special! Meet more than 30 award-winning Indigenous artists offering handcrafted traditional and contemporary artworks. The museum’s annual Native Art Market features works by Indigenous artists from the Western Hemisphere. The weekend event offers visitors a unique opportunity to purchase traditional and contemporary handcrafted artworks—including beadwork, jewelry, paintings, photography, pottery, and sculpture. In its 15th year, the Native Art Market invites art lovers of art and craftsmanship to meet Native artists and learn about traditional Native arts and contemporary Native creativity.
Artist Discussion: Ancestors Know Who We Are
Saturday, Dec. 3, 2–3 p.m.
Join five artists featured in the museum’s online exhibition Ancestors Know Who We Are for a discussion about Black-Native identity and its expression through art. Participating artists are Joelle Joyner (African American and Kauwets’a:ka [Meherrin] descent); Moira Pernambuco (African and Amerindian [Wapishana]); Paige Pettibon (Black, Salish, and white descent); Monica Rickert-Bolter (Prairie Band Potawatomi, Black, and German); and Storme Webber (Alaskan Sugpiaq [Alutiiq] and Black descent). Amber Starks, aka Melanin Mvskoke (Black/Muscogee Creek), moderates, with introductions by exhibition curator Anya Montiel (Mexican and Tohono O’odham descent).
The event will be livestreamed at AmericanIndian.si.edu/livestream.
