Events/Things To Do

Cherry Blossom Paint Class with Painted Palettes – Thursday April 7th 5:30-7:30PM Samantha Testa is the owner and artist behind the Brookland DC watercolor and calligraphy studio, Painted Palettes. As a former first grade teacher, Sam enjoys teaching workshops to adults, making custom watercolor house portraits for clients,… Read More

After going virtual in 2020, DC Central Kitchen’s iconic Capital Food Fight returns live and in person for a raucous night of fighting hunger on April 7th at The Anthem, presented by craigstable. Tickets on sale starting Friday, February 18th at capitalfoodfight.org. First hosted in 2004 by DC Central… Read More

National Museum of Women in the Arts’ 2022 Spring Gala On Friday, April 8, 2022, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) hosts its annual black-tie gala, made possible by Dior. This year’s gala will honor Dior’s first woman Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri, feminist… Read More

For the first time ever STC’s sold-out Mock Trial will be streamed live. Tune in on April 11 at 7:30 p.m. to see Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer preside over the Mock Trial bench, as Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and D.C. litigator Debra Katz act as advocates in a case inspired by Shakespeare’s Much Ado… Read More

On Thursday, April 21, from 6-9 PM, EL Studios will host its 15th anniversary by welcoming Barcelona-based artist Marissa McInturff who will share her exciting new works on paper & ceramics.  Marissa is the daughter of notable DC Architect Mark McInturff.  This event will be held… Read More

On Wednesday, April 27 at 7:30pm ET, the O.B. Hardison Poetry Series at the Folger Shakespeare Library, in collaboration with The Phillips Collection, welcomes poet Vievee Francis in a live virtual reading. Francis will read from her own work, responding to The Phillips Collection’s exhibition… Read More

Toast to the Festival season and celebrate spring in style during the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Pink Tie Dinner Party, on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 6:30 PM returning to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, with venue host, TCMA (A Drew Company). The Festival encourages attendees to don… Read More

Immigrant Food+: FRI, 4/29 – Dinner hosted by author + Stanford professor, Dan Jurafsky On April 29th, Immigrant Food+ and the Planet Word Museum are teaming up to host Stanford Professor and Author of “The Language of Food,”’ Dan Jurafsky, for an exclusive dinner. The… Read More