Highlights post for this week! Click through links for more details
Tonight! Tuesday, June 10th
Home Runs for Horton's Kids
5:00pm - 9:00pm
$10
"Horton’s Kids is throwing its annual “Home Runs for Horton’s Kids” fundraiser, an event to benefit children living in DC’s Ward 8. The event features on-field batting practice, opportunities to shag fly balls, take infield, and other entertainment. It also offers guests a chance to bat on the field or in the indoor batting cages at Nationals Park and mingle with Nationals mascot Screech and the Racing President Teddy. There will also be face painting, arts and crafts for children, and Microsoft Kinect for Xbox One kiosks."
Nationals Park
1500 South Capitol St SE
Metro: Navy Yard
A #teamchailatte Karaoke Benefit Fundraiser to support Frank Britton
9:00pm - whenever it ends, guessing 2:00am
Debbi from Kostume Karaoke and Jesse B from District Karaoke are teaming up to host a celebration of all things Frank! There will be no fee to sing and Frank asks that you just come out and be together. It's his desire to show his appreciation for all the love and support coming his way.
The man himself will be in the house. (Frank was attacked on Monday, May 26, 2014 as he was hailing a cab in downtown Silver Spring, MD after a performance at the Forum Theater.) There will still be drink specials! And yummy treats courtesy of Starbucks!
McGinty's Public House
911 Ellsworth Dr
Downtown Silver Spring
Metro: Silver Spring or take the S2 or S4 bus along 16th St or any number of buses there
Wednesday, June 11th
Summer Sing-a-long Series
6:30pm, arrive earlier, films begin at 6:30pm
All ages, Free, Popcorn provided
Join the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library for six nights of song this summer! Whether you prefer to sing with a crowd or step up to the mic for a solo, DCPL has your favorite movie musicals ready. Prizes will be awarded for movie trivia and most spirited performance. For movie titles & more information, please call 202.727.1291.
At MLK Library
06/11: This fish-out-of- water wants to be part of your world
07/09: Two 1920s murderesses whose victims had it coming
08/13: A princess with an icy touch has to learn to let it go
MLK Library
9th 7 G St NW
Metro: Gallery Pl - Chinatown
At Shaw Library
06/25: You’ll be laughing at the clouds with this rainy tune
07/23: A girl worth fighting for fights as a boy for China
08/27: Hop in a canoe and find out what’s around the river bend
Watha T. Daniel/ Shaw Library
Metro: Shaw - NY Ave exit
DC Music Salon: Salad Days, Birth of Punk Rock in the Nation's Capital
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Free
click link above for event details!
Watha T. Daniel/ Shaw Library
Metro: Shaw - NY Ave exit
Solstice (FL Metal Legends), Permafrost (VA), Narrow Grave (DC/NY)
9:00pm
All ages, $10
Live music, click link for details
Comet Ping Pong
Metro: Van Ness or Friendship Heights and walk or take a bus closer
Thursday, June 12th
Opening Reception - DMV Dirt
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Free
click link above to read more about the show
Longview Gallery
1234 9th St NW
Metro: Mt Vernon Sq - Convention Center
"Toxic Hot Seat" Film Screening and Q&A with Filmmakers
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Free, RSVP Requested
The Sustainable Furnishings Council will be hosting a screening of "Toxic Hot Seat,” an HBO documentary that follows a courageous group of firefighters and mothers, journalists and scientists, politicians and activists as they campaign to expose the devastating impact of toxic flame-retardants in everyday furniture. Guests will be joined by filmmakers James Redford and Kirby Walker for an audience Q&A about the film after the event.
E Street Cinema
555 11th Street NW
Metro: Metro Center, also walking distance from Gallery Pl - Chinatown and Archives Metro
Sugar - a new kind of dance party for all!
Queer, Trans, Straight, Lesbian, Gay, Bi
with DJ Shahid Buttar and Astro Black
10:00pm - 2:00am
$5, 21+
Tattoo Bar
1413 K S NW
Metro: McPherson Sq or take the Woodley-McPherson Circulator bus or any bus along 14th or K
Friday, June 13th
Meso Creso Presents 1001 Beats: Urban Eden featuring Secret Special Guest
10:00pm
$5, 21+
Global Grooves, local Burner group Meso Creso. Cool vibes, good people.
Zeba Bar
3423 14th St NW
Metro: Columbia Heights
Saturday, June 14th
Mozart Meets Metal - SONOVA Rocks Out
*Discounted for Students and Seniors only - in advance*
7:30pm - 9:00pm
$10 for seniors/students in advance ($15 for adults in advance)
At the door, if available, tickets will be $15 for seniors/students and $20 for all others
SONOVA will present “Mozart Meets Metal: SONOVA Rocks Out!” This exciting concert will feature your favorite Rock ‘n’ Roll music from metal to classic rock and indie to pop, as well as two of Mozart’s most famous overtures. From his rhythms to his chord progressions, Mozart’s music from 225 years ago closely resembles today’s rock ‘n’ roll. This concert, SONOVA will be joined on stage by a rock band comprised of some of the areas finest musicians.
Spectrum Theater at Artisphere - just past Artisphere
1611 N. Kent Street
Metro: Rosslyn
Friends & Family Day at Dance Trance DC
11:00am - 2:00pm
$5
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(On a personal note - As someone who used to dance to this kind of music in clubs I must admit that this looks really fun!) Come on out for a two hour Dance Trance Class class for all ages for only $5 bucks! Balance Gym will also be giving away t-shirts and other fun items and will also provide food, drink and sweets after class!
Balance Gym - Thomas Circle
1111 14th St, NW
Metro: McPherson Sq
Dana Ellyn & Matt Sesow's "Swiss Mixer" at The GallAerie
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Free
Love Matt and Dana - go see their work, meet them, and have a good time!
The GallAerie
1644 Newton St NW
Metro: Columbia Heights or take the S2 or S4 bus along 16th St right to Newton
Sunday, June 15th
Luce Unplugged with Marian McLaughlin and Ethan Foote at the Smithsonian American Art Museum / National Portrait Gallery Building on the Third Floor at the Luce Foundation Center
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Free
Luce Unplugged is a concert series that invites local musicians to perform after staff-led art talks. Marian creates lyrically-driven songs with complimentary arrangements on her classical guitar that are delicate yet full of depth. She'll be joined by upright bassist Ethan Foote, who composed string arrangements for a handful of her songs.
Smithsonian American Art Museum / National Portrait Gallery Building on the Third Floor at the Luce Foundation Center
8th and F Streets, NW
Metro: Gallery Pl - Chinatown
Audrey White, the Lost Civilizations experimental music project and Utenzil at the Black Squirrel
8:00pm
All ages, Free
Black Squirrel in Adams Morgan
2427 18th St NW
Metro: Dupont Circle and take the 42 bus toward Mt Pleasant to Belmont and walk down to 18th St