Saturday, May 7
12th Annual Greenbelt Green Man Festival
in Old Greenbelt, MD
10:00am - 6:00pm
Also on Sunday from 11:00am - 5:00pm
Free, family-friendly
See facebook invite here
Note: After-Party at The New Deal Cafe with Djesben (global music trio) starting at 8:00pm.
Enjoy live performances, music, vendors and more!
Rain or shine, for two days of music,vendors, crafts, environmental awareness, food, and fun! Festival activities will reconnect us to the folklore of ancient civilizations through science, art, music and myth by featuring many local artists, musicians and performers from Maryland as well as other parts of the country.
Click link above for complete details.
Opening Drum Circle
10:00am - 12:00pm
Free
Calling all Drummers and Dancers! Come on out to the Opening Drum Circle for the 12th Annual Greenbelt Green Man Festival this Saturday in Old Greenbelt (100 Centerway) in front of the Mother & Child Statue (in the open space adajcent to the New Deal Cafe). Join your host Trevor Siegel and bring your favorite drum (Djembe, Doumbek, Darbouka, Conga, Frame Drum, etc.), percussive instruments (Bells, Shakers, Clave, Tambourine, etc.) or noise-makers (Didgeridoo, Flute, etc.) and join the drum circle. All Welcome! Folding Chairs will be set up in a semi-circle in front of the stage; just come on up and grab a seat (or stand; or dance around moving to the beat if you prefer). Then stick around for the "Opening Blessing" right after the drum circle to properly kick off the 2016 12th Annual Greenbelt Green Man Festival.
Roosevelt Center - the Heart of Old Greenbelt
131 Centerway - Greenbelt, MD (see directions)
Metro: Greenbelt, it's 2.5 miles from the metro to Roosevelt Center. On Saturday the G12 and G16 buses run from Greenbelt (and also from New Carrollton, which is much further) to Roosevelt Center. Both take about 15 minutes from Greenbelt Station, depending on traffic, and stop running around 10:00pm. Note: There is no bus service at all on Sunday. You can also take a taxi or uber (though I wouldn't recommend uber for pick up, only for drop-off, the pick up and parking lot at that station is confusing since one exit goes only on and off from the highway and the other one goes to local streets, hard to pin the exact address to make sure you get picked up on the residential side), it should probably cost about $10 for the cab if you decide to do that.
Pop-Up Yoga @The US Botanic Garden w/ Heather
10:30am - 11:30am
this class will be led by my friend Heather Luna Honstein
Time for another pop-up yoga class at the US Botanic Gardens, coordinated by With Love DC! Come explore your own blossoming nature Saturday morning in a playful practice that will explore the seven main energy centers of the body. This is an all-levels practice incorporating yoga asana, meditation, and relaxation. Get your groove flowing and flowering before the DC Funk Parade later in the day! Bring your mat, bring some water, bring a friend, and let's flow! Heather's classes feature a strong and calming vinyasa flow with alignment focused cues and an emphasis on holding postures in moving meditation. Students of all levels are welcome. Yoga is for every body!
U.S. Botanic Garden
100 Maryland Ave SW
Metro: Federal Center SW
9th Annual Tenant Town Hall at All Souls
Town Hall for DC residents who rent
11:00am - 2:00pm
Free
The 9th Annual Tenant Town Hall Meeting will feature a workshop from 11am - 12pm on "From Tenant Rights 101 to Recruiting a Board of Director and more." From 12pm - 2pm "Join us in holding elected officials accountable in the fight to Strengthen Rent Control and Fund Affordable Housing!" This annual event is organized by the Latino Economic Development Center and is co-spondered by CARECEN-Central American Resource Center & Bread for the City.
All Souls Church
1500 Harvard St NW
at the corner of 16th & Harvard
Metro: Columbia Heights and walk a few blocks or take the S2 or S4 bus along 16th St to Harvard.
Korea Day: A Family Festival at the Freer/ Sackler on The National Mall
11:00am - 4:00pm
Free
Celebrate Korea Day with free cultural activities for the entire family! Activities include:
• Hands-on art activities
• Musical performance
• Taekwondo demonstrations
• Storybook readings by DC Public Library staff
• Trunk shows: painter Minsun Oh and jewelry maker Chon Hae Jung
• Book signing: Temple Foods by Jung Lee
• Food trucks
Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries
1050 Independence Ave SW
Metro: Smithsonian
Funk Parade 2016
12:00pm -11:00pm
Free
See the Funk Parade site for more!
Along and around U St and Shaw!
Way TOO many events to post as part of this daylong event! Multiple performance stages, a biergarten, an actual Funk parade along U St and more! See the link for complete details and click on image of map to view larger. At 3:00pm there will also be the Funky Jaywalk, if you want to participate, meet at the Howard Theatre. They'll be jaywalking a newly-rolled 51 foot joint with a bumpin' sound system down U Street!
One Love Massive is hosting Funk Love Massive from 12:00pm - 7:00pm, Free, in the lot behind the legendary Bohemian Caverns at 11th & U St NW. Recommend the Meso Creso after-party at Flash, at the downstairs bar, from 7:00pm - 10:00pm.
Metro: U St
Taste of Whole Foods Market at all 4 DC locations every Saturday this month!
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Free
Every Saturday in May (7th, 14th, 21st and 28th) from 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Savor, celebrate, and connect this May at our Taste of Whole Foods Market free sampling events each Saturday in May! Every Whole Foods Market in DC will be hosting a free in-store sampling event – “Taste of Whole Foods Market” – Saturday afternoons in May. Live cooking demonstrations will feature the Whole Foods Market private label brands, unique products for foodies, products from local suppliers, and take-and-go products that are made fresh in our own kitchens. Select DC locations will feature live music from local musicians as well! Whole Foods Market has four DC locations: Foggy Bottom - 2201 I Street, NW, Georgetown - 2323 Wisconsin Ave, NW, P Street - 1440 P Street, NW and Tenley - 4530 40th Street, NW
Shake Your Soul hosted by With Love DC
1:00pm - 2:15pm
by donation, $10 - $15 suggested, please give as you can
Shake Your Soul: The Yoga of Dance is a creative, fun, and stress-relieving movement class. You'll get a workout and also have the opportunity to slow down and connect with being in your body. The focus of the class is on moving rather than following steps, so though there will be some instruction, you will always be encouraged to do what feels right for you. Come experience energy, joy, and freedom!
825 11th Street NE
between H St & I St NE
Metro: Union Station and catch the new DC Streetcar for free, pick up from the back of Union Station on H St - you'll need to go up to the garage level where the buses are to walk out the back there on H St - or you can take the X2 bus from Gallery Pl - Chinatown along H St or take uber or lyft, see promotions for $ toward your first trip at the bottom of this post.
Cinco Annual Running of the Chihuahuas at The Wharf
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Free, family-friendly event, alcohol available for purchase for those 21+
Learn more about this family-friendly event on the main Cinco DC site.
Kick off Cinco de Mayo with On Tap Magazine, Corona, Cantina Marina & The Wharf at the Cinco Annual Running of the Chihuahuas for Charity! This Saturday, May 7 from 1:00-4:00pm at Gangplank Marina, enjoy Chihuahua races, food trucks, beer stands and dog contests at this family friendly event.
The Wharf
600 Water St SW
Metro: Waterfront
Purple Rain - Second Screening at the Shaw Library
1:30pm tickets, 1:45pm film
Free
Note: first come first seated, max 100 people
Light refreshments will be served
In celebration and recognition of the multi-talented Prince, we are pleased to host a screening of the film Purple Rain (Rated R, 111 minutes) in his memory. Prince was a seven-time Grammy winner, and winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for Purple Rain. Please join us for this special event and witness the many talents of the late singer, musician, and songwriter.
Can't make it to this one? The Martin Luther King Library at 901 G St NW is having a screening this Tuesday, May 10 at 6:00pm, and they can host 250 people there!
Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library
1630 7th St NW
Metro: Shaw - Howard U, exit is right by the library
Mothers Day Peace Festival! at Lafayette Square
organized by CODEPINK
2:00pm - 8:00pm
Free
See complete details here!
Join CODEPINK this Saturday for a Peace Vigil and celebration in front of the White House to celebrate the original Mother’s Day call: a time for women to come together to organize against violence and war. It's a day to say Disarm! Speakers, Performers and more! Looks like a full line-up, be sure to click the link for details. The day will also include a Healing ceremony with Ayo Handy-Kendi and an Open mic with Ian Collins, Talia Ramey, Davey Rogner, and anyone else who is present.
Lafayette Square
H St & 17th St NW
Metro: McPherson Sq or Farragut West
Levine School of Music 40th Anniversary Celebration: Free Community Sing at THEARCLed by the one and only Dr. Ysaye Maria Barnwell (formerly of Sweet Honey in the Rock)
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Free
Join the Levine School of Music in celebrating 40 years of Levine and 10 years at THEARC! Community Sings bring people of all ages and abilities together to raise their voices in song. Led by Levine artist-in-residence Dr. Ysaye Maria Barnwell (formerly of Sweet Honey in the Rock), you will be singing gorgeous five-part harmonies shortly after you arrive. Come join the fun and bring the whole family! No need to consider yourself a singer or to have any music or singing background to attend! You don't even need a great voice to attend, just come on out! See a video chat with Ysaye about the Community Sings she leads. Community Sing starts at 2:00pm, Reception to follow at 4:00pm,
THEARC Theater
1901 Mississippi Ave, SE
Metro: Sothern Avenue, metro is super close. See Map and Get Directions
Louder Than a Bomb DMV - Grand Slam Finals
at GALA Hispanic Theatre in Columbia Heights
3:00pm - 5:00pm
$10, buy tickets online here
The Louder Than a Bomb-DMV Teen Poetry Slam Festival (LTAB) Grand Slam Finals will take place this Saturday at the Gala Hispanic Theatre. LTAB-DMV is a program of Split This Rock and is part of the global Louder Than a Bomb network. Competing schools include: Woodrow Wilson, Caesar Chavez, Montgomery Blair, and Madeira School. Plus, performances by Women of the World Champion Imani Cezanne and cellist Benjamin Gates.
The goal of LTAB-DMV is not solely to promote a culture of literacy, critical thought, self-confidence, and powerful public speaking, but also to purposefully bring students together across lines of region, race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socio-economic status, and politics to listen to, learn from, and bond with one another. Spoken word poetry is the bridge these students use to promote tolerance, understanding, and non-violent conflict resolution. They are making changes in their selves and in their communities. LTAB-DMV is one of many regional LTAB’s across the world working with Young Chicago Authors to bring their successful after-school team poetry slam program to teenagers everywhere.
GALA Hispanic Theatre
3333 14th St NW
at 14th & Park Rd
Metro: Columbia Heights, walk north on 14th St just over one block, on the right side
Donna Urbikas and "My Sister's Mother" at the Kosciuszko Foundation
4:00pm
Free, advance RSVP Required, email Barbara Bernhardt at bbernhardt@thekf.org
Join Donna Urbikas at the Kosciuszko Foundation for a discussion and signing of her new book, My Sister's Mother: A Memoir of War, Exile, and Stalin's Siberia. Books will be for sale at the event.
Kosciuszko Foundation DC
2025 O St NW
Metro: Dupont Circle
Adams Morgan Summer Concerts: Boat Burning
Live Outdoor Concert at the BB&T Bank Plaza at 18th St & Adams Mill, right by Columbia Rd
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Free
This Saturday, local band Boat Burning kicks off the 2016 outdoor Adams Morgan Summer Concert Series, with concerts every Saturday in May and June from 5pm-7pm except for Memorial Day Weekend. "Boat Burning is six-guitar avant rock ensemble from Washington DC that plays "maximal minimalism", a fusion of classical music and punk rock. Using multiple instruments and tunings, the ensemble weaves elemental passages into shimmering towers of densely-stacked harmonics, creating powerful music that combines the majestic, panoramic sweep of traditional classical music with the sheer physical thrall of punk." Also, there will be hula hoops available for adults and kids to use and small bottles of bubbles for kids of all ages. Wristbands will available at the event that will entitle attendees to discounts at a variety of Adams Morgan businesses.
1801 Adams Mill Rd NW
Metro: Woodley Park and walk or take the Circulator bus one stop or take the 42 bus from Dupont Circle to 18th & Columbia or any of the 90 line buses from the U St area.
Saturday night highlights:
Makela's Annual Friends and Family Show at the Sitar Center
7:00pm - 8:00pm
by donation, $5 suggested
Makela is DC's premier young professional Jewish a capella group (also DC's ONLY young professional Jewish a capella group...). Please join us for our annual Friends and Family show! Doors open at 6:30pm, suggested donation of $5. Wine and snacks provided.
Sitar Arts Center
1700 Kalorama Rd NW
Metro: Columbia Heights and walk about 16 minutes or you can take a bus closer. The S2 or S4 bues that run along 16th St go right to Euclid and it's a short walk, about two blocks, from there. The 42 bus (which you can pick up from Dupont Circle if you are taking metro) also goes to Kalorama and Columbia Rd and walk about 4 blocks.
Conscious Film Night at Samsara House 2023 features the film Planetary - May 2016
7:00pm - 10:00pm
by donation, and it's also a potluck so bring your own dinner or a snack to share if you like.Organic Herbal and Ayurvedic Teas will be served.
In celebration and remembrance of Earth Day this past April 22nd, Samsara House 2023 launches Conscious Film Night 2016 with a screening of "Planetary," aprovocative and breathtaking wakeup call and a cross continental, cinematic journey, that explores our cosmic origins and our future as a species. A short presentation about the Samsara House 2023 begins at 7:30pm and the film will start after.
Samsara House 2023
36 R Street NW
Metro: NoMa New York Ave Red line stop or Shaw green line for a short walk, or get off at Chinatown and take the P6 to Randolph Rd or the 80 to Lincoln and R Street NE (both stops 1 block from R Street NW).
REV909: Daft Punk/French House Tribute & Indie Dance Classics with Will Eastman, Ozker
at U Street Music Hall
10:00pm
$10, by tickets online here, 18+
Ages 18-20 by advance ticket only
A portion of the proceeds to benefit the U Street Music Foundation. Featuring: Will Eastman and Ozker.
U Street Music Hall
1115 U Street NW
Metro: U St
Mischief Presents: Cross-Pollination! feat. Teknacolor Ninja
at Zeba Bar in Columbia Heights
10:00pm - close
$5, 21+
Musical selections by: Teknacolor Ninja (Tropic of Bass / Mischief / PLF / Philly )
Christian Dope (Camp Beemore / Symbiotic / Light It Up / DC) Raptorstein (Mischief / DC)
Dj Firemonkey Bourg (Mischief / DC). More music and art TBA! Drink & hookah specials all night.
Zeba Bar
3423 14th St NW
Metro: Columbia Heights
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