April 8th, 2024 – April 14th, 2024
Doing
Profs & Pints DC: Shogun & Samauri
What: America is experiencing a surge of interest in the ways of feudal Japan thanks to the FX historical drama Shogun, which has earned a considerable following and widespread critical acclaim since its debut last month. Join historian and Japan scholar Constantine Vaporis for a talk that will cut like a samurai sword through the hype surrounding the warrior class of feudal Japan and give you a much better understanding of the tumultuous period of Japanese history that Shogun depicts.
Where: Penn Social 801 E St NW, Washington DC
When: April 8th, 2024 6 – 830pm
Tickets: $15 Profs & Pints DC: Shogun and Samurai Tickets
Sandra Dooley Layers:
What: Lyrical and layered as her native Cuba, Sandra Dooley’s canvases are sewn, wrapped, painted and appointed with purpose. Striking surfaces rich with color and 3-D form, the artist’s creations command a close look at what she assembles to compose each element: a palette of found materials, collected, saved, even savored over time.
Where: Amy Kaslow Gallery 7920 Norfolk Avenue Bethesda, MD
When: April 8th, 2024
Tickets: Sandra Dooley: Layers | Amy Kaslow Gallery
Solar Eclipse Festival On The National Mall
What: The National Air and Space Museum, in collaboration with other Smithsonian museums, NASA, NOAA, the U.S. National Science Foundation, and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory presents an outdoor festival with activities for all ages.
Where: National Mall, Washington, DC
When: April 8th, 2024
Tickets: Free Solar Eclipse Festival on the National Mall
Secret Gardens Of Asia
What: Merging the cultural richness of Asia and Washington, DC, this exhibit showcases the diverse beauty and creativity that the gift of spring brings. Viewers will walk through imaginative urban gardens — inside and out — filled with sculpture, plants, flowers, porcelain and art, as well as get to search throughout the entire museum. This collection is inspired by the beauty found across Asia, highlighting both traditional and contemporary blooms. Includes a magnificent Cherry Blossom tree in our Secret Gardens.
Where: O Museum 2020 O St. NW, Washington D.C
When: April 8th – 15th
Tickets: Tour Reservation Form
FiftyFifty Eclipse Party
What: Join ChurchKey on Monday, April 8th, for a total solar eclipse party featuring 11 different versions of FiftyFifty Eclipse Imperial Stout!One of craft beer’s most iconic beers, FiftyFifty Eclipse is the Bourbon barrel-aged version of Totality Imperial Stout. This year’s Great North American Eclipse is the perfect occasion to try over 10 different versions of Eclipse, including vintage bottles from 2015 and 2017!
Where: Church Key 1337 14th St NW, Washington D.C.,
When: April 8th 2024 | 4pm
Tickets: Free THE PATH OF TOTALITY: FIFTYFIFTY ECLIPSE FEATURE!
DC Comedy Festival: The Mother Of All Comedy Shows
What: The MOTHER of All Comedy Shows is a smart and sassy, live stand up comedy show featuring the funniest performers in the DMV. We book a line up of women and non-binary performers because these babes are badass and you deserve some hilarious comedy.
Where: Busboys and Poets235 Carroll St NW Washington, DC
When: April 9th, 2024 | 7 – 8:30pm
Tickets: $25 DC Comedy Festival: MOTHER of All Comedy Shows Tickets
Profs & Pints DC: The Treason Of Bennedict Arnold
What: For much of his career, Benedict Arnold seemed an unlikely traitor. After all, he was a skilled officer in George Washington’s Continental Army, a general who led patriot forces to several important victories over the British. Some described him as the bravest and most talented soldier they’d ever seen. How did he turn into the most famous turncoat in American history? Hear that question tackled by Professor Richard Bell, a scholar of early American history who routinely wows Profs and Pints audiences.
Where: Penn Social 801 E St NW, Washington DC
When: April 9th, 2024 6 – 830pm
Tickets: $15 Profs & Pints DC: The Treason of Benedict Arnold Tickets
The Feels: A New Kind of Speed Dating
What: ‘the feels’ mixes time to meet and connect casually, with a 90 min facilitated portion. Throughout the evening, you’ll be paired up to 5 times. we close as we opened: with a here + now check in/out.
then we return to free time.
Where: YOURS TRULY 1143 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW WASHINGTON DC
When: April 11th, 2024 6:30 – 9:30pm
Tickets: the feels DC 7
Profs & Pints DC: When Washington Burned
What: A detailed look at the devastating 1814 British attack on the Capitol, with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George Washington University. Learn about one of our nation’s greatest scares from historian Denver Brunsman, a favorite of Profs and Pints audiences and expert on the War of 1812, which led to the infamous 1814 attack. He’ll tell the riveting tale of how British troops torched the Capitol and White House and burned down nearly all of Washington’s public buildings.
Where: Penn Social 801 E St NW, Washington DC
When: April 12th, 2024 6 – 830pm
Tickets: $15 Profs & Pints DC: When Washington Burned Tickets
The Pocket & DC Comedy Festival Present: A Night of Musical Comedy
What: A Night of Comedy, Music and fun!
Where: The Pocket1508 North Capitol Street Northwest, Washington, DC
When: April 12, 2024 7-10:30pm
Tickets: $20 The Pocket & DC Comedy Festival Tickets
WOCO Fest Evolve Opening Concert
What: Embark on a musical odyssey at the Opening Concert of WoCo Fest 2024: Evolve! Be dazzled with a world-premiere performance by Thalea String Quartet, a charming Bandoneon and cello duo, grooves from local star Be Steadwell, and so much more to discover. The opening concert will highlight a vast array of talented DC-based musicians that capture the imagination, with something for the whole family to enjoy.
Where: 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
When: April 12th, 2024 7:30pm
Tickets: $20 WoCo Fest 2024 Evolve Opening Concert
Happy Days Clothing Swap
What: Come hang and sustainably refresh your closet!!!!!! All leftover unclaimed clothes will be donated, please dm us if you have any recommendations for local orgs! Please check out the rules/ guidelines and FAQs pages at the end and let us know if you have any additional question.
Where: Malcolm X Park (Meridian Hill Park) Washington, DC
When: April 13th, 2024 12 – 2pm
Tickets: Free ♻️CLOTHING SWAP♻️
The Comedy Karaoke Trivia Funtime Show
What: The Capital City Showcase presents a one-of-a-kind event blending a trivia competition, a karaoke battle, and world class stand-up comedy! Bring a team or fly solo and win prizes by dropping knowledge in a trivia competition, then duking it out in a karaoke battle!
Where: HIGHLINE RxR 2010 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA
When: April 13th, 2024 | 7:30 – 9:30pm
Tickets: The Comedy Karaoke Trivia Funtime Show Ticket
Two Dykes and A Mic
What: “Two Dykes and a Mic” is a weekly comedy podcast and internationally touring live show. Comedians and IRL BFFs McKenzie Goodwin and Rachel Scanlon host the world’s greatest and gayest show of all time. Get your nose ready, because you’re about to snort queer joy and laugh your gay cans off. Hosts Rachel Scanlon and McKenzie Goodwin keep listeners up to date with “Gay News”, relationship advice with “Ask a Dyke”, dating horror stories with weekly “Bumble Fumbles”, fan favorite segments like “What’s Gayer” and “Who Tops Who” and more!
Where: Howard Theatre 620 T Street NW Washington D.C., DC
When: April 13th, 2024 7pm
Tickets: $35 Tickets
National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
What: The Nation’s Springtime Parade was an amazing sight on Constitution Avenue this year! Grand colorful helium balloons, elaborate floats, marching bands from across the country, celebrity entertainers, and performers burst down the Parade route in a spectacle of music and showmanship celebrating spring in Washington, DC.
Where: Constitution Avenue NW, between 7th and 17th Streets, Washington, DC
When: April 13th, 2024 10am – 12pm
Tickets: $25 – $40 The National Cherry Blossom Festival
DC Wine Fest
What: Specially curated wineries serve patrons tastings over a multi-session, all-day, all-night vino experience. You’ll have the chance to sample premium wine to your heart’s content, while live entertainment keep the party lively during this one of a kind experience. Check out all these awesome participating wineries @ DCWineFest.com !
Where: Dock 5 at Union Market1309 5th St NE Washington, DC
When: April 13th 2024 | 12 – 10pm
Tickets: DC Wine Fest! Spring Edition Tickets
DC Beer Fest
What: The DC Beer Festival finally returns to Nationals Park, bringing together dozens of craft breweries , featuring their spring seasonal beers. Taking place throughout the stadium’s concourse including Centerfield Plaza, Budweiser Brew House, Bud Light Loft and Budweiser Terrace, the DC Beer Fest will have over a dozen food trucks throughout as well as lawn games, DJs, and more!
Where: Nationals Park1500 South Capitol Street Southeast Washington, DC
When: April 13th 2024 | 12 – 8pm
Tickets: 2024 DC Beer Fest Tickets, Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite
New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024
What: Works by the 28 artists featured in New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024 explore these ideas from perspectives that shift across geographies, cultural viewpoints, and time.
Where: Lotus Bloom 1017 King Street Alexandria, VA
When: April 14th – August 11th, 2024 |
Tickets: New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024 | Exhibition | NMWA
Anti-Eviction event
What: Join comrades in this anti-eviction canvas! Come out and inform tenants facing eviction of their rights in court, how to get a lawyer, and to see if they’re interested in organizing their building. Tenants we speak to are twice as likely to go to court and fight their eviction, so every volunteer can make a big impact.
Where: L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station 650 D Street SW, Washington, DC
When: April 14th, 20242 1:30pm
Tickets: SOS Anti-Eviction Canvas – Action Network
Reading
Author: Chelsey Goodan
Title: Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls
Description: Written with warmth and humor, Underestimated is the first book to invite us into a teenage girl’s brain and heart, as told from the point of view of a beloved and trusted mentor. Chelsey Goodan is a highly sought-after academic tutor who has worked with hundreds of girls from all different backgrounds, earning their trust, confidence, and friendship. They in turn have shared with her their innermost concerns, doubts, and what they wish they could communicate to their parents and the world at large.
Publisher: Gallery Books
Release Date: March 5th, 2024
Author: Cristina Henriquez
Title: The Great Divide
Description: Searing and empathetic, The Great Divide explores the intersecting lives of activists, fishmongers, laborers, journalists, neighbors, doctors, and soothsayers–those rarely acknowledged by history even as they carved out its course.
Publisher: Ecco Press
Release Date: March 5th, 2024
Author: Julia Alvarez
Title: The Cemetery of Untold Stories
Description: The Cemetery of Untold Stories asks: Whose stories get to be told, and whose buried? Finally, Alma finds the meaning she and her characters yearn for in the everlasting vitality of stories. Julia Alvarez reminds us that the stories of our lives are never truly finished, even at the end.
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Release Date: April 2nd, 2024
Author: Marissa Higgins
Title: A Good Happy Girl
Description: A Good Happy Girl is interested in worlds without men–and women who will do what they can to get what they want. In her exploration of twisted desires, queer domesticity, and the effects of incarceration on the family, Marissa Higgins offers empathy to characters who often don’t receive it, with unsettling results.
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date: April 2nd, 2024
Author: Erhu Kome
Title: The Smoke That Thunders
Description: In this mesmerizing fantasy rooted in Urhobo and West African folklore, sixteen-year-old Naborhi longs for a life away from her small, traditional clan in Kokori. But as her rite of passage approaches and she is betrothed to an arrogant young man, Naborhi feels her dreams slipping away from her. With lush, unique worldbuilding and a dynamic cast of characters, The Smoke That Thunders is a gripping story of political intrigue, fierce love, and what it means to be free.
Publisher: Norton Young Readers
Release Date: April 9th, 2024
Eating
KNEAD Hospitality + Design: Beresovsky’s Deli officially open in Navy Yard! A “not so average” deli is officially open in Navy Yard right in time for baseball season! Beresovsky’s blends classic deli favorites with a modern twist. This very personal project for KNEAD Hospitality + Design co-founder Jason Berry and his partner, Michael Reginbogin, will be an homage to Jason’s heritage and their combined love for New York-style delis. Guests can expect a wide collection of “Sammys” (as an ode to Jason’s Great Grandfather, Samuel Beresovsky himself) where you can choose your own meat with the options of Beef Brisket, Corned Beef, Pastrami, or Smoked Turkey. To drink you can find boozy (or non boozy) milkshakes and spitzes, as well as classic sides like matzo ball soup, knish, and more.
Joy by Seven Reasons (Chevy Chase): New “Yappy Hour” menu for you and your pup!Chef Enrique Limardo and Chef William Morles just updated their “Yappy Hour” menu at JOY, which is available on weekends during brunch from 11:00-3:00pm. Highlights from the dog-friendly menu include “Mini Burgers,” a “Tropical Pupsicle (Coconut milk, pineapple, orange and mango), a Watermelon Strawberry Mint Frosty, and Salmon w/ Rice and Veggies. This menu is only available on their outdoor patio when weather permits.
Balos: New Happy Hour Menu Brings the Essence of the Greek Isles to DC! There’s no better place to enjoy happy hour than the Mediterranean islands! Join Balos for a brand new Greek-inspired happy hour from 4-6pm M-F featuring specials from the fresh raw bar like $3 oysters and $4 shrimp cocktail, as well as Meze bites like Feta Fries ($10), Spanakopita ($10), Grilled Haloumi ($14), and Balos Chips ($20). Drink specials include $10 glasses of wine, the Filthy Greek Martini ($15), and $7 Greek beers. Images available by request.
Pizza Serata: $10 Pizzas every weekday from James Beard semifinalist, Chef Chris Morgan! For a limited time only, every weekday from 11:30AM-3:30PM, all pizzas are available for just $10! All Pizza Serata pizzas are handmade with locally sourced ingredients, and varieties range from cheese and pepperoni to unique pies such as the “Hot & Bothered” with arrabiata sauce, oven dried tomatoes and Calabrian chili oil. Don’t forget your dipping sauces, of which there are several options including vodka sauce and Calabrian chili ranch.
Oyster Oyster: 2024 District Sustainability Award Winner One of six local businesses to receive this year’s 2024 District Sustainability Awards, Chef Rob Rubba and team continue to exemplify what it means to be a sustainable-minded business in the city by leading by example. This year, in conjunction with DOEE and Destination DC, the MICHELIN-starred restaurant was recognized in the DC’s first Sustainability Summit.
Watching
We Were The Lucky Ones
Genre: Drama
Release date: March 28th, 2024
Where to stream: Hulu
The Casagrandes
Genre: Animated, Comedy
Release Date: March 22nd, 2024
Where to Stream: Netflix
Shirley
Genre: Drama, Biopic
Release date: March 22nd, 2024
Where to stream: Netflix
Loot
Genre: Comedy
Streaming Release: April 3rd, 2024
Where to stream: Apple TV+
The Beautiful Game
Genre: Drama
Release date: March 29th, 2024
Where to stream: Netflix
