June 19 – June 26, 2023
Doing
Juneteenth – Community Event 2023!
What: Join One DC as they celebrate liberation in community and black joy! With live music, Juneteenth history, spoken word, and local vendors. RSVP below.
Where: 2500 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE Washington, DC 20020
When: Jun 19, 2023 | 11am – 5pm
Tickets: https://www.onedconline.org/juneteenth_2023?utm_source=pocket_saves
Baldwin House Newsletter
What: In June 2021, we launched an experiment: could neighbors replace investors and developers to create a housing cooperative and mutual aid hub? As a mighty group of about a dozen people combining our time, labor, skills, willingness to learn, and love for our community, we organized to make a counter-offer on the building. The original offer would have kicked residents out on Christmas Eve with only a few weeks notice. Instead, two years later, the building is in control of a group of talented co-op members supported by the broader Baldwin House community.
Where: 2570-2572 Sherman Ave NW in Washington DC
When: Jun 19, 2023
Tickets: https://baldwinhouse.substack.com/p/we-bought-the-building
Lucas Abela / Emily Gen
What: Maverick improviser Lucas Granpa Abela (aka Justice Yeldham) has been performing their signature instrument; shards of amplified glass for the past 20 years. Their singular practice spawned from within the international noise music underground, where the glass evolved from a means to create free-noise cacophonies into an oddly versatile instrument producing an organic form of outsider electronica. Abela performs the shards like a bell-less saxophone, their lips subtly transmitting micro-sonic vibrations into the pane.
Where: 6950 Maple St NW, Washington, DC 20012, USA
When: Jun 20, 2023 | 8pm
Tickets: https://withfriends.co/event/16192274
Protomartyr, Ian Sweet At Black Cat
What: Since their 2012 debut No Passion All Technique, the Detroit post-punk band Protomartyr have mastered the art of evoking place: the grinding Midwest humility of their hometown, as well as the x-rayed elucidation of America that comes with their vantage. Protomartyr—vocalist Joe Casey, guitarist Greg Ahee, drummer Alex Leonard, and bassist Scott Davidson—have become synonymous with caustic, impressionistic assemblages of politics and poetry, the literal and oblique.
Where: Black Cat, 1811 14th Street Northwest, Washington, DC
When: Jun 20, 2023 | 7pm
Tickets: https://event.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSale.do?
Yield + Yearn
What: Inspired by Audrey’s Uses Of The Erotic, it’s the sense of belonging and understanding of the body – the body as refuge and the body as machine; the body as home and the body as enemy. The body as water, as economy. Just exploring ourselves and what it means to be free and to fight for that autonomy.
Where: 1351 H Street Northeast Washington, DC 20002
When: Jun 21, 2023 | 7 – 10pm
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yieldyearn-tickets-647411454087
2023 DowntownDC BID Annual Meeting
What: You’re invited to join us for the DowntownDC BID’s 2023 Annual Meeting and Networking event. This year’s convening has a whole new approach, and we invite you to join us for an evening of networking and discovery in the vibrant Planet Word. You will hear remarks from Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto, DowntownDC BID President and CEO Gerren Price, and ODA Architecture Founder and Executive Eran Chen AIA about the trajectory, recovery, and unparalleled opportunity that awaits in the downtown D.C. area.
Where: 925 13th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20005
When: Jun 21, 2023 | 5 – 8:30pm
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-downtowndc-bid-annual-meeting-tickets-640694994977
Community Lodgings Summer Soirée
What: Sip and see Community Lodgings and the City of Alexandria from a new perspective! Join us for our Summer Soirée fundraiser where you will have the opportunity to learn about our housing and youth education programs and witness the impact of our community of supporters. Enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres from Bittersweet Catering and a wine tasting from Wine Gallery 108 while observing fantastic views of the city from the rooftop terrace. Special guest speakers will include Mayor Wilson and Councilman Aguirre. We hope you will attend and help us celebrate over three decades of opening doors to independence for Alexandria’s families in need.
Where: 277 South Washington Street #Suite 210 Alexandria, VA 22314
When: Jun 22, 2023 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-lodgings-summer-soiree-tickets-634204541857
INTUITIVE PAINTING: a canvas vibrations workshop
What: We will begin the evening with Zhenya sharing her abstract methodology to express the essence of relationships and communication in non-linear planes. Electronic violinist ANDALU will then join us for an intimate performance while we paint and unlock our inner worlds through color and sound (all materials will be provided). You will end the evening with a canvas to bring home.
Where: Arlington, VA
When: Jun 22, 2023 | 6 – 8pm
Tickets: https://partiful.com/e/SIRTasM132uO97srUzHf
FAMILY FEUD COMEDY SHOW
What: We’ve got a very special Hell Is Real for June: we’re ripping off Family Feud baby!! Six of the DMV’s best comics perform standup while you fill out a survey of insane questions (example: if elves were real, what job would they have?) then compete against each other in a game of Family Feud using YOUR answers!! There will be laughs and there WILL be sore losers!
Where: 1601 Rhode Island Ave
When: Jun 23, 2023 | 7:30pm
Tickets: FREE https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs6qtOIgKsO/
Pinkwash / The Sniffs / The Armors
What: The Armors first show! ’70s-style hard rock from DC, members of Pilau and Quicksilver Dream
Where: 6950 Maple St NW, Washington, DC 20012, USA
When: Jun 23, 2023 | 7pm
Tickets: https://withfriends.co/event/16141356
Design Your Reset: Travel & Wellness Panel – Sip, Shop & Elevate
What: Ready for a reset? Do you love wellness and travel? Join us for an enlightening panel discussion brought to you by @resetbydesignwellness, featuring Black Women in the travel and wellness space. Learn about designing your reset, defining wellness, practicing self-care, building community, and how travel can create sacred spaces for connection.
Where: 211 West Read Street Baltimore, MD 21201
When: Jun 24, 2023 | 6 – 9pm
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/design-your-reset-travel-wellness-panel-sip-shop-elevate-tickets-649944440317
Rockville Pride!
What: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning Plus (LGBTQ+) Pride Month is celebrated in the United States to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969. The commemorative month also recognizes the impact LGBTQ+ individuals have had on history—locally, nationally, and internationally. The City of Rockville has issued proclamations declaring LGBTQ+ Pride Month since June 2017.
Where: 131 Gibbs Street, Rockville, MD 20850
When: Jun 24, 2023 | 1 – 4 pm
Tickets: https://rockvillemd.gov/2276/Rockville-Pride
The Pocket Presents: Good Vibes Jam & Cypher with Dave Mooney & Friends
What: DMV funk drummer Dave Mooney teams up with 7DC for a hosted jam session open to DC jammers and Emcees. This jam session is for instrumentalists, horn players, singers and Emcees.
Where: 1508 North Capitol Street Northwest Washington, DC 20002
When: Jun 25, 2023
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-pocket-presents-good-vibes-jam-cypher-with-dave-mooney-friends-tickets-525678367147
A2B; Terence Nance on his very own debut album “Vortex”
What: This week we’ll have Terence Nance talk on his very own debut album “Vortex”, afterwards we’ll have an hour-long chat about his career in film and music. We will be discussing various themes, including some related to the second season of Random Acts.
Where: 1201 K Street Northwest Washington, DC 20005
When: Jun 25, 2023 | 7 – 9pm
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a2b-terence-nance-on-his-very-own-debut-album-vortex-tickets-643165253587?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Reading
Author: Viola Ford Fletcher
Title: Don’t Let Them Bury My Story: The Oldest Living Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Her Own Words
Description: “Every day, I have lived through the massacre. While our country may forget this history, I cannot.” —Viola Ford Fletcher. Viola Ford Fletcher’s memoir Don’t Let Them Bury My Story vividly recounts the lasting impact of the Tulsa Massacre on her life. As the oldest survivor and last living witness of the tragic events that unfolded in 1921, she shares her testimony with poignant clarity. From the terror of her childhood as a seven-year-old fleeing the burning streets of Greenwood to her current role as a 109-year-old family matriarch seeking justice for the affected families, Mother Fletcher takes us on a journey through a lifetime of pain and perseverance. Her inspiring story is a powerful reminder that some wounds never fully heal, and we must never forget the lessons of our history.
Publisher: Mocha Media
Release Date: Jul 4, 2023
Author: Alex Wheatle
Title: Sufferah: The Memoir of a Brixton Reggae-Head
Description: Abandoned as a baby to the British foster care system, Alex Wheatle grew up without any knowledge of his Jamaican parentage or family history. Preoccupied with his own roots, Alex grew inexorably drawn to reggae music, which became his primary solace through years of physical and mental abuse in a children’s home.
Publisher: Akashic Books
Release Date: Jul 4, 2023
Author: Kwame Dawes & Chris Abani
Title: Tisa: New-Generation African Poets, a Chapbook Box Set
Description: This twelve-piece, limited-edition box set—an African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) project—features the work of eleven new African poets.
Publisher: Akashic Books
Release Date: Jul 4, 2023
Author: Jericho Brown
Title: How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and Skill
Description: How We Do It is an anthology curated by Black writers for the creation and proliferation of Black thought. While a creator’s ethnicity does not solely define them, it is inherently part of who they are and how they interpret the world. For centuries, Black creators have utilized oral and written storytelling traditions in crafting their art. But how does one begin the process of constructing a poem or story or character? How do Black writers, when faced with questions of “authenticity,” dive deep into the essence of their lives and work to find the inherent truth? How We Do It addresses these profound questions. Not a traditional “how to” writing handbook, it seeks to guide rather than dictate and to validate the complexity and range of styles—and even how one thinks about craft itself.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: Jul 4, 2023
Author: Zelda Lockhart
Title: Trinity
Description: Lottie Rebecca Lee is spoken into the world in Fayetteville, North Carolina by a Black nurse who declares, “Lord Jesus, if that ain’t the blackest little baby born this side of heaven.” Later, Lottie will prove that she is the ancestors’ promise to unearth the Mississippi and Ghanaian atrocities that have tormented Benjamin Lee, her grandfather who was born during the Great Depression in Mississippi’s red clay tobacco fields, and Benjamin Junior, his son and Lottie Rebecca’s father, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where the post Korean War GI Bill promises prosperity. These two generations of men are haunted by the Mother-Spirit who did not survive enslavement’s post-traumatic stress violence. Trinity is the riveting story of the daughter-spirit born to stitch love back into the scattered wombs of her Black mothers and call love back into the fishing blues songs of her Black male kin. Lottie Rebecca Lee is the Divine spirited daughter born to set everything back up right again, in this daringly original novel.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: Jul 4, 2023
Eating
Alma Cocina Latina (Baltimore): Brunch arrives just in time for Father’s Day! The Venezuelan hotspot known for bringing a taste of Venezuela to the Baltimore area through their creative dishes, live music performances, and tropical atmosphere is officially launching brunch. Brunch will be available starting on Father’s Day, June 18th from 10AM-2PM and will be available on Saturdays and Sundays.
Ghostburger: Bring dad by for the “Ultimate Dad dish” — Creamed Chipped Beef – Don’t let the name fool you — this decadent Father’s day brunch highlight is the “ultimate dad dish” according to Exec Chef Blaine Welsh. The new dish features buttermilk biscuits, pickled fresnos, & scallions, and pairs nicely with Ghostburger’s beers and brunch cocktails like the Negroni or Old Fashioned that are all available as pitchers as well. Other Father’s Day brunch favorites include “Danny’s Omelette” and Pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream.
The Grill: Celebrate Martini Day with build your own martinis! Stop by The Grill at The Wharf and grab a table with a view and create a martini “your way” with their build your own martini program. The Grill breaks down the basics making the ordering process fun whether you like your martini “perfect, pure, filthy, or on the rocks”.
Blue Rock: Celebrate National and World Martini Day with Chef Bin Lu’s Bintini – Martinis are Chef Bin Lu’s cocktail of choice and Blue Rock serves up the ultimate martini– The Bintini featuring Hendrick’s Gin, C. Comoz Vermouth Blanc, North American Sake Brewery Serenity Now, topped with Lemon.
Imperfecto: A martini James Bond would be proud of — “The 007” – Swing by MICHELIN-Starred Imperfecto to celebrate Martin Day with the “Double ‘O’ Seven.” This $17 shaken, not stirred martini features London Dry Gin, Grey Goose, Mastiha Liqueur, and Greek Olives, served up
Immigrant Food: Celebrate Martini Day with Immigrant Food’s LTO $23 Flight! Celebrate World Martini Day on 6/19 with Immigrant Food at Planet Word’s signature Martini flight for $23. The flight include includes a selection of three martinis from their new menu including favorites like the The Garden Party (Citadelle Jardin D’ete with cucumber-infused elderflower liqueur) and the Mezcapolita (Mezcal with agua de jamaica). Available for a limited time only, only available at Planet Word.
Seven Reasons: Celebrate Seven Reasons 14th St’s “Last Dance” before it closes! As you may have heard, Seven Reasons 14th street will be closing by the end of this year. While we can’t share details quite yet on the exciting future of the restaurant, the Seven Restaurant Group team is eager to welcome guests into the space for its “Last Dance.” From now until the end of the year, Chef Enrique Limardo is bringing back the favorites that landed them as Esquire’s #1 Best New Restaurant 2019 like the Purple Ceviche, the Lomito de Tartare, and the Lamb Loin Palo-pique. Reservations here.
Parlour Victoria: Punch pitchers now available at brunch! Enjoy new shareable punch cocktails at Parlour Victoria during brunch, including “Commodore” (blanco tequila, blended rum, green tea, coconut, lime, honey) and “Raspberry Beret” (old tom gin, genever, plum eau-de-vie, pineapple, raspberry, sparkling rose). Pricing is $17/$18 for individual cocktails and $94/100 for shareable pitchers.
Ghostburger: New look w/ original photos from Philly + brand new brunch menu! Chef Blaine Welsh, the new Executive Chef for Destination Unknown Restaurants, has launched an expansive new breakfast/brunch menu at Ghostburger. Highlights from the menu include Jersey Shakshuka, The Sausage Benny, and Danny’s Omelette, among others. The fresh menu compliments the new interior, which features dozens of original photos from owner and company photographer, Josh Phillips, and highlights the team’s favorite places in Philly. Brunch from Saturday & Sunday from 11am – 3pm.
Watching
Siren: Survive the Island
Genre: Game show / Reality TV
Release Date: May 30, 2023
Where to Stream: Netflix
The Days
Genre: Thriller / History
Release Date: Jun 1, 2023
Where to Stream: Netflix
Secrets & Sisterhood: The Sozahdahs
Genre: Reality
Release Date: Jun 7, 2023
Where to Stream: Hulu
Pride from Above
Genre: Documentary Movie
Release Date: Jun 1, 2023
Where to Stream: Hulu
Avatar: The Way of Water
Genre: Action
Release Date: Dec 16, 2022
Where to Stream: Disney+
Flamin’ Hot
Genre: Drama ( Based on a true story )
Release Date: Jun 9, 2023
Where to Stream: Disney+
Renfield
Genre: Horror / Comedy
Release Date: Apr 14, 2023
Where to Stream: Peacock
Based on a True Story
Genre: Comedy Thriller
Release Date: Jun 8, 2023
Where to Stream: Peacock
Secret Invasion : Season 1
Genre: Action
Release Date: Jun 22, 2023
Where to Stream: HBOmax
The Bear : Season 2
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: Jun 22, 2023
Where to Stream: HBOmax
Beyond Skinwalker Ranch
Genre: Tv Show
Release Date: Jun 6, 2023
Where to Stream: AppleTV
Motel Rescue
Genre: Reality TV
Release Date: May 23, 2023
Where to Stream: AppleTV
