March 18, 2024 – March 24, 2024
Doing
Profs & Pints DC: RBG Before She Was “Notorious”
What: A look at the early Ruth Bader Ginsburg and how she got women into the U.S. Constitution, with Philippa Strum, former director of U.S. Studies at the Woodrow Wilson Center, longtime interviewer of Justice Ginsburg, and author of several award-winning books on the U.S. Supreme Court, constitutional law, and women and politics.
Where: Penn Social 801 E St NW, Washington DC
When: March 19th, 2024 6 – 830pm
Tickets: $15 Profs & Pints DC: RBG
DC Sketchfest Comedy Festival
What: DC Sketchfest is DC’s first-ever sketch comedy festival that features 22 comedy troupes from all over the US and Canada for four days only, March 20-23, at the DC Improv and The DC Arts Center. DC Sketchfest is organized by the DC sketch comedy community and founded by Bad Medicine and Rails Comedy.
Where: DC Improv Comedy Club and DC Arts Center, Washington, D.C.
When: March 20th – 23rd, 2024
Tickets: Free DC Sketchfest
National Cherry Blossom Festival
What: What began with a gift in 1912 at the Tidal Basin now spans four weeks throughout Washington, DC, and neighboring communities in Maryland and Virginia. Residents and visitors are invited to celebrate all that spring in Washington, DC has to offer — from exciting events to convenient hotels, delectable Cherry Picks restaurants to vibrant Art in Bloom installations, and a jaw-dropping City in Bloom to joyful Petal Porches.
Where: Washington, DC and Surrounding Counties
When: March 20th – April 14th, 2024
Tickets: National Cherry Blossom Festival – March 20 – April 14, 2024
Yappy Hours @ Union Market
What: Enjoy discount beers, wine and cocktails while your pup snacks on complimentary treats. Shop pet centric maker pop-ups!
Where: Union Market 325 Morse Street NE Washington, DC
When: March 21st, 2024 5pm
Tickets: Free YAPPY HOURS @ Union Market Ticket
Charles C Eldredge Prize Lecture with Caitlin Meehye Beach
What: Join art historian Caitlin Meehye Beach for the Eldredge Prize lecture “Sculpted Bodies and the Matter of Racial Capitalism.” She is the 2023 recipient of the Eldredge Prize, which annually recognizes originality and thoroughness of research and excellence in writing, for her book Sculpture at the Ends of Slavery.
Where: Smithsonian Art Museum 8th and G Streets, NW Washington, DC
When: March 21st, 2024 | 4pm
Tickets: Free Charles C. Eldredge Prize Lecture with Caitlin Meehye Beach
Artist In Residence Robert Woofter/Haus of Bambi: The Dance Show
What: THE DANCE SHOW is an all-dancing, some-singing, cabaret retrospective extravaganza in which a delusional Bambi (2022 winner of the Washington Award in Dance) performs her (inflated) resumé and recounts her training at top ballet conservatories.
Where: Medstar Capitals Iceplex 627 N Glebe Rd SUITE 800 Arlington, VA
When: March 22nd – 23rd, 2024 | 7pm
Tickets: $30 Artist in Residence Robert Woofter/haus of bambi: THE DANCE SHOW | Dance Place
Flower Potluck
What: Flower Potluck includes a brief skill share on flower arranging. We also provide a pedestal and back drop for potluck attendees to photograph their flowers for their Instagrams, portfolios, or to show off to your loved ones!
Where: Doubles 3118 Georgia Avenue Northwest Washington, DC
When: March 23rd, 2024 | 11 – 1pm
Tickets: Free March Flower Potluck Tickets
Hill Family Biking Books And Blossoms Ride
What: Hill Family Biking is teaming up with DC Public Library for a ride to the stunning, new SW Library for a special story time and a librarian-guided tour of the facility with Cherry Blossom peeping opportunities all along the route.
Where: Eastern Market Metro Plaza 225 7th Street Southeast Washington, DC
When: March 23rd, 2024 10:30 – 12pm
Tickets: Hill Family Biking – Books and Blossoms Ride Tickets
Bloomaroo @ The Wharf
What: Celebrate Spring at the Home of the Cherry Blossoms with Bloomaroo, The Wharf’s free spring festival.
Where: The Wharf 760 Main Ave, SW, Washington, DC
When: March 23rd, 2024 2-9pm
Tickets: Free Bloomaroo at The Wharf | Celebrate Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossom Family Celebration
What: Celebrate the season of cherry blossoms with SAAM! Begin the day on the F Street Plaza (weather permitting) with a taiko drumming performance by drumming group Nen Daiko. Then head inside to the Kogod Courtyard for Japanese pop, boogie, and more with Les The DJ. Enjoy other performances while children (12 and under) make cherry-blossom themed crafts. Face painting is available for attendees ages 12 and younger. Treat yourself with tasty offerings for purchase from the Courtyard Café. Lastly, a spring-themed scavenger hunt takes you through the galleries for more cherry blossom fun.
Where: Tudor Place 1644 31st Street, NW | Washington, DC
When: March 23d, 2024 11:30am-3pm
Tickets: Free Cherry Blossom Family Celebration
Saturday Night Believer: A Purim Disco
What: Break out your bell bottoms and sequins for a night of future nostalgia at our disco-inspired Purim bash. Following irreverent, guaranteed-to-offend sketches, dance the night away to live music at our after-party.
Where: The Sixth & I 600 I Street NW Washington, DC
When: March 23rd, 2024 6:30pm
Tickets: $20 Saturday Night Believer: A Purim Disco
Painting With Paper: Ready, Set, Bloom W/ Ariana R-G
What: Celebrate the arrival of spring with this hands on collage workshop. Learn how to use modern collaging techniques to make your own blooming floral art piece.
Where: Shop Made in DC – Georgetown 1304 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest Washington, DC
When: March 23rd, 2024 | 11am-1pm
Tickets: $48 Painting with Paper: Ready, Set, Bloom w/ Ariana R-G Tickets
Pa’lante: Serie Cultural Latinoamericana Presenta A DMV Showcase
What: Join us for a dynamic community event showcasing some of the DC area’s most unique Latin American tradition-keepers, from Mariachi music of Mexico, to cumbia and son jarocho, to the pan flute-filled South American music of the Andes, this showcase will allow an opportunity for the community to witness the true breadth of diversity, variety, and talent that thrives in the Washington, DC region.
Where: Joe’s Movement Emporium3309 Bunker Hill RoadMount Rainier, MD
When: March 20th, 2024 6 – 8pm
Tickets: $5 Pa’lante: Serie Cultural Latinoamericana presenta A DMV Showcase
25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
What: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Kevin Hart on March 24, 2024 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world’s greatest humorists, will be awarded at a gala performance featuring some of the biggest names in comedy.
Where: Kennedy Center Concert Hall 2700 F St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20566
When: March 24th, 2024
Tickets: Kevin Hart Announced Mark Twain Recipient
Women Uncorked: Brunch At Lotus Blooms
What: This is a special event! At Women Uncorked: Brunch at Lotus Blooms, the beautiful adult store in Old Town Alexandria will be exclusively ours for two hours. We will begin with a champagne brunch and Uncorked session, and then transition to shopping. Lotus Bloom educators will be on hand to answer questions about toys, lingerie, and anything else they stock. We also get a 15% discount off of our purchases that day!
Where: Lotus Bloom 1017 King Street Alexandria, VA
When: March 124th, 2024 | 10 – 12pm
Tickets: $30 Women Uncorked: Brunch at Lotus Blooms Tickets
The Bigger Picture
What: Looking to expand your knowledge of women’s contributions to the history of Western art? Tired of outdated surveys that still marginalize them? Join us for a new monthly series that shakes up the traditional chronological and stylistic narratives by exploring art from the 16th century to today through the lens of the museum’s collection and thematic topics.
Where: Wunder Garten 1101 First St NW Washington, DC
When: March 24th, 20242 – 3pm
Tickets: $25 The Bigger Picture | NMWA
Spring Equinox Market
What: Celebrate the Spring Equinox at a beautiful maker’s market in the garden. Grab a cocktail or a beer and peruse Spring-inspired art and goods by local artists. The artist’s creations include botanical art, treats for pets, handmade jewelry, baked sweets, and more! There will also be tarot readings to see what the new season holds for you.
Where: Wunder Garten 1st & L Street NE Washington, DC
When: March 24th – 26th, 2024 | 12pm
Tickets: Free Spring Equinox Market Tickets
Silver Screening: Calamity Jane
What: Join us in the library’s lower-level meeting room for a movie at 1:15 p.m. on March 24th. No registration is required. This musical borrows real historical figures Calamity Jane (Doris Day) and Wild Bill Hickok (Howard Keel) for an outlandish adventure: to bring back a stage performer for the local saloon, Calamity travels all the way to Chicago, only to grab the wrong gal (Allyn Ann McLerie)! [1h 45m, Rated G].
Where: Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library 33310 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC
When: March 24th, 2024 1- 3:15pm
Tickets: Free
Reading
Author: María Alejandra Barrios Vélez
Title: The Waves Take You Home
Description: In this heartfelt story about how the places we run from hold the answers to our deepest challenges, the death of her grandmother brings a young woman home, where she must face the past in order to become the heir of not just the family restaurant, but her own destiny.
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Release Date: March 19th, 2024
Author: Dolly Alderton
Title: Good Material
Description: In this sharply funny and exquisitely relatable story of romantic disaster and friendship, Dolly Alderton offers up a love story with two endings, demonstrating once again why she is one of the most exciting writers today, and the true voice of a generation.
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Release Date: Jan 30th, 2024
Author: Xochitl Gonzalez
Title: Anita de Monte Laughs Last
Description: REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK – New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-generation Ivy League student who uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Release Date: March 5th, 2024
Author: Jennifer Moorman
Title: The Magic All Around
Description: In this latest enchanting novel from bestselling magical realism author Jennifer Moorman, a treasure hunt through the past reveals one woman’s extraordinary gift for arranging the future.
Publisher: Harper Muse
Release Date: January 16th, 2024
Author: Sloane Crosley
Title: Grief Is for People
Description: How do we live without the ones we love? Grief Is for People is a deeply moving and suspenseful portrait of friendship, and a book about loss that is profuse with life. Sloane Crosley is one of our most renowned observers of contemporary behavior, and now the pathos that has been ever present in her trademark wit is on full display. After the pain and confusion of losing her closest friend to suicide, Crosley looks for answers in philosophy and art, hoping for a framework more useful than the unavoidable stages of grief.
Publisher: MCD
Release Date: Feb 27th, 2024
Eating
The Golden Age, offers one of the most high-end late night menus in Dupont Circle, with food and cocktail service running until 2 AM. They serve cocktails reminiscent of the Golden Age of the late 19th and early 20th Century, from Old Fashioneds to modern twists like the glittery green Gilded Lily. Highlights from their full-service dinner menu include a classic dry-aged burger, seasonal charcuterie and cheese pairings, shrimp cocktail and a Waldorf Salad. Decorated with antiques hand-picked by McClelland, The Golden Age is an homage to the group’s founder whose picture hangs on the wall in his memory.
Chef Shamim Popal is serving an exclusive prix fixe menu for Ramadan this year at Lapis. The traditional Afghan-inspired menu will include three courses for $40 per person. Select from the yellow lentil nask soup or pakowra (crispy vegetables) for a starter, followed by sautéed chicken, with tomatoes, yellow split peas, and dried plums or beef kofta in an herbed tomato sauce. Sides include spiced basmati rice or a cucumber tomato and red onion salad. For dessert, choose between the Hawla made with semolina, saffron, and garnished with almonds or the sheer berenj rice pudding with cardamom and pistachio.
Savor an evening of exceptional Barrel Oak wines, enhanced by a meticulously curated 4-Course menu prepared by the Bistro Du Jour Capitol Hill team. The event will have canapés such as Gougères, Macaron Au Foie, Mousse de Saumon, a Saviongon Blanc course with Paillassons de Courgettes et Souffle au Fromage, Zucchini Fritters, Crème Fraiche, Trout Roe Caviar, Cheese Souffle, Truffle Gruyère, a Chardonnay course with Salade Verte Avocado, Grapefruit, Radish, Fennel, Red Wine Vinaigrette, a Meritage course with Duck à L’Orange Pommes Frites, Carrots Paysenne, Orange Sauce, and finally dessert with Profiteroles de Velours Rouge Pistachio Cream, Berries,and Chocolate Sauce. Tickets to the dinner are $95 and can be purchased here.
Moon Rabbit: Star-studded Female Pastry Chefs Celebrate Women’s History Month, (SUN 3/24) Pastry Chef Susan Bae welcomes some of the best & brightest in the Northeast- who are Michelin-starred, Food & Wine BNC alumni, Star Chef alumni, and James Beard Foundation-nominated. Chefs include Caroline Schiff, Gage & Tollner (NYC), Isabel Coss from Lutece & Pascual, Emily Riddell, Machine Shop (Philadelphia, PA), Alicia Wong from Albi & Yellow the Cafe, Yoonjung Oh from Bresca/JÔNT/ Hive Hospitality, Rochelle Cooper from Eastpoint Collective, and Rose Nguyen from Rose Ave Bakery. Cherry Bombe’s Jessie Sheehan of She’s My Cherry Pie, the number ONE baking podcast in the United States, will moderate a fun yet thought-provoking panel for all of the pastry chef participants, which will be followed by a leisurely afternoon Dim Sum treats and pastries plus cocktails.
Immigrant Food: Happy hour deals are now all under $10! + New parklet opening! Immigrant Food is the perfect spot for happy hour this Spring especially as the gastroadvocacy group gears up to expand their White House location’s outdoor patio with a new parklet opening on 3/12! Plus, the group just announced that all of their Happy Hour specials are now under $10, like Indian Samosas, Filipino Fried Chicken, and new Greek Wings from Chef Ben Murray. For drinks, guests can sip on discounted pitchers of sangria, beers, and (at Planet Word only) cocktails all also $10 or under like their Singapore Sling and Amalfi Spritz. Happy hour is available from 3:00 – 6:30pm.
Watching
3 Body Problem
Genre: Sci-fi Drama
Release date: March 21st, 2024
Where to stream: Netflix
Frida
Genre: Documentary
Release Date: March 14th, 2024
Where to Stream: Prime
The Girls On The Bus
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release date: March 14th, 2024
Where to stream: Max
Little Wing
Genre: Drama
Streaming Release: March 14th, 2024
Where to stream: Paramount+
Apples Never Fall
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Release date: March 14th, 2024
Where to stream: Peacock
