October 31th – November 7th 2022
In this week’s Doing, Reading, Watching we talk events around town, what books to check out and what interesting TV has been on!!
This week I am in DC and it’s still mask season with covid, flu and more on the rise. We are still outside doing things with our masks up and here are some of the fun things I plan to do this week and it’s almost SCORPIO SEASON!!! Ready for November and to celebrate another year. If there are any events you think I should check out, feel free to shoot me a message!! Let’s get back into it!!
Doing – Oct/Nov 2022
Yoga + Breathwork for Lunar Eclipse (Come Yoga With Me!!!)
Who: Breathe, Rise + Thrive (BRT): A virtual breath work/mindful movement studio
Morgan: A returned resident of D.C., Morgan is devoted to creating a safe space for others to grow their own practice. She teaches a vinyasa-style flow class for all levels that links movement with breath and music. Her teaching philosophy is centered around cultivating awareness through physical movement – a lifelong practice.
Rua: D.C. based well-being coach, and the co-founder of the well-being studio Breathe Rise + Thrive. They use breathwork as a tool for healing and cultivating deeper communal connections with each other as a way of supporting their students live deeply satisfying, creatively productive, and balanced lives.
What: On November 8th we will be experiencing a total lunar eclipse. Eclipses bring with them closures, completions, and endings.
Total eclipses, however, magnify these experiences and give us an opportunity to shine a light into the depths of our hearts to illuminate what weight we are still carrying that needs to be released.
This yoga+breathwork session, led by Morgan and Rua, is preparation for what may be a quite intense experience for many of us. We will be focused on releasing what is done, so we can breathe into the beauty of what is, and will be. Looking forward to connecting with all of you!
What to bring: Yoga Mat, Blanket or extra layer for warmth, Comfortable clothes to move in, & a Water bottle
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-breathwork-for-lunar-eclipse-tickets-453016814487
Where: Avi8ted House – 5419 1st Street Northwest Washington, DC 20011
When: Sat, November 5, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
Alex Elle – How We Heal
Who: Alex Elle, healer, poet and inspiration
What: “When we heal ourselves, we heal each other. Healing is an act of community care” – Alex Elle. Learning to heal has never been more essential. When we choose to heal ourselves, we actively choose to heal generations to come. In her much-anticipated new book—HOW WE HEAL: UNCOVER YOUR POWER AND SET YOURSELF FREE—Alex Elle extends a special invitation to heal yourself and reclaim your peace. Her own journey has been rooted in writing to heal, and now bestselling author and influential well-being teacher Alex Elle teaches us how to rewrite our narratives, guiding us on a life-changing journey to begin again. She will explore themes like self-healing, mindfulness, inner child work, and boundary setting and share essential techniques for processing and self-healing. In HOW WE HEAL, she is joined by a range of luminous voices, including Nedra Tawwab, Morgan Harper Nichols, Dr. Thema Bryant, Barb Schmidt, and many others. And on tour, you can join Alex in conversation with special guests to unlock your inner wisdom and discover the confidence to heal. Tickets to this event include access to a live event with Alex Elle and a copy of HOW WE HEAL (published by Chronicle Books, a $24.95 value). https://www.ticketweb.com/event/alex-elle-how-we-heal-howard-theatre-tickets/12491275?pl=howardtheatre&refid=artist
Where: Howard Theater
When: Nov 6th
California Soul: Recipes from a Culinary Journey West
Who: Tanya Holland
What: We are thrilled to be welcoming the acclaimed chef and author of Brown Sugar Kitchen, Tanya Holland, for her new book which features 80+ comfort-filled recipes that trace the roots of modern California soul food to the Great Migration. Tanya’s inventive cuisine—rooted in a Black Southern cultural repertoire with a twenty-first-century sensibility using local, sustainable, chef-driven, seasonal ingredients—is showcased in recipes for every season.The recipes—influenced by the historical migration of African American families, including Tanya’s own—reveal the key ingredients, techniques, and traditions that African Americans brought with them as they left the South for California, creating a beloved version of soul food. Beyond recipes, Tanya spotlights fifteen contemporary Black Californian foodmakers—farmers, coffee roasters, and other talented artisans—whose work help defines California soul food, with stunning portraiture and stories. Filtered through the rich history of African American migration that brought her own family from the Deep South to the West Coast, Tanya’s recipes are as comforting and delicious as they are steeped in history. Join us for a conversation with Tanya and some delicious snacks from the book.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tanya-holland-for-california-soul-recipes-from-a-culinary-journey-west-tickets-435128128947
Where: Bold Fork Books 3064 Mount Pleasant Street Northwest Washington, DC 20009
When: Thu, Nov 3, 2022, 7:00 PM EDT
Artist Networking Event Featuring Guest Artist Rose Jaffe
Who: Arts on the Block
What: Cultivating Community: An Artist Networking Event Featuring Rose Jaffe. Join AOB in conversation with DC mural artist Rose Jaffe and meet other artists, creative industry professionals- from potters to poets to photographers and musicians to muralists to mosaicists- at this Fall fundraiser! A special presentation and co-facilitated activation/engagement piece by Rose Jaffe and Cherrah Barclay to inspire creative brains to network. Drinks and eats from local businesses that celebrate the diversity of our city. A showcase of art throughout the space. Engage with emerging talent on the cutting edge of creative tech and seasoned professional artists who exhibit and sell their work around the world. Cultivate connection with newfound creative collaborators!
Where: AOB Studio (at the Silver Spring- Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library) 900 Wayne Avenue Suite 1A Silver Spring, MD 20910
When: Thu, November 3, 2022, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
Comedy Bonfyre Presents The Sweet & Funny Special
Who: Comedy Bonfyre
What: Comedy Bonfyre shows bring the heat, laughter and good vibes just like a real bonfire. Comedy Bonfyre is a monthly stand-up comedy showcase produced by Ambi Narula. This November show is a special all womxn lineup. The show features local DC comedians: Caitln McDevitt, Patrice DeVeaux, Jenny Cavallero. Headlining will be DC’s favorite: Violet Gray. – https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.event&eventID=E23F2689-E08F-AD9F-D7DCBFD1513F80FB
Where: Crazy Aunt Helen’s American Comfort Food – 713 8th St. SE, Washington, DC 20003
When: Fri, November 4 at 7PM
A Diaspora Café: D.C. Reading with Six Poets on the AfroLatinx Experience
Who: RhizomeDC and Day Eight
What: RhizomeDC and Day Eight have teamed up to present an event with the editors and contributors to Diaspora Cafe: D.C., a new anthology of poetry featuring writing on the AfroLatinx experience. Diaspora Café: D.C. is a collective investigation of survival by writers within a system that deprioritizes their existence. The editors Jeffrey Banks and Maritza Rivera will read alongside four contributors: Christine Williams, Sistah Joy, Stephani E. D. McDow, and Nick Leininger.
Where: 6950 Maple St NW, Washington, DC 20012, USA
When: Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 2pm
Other Places to visit for events –
DC Commedy Loft – https://www.dccomedyloft.com/events
Reading – Oct/Nov 2022
Last week, I went to the Well-Read Black Girl Festival at Eaton last week and it was such a wonderful day of Black girls nerding out together over literature written by Black girls!!
Currently Reading – Christine Platt’s The Afrominimalist’s Guide to Living with Less (which will soon be inspiring a purge sale cause you’re girl’s got too much stuff!! Also enjoying 100 days to Brave!
Added to the To Read List:
*Tricia Hersey, aka The Nap Bishop – Rest Is Resistance
*Glory Edim – On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library
*Denene Miller – My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children
*Rio Cortez, Author and Poet – The Golden Ax
*Laura Warrell – Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm: A Novel
*Mecca Jamilah Sullivan – Big Girl
*Chloe Louvouezo – Life, I Swear
*Helena Andrews – The Mamas: What I Learned About Kids, Class, and Race from Moms Not Like Me
*Yasmine Cheyenne – The Sugar Jar, Create Boundaries, Embrace Self-Healing, and Enjoy the Sweet Things in Life
*Bevy Smith – Bevelations: Lessons from a Mutha, Auntie, Bestie
*Alex Elle – How We Heal: Uncover Your Power and Set Yourself Free – Coming out November 8, 2022 (She’ll be in DC Nov 6th – see above)
*Black Women Will Save the World: An Anthem by April Ryan
Next Purchase: Jennette McCurdy – I’m Glad My Mom Died
Watching – Oct/Nov 2022
I watch an embarrassing amount of television, often while trying to find the bottom of my inbox. I’ve just finished a few series and movies that I’ve really enjoyed and would recommend!! I actually cut back this week for some reading time!
On Netflix – I’m excited for two new works to drop – Super excited for Enola Holmes 2 as I am a huge Millie Bobby Brown fan and she is so talented. She reminds me a lot of Marsai Martin or Dakota Fanning. So much raw talent!! I am also ready for the final season of Manifest. It got a little strange in the middle so I’m not sure how this final season is about to go but I am ready for it.
Peacock – I have a Real Housewives habit, but we don’t have to talk about that. Finished Season One of “One of Us is Lying” and I’m addicted, it’s so good and I’m ready for Season 2. I am also counting down the days for them to drop Best Man The Final Chapter. It’s about to be so good and kinda bitter sweet!
Check back next week for more to do, read and watch!!
