Happenings: July 11th – July 18th

Beyonce Dance Class at Yards Park 7/11
Who: Beyonce Dance Class
What: Back for year 2! Join us for complimentary a hour dance class featuring choreography to Beyonce’s best music videos! Dancers of all levels will learn step-by-step choreography, taught by a local instructor.
Where: The Yards Park – 355 Water Street Southeast – Washington, DC 20003
When: Wed, July 11th,2018 6:30pm – 7:30pm

Words Beats & Life Presents…Chinatown Summer Block Party
Who: Words Beats & Life
What: Every Friday evening this summer it’s time to unwind after a long week and enjoy the many arts that our city has to offer. Time to relax and take in the vibrant downtown community! Words Beats and Life brings you hip-hop arts and more for your enjoyment and participation. You can:
Scratch Records with a husband and wife duo, DJ Ra
Get Messy with Graffiti – create a tag or a piece of art!
Rule the Mega Chess Board, Giant Jenga, Connect 4, and Cornhole
Jump and Dance into Double Dutch
Get Colorful with Silk Screening (bring your own T-shirt/fabric if you like!)
Play the DC Lottery – Lots of People Play! Meet the DC Lottory team at the Lucky Lottery Mobile
Lounge and bounce to music by special guests Words Beats & Life’s own Beat Junkies
This event is free and open to the public. Join us this Friday!
Where: Sixth & I St NW (Chinatown Park) – 400 I St NW – Washington, DC 20001
When: Fri, July 13th, 2018 5pm – 8pm

Britney: Piece of Me
Who: Britney Spears
What: VIP packages are still available at britney.lk/VIP
For the first and only time, legendary pop icon Britney Spears will bring her award-winning Britney: Piece of Me show to select cities across the East Coast US and Europe for a very limited engagement this summer!
Where: MGM National Harbor, 101 MGM National Ave, Oxon Hill, MD 20745, USA
When: Fri, July 13th,2018 8pm – 11pm

Bastille Day DC 2018 – Celebrating Alsace
Who: Bastille Day DC
What: Take a trip to one of the most iconic regions of France for Bastille Day!
On Friday July 13th, start your trip to France by tasting a selection from the best local chefs’, participate in our silent auction filled with wonderful items, and sip a glass of wine in the patio while listening to live music. Don’t miss out on the limited in time Early Bird tickets for this wonderful event! Benefactor’s tickets include a pre-VIP reception at 6:30PM and valet parking. Open Bar until 9:30PM, then cash bar. Dress Code: Cocktail Attire -Dress up in the Alsatian Colors – Red & White. Bring back home a souvenir of the event with a wine glass or a mug made specially for the event (you can order them when you check out on eventbrite!) Confirmed participants and supporters of the 2018 edition: 2941 Restaurant, Amore Trade, Bastille, Belga Café – Btoo, Breakthru Beverage, Central Michel Richard, Convivial, Cuisine Solutions, Del Ray Café, Dirty Habit, Elite Wine, Esprit du vin, Fourth Estate at the National Press Club, Härth Restaurant at Hilton McLean, La Durée, Le Café Descartes, Lebanese Taverna, Moorenko’s Ice Cream, Opaline Bar and Brasserie from the Sofitel, Ottoman Taverna, Plume at Jefferson Hotel, Ris Restaurant, Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan International trade Center, Silverspoon, Stratford University, The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC, Vinifrance, Vyneyard Brands… The amazing Hot Club of Baltimore will be perfoming live during the evening – their gypsy jazz sounds and French songs will transport you to France! DJ deClau will follow to dance the night away. The evening will also offer an amazing online and silent auctions offering many exciting excursions to France, Washington D.C. and more. Our online auction is now live! Check out our amazing items! Bastille Day 2018 is organized under the patronage of his Excellency Gérard Araud, Ambassador of France to the United States. Benefactor tickets also include complimentary valet parking. Bastille Day is the annual fundraiser for the Comité Tricolore. All proceeds from this evening will help sustain its charitable mission throughout the year.  Sponsorship opportunities available – contact Avner.Sandrine@gmail.com.  $80 of Regular Tickets and $125 of Benefactor’s Tickets Purchased are Tax Deductible.
Where: Embassy of France in the United States – 4101 Reservoir Road Northwest – Washington, DC 20007
When: Fri, July 13th,2018 7:30pm – 11:30pm

SAAM & BYT Present: Unseensters
Who: SAAM & BYT
What: Are you so cool it hurts? Are you so uncool it burns? Are you somewhere in between?
Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum & BYT for Unseensters – A SITES UNSEEN After Hours
Featuring exclusive, after hours, tourist-free access to the new exhibition Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen
TREVOR PAGLEN, PROTOTYPE FOR A NONFUNCTIONAL SATELLITE (DESIGN 4; BUILD 4), 2013, MIXED MEDIA.VIEW OF AN INSTALLATION TEST AT A HANGAR IN NEVADA. COURTESY OF THE ARTIST; METRO PICTURES, NEW YORK; ALTMAN SIEGEL, SAN FRANCISCO. IMAGE COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART. © AND PHOTO BY TREVOR PAGLEN
Who is Trevor Paglen? Trevor Paglen is a conceptual artist with activist intentions. His work blurs the lines between art, science, and investigative journalism to construct unfamiliar and at times unsettling ways to see and interpret the world around us. Paglen’s photographs and installations expose things we are not meant to see, whose concealment he regards as symptomatic of the historical moment we inhabit and invite us to envision alternative futures. Check out more of his work here. and hot jams from: Yeasayer (DJ set) & more TBA! ~~~ Ticket includes open bar, featuring Pabst Blue Ribbon beer (in TRUE unseensters style) & specialty cocktails from some of the best bars in D.C., including: Bar Deco / Service Bar / Beuchert’s Saloon / Entyse Bar & Lounge at Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner / Rare Steakhouse & Tavern / Ocean Prime ~~~ TREVOR PAGLEN, STSS-1 AND TWO UNIDENTIFIED SPACECRAFT OVER CARSON CITY (SPACE TRACKING AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, USA 205), 2010, C-PRINT. SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM, GIFT OF MIKE WILKINS AND SHEILA DUIGNAN. IMAGE COURTESY OF THE ARTIST; METRO PICTURES, NEW YORK; ALTMAN SIEGEL GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO. © 2010, TREVOR PAGLEN. PHOTO BY: GENE YOUNG +PLUS+ Gallery tours! Photobooths! THINGS UNSEEN scavenger hunt! More stuff! & more music / performances / Djing from: IMKA (fka Flash Frequency), Aquatic Gardener, Twin Jude, YANJU, A Sifu Experiment of Sociorelations, DJ Diaspora, Foots (FootsXColes), Lundaze.  With photogenic magic happening in this very instagrammable courtyard. This is a 21+ event. As always, there is no dress code, but we recommend: Glasses (worn ironically) / Glasses (worn unironically) / deck beards / mustache made of keffiyehs / Wes Anderson (the human) / Wes Anderson (films) / Keep Portlandia Weird / inappropriate layering and headwear for July / an air of superiority / Resting Hipster Face / crossed arms / Kindle loaded up with Jack Kerouac / cloak of invisibility
Where: Smithsonian American Art Museum – 800 G St NW – Washington, DC 20004
When: Fri, July 13th,2018 8:30pm – 11:30pm

KitchenCray & Stadium Club Present…Breakfast For Dinner FREE BREAKFAST BUFFET!
Who: KitchenCray & Stadium Club
What: Breakfast For Dinner Returns to Stadium Club Saturday, July 14th!
Enjoy a free BREAKFAST BUFFET BY CELEBRITY CHEF JR ROBINSON!
Free entry with Ticket until 11 pm!
Where: stadium club, 2127 Queens Chapel Rd NE, Washington, DC 20018, USA
When: Sat, July 14th,2018 8pm – 11pm

The Coconut Market: Dc’s Tropical Shopping Oasis!
Who: The Coconut Market
What: Celebrating African, Asian, Caribbean and Latin-American cultures to create the most unique shopping experience. Join us as we open DC’s tropical shopping oasis! Shop, Eat, Drink & Connect as you enjoy the sweet tunes of Afrobeats, Afrohouse, Asianpop, Bachata, Merengue, Kompa, Reggaeton, Ragga, Soca and More! A new shopping experience that you do not want to miss! * Complimentary hookah will be available to enjoy from 3:00- 5:30pm *
Where: 1508 Okie St. NE – Washington, DC 20002
When: Sun, July 15th,2018 12pm – 5:30pm