Hot summer in Washington!
hello neighbor,
Remember to wear sunscreen!
So what should you do?
For your convenience, this newsletter includes emojis to help you during these unprecedented times:
- 🛋 indicates that an event is happening in person.
- 🌲 means the event is happening outside in person.
- 💻 means the event is happening almost.
- Finally, 🆓 indicates that the event is free.
your last minute weekend plans
- Celebrate Asian Americans. 🌏💓 Watch AAPI fashion show (Thursday, $35, 🛋Logan Circle) At Instagrammable Hotel Zena.enjoy one Cambodian traditional performance (Sunday, $35, 🌲, Kennedy Center) Inspired by the “Ramayana” – accompanied by a three-course dinner.Explore Central Asia as Silk Road Festival (Sun, 🆓, 🛋foggy bottom). Cheer on your favorite team Dragon Boat Festival (Saturday, 🆓, 🌲Georgetown).
- Art activity. 🖼 Dupont ArtWalk invites the public to visit Eight Neighborhood Art Galleries (Thursday, 🆓, 🛋, Dupont Circle) Free after hours.Go to a pop art themed party Hirshhorn ball (Saturday, $500+, 🛋the National Mall). If you miss the EU Open Day, the Italian Cultural Institute at the Italian Embassy will arrange a pass for you Sustainable Home Furnishings Show (Friday, 🆓, 🛋, Naval Observatory).
- go outside. 🎻 take one Urban Forestry Tour (Saturday, $37, 🛋, Brightwood) Complemented by a cider tasting. Celebrate all things Bloomingdale’s at Park Celebration – with Large Yard Sale and Food Festival (Saturday, free, 🌲, Bloomingdale). Drink a Bourbon Cocktail and Tour Lincoln’s Cabin Bourbon and Bluegrass Festival (Saturday-Sunday, $80, 🌲Armed Forces Retirement Home). shop around spring outing (Saturday, 🆓, 🌲, Arlington) or admire rare cars Old Town Speed and Fashion Festival (Sun, speculate 🆓, 🌲, Old Town Alexandria). to Buenos Aires Argentina Festival (Saturday, $30, 🛋, Arlington).
- Fun hodgepodge. 🧩 If you like chess, this is your match grandmaster (Saturday, $30, 🌲, Tysons Corner). Eat cake at a 90th birthday party Dumbarton House (Thursday, donate, 🛋Georgetown) or 1st birthday Southwest Library (Thursday, 🆓, 🛋,seaside). Enjoy traditional Ukrainian folk melodies here concert benefits (Sun, $45, 🛋, Capitol Hill). Dance duck at this disco party (Friday, 🆓, 🌲, Arlington) or eat as you go dominican food (Friday, 🆓, 🛋, Fort Lincoln). laugh with me washington improv theatre (Saturday, $5, 🛋, 14th Street). Learn how boiled kale and collard greens (Saturday, 🆓🛋, Anacostia) three ways.
What’s on our radar: Underrated indoor activities
I know the weather is fine outside today, but it will soon be too hot and uncomfortable. Here are some underrated ways to cool off.
- Sun Cinema. 🎞 Hidden in Mount Pleasant, this townhouse becomes-independent cinema Showcase movies you may never have seen. Shows vary by date, and the theme changes each month.
- DC bouldering project. 🧗♀️ Beat the heat by tackling bouldering walls of all kinds for just $29 with a day pass DC Indoor Climbing Gym. Fuel up at the nearby Union Market.
- The oldest museum of modern and contemporary Latin American and Caribbean art. 🌎 Nestled next to the White House, this art museum highlights collections Organization of American States Showcasing works from the Western Hemisphere.
- Crazy golf. ⛳️ Moisture-free miniature golf ball, here hip place There’s even a food court in Dupont. If you’re going to drink, I recommend buying a package that includes a drink ticket to save money.
- Go underground… to the catacombs, of course. 🤍 Franciscan Abbey in Brookland offers limited Tourist guide. You can take a self-guided tour, but that won’t get you into the catacombs.
your neighbor,
Jade (@clockoutdc)
Jade Womack is an energy economist by day and an events blogger by night. She started her blog, Clockout DC, while working part-time as a bartender in 2019. She grew up in Arlington and currently lives in Adams Morgan with her dog.
