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Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden Opening Celebration Tomorrow!! (Sat.)

By Prince Of Petworth

Huzzah!

“Opening Celebration:
Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden
October 31, 2026 | 10:00 am–4:00 pm

Join us as we celebrate the reopening of the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden with a full weekend of art, creativity, and conversation. Be among the first to experience Hiroshi Sugimoto’s revitalized Garden, with 60 artworks on view throughout the reimagined space, as well as the inaugural West Lawn exhibition Yoshitomo Nara: Sentinels of Stillness!

Throughout the day, visitors of all ages can enjoy art-making activities inspired by the Sculpture Garden, including creating mini–sculpture gardens, air-dry clay sculptures, button making, sidewalk chalk art, and adding wishes for the future of the Garden to the Art School Wishing Tree. Visitors can also explore on their own with a Sculpture Garden scavenger hunt, relax in a reading and sketching corner, strike a pose at our photo station, and hear pop-up talks from select artists whose work is featured in the Garden.

Whether you’re revisiting this favorite space or discovering it for the first time, this free community celebration offers something for everyone while honoring the Sculpture Garden’s legacy as a place for creativity and community.

Free. All ages welcome.

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Dating

Missed Connection –“We Just Chattin’” at Douglas Hall at Howard University

By Prince Of Petworth

photo by Eric P.

Ed. Note: If this was you and you are interested, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP.

“Dear PoPville,

On October 28th I went to “We Just Chattin’” at Douglas Hall at Howard University. This is a weekly event where students mingle and discuss a variety of discussion prompts.

We both got there solo and relatively early. I’m a junior girl majoring in history. You have a Keanu Reeves meets Bruno Mars vibe. You’re definitely older than a typical undergraduate. Your jacket made me wonder if they were bringing back the baseball team.

One of the organizers approached you and asked if you go to Howard. You said “No” with such confidence it really made me wonder who you are, why you are here, and how you knew about this. You made him laugh a lot and apparently passed his vibe check. I felt relieved that you weren’t there to Charlie Kirk us.

When the event finally started, the organizer told everyone to stand up and talk to someone you don’t know for five minutes. I was excited when you turned to me to ask what this event was. You thought it was some kind of performance and when I explained what it was you realized you probably shouldn’t be there and left. I thought it was hilarious and adorable.

Maybe you shouldn’t have gone there, but I think you’re fly and fun and would love to see you again. I don’t think it would be weird, because at the end of the day, We Just Chattin’.”

Ed. Note: If this is you, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP. PoPville is not affiliated with either party, please proceed with any potential connection at your own risk using caution as you would any online encounter. For those curious about past missed connections, many have been made and when possible I’ll try to update when/if more are made.

Announcement

Always Becoming: Next Chapter

By Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

Join artist Nora Naranjo Morse (Kha’p’o Owenge ([Santa Clara Pueblo]), creator of Always Becoming, and the community that cares for the museum’s ephemeral outdoor sculpture family, to learn about the project’s evolution over the past two decades, and what the future holds.

Learn about the art of clay, traditions of sustainability in Pueblo building techniques, and more. Visitors can enjoy family-friendly art activities, dance performances by the Zuni Olla Maidens, watch a short film, and multiple opportunities to hear from the artist, her family, and museum experts that have contributed to the care and revitalization of the sculptures.

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Event

Greetings from Bethlehem, A Palestinian Holiday Market

Event location

The Festival Center

1640 Columbia Road NW

Washington, District Of Columbia 20009

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Join us for this family-friendly holiday event and shop early for your family and friends. The Market will showcase artisans' Tatreez (hand embroidery) products such as home decor, bags, fashion, custom jewelry and toys. Food will be catered by the Festival Center, plus we will have coffee stand and cold drinks selection. The event will also include non-profit organizations operating in the MENA area.

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What the Helen of Troy is This

“More ‘shipping to DC’ woes – a little different from the usual excuses…”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I saw your post about GameStop shipping, and wanted to share my recent experience ordering from a small craft supply website. They didn’t have DC in their dropdown menu, so I listed my address as Washington, MD, and I immediately followed up with an email to their help desk. They got back to me pretty quickly, and their reason for excluding DC was … a little different from the usual excuses…”

SW Waterfront

Mi Vida on the Wharf “closed for repairs” – “plan to reopen Mi Vida District Wharf in Q1 of 2027!”

By Prince Of Petworth

98 District Square, SW

Update: “Our location at the Wharf closed on September 17th due to a water leak from the restaurant tenant located above us. This issue caused significant damage throughout the 3-floor restaurant and we are using this time to not only repair the water damage but perform the location’s first renovation since opening in February 2018.

We plan to reopen Mi Vida District Wharf in Q1 of 2027!”

Yesterday when we spoke about Officina at The Wharf, the guy on Mintwood Place tells us: “And mi vida is closed until January according to their website.” (more…)

Holiday

Last* Christmas Tree in Town – Happy (almost) Halloween!!

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Frank for sending from Capitol Hill/H Street, NE: “Happy Halloween. It’s just a little early for Christmas…”

***Last Christmas Tree in Town (definitely not the last) is brought to you by the Friends of Mizuta Masahide Society. Should we be blessed with any, please send your NOVEMBER tree sightings to [email protected] and let me know where you saw it. Thanks!

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