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Helix Lounge’s 8th Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest and Happy Hour:

Hotel Helix
1430 Rhode Island Avenue Northwest
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
6:00pm – 9:00pm | FREE!

Kimptons Helix Lounge invites Washingtonians to show off their pumpkin carving skills at the lounges Eighth Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest, taking place on Thursday, October 25, 2012. The lounge will set up a carving station on the outdoor patio and will provide 30 pre-scooped pumpkins as well as safe carving tools. Beginning at 6:00 p.m., pumpkins will be distributed to patrons on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Participants will have until 8:00 p.m. to carve the pumpkins, at which point the winners will be announced. This year, politically-charged carvers can show support for their favorite candidate with the Most Political Pumpkin (political themed design) which will receive a $50 certificate to Helix Lounge, and the winner of Most Ghoulish Gourd (best overall design) will receive a one night weekend stay at Kimptons Hotel Helix. The winning pumpkins will be displayed at the lounge through Halloween night.

During the pumpkin carving, patrons will enjoy seasonal drinks including a Pumpkin Martini, featuring vanilla vodka, pumpkin liquor and cream, garnished with a cinnamon stick ($7) and local Starr Hill Pumpkin Porter ($6). Happy Hour prices will be offered for the duration of the event until 9:00 p.m., including half-price burgers, $6 cosmos, $3 Yuengling drafts and $2 PBRs.

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JAZZforum: A Family Celebrates the Life and Music of Rufus Harley “the world’s first jazz bagpiper”:

University Of The District Of Columbia
4200 Connecticut Avenue Northwest
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
7:00pm – 9:00pm | FREE!

Multi-instrumentalist, Rufus Harley (1936-2006) started studying the bagpipes after watching the Black Watch at John F. Kennedy’s funeral procession in 1963. In addition to several recordings as a leader, he recorded with Herbie Mann, Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollinsand in later years, the Roots and Laurie Anderson. In 2007 Pipes Of Peace, a documentary by George Manney, was released. Several of his childrensons and trumpeters, Messiah and America Patton Harley, who frequently performed with their father, as well as daughters, Noah Harmony and Egypt will join us for this special evening. Recital Hall (Performing Arts Bldg. 46-West).

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Day of the Dead:

Casa Oaxaca
2106 18th Street Northwest
Tuesday, October 23rd
5:00pm – 11:00pm | FREE!

Celebrate this charming, mysterious and colorful holiday. We at Casa Oaxaca will be making our own Altar de Muertos (a traditional home altar to honor our dearly departed). Come and check out the display in our front window! It will be available from Oct 23rd to Nov 2nd.
Altars are made for the souls of the loved ones who have passed on. Though each altar is unique to each person, the premise is to honor the loved ones and welcome them back to this earth. Altars contain many different items such as marigolds, food, Mezcal & Tequila, pictures of the ones who are gone, sugar skulls, chocolate, incense, etc.

Bring your own decoration and experience this amazing tradition the way its done in OAXACA.

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Home Movie Day 2012 at the National Building Museum:

National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Saturday, October 20th, 2012
11:00am – 2:00pm | FREE!

What hidden treasures lie in those old home movies that you have in the closet? Come to Home Movie Day and find out the value of these unique cultural and historical documents and how to save them for future generations. Spend the day watching old films and playing Home Movie Day bingo. Go home with prizes! It’s simple: rifle through your attics, dig through your closets, call up Grandma, and search out your family’s home movies (8mm, Super8mm, or 16mm) and bring them. Or just show up and watch the films of others. Its not just historically significant its fun for the whole family!

Register here.

For more information about the other Home Movie Days around the world, visit the Home Movie Day site.

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Ellen Richardson, a graphic designer and Pleasant Plains resident, created the blog, Listed District. Listed District offers daily DC Craigslist findings of everything from Mid-Century and Industrial furniture, to bikes and the utterly strange.  Every week Ellen is going to share a roundup of some Phenomenal Finds with PoPville.

Southwest DC Waterfront Boat-Home Tour:

The Gangplank Marina
600 Water St SW
Saturday, October 20th, 2012
10:00am – 4:00pm | $20

Tour the floating residences of DC’s waterfront!

Do you love boats and water? Ever wonder what it’s like to live on a boat right in the heart of DC? Now is your chance to find out!

Tour the floating homes of Southwest DC: Join us on Saturday October 20th between 10 AM and 4 PM and take a peek inside the largest liveaboard community on the entire East Coast! For just $20 you can visit 20 or so of the houseboats, housebarges, cabin cruisers, and sailboats that people call home. Tickets are available at www.dchouseboat.org.

And if you can’t wait to get out on the open water, you have the option of adding a 60-minute Potomac cruise with DC Harbor Cruises, for just $15.

If you’re one of our neighbors in the 20024 zip code, be sure to take advantage of our neighbor discount price — tour tickets are just $15 if you live in 20024.

Proceeds from the tour will go to support local charities in Southwest. Tickets are limited and are expected to sell out, so don’t delay! Visit www.dchouseboat.org for more information.

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SUPAFRIK Pop-Up Shop/Gallery:

Gallery O On H
1354 H Street Northeast
DC FASHION SHOW/LAUNCH EVENT: Thursday October 18th 6PM -11PM

Last summer, Torontos Kensington Market neighborhood played host to the wildly successful first installation of SUPAFRIK at Hotshot Gallery, an experimental pop-up concept: part exhibit and part shop. It was featured in Elle Magazine, TheGrid, NOW Magazine and received coveted mentions in blogs like blogto and the Torontoist. It attracted over 1500 visitors over a two week period who came to shop, peruse and participate. Now in its fourth installation, SUPAFRIK is making its international debut at Gallery O on H in the up and coming neighbourhood of H Street NE Washington DC! It is curated around the theme of Urban Contemporary Africana and will showcase artwork and design that re-contextualize African aesthetics and traditions within a modern framework.

SUPAFRIK is the brainchild of Toronto fashion designer Chinedu Ukabam of the clothing label Chinedesign. Chinedu travelled to New York, Paris and London collecting some of the unique items for sale at SUPAFRIK and documented the journey on the SUPAFRIK blog (supafrik.wordpress.com).

Featured designers include Chinedesigns new Marrakesh collection which is getting an exclusive world premier in DC, Toronto-based ethical designer brand Ann & Arrayata which refashions raffia into beautifully constructed chic bags and purses (proceeds go towards charity work in Rwanda) and UK based clothing label Chichia London which is ethically manufactured in Tanzania using traditional kanga textiles. SUPAFRIK will also feature home-ware Shine Shine (Cape Town, South Africa), Made in Africa sneakers by Paris-based SAWA, graphic ts by the Parisian multimedia collective AITF(Africa Is The Future). The gallery will also feature the work of visual artists such as Kalkidan Assefa whose work is inspired by musical icons such as Fela Kuti and Nina Simone.

SUPAFRIK will double as a space for programmed events over the four days that it will take over Gallery O on H. These will include the Thursday fashion show (featuring the Marrakesh collection and a performance of new unreleased material by Grammy nominated singer/songwriter and DC native, Wayna) , an Afro-House shopping party and a food tasting event to sample an afro-fusion designer food menu. See supafrik.com for the full calendar of events.

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Mellow Mushroom Adams Morgan 1 Year Anniversary Party:

Mellow Mushroom
2436 18th Street Northwest
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
11:00am – 11:45pm | FREE!

It’s our one year anniversary and we’re celebrating all day long! Join us between 11am and 3pm and you’ll get hooked up with $1 slices of our delicious gourmet pizza. That night, we’ll have live music from the Brian Settles Trio and from 5pm to close, every single one of our draft beers will be available for only $3. Come early and stay late as the deals and giveaways will go on throughout the day.

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Write.Drink.Read: A Writer’s Happy Hour:

Science Club
1136 19th St, NW
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
6:15pm – 8:00pm | FREE!

Join us for drinks, snacks and writing prompts on Tues., Oct. 16, from 6:30-8 PM at Science Club (1136 19th St, NW, Washington, DC). We will be writing new work, laughing and having a good time.

RSVPs are required because space is limited. Please RSVP to [email protected]

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Mid City Artists Fall Open Studios Tour:

Mid City Artists – Various Studios
1716 14th Street NW
Saturday, October 13th, 2012
12:00pm – 5:00pm | FREE!

Twenty artists, who are part of the Mid City Artists collaborative, will open the studio doors of their own unique galleries, homes, garages, carriage houses, live/work studios, and studio collaboratives as part of The Mid City Artists Fall Open Studios Tour. Many studios are located on or near popular 14th St. NW from Dupont Circle to Scott Circle and Logan Circle and North to Florida Ave. NW

Come see how your neighbors carve out space and time to follow their passion and hearts. Hang out with friends, circulate through the neighborhood, check out the art… purchase some art for yourself and as gifts. Be inspired! Art is Good for the Hood!

Plan your visits in advance by flipping through the artists’ pages online at www.MidCityArtists.com to see what you like, who is new, and who is participating, and when. Not all artists are open both days. Download the map to guide you along. Support the effort of this all-volunteer effort. Check out our business supporters and eat, drink and be merry!

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