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BloomScreen presents: Made in L.A.:

Bloombars
3222 11th Street, NW
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
7:00pm – 9:00pm

Made in L.A. (2007), by Almudena Carracedo – tells the true story of poor immigrant garment workers in Los Angeles, and their fight for basic labor rights against retailing giant, Forever 21. Afterwards, we’ll talk by Skype with Joann Lo, who is featured in the film and was the lead organizer of the Boycott Forever 21 Campaign.

Donation: Suggested $10
Free popcorn and refreshments provided.

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3rd Annual Basil Bonanza!:

Girard Children’s Community Garden
1480 Girard Street NW
Friday, August 24th, 2012
6:00pm – 8:30pm | FREE!

Join us at Girard Garden on Friday, August 24th for our 3rd Annual Basil Bonanza! This family-friendly fiesta will feature fun workshops and a basil-themed community potluck. Workshops will include face painting, juggling, dancing, art projects, and more! To view the Facebook event click here.

The garden is located in the playground at 1480 Girard St., NW 20009, near the corner of 15th St. and Girard St.

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Ellen Richardson, a graphic designer and Pleasant Plains resident, recently took her Craigslist hunting skills to the next level with the launch of her 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.

The Stick Mob:

Acre 121
1400 Irving Street Northwest
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
8:00pm – 12:00am | FREE!

D.C.-based folk combo The Stick Mob plays a lively blend of bluegrass, old-time, folk, and country music. The band was born from a group of friends in Washingtons Adams Morgan neighborhood getting together on cold winter Sunday evenings to play music over a few glasses of wine and some bowls of home-made chili and cornbread. Within a year, they evolved into a tight, entertaining ensemble that plays subway stops, house parties, farmers markets, coffeeshops, wine festivals and music halls, whenever their demanding, world-saving jobs allow, jokes mandolinist Marcos.

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Sonic Diaspora Wednesday:

Patty Boom Boom
1359 U Street Northwest
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
9:00pm – 2:00am | FREE!

It’s that time of the month again, Sonic Diaspora Wednesdays at Patty Boom Boom. For those who missed out on the last party, Brotha Onaci laid it down on those turntables. Here’s some ear candy for you to feast on.

Come as you are.
Listen to sounds that will your heart pound (in a good way): reggae, azonto, kwaito, hi-life, soca and everything in between.
Enjoy a rum punch or a red stripe.
Celebrate the night away!

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U Street Movie Series- The American President:

1300 V St NW
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
7:00pm – 11:00pm | FREE!

We will be having our third movie – The American President – on August 22nd at Harrison Recreation Center, on V Street between 13th and 14th Streets, NW. The American President is a Rob Reiner comedy-drama about a widowed US president (Michael Douglas) and a lobbyist (Annette Bening) who fall in love. We will also be featuring a short documentary before the movie released June 2012 about a local DC boxing chamption. Into the Lime Lite http://www.facebook.com/IntoTheLimeLite. A DJ will start us off at 7:00pm. Screening begins at sundown (at around 8:15pm). You may want to bring a blanket to sit on. Sorry, dogs are not allowed in the park.

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Ray of Hope Walk Fundraiser:

Monday, August 20th, 2012
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Passenger Bar
1021 7th Street NW

The Alpha Gamma Chapter of Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. invites you to a Happy Hour to raise funds for the Ray of Hope Walk to end violence against women Monday, August 20th. 10% of bar proceeds between 5pm -8pm will benefit the walk.

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I haven’t spotted too many fruit trees this year so I was psyched to see this apple tree in Bloomingdale. I always think of apples as a fall fruit – are they producing early this year?

Chocolate City One-Year Anniversary Party!:

Penn Social
801 E St NW
Friday, August 17th, 2012
7:00pm – 1:30am

DC Beer Week is perfectly timed with a DC Brew’s Birthday. This Friday, August 17th, come out to Penn Social and celebrate the One-Year Anniversary of DC’s very own Chocolate City Brewery. $5 Pints will be available from Chocolate City. DJ Benny C will be spinning tunes all night long. Come out, play some games, eat some food, and have some fun with Chocolate City. Hey, it’s a Birthday Party!

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