Washington, D.C. Event Calendar

Our spring concert features Leonard Bernstein’s dynamic Chichester Psalms, as well as settings by Bobby McFerrin, and Herb Mahelona, composer of the first Hawai’ian-language oratorio, Kinohi. Psalms tell stories of hope, anger, sadness, and joy, which you will hear across works from Gwyneth Walker’s Songs of Ecstasy to Bernstein’s raucous setting of “Why do the nations rage.” Join us for this musical journey!

Ticket proceeds benefit Project Create

Lights-Out Hour DC is a voluntary event in which individual residents, building managers, and custodians of public monuments dim or extinguish non-essential indoor and outdoor lights for one hour beginning at 8:30pm on March 25, 2023.

Lights-Out Hour DC coincides with international “Earth Hour,” and your participation will draw attention to climate change and the harm that light pollution presents to human health and the environment.

Dozens of cities around the world have observed Earth Hour since 2007. Iconic structures such as the Golden Gate Bridge, the Empire State Building, and the Eiffel Tower have gone dark during Earth Hour.

Let us join with cities around the world in a gesture of solidarity by “switching off” for one hour. Please spread the word about Lights-Out Hour DC.

For further information or to volunteer, please contact the D.C. Chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association at [email protected] or through our Facebook page.

Join us for a celebration of beer and spirits from these amazing local women! Tickets are $25 and get you tasting pours of many of their beers and spirits, plus learn about these local libations from the women who create them. DJ Kay B Hart will provide the vibe, plus food from La Michoacana and woman-run Seafood Boss. All of the tasting products are also available as part of our Women’s History Month menu ft. local beer, wine and cocktails. And following the tasting, join us for a Washington Spirit season opener watch party!

Participants include:

• Catoctin Creek with Avalon Oona Haas

• Urban Garden Brewery with Eamoni Collier

• Denizens Brewing Co. with Julie Verratti

• Liquid Intrusion Brewing Company with Jasmine Dill

• Life Gives You Lemons with Mimi Evans

NoMa in Bloom Festival returns to Alethia Tanner Park on Saturday, April 1st, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.! The free National Cherry Blossom official event includes free kite kits for kite-making and flying, live music from DJ Mathia Broohm, an artisan market curated by Neighbors DC, a live chalk mural by Chalk R!ot, delicious food, and more!