Washington, D.C. Event Calendar
Invasive Plant Removal at Trail 9 Mini-Oasis
Josiah and the Bonnevilles w/ Mon Rovia
Josiah and the Bonnevilles w/ Mon Rovia
St. Vincent Wine Bunny Bash and Easter Brunch
Painting with Paper: Ready, Set, Bloom w/ Ariana R-G
Profs & Pints DC: Understanding D.C.’s War Memorials
Book Talk: Talmage Boston — How the Best Did It
Your Body’s Story: Theatre for Survivors
Profs & Pints DC: Rethinking Sanctions
Book Talk: Alisyn Camerota — Combat Love
Teen Book Talk: Ciera Burch – Something Kindred
Book Talk: Benjamín Labatut — The MANIAC
Book Talk: Lauren Wesley Wilson — What Do You Need?
Teen Book Talk: Cambria Gordon – Trajectory
Shabbat Night Live
Shabbat Night Live
Three band rock n rolll lineup at DC’s Pie Shop! Vakili Band with “if you know, you know” DC rockers, Lot 18, and the many minds and songs of artist Kind of Christine.
“If you love Vakili Band like we do you have to see them live… [and] see them crush the live stage!” –The Aquarian Weekly
Vakili Band is a five-member New Jersey-based alt rock band whose sound is described as “an electric blend of rock soul & psychedelia…” (Under The Radar”) and “a full-on revival-style Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds-meets-the Pretenders rock ‘n’ f_ckin’ roll band.” (Magnet Magazine). Fronted by singer/songwriter Lily Vakili – a street poet who finds the sweet spot in the nexus formed by Patti Smith’s loose-limbed punk swagger Grace Slick’s inviting psychedelia and the full-throated howl of Brittany Howard.
Profs & Pints DC: Raccoons Unmasked
Book Talk: Desiree Evans & Saraciea Fennell -The Black Girl Survives in this One
Book Talk: Becca Rothfeld — All Things Are Too Small
Yes Queen Comedy Show
Enjoy drinks with fellow romance loverss.
Confirmed special guests include Andie J. Christopher, Susie Dumond, Laura Hankin, Timothy Janovsky, Thien-Kim Lam, Chip Pons and Sarah Wendell. We’ll have raffles for signed copies and other fun prizes.
The event will feature a cash bar and the admission fee will go towards tipping the bartender.
The 2024 Bethesda Film Fest will feature five short documentary films made by filmmakers from Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Screenings will be held Friday April 5 and Saturday April 6 at Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema.
M4TR + Shelley Star + Free Lobster Buffet @ Pearl Street Warehouse
Book Talk: Julia Alvarez — The Cemetery of Untold Stories
Book Talk: Zack Rogow — Hugging My Father’s Ghost
Comedian Talib Babb (ESPN, The New Yorker) Headlines City-State Brewery
Meet & Greet with Todd Boss and Rashin Kheiriyeh
Bank of America’s Museums on Us at the Rubell Museum DC
Bank of America’s Museums on Us at The Phillips Collection
Book Talk: Phyllis E. Greenberger — Sex Cells
Party on the Promenade
Book Talk: Lily Meyer — Short War
Book Talk: Taymullah Abdur-Rahman — American Imam
Bank of America’s Museums on Us at the Rubell Museum DC
Bank of America’s Museums on Us at The Phillips Collection
Book Talk: Aaron Hamburger
Book Talk: Susan Rubin Suleiman — István Szabó
Book Talk: Sharon Malone — Grown Woman Talk
Profs & Pints DC: Shogun and Samurai
In Person:
Ticket: $20
Ticket + Signed Book: $40
Virtual:
Virtual Ticket: $12
Virtual Ticket (free) + Signed Book $39
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