Another weekend is upon us during these sweltering days of summer. Learn about 18th century entertainment at Mount Vernon, see Carly Rae Jepsen post Nationals vs. Reds, see a new exhibit featuring Gordon Parks at the National Gallery of Art, and more. Stay cool!
See the Classic La Bohéme at Wolf Trap
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One of the most popular operas in the world is coming to Wolf Trap Friday evening. Puccini’s story of Parisian bohemians includes beautiful melodies and relatable characters. No matter how many times you see the opera, it never gets old. Before the performance, don’t miss radio host and producer Mary Jo Heath (aka the “Voice of the Met”) on the Farmhouse Lawn for a pre-show talk. The opera will be sung in Italian with English captions. More information on how to get tickets can be found here.
Call Me Maybe for Nats Tickets this Weekend
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One hit wonder and two-time Grammy nominee Carly Rae Jepsen is the second in a summer-long lineup of the Nationals post-game Summer Concert Series. The pop singer most famous for the earworm “Call Me Maybe” will be playing a free concert after the Nationals take on the Cincinnati Reds Friday at 6:45 p.m. More information on how to get tickets can be found here.
Learn About 18th Century Entertainment at Mount Vernon
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If you ever wanted to learn about what life was like without our modern luxuries like smartphones, television, music streaming and more, visit Mount Vernon this weekend. Staff and special guests will help attendees learn how Americans stayed entertained in the 18th century. Guests can learn how to play colonial card games, see what was on the menu at taverns, and learn how taverns served as a place to send and receive mail in colonial America. More information on the weekend’s events can be found here.
Dionne Warwick Comes to the Warner
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Famed singer Dionne Warwick is headed to the Warner Theatre Friday at 8 p.m. Known for hits like “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Walk on By,” Warwick has served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Tickets for the concert can be found here.
Nas Joins the National Symphony Orchestra
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Hip-hop icon Nas will be performing the album “Illmatic” in its entirety with the National Symphony Orchestra. The album, released 30 years ago, was the debut of Nas and is noted as one of the best hip-hop records of all time. More information on the show can be found here.
Check Out “Gordon Parks: Camera Portraits from the Corcoran Collection”
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Open now through January 12, see portraits from Gordon Parks, considered to be one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. The exhibit looks at Parks’s photography and how he created a new mode of portraiture post-World War II. He applied this to photos of conductor Leonard Bernstein, boxer Muhammad Ali, a Detroit couple and more. More information on the exhibit can be found here.
