Weekend Roundup

Gary Tischler • August 17, 2015

Before we travel to a new place, we stuff our luggage full. We pack the things we know and remember. We pack expectations, a kind of act of the imagination about how things might be, what we’ll see and feel. We pack our own memories.

We went to Cooperstown in upstate New York. We came initially because of opera—the Glimmerglass Festival and its artistic director Francesca Zambello, who also runs the Washington National Opera. We came also because of the church of baseball, the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, where baseball’s inventor or grand developer Abner Doubleday lived. It is not the house that Babe Ruth built, but it is where he and hundreds of baseball’s finest are honored pretty much forever.

We discovered, too, that Cooperstown was founded by the father of James Fenimore Cooper, the town’s most famous author and America’s first novelist of any note, best known for “The Last of the Mohicans.”
Armed with this, we noted the presence of the Fenimore Art Museum, alongside the expansive and beautiful Leatherstocking Golf Course, which is part of the more than 100-year-old Otesaga Resort Hotel, and also runs across Lake Street, next to the modestly titled Farmers’ Museum. If you stay on that road and drive all the way around the lake, you will end up where you started: on Main Street in Cooperstown.

So, I came to Cooperstown already armed with some notions and memories. I—as well as my boon companion and partner—grew up in small towns, with similar populations and tropes, in Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively. I came to Cooperstown as an erstwhile German immigrant who spent the 1950s following the Cleveland Indians in their annual baseball wars with the New York Yankees, part of a youthful love affair with baseball that has never much abated. I thought it cannot get much better than this: baseball, opera, small town and James Fenimore Cooper, whose works I had only experienced in their Classic Illustrated comic book versions or as movies.

We stayed on the outside of the town at a Best Western Plus, where in the morning you could see mist and fog on the hills outside. We made our way into town—you hit Main Street at the town’s only stoplight—and I soon found out that everything I thought I knew was incomplete.

Cooperstown is a real place, not just the Hall of Fame.

If you’re an outdoor person, there are plenty of parks and recreational offerings—boating, biking, hiking, fishing. There are plenty of restaurants, farmers’ markets, distilleries and regional breweries. The influence of Whole Foods is not much in evidence.

Drive into town for the first time, and you’ll see the sign Redneck Barbecue brashly displayed on a roof in big colors.

This co-mingling of informality works its way through the town and the places you’ll see, oh my—even to some degree at elegant, impressive Otesaga Resort Hotel, the flagship of accommodations for the area. Buffet and lunch breakfast are a welcome offerings for travelers as well as guests, where eating by the window seats or outside retains an elegant, peaceful feeling. It makes you want to read a book by Henry James.

This probably comes as no surprise, nor is the excellent quality of the art works in the Fenimore Museum, including special exhibition currently of the works of Maxwell Parrish, as well as an impressive array of Native American art, among others.

You will be surprised by the Farmers’ Museum across the way from Fenimore. It contains a facsimile working village and farm, covering bygone days in American life—from a church, to a barn, a newspaper office, sheds and a blacksmith, barnyard animals shyly watching tourists, women sewing, the kitchens, bedrooms, dining rooms and libraries of both gentry and small town folks. There’s a Brigadoon quality to this. Imagine what would happen if you dropped a mobile electronic device into this serene scene. It might have the effect of a cultural, social nuclear device.

Around the lake a ways, you’ll encounter Hyde Hall, where executive director Jonathan Maney holds forth on one of the oldest residences around —it was built by an Englishman named George Clarke on a 60,000-acre estate with the help of renowned architect Philip Hooker. Ever since 1964, Hyde Hall has been under some sort of renovation to return it to its original grandeur, which in full glory was considerable. As Clarke was British, and after having the original cottage built, he strove for a touch of English landed aristocracy in the grand manner for a grand manor. Today, Maney, who is a historian, a former professor and a great storyteller, tells us that it is used for weddings, concerts, galas, picnics, lectures and exhibitions. Inside the vast home, which started out as a cottage, there are its paintings, prints, copies (of the inventor-artist Samuel Morse’s painting, “Gallery of the Louvre”), sculptures and rooms upon rooms, dark stairways, expansive window views of a courtyard, children’s rooms as well as a wine cellar fully stocked.

On Main Street, Cooperstown, however, it is baseball everywhere, memorabilia shops (like Mickey’s Place) everywhere. A statue of a youthful Shoeless Joe Jackson stands near Doubleday Field. After all that, at the end of Main Street sits the Baseball Hall of Fame itself, which this weekend (July 24 to 27) will induct four new members—Craig Biggio, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz—during four days of nothing but baseball, including the presence and a parade of hundreds of the game’s living legends and hall members.

From the outside, the hall doesn’t look like much. It seems small, until you walk inside and enter what is not so much a hall of fame but a hall of dreams. The three floors are filled with exhibits on teams, on the history of the games, on individuals like Hank Aaron, the Babe and Joe DiMaggio, on ball parks, the Negro Leagues, and most holy of holies, the true hall that contains plaques of every player inducted into the hall. Prominently located are sculptures of Ted Williams and Babe Ruth, where a small player is trying to imitate Ruth’s batting stance.

It’s an impressive place, a kind of church that’s full of reverence, references and irreverence. It’s a place where the playing of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” can suddenly bring you close to tears. It’s what happens here that matters, the buzz in every hall, young boys and some girls in baseball uniforms all over the place, the chit chat of the game whizzing through the wandering crowds like a giant murmur. On another floor, a dozen people are gathered around a screening of the Abbott and Costello comedy routine “Who’s on First,” laughing hard. Among the plaques, I find Ernie “Play Two,” the Chicago Cub and greatest player never to play in a World Series. His face shows a smile, and so does a woman looking at him. She’s an unrequited Cubs fan. We look at a plaque for Cubs manager Leo “The Lip” Durocher. She grimaces. “That S.O.B. cost us the pennant,” she says with some rancor.

After a trip to a new place, you return with more than you brought—more stuff, more maps, more books and souvenirs. More memories.

I unpacked memories of printer’s ink, an embarrassed turkey avoiding children at the farm, the two warm women who ran the carousel, the taste of cherry in a draught beer, the smoke on the hills, Papageno meeting Papagana in “The Magic Flute,” Solomon Howard’s eloquent basso voice in the two operas and bass baritone Eric Owens who saw ghosts, jumped on a table and owned Macbeth, a drive along Lake Street at midnight with a mother deer in the headlights, the sight and names of all the baseball players bringing back summer nights in Ohio, Maney describing in detail the process for lighting a Hyde chandelier and talking about his grandmother who had survived the fatal voyage of the R.M.S. Titanic, the rustle of white curtains at the resort moved by a breeze from Lake Otsego.
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Gary Tischler •

In this town, people are talking about Francesca Zambello.

This town being not Washington, D.C., where Zambello is artistic director of Washington National Opera, but Cooperstown, New York. As you may have heard, this bucolic upstate village is home to the Baseball Hall of Fame, where four new members will
inducted July 24-27.

Soon thousands of visitors, many times the resident population, will be streaming in for the baseball festivities. But the weekend before, quite a few people will be heading out to State Highway 80, also known as Lake Street. Just outside of town on scenic Otsego Lake is the Glimmerglass Festival, which will be in its second week. Glimmerglass, where Zambello has been artistic and general director since 2011, is celebrating its 40th summer season of presenting top-drawer operas.

This year’s festival, which runs through Aug. 23, kicked off with back-to-back Friday and Saturday openings of Mozart’s “Magic Flute” and Guiseppi Verdi’s “Macbeth.” It continues during Hall of Fame weekend with “Macbeth” on Friday, the rarely seen Vivaldi opera “Cato in Utica” on Saturday and the Zambello-directed production of Leonard Bernstein’s musically wondrous take on Voltaire’s “Candide” on Sunday.

“Up here,” one local said, “it’s baseball and Butterfly” (as in “Madama Butterfly”) or, more currently, Mantle and Mozart. The baseball you would expect. But opera, Zambello-style, that’s another matter.

And it’s had an impact. Taking in the highly original and stirring “Magic Flute” opener, a patron — who had travelled from New York City for the occasion — told us that Zambello had made “a huge difference. She’s turned it around.”

The next day, while waiting at a Main Street ATM, we talked with a local man who had moved to what he called “baseball heaven” from the New York City borough of Queens. The self-described baseball fanatic noted Zambello’s effect on the town. “Glimmerglass has a great reputation,” he said. “We’re glad to have her here.”

“She works closely and partners with other local cultural institutions like Hyde Hall,” a Cooperstown tourism professional said. Jonathan Maney, executive director of haunting and historic Hyde Hall, on the other side of the lake, praised Zambello’s spirit of cooperation and partnership.

At both openings last week, Zambello seemed to be everywhere — thanking patrons and contributors, board members, audience members and the town itself, being the evangelist for opera. This is not dissimilar from what she does on Washington Opera opening nights, turning greeter and up-close opera champion.

We spoke with Zambello at the Glimmerglass administrative offices last week, as the company prepared for its big anniversary opening. She was in her full opera-pied-piper persona.

“We want to create work and productions that resonate with audiences,” she said. “I see my job here as expanding the audience, growing it, but also making this a true festival. This is a very specific place, a beautiful place, with a lot to offer, and we want to connect to this community. As a for-instance, Madeline Sayet, our director for “The Magic Flute,” staged it in a way that the forest setting resonates to the history of the area, and the Native American inhabitants. And she herself is a descendant of the Mohicans.

“I want the festival to be an integral part of the town and the surrounding area. We draw mostly from the surrounding New York state area, and 50 percent come from within a two-hour radius of Cooperstown. We also get a lot of people coming up from Washington,” Zambello said.

The company has a 40-year history. It presented its first, abbreviated season in 1975, with four performances of “La bohème” in the Cooperstown High School auditorium. Twelve years later, the company opened the 850-seat Alice Busch Opera Theater at the Lake Otswego site. Ever since then, especially in the last few years, the company has grown in size, repertoire, variety of offerings and reputation.

There’s something heady about finding a company like this in a small town, the historic shrine to America’s Pastime. The Glimmerglass site is at once accessible and elegant with its scenic lake backdrop, stylish theater and sense of youthful energy. Here, it’s not your urban opera night out. You can ritz it up if you want, but informality is encouraged. “Blue jeans, khakis, informal — not that you can’t dress up if you want,” says Zambello.

This year’s season is characteristic of her touch. Since she took the reins as artistic director, she’s planned seasons with very specific goals. “Each year, we present a season that includes an American musical, a baroque opera, a contemporary work and an opera that’s somewhat obscure and rarely done.” In her first year, she brought in celebrated soprano Deborah Voigt to star in “Annie Get Your Gun.”

But wait … there’s more. The gifted rising-star bass-baritone Eric Owens (“The Flying Dutchman” at WNO this year), who gave a powerful, layered performance as “Macbeth,” will sing with tenor Lawrence Brownlee in a concert on Aug. 23. Voigt and mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade will give master classes Aug. 7 and 21, respectively. There’s also “Odyssey,” a world-premiere youth opera featuring the Glimmerglass Youth Chorus and members of its Young Artist Program, presented at the Cooperstown Arts Festival Aug. 11, 13, 18 and 20.

“We are thinking of Glimmerglass in terms of a destination experience,” Zambello said. “It speaks to being part of this place, in connecting and resonating with audiences and offering a number of different experiences. We are telling stories here, that’s the key to opera.”

Georgetowner •

Using DC by the Book — The App

July 30th, 2015 at 07:00 PM | Free | julia.strusienski@dc.gov | Tel: 202-727-0232 | Event Website

Join the Georgetown Neighborhood Library for a class on using the app element of DC by the Book, a DC Public Library resource designed to connect you with literature set in Washington, D.C.

Address

Georgetown Neighborhood Library; 3260 R St. NW

Middleburg Summer Sidewalk Sale

July 31st, 2015 at 10:00 AM | Tel: 540-687-5152

Middleburg, the quaint historic town in Virginia’s horse country, is cleaning out its closets and storage areas and moving onto the sidewalks, July 31 – Aug. 2, for the 9th annual Summer Sidewalk Sale. The sale, sponsored by the Middleburg branch of Union Bank & Trust, the Town of Middleburg, and the Middleburg Business and Professional Association, will be held on Fri. and Sat. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sun. as posted by shops. Look for balloons outside participating shops and restaurants!

Address

The Town of Middleburg; 12 North Madison Street; Middleburg, VA 20117

Pretty Chic Boutique: Garden Party

July 31st, 2015 | Free | Tel: 202-333-5477| Event Website

From French boutique labels to vintage high-end brands and elegantly modern Turkish jewelry, don’t miss Pretty Chic’s Summer Sale & Garden Party on Friday, July 31st. Wine and cheese will be served while you peruse racks of très chic vintage clothing for only $20. Everything inside is 50% off unless it’s consignment.

Address

1671 Wisconsin Ave. NW

“Above and Beyond: The Ultimate Interactive Flight Exhibition” Opening

August 1st, 2015 at 10:00 AM | Free | Tel: 202-633-2214 | Event Website

“Above and Beyond: The Ultimate Interactive Flight Exhibition” opens at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Aug. 1. Made up of 20 dynamic displays and immersive experiences, the exhibition focuses five key themes that define flight and space travel represented in five immersive “galleries” – Up, Faster, Higher, Farther, and Smarter. Designed primarily for kids ages 7 – 12, but open to visitors of all ages, the show features a multi-touch timeline, an immersive video experience and interactive simulations and design activities. Sponsored by Boeing, the exhibition will travel to several U.S. cities and international locations.

Address

Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum; Independence Ave at 6th Street, SW

Tony & Joe’s Seafood: Tacos and Tequila Tuesdays

August 4st, 2015 at 10:00 AM | Free | Tel: 202-944-4545 | Event Website

Tuesdays are the new Friday with ‘Taco and Tequila’ Tuesdays at Tony & Joe’s (3000 K St. NW). Back by popular demand, the lunch deal includes two tacos, with your choice of chicken, steak or fish, and a house margarita for $15. Offer is good at the bar only.

Address

Tony & Joe’s Seafood; 3000 K ST NW

Georgetowner • August 13, 2015

Meet the Artists Reception

July 17th, 2015 at 05:00 PM | Free | pdubroof@iona.org | Tel: 202-895-9407 | Event Website

Join us in celebrating Carol Bouville and Barrie Ripin and their vibrant works on display at the gallery. Featuring live music and delicious refreshments. Special thanks to Sunrise on Connecticut Avenue for their generous support of Iona’s art events.

If you have any questions, please contact Patricia Dubroof, gallery director, at 202-895?9407, or by email at pdubroof@iona.org.

Address

The Gallery at Iona; 4125 Albemarle Street NW

‘Monotypes’ at Old Print Gallery

July 17th, 2015 at 05:00 PM | Event Website

The Old Print Gallery is excited to announce its new print exhibit, Monotypes, which will open on Friday, July 17, with a free nighttime reception at the gallery from 5-7 p.m.

A monotype is the most painterly method of printmaking, created by manually adding ink onto a plate, which is then printed through a traditional press. The show will remain on view through September 12.

Address

The Old Print Gallery; 1220 31st St. NW

Support Meeting for People with Hypoparathyroidism

July 18th, 2015 at 09:00 AM | Free | lrosato@rarediseases.org | Tel: (203) 744-0100 | Event Website

he National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is hosting a regional meeting for patients and families affected by Hypoparathyroidism. It is an opportunity to meet other patients and speak with a medical expert. Attendees will be able to share personal experiences with each other, gain a better understanding of this rare disease, and help others cope with the effects of their illness. NORD will share accurate and useful information and will explore ideas for future assistance.

Address

Embassy Suites Hotel; 4300 Military Road NW

Summer Splash on 14th Street

July 18th, 2015 at 12:00 PM | chris@neptunefineart.com | Tel: 2029861200 | Event Website

Neptune Fine Art and Robert Brown Gallery are pleased to announce the opening of a satellite space in the 14th Street Arts District of NW Washington, D.C.

Please visit our inaugural exhibition, Summer Splash on 14th Street from July 18 – September 5, 2015. Featuring: Polly Apfelbaum, Donald Baechler, Ellsworth Kelly, Philip Taaffe and many more.

Gallery hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12 – 7 pm, Sunday 11-4 pm and also by appointment.

Address

1530 14th Street NW

Patti LaBelle

July 19th, 2015 at 08:00 PM | Event Website

Hey sister, go sister, the Grammy-winning soul sister and Emmy-nominated actress delivers timeless hits like “Lady Marmalade,” “New Attitude,” and “On My Own,” with “astonishing force and control” (Rolling Stone).

Address

Filene Center; 1551 Trap Road; Vienna, VA 22812

Wait, Wait … Don’t tell Me!

July 23rd, 2015 at 08:00 PM | Event Website

Watch comedians, journalists, celebrity guests, and more compete in NPR’s award-winning current events quiz show, hosted by actor and playwright Peter Sagal, for their chance to win a coveted prize from scorekeeper emeritus Carl Kasell.

Address

Filene Center; 1551 Trap Road; Vienna, VA 22812

Georgetowner •

FREE at Artists Proof: ‘How Drama’ performance

August 6th, 2015 at 5 p.m. | contact@aproof.net | Event Website

Join Artist’s Proof as Singapore theater group, How Drama, offers a free smorgasboard of Asian theater experiences that will transport you to the other side of the world.

How Drama was founded in 2007 and is proud to be a Singapore-based theater company, which provides new and exciting theatre experiences for audiences here and around the world.

Address

1533 Wisconsin Ave. NW

United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Concert

August 6th, 2015 at 07:30 PM | Free | acourtney@susandavis.com | Tel: 2024080808 | Event Website

Join us for a fun night of entertainment and a performance by the United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps. The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is part of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard). The Fife and Drum Corps is stationed at Fort Myer, Virginia. The musicians of this unit recall the days of the American Revolution as they perform in uniforms patterned after those worn by the musicians of General George Washington’s Continental Army.

Address

18900 Jefferson Davis Highway

THE PIANO GUYS

August 6th, 2015 at 8 p.m. | Event Website](http://www.wolftrap.org/)

Inspiration ensues when these piano and cello YouTube phenoms bring their beautiful compositions to the stage, with original works and classical/pop mashups ranging from Swedish House Mafia to Vivaldi.
Address

Filene Center; 1551 Trap Road; Vienna, VA 22812

Civil War tours at Tudor Place

August 8th, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. | Members: $8/one tour, $12/ both house and walking tours Non-members: $10/one tour, $15/both | [Event Website](https://12200.blackbaudhosting.com/12200/tickets?tab=3&txobjid=9d04e55d-0d48-4aad-a344-05ad50d7ff56)

To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, choose house tour, walking tour, or both to see Tudor Place through the eyes of previous owner Britannia Peter Kennon who saved her family home by boarding Union officers during the Civil War.

Join the expert guided walking tour of historic Georgetown and see in person relics of the war’s turmoil, including a Union hospital, grave sites of Confederate spies, and a mansion at the heart of the tragic slave escape ship, The Pearl.

Address

1644 31st Street, NW

Farmers Market at the Capella Hotel

August 8th, 2015 at 09 a.m. | Event Website](http://www.capellahotels.com/washingtondc/georgetown/)

Shop like Chef Ruta at the Capella Farmers Market , taking place the second and fourth Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through October. Shop produce from Northern Neck Farms, the same farmers Chef Ruta uses to make his fabulous dishes. The market is located at the entrance of the hotel. Look out for locally sourced, fresh, and seasonal flavors!

Address

1050 31st St. NW

Spies on Screen; OSS 117: Lost in Rio

August 11th, 2015 at 06:30 p.m. | 10 | lhicken@spymuseum.org | Tel: (202) 654-0932 | Event Website](http://www.spymuseum.org/calendar/detail/oss-117/2015-08-11/)

It’s 1967, and a former Nazi is hiding out in South America holding a damaging list of World War II French collaborators. France can trust one man to track down the evil Professor Von Zimmel: agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, codename OSS 117. Cosponsored by the Alliance Française de Washington. Tickets: $10; members of the alliance or The Inner Circle, $8. For member tickets, email Laura Hicken at lhicken@spymuseum.org — includes screening, soda, and popcorn.

Address

800 F Street, NW

Georgetowner • August 6, 2015

Wait Wait…Don’t tell Me!

July 23rd, 2015 at 08:00 PM | Event Website

Watch comedians, journalists, celebrity guests, and more compete in NPR’s award-winning current events quiz show, hosted by actor and playwright Peter Sagal, for their chance to win a coveted prize from scorekeeper emeritus Carl Kasell.

Address

Filene Center; 1551 Trap Road; Vienna, VA 22812

Summer Sights and Sounds

July 24th, 2015 at 05:30 PM | 0 | isobel@taapr.com | Tel: 2026258370 | Event Website

The Shops at Wisconsin Place will be holding the final installment of the Summer Music Series. Guests are invited to join us on the plaza to enjoy food and beverage items from select restaurants, sing along with Luke James Shaffer, and “Enter To Win” raffle prizes.

This event will also feature a variety of beautiful Nepali art pieces created by local artists. The silent auction of the artwork will benefit PHASE Worldwide in bringing relief to the areas recently struck by disaster in Nepal.

Address

The Shops at Wisconsin Place; 5310 Western Avenue; Chevy Chase MD 20815

Walnut-Themed Food Truck Visits The Yards Park

July 24th, 2015 at 06:00 PM | FREE | chelsea.michael@edelman.com | Tel: (312) 233-1312 | Event Website

California Walnuts teamed up with Chef Devin Alexander (New York Times bestselling author and chef from “The Biggest Loser”) to bring a giant walnut food truck to Washington, DC on July 24 with a mission of inspiring consumers to experiment with walnuts and enjoy them in entirely new ways.

Chef Alexander will celebrate the culinary versatility of walnuts by handing out free samples and demonstrating how to prepare her new summertime dessert recipe: the Chocolate Vanilla Walnut Grahamwich.

Address

The Yards Park; 355 Water Street SE

Divas Outdoors: Classic Films Under the Stars

July 24th, 2015 at 07:00 PM | $20, $10 for members | Tel: (202) 686-5807 | Event Website

The evening begins with picnic spreads across the lawn, all vying for the top spot in the best picnic spread competition. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs, and creative and delectable picnics inspired by the sophisticated setting at Hillwood.

The evening also includes strolls through the splendid gardens and the opportunity to tour the special exhibition, Ingenue to Icon: 70 Years of Fashion from the Collection of Marjorie Merriweather Post.

Around 8:45 pm John Water’s 1988 film “Hairspray” will begin.

Address

4155 Linnean Avenue, NW

Cupcakes of Georgetown Walking Tours

July 25th, 2015 at 01:00 PM | $25 | marketingintern@dumbartonhouse.org | Tel: 2023372288 | Event Website

Join Dwane Starlin, member of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides, for a delightful walking tour of Georgetown- with history and cupcakes! The tour will begin at Dumbarton House and make stops at Baked & Wired, Sprinkles, and Georgetown Cupcake to pick up our pre-ordered cupcakes, meaning you get to skip the long lines! Enjoy your treats as you learn about Georgetown – DC’s most historic neighborhood. The tickets includes one cupcake from each shop.

Address

2715 Q St NW

4th Annual Beer Fest presented by Drink the District

July 25th, 2015 at 01:00 PM | $35-$50 | ilovebeer@drinkthedistrict.com | Tel: 202-618-3663 | Event Website

On Saturday, July 25th, Drink the District presents 4th Annual Beer Festival.Participants will have access to tastings of 75+ American beers and wines while enjoying DC’s best food trucks, lawn games and musical entertainment.

With two 3-hour sessions to choose from, participants can celebrate from noon until night!

Find tickets at drinkthedistrict.com

Dates and Times

SaturdayJuly 25th

Session 1: 1:00 -4:00pm

Session 2: 6:00-9:00pm

Admission

$35.00 Online/ $50.00 Door

Address

The Block; 500 New York Ave, NW

Neon Trees

July 20th, 2015 at 07:00 PM | $25.00 | Tel: 202-265-0930 | Event Website

The pop band plays music from its latest album, “Pop Psychology.”

Address

9:30 Club
815 V St. NW

Georgetowner • July 16, 2015

American Affinities: Pop Art from John Stango

June 26th, 2015 at 11:00 AM | Free | morgan@aproof.net | Tel: 202-803-2782 | Event Website

Artist’s Proof is proud to announce the unveiling of their upcoming exhibition, “American Affinities: Contemporary Pop Art from John Stango,” which features a compilation of works from artist John Stango starting Friday, June 26th to Sunday, July 19th. Stango builds upon traditional Pop Art imagery while incorporating influential contemporary brands and uniquely American icons to create bold, colorful, and dynamic pieces that resonate with twenty-first century pop culture energy.

Address

Artist’s Proof; 1533 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

Guided Garden Tour: Historic & Growing

June 26th, 2015 at 11:00 AM | Free-$10 | press@tudorplace.org | Tel: 2029650400 | Event Website

This lively walk traces the history and horticulture of centuries-old trees, heirloom plants and flowers, and abundant English boxwood across the 5½-acre landscape. Learn how Tudor Place’s design reflects its Federal-period origins and how land use changed over time. Identify species cultivated here over two centuries, and see how four owners and six generations cared for and embellished their land as Georgetown and the Federal city developed.

Address

Tudor Place Historic House and Garden; 1644 31st Street NW

Book Hill Dog Parade

June 27th, 2015 at 8:00 AM | free | Tel: 202-944-2753

At the annual Dog Parade and Show, in Georgetown’s Book Hill Park, dogs will meet Uncle Sam, strut in the parade, and compete for prizes (best costume, best couple, best trick and others). The event is open to the public. Rain date: June 28.

Address

Book Hill Park is located behind the Georgetown Library at the corner of Reservoir Road and Wisconsin Avenue.

Garden Party

June 27th, 2015 at 11:00 AM | free | art@liveanartfullife.com | Tel: 540-253-9797 | Event Website

Live An Artful Life® Gallery will host a floral celebration of art with their show “Garden Party”. The show will feature artwork depicting a garden theme from a group of talented artists residing in Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. The public is invited to vote for their favorite painting for the People’s Choice Award. An opening party is planned for the evening of June 27th from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. Show runs June 27 through July12, 2015.

Address

Live An Artful Life Gallery; 6474 Main Street; The Plains, VA 20198

Mosaic Live

June 27th, 2015 at 05:00 PM | FREE | mmcgarry@edens.com | Event Website

Join us the last weekend of June for a special FREE concert weekend presented in partnership with Jammin’ Java!

Saturday Night:

From 5-9 p.m., will feature food and drink from Mosaic partners, including DGS and Sisters Thai and concerts by

-Brain Stew, A Tribute to Green Day (6pm-6:45pm)

-Good Time Boys, A Tribute to the Red Hot Chili Peppers(7pm-8pm)

Sunday Morning:

From 11am – 2pm, will feature local family favorites

-Rocknoceros (11:30am-12:20pm)

-Rainbow Rock (12:40pm-1:30pm)

Address

Mosaic District; 2910 District Avenue; Fairfax, Virginia 22031

El Centro D.F. Brings Back Its Popular Guacamole Festival

June 29th, 2015 at 11:00 AM | $12.55 to $14.75 | Tel: (202) 328-3131 | Event Website

Richard Sandoval’s vibrant Taqueria and Tequileria, El Centro D.F., is pleased to debut its popular Guacamole Festival, which will run June 29th through September 30th, 2015. The Festival will feature different flavors that highlight various regional experiences of preparing guacamole. Dating back to Aztec times, the traditional Mexican dip was comprised of avocado, onion, chilies, fresh tomato, and salt.

Address

1819 14th Street, NW

Tudor Tots: Summer Fun in the Sun

June 30th, 2015 at 10:00 AM | $5 per child. Free for adults | Tel: 2029650400115

Tudor Place has enchanted young children for almost two centuries. Experience it yourself on family-friendly Tuesday mornings, joining others to read, sing, and play in the picturesque gardens. Each week introduces a new theme, from “adventurous animals” to “growing gardens” and more. Children enjoy interactive read-alouds, songs, and themed movements related to the week’s topic, sharing a shady green and tranquil setting with the grown-ups who care for them.

Address

1644 31st Street NW

Georgetowner •

Dinner & A Movie

June 18th, 2015 at 07:45 PM | 0 | isobel@taapr.com | Tel: 2026258370 | Event Website

Market Common Clarendon will be hosting Dinner & A Movie On The Loop for four consecutive Thursday’s kicking off on June 18. Each week will have a Market Common Clarendon restaurant partner serving dinner for a fixed amount to enjoy during the movie. Movie’s will begin at 8:30 PM, with food available beginning at 7:45 PM.

Thursday, June 18th: Big Hero 6

Address

Market Common Clarendon; 2700 Clarendon Boulevard; Arlington VA 22201

Cooking Light & Health’s The Fit Foodie 5K Race Weekend

June 19th, 2015 at 06:00 PM | $55-$150 | sarahj@breadandbutterpr.com | Event Website

Ready, set, go – To the most delicious 5K race ever! Cooking Light & Health’s The Fit Foodie 5K Race Series is the ultimate celebration of food, fitness and fun. The race weekend is jam-packed with delicious bites and sips, a scenic 5K Race, Finisher’s Village Celebration, interactive demonstrations from acclaimed fitness and culinary talent, Tracy Anderson Method, a Sunday Brunch, tons of giveaways and more! At The Fit Foodie 5K Race Weekend, crossing the finish line has never tasted so good!

Address

Strawberry Mark at Mosaic District; 2910 District Avenue; Fairfax, VA 22031

Summer Lounge at the Shops at Wisconsin Place

June 19th, 2015 at 06:00 PM | isobel@taapr.com | Tel: 2026258370 | Event Website

Summer Lounge at the Shops at Wisconsin Place will be hosting its second live music performance as a part of the Summer Music Series on Friday, June 19 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Guests will be able to experience a relaxing evening complete with The Christopher Linman Jazz Experience while also enjoying summer food offerings provided by the Capital Grille, Le Pain Quotidien, and Whole Foods Market. In addition, there will also be an Enter To Win, featuring items from your favorite retailers.

Address

5310 Western Avenue; Chevy Chase MD 20835

Millennial Made: Food Face Off

June 19th, 2015 at 07:00 PM | $30 | Event Website

Description: What could be better than an evening of savory cuisine and cocktails? In partnership with Union Kitchen, Millennial chefs will showcase their use of cool gadgets and cooking technology. Featuring live cooking stations, attendees will sample foods from each station and vote to determine which Millennial chef creates D.C.’s “best bite”.
Sponsor: Union Kitchen

Address

1776; 1133 15th St NW

Humane Society Pet Adoption Van Visits Georgetown Library!

June 20th, 2015 at 12:00 PM | FREE | rebekah.smith@dc.gov | Tel: 202-727-0232 | Event Website

Be a real hero this summer — adopt a pet in need! Come celebrate the DC Library’s summer reading program, “Every Hero Has a Story” with a special visit from the Washington Humane Society’s pet adoption van on Saturday, June 20th, from 12-4pm. You can visit with their adorable animals, learn about volunteer opportunities, and even complete a same-day adoption process to take home a new furry friend! All are welcome!

Address

Georgetown Neighborhood Library; 3260 R Street NW

Nordic Jazz Festival 2015

June 20th, 2015 at 04:00 PM | 0-$35 | idaang@um.dk | Tel: 202-304-0402 | Event Website

Nordic Jazz 2015 presents Scandinavia’s top performers in Washington D.C. June 20th – 27th.
The Nordic Embassies, Twins Jazz Club, the Dupont Circle Festival and the Phillips Collection are excited to present the ninth annual Nordic Jazz Festival in Washington, D.C., June 20th – 27th, 2015. Internationally acclaimed performers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden will present the modern sound of Nordic Jazz over the course of 11 concerts.

Address

Twins Jazz; The Phillips Collection; Embassy of Finland; House of Sweden; and Dupont Circle Park

Friends of Rose Park Summer Movie Nights

June 20th, 2015 at 08:00 PM

Bring your picnics, chairs, and blankets for a screening of “Rio 2” at 8 p.m. June 20. Drinks and snacks available!

Address

Rose Park; 26th and O Streets

Sunday Serenity: Yoga in the Park

June 21st, 2015 at 09:30 AM | $5 suggested donation | info@dumartonhouse.org | Tel: 202-337-2288 | Event Website

From June 21 to August 30, Dumbarton House will host a guided yoga session every Sunday from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM in the East Park. The classes are followed by a meditation. Bring a yoga mat and wear something comfy to enjoy a relaxing experience in one of our lovely gardens.

There is a $5 suggested donation to the instructor that will be collected during each class. Reservations are not required but to find out more information and to claim a spot, visit DumbartonHouse.org/events.

Address

2715 Q St NW

Tchikovsky’s 1812 Overture/Emanuel Ax Plays Brahms

June 21st, 2015 at 08:15 PM | Event Website

Tchaikovsky’s triumphant masterpiece complete with cannon blasts, and his romantic overture to Romeo and Juliet, with internationally-acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax’s “thoughtful, lyrical, lustrous” (The Washington Post) playing of Brahms.

Address

Filene Center; 1551 Trap Road; Vienna, VA 22812

Georgetowner • July 6, 2015

Free Beer at Martin’s Tavern

July 2nd, 2015 at 08:00 PM | Free | Event Website

Stop by Martin’s Tavern for free beer on July 2nd, from 8 -10 p.m. The Miller Lite Team will be buying guests Miller Lite at the bar. Don’t forget, the early bird gets the beer!

Address

Martin’s Tavern; 1264 Wisconsin Ave NW

HEALTHY DAYS OF SUMMER

July 2nd, 2015 at 06:00 PM | Free | Event Website

Join the Georgetown Business Improvement District as we celebrate Healthy Days of Summer in Georgetown, a free series of outdoor fitness classes, fit-savvy menus and other promotions highlighting the wealth of health and wellness options within Georgetown.

Attend FREE outdoor fitness classes hosted by Georgetown yoga, barre and other fitness studios.

July 2 session presented by CorePower Yoga

July 8 session presented by Georgetown Yoga

July 9 session presented by CorePower Yoga

Address

Georgetown Waterfront Park near the intersection of Potomac Street and K Street (Water Street).

Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead

July 3rd, 2015 at 08:00 PM | ADV $15/ DOS $19 | Event Website

Gypsy Sally’s is offering a fun and unique way to spend the 4th of July weekend by celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead. Enjoy a special appearance by D.C.’s own Grateful Dead tribute band, Beggars Tomb, as they play renditions of classic Grateful Dead tunes. Plus, on Saturday, July 4th, Gypsy Sally’s will show the official simulcast of Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead with a live video cable broadcast of the Soldier Field shows in Chicago.

Address

Gypsy Sally’s; 3401 K Street NW

MOVE featuring Derek & Julianne Hough

July 3rd, 2015 at 08:00 PM | Event Website

Join Dancing with the Stars’ champion duo composed of an Emmy-winning choreographer and a Billboard chart-topping movie star as they sing, dance, and perform their way through a “futuristic dance fest that exceed[s] even the ultimate fans’ expectations” (303 Magazine).

Address

Filene Center; 1551 Trap Road; Vienna, VA 22812

Tudor Tots: Summer Fun in the Sun

July 7th, 2015 at 10:00 AM | $5 per child. Free for adults | Tel: 2029650400

Tudor Place has enchanted young children for almost two centuries. Experience it yourself on family-friendly Tuesday mornings, joining others to read, sing, and play in the picturesque gardens. Each week introduces a new theme, from “adventurous animals” to “growing gardens” and more. Children enjoy interactive read-alouds, songs, and themed movements related to the week’s topic, sharing a shady green and tranquil setting with the grown-ups who care for them.

Address

1644 31st Street NW

Grace Church 22nd Annual Bach Festival

July 5th, 2015 at 03:00 PM | $20 | [Event Website](http://gracedc.org/)

Visit Georgetown’s historic Grace Church to experience Bach’s most iconic works as they come alive. Starting Sunday, July 5, at 3:00 p.m., the festival will include a series of concerts for $20 admission, concluding on Friday, July 10, with a final concert at 7:30 p.m. For further information and a full list of performances, click here.

Address

Grace Church; 1041 Wisconsin Ave NW

Pop with Stango

July 8th, 2015 at 06:00 PM | free | morgan@aproof.net | Tel: 202-803-2782 | [Event Website](http://www.aproof.net/)

Artist’s Proof is excited to host “Pop with Stango,” which will feature John Stango in a live painting session. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to see first hand how Stango infuses nostalgia and modernity in a way that has brought Pop Art into the twenty-first century. Today, the modern American Pop Art Movement thrives through artists like John Stango. He infuses nostalgia of Pop Art origins with modern subjects from pop culture.

Address

Artist’s Proof; 1533 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

Georgetowner • June 22, 2015

Umbrian Food and Wine Tasting

May 28th, 2015 at 07:00 PM | 55.00 | orsuzy@viaumbria.com | Tel: 202.333.3904 | Event Website

The owners of Italian specialty shop invites you to a special wine tasting on Thursday, May 28, at the home of Sue Cimbricz. The evening will feature the wines of Giampaolo Tabarrini, as presented by Bill Menard from Via Umbria, as well as featured guest chef Simone Priori Pesci.

Prepare yourself for a night of exceptional wine and delicious Umbrian bites at this memorable and intimate evening. To RSVP and for tickets, click the event website link.

Address

Bethesda, Md.

The Army Historical Foundation Inaugural Classic

May 29th, 2015 at 08:00 AM | Event Website

Join us for a morning of golf to support Army history and the National Museum of the U.S. Army. The 18-hole scramble will be played on the Fort Belvoir Golf Course, providing views of the future site of the National Museum of the United States Army. The tournament course will be designed from a combination of holes from both the Gunston and Woodlawn courses to challenge even the experienced golfer. All levels of experience are welcome.

Address

Fort Belvoir Golf Club; 8450 Beulah St, Building 2920; Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

Workhouse Arts Center Carnival and Art Party

May 29th, 2015 at 01:00 PM | $5-$15 | info@workhousearts.org | Tel: 703-584-2900 | Event Website

Three day carnival at the Workhouse. Rides, games, music, vendors, food and fun will be on the baseball field on the south side of the Workhouse campus. Celebrate our military with us later in the evening on Saturday and Sunday as we host a special outdoor film screening and on Sunday afternoon for the kickoff of our special “Stars on Sunday” performance series! Parking is $5, but free with a military ID. Admission is free; rides and activities will require additional fees or tickets.
Address

9518 Workhouse Way; Lorton, VA 22079

Awesome Con 2015

May 29th, 2015 at 12:00 PM | $79.32 | Tel: 240-346-0399 | Event Website

Awesome Con embraces all aspects of geekdom and pop culture, with special guests from TV, film, comic books, and the literary world, with a wide assortment of comic books, collectibles, toys, games, anime, original art, cosplay, and more. Special events include discussion panels, costume contests, trivia contests, gaming tournaments, and tons of activities for kids.

Price includes: 3-day Geekend pass. Single day tickets also available.

Address

Washington Convention Center; 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW

Two Gallery Demos and New Works in May

May 29th, 2015 at 06:00 PM | Event Website

Principle Gallery will feature two demos next month and an exhibition of new works by local artists Teresa Oaxaca and Robert Liberace. D. E. Hunt Burke of Burke & Herbert Bank will model for one of the demo nights. The talent these two artists display is incredible and we’re pleased to exhibit their newest works the month of May.

Address

Principle Gallery; 208 King Street; Alexandria, VA 22314

Twilight Jumpers

May 29th, 2015 at 06:00 PM | General admission is $30 per car. | Tel: 540-253-5000.

This event, on selected Friday nights through Sept. 19, features two jumping competitions, a giant tug-of-war for kids, wine tasting and dancing.

Address

Great Meadow, 5089 Old Tavern Rd., The Plains, Virginia.

Georgetown BID/Heart of Georgetown

May 30th, 2015 at 01:00 PM | $25.00 | Event Website

A delightful walking tour of Georgetown — with history and cupcakes

The tour will begin at Dumbarton House and make stops at Baked & Wired, Sprinkles, and Georgetown Cupcake to pick up our pre-ordered cupcakes, meaning you get to skip the long lines!

Ticket includes one cupcake from each shop. Spring flavors are in full swing! Perhaps this month you’ll try Lavender Earl Grey, Strawberry, or Key Lime (Flavors subject to change).

Address

27th & Q Streets NW

Great Falls, Va., ArtFest on the Green 2015

May 30th, 2015 at 09:00 AM | FREE | GreatFallsStudios@gmail.com | Event Website

Celebrate.Great Falls Studios Spring Art Show & Sale under the big tent and a few little tents.Plein air competition and quick draw. Prizes and reception, Sponsored by Arts of Great Falls. Grand finale “Blues Explosion” to close the weekend and start the season of Concerts on the Green by Celebrate Great Falls.. Remember – an unforgettable weekend in our artful village.
Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31.
For complete schedule and updates visit www.greatfallsart.org

Address

The Village Green in Great Falls at the intersection of Walker Road and Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, VA 22066

Drink The District’s Rock the Core Cider Fest

May 30th, 2015 at 01:00 PM | $39-$50 | ilovebeer@drinkthedistrict.com | Tel: 2026183663 | Event Website

A celebration of cider, Rock the Core transports the orchard to your mug with over 30 ciders and 20 beers offered on site. Sip on a McIntosh, swig a sweet Golden Russet and discover untapped apple flavors while savoring local eats and live music. During two sessions, participants will be able to sample ciders and beers, while enjoying the area’s finest food trucks, lawn games and musical entertainment.

Saturday, May 30th

Session 1: 1:00 -4:00pm

Session 2: 6:00-9:00pm

Address

The Block; 500 New York Avenue NW

Upperville Horse Show

June 1st, 2015 at 10:00 AM | Tel: 540-687-5740 (or 540-592-3858 during the show only).

The oldest horse show in the United States, Upperville extends a full seven days and involves more than two thousand horse and rider combinations. Call to make special arrangements, reserved parking or box seats.
Address

8600 John S. Mosby Hwy., Upperville, Virginia.

Spotlight on Design: Ehrlich Architects: The Evolution of Multicultural Modernism

June 2nd, 2015 at 06:30 PM | $12 Museum | $12 Student | $20 Non-member. | Tel: 202-272-2448 | Event Website

The work of Ehrlich Architects is guided by “multicultural modernism,” a humanistic approach that melds classic California modernist styles with multicultural and vernacular design elements. Founding partner Steven Ehrlich, FAIA, discusses the firm’s architectural evolution in light of its recent receipt of the 2015 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Architecture Firm Award. Following the talk, he signs copies of the firm’s latest book. 1.5 LU HSW (AIA)

Address

National Building Museum; 401 F Street NW

The Seven Show Fashion Event

June 3rd, 2015 at 12:30 PM | $0 | bethb.eller@gmail.com | Tel: 334-322-2010 | Event Website

Clear your calendar – It’s going down! The Seven Show kicks off on June 3rd, and you’re invited to take part in the festivities. The event will showcase fashion and styling inspired by the seven deadly sins. Merchandise and talent will emanate from local DC area fashion designers, small businesses, and art institute fashion students. The fashion show will further cultivate and promote the arts in the local DC metro area. RSVP at thesevenshow.splashthat.com.

Address

Artisphere; 1101 Wilson Boulevard; Arlington, VA 22209

Harbour Nights at The Washington Harbour

June 3rd, 2015 at 06:30 PM | Free | info@thewashingtonharbour.com | Tel: 2022955007 | Event Website

Come and relax on the plaza, enjoy the outdoor restaurants, and hear local bands performing live each Wednesday on the Georgetown waterfront at the Washington Harbour, June 3-September 30. Band schedule is subject to change and weather dependent. For confirmation and updates, check the Event Calendar at TheWashingtonHarbour.com, and TheWashHarbour on Facebook and Twitter.

Address

3050 K Street NW