Weekend Roundup

Georgetowner • May 26, 2015

Attend an Info Session to Become a Georgetown Ambassador

May 21st, 2015 at 05:00 PM | Event Website

The Georgetown BID is opening a new Georgetown Visitor Center this spring, and we need people like you to volunteer as Georgetown Ambassadors. Ambassadors will assist visitors by giving directions, answering questions, and making recommendations.

Come to one of our information sessions and chat with Georgetown BID staff and find out more about this volunteer opportunity!

Light refreshments will be served, and drink specials will be available.

Address

The Alex at the Graham Hotel; 1075 Thomas Jefferson Street NW

Culinary Garden Summer Music Series

May 22nd, 2015 at 06:00 PM | Free admission | harrimansdining@salamanderresort.com | Tel: 540.326.4070 | Event Website

One Friday each Month

Friday, May 22 – Come out for the first of our Culinary Garden Summer Series featuring Jazz Musician Marcus Johnson and FLO wines.

Friday, June 26 – Meet the Chef Jamie Leeds, learn about Stonestreet Estate Vineyards& their wines and sling back local Rappahannock oysters.

Friday, July 24 – Find the perfect
pairings between Napa Valley’s Duckhorn Vineyard wines and farm-to-table food.

Friday, August 28 – Stay tuned!

Address

Salamander Resort & Spa; 500 North Pendleton Street; Middleburg, VA 20117

Welcome to St. Tropez! A White, Blue & Pink Affair

May 23rd, 2015 at 06:30 PM | $20-$30 | info@blacknightevents.com | Tel: (202) 681-9560 | Event Website

BKE proudly presents its 5th edition of the Fashion and Art series on May 23rd

Welcome to St. Tropez! A White Pink Blue affair, Get ready to enjoy a stylish Spring evening and dive deep as we present the Fashion Music art from the French Riviera .
The event will feature a “fashion in motion installation” with an art exhibit.

Address

The Manor; 1327 Connecticut Ave

Spanish Conversation Club

May 26th, 2015 at 11:00 AM | Free | julia.strusienski@dc.gov | Tel: 202-727-0232 | Event Website

Looking to grow, revive, or begin to develop your Spanish skills?

Join the Georgetown Neighborhood Library this May for weekly casual conversation hours, led by instructor Luz Verost.

Address

Georgetown Neighborhood Library; 3260 R St. NW

Glendalough Whiskey Dinner

May 28th, 2015 at 07:00 PM | $60.00 | marycatherinecorson@rira.com | Tel: 202-571-2111 | Event Website

The Whiskey Room at Rí Rá Georgetown Presents Glendalough Distillery Dinner + Tasting.

Thursday, May 28th at 7:00pm, $60 per guest includes Poitín Cocktail Hour with Charcuterie and Irish Cheese Selection, Three Course Specialty Menu and Glendalough Whiskey Pairing.

For event information and ticket purchase, please contact marycatherinecorson@rira.com

Address

3125 M Street NW

Georgetowner • May 21, 2015

Opera on Tap D.C. Metro

May 7th, 2015 at 07:00 PM | FREE | kristina@operaontap.org | Tel: 8434377251 | Event Website

Our next show is Thursday, May 7 at Vendetta. Come celebrate opera classics and new works as we toast to Opera America’s “Opera Conference 2015” being hosted that weekend in our nation’s capital! We will be joined by the vocal stylings of Opera on Tap General Managing Diva Anne Hiatt and Board Prez Diva Krista Wozniak!!! So bring a friend and grab a Prosecco on draft and some Happy Hour specials and revel with Opera on Tap DC Metro!

Address

1212 H St. NE

Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea

May 9th, 2015 at 01:30 PM | $75-$95 | info@washingtonetiquette.com | Tel: 202.6707349 | Event Website](http://www.washingtonetiquette.com/)

Mothers, daughters and grandmothers alike will enjoy a full-service afternoon tea, etiquette lesson, terrace photo shoot & more!

Address

City Tavern Club; 3206 M Street, NW

Twilight Polo Opening Night in Great Meadow

May 9th, 2015 at 02:00 PM | $30 | [Event Website](http://www.greatmeadow.org/)

At this event, attendees can sip Virginia wine in Virginia horse country while watching the sunset and cheering on their favorite polo teams. Greenhill Winery will be on site with a selections of wines available for purchase. One pass admits a car-ful of family and friends.

Address

Great Meadow Polo Club, 5089 Old Tavern Rd., The Plains, Va

VinoFest DC

May 9th, 2015 at 03:00 PM | $45 | [Event Website](http://vinofest.co/)

Presented by Vinolovers, VinoFest DC is a curated wine and music festival that celebrates memorable wine experiences, flavorful music, passion for food, diverse communities, and charitable giving. This year, QuestLove will be headlining the event.

Address

Storey Park in NoMa – 1005 First St NE

Daikaya Celebrates Sumo May Season, Wrestling up Some Japanese Tradition

May 10th, 2015 at 05:00 PM | $7-$18 | info@heatherfreeman.com | Tel: 202-589-1600 | [Event Website](http://www.daikaya.com/)

In celebration of the Sumo May Season tournament, Daikaya, located at 705 6th Street, NW, will be showing these lively, full contact sport matches in the upstairs Izakaya, as well as showcasing sumo-themed offerings from Sunday, May 10th through May 24th during dinner service. Guests can eat like a true rikishi (wrestler) with Executive Chef Katsuya Fukushima’s mini Chanko-nabe, a smaller version of the traditional Japanese hot pot dish made with dashi, sake, mirin, chicken, fish, and vegetables

Address

705 6th Street NW

Mother’s Day Brunch at Rí Rá Georgetown

May 10th, 2015 at 10:00 AM | $11.95 – $25.95 | marycatherinecorson@rira.com | Tel: 202-571-2111 | [Event Website](http://rira.com/georgetown/)

Treat the most important woman in your life to the best in Irish hospitality on Mother’s Day! Sunday, May 10th, enjoy a special brunch menu & complimentary Baileys Buns. Accepting large group/family reservations from 10:00am – 4:00pm, please contact marycatherinecorson@rira.com for details.

Address

3125 M Street NW

Robert Devaney •

The May 14 murder of Savvas Savopoulus, 46, and his wife, Amy Savopoulos, 47, as well as their 10-year-old son, Philip, who attended St. Alban’s School, and a housekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa, 57, has shocked relatives and friends of the family, which lived blocks away from Washington National Cathedral and the Vice President’s Residence. After the attacks, the Savopoulus house — valued at $4.5 million — on Woodland Drive NW was set on fire. The couple’s two teenage daughters were at boarding school at the time of the murder and are safe. Savvas Savopoulos was the president and CEO of American Iron Works. He and his wife Amy were known around town and were involved with school and other social benefits.

D.C. police issued the following video — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh8egOuX4rc&feature — as well as request over the weekend.

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a quadruple homicide. Investigators seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a person of interest in a quadruple Homicide which occurred on Thursday, May 14, 2015, in the 3200 block of Woodland Drive, NW. The subject was subsequently captured by a surveillance camera.

??”The subject was possibly operating a blue 2008 Porsche 911 sports car which was located abandoned in the 8000 block of Annapolis Road in New Carrollton, Md. Anyone with information about the vehicle or who saw it being operated between Wednesday, May 13, and Thursday, May 14, 2015, is asked to contact police.??

“Do your part to help prevent and solve crime. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons wanted for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Your assistance is appreciated by your community. Ref. CCN #15-069-981.

??”Anyone who can identify these individuals or who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at 202-727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE to 50411.

??”To learn more about the MPD Rewards program, please visit www.mpdc.dc.gov/rewards.”

Georgetowner • May 18, 2015

Stories of Art & Money at the Freer Gallery of Art

May 16th, 2015, AT 3:30PM | Event Website

Moderated by NPR’s Scott Simon, this moderated panel discussion focuses on the complex relationship between art, money and patronage. To collect art is a pursuit of passion, but it is also a pursuit of status, wealth and cultural influence. What is art worth? Who determines its value? Find out at the Freer! Free and open to the public.

Address

Freer Gallery of Art, 1050 Independence Ave SW

Jackson Art Center Spring 2015 Open Studios

May 17th, 2015 at 12:00 PM | free | jacksonartcenter@gmail.com | Tel: (202) 342-9778 | Event Website

Jackson Art Center Spring Open Studios, Sunday, May 17, 2015, from 12pm to 5pm.

Jackson artists host their semi-annual event on Sun., May 17 from 12 to 5pm. Visit the studios of 30+ artists while enjoying complimentary refreshments and live music. Free and open to the public.

We will also include a children’s workshop — “Marvelous Murals” — from 3 to 4pm that afternoon, in our outdoor courtyard. If there is bad weather, we’ll postpone the workshop until Sun., May 24 from 3-4 pm.

Address

3050 R Street NW, in Georgetown, across from Montrose Park

Cathedral Choral Society: Great Opera Choruses

May 17th, 2015 at 04:00 PM | $15-75 | lsheridan@cathedral.org | Tel: 202-537-2228 | Event Website

Magnificent opera music, sacred and profane, perfect for a cathedral. Stirring choruses and heartbreaking arias tell great stories of love, revenge, passion, greed, and glory. Selections from Wagner, “Die Meistersinger;” Bellini, “Norma;” Gounod, “Faust;” Verdi, “Nabucco;” Puccini, “Tosca;” Mascagni, “Cavalleria Rusticana;” Puccini, “Manon Lescaut;” and Boito, “Mefistofele.”

J. Reilly Lewis, conductor. Jessica Julin, soprano. Ben Wager, bass.

Address

Washington National Cathedral; 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Life in Luon

May 18th, 2015 at 06:30 PM | lhumphrey@lululemon.com | Event Website

Join us for an evening of sweat, stories and salads. Hear how we live the luon lives we love and how you can create your next #dreamjob! Enjoy a complimentary Barre Class from 6:30 to 7:30PM (please arrive by 6:15PM with mat) and then enjoy a Q&A with a Lululemon employee panel.

For your spot on the guest list, email lhumphrey@lululemon.com

Address

lululemon athletica, 3265 M St. NW

Spanish Conversation Club

May 19th, 2015 at 11:00 AM | Free | julia.strusienski@dc.gov | Tel: 202-727-0232 | Event Website

Looking to grow, revive, or begin to develop your Spanish skills?

Join the Georgetown Neighborhood Library this May for weekly casual conversation hours, led by instructor Luz Verost.

Address

Georgetown Neighborhood Library; 3260 R St. NW

Free Chamber Concert

May 19th, 2015 at 12:00 PM | Free | info@dumbartonhouse.org | Tel: 2023372288 | Event Website

A community of music lovers and musicians, the Friday Morning Music Club, Inc., has promoted classical music in the Washington area for over 120 years. Join us for a delightful Spring concert in the Belle Vue Room of Dumbarton House.

Address

Dumbarton House, 2715 Q Street, NW

“Get Out & Play” Clinic

May 20th, 2015 at 04:30 PM | $0.00 | Tel: 888-747-5361 | Event Website

Giant Food, LLC and Ripken Baseball are again collaborating to host a series of health and fitness clinics throughout the Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. regions. The Second Annual “Get Out and Play” clinics will combine baseball instruction with nutritional programming to create a fun and informative program for youth and their families.

Address

Dwight Moseley Field Complex; 20th and Perry St NE

Georgetowner • May 11, 2015

Forms of the Journey

April 16, 2015 at 6 p.m. | Free | media@allweartstudio.com | Tel: 202-375-9713 | Event Website

All We Art is pleased to announce the exhibition, “Forms of a Journey,” featuring artists Félix Ángel, Marta Luz Gutierrez and Jesús Matheus.

Public reception will take place on Thursday, April 16, 2015 from 6 to 9 p.m. (Please RSVP to media@artseedc.com). The three artists share their work as part of their experience as individuals committed with creation, as well as the journey that started several decades ago when they migrated to the United States.

Address
1666 33rd St NW

2015 Spring Art Walk

April 17, 2015 at 6 p.m. | Free | chris@neptunefineart.com | Tel: 202-338-0353 | Event Website

The Georgetown Galleries on Book Hill invite you to our Spring Art Walk: Friday, April 17th, 2015 from 6 – 8 pm. Nine galleries will host an evening stroll and launch their fine art exhibitions in the most beautiful part of Washington, D.C. Add to your collection and please join us for a night of art, fun, and refreshments.

Address
1662 33rd Street NW

The Sum Total of Our Memory: Facing Alzheimer’s Together

April 17, 2015 AT 1 p.m. | $11 | Tel: 703-960-1970 | Event Website

When Barbara Klutinis’ husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s she had no idea how she was going to get through the ordeal ahead of her. After joining a support group and hearing the stories of others going through the same thing, Klutinis realized she was not alone. Inspired by the experience, she decided to make a documentary about the lives of couples suffering from the disease.

Address
Angelika Film Center
2911 District Ave.
Fairfax, VA 22031

Opening Reception: Layered Memories: The In-between paintings by Karen Silve

April 17, 2015 at 6 p.m. | Free | gallery@callowayart.com | Tel: 202-965-4601 | Event Website

After spending the summer in the South of France, Karen Silve reflects on the differences between older and new memories. Her seductive, painterly abstractions reveal a unique expression of harmonious colors: bright and joyous, warm and sensual, cool and luscious. On view April 17 – May 23, 2015.

Address
Susan Calloway Fine Arts
1643 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20007

Global Citizen Earth Day Rally

April 18, 2015 at 11 a.m. | Free | Event Website

The Global Citizen Earth Day Rally will take place from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the National Mall. The event features a free concert with performances by My Morning Jacket, Train, Fall Out Boy, Mary J. Blige, Usher and No Doubt. It is hosted by Will.i.am and Soledad O’Brien. Speakers throughout the day will include Don Cheadle, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim.

Posey Quilt Exhibition

April 18, 2015 at 11 a.m | $5 | info@dumbartonhouse.org | Tel: 202-337-2288 | [Event Website] (http://dumbartonhouse.org/archives/2990)

2015 from April to Labor Day, Dumbarton House will display the “Posey Quilt,” an early 19th century American pieced quilt made of silk dress fabrics from a number of early American women and Posey family members. The exhibition will highlight the eight women believed to have owned the dresses used in the quilt, as well as the Posey family and its long tradition of passing the quilt down from mother to oldest daughter.

Address
Dumbarton House, 2715 Q Street, N.W.

“Partners in Crime” presented by FilmFest DC and TECRO

April 18, 2015 at 5 p.m. | $13 | Tel: 202-234-3456 | [Event Website](http://www.filmfestdc.org/filmView.cfm?passID=59)

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States will join FilmFest DC in presenting Partners in Crime. The screenings will be held both on Saturday, April 18, at 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday, April 19, at 3:00 p.m. at the Landmark E Street Cinema.

Partners in Crime is a 2014 Taiwanese thriller directed by Jung-chi Chang following his debut feature, Touch of the Light (Taiwan’s foreign-language Oscar entry in 2012).

Address
555 11th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20004

Cantate Chambers Singers featuring HU’s Afro Blue: A Concert Meditation on Civil Rights in America

April 19, 2015 at 5 p.m. | $35-45, $15 with student ID, Ages 18 and under free | exec@cantate.org | Tel: 301-986-1799 | [Event Website](http://cantate.org)

Closing its adventurous 30th anniversary season, Cantate Chamber Singers hosts jazz a cappella virtuosos Afro Blue in a concert tribute to the rich musical heritage of the Civil Rights Movement. Featuring classic spirituals, jazz, and the timely world premiere of Rise by Judah Adashi, with text by Tameka Cage Conley. With a special appearance by journalist Gwen Ifill. Tickets available at www.cantate.org, 301-986-1799, or at the door.

Address
Metropolitan A.M.E. Church
1518 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005

Gary Tischler •

It was a close-to-the-end of April weekend in Washington, spring trying to keep its foothold amid an unseasonable windy chill, and Washington being “This Town” as opposed to “Our Town,” it appeared to be a noticeably more busy weekend than usual.

It’s just a perception, of course. The things that quicken heartbeats in this town are not necessarily the things that can wound hearts, or steady hearts, or make them burst with sudden affection.

In short, it’s the differences between, say, the White House Correspondents Dinner and all of its increasing number of events on the noisy social peripherals of after and before parties and brunches, and the more prosaic annual festivals or celebrations, and routines that add a different sort of more modest jewelry to our daily lives in this, our town.

There is a difference among these occasions—all of them are of course specific to the city we live in, but they offer up different forms of pleasures, excitements and opportunities for reflection.

Let’s be the first to admit that if someone had brought me and dragged me to the WHCD, I would have gone gladly and rented a tux, to boot, and informed everyone I knew about my presence there. That being said, without any sentimentality, going on the Georgetown House Tour, taking in the French Market on Book Hill, picking up the best crab cakes in town at the Dupont Circle farmer’s market on Sunday, the guilty television pleasures “Outlander,” “Madame Secretary” and “Game of Thrones” and watching a beheading on the latter made the weekend fulfilling enough. It did not soften the news and alarms of the weekend news, but it gave them perspective.

I hadn’t been to a house tour in a couple of years or so but I was, step by step, cobble stone by cobble stone, amid all the wandering people, children, dogs and shop keepers and artists and docents and home’s facades, none of them homely, struck by what I missed.

It’s fair to say that Georgetown is unique, or that it is not East of the River, Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan or Petworth, or the Navy Yard. The point is that however affluent or historic, Georgetown, which may be a village, is also a Washington neighborhood, with neighbors. To its residents, and to its many visitors, it is a special place. But then, people who live in Adams Morgan like to think it’s a special place, and it is, in spite of the rapid changes that are coming down and the pop ups that are popping up.

We walked around for about three hours—not non-stop—saw four or five houses along N Street, Prospect Street and P Street, wound our way up and down the 1600 block of Book Hill and the French Market, tasted strong coffee, looked at the expanses of new (to me) stores, noted the changes along antique row with new and impressive art galleries, noted the absence of the Georgetown Restaurant, where 1980s late-night revelers ate breakfast at two in the morning. We ran into old acquaintances not forgotten and were greeted, here and there by readers.

We saw the house were Senator Pell once lived on Prospect Street, with its music room, a piano, a harp standing up, and an inviting kitchen which merged liveably with other functions. We saw the splendid house(s) on N Street where their owners had artfully, and carefully collected paintings, rugs and furniture. A Biedemeier was mentioned at one point. There was a John Marin in one house, and a reading room with a fireplace (working) and a John Grisham book draped over a chair’s arm in another.

It reminded me of tours from the past, the weather then and now—windy, but brightly lit at times—and how once on an afternoon in a house full of Asian statuary, a retired diplomat sipping a cocktail told tales of fireflies gathering on a porch in Bangkok.
We stopped by for the tea at St. John’s Episcopal Church, met the new rector, talked with people from the Senior Center and thought of people long gone and others vibrantly here. We ate one too many cupcakes and then went home, satisfied, past the Ritz Carlton not yet a frozen traffic jam.

I will say that I watched both the President’s speech and “Saturday Night Live” star Cecily Strong’s protracted, equally-opportunity diss of everyone there. I watched it on my computer, not C-Span (meow). The president—who appears to be in his milieu here—killed it—zinging the terrible billionaires for their campaign spending, well, a billion. “I did a little fund raising in my time,” he said. “But I mean my middle name is Hussein.”

Strong, who has that preternatural did-I-say-something-nasty look on her face, did say something nasty, and often. But after a while, between her own reactions, and reaction shots of targets in the crowd, it all seemed like what it was: a kind of familial gathering from opposing families merging into a bigger family. This is “Under The Dome,” Washington-style, featuring not disagreeable townfolk, but politicians and elected officials as celebrities, and celebrities paying to breathe the same air in the room.

How these occasions reference themselves against the urgent dramas of international, national, local and even more familial news and events makes for an interesting contrast.

You would think that a roomful of newsmakers and news reporters would somehow at least be reflective of news. But the great tragedy of Nepal and its natural disaster and the churning rallies, protest and some violence in Baltimore seemed to resonate more in homes and on the street. Surely, that was not the time for the police and race joke by Strong, referencing the president’s abundance of white hair.

The news from the great and/or near world resonates as part of the prosaic and sweet moments, the regularity of regular events made all the more sweeter by the larger world.

Nepal made the front page, the White House Correspondents Dinner got five (page four and a little pages in the Style section with 20 pictures from Saturday night on a Monday pape)r. This Town, maybe not Our Town. [gallery ids="102067,134466,134471,134468,134470" nav="thumbs"]

Georgetowner • May 4, 2015

Landon School’s Azalea Garden Festival

May 1, 2015 AT 10:00 AM | FREE | EVENT WEBSITE
Join in the festivities at Landon School’s 62nd Azalea Garden Festival, Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3. Tour the stunning Perkins Garden, shop at specialty boutiques, purchase beautiful plants, listen to live music, enjoy delicious food, and race in Mark’s Run 5K or 1-Mile Fun Run 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 3. Proceeds benefit student financial aid and faculty enrichment. Parking and admission are free.
Address: 6101 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, Md. 20817.

Shot in the Dark Golf & Dinner Classic

May 1, 2015 AT 06:00 PM | $195 | JHUNTER@CLB.ORG | TEL: 202-454-6422 | EVENT WEBSITE
Supporting Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, this evening includes a night golf tournament, blind golf clinic, a casino night, dinner, entertainment, and special guests. Reserve your spot today at this unique fundraising event!
Address: Lakewood Country Club, 13901 Glen Mill road Rockville, Md. 20850.

Beasley’s 2015 Free Summer Movie Series

May 1, 2015 AT 06:00 PM | EVENT WEBSITE
All movies start at sundown. Please join us with your friends and families and bring your chair or blanket and picnic! Complimentary popcorn and bottled water will be provided.
Address: Rose Parks in Georgetown, 2609 Dumbarton St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20007.

Art Walk in the Park 2015

May 1, 2015 AT 06:00 PM | TEL: (301) 634-2222 | EVENT WEBSITE
The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture and Glen Echo Park resident visual artists present the first Art Walk in the Park of the 2015 season on Friday, May 1, 2015. For the third year, the Park invites the public to visit all the Park’s resident visual arts studios in one evening in order to learn about their programs, meet resident artists and instructors, view artists at work in their studios, purchase unique artwork and gifts, and enjoy the beauty of the park. Art Walk takes place every first Friday of the month May through September, 6 to 8pm.
Address: Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, Md.

Virginia Gold Cup

May 2, 2015 AT 10:00 AM | TEL: 540-347-2612.
Gates open to the public at 10 a.m. for the legendary Virginia Gold Cup steeplechasing classic, now run before a sellout crowd of over 50,000 people. Call for more details.
Address: Great Meadow, 5089 Old Tavern Rd., The Plains, Va.

A PAULA MICHELLE JEWELRY & GOOD THOUGHTS TEA CO. TRUNK SHOW

May 2, 2015 AT 01:00 PM | INFO@NUBIANHUEMAN.COM | EVENT WEBSITE
A unique collision of beauty through touch and taste. Join Nubian Hueman Boutique as we welcome jewelry designer, Paula Michelle and herbalist, Eboné McCloud of Good Thoughts Tea Co. Enjoy exclusive adornments and select specialty tea blends.
Address: 1231 Good Hope Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020

ANA EGGE in The Vinyl Lounge

May 2, 2015 AT 06:00 PM | FREE | KATIE@GYPSYSALLYS.COM | TEL: 202-333-7700 | EVENT WEBSITE
On Saturday, May 2 we are pleased to present Saskatchewan-born, Brooklyn-based folk troubadour Ana Egge for a free show in our Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally’s. She isn’t your run-of-the-mill alternative-country singer. Egge has made a name for herself as a Gillian Welch figure with a rocker attitude. An extensive touring schedule and celebratory album reviews from major publications make her an up and coming artist to watch. Her latest release, Bad Blood was produced by Steve Earle and recorded in Woodstock, NY at Levon Helm’s studio.
Address: Gypsy Sally’s 3401 K Street NW Washington, DC

Daikaya Honors Japan’s World Children’s Day

May 3, 2015 AT 10:00 AM | FREE | TEL: 202-589-1600 | EVENT WEBSITE
On Sunday, May 3rd, Daikayawill be honoring World Children’s Day by serving complimentary soft serve for children under the age of 12 to coincide with Japan’s national holiday, which falls on May 5th. This special one-day offer is exclusively for children dining with their families at Daikaya in both the Ramen Shop and upstairs Izakaya. Kids will be treated to a free cup of the daily selection of soft serve topped with house-made strawberry sauce and Lil mochi.
Address: 705 6th Street NW Washington, DC 20001

Fun Field Day in Middleburg

May 3, 2015 AT 10:00 AM | TEL: 540-687-6375
Create your own team with up to 10 members. There will be obstacle courses and team prizes.
Deadline to register is April 24th.
Address: Middleburg Community Center 300 W Washington St, Middleburg, VA 20117

Spring Alive at The Shops at Wisconsin Place

May 3, 2015 AT 12:00 PM | ISOBEL@TAAPR.COM | TEL: 2026258370 | EVENT WEBSITE
Join us on the plaza to celebrate warm weather and the spring season with Spring Alive at The Shops at Wisconsin Place! Enjoy spring menu items from the center’s three restaurants, dance along with live band Trio Caliente, enter to win incredible raffle prizes, and learn about retailers hottest spring trends with live model demonstrations.
Address: 5310 Western Avenue Chevy chase Md. 20815

Georgetowner • April 28, 2015

Lexington Spring Premiere

April 24th, 2015 AT 12:00 AM | EVENT WEBSITE
This United States Equestrian Federation “AA”-rated hunter and jumper horse show fea-tures a $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby on Friday and a $25,000 Grand Prix Show Jumping on Saturday evening.
Address: Virginia Horse Center, 487 Maury River Rd., Lexington, Va.

Friends of the National Arboretum Garden Fair

APRIL 24TH, 2015 AT 12:00 PM | ADMISSION IS FREE. | EVENT WEBSITE
FONA’s 25th annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale will feature a wide variety of plants for sale, a performance by Washington Revels and a strawberry-planting activity for children.
Address: 3501 New York Ave. NE.

‘Trading Futures’ Opening Reception at Artist’s Proof

April 24th, 2015 AT 12:00 PM | EVENT WEBSITE
The Book Hill contemporary gallery Artist’s Proof will host an opening exhibition of works by promising local artists aged 25 and under. The show will run in conjunction with an online charity auction benefiting the D.C. nonprofit College Bound. Address: 1533 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

Walking Tour: Georgetown Worships

April 24th, 2015 AT 12:00 PM | TICKETS ARE $15 | EDUCATION@DUMBARTONHOUSE.ORG
Dumbarton House offers a walking tour of places of worship, old and new, in Georgetown. Highlights will include Mt. Zion, a historically African American church that served as a stop on the Underground Railroad, and Holy Trinity Catholic Church, used as a hospital during the second Battle of Bull Run. Address: 2715 Q St. NW.

Trading Futures

April 24th, 2015 AT 07:00 PM | FREE | ENQUIRY@APROOF.NET | TEL: (202) 803-2782 | EVENT WEBSITE
Trading Futures is an exhibition of works by promising young local artists aged 25 and under. Artist’s Proof will also hold an opening reception on April 24th from 7 to 9pm. For more information please visit: http://www.aproof.net/exhibitions/ The show will run in conjunction with an online charity auction, to benefit the DC nonprofit College Bound, which will open at midnight on April 17, 2015. Use the following link to place your charitable bid: www.charitybuzz.com/ArtistsProof. Address: 1533 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007

Live Music at Greenhill Winery

April 25th, 2015 AT 06:00 PM | INFO@GREENHILLVINEYARDS.COM. | TEL: 540-687-6968. Singer, pianist and guitarist Brandon Diaz will perform live in the tasting room at Greenhill Winery and Vineyards. For details, call or email. Address: 23595 Winery Lane, Middleburg, Virginia.

We’re all DOOMed

April 25th, 2015 AT 08:00 PM | FREE EVENT | SHANE@ARTWHINO.COM | TEL: 301-567-8210 | EVENT WEBSITE
Art Whino presents “We’re all DOOMed” a group art show inspired by MF DOOM. His work is engraved in the psyche of many artists, with a career that spans over 26 years. His creativity with references from comic books, freestyle, and instrumentals inspires a vast pool of international artists want to pay homage to him in their artwork. We will have MC Ciphering as well as live performances of MF DOOM Cover songs by top MC’s such as DC’s Own Flex Mathews. Address: BLIND WHINO:Sw Arts Club 700 Delaware Ave, SW Washington, DC 20024

Filmfest DC 2015 Closing Night: I Can Quit Whenever I Want

April 26th, 2015 AT 04:00 PM | $25.00 | TEL: 202-274-5782 | EVENT WEBSITE
Closing Night at the Lincoln Theater, sponsored by the DC Office of Motion Picture and Television Development will premiere the new Italian comedy I Can Quit Whenever I Want. An after party at The Brixton will follow the film. Address: Lincoln Theater 1215 U St., NW Washington, DC 20009

Closing Night of Filmfest DC

April 26th, 2015 AT 06:00 PM | TICKETS ARE $25. | EVENT WEBSITE
The D.C. Office of Motion Picture and Television Development is sponsoring the premiere of a new Italian comedy, “I Can Quit Whenever I Want,” as the closing-night screening of the 2015 Filmfest DC. There will be an after-party in Brixton. Address: Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW.

Linnea Kristiansson • April 23, 2015

“We are very proud to be able to bring three-day eventing to Great Meadow. It is probably the most difficult of any of the equestrian sports, since it involves all three disciplines,” said Robert Banner, president of the Great Meadow Foundation, which operates the famous field events center and steeplechase course in The Plains, Virginia.

On April 3, Banner announced that, in connection with building a new arena, the foundation will bring back three-day eventing to Great Meadow.

Three-day eventing is the sport of horse trials. It presents the ultimate challenge of horsemanship because it requires horse and rider to perform three totally different activities within the same competition: dressage, cross country and show jumping.

Construction of the new arena will start July 1, so that it can be ready for Nations Cup 2016, should Great Meadow’s bid be selected. A new acquisition of land has provided 174 acres dedi-cated to this type of competition. The new, world-class arena will be 300 feet by 250 feet, with a warm-up arena 400 feet by 70 feet. It will have an all-weather surface or footing, which will pre-vent competitions from being canceled due to rain.

Great Meadow’s new international-level venue will host top horses and riders from around the world. At the Olympics in London, the U.S. team failed to medal at all, their worst performance since 1956. This venue will raise the bar by bringing the nations that won to the U.S., so that the team can train and face the competition at home. This is expected to help the U.S. reclaim its rightful position on the international medals podium.

The new competition will be called the Land Rover Great Meadow International and feature the Nation’s Cup format annually. There are plans to live-stream coverage on the internet this year. Next year, the plans are to broadcast the competition on NBC Sports.

A big spectator-based event, FEI Nations Cup is organized by Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI), the international governing body for all Olympic equestrian disciplines. It is the most prestigious competition series for national teams in the world.

”The Nations Cup has been going on for a long time for show jumping, but we have never had one for three-day eventing,” said Banner, former publisher of the Chronicle of the Horse.

Banner and the Great Meadow Foundation expect the new facility and level of competition will draw numbers similar to those for the Virginia Gold Cup races and other major events at Great Meadow.

Great Meadow will host a Concours International Combiné (CIC) 3 Event, which means the competitors do their dressage on Friday night. The show jumping takes place on Saturday night, and they run over a shortened version of the cross country course on Sunday morning. There are VIP dining and entertainment options throughout the weekend. CIC competitors are required to qualify for the same level of CCI competition, therefore the horse/rider combinations in the CIC tend to be slightly less experienced than in the CCI.

Course designer Mike Etherington-Smith, chief executive of British Eventing, the reigning Olympic gold medalist, has already completed renderings and layouts. The groundbreaking ceremonies and pep trials will be held June 19 to 21.

Peter Murray • April 13, 2015

This weekend, the Georgetown Business Improvement District will widen sidewalks — between 29th and 31st Streets — on M Street by a whopping eight feet to accommodate increased foot traffic caused by tourism around the National Cherry Blossom Festival and parade. In addition, the Circulator bus will offer free northbound trips up Wisconsin Avenue NW from 30th and K streets, thanks to BID. Lastly, area drivers can receive discounted parking in Georgetown lots Saturday and Sunday if they buy online.

The sidewalk widening will be the first of its sort this year, though BID has widened walkways in Georgetown on three other occasions, the latest of which occurred when Georgetown University and George Washington University had overlapping parents’ weekends last fall. The business organization plans to extend sidewalks for coinciding Georgetown and GW graduations in May and for the Georgetown French Market later this month.

The widening is a key part of the Georgetown 2028 15-year action plan, which aims improve the business district by modernizing aspects of the historic neighborhood and upgrading how Washingtonians access it.