WHERE TO BE SCENE:
Monday, April 14
10:30 - 3:00 PM, The 2014 DC Design House, the top annual residential design attraction, and leading fundraiser for Children’s National Health System, 4600 Linnean Ave. NW. Continues until May 11, $25, info.
Tuesday, April 15
7:30 PM, celebrate National Poetry Month with Derrick Weston Brown reading from his book, Wisdom Teeth at Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd. SE. Free, info.
Wednesday, April 16
5:00 - 9:00 PM, Corcoran Uncorked at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. $12, henna tattoo-design workshop; artists’ “Bad Decisions Tour”, dance contest, tastings, info.
Wednesday, April 16
7:30 PM, Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon performs at Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd. SE. Performances every Wednesday thru May. Free, info.
1:00 PM, Fun Run for Boston starting at the Washington Monument, Constitution Ave. & 15th St. SW. Take a lunch break and support. Free, rsvp.
6:00 - 8:00 PM, DC Bar Foundation Young Lawyers Network and Washington Council Happy Hour at City Tap House, 901 9th St. NW. $5/craft, $6/wines, $7/cocktail, info.
7:00 PM, American Futures: A Conversation with Jim & Deborah Fallows at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. $15, info.
5:30 - 8:00 PM, The NoVa Black Chamber of Commerce 2014 Scholarship Reception, 4031 University Dr. Suite 204, Fairfax. $20-$210, info.