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Thursday, July 13
6:30 – 8:30 PM, FGIDC Cocktails & Conversation at The Penthouse Pool and Lounge at Vida Fitness The Yards, 1212 4th St. SE. Enjoy an evening of networking and relationship building with new 2017 members. $10/nonmembers, free for members, info.
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Revival Exhibit at National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Celebrate the museum’s 30th anniversary with a contemporary mixed-media exhibit of photography, sculpture and video by 16 artists. $10, info.
7:00 PM, join author Monica Hesse as she discusses American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land — in conversation with the Washington Post’s Dan Zak at Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free and open to the public, seating is first come, first served, info.
Friday, July 14
9:00 AM, Hive Exhibit at The National Building Museum, 401 F St., NW. The Building Museum’s annual Summer Block Party installation featuring more than 2,700 wound paper tubes to construct three enormous, domed chambers that visitors can explore. $16, info.
5:00 – 7:30 PM, DCYD Summer Happy Hour at Bluejacket, 300 Tingey St. SE. Come cool off with fellow young Democrats. No political discussions, unless you want to! Free, info.
7:00 PM, Join author Matthew Klam as he discusses and signs Who Is Rich? in conversation with CNN’s Jake Tapper at Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free and open to the public, seating is first come, first served, info.
Saturday, July 15
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Mussel-Beer Fest at Eastern Market, 225 Seventh St. SE. Celebrate the best of Belgium: mussels, beer and frites! $6, info.
4:30 PM, Merriweather 50th Anniversary Concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Md. Celebrate a half-century of shows with a concert featuring Jackson Browne, Willie Nelson and Father John Misty. $55-$125, info.
Noon – 5:00 PM, YoungNationALZ Hunt 2 End Alzheimer's Scavenger Hunt at Penn Social, 801 E St. NW. Join for a fun scavenger hunt and cocktail after-party to benefit individuals with Alzheimer's and their caregivers. $30, info.
Noon – 3:00 PM, Taco, Beer, Tequila Festival at The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. DC’s best taquerias and taco trucks come together to showcase DC’s best tacos! $45, includes five taco tickets, unlimited craft beer sampling and entertainment, info.
1:00 – 4:00 PM, DC Scoop FREE Ice Cream Social at Dock5 at Union Market, 1309 5th St. NE. Enjoy complimentary samples of frozen treats and savory snacks from your favorite ice cream shops and local food trucks. Free, info.
2:00 – 9:00 PM, No Kings Collective 8 Year Block Party at Whitman-Walker Health’s Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center, 1701 14th St. NW. Enjoy the opening of a summer-long temporary art installation. Celebrate with a pig roast, jazz festival, fundraisers and events for local D.C. nonprofit groups, info.
Sunday, July 16
9:30 AM – 2:0 PM, Seersucker Social Bike Ride & Picnic ending at Fletcher's Cove, 4940 Canal Road NW. Start Location: TBA to those who register! Enjoy the ride, grilling, boat rentals, fishing supplies/licenses, walking trails along the river and more. Free, info.
10:00 AM – 8:00 PM, 2017 International Colombian Festival at RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. Enjoy dance, folklore, traditional food, art and much more! $15, info.
5:00 – 7:00 PM, Crime and Punishment Murder Mystery Dinner at Rosa Mexicano (Penn Quarter), 575 7th St. NW. $90, dinner, murder mystery show, info.
Monday, July 17
6:00 – 9:00 PM, Beyoncé Dance Class at The Yards Park, First and N streets SE. The green space between Ice Cream Jubilee and District Winery, Join the beyhive with this free one-hour dance class, featuring step-by-step choreography lessons for Beyoncé’s best music videos! Open to dancers of all levels, info.
7:00 PM, Join author Fiona Barton as she signs and discusses her latest novel, The Child, at Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free and open to the public, info.
Tuesday, July 18
7:30 PM, opening night of An Octoroon at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. D.C. native and MacArthur genius grant winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins wrote this meta-theatrical play based on a forgotten 1859 work about interracial love on an Old South plantation. $20, info.
