Out & About
Calendar: April 23-29
Events in the week to come
Friday, April 23
The Japan Information and Culture Center hosts a virtual screening of āTamako Love Storyā for its April Animezing! film series. This free anime film features the story of young Tamako who is excited that high school is ending, but fears getting older and losing touch with friends. For more information, visit watch.eventive.org and the JICC Facebook page.
Saturday, April 24
The Metro D.C. Democratic Socialists of America host a virtual socialist feminist reading group today at 2 p.m. Visit actionnetwork.org or their Facebook page for more information on this free event.
ForestPlanet hosts a virtual Global Earth Day Retro Dance Party beginning today at 3 p.m. and running until Sunday at 3 a.m. This free event celebrates Earth Day with a 12-hour virtual music and dance marathon featuring Funk, Disco, New Wave, Glam Rock and other dance music video genres from the ā70s, ā80s and ā90s. For tickets and information, visit retroearthday.eventbrite.com.
Sunday, April 25
The inaugural Sinhalese and Tamil New Year event organized by the Sri Lankan American Action Coalition is today at 2 p.m. via Zoom. This free event honors a segment of the AAPI community through a virtual cultural celebration. For more information, visit the eventās Facebook page.
Lez Hang Out Virtual Trivia: āThe Haunting of Hill House and Bly Manorā is today at 3 p.m. Tickets for this event range in price from $5 to $10. For more information and for help forming teams, email [email protected].
Monday, April 26
The DC-area Transmasculine Society virtual transmasculine and nonbinary chat, chill and game night is tonight at 5 p.m. For more information about this free event, visit dcats.org.
SONiA Disappear Fear: A Concert for Lesbian Visibility Day is tonight at 8 p.m. via Facebook. For details on this lesbian musical celebration, visit soniadisappearfear.com and facebook.com/disappear.fear.
Tuesday, April 27
Love Blooms: An HRC Cooking Class is tonight at 6 p.m. Events for this virtual class with local Chefs Erik Bruner-Yang and Marcelle Afram includes a mealkit pick up at 1351 H St., N.E. Further instructions will be sent via email prior to the event. For more information, visit hrc.im/loveblooms or email [email protected].
P&P Live! presents a discussion on poverty, policing, incarceration and enforced masculinity with āBird Uncagedā author Marlon Peterson tonight at 8 p.m. During a period of incarceration, Peterson, a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity and a 2015 recipient of the Soros Justice Fellowship, immersed himself in anti-violence activism, education and prison abolition work. Visit politics-prose.com for more information on this free event.
D.C. Gaymers hosts virtual events every Tuesday for LGBTQ gamers in and around the D.C. region. For more information, visit facebook.com/groups/dc.gaymers.
Wednesday, April 28
The Job Club, a weekly LGBTQ job support program hosted by the D.C. Center, is tonight at 6 p.m. via Zoom. For more information, visit thedccenter.org/careers.
Thursday, April 29
Facebook Live presents Autotheory as Feminist Practice in Art, Writing and Criticism tonight at 7:30 p.m. This discussion on the blending of theory and philosophy with autobiography and memoir features a talk by Che Gossett, a Black femme critical theoriest and a graduate fellow at the Center for Cultural Analysis at Rutgers University. For more information on this free virtual discussion, visit the Facebook event page.
Out & About
Celebrate July 4 with area fireworks displays
Festivities planned for National Mall, Baltimore, Rehoboth Beach
The National Mall is the most popular place to watch the D.C. fireworks display; spread a blanket near the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, or the Lincoln Memorial. The 17-minute display starts at 9:09 p.m. and will be launched from both sides of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
In Baltimore, the Inner Harbor Fourth of July festivities will begin at 6 p.m. and the fireworks and drone show will begin at 9:30 p.m. downtown at the harbor.
The fireworks in Rehoboth Beach, Del., will be held on Saturday, July 6.
Out & About
Smithsonian Folklife Festival underway
‘Indigenous Voices of the Americas’ program held on the Mall
The 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival takes place on the National Mall June 26āJuly 1, with the program āIndigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian.ā
Since 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has been held on the National Mall; events are free. Festival hours are 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., with evening concerts Friday through Sunday from 5:30-7 p.m. For details on specific events, visit festival.si.edu/visit.
The 2024 Arlington Pride Festival will be held Saturday, June 29 at 12 p.m. at Long Bridge Park.
This event will be a gathering of the community showcasing local talent, food, and vibrant entertainment. The event will be a celebration of diversity and love.
Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.Ā
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