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On sale now! Events in the ~ future ~ that you may want to buy tickets for before they sell out:

40th anniversary of Filmfest DC (4/16), tunes: PinkPantheress (5/3 & 5/4), tunes: Cobrah (5/7), tunes: Courtney Barnett (5/10), Bike to Work Day (5/15), Pattie Gonia (5/31), Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso (6/17) St. Vincent with the NSO at Wolf Trap (6/25), tunes: Robyn night 2 (9/9)

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Wednesday, April 8

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Start of outdoor movie szn

In honor of the moon and our brave astronauts, catch a free outdoor screening of Apollo 13. Hopefully not too chilly! (7:30pm)

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Give me one shot, one shot (of adrenaline)

Calling all questers and jesters – this is your chance to level up and bring home some booty. It’s One-Shot Wednesday at Labyrinth; all you need is to register in advance and bring a 5th level D&D character. (6pm)

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Also || tunes at Rhizome, wild & scenic film fest, DCNC Ward 1 debate, New Penn Ave Plan meeting, book club: Freedom is a Constant Struggle, tunes: Maurice Louca / TALsounds, film: Holding Liat, film: Ctrl + Alt + HERITAGE, book talk: Who is Ralph Lauren?, architecture talk: WXY, read the room poetry series

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Thursday, April 9

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Don’t start a podcast, become a DJ!

Mid-life crisis hitting hard? Want to touch grass but you’re allergic? Get your hands on some vinyl instead at this beginner-friendly DJing workshop and open decks sesh. (7pm)

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They pepper jokes in somewhere

It’s easy to laugh at other people’s pain. Especially when that pain is them trying not to bomb while stuffing their faces with increasingly hot peppers. Max out your laugh canister at That’s Hot!, a comedy show supporting Bread for the City. (6:30pm)

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Also || tunes: Angélique Kidjo, talk on perimenopause at 6th & I, noma comedy show, woke mob comedy festival, young artists of Washington National Opera, Ward 1 Dems Happy Hour, Voice of the Violoncello, HumanitiesDC Community Showcase, open mic for producers, talk: Labor, Imperialism, and Zionism, book talk: Was that Racist?, exhibition opening: Lovely Day, Improv-a-ganza, book club: This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends

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Friday, April 10

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Just (Contra) Dance!

Glen Echo is an incredible Maryland spot for Friday night dancing and music. For their anniversary they’re have a free night of dancing, music, and fun – good for pros and newbies. (7:30pm)

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Grandma got stomped out by the Easter bunny

Have no fear, Meemaw is here! Join your favorite granny for an Easter comedy show that includes music, an egg hunt, and plenty of laughs. (8pm)

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Also || national landing: pink in the park, she/they came to slay, Sandbox VR, tunes: Celler Dwellers / Home Remedies / Spoonfed, girlboss sketch show, jazz concert: Meklit Hadero, tunes: Rinse Fm X 6 Speed, tunes: Galantis, film: The Fellowship of the Ring, tunes: Velvet Divide, on stage: Hamnet, la casita: bad bunny dance party

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Saturday, April 11

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Extreme Makeover: Rock Creek Park Edition

It’s Extreme Cleanup day all around Rock Creek Park to pick up litter and help restore the watershed. So far in April, volunteers have cleaned up 4,000 pounds of litter! Join other volunteers at different locations around the park to make Rock Creek a better place for all. (10am, 11am)

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Bop Local

From the outskirts of DC comes Strutman Lane, a band with good horns, sax, and a mix of pop, soul, and funk. They’re touring for their new EP with a hometown show at 9:30 Club! Plus, don’t miss the opener, porchfest favs Kids Table. (5pm)

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Also || physical media swap, MOSH MADNESS II, national cherry blossom festival parade, kombucha 101, spring block party, author talk: descends and discords, art talk at NGA, sounds at rhizome, walking tour: memorials for troubled times, book talk: at the cookout, family day: birds at the library, gallery talk: Dear America, march to defend democracy, laugh at dc’s hottest queer comics, 10 musical teams compete for $2,000, free orchestra concert, ward 1 dems candidate endorsement meeting, haha time: Hannibal Buress, tour: history of Black georgetown, tunes: Monoceans / T$K / Organized Khaos / Mob of One / The Vibe, rumba queer x alphabet soup latin darty @ transmission (latinx queer vendors sign up here), more haha time: Brittany Carney & the Hatchlings

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Sunday, April 12

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Anyone for some radical puppetry?

Sometimes it feels like we’re facing the end of the world. Perhaps a new one is struggling to be born? Now with puppets??? (7pm)

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Compete in a, like, ~mindful way~

Maybe you’re not made of iron, but that’s okay. There’s room for all the other elements and every pace at this yogi triathlon, comprising pilates, running, and yoga. (9:30am)

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Also || tunes: Biribá Union, irrigation workshop, plus size clothing swap, experimental tunes at rhizome, profs & pints: the history of plastic surgery, meet the artists of The Minutes, pacifica quartet + nina totenberg, objects of appetite, artist talk: Living the Prescription, tour: Historic Alleyways, tunes: The Trouble with Rose / 59 Minute Rule / Squares, crafts and market fair for gaza, community clothing exchange, support transportation-friendly candidates, comedy as a second language

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Monday, April 13

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All my homies hate GenAI

Join PauseAI for a rally at the Capitol to tell lawmakers to lead the way on regulations to ban unsafe superhuman AI. (4pm)

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Your Monday night plans write themselves

The only thing better than 1 powerhouse author is two of them, writing together under a newly penned pseudonym. V. E. Schwab and Cat Clarke celebrate their new mystery novel, THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF. Each ticket comes with a signed book. (7pm)

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Also || reek minds at rhizome, what digital detectives find, DC 40 under 40, free bird photography workshop for DC students, queer as craft, music as dumberton oaks: Maeve Gilchrist and Layale Chaker, book talk: Sakura, tunes: Snarky Puppy, tunes: Ricardo Arjona, the naked magicians, tunes: Field Medic

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Tuesday, April 14

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The real question is, how did Persephone only get trapped in the underworld for 6 months a year? When I’m eating a pomegranate I’m downing like 60 seeds at a time

If that didn’t make sense to you, then you should go to Profs & Pints talk on the Goddess of Spring and the Underworld. If that did make sense to you, you should also go! (6pm)

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Finally know who they renamed the dog after in Gilmore Girls

If you aren’t young and naive like me, you figured out a long time ago it’s because of his smash hit Puppy Love. Paul Anka takes the stage at Warner Theatre to showcase his amazing voice and many, many classics. (8pm)

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Also || tunes: Natalia Lafourcade, Free DC Ward 2 meeting, book talk: Mothers and Other Strangers, lil pop-up art gallery, book talk: How to Survive in the Woods, senior social, forensic ornithology???, jazz appreciation month concert, film: Canary, tunes: R.A.P. Ferraria / Nappy Nappa / Melan, tunes: JayDon

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APRIL

4/15: tunes: Natalia Lafourcade, Kate Bowler at 6th&I, tunes: Alice Phoebe Lou, tunes: Whitney, Forked Podcast live taping, cozy mystery book club, horror book club, seedling sale, movie at Milian: Harriet

4/16: The Future is Peace with Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon, funny farm, author talk: a night at the disco, third thursday at Phillips Collection, artist talk: both/and, behind the headlines, 4 years of comedy at Kelly's Irish Times, artist talk, 40th anniversary of Filmfest DC, book club: City of Stardust, yoga at the stacks, tunes at rhizome, author talk: Going for Zero, book talk and signing: This Queer Arab Family, tunes: Sam Sample at the Pocket, local tunes: The Backing Tracks