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🔮 see the future // consult the WEEKLY SCHEDULER online for more events

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

Bike to Work Day (5/15), my body my festival w/ Yaya Bey & Nourished by Time (5/28), Pattie Gonia (5/31), Kali Uchis (6/4), hemlocke springs (6/9), Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso (6/17), Dorian Electra (6/19), St. Vincent with the NSO at Wolf Trap (6/25), tiny desk contest on the road (7/11), tunes: Death Cab for Cutie (7/21), Lord Huron (8/2), tunes: Robyn, night 2 (9/9), Thee Sacred Souls (9/17), Mt. Joy (9/18), Olivia Rodrigo (10/3 & 10/4), Two Door Cinema Club (10/11), JPEGMAFIA (10/21), Beck (10/25)

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Wednesday, May 6

Your home, your rights

Sometimes, the best organizing happens from the comfort of your home. DC Jobs with Justice, a coalition dedicated to protecting workers’ rights, hosts a webinar about your rights as a tenant in this city. (6pm)

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District of pupusas

I truly can’t think of a better way to spend a Wednesday night than watching a locally-made film about the district’s pupusa scene and its roots in the immigration of Salvadoran refugees to the area. As a bonus, you’ll play a part in the making of the film, which is currently in post-production, by providing feedback to the filmmakers. (6:30pm)

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Also || book talk: Birth Vibes, reading performance at rhizome, root to rise yoga, book talk: Kill Dick, work out in Milian Park, space talk, book club: life after cars , book club: Elite Capture, morning yoga at Milkcrate, outside film: Pirates of the Caribbean, book talk: John of John by Douglas Stuart, survivor watch party at dc9, tunes: The Paper Kites

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Thursday, May 7

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Me? I’m a brand new b*tch

If you’re not a Cobrah fan yet, you should be. Listen to BRAND NEW BITCH and run to 9:30 Club to get your tickets. (7pm)

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Gotta listen to poets y’all

Whether your flow’s impeccable or your sonnet is stretchable, come to this poetry open mic to share and get some inspiration from the room. (7pm)

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Also || fundraiser for local literacy non-profit, stories we didn't see coming, local tunes: Dorinda, poetry open mic, weekly thursday trivia, DJ: retro 60s surf, screening at rhizome: Polari & Carry On, Mac Barnett at LOC, DC Jewish Film & Music Festival, Meet the Author: Chef Sheldon Simeon, Chernobyl’s Legacy 40 Years On, DJ Thic Cutt at DC9, talk: language and liberty

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Friday, May 8

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Soirée, my Friday night’s already booked

It’s the Phillips – at night. The museum hosts its 2026 Annual Gala After Party, a snazzy late night takeover featuring an open bar, Spanish street food, and a listening lounge by JS Audio. (9pm)

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History! On your block!

The “La Manplesa” film dives into the history of the 1991 uprisings in Mt. Pleasant. Head to Lamont Plaza (featured in the film!) for a public screening of the documentary along with poetry and music from local artists. (7pm)

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Also || fundraise for food justice, walking tour of Columbia Heights, baltimore tunes at the pocket, pop up trivia, project blackbird gala, learn to play frisbee, if these walls could joke, interior design open house, The Joy of Simplicity: Emon Surakitkoson, Dragon Play by Rorschach Theatre, Craft Along to Princess Diaries, Yappy Hour, WWII Memorial, tunes: Cass McCombs, tunes: Chuwi, tunes: Trey Songz, intro to risograph printing, dance: New Releases showcase, supertask at transmission

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Saturday, May 9

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Quack quack bitch

Probably something you won’t be saying at this family-friendly event, but the sentiment still stands! SW Duck Pond is hosting a party with live music, BBQ, duck races, yard games, an animal balloonist, free food, and more! Waddle on over because this is a party for the ages. (3-5pm)

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Communitree planting

You get a tree, you get a tree, everybody gets a tree! Casey Trees, a non-profit dedicated to planting, caring for, and protecting trees in DC, leads a day of tree planting at the Shrine of St. Jude. (9am)

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Admo stuff to your yard

Mother may I? It’s the Mother of All Yard Sales: the giant annual neighborhood-wide sale in Adams Morgan. Check out the map of sellers to find a last minute gift for your mommy or grab something cute for yaself. (9am-1pm)

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Also || The Messthetics / James Brandon Lewis, musical improvisation at rhizome, walking tour of U St NW, performance at rhizome, dc tunes at the pocket, pet rescue comedy night, mandalas art class at rhizome, memory keepers club, barre3 at Commons Park, story time at East City Bookshop, family day at LOC (feat comics!), EU Open House, moms day out, thank me later comedy, daytime charity dj set at roofers union, History of Black Georgetown, dance club, tunes: Ashnikko, tunes: The Lemon Twigs, tunes: Nova One / Emotional World, dance club

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Sunday, May 10

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Who doesn’t love vaudeville?

They’re putting on a variety show, with clowning, burlesque and maybe puppets? Regardless, if it starts after noon I’m gonna put a hard stop on calling it brunch. (1pm)

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Definitely getting Depreston if I don’t go to this show :/

Courtney Barnett is back with an album so good, it’ll be worth braving the trek to the Anthem to see it live. The Australian artist is not only an incredible songwriter, with introspective, poetic lyrics, but also a rock guitarist you’ll want to see live. (show at 7pm)

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Also || modern calligraphy at museum of illusions, tunes at pocket, tunes at rhizome, Black Mothers March 2026, mothers day bike ride with DC abortion fund, mother’s day flower workshop, dinner and a show, historic alleyways of dc, the dc jam, mommy’s day rooftop rave, cinderella @ the washington ballet, american university mfa graduate reading

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Monday, May 11

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Arctic volcanoes would be a dope name for a band

Don’t blow it. This is your chance to hear from NMNH research geologist and curator Liz Cottrell on the volcanoes in Alaska’s Aleutian Archipelago. Maybe you’ll befriend a pet rock. (6:30pm)

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Garfield wouldn’t hate Mondays if he played trivia

Keep away the Monday night scaries with some trivia. On Mondays, you can head to Wonderland, Wunder Garten, Red Bear, Shaw’s Tavern and more. Or check out this trivia in DC spreadsheet for the ultimate guide.

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Also || co-op film fest: food for change, terrors of irish fairylore, small biz showcase, tunes: The Scratch, tunes: The Kid LAROI, make your own manga with the embassy of japan, tunes: Cradle of Filth, tunes: Black Label Society, tunes: Bill Callahan

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Tuesday, May 12

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You used to call me on my shellphone

The ocean is calling–good thing you have multiple shells on your phone to answer with! Stop by Relume for a cute lil workshop on how to customize your phone case with whipped clay and mermaid-inspired drip for the summer. (6pm)

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Is this f*cking play about us?

“Does your produce go to the back of the fridge to die?” …. Maybe! Arlington Library is hosting a free workshop to learn strategies to reduce food waste at home by gently shifting kitchen-habits. (6-7:30pm)

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Also || tunes at rhizome, nightmares and creativity, book release: 111 places for kids in dc, tunes: Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra, print and sip, trans night @ aya, talk: Shaping the American Avant-Garde, talk: History Comes Alive, book talk: Cold War Puerto Rico

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MAY

5/13: iona senior services celebration, work out in Milian Park, outside film in NoMa: Jurassic Park

5/12: history talk: pop culture in 1970s

5/14: standing with immigrants, tunes at rhizome, comedy in takoma, game night at DCPL, when washington burned, funny farm, blue note burlesque, Annual Taste of the Garden, producers open mic at The Pocket, tunes: Frail Talk, book club: What is Internet, story time: story district: Freaks and Geeks, spring night market