WEEKLY SCHEDULER

The run-down of this week's happenings. Released every Wednesday at 7:30 AM. Available 24/7 right here.

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Wednesday, October 17

Learn about the housing movement

Attend a panel on the activist background of the housing movement, and how it merged with the practical realities of the issue. The panel will be at the National Building Museum. (6:30pm)

We Can’t Breathe

Jabari Asim will be on hand to his new book, We Can’t Breathe. From St. Louis, Jabari covers the “vibrancy and strength of black history and culture in America.” (7pm)

Also || Story Collider: Science Stories, Celebrate Home, Atmosphere, art night @ hits, Death Cab @ The Anthem, career change 101, forum on ending poverty, real citizens’ united, fundraiser for Mt Pleasant Library, Swiss music underground, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence happy hour

Thursday, October 18

Writing about Latinx families

Cuban-American author Meg Medina comes to Duende District to talk about her latest novel, in conversation with students from the Latin American Youth Center. (6pm)

Livin’ la vida local

Shop Made in DC is celebrating their first birthday in their spot on Dupont with complimentary birthday cake bombes and cocktails. (4:00pm)
Then, head a few blocks away to attend the second annual Local First Awards hosted by Think Local First DC and celebrate the entrepreneurs, organizations, and changemakers that are making a difference in DC. There’s an afterparty with an open bar, local brews and eats, and a dance party. (6:30pm)

Also || Pun DMV, medieval juggling??, Renwick walking tour, bonsai forest bathing, science of star trek, Future Folk @ The Kennedy Center, purple Thursday

10/18: earthquake drills?, voting rights in the US, digitizing the holocaust, Pun DMV, Promise @ Dawn, speed networking, video in the field, pumpkin fest, jokes that give back, outrage into action, how to disagree and stay friends

Friday, October 19

All the weird basement VHSs

Feast your eyes on a collection of weird thrift-store-sourced VHS tapes courtesy of comedians from The Onion and the Colbert Report. (6:30pm)

Flail, sway, sing along

Luce is nothing if not atmospheric. Grab a spot on the balcony for Boat Burning’s guitar orchestra and modular synthesizers. (6pm)
Catch DC-based The North Country at DC9 for good songwriting, indie-rock “polyphonic psychedelia”. (6:30pm)
Indie rock Guided by Voices take on Black Cat. (8pm)

Also || soul strolls in the cemetery, sketching bonsai, flo with your flow (period yoga), DMV Latina Millennials, the roast of harry potter

10/19: Free Friday Fitness, Glorietta, women’s circle, Craft Night @ Shop Made in DC, district shabbat, Butterfly Bash, Gateways/Portales

Saturday, October 20

Dirty legs and tight lycra

Step inside the beautiful grounds of the normally-closed-to-the-public Old Soldier’s Home for DCCX cyclocross race. Lots of cowbells, beers, fast action and sculpted thighs. (two days long)

My kingdom for a feather boa

The Shakespeare Theater Company is hosting a prop sale, just in time for Halloween. Forsooth, it should be great. (9am-2pm)

Also || East of the River Book Festival, National Arboretum volunteer planting, fundraiser for Black Workers Center, Harry Potter Tea, spooky roller derby

10/20: Out of the darkness, Far Out, DC Design Week, race for every child (5k to benefit children’s national), pancake battle, zombie fun run, light the night, fall nature migration walk, air & scare, NatSecGirlSquad HH, Capitol Hill walk ‘n drink, for women leaving their comfort zone, Shatterproof 5k, boo @ the zoo, women’s march on the pentagon, trail cleanup, trails and ales, Lyrics from Lockdown, square dance, HITS bazaar flea market, Halloween scavenger hunt, UN Young Professionals Career Dinner, pumpkin fest, how restaurants reduce waste, Colony Club Photo Show, Children’s National 5k, Tech Rebalanced, Georgetown Oktoberfest

Sunday, October 21

So much music

“DAYTIME SLAYTIME” at Rhizome. (3pm)
A whole bunch of local acts come to house venue Local F.S. (6:30pm)
The heady voice of Mirah may be just what you need for a Sunday night. We’re big fans of her breathy, guitar-y indie pop. (7pm)
Or catch the indie rock magic of Big Thief at 9:30 club. (7pm)

Incompatible Allies film screening

Join Black Lives Matter DC & Grassroots Media DC for this documentary film tackling covering gun violence and community safety. Panel discussion to follow. (6pm)

Also || how to make papel picado, make ramen at Toki, vigilante coffee cupping, stomp out slumlords, irish music @ Petworth Citizen, colony club clothing swap,

10/21: Lily allen, Jerry Paper, Kiefer, Prophet & Stimulator Jones, 5K & FunRun, blessing of the animals, dupont house tour, author readings at second story books dupont, Yoga w/ American Pops Orchestra

Monday, October 22

Early voting begins in DC

Do yr civic duty! Check your early voting place here based on your ward. Peruse the voter guide.

MGM, the propaganda machine

Did you know 1930s Hollywood had a strong tinge of anti-New Deal right-wing propaganda? If you come to this Profs & Pints, you will. (6pm)

Also || Mountain Man folk music, volunteer with asylum seekers, SF Ballet’s AD, National Day of Protest Against Police Terror

Reel Architecture: Metropolis, Comedy Shenanigans, Lovejet @ Dangerous Pies, National Day of Protest Against Police Terror

Tuesday, October 23

Cartography conversations

Architectural historian and cartographer Don Alexander Hawkins walks through his process for creating historic maps of Washington that have influenced historians and scholars across the country. (6pm)

Create your own performance enhancing playlist

Can listening to music improve your exercise? Sport psychologist Dr. Costas Karageorghis discusses the science behind using music to improve sports performance and enhance the exercise experience. (7pm)

Also || Free Wifi Comedy Show, money in politics roundtable, La Maquina de Cuba, DC candidate forum on climate change, Calvin Johnson (K Records)

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Looking Ahead

10/24:Code Girls, Keepin’ it weird Wednesdays, African-American Film Festival, Suck It! Comedy game show, Pardot/Salesforce networking, Not Quite Not White, probono immigration training, Ecowomen Mentor Dinner, Sharmila Sen (Harvard University Press), hip hop listening session, The Fever @ Woolly Mammoth: use code “WOOLLY730” for 50% off single tickets

10/25: Kurbassy, stuff they don’t want you to know (podcast recording), Bass Drum of Death, introduction to Marxism, Bentzen Ball, writing the sacred self, pitch competition: the future of aging, what is medievalism?, Sight Machine: Trevor Paglen + Kronos Quartet, learn about Syrian refugee crisis + cuisine, RINGLET branding, The Fever @ Woolly Mammoth: use code “WOOLLY730” for 50% off single tickets, pineapple presents: everyday dorie