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

Michelle Obama at 6th & I (11/12), tunes: Samara Joy (11/12), Alison Roman at 6th & I (11/13), tunes: Amaarae (11/21), local tunes: kidstable (11/21), tunes: Wednesday (11/22), A Swingin’ Little Christmas with Jane Lynch (11/29), A Charlie Brown Christmas (12/3), tunes: Matt Rodgers (12/12), book talk with Patti Smith (12/19), tunes: Blood Orange (3/3)

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Wednesday November 5

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Trump sucks, many people are saying

Refuse Fascism is leading a series of protests against the Trump administration, starting with a “Trump Must Go Now” protest on the year anniversary of his re-election with an expected 10,000-20,000 attendees present. (11am)

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Improvasaurus Rex

Dinosaur Improv is coming to DC with a stacked cast including Edi Patterson, Jason Mantzoukas, Paul Scheer, and Rob Riggle. Get ready for a completely improvised night with jokes so funny you’ll go extinct! (7:30pm)

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Also || tunes: Leith Ross, a bookish night at CJM, tunes at rhizome, book talk: Chloe Gong, Free DC book talk, gallery Y exhibit, book launch: State Senator Cory McCray, Kitchen and Kocktails, dc changemakers, sneak peak of Virtuosos of Violin, bookclub: Something in the Water, mother of all comedy shows, yoga at Omni Hotel, tunes: Kerala Dust, survivor watch party! #teamsage, khaos karaoke, tunes: Hannah Frances

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Thursday November 6

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Gather round ginkHOs

It’s time to learn all about the famous ginkgo trees of Swann Street NW. Learn fun facts about the tree like, did you know it’s our world’s oldest tree!? Afterwards, head to an optional HH at Aslin to mingle with other treethusiasts. (3pm & 4:15pm)

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grl rage

Head to Wonderland for some of the best new music in the DMV from women-led bands, featuring grrrrl-fueled nostalgia and scream therapy! (8pm)

One of DC’s favorite bands, Dear Daria, is releasing a new music video! Head to Pie Shop to see them and other local favs like erasergirl live. (8pm)

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Also || identity collage, try a poetry camera, tunes: rising jazz star from DC Ekep Nkwelle, film: the disappearance of miss scott, author talk: Padma Lakshmi, book talk: Some Kind of Famous, Microcinema: Mrs William Horsley’s Vexations, Free DC Ward 6 meeting, Jobs with Justice’s 2025 I’ll Be There Awards, poetry for social change, solidarity economic social hour, Mahjong lesson and play, wine, microcinema at rhizome, federal worker reengagement workshop, the giant leap, DC 2050 workshop, Aboriginal Art, Folger Book Club: 'You Dreamed of Empires' by Álvaro Enrigue, tech on tap, tunes: Rocket

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Friday November 7

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This is your chance to discover the next big thing

Artists deserve to represent their art themselves. That’s, like, super fair. The Superfair is the only artist-forward art fair in DC – and it’s a blast! (4pm)

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Live, laugh, fund life-saving humanitarian aid work

Join Grassroots Comedy for a night of laughs (and tears) at Comedy Show For Lives USAID Can’t Save, benefiting organizations across the world providing HIV treatment, prevention, and support. (6:30pm)

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Also || contra dance with acclaimed band & caller, film screening + closing party: punk the capitol, violin + poetry, Color Palette EP release show, ceramic workshop, supernova comedy show, tunes: Flowerbomb, poetry showcase, Virtuosos of Violin and Verse, Madams of DC Walking Tour, Howard West African Sahelian Student Association showcase, tunes: Vincent Lima, daft punk is playing at my house dance party

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Saturday November 8

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We <3 sports

It’s the PanAmerican Cyclocross Championships! Come watch cyclists from all over the Western Hemisphere compete in categorized races. Plus, watch the pro men and women from 2-5pm. (all weekend)
DC’s Soccer Team, the Washington Spirit, is in the Quarterfinals! Come cheer them to victory at Audi with 20,000 of your closest friends! (12pm)

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Tunes and such: tunes: Jukebox the Ghost, tunes: Felipe Esparza, tunes: The Motet, tunes: The Disco Biscuits, tunes: Chloe Ament, tunes: Mark William Lewis, tunes: Twincussion, tunes: LESSON ZERO, dance: Where I Belong

Crafts & vintage: bottle art class, that’s so vintage market, half & half market: half craft half vintage, indigo dye workshop, paint and sip, pottery workshop, crafting against cops,

Mindfulness: meditate & create, tarot-inspired mystery play, Relax & Realign meditation, guided journaling session,

Other highlights: kreeger neighborhood day, wine tasting, history of Black Georgetown, Lost Gen turns 3!, PFA opening reception, skate fitness open house

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Sunday November 9

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Your favorite grocery store’s favorite grocery store

Interested in joining a grocery co-op? Green Beans in Logan Circle will be having a monthly happy hour with mead, board games, and more. Come see if the co-op life is right for you. (6pm)

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Pippi party!

I love iconic Dutch bunny Miffy as much as the next guy, but real ones know Pippi Longstocking is the original Euro cutie. She’s turning 80 and you’re invited to her birthday party at the Swedish embassy! (1pm)

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Also || tunes at Rhizome, crochet 101, theater: LIZZIE, foraging for good: wild bites of Palestine, movMEANT therapy, Eastern Market Pottery, R&B Club: Isley Brothers, collage making series, alleyways of Washington walking tours, Navy Yard walking tour, free tunes: Celebrating Beethoven, Free DC premiere of American Agitators, film: Salt of This Sea, tunes: Your Smith, tunes: grandson, tunes: Sydney Sprague

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Monday November 10

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Aurora Borealis is a beautiful name for a baby girl

Paint by numbers…with the stars? Cleveland Park hosts a Paint and Sip Fundraiser teaching you to paint the Aurora Borealis while you sip on a cocktail of the same name. (6:15pm)

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The latest trend in music is organic

NYC organist and pianist Brian Charette showcases his world-renowned skills on the keys at Blues Alley. Stop by and tap your foot to features from his modern organ trio. (9:30pm)

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Also || tunes: Cowbell and Secret Planet, tunes: INOHA, tunes: CG5, international arts & crafts market, race in america

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Tuesday November 11

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If it’s a Flock of Dimes, then what do you call a group of quarters?

Flock of Dimes (solo work of Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak and Bon Iver) is touring for her new record, “The Life You Save.” Her music (check out “Keep Me in the Dark”) is a perfect accompaniment for an autumn walk & will be incredible at the Atlantis. (6:30pm)

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On the mend

Breathe new life into your clothes at this mending and patchwork workshop! Learn common mending techniques and new ways to reimagine your garments, and bring clothes to mend at the patch making station. (6pm)

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Also || talk: poets of war, film: Bye Bye Love, film: Funeral Parade of Roses, tunes: The Wombats, tunes: Alessia Cara, DC music championships semifinals, tunes: Merce Lemon

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NOVEMBER

11/12: Michelle Obama at 6th & I, submit a testimony to dc council, Songs from a Medieval Winter, wine tasting, GW symposium, candlelight yoga, talk: Egyptology

11/13: tunes: Braxton Cook, film/talk: The Lavender Scare, Alison Roman at 6th & I, film screening: emotional justice, poetry for social change, author talk: Eliana Ramage, writing the world, Mahjong lesson and play, pottery jam, blue note burlesque, D.C. stands for Documenting Culture, tunes: Arun Ramamurthy Trio, sound healing, humanitiesDC culture series