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Tonight! 11 year old author Alice Paul Tapper
@RaiseYourHand5
will be
@PoliticsProse
with dad
@jaketapper
to talk about her book encouraging girls to “Remember to be bold, be brave, and
#RaiseYourHand
!! 🙋🏿♀️🙋🏽♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋♀️🙋🏾♀️” Thurs 3/28 from 7pm-8pm, Free
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Go-Go on the Rooftop, free summer concert series is back outside on the MLK
@dcpl
green-roof Sunday, June 9 (and 16, 23, & 30) from 1pm-5pm. DJ Big John and different bands each week! 901 G St NW M: Chinatown or short walk from Metro Center. See lineup:
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Tomorrow! Thurs 3/28 from 7pm-8pm
@PoliticsProse
11 year old author Alice Paul Tapper and her dad
@jaketapper
will talk about her book encouraging girls to “Remember to be bold, be brave, and
#RaiseYourHand
!! 🙋🏿♀️🙋🏽♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋♀️🙋🏾♀️” Free event.
DC-AREA FOLKS!!! Alice will be at
@PoliticsProse
with her dad on Thursday night! Come say hi! 🙋🏽♀️🙋♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏾♀️🙋🏿♀️👍🏻❤️
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This Saturday morning 10/16 from 10:30am-11am EDT, Free Online Talk with Moominvalley director, Jay Grace in conjunction with the Visiting Exhibit from
#Finland
@NatChildrens
Museum “Moomin Animations: Thrills + Cuddles"
@MoominOfficial
@FinlandinUSA
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"This ‘National Emergency Library’ is offering free online access to 1.4 million books" From classic novels to hard-to-get academic textbooks, the collection is designed to help both students and other readers deprived of access to local libraries
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Free things to do online “Here are 450 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free”
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Rock Creek Park has some beautiful trails I am just discovering! Do you have any favorite trails in or near DC? This beautiful section runs near 16th St NW at Holly St, down a trail when you get to the creek, turn right. Hard to believe this is in the city and so easy to get to!
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DC gets a new museum! The 14th Street Graffiti Museum
at 14th & Crittenden St NW
Open daily, beginning Oct 3, 11am-8pm. SMK will play a DJ set starting in the late afternoon as part of the grand opening celebrations on Oct. 3.
Admission: Free.
A new museum celebrates D.C.’s graffiti artists, past and present.
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Visit
@kencen
outdoor
#REACHWinterLanterns
1/27–2/6 stroll through approximately 100 lanterns made of 10,000 colored LED lights, all crafted by Chinese artisans.
#YearOfTheTiger
#ChineseNewYear
Thurs–Sat 5:30pm-9:30pm Sun 4pm-9pm Free, no tickets needed
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With the
@smithsonian
museums,
@NationalZoo
and
@ngadc
all closed due to the government shutdown it is extra crowded here today
@WomenInTheArts
- but well worth it to see
#RodarteDC
exhibit! Free Monthly Community Day every first Sunday 12pm-5pm.
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Today is
#Independent
@BookstoreDay
! Bookstores in DC include
@busboysandpoets
@PoliticsProse
@PandPWharf
@Loyaltybooks
@solidstatedc
@eastcitybooks
@kramerbooks
@Pottershousedc
& more! See See map of stores:
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See the 27th annual joint orchid exhibit between the
@USBotanicGarden
and
@SIGardens
“Discover the World of Orchids” at the USBG Conservatory through April 30th. Learn about the diversity of orchids and how technology advances their conservation. Free!
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Tonight! 10/16 Join Alice Walker in conversation with
@andyshallal
on her latest book “Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart”
@NMAAHC
#Free
I believe they’ll be live streaming the event online as well! RSVP:
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Andrew Lloyd Webber will stream his musicals on YouTube for free starting Fri 4/3 at 7pm for 48 hrs, a new one every week. First up, 2000 adaptation of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” starring Donny Osmond, Joan Collins & Richard Attenborough
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Tonight, Tomorrow & Friday 3/7-3/9
@hirshhorn
has special hours!
10am-5:30pm + 7pm-9:30pm, Sweet! Free admission! Swing on by if you can.
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The DC Public Library
@dcpl
invites you to witness the Total Solar Eclipse on
April 8, 2024.
📅 Distribution of Special Sunglasses at your neighborhood library!
Dates: April 1 - April 8, 2024
Get Yours Early - Available While Supplies Last!
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#GeorgetownGlow
spring edition! “Spring Glow” features 5 art installations on display 4/9 - 6/27 “by day, and brighter by night.” Each is designed to be enjoyed while social distancing, masks required. Free. Various locations in
@georgetowndc
Details & map
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Holiday Markets you can check out in the DC area
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Tomorrow!
#TheConcertForValor
@TheNationalMall
@carrieunderwood
& others! 7pm Watch live
@HBO
http://t.co/wJc2IIJM55
http://t.co/82dUW1CklA
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In case you didn’t know
@kencen
is posting wonderful prerecorded content every day on facebook and you always search their video archives there + on YouTube for lots of fabulous video performances
#Recommend
Free things to do online
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Monday 2/1 at 8pm EST free online concert in celebration of St. Brigid’s Day highlighting some of the wonderful female Irish acts from around the world!
@IrelandEmbUSA
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The
@dcpl
34th Annual Black Film Festival continues Tuesdays this month at MLK Library theater 901 G St NW 2/14 ft. "The Woman King" after screening of
@Beyonce
"Lemonade" 5pm & the 🎶 doc "Strange Fruit" 3pm, Free
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackFilmFestival
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“Season’s Greenings.” The annual garden-wide holiday display is back
@USBotanicGarden
.This year’s “Season’s Greenings” will be revealed on Thanksgiving Day and remain open through the beginning of January. Outdoors and inside the conservatory. Free.
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Just took this Screenshot from the new
#BloomCam
🌸 peak bloom this weekend
@CherryBlossFest
@NationalMallNPS
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Local trio
@TheStringQueens
perform 🎶
@kencen
@MillenniumStage
this Sat 10/1 at 6pm, Free! You can also tune in to the livestream. I saw them perform live
@NatSymphonyDC
#NSOneighbor
event last week and they were on fire! Highly recommend going if you can
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Starting Today! All 22 pools are open 6 days a week! See schedule and learn more on the
@DCDPR
site + sprayparks + indoor pools Free for DC residents (non-DC residents may purchase a seasonal or daily pass)
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DC loves some funk Video doesn't quite capture the energy but gives you a taste
@george_clinton
@TheDCArts
#202Fest
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Today! Free admission
@PhillipsMuseum
for
@Nationals
fans who come by the museum wearing
#Nats
gear! ⚾️🎈🎉
Hey
@Nationals
fans! We’re offering FREE admission to anyone wearing
#Nats
gear this weekend in celebration of their
#WorldSeries
win!
#FightFinished
#WorldSeriesChamps
#GoNats
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Took some refuge in nature this morning. Some beauty and peacefulness from Malcolm X/ Meridian Hill Park 16th St NW
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Sneak peak! "Spanish Illustrators: The Color of Optimism"
@SpainCultureUSA
4/21 - 6/26 Free Lecture 4/23 12pm-1:30pm
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Update on tickets for Opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture via
@washingtonpost
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See
#CorpseFlower
at the U.S. Botanic Garden, open til 10pm! Free. 3rd Peak Bloom just started
100 Maryland Ave SW
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You can enjoy art from museums in Paris online now! Things to do online for free
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Excited to see that the
#RenwickGallery
will be
#Open
#Late
this Sunday, April 8. Special hours 1pm-8:30pm so you can see the new exhibit
#NoSpectators
Art of
@burningman
Free! *Recommend!*
@americanart
#DCBurners
@DCBurners
Video
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You can visit the
@DumbartonOaks
garden for
#Free
now through March 14, open Tuesday - Sunday from 2pm-5pm, Tuesday through Sunday. Learn more:
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Free things to do online series of resource sharing continues! “Use Your Time in Isolation to Learn Everything You've Always Wanted To: Free Online Courses, Audio Books, eBooks, Movies, Coloring Books & More” from Open Culture.
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This Saturday 4/27 is
#Independent
@BookstoreDay
Participating bookstores in DC include
@busboysandpoets
@PoliticsProse
@PandPWharf
@Loyaltybooks
@solidstatedc
@eastcitybooks
@MahoganyBooks
and more throughout the DC area! See map of participating stores:
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Hidden inside Washington’s embassies: A world of fun (and free) stuff to do
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This Thurs 6/29
@TheWharfDC
free outdoor screening of "Top Gun: Maverick" on Transit Pier. See details:
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Art representing
@TheDCArts
#202Fest
Oliver Johnson
@splashofcolor
pictured w his work. Please credit if you share.
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Sometimes a picture speaks volumes. Poignant & poetic expression by Lilith
#LoveisLove
Photo shared w her permission
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Snowball fight still happening at Malcolm X Park, best to walk along 16th St, snow emergency route, totally plowed.
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Join Finnish composers Samuli Kosminen and Jarmo Saari online for a musical ride to the fantasy world of Moomins, in conjunction with the Moomin exhibit
@NatChildrens
Museum in DC on Sat 11/20 from 10:30am-11am EST, Free
#Kids
@MoominOfficial
@FinlandinUSA
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Thursday 8/11 is the final free outdoor concert in the Fort Reno concert 🎶 series. It'll feature
@tedleo
, The Owners and Koshari
@FortRenoDC
Fort Reno Park from 7pm-9:30pm M: Tenleytown
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Simone Leigh, once a Smithsonian intern, is now a world-famous sculptor whose work centers on the labor of Black women. On view 11/2 - 3/3
@hirshhorn
"Simone Leigh” exhibit takes over an entire floor of the museum, Free. Daily 10am-5:30pm. Read more
@dcist
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92 Hidden Gems and Attractions in (and around) Washington, DC. Some are
#Free
but not all are. Scroll through for details.
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92 Hidden Gems and Attractions in (and around) Washington, DC. Some are
#Free
but not all are. Scroll through for details.
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Today!
@SmithsonianNMAI
annual Native Art Market 10am-5pm. Find one-of-a-kind traditional and contemporary items and meet Native artists from North and South America. See handcrafted jewelry, bead work, pottery, prints and sculpture. Free.
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The
@dcmoapia
is hosting the first in person Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown since the pandemic began on Sunday, January 22 at 2pm, Free. RSVP and details:
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Register to attend the opening for
@womenshistory
exhibit at MLK
@dcpl
"We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC" exploring the stories of Black feminism in DC on Thurs 3/30 from 5pm-8pm, Free. Rochelle Rice performs 🎶 at 6pm.
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This Sat 3/11 at 7pm at Turkey Thicket Rec Center
@NatSymphonyDC
full orchestra &
@theStringQueens
🎶
#classical
, familiar + brand new music. Free! I attended last year and they were fantastic, recommend!
All ages welcome 1100 Michigan Ave NE
#NSONeighbor
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Tomorrow!
@SplitThisRock
hosts a free online reading with Eve L. Ewing & Safia Elhillo on Thursday 5/7 from 5pm-6pm Eastern time on
@youtube
live
Split This Rock presents a reading with Eve L. Ewing & Safia Elhillo on Thursday, May 7, 5-6 pm EST. Save the date & tune in via YouTube live-stream:
Access copies of poems will be provided. For more accessibility info: access
@splitthsrock
.org
#Poetry
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Today,
@SOSmeditate
is open for individual silent meditation before meditation talk at 11am, for those wanting to sit, you can come anytime between 10am and 11am
Tomorrow ~
#Meditate
in
#Community
Sun 9/9 and most Sunday Mornings at the Science of Spirituality DC Center
@SOSmeditate
Open Silent Meditation anytime between 10am-11am, Free Meditation Talk 11am-Noon, followed by a free veggie lunch. 2950 Arizona Ave NW
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"Food for the Soul, Food for the Body" All are welcome to attend a Free Mini-Retreat
#Meditation
&
#Vegetarian
#Cooking
Class this Saturday 4/28 from 10am-2pm at
#scienceofspirituality
2950 Arizona Ave NW
@SOSmeditate
Free, Please RSVP to ensure your space
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Sun 6/4 from 2pm-4pm "Go-Go on the Rooftop with Sirius Company" Summer Go-Go Concert Series at the MLK Library throughout the month of June, from 2pm-4pm, Free, All ages welcome! Also on 6/11 Rare Essence & 6/18 Black Alley. MLK
@dcpl
901 G St NW
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Outdoor spaces open again!
@HillwoodMuseum
mansion-turned-museum and attached gardens near
#RockCreekPark
are open 10am-5pm with advanced reservations. The
@ngadc
sculpture garden (not museum) is open from 11am-4pm daily with capacity & mask requirements.
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The Fort Dupont Summer Concert Series
@FODUParkSeries
continues with Soul Music this Saturday 9/12 at 7:30pm ft. Kindred and the Family Soul,
@AZTECSUNBAND
Sun and DJ 2-Tone Jones, Concerts every Saturday thru Saturday 9/19 Watch:
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Three more museums open in DC!
@WomenInTheArts
@PhillipsMuseum
@DumbartonHouse
+
@GlenstoneMuseum
in MD with large outdoor sculptures “DC museums continue reopening as COVID-19 cases drop” and weather warms
@WTOP
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Tomorrow, Sat 9/22 is
@SmithsonianMag
's
#MuseumDay
!
@MuseumDay
Free admission - with tickets - to the following museums in DC:
@PhillipsMuseum
@DumbartonHouse
@Newseum
@WomenintheArts
@BuildingMuseum
@KreegerMuseum
For tickets visit:
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Tonight! The
@hirshhorn
is open from 7pm-9:30pm, Free! 7th &
Independence Ave SW Metro: L'Enfant Plaza or Smithsonian
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Thank you
@Pottershousedc
for your commitment to compassion and inclusion. Love
#localbookstore
#authorevents
#wifi
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Tonight!
#ZooLights
5pm-9pm, Free! 500,000 LED bulbs & more
@NationalZoo
Family-friendly t! Nightly thru 1/1 (except Dec. 24, 25 & 31)
@FONZNationalZoo
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Thur 6/28
@dcimprov
7:30pm
#Comedy
Showcase for Dylan Meyer, a local comedian who passed away recently. Proceeds will be donated. $8 Ft: Rob Maher,
@CerromeRussell
Denise Taylor, Paris Sashay, Matty Litwack,
@MartinAmini
@lafwright
@nathan_luft
and others
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Tonight!
@daniel_m_lavery
“Something That May Shock and Discredit You” Part memoir, the book offers an honest and profound reflection on gender transition and identity 7pm-8pm
@PoliticsProse
@PandPWharf
@TheWharfDC
Free M: Waterfront
Tonight at
@thewharfdc
,
@daniel_m_lavery
shares his meditations on culture, gender identity, family dynamics and more in SOMETHING THAT MAY SHOCK AND DISCREDIT YOU
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This weekend the
@SmithsonianFolk
Festival focuses on DC music... and is only tow days long instead of the usual ten days (thanks to the Government Shutdown, sigh). The Outdoor Festival is Free and you can read more about it on the
@dcist
post here:
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#Meditate
in
#Community
this
#Sunday
9/9 and most Sunday Mornings at the Science of Spirituality DC Center
@SOSmeditate
Open Silent Meditation anytime between 10am-11am, Free Meditation Talk 11am-Noon, followed by a free veggie lunch. 2950 Arizona Ave NW
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The Berlin Philharmonic has opened up its digital concert hall for this next month, giving free access to hundreds of past concerts in its famous Berlin venue + chance to watch events live, Registration is required and voucher must be redeemed before 3/31
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Today! Free Panel w
@pagesofle
@ClintSmithIII
@AcevedoWrites
@TheDrawbridgeCo
3pm-5pm
@MuleboneDC
share space 14 & V
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Tomorrow 7:30pm Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture w/ live cannon fire!
@USArmyOldGuard
@theusarmyband
Free. Sylvan Theater
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Did you know
@ladygaga
was inspired by
@ConradRoset
work for her album? See the original
@SpainCultureUSA
4/21-6/26
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Tonight! Britney Spears Dance Class! Learn step-by-step choreography with instructors from District Groove who'll be teaching a Popstar Dance Fitness Series. This week will dance to Britney's song "Slave 4 u" 6:30pm-7:30pm
@TheYardsDC
Free. 355 Water St SE
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Rainy day ☔️ perfect to be indoors exploring museums! Here’s a list of events
@smithsonian
museums + list of museums Also recommend
#RenwickGallery
#BurningMan
exhibit and
@ngadc
(which is not a Smithsonian) All Museums are Free
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Tomorrow, Sat 5/12 see are the details for free daytime events including the Day Fair 1pm-7pm and
#Funk
#Parade
5pm-6pm and all
@FunkParade
events:
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Someone sent me this doc, 93 Museums in DC - many of them Free - from a
@reddit
thread. Not sure of original source.
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Free
#Yoga
outside in Meridian Hill / Malcolm X Park Saturday mornings 10am-11am. All levels welcome, led by Alexandra Escobar and Julia Ruane. BYO yoga mat. If it rains, class will be cancelled. We generally meet in the middle of the park, so keep an eye out. 16th & Euclid St NW
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"Jazz in the Hood" is this week! Free jazz
@galleryoonh
most nights 6/8-6/14 1354 H St NE See pic for details
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All 22 DC public pools are open 6 days a week! See schedule and learn more on the
@DCDPR
site + sprayparks + indoor pools Free for DC residents (non-DC residents may purchase a seasonal or daily pass)
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The
@Smithsonian
@NMNH
Newly Revamped
#Dinosaur
Hall Is Open, with extended hours for the summer, from 10am-7pm every day in June (except 6/20). The museum will keep those extended hours Thursdays - Saturdays in July & August (with the exception of 8/17)
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DC Museums Reopening!
5/14:
@ngadc
@nmaahc
@smithsoniannpg
@americanart
5/17
@holocaustmuseum
5/21
@NationalZoo
@smithsoniannmai
@amhistorymuseum
Many DC museums will be reopening soon! Remember to check each museum’s website for details on passes, visitor protocols and health/safety guidelines.
🖼️🏦
See below for dates + venues!
#DCTogether
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Tonight! Free Screening of "Black Panther" in
@YardsParkDC
(originally scheduled for
@CanalParkDC
and moved to accommodate larger crowd)
@CapitolRvrFront
You can arrive as early as 7pm, bring a picnic, and enjoy the show! 355 Water St SE M: Waterfront
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Map of where you can find cherry blossom 🌸 trees throughout the DC area! They aren’t just by the tidal basin, which they recommend you skip visiting this year. You can see those on the
#BloomCam
live feed.
Cherry blossom lovers!
Spoiler alert: They’re trees. They do this every year.
If you insist on tree-peeping, skip the “federal” trees downtown, & check out cherry blossoms in our hometown DC neighborhoods instead. Please.
List/Map
Social. Distance. Now.
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Huge Congrats to local
@EasternHS
student Akilah Johnson for winning the
@google
doodle contest! Go
#DCarts
#NEDC
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In case you haven't heard
@hirshhorn
#extendedhours
for
#InfiniteKusama
on Wed nights starting 3/22 open til 8pm
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Wow! Just found out, this Saturday, June 22 is “Smithsonian Solstice Saturday”
@Smithsonian
will stay open late and hosting parties, programs and performances. Many Smithsonian museums will be open until midnight welcoming visitors to the free festivities.
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The REACH Opening Festival
@kencen
starts this Sat 9/7 and runs thru Sun 9/22. The free 16-day event includes music, comedy, theater, dance, movies & interactive learning sessions. Though the festival is free, time passes are required. Schedule & passes:
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Extended through July 16th! "One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama"
@hirshhorn
Free next-day passes released daily on their website via Etix starting at noon. Book up to 2 timed-entry passes. Unclaimed passes available online & in-person
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Join
@HolocaustMuseum
historians on Facebook for "Acts of Resistance: Love Stories of the Holocaust." Learn how love became an act of resistance for people persecuted by the Nazi regime. Fri 2/12, 9:30am-10am EST or view later at
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Sat 6/1 from 6pm-7:30pm at The Lincoln Memorial, Free Opera Italiana
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RSVP on eventbrite to attend this free virtual event on Monday, July 20 at 7pm with
@DrIbram
on “How to be an Anti-Racist”
#antiracist
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The Library of Congress will open the floor of its Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building to the public starting next week. The Main Reading Room will be open to visitors from 10:30am-11:30am & 2pm-3pm Tuesday through Friday starting 4/11 Free
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Today! Free
#yoga
class
#outside
5:30pm-6:30pm in
#FarragutSq
@GoldenTriDC
Connecticut & K St NW
#TriFit
Free Outdoor Classes every Tues, Wed & Thursday! 5:30 - 6:30pm weather permitting, through 9/27
- Yoga Tuesday
- Barre Wednesday
- Pilates Thursday
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