Capitol Hill Agenda is a listing of interesting events for the week ahead in the Capitol Hill area. If you’d like to see your event featured, fill out our event submission form.
For more events, be sure to check out our event calendar.
Tuesday
Under the Sea
Southwest Library (900 Wesley Place SW)
3 p.m.
Kids, between the ages of 5 and 12, can get an introductory lesson on sharks and stingrays to learn how these fish benefit marine ecosystems.
Wednesday
Rockin’ the Block Concert Series
Canal Park (200 M St. SE)
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Musical performers, lawn games and food from local restaurants are once again coming to Navy Yard as part of a free concert series.
Thursday
Jurassic World
Canal Park (200 M St. SE)
7 p.m.
Locals can watch dinosaurs come to life in this free outdoor thriller as part of Capitol Riverfront’s Outdoor Movie Series.
Keeping Cool with Capoeira
Rosedale Library (1701 Gales St. NE)
5 p.m.
Teens can learn how to use music, rhythm and language for self-defense and other purposes through this Afro-Brazilian art form.
Wine & Design
National Postal Museum (2 Massachusetts Ave. NE)
5-7 p.m.
A happy hour with wine and crafting is coming to the National Postal Museum.
Friday
The Texas Chainsaw Horns
The Yards Park (355 Water St. SE)
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Capitol Riverfront’s Friday Night Concert Series is back this week with the funk, soul and R&B band, The Texas Chainsaw Horns.
Photo via Capitol Riverfront BID
Capitol Hill Agenda is a listing of interesting events for the week ahead in the Capitol Hill area. If you’d like to see your event featured, fill out our event submission form.
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Wednesday
Bike Maintenance Basics
REI Community Space at Wunder Garten (100-198 L St. NE)
6:30-8 p.m.
This free class aims to teach bicyclists how to lube a chain, fix flats and make minor adjustments.
Thursday
Mean Girls
Canal Park (200 M St. SE)
7 p.m.
Locals can sit under the stars and enjoy a free outdoor screening of “Mean Girls.” The film is scheduled to start at sundown.
Friday
Friday Night Fishing
Diamond Teague Park (100 Potomac Ave. SE)
5-8 p.m.
All gear and bait is provided to participants free of charge during this fishing event along the Anacostia River.
Saturday
The Great North American Naughtical Beer Mile
Pacers Running (300 Tingey St. SE)
6-10 p.m.
Those interested to run in this “beer mile” must RSVP to attend the event. Expect something a “wee bit naughty,” organizers said.
Book Sale
Southeast Library (403 7th St. SE)
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This book sale at the Southeast Library is a chance to grab some new reading material. Most books are only $1, according to the library’s website.
Yoga With Love
Southeast Library (403 7th St. SE)
1:30 p.m.
The Southeast Library slated a free, relaxing event this Sunday to finish off the weekend. WithLoveDC instructors are scheduled to lead participants through the yoga class.
Image via YouTube/Anacostia Riverkeeper
Capitol Hill Agenda is a listing of interesting events for the week ahead in the Capitol Hill area. If you’d like to see your event featured, fill out our event submission form.
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Tuesday
Japan-in-a-Suitcase
Southwest Library (900 Wesley Place SW)
3 p.m.
Kids from ages 5 to 12 can come to the library Tuesday to learn about Japanese culture and participate in a crafts event.
Thursday
Pack your Picnic Movie Night
Canal Park (200 M St. SE)
7 p.m.
Pack a picnic and head out to Canal Park at sundown to watch this year’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
American Roots Music Series: Mile Twelve
Hill Center at the Old Navy Hospital (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE)
7-9 p.m.
Catch Mile Twelve bring its original and traditional bluegrass music to Hill Center.
Friday
Reds at Nationals
Nationals Ballpark (1500 South Capitol St. SE)
6:05 p.m.
Come support the Nationals this Sunday as they face off against the Cincinnati Reds and catch a post-game fireworks show.
Friday Night Concert Series: The Bstreetband
The Yards Park (355 Water St. SE)
6:30-8:30 p.m.
The Bstreetband is scheduled to play Yards Park.
Monday (July 4th)
Capitol Hill Community 4th of July Parade
Barracks Row
10 a.m.
Capitol Hill’s Independence Day parade is coming back, and is scheduled to start at 8th and I streets SE and finish up at the Eastern Market Metro Plaza.
A Capitol Fourth
West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol
8-9:30 p.m.
Smokey Robinson, Kenny Loggins and other musicians are set to perform as part of the annual PBS Independence Day celebration, which includes fireworks.
Photo via Flickr/Rudi Riet
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Tuesday
Family Film Night: Home
Storey Park (1005 1st St. NE)
7-11 p.m.
Families and children can enjoy this feel-good alien movie outside tomorrow in NoMa.
Wednesday
Meditation for Stress Relief
Southwest Library (900 Wesley Place SW)
7:30 p.m.
Have trouble sitting still while meditating? If so, this session combines meditation with movement and music to give people a new way to clear their minds.
Thursday
Anacostia River Canoe Tour
Anacostia Boathouse (1900 M St. SE)
5:30-7:30 p.m.
This free event can teach you the history of the Anacostia River during a canoe tour. RSVP is required.
Canal Park (200 M St. SE)
Sundown (7 p.m.)
Locals can watch the free movie “Hitch” outside. Picnics are encouraged.
Friday
Drink the District Red, White & Brew
The Yards (1300 1st St. SE)
1-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m.
Locals will have the chance to drink about 100 beers and wines from across the country.
Photo via Facebook/Anacostia Watershed Society
Capitol Hill Agenda is a listing of interesting events for the week ahead in the Capitol Hill area. If you’d like to see your event featured, fill out our event submission form.
For more events, be sure to check out our event calendar.
Tuesday
D.C. Job Seekers Clinic
Northeast Library (330 7th St. NE)
2 p.m.
Locals searching for a job or looking for a career change can attend this workshop to spruce up their resume and interview skills.
Wednesday
NoMa Summer Screen: Guardians of the Galaxy
Storey Park (1005 1st St. NE)
7-11 p.m.
Attendees can watch Guardians of the Galaxy for free in the park.
Thursday
Spring Cleaning Clothing Swap
Southwest Library (900 Wesley Place SW)
6 p.m.
Hill residents will have a chance to clean out their wardrobe this summer. Attendees are instructed to bring 2 to 15 clothing items and swap them for different clothes.
Friday
D.C. JazzFest
The Yards Park (355 Water St. SE)
5:30 p.m.
A three-day festival with jazz, wine and beer is slated to arrive inYards Park this weekend.
Saturday
Tango Practica
Southwest Library (900 Wesley Place SW)
2:30 p.m.
Locals can head to the library to learn and practice the Argentine Tango. All levels are welcome during the event.
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For more events, be sure to check out our event calendar.
Tuesday
Smart With Art and Stories
Rosedale Library (1701 Gales St. NE)
5 p.m.
Bring your children along so they can have fun with story time. They can also get creative with an hour of arts and crafts.
Wednesday
Northeast Writing Group
Northeast Library (330 7th St. NE)
1 p.m.
This event helps aspiring writers overcome writer’s block, and library associate Reza, who has an master’s degree in creative writing, will be there for help.
Engineering Wednesday
Rosedale Library (1701 Gales St. NE)
2 p.m.
Children can design their own mini-catapults and paper airplanes.
The Princess Bride
Storey Park (1005 1st St. NE)
7-11 p.m.
Romance lovers can come down to Storey Park to watch “The Princess Bride.”
Thursday
Jazzercise Fitness Class
The Yards Park (355 Water St. SE)
7 p.m.
Love to dance? Get your exercise in for free with this fitness class.
Friday
Friday Night Concert Series: The Reflex
The Yards Park (355 Water St. SE)
6:30-8:30 p.m.
This free concert series is back for its sixth season. Come for free to enjoy the music and nearby restaurants.
Photo via Facebook/ NoMaBID
Capitol Hill Agenda is a listing of interesting events for the week ahead in the Capitol Hill area. If you’d like to see your event featured, fill out our event submission form.
For more events, be sure to check out our event calendar.
Tuesday
We Called Him Rabbi Abraham: Lincoln and American Jewry, a Documentary History
National Archives (700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW)
7-9 p.m.
Scholar and Rabbi Gary Zola shows why President Lincoln was given the affectionate title “Rabbi” by America’s small but growing Jewish population.
Wednesday
Reptiles Alive!
Northeast Library (330 7th St. NE)
2 p.m.
Kids ages 5 and up are invited to meet live animals and learn stories and facts about them at the Northeast Library.
Redefining Antisemitism through the Stories of Jews and Muslims during the Holocaust
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl. SW)
7-9:15 p.m.
Manhattan College professor of religious studies Dr. Mehnaz M. Afridi discusses antisemitism through stories of Jews and Muslims during the holocaust.
Saturday
Southwest Farmers Market Grand Opening
The Lot Southwest (425 M St. SW)
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
VIDA Fitness and UDC SNAP-Ed specialists join the usual produce and food vendors for a kick-off celebration at the Southwest DC Farmers Market at the Waterfront Metro Station.
Retro Jumpers: Double Dutch Team
Southeast Library (403 7th St. SE)
2 p.m.
Learn how to Double Dutch and work out by jumping rope. Participants will have to sign a waiver to participate.
Summerfest DC: Beer, Wine & Music Festival
Half Street Fairgrounds (1201 Half St. SE)
12 p.m.
The fairgrounds in Navy Yard will host a festival where residents can taste more than 80 craft beers in addition to wine, cider, food, live music and art. Tickets can be purchased online.
Sunday
Smithsonian’s Sci-Fi Sunday Screening: Star Trek
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (600 Independence Ave. SW)
4:15-6:30 p.m.
The National Air and Space Museum screens Star Trek in the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater.
Photo via Facebook/ Summerfest DC
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Tuesday
Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds Flyover
National Mall
Noon
The Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds air demonstration team flies over the National Mall. The pilots are in town for a GI Film Festival at the Canadian Embassy.
Wednesday
Arty Party
Southwest Library (900 Wesley Place SW)
7 p.m.
An art instructor shows how to make a “mystery creative craft,” according to the library.
Friday
MarketSW
4th and M Streets SW
5-10 p.m.
The monthly market returns for its second year with drinks, cigars and food near the Waterfront Metro station.
Bicycle Drive-in Movie
Hill Center (921 Pennsylvania Ave SE.)
8 p.m.
Hill Center screens “Bicycle Thieves,” “Racing Towards Red Hook” and other bicycle-themed movies outdoors.
Saturday
Southwest D.C. Farmers Market
425 M St. SW
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Farmers bring meat, eggs and other food to sell in Southwest.
Photo via Royal Canadian Air Force
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Tuesday
Hill Center Galleries Opening Reception
Hill Center (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE)
6-8 p.m.
Grab a glass of wine and meet the artists featured in Hill Center’s new gallery shows.
Wednesday
Voices of Now Festival
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (1101 6th St. SW)
May 18-21 7:30 p.m.
Plays written and performed by groups of local students show at Arena Stage for four nights.
Thursday
Red, White + Brew
Charlie Palmer Steak (101 Constitution Ave. NW)
6:30-9:30 p.m.
D.C. breweries 3 Star Brewing Company, Atlas Brew Works, DC Brau Brewing Company and Port City Brewing Company come together for a celebration of local beer. Tickets are available online.
Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
National Archives (700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW)
7-9 p.m.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Annette Gordon-Reed nd University of Virginia history professor Peter Onuf will shed light on Thomas Jefferson’s views on Christianity, slavery, race and philosophy.
Friday
Bike to Work Day 2016
6 a.m.-7 p.m.
Bike commuters can celebrate Bike to Work Day with free giveaways in NoMa, Eastern Market and Navy Yard.
Ward 6 Office Hours on Capitol Hill
Radici Market (303 7th St. SE)
8-9:30 a.m.
Ward 6 Councilman Charles Allen meets with constituents.
Family Movie Night: Minions
J.O. Wilson Elementary School (660 K St. NE)
8 p.m.
J.O. Wilson Elementary screens Minions during a family outdoor movie night.
Saturday
Capitol Hill Community Fitness Day
Balance Gym Capitol Hill (214 D St. SE)
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Balance Gym Capitol Hill hosts a day of family-friendly activities to inspire a more active lifestyle.
Tour de Fat
Yards Park (Water St. SE)
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
New Belgium Brewery hosts its annual celebration of bicycling and beer drinking at Yards Park. After the festival, Yards Park hosts the first show in its summer concert series.
POW! WOW! Festival
NoMa Junction at Storey Park (1005 1st St. NE)
11 a.m.-6 p.m.
A ten-day art festival in NoMa kicks off with a party and market set to include food trucks, DJs, art and other vendors.
Sunday
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Story Time
National Postal Museum – Lower Level Atrium (2 Massachusetts Ave. NE)
1-3 p.m.
The National Postal Museum hosts a story time for young children to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Seeing Red Film Series: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Hill Center (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE)
4-6 p.m.
New Yorker staff writer Margaret Talbot and movie critic Nell Minow host a screening of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” a 1956 movie that has been called the most frightening film ever.
Smithsonian Sci-Fi Sunday Screening Series: Spaceballs
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (600 Independence Ave. SW)
4:14-6 p.m.
The National Air and Space Museum screens 1987 comedy Spaceballs in the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater.
Photo via Washington Area Bicyclist Association
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Tuesday
Karaoke at Mr. Henry’s
Mr. Henry’s Restaurant (601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE)
7-11 p.m.
India Larelle Houston, who hosted the karaoke night at Remington’s before it closed, brings the evening of singing back to the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE.
Wednesday
Norton in Rosedale
Pilgrim AME Church (612 17th St. NE)
7-8:30 p.m.
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton visits Rosedale to talk with locals.
Thursday
Wine & Design
National Postal Museum (2 Massachusetts Ave. NE)
5-7 p.m.
The National Postal Museum holds its monthly happy hour and postal-theme crafting gathering.
Friday
Ward 6 Office Hours in Southwest
Waterfront Safeway’s Starbucks (1100 4th St. SW)
8-9:30 a.m.
Councilman Charles Allen of Ward 6 meets with his constituents.
Sunday
Capitol Hill Classic
Peabody Elementary School (425 C St. NE)
8:30 a.m.
Thousands of runners race down the streets around Stanton Park.
Seeing Red Film Series: Crossfire
Hill Center (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE)
4-6 p.m.
New Yorker staff writer Margaret Talbot and movie critic Nell Minow host a screening of “Crossfire,” a 1947 film that caught the attention of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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Wednesday
Bike to School Day
Lincoln Park (East Capitol and 13th streets SE)
7:30-8:20 a.m.
The “annual Capitol Hill party on wheels” for children returns to Lincoln Park with free snacks and bicycle-related activities.
Friday
Miller Lite Summer Concert Series Featuring White Ford Bronco
Fairgrounds (25 M St. SE)
5 p.m.
The District’s popular 1990s cover band plays in Navy Yard.
Saturday
Display Ship Barry Departure
Yards Park (355 Water St. SE)
About 6 a.m.
Display Ship Barry leaves the Washington Navy Yard on its voyage to the scrapyard.
Day of the Dog
Congressional Cemetery (1801 E St. SE.)
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Dogs of all shapes and sizes have free rein to wander Congressional Cemetery with their owners.
Portraits of H Street: Now and Then
Gallery OonH (1354 H St. NE)
Noon-11 p.m.
Gallery OonH opens its photo exhibition showcasing the history of the H Street corridor.
Taste of 8th
Barracks Row (8th Street SE)
1-4 p.m.
Pineapple and Pearls, Medium Rare and other area businesses serve food and drink samples.
Sunday
Air Sex Championships
Rock and Roll Hotel (1353 H St. NE)
7 p.m.
The nationally touring roadshow that has performers “using nothing more than the art of pelvic storytelling and pure imagination” comes back to the H Street corridor.
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Tuesday
National Pretzel Day
The Pretzel Bakery (257 15th St. SE)
7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Pretzel Bakery slings $1 pretzels in honor of National Pretzel Day and its four-year anniversary.
Thursday
Preservation Celebration
National Postal Museum (2 Massachusetts Ave. NE)
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum celebrates National Preservation Week with tutorials on preserving personal keepsakes.
Saturday
J.O. Wilson Rendezvous at Market Day
J.O. Wilson Elementary School (660 K St. NE)
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
J.O. Wilson Elementary School hosts kids games and activities, along with food trucks.
DC Duck Race
Yards Park (355 Water St. SE)
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
The D.C. Rotary Club puts on a rubber duck race for charity as part of a day of food and music along the Anacostia River.
International Tabletop Day: Carnival of Games
Labyrinth Games & Puzzles (645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE)
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Labyrinth Games & Puzzles offers several kid-friendly games and activities as part of International Tabletop Day.
The Ladysmiths Art Jewelry Show and Sale
Arena Stage (1101 6th St. SW)
1-8 p.m.
The annual spring Ladysmiths Art Jewelry sale hits Southwest. It also runs Sunday from 1-8 p.m.
Sunday
Cinco Annual Running of the Chihuahuas
Gangplank Marina (600 Water St. SW)
1-4 p.m.
Chihuahuas sprint along the Southwest waterfront for prizes.
Photo via Facebook/Running of the Chihuahuas IV
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Tuesday
Nerds in NoMa: Capital Climate Change
The Lobby Project (1200 1st St. NE)
6-8 p.m.
The free speaker series returns with a discussion about what the District is doing to address climate change. D.C. Department of Energy and Environment director and former Ward 6 councilman Tommy Wells is the moderator.
Wednesday
American Heart Association’s New Vintage Reception
444 North Capitol St. NW
7:30-10 p.m.
The American Heart Association raises money through a night of a beer and wine sampling on a Capitol Hill rooftop. Tickets are $35.
Thursday
Foam Core Derby
Willie’s Brew & Que (300 Tingey St. SE)
6-9 p.m.
Locals who want to build and race their very own miniature car will have the chance to do just that at Willie’s Brew & Que.
Saturday
Friends of the Northeast Library Children’s Used Book Sale
Northeast Library (330 7th St. NE)
10:30 a.m.
Friends of the Northeast Library holds a children’s used book sale with proceeds supporting library programs.
Sunday
Shakespeare’s Birthday
Folger Shakespeare Library (201 East Capitol St. SE)
Noon
The Folger celebrates William Shakespeare’s birthday with free cake and Elizabethan-era activities.
Monday
“Peace Officer” with Indie Lens Pop-Up and WHUT
Hill Center (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE)
7-9 p.m.
Hill Center screens a documentary about officer-involved shootings as part of a free Howard University Television film series.
Photo via Folger Shakespeare Library
Capitol Hill Agenda is a listing of interesting events for the week ahead in the Capitol Hill area. If you’d like to see your event featured, fill out our event submission form.
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Wednesday
Streetcar Social
Red Rocks (1348 H St. NE)
5-7 p.m.
Red Rocks and the District Department of Transportation host a streetcar happy hour with giveaways.
Thursday
Wine & Design
National Postal Museum (2 Massachusetts Ave. NE)
5-7 p.m.
The National Postal Museums stays open late for drinks and postal-themed crafting.
Friday
Truckeroo
Fairgrounds (Half and M streets SE)
11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Food trucks roll into Navy Yard to kick off another year of Truckeroo.
Benjamin Drummond Emancipation Day Celebration
Hill Center (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE)
7 p.m.
Hill Center kicks off its three-day celebration of Emancipation Day with a discussion on race and democracy.
Saturday
Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival
M Street and New Jersey Avenue SE
10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Japanese cultural groups, artists and food vendors descend on Navy Yard for a street festival.
LGBT Icons Tour
Congressional Cemetery (1801 E St. SE)
3:30 p.m.
Congressional Cemetery visitors get a chance to learn more about the notable gay rights figures buried there.
Sunday
Anacostia River Festival
Anacostia Park (1800 Anacostia Dr. SE)
1-5 p.m.
The organization behind the 11th Street Bridge Park brings free live entertainment, canoeing and other activities to Anacostia Park.
Photo via Facebook/Anacostia Watershed Society
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Wednesday
#BudClydesdalesDoDC
Cantina Marina (600 Water St. SW)
5-7 p.m.
One of Anheuser-Busch’s famed horses stops at the dockside bar before joining other Budweiser Clydesdales at Nationals Park for Opening Day Thursday.
Ward 6 Short Term Family Housing Design Overview Meeting
MPD First District Headquarters (101 M St. SW)
6:30-8 p.m.
D.C. officials share design plans for the Ward 6 homeless shelter in Southwest.
Thursday
Nationals Opening Day
Nationals Park (1500 South Capitol St. SE)
4:05 p.m.
The Nationals play the Miami Marlins in the D.C. Major League Baseball team’s first home game of the 2016 season.
Saturday
Friends of Southeast Library Book Sale
Southeast Library (403 7th St. SE)
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Friends of Southeast Library holds its monthly book sale.
Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival
Southwest waterfront (600 Water St. SW)
1-9 p.m., with fireworks display at 8:30 p.m.
The Southwest waterfront hosts a day of live entertainment, food and fireworks as part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
