Week 9: July 25 – July 31 (Weekend Edition)

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.
I think I can raise $1,000 by end of day Sunday, July 31, if all of you visitors out there take a moment open up your wallets and make a contribution large or small.
Because it’s all for a good cause and it’s fully tax deductible.
The buttons right over there on the left.

I think I can, I think we can . . . what do you think?


DC Adventures

Thursday

Asia After Dark: One Thousand and One Nights
Event Type: All hail the Cocktails, Music and Art
Location: Freer Gallery of Art (1050 Independence Avenue Southwest)
Time: 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Cost: $25.00

Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror
Event Type: Book talk
Location: Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut Ave. NW)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE

Friday

Incendio
Event Type: the Friday standby
Location: National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden (National Mall at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW)
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Cost: FREE

Birds of a Feather (thru August 7th)
Event Type: A new york tale of 2 bird families and all the animals are played by actors . . . what’s that you say Pale Male?
Location: John Swayze Theatre (9431 Silver King Ct, Fairfax VA)
Time: 8:00 PM and 2:00 PM
Cost: $25.00

Saturday

Break It Down Like James Brown
Event Type: James Brown and a larger than life painting
Location: Corcoran Gallery (500 Seventeenth Street NW)
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cost: FREE

Sunday

Big Cherry Block Party
Event Type: Cherry blossom festival in July
Location: Downtown Silver Spring (916 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring MD)
Time: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Cost: FREE

Ain't Misbehavin' : The Fats Waller Musical Show (thru August 20th)
Event Type: We’re swingin’ in Harlem in the 1930s
Location: Elden Street Players Industrial Strength Theatre (269 Sunset Business ParkHerndon VA)
Time: 7:00 PM, 3:00 PM
Cost: $22.00

Revolution Immortalized: a Tribute to the Prophetic Work of Gil Scott Heron
Event Type: Music, Poetry, and Video performances to celebrate soul and jazz poet Gil Scott-Heron
Location: Bus Boys and Poets (1025 5th St. NW, at K St)
Time: 5:00 PM
Cost: Suggested donation $5 - $10

NY Adventures

Thursday

Movies with a View: Basquait
Event Type: to watch the film or enjoy the Manhattan skyline . . . dilemma
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE

Mark Morris Dance Group with The Brooklyn Philharmonic & The Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir
Event Type: Dancing in Circles
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: $3.00 Suggested donation



Friday

Newsies Sing-Along
Event Type: Christian Bale pre-Batman sings his little teeny bopper hart out
Location: The Bell House (149 7th Street, btw 2nd + 3rd Ave)
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: $8.00

They Might Be Giants with Eugene Mirman & Pretty Good Friends w/ Kristen Schaal & Surprise Guests
Event Type: Outdoor connections . . . reconnect with your 1990s self
Location: Williamsburg Waterfront (93 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn)
Time: 5:30PM
Cost: FREE

Saturday

Dr. John & The Lower 911 with Chuck Brown and Red Baraat
Event Type: Break out the brass I wanna hear those horns and you know you never miss a Red Baraat show. . .
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell
Time: 6:30 PM
Cost: $3.00 Suggested donation

Mad Decent Block Party
Event Type: Diplo’s block party
Location: South Street Seaport, Pier 17
Time: 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Cost: FREE RSVP Required maddecentblockparty.com

Sunday

Yemen Blues; Watcha Clan; Shabate; Awesome Tapes from Africa
Event Type: World music, African Flavor
Location: Central Park Summer Stage, Rumsey Playfield
Time: 3:00 PM
Cost: FREE

High Line Rink (thru Sept. 26)
Event Type: 8K square foot outdoor roller rink
Location: The Lot (W. 30th St., at Tenth Ave)
Time: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Cost: $12.00 includes skate rental)


Adventures Elsewhere:

Seattle, WA
I know you’re sad you missed the Sunset Music event in DC, but fear not now you can enjoy the Seattle version:

Saturday, July 30
Sunset + Music
Location: Carkeek Park Time: arrive by 8:30 PM, Event starts @ 8:47 PM
Cost: FREE

North Adams, MA

Saturday, July 30
Bang on a Can Marathon
Location: MassMoCA
Time: 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Cost: $24.00