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via LSC The Love + Solidarity Collective is hosting a screening of “What Happened 2 Chocolate City” a feature length documentary exploring the roots of Washington, DC, a capital of Black art, music & culture, and how they came to be endangered. From our friends at the Love + Solidarity Collective: ***Required watching for DC…

Georgia Avenue Thrive will hold a special edition of the next neighborhood cleanup this Saturday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. We’ll meet at the corner of Warder Street and Park Road, and spruce up the side streets along Georgia Avenue, which will be hosting Open Streets. The amazing DC Reynolds will sponsor. Volunteers will mingle at…

Your guide courtesy of Friends of the Soldiers Home for Fall Fun Fest this Sunday, Sept. 29, 9am to 5pm, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington Location: Enter Armed Forces Retirement Home at Randolph Road and Rock Creek Church Road in Washington, D.C. For navigation, use 340 Rock Creek Church Road N.W., Washington, D.C. Weather: 80…

Sat, September 28, 2019 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Washington Concert Opera and Washington Parks & People are pleased to present the Third Annual Opera Outside, a casual outdoor concert on the upper field of Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park featuring performances by soprano Vanessa Becerra, baritone Benjamin Taylor, and pianist David Hanlon. This event…

The first ever Sudor Fest is happening tomorrow, Saturday, September 28, 2019! Come support local artists at the inaugural Sudor Fest – a day-long outdoor music festival featuring a lineup of local bands and artists representing a variety of genres – from American folk to Jamaican reggae to Ska / Punk. The performances kick off with Son…

The sub shop with a cult following is opening its fifth DC location today – Thursday, Sept 26th. The new Wawa is celebrating with a grand opening event at 4 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6 p.m. and will be giving away t-shirts and limited edition Adams Morgan Wawa tumblers – while supplies last…

Dear We Are Family friends, First of all, MANY MANY THANKS to the smallish but amazing group of volunteers–some pictured above did double duty, taking a second list since we were short!–who helped deliver 300 grocery bags on Saturday! This Saturday we really need help! We are meeting at 10am at KELSEY APARTMENTS, 3322 14th Street NW (near…

Credit: DCist “We’re going in” Activists blockade key intersections in downtown DC to demand action on the climate crisis Unless you were living under a rock, you probably noticed something was a little differentduring your Monday morning commute. Activists from various coalitions across the region gathered in the streets to disrupt “business-as-usual” and demonstrate the…