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DC's Essential Fall Music Festival

See CHVRCHES, Betty Who, Léon and more at the All Things Go Fall Classic @ Union Market this October. Get your ticket now for as low as $45 down.

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Everyone’s favorite bedbug newscycle

...has local ties, of course. GW School of Media and Public Affairs prof Dave Karpf poked fun at New York Times opinion columnist Bret Stephens on Monday by kinda calling him a bedbug on Twitter, Stephens escalated the situation, and meme hilarity ensued. But now GW’s provost has invited Stephens to campus to “speak about civil discourse in the digital age”?? Let sleeping bedbugs lie.

no halfway home?

At the intersection of zoning issues, federal control and frustration with developers lies the future of DC’s only halfway house for men, Hope Village. Following decades of operation impeded by recent turmoil, former federal inmates in DC could be left without a place to reside immediately after serving time in prison come October. 

• Mad? So are groups like Don’t Mute DC that staged a protest earlier this summer. 

Keeping cyclists safe

The number of cyclists in DC has *quintupled* in the past 15 years! But somehow, we’re still not following through on how cities can keep people safe while they bike. (Researchers say bike lanes should be protected and separated from cars.) 

• How not to keep bikers safe: Three Secret Service Suburbans idled in the bike lane in so Ivanka could go to Starbucks in Columbia Heights.

New age American values

While acting like baby boomers has drawn an audience over 250,000, holding onto their values is becoming increasingly unpopular. A new poll suggests that once traditional values, like religion, patriotism and having kids, are not so hip. 

• In DC, millennials with conservative values are particularly rare, and they’ve complained about finding a partner because of it. 

Wednesday, August 28

Shoutout to Compaq & Amiga

If you liked Halt and Catch Fire, you’ll love the American History Museum’s new exhibit on old computing devices. (opens today)

Also || Black Artists of DC | budgeting like a boss | singles happy hour @ Right Proper | beer battle of the blends | Heavy Hitters: A Comedy Show (“pay what ya want!”) | Aaron Abernethy @ Strathmore | the night MJ died | tunes: Knife Wife

Thursday, August 29

Cowork with us! 
We’re partnering with Locale for another day at Eaton House. Come hang, then join us for happy hour on the Wild Days rooftop terrace. Space for coworking is limited so reserve a ticket; happy hour is open to all! (10am-5pm, happy hr 5-7 natch)

Crapstravaganza at Showtime

It’s the only Labor Day weekend rummage sale where you could find plumage, probably! Gather round and buy some stuff. (7pm)

Kickoff meeting: Shut Down DC Climate Strike

As part of the youth-led global week of action (September 20-27), join a movement to shut down DC intersections on September 23rd. Tonight is the kickoff meeting to learn more about the effort and more ways to get involved if you can’t participate the day of. (7-9pm)

Also || Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! Live (also Friday) | Lit on H | DIY Shrub | No Pulp Comedy Show | comedy for the climate | Showtime rummage sale | tunes: Vampire Weekend

Friday, August 30

History at sunset

Spend an evening with Frederick Douglass and your best walking shoes on two free walking tours: start with a guided walk through his home, then tour through the neighborhood churches he regularly attended. (Home walk at 6:30 pm, church walk at 8 pm)

How do you look at art?

Take a lunch break with a single piece of art. Look at it. Think about it. Connect with it. Then take all your friends back to the Hirschhorn to show off all that you now know about modern art. (12:30 pm)

Also || Ni Un Paso Atras: Salvadoran Women at the Forefront of the Struggle | tunes: Smut, Tosser, Collider at Songbyrd | Appaloosa | Let It Flow jazz show | DIY Denim Bar | dance like a French person | Dupont Brass not at a metro stop  | walking tour: Frederick Douglass' churches

Saturday, August 31

Head to the theater

It’s opening night of the Anacostia Playhouse’s production of A Nite at the Dew Drop Inn. Go enjoy “a raunchy, raucous night of song filled with laughter, high jinks, and tears of joy.” (Shows at 2pm and 7pm)

Books books books

The 19th annual National Book Festival promises to be an embarrassment of riches of writers, poets and more. RBG will be there!!! (8:30am to 8pm)

Also || Veronica Melendez Photography Exhibit Opening | Lost Origins Gallery show opening | Helvetia Hoot Appalachian dance & music | Garbagefest 4: fundraiser for Food not Bombs | DJ: Sequence | tunes: Rare Essence + Team Familiar  

Sunday, September 1

Go-go Sunday

You can see several of the city’s premier acts, with Chuck Brown Band at the Masonic Temple and then BYB and TCB playing all night at Bliss. (Rare Essence and Team Familiar play on Saturday, too.)

Also || Beat and Burgers (DJ 101 workshop for women, trans, and non-binary folks) | Labor Day NSO | NMWA free day | music at Big Bear, Rhizome | Wangari Garden meeting | Douglass in Old Anacostia

Monday, September 2

Go to an outdoor pool while you still can!

It’s the last day of pool szn 2019. Get to Banneker, Francis, Langdon Park, Oxon Run, or Rosedale and close out the summer in style. (Pools close at 6pm)

Also || Theatre of the Oppressed | Maryland Renn Fest | zero waste clothing swap | synthwave

Tuesday, September 3

The tricky part is the heel
Settle back in after your long weekend, and get a head start on fall, by starting a four week-long sock knitting class! (6-7pm)

Also || tunes: Amanda Glasser

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