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Salutations! Wow, how time flies—July marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of this newsletter! Thank you for letting us into your inbox every month. Whether you're a longtime reader or a newbie, drop us a note and let us know what you think of the content and if there are any topics you want to hear more about in future issues. |
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🗓 Awesome Things To Do This Month. |
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Along with the humidity (ugh), July brings lots of activities to enjoy on these longer days of sunlight.
Check out what's ahead: Smithsonian Folk Life Festival on the National Mall Fourth of July celebrations across the District The return of National Building Museum's Summer Block Party Kenilworth Aquatic Park's annual Lotus and Water Lily Festival DC Black Food & Wine Festival
Grab your sunscreen and get out there; summer fun is waiting for you! |
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🇺🇲 11 Fun & Free Things to Do in DC on the Fourth of July. |
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There’s no other place like Washington, DC for the Fourth of July! Whether you're looking to celebrate with a bang or something more low-key, check out these entertaining, and FREE, ways to have a blast this Independence Day! |
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🧨 Red, White & Boom! 12 Off-the-Beaten Places to See Fireworks in DC on the Fourth of July. |
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Like dessert after a great meal, fireworks are the best part of any Fourth of July celebration. If you want to have a great time watching the bombastic light show, avoid the National Mall and instead check out our picks for some of the best off-the-beaten path spots to where you can watch the big explosive display. |
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🧱 Travel around the world in LEGOs at the National Building Museum. |
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LEGO lovers, particularly you parents whose kids will shortly be out of school: Make plans to check out "Brick City," a fun exhibit at the National Building Museum that features architecture from cities around the world ... made entirely from LEGO!! |
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You'll go on a world tour, from the 2,000-brick Lincoln Memorial to the 1,600-brick Roman Colosseum. There's even a LEGO Christ The Redeemer statue. All the structures are amazing! They're so detailed, intricate, and, of course, colorful.
Every structure was made using regular LEGO that anyone can buy. Some of the pieces are used in unexpected ways, but there aren't any custom pieces. All together, there's probably about a quarter million bricks in the exhibit.
There's also space to build your own LEGO masterpieces. It's fun even if you're not a master LEGO builder.
"Brick City" will call the National Building Museum home for two years.
📍401 F Street NW
🎟 $10 for adults, $7 for kids (3-7) |
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🏛 New Capital Jewish Museum Now Open in DC. |
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The first synagogue in DC was built in 1876 at 3rd and G streets NW. It's been relocated three times and in 2019, the entire building was moved to where it sits now, just a block away at the corner of 3rd and F streets NW, and today it's the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum, which opened on June 9.
The museum tells the story of the 300,000 Jewish people who lived in and around the nation’s capital and the generations before them that have come and gone through an impressive collection of artifacts. |
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There are three levels: The first floor is a welcome and orientation gallery which has an extensive timeline and memorabilia of Jewish life in the District, like the matchbox used by President Jimmy Carter to light the first national menorah in 1979.
The second floor includes the historic sanctuary with a short film about services in the 19th century. The other part of the floor covers Jewish life in DC, including an interactive map that shows the evolution of Jewish businesses and several exhibits about social justice issues as seen through a Jewish lens. There are also multi-sided cubes meant to reflect the intersectionaltiy of notable Jewish personalities from yesterday to today.
The third floor is a rotating exhibit space. The inaugural exhibit, Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, will be on display until Nov 30.
The museum offers fascinating insights into a lesser-known part of DCs history, and unlike many museums, you can walk out the door and actually visit many of the spots where these stories took place. It's also a really interesting counterpoint to the Holocaust Museum.
📍: 575 3rd St. NW
⏰️: Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
💰: Free general admission; $12 for specialty exhibits |
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🌎Your Passport to International + Cultural Events in DC. |
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DC is so much more than a political city. With more than 175 foreign embassies, residences, chanceries, and diplomatic missions, it’s one of the most international cities in the nation brimming with diversité culturelle.
If you want to take a walk on the global side, check out Embassy Life in DC. You’ll become a world traveler with their weekly newsletter as your guide to international and cultural events, festivals and activities—no passport required.
Where will you jet off to first? |
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A miniature wonderland awaits in a Logan Circle neighborhood. Outside a townhouse on R Street NW is The Magic Tree Box , a sidewalk tree box that has been turned into a whimsical fairy box. |
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You'll find tiny mushroom houses and figurines, twinkling lights, a river with real running water, even a farmer's market! It's sooo cute! There are so many delightful details to ohh and ahh over. The homeowners are constantly making changes, so expect something new every time you visit this fantastic hidden world.
It's like we always say: Look down; you never know what surprises you'll find!
📍: 1429 R Street NW ⏰️: Any time
💰: Free |
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🔗 ICYMI: DC Link Roundup. |
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Food + Bev D.C. has rooftop bars for every mood: Here's a guideCheck out these ghost kitchens in D.C. (Axios) A Vibey French-Japanese Izakaya Is Coming to 14th Street (Washingtonian) A Secret Garden Bar Rises in the Back of Hank’s Dupont (EaterDC) This Fancy DC Bar Is Making Cocktails With Emu Necks and Bee Larvae (Washingtonian) DC’s Rob Rubba Named Best Chef in the Country (Washingtonian)
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Whether you’re local or just visiting, your DC adventure awaits. Allons-y! |
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