What to Expect Around Town This Weekend (June 25-26)
And we’ve made it to the end of the week again. What’s on your agenda Saturday and Sunday?
It might be a good weekend for outdoor activities. The National Weather Service predicts a sunny weekend with highs in the mid-80s Saturday and Sunday.
Here’s what else you need to know to make the most of your weekend:
- Shinola is scheduled to host a party “inspired by the classic American summer” in the Whitman-Walker parking lot across from 1631 14th St. NW this Saturday from 3 to 8 p.m.
- All Souls Parish will conclude its weekly summer music festival this Sunday.
- Pupusas! Sunday! Be there!
And according to Jessica Oros, an editor at East City Art (more info about them on Facebook, Twitter or through the publication’s newsletter), interesting places to stop for D.C.-area art this weekend include:
- Joe’s Movement Emporium (3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, Md.)
9 to 11 a.m. Saturday
Creative Edge Collaborative leads a discussion on how independent film disrupts Hollywood’s business model. - Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum (2 Massachusetts Ave. NE)
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
Join the National Postal Museum for Family Day filled with free children’s art activities. - 39th Street Gallery (3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood, Md.)
1 to 3 p.m. Saturday
Artist-in-Residence, Jodie Ferrier, discusses her last four months working at the Gateway Arts Center. - Brentwood Arts Exchange (3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood, Md.)
2 p.m. Saturday
Carol Barsha discusses her exhibition, “Between the Real and the Imagined.” - Arlington Arts Center (3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va.)
6 to 9 p.m. Saturday
Arlington Arts Center opens “Strange Landscapes, Austin Shull Reconciliation and Materialized Magic.” - Hamiltonian (1353 U St. NW)
7 to 9 p.m. Saturday
Hamiltonian welcomes Christie Neptune in her Washington, D.C., solo debut, “She Fell From Normalcy.” - Blind Whino (700 Delaware Ave. SW)
8 to 11 p.m. Saturday
In “Querencia,” Taylor White explores human nature and emotion through the human form. - Washington Studio School (2129 S. St. NW)
Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday
Join the fourth annual Big Draw at Washington Studio School. - (Up)Rising Festival (600-2300 Blocks of Rhode Island Ave. NE)
Noon to 6 p.m. Sunday
The second year of this choose-your-own-art-adventure festival includes over 45 artists and organizations celebrating local art.