Wednesday, October 18

Understanding DC’s coop laws

In an expensive and often isolating city, coops offer an alternative way to live. Come learn more about what you can and can’t do in DC, and the state of policies around coops. (6:30-8pm)

Tall Heights at Songbyrd

A non-traditional band at a non-traditional venue. Songbyrd is an underrated music listening spot in town, and Tall Heights is a good example of the interesting folks who come through. Boston-based, the band is on the rise and combines vocals with guitar and cello. (8pm)

Also || Amy Tan, Pineapple DC: women in food delivery, playtime project training, candle making workshop, mobilize for hurricane recovery, Witchy Wednesdays @Suns, Monsoons over the Moon, Yahuali Live @Colony Club, Periods Gone Public book talk, DCBike Party - haunted alleys, cuffingszn

Thursday, October 19

Go see something!

• Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival brings 11 top documentaries to the district. (6pm)
• Reel Affirmations is DC’s LGBTQ festival featuring a weekend of international, documentary, short and feature films. (7pm)
• Join ONE DC for a film screening and discussion on the Attica Prison Uprising. (6pm)

From Anchor Suits to Bare-ing Arms

New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning Helene Cooper moderates a discussion at the Dupont Underground about the history and evolution of “Washington Fashion” from K Street to Michelle Obama’s glorious sleeveless shifts.(7:30pm)

Also || Bauuer, Van Jones, design & tech in gov’t, history of the Biltmore, history & hops, ChurchKey specials, USA’s best cheese & craft beer, tarot vision board workshop, drunk education, picket for airport unionization, HU homecoming kickoff @Big Chief, the physics of Interstellar, No Muslim Ban Ever march, Haunted Secrets of National Cathedral, supporting DACA students

Friday, October 20

Tunes: Oh He Dead, 21 Savage, Natalie Prass

• 730 fave Oh He Dead brings their soulful crew to Rock & Roll Hotel (9pm)
• American rapper and hip hop artist 21 Savage tours his debut album, Issa Album, at Echostage. (10pm)
• Natalie Prass brings her “radiant voice and unique performances” to Black Cat (8pm)
• Bilingual folk rock band Elena & Los Fulanos share their second album, Volcán, at Tropicalia. (8pm)

DC Design

DC Design Week kicks off with a discussion on the intersection of Design and Activism with Emory Douglas, the ex-Minister of Culture for the Black Panthers. (7pm)

Also || Screening: Hocus Pocus (7 & 10p), Georgian National Dance Company, Cannabis in the Capitol, Literary Cocktails, AllEyesOnDC: Black home ownership edition, Columbia Heights youth talent showcase, Gluttony improv, Adult Prom fundraiser for Mariposas

Saturday, October 21

Go outside

• Stargaze with the National Capital Astronomers in Rock Creek Park (7:30pm)
• Join the Bike Rack for a biking/camping adventure. Earn those s’mores. (5pm)
• Hop on a bus and head to sunset zip line, eat catered bbq, and drink beer and wine.

LMnO3

Dance trio LMnO3 fuses a “kaleidoscopic pageant of status and femininity” in their latest show at Dance Place. Leave with a handy feminist to-dismantle list (8 pm)

Also || DC’s history with Alzheimer’s, Shatterproof 5k, 8myles bbq, adult prom, Namasday, RIP Bowie: Labyrinth Screening, vintage pop-up @Suns, King Krule @Black Cat, DIY olive oil infusion, Mock Turtle Reading Series, Old City farm festival

Sunday, October 22

Zombie apocalypse survival course

If we knew more about this one we’d tell you, but suffice to say we’re intrigued. As they put it: “Don't wait for zombies to be infiltrating your grocery store before taking the right precautionary steps.” (1pm)

It’s show time

• It’s opening weekend of Hello, My Name Is…, a multi-room art installation slash immersive theater event investigating ideas of home, self, and nationality. (2pm)
• Or head to Capital Fringe for Safe as Houses, a play about a suburban family and natural/supernatural disasters. (6pm)

Also || Future is Feminist Autumn Meeting, Spy Museum for Deaf community, Lil Kim, improve your morning routine, ultimate frisbee watch party, slasher movie brunch, jazz in the basement, Center Stage screening, Colter Wall @ Songbyrd, Wolf Parade @ Black Cat, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane @ Suns, Judah & The Lion @ 930, Simba Sana @ Busboys and Poets, 

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Monday, October 23

If you care about the planet

Green Drinks DC brings environmentally minded people together over drinks. They invite you to gather in tandem with Cultivate the City for locally sourced appetizers and happy hour specials. (5:30pm)

Laugh away the Monday blues

Capital Laughs launches a new series at The Passenger for “watching local comedians talk about their flaws and insecurities” so you can forget about your own. (8pm)

Also || LMnO3, Chasing Coral, mundane aight comedy, Spookespeare in the Pub, Ron Chernow, Sketch workshops, intro to mask making, Covey, Shinji @Black Cat, Jennifer Egan author talk, Great Women of Washington walking tour 

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Tuesday, October 24

RBG's workout is better than yours

Bryant Johnson, whose grueling twice a week workouts with Justice Ginsburg nearly incapacitated a Politico reporter, dishes out the best advice for adapting her workout to your skill level. There's a reason RBG calls him "the most important person" in her life. (7 pm)

17th Street High Heel Race

A Dupont Circle tradition since 1986, the Drag Queen High Heel Race is one of DC's favorite Halloween events. Be sure to arrive early to catch the parade and get a good spot. (7 pm)

Also || Pineapple DC: DC Bombesquad, wheatpasting workshop, the Bruery Black release, bike mechanics class, virtual reality and polar bears, Raid 2 screening w/Shaolin Jazz, Adam Braver book talk, Sewing Hope

Looking ahead

10/25: NoMa pumpkinpalooza, Spanish wine & cheese pairings

10/26: Jenna & Barbara Bush, F*CKED, survivors of crime, the Halloween Comedy Show

10/27: Hackathon for climate-resilient cities, halloween bash

10/28: Jenny Slate, Gavin DeGraw, tea!, Thriller Flash Mob in Dupont, DC Talks Music, Dance of Feminism, Smithsonian food history festival, Dupont Underground poster party

10/29: Plantain chips

10/30: John Boyne, Zine Lab w DC Punk Archive

10/31: Night of the Living Ales, a funeral for temperance

11/1: Pop-up Magazine, Perfect Liars Club live, Lore creepy history podcast, DC Inno’s 50 on Fire, outward bound Oman

11/2: The Clientele, retelling the holocaust, the Final Stop Renwick talk

11/3: Parliament/Funkadelic, DancEthos, White Cloud Gallery opening

11/4: Metro tap roots, creative leap for your career

11/5: Flying Lotus in 3d

11/6: Kishi Bashi

11/7: Denis Leary

11/8: AJJ, Reza Aslan

11/9: Colin Stetson, Think Local First DC awards, Dan Ariely

11/10: A. Savage (Parquet Courts), Birch & Barley’s Anderson Valley beer dinner, build a startup in 54 hours

11/11: Walking tour of Rock Creek, Crafty Bastards @ Nats Park, The Emporiyum, Lee Ranaldo, Nothing to Lose (But Our Chains) with Second City

11/12: Crafty Bastards @ Nats Park, David Bazan (Pedro the Lion), Upright Citizens Brigade

11/13: Pete Souza, apps for public good

11/14: This is My Brave (Wheeling, WV), Ilana Glazer & Phoebe Robinson, hello from the magic tavern, craft beer & cheese pairings

11/16: Nat Geo Nights, Capitol Food Fight, Slowdive (in Baltimore), Muskogee (Creek) Festival, the Minimalists podcast

11/18: Vida 5k, What’s Going On, Perfect Liars Club podcast launch party, Women Art Revolution, Murder in a Nutshell

11/19: Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion)

11/24: Family Fun Day at NMAI

11/25: Holiday marketplace @ DC Brau, ODESZA

11/28: Tim Ferriss on mentorship, constructed realities

11/30: Atlas of Beer w Nat Geo