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On sale now! Events in the ~ future ~ that you may want to buy tickets for before they sell out

Theatre Week (through 10/5), DC Fashion Week (9/26-28), Smithsonian Craft2Wear Show (9/26-28), call for Palestinian Vendors (by 9/27), submit to The Phillips (by 9/30), tunes: Cascada (10/6), tunes: Rico Nasty (10/11), iconic sci-fi fest: Yume Kitasei, Ray Nayler, Julia Vee, and Fran Wilde (10/16), tunes: Doechii (10/21), tunes: Magdalena Bay (10/25), tunes: Parcels (10/27), tunes: Samara Joy (11/12), Alison Roman at 6th & I (11/13)

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Wednesday, October 1

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It’s time to lip sync… for your life!

Head on over to Mumbievision, a lip-synce battle contest inspired by Eurovision. With live audience voting, and celebrity judges like a giant bottle of mumbo sauce – you won’t want to miss it. Not only can you vote, but you can also bribe judges! (9pm)

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Huge missed opportunity to do this on October 3rd

Ever wondered what they meant by “butter your muffins” in Mean Girls? Find out for yourself at You Can’t Strip With Us, a burlesque tribute to the iconic film about girlhood and also accidentally entering your villain era. (7:30pm)

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Also || lost city books fall salon, book talk: Chanel Cleeton, author talk: Tracy Cross, open garden day, pop-up book sale, cookbook talk: German Home Kitchen, wordplay wednesday: eras & endzones, survivor watch party

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Thursday, October 2

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Don your emerald-colored glasses

The Phillips Collection knows about popular…join them for a night dedicated to Wicked, complete with face-painting, music, and a mysterious magic show inspired by the musical. (5pm)

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St. John the opera singer!

It’s the opening night of the St. John the Baptist opera! You won’t want to miss the world premiere staging of this “at once horrifying and intoxicating” biblical story. (8pm)

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Also || book talk: A Mannequin for Christmas, opera premiere: st. john the baptist, tunes: Jayden Barber, tunes: The Tubs + Foyer Red, virtual talk: libraries as civic infrastructure, Microcinema: In Order Not To Be Here by Deborah Stratman (With Live Score By Jayden Barber)

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Friday, October 3

Do you feel crushed by the burden of modern life?

Then it’s time to start your new life in Stardew Valley, my boy. Watch your farm grow as the seasons unfold, backed by a 35-piece orchestra performing the game’s most magical songs. (8pm)

If you’re more inclined to hold on to your butt, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra plays John Williams’ legendary score live as you watch the film. (7:30pm)

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Trivia? Farms? Sign me up.

It’s trivia at Edgewood Community Farm. Compete in custom trivia rounds and win a giftcard to metrobar! (7pm)

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Also || Reorient the Orient, book event: immigration detention inc. (also a lunchtime option!), sip & paint, finding awe, art talk: a sunburst restrained, Restore Hope trivia and auction, tunes: Kevin Murray & Will Greene / Majid Araim & Simone Baron, tunes: Hailey Whitters

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Saturday, October 4

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Oh, Mary (Shelley)!

Dive into spooky season head first with SO LATE INTO THE NIGHT, the definitely true and not made up story about the night before Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein. Be the first to see the show with pay-what-you-can preview tickets on sale now! (8pm)

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I’ve never wanted to be in a pickle so badly

If you have opinions on the best pickles in DC (rip Number 1 Sons), you won’t want to miss DC Pickle Bash! Sample tons of different local pickles, vote for your favorite, and shop pickle-themed merch. Try your hand at pickling with a pickle-making competition! (all day)

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theater/music: John Cleese & The Holy Grail at 50, tunes: tregaron unplugged, Home Rule Music Festival at Alethia Tanner Park, Jazz in The Parks - The Parks DC, musical brilliance at Takoma Park SDA Church

art: exhibit opening: women artists + hauntings, art exhibit: Fred Merrill, street photography workshop, art: In Honor of Black Excellence, 52 O St open studios

dancing: ecstatic dance, dancefloor diva party, queer line dancing

comedy: laugh quest comedy show

go outside / festivals: Oktoberfest at the Wharf, weekend weeders at tudor place, fall craft circle, hbd Dalai Lama, emergency medical training and natl. security salon

community: LGBTQ rowing fundraiser (drag, rowing, and a raffle), puzzle hunt: District Hunt

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Sunday, October 5

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Rachelpalooza!

Calling all Rachels! (or Rachael, or however you spell Rachel!) Head over to Malcolm X Park for a meeting of the Rachels. Bring snacks, and a whole lot of Rachel energy (it’s giving she’s so crazzzyy love her)! (5pm)

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Bop and shop

Takoma Park Street Festival is here! Stop by to discover your favorite new local band/shop, with 18 local bands playing across 3 stages, plus a market with over 200 vendors. (10am)

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Also || tunes: Lizz Wright, theatre (masks required): Julius X, tunes: Good Flying Birds / Janitors / World Record, architectural tour of tudor place, tunes: Minami Deutsch, Artist Talk: Rozeal, art for teens with Trap Bob, spooky Yiddish movie night + potluck, candle crafting basics, bike ride: Lifeline 100, lucky girl market dc, tunes: Tallest Man on Earth

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Monday, October 6

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Wonk wonk wonk waaah

That’s the sound that’ll play when you beat all the other policy nerds in town at their own (trivia) game. Earn the coveted title of DC’s biggest political know-it-all. (6pm)

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Learn from my mistakes and do NOT play D&D with straight men

No seriously it was so bad, like babe we have toxic masculinity at home… Anyway, find your people at DCGaymers LGBTQ+ happy hour, and embark on your next great D&D adventure. Beginner-friendly sessions and all skill levels welcome! (6pm)

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Also || tunes: Renee Rapp, tunes: Neti-Neti, talk: spooky DC, tunes: Glare, free adult improv class, dcgaymers lgbtq+ happy hour, indie press book club: Elena Knows, book talk: The Möbius Book, tunes: Cascada!! (every time we touch!!!)

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Tuesday, October 7

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We have Bridgerton at home

Authors Diana Quincy and Megan Frampton discuss their steamy historical romance novels at East City Bookshop. With titles like The Scot’s Seduction, you know it’ll be 70% smut, 30% actually a pretty good plot. (7pm)

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You’re overcoat? Give it away

Join Metro DC DSA for a Coat Drive Fundraiser to purchase winter necessities for the city’s residents. Friends, donations, and gently used coats welcome!! (5pm)