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Wednesday February 7

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BYOB(book!)

Join As You Are for the first monthly queer reading night! Have you ever been reading at a bar (I promise it’s something normal) and some weirdo comes up to you with unsolicited questions and opinions? Well, AYA will have indicator nametags from red (don’t want to talk) to green (I’d love to chat about my book! Elena Ferrante anyone?) so that everyone can read in comfort! (6pm)

AYA needs your help! Help save this queer bar and special community!

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Oh these little old things? I made them.

Join MLK Library for their craft & chill event where you can create African-inspired earrings with all materials provided. Then bring them home! (5:30pm)

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Also || Mother of all comedy shows, tunes: No/Más / Knoll / Deliriant Nerve / Disrotter, gentrification and the creation of DC’s wealth gap, realign your career

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Thursday February 8

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In the life of a building our moment is brief

Join the National Gallery for a presentation on J. Max Bond, one of the most influential Black architects of the 20th century (and the architect of the National Museum of African American History and Culture)! The discussion will explore architecture and its impact on buildings in Harlem, Mississippi, and Atlanta between the 60s and the 80s. (4pm)

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Putting the Y in art-y

GATHER/TOGETHER is an exhibit by DC artists Zsudakya and James Terrell - well known in the DC art community for their individual artwork and collaborative pieces (they literally pass the canvas back and forth like I could never!!!). Check out the exhibit at Gallery Y and catch the opening reception! (6pm)

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Also || tunes: Squid + Water From Your Eyes, Portrait Gallery ASL tours, 1898 Revisions poetry night,, portrait show: Workers, a night of Native comedy, tunes: DiToro, Valentine’s Date at LoC with Rebecca Ross, tunes: Bob Marley birthday tribute, talk AI, climate careers, tunes: girlgenius showcase, shop for those you love, world poetry, Gallery Y(mca) opening reception: GATHER/TOGETHER, Valentines SIP and Shop

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Friday February 9

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Black History film festival

Friday kicks off a two-day Black History Film Festival. Watch short films including the short doc Now & Forever about the new windows at the Washington National Cathedral. Tickets are free and include film premiers and a post-premier reception. (5:30pm-12am)

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I went to this event last year and can confirm: Very fun

It’s free bluegrass and $3 beer night at Union Stage, featuring two iconic bluegrass bands: Split String Soup and Rock Creek Revival. Come pop it, lock it, polka dot it, countrify then hip hop it, put your hawk in the sky move side to side, jump to the left, stick it, glide! Zig zag cross the floor, shuffle in diagonal, when the drum hits hands on your hips, one foot it, 180 twist! (5pm)

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Also || joke sistas, Awkward Sex…and the City, tunes: Becky Hill and Ben Nelson, Pendry with live guitarist, tunes: RedHorizon, curator’s tour: Simone Leigh, book talk: George Pelecanos, Notch Brewing launch, Pat Curran on Jeopardy watch party, comedy: Bombs Away, Free Gypsy Jazz concert

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Saturday February 10

What comedy show you should go to based on when you think you peaked

Still can’t find anything to replicate the high you got from running your engineering sorority in undergrad like the Navy? Rush to Motley Mischief, a sketch comedy show featuring the hilarious Midnight Gardener’s League! (8:30pm)
If you’re hitting your prime 5 years into your vague consultancy gig, Work Sucks comedy show is the place for you! Turn those dreams of burning down your office building so you can telework into knee-slapping improvised jokes on stage! (Pls don’t commit arson in our name) (9pm)
Can’t stop reliving your high school glory days? Do you describe yourself as “precious” in all of your stories from childhood? Won’t stop bragging about winning Wonderland Trivia literally 3 years ago when your friends were hosting? We love an indecisive king! You won’t want to miss the Comedy Karaoke Trivia Funtime Show! (7:30pm)

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2/10: #SafeAndFreeDC, #WePowerDC, Potomac polar plunge 😣, Comedy Karaoke Trivia Show, Comedy as a Second Language, Sio x Galentines party, DC Queer Bike Ride, here’s the tea- women’s circle, Callbox Tour, tunes: Freq Flag / Sensor Ghost, sex ed pop up, Maryland Burlesque, Jazz at the Kreeger, SEED and Solstice, Mardi Gras at the Wharf, tunes: Kara Levchenko, Lunar New Year at SAAM, book talk: biography of Naomi Osaka, lunar new year celebration, Ward 4 Out Loud, Black Folk and the public square, free bluegrass & $3 beer day, cinema hearts DJ, our Rock Creek Kings are back 😌 , improvised musical comedy, nature reflection and mental health or go to an invasive plant removal

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Sunday February 11

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Songs about love? OUT! Songs about cheating? IN

February is usually reserved for songs about love, but the R&B Club wanted to put something a little different together: songs about cheating. From records like Betty Wright's "Clean Up Woman," to Billy Paul's "Me & Mrs. Jones," and XScape's "My Little Secret," there are some bops! Fun, but not included are songs about almost cheating. (12pm)

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It’s not that simple, readers - he’s gay!

For this writer, Dylan Adler is a household name (mostly just me and my partner quoting that video to each other). Lucky for you, he’ll be headlining Cupid’s Queer Comedy Special alongside some other very funny people! I also think he’s a former gymnast so ask him to do a backflip!! (6pm)

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Also || film: Bushman, film: Phoenixes, Comedy4Peace, tunes: Jair-Rohm Parker Wells & Susan Alcorn, make your own card, sound bath, storytelling according to Coyote

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Monday February 12

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It’s not too late to follow up on your New Years’ Resolution

Have you been wanting to start running? Nervous to find people to do it with? Or, are you a runner but want some more workouts? Then DC Run Club is perfect for you! Join them for their weekly HIIT workout and conditioning run! (7pm)

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TIL Ritter means Knight in German

Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band are bringing their distinctive Americana sound to 9:30 club for the 20th anniversary of Ritter’s album ‘Hello Starling.’ Grab your bestie who will cry at anything and shed a single tear to ‘Kathleen’ and other beautifully written and performed tunes! (doors at 7pm)

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Also || tunes: Josh Ritter, Profs & Pints: The Love Lecture, Stage Fright comedy show, Lunar New Year at Lost Gen

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Tuesday February 13

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Heck ya! Let’s talk about friendship!!!

Join friends and authors Rhaina Cohen and Dr. Marisa Franco to discuss friendship, people that put friendships at the center of their lives, and how the science of attachment can help you make and keep friends! Plus, stick around after for friendship bingo and maybe make some new friends! (7pm)

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Can’t we just print more money??

Confused about how the city budgets its funds? Jews United for Justice is here to teach you how DC’s budgeting process works, from allocating funds past social justice victories and what you can do to ensure next year’s budget reflects your values! (6pm)

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Also || The Power of Friendship, Women Uncorked, Kink or disorder (looking at how psychology approaches unusual sexual behaviors), healthy homes DC advocacy day, Valentine’s Day Comedy Show

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FEBRUARY

2/14: Story District: Worst Date Ever, tunes: Umphrey’s McGee, DC Improv Valentine’s Day Showcase, o street mansion celebrates Valentine’s Day, Palantine’s card-making workshop, local author Ashley Parker, letters of love & lust from the White House, workshop: embodiment, people’s book at vigilante cafe and sweet earline’s, Valentine’s at The Sovereign or at ChurchKey or at Shelter, explore personal boundaries, couples sketch show, LGBTQ Improv Game Show, El Mercat Valentines, Embodiment Workshop