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

Books & Booze (10/20), tunes: Vince Staples (10/24), Queer Horror (10/30) tunes: The B-52s (10/31), Rocky Horror (10/31), tunes: Tinashe (11/1), pay what you will for second city @ wooly mammoth (11/6), tunes: Pond (11/16), tunes: Matt Rogers (12/6), tunes: Alisa Amador (12/10) tunes: Soccer Mommy (1/27)

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Wednesday October 16

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It’s spore to be a good time, no cap!

Big mushroom guy? Join fellow shroom enthusiasts and learn the fundamentals of mushroom cultivation at ReDelicious x Rhizome’s Mycology 101 workshop! (6:30pm)

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For all of you that are already 3 seasons deep in your annual Gilmore Girls rewatch

Drop out of Yale and head over to Gilmore Girls fall fest. Enjoy Gilmore Girls trivia, themed beverages, grab bags inspired by Al’s pancake world, episode rewatches and more! (6pm)

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Also || tunes: Porches, tunes: Temples, author talk: Yuri Herrera, NMWA at night, screening: Mhara Pichchar (Our Film), how trail networks unlock community, program development virtual workshop

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Thursday October 17

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Your unemployed friend at 11am on a Thursday: “Woah have you seen this new art exhibit”

Join the National Gallery of Art for an overview of their newest exhibition: Paris 1874. Discover the origins of the French art movement in a new look at the radical 1874 exhibition considered the birth of modern painting. (11am)

Or if you’re more of an afternoon event type person, join Studio Gallery DC for “Third Thursdays,” where their exhibits will be open to the public. (5pm)

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Collage Me Maybe

Dive into the world of mixed media collage sketchbooks at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center with visiting artist Carlos Hernandez and learn how incorporating a daily sketchbook in your routine can help you express yourself and explore new creative ideas! (6pm)

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Also || tunes: Homeshake, Capital City Haunts, Immigration Film Fest, talk: Democracy Needs Us!, Real Life AI, film screening: Wet Hot American Summer, the memeification of politics, DC book club, HU v. TSU Homecoming Happy Hour, healing & renaming ceremony @ Gallaudet + we [Native Deaf people] are still here exhibition

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Friday October 18

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If you see DIY 730DC posters all around town, it was me after this workshop

If you can’t make his Thursday sketchbooking class, don’t miss your chance to join multimedia artist Carlos Hernandez for a screenprinting demo where he’ll show you how to bring a design to life via printmaking! (6pm)

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Practically a perfect event

Besides Halloweentown, Practical Magic may be one of the greatest spooky szn films of all time. Come to outdoor movie night at The Boro for a film screening, midnight margaritas, palm readings and more. (7pm)

Or, another practically perfect event would be seeing Kate Bollinger at Black Cat! Listen to “Yards / Gardens” (my favorite walking home song) then buy tickets! (8pm)

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Also || theater: To Be Still, book event: queering rehoboth beach, Immigration Film Fest, Bad Romance Club, comedy: Ryan Beck, Moonlight Monuments (tween) bike ride, big brave comedy bash, Halloween Date Night at Arts Club, All Hallows’ Eve concert, learn Contra dancing, Work Sucks comedy show, Witches Halloween party

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Saturday October 19

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Take a Hot Girl Walk to see some Hot Girl Rock

Rock out at Black Cat with LA based indie rock band Illuminati Hotties, fronted and produced by mixer and audio engineer Sarah Tudzin who has engineered for artists like Boygenius and Weyes Blood!! (doors at 8pm)

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Ok but where’s Queenwoman Island??

The 4th Annual Kingman Island Friends and Family Day is here! This family-friendly event focuses on environmental education and showcases the important conservation work in this unique ecological space! (12pm)

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Also || spooky kid-centric dance party, Sphinx Virtuosi, The Inner Loop Gala, theater: To Be Still, Natural Dye Workshop (Acorn and Iron), theatre: a room with a “clue”, Immigration Film Fest, sculpture garden yoga, Jazz at Kreeger, GIRLGENIUS showcase, fall festival, farm 2 table, The Big Build festival at the building museum, Harvest Day @ Kennedy Center, legally blindish art showcase, Kingman Island Friends & Family Day, improv: the spooky show, attainable housing walking tour, DC Sing-Along, Suds & Sips, dog adoption event!, Teacher Voice Festival, spooky drag brunch, Darkroom Residency art talk, Halloween makers market

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Sunday October 20

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Mahjong & Mingle?

Mahjong has been bringing people together for centuries. Whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned veteran, this event is for you. Come learn about the tiles, game set up, flow and play and NMJL cards — plus meet new friends! (2pm)

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This choir is fire

Washington Master Chorale’s 15th season is underway, starting with “I, Too Sing America,” a concert highlighting music by composers of color from across the country and their contributions to the art form, like recent Juilliard graduate Shavon Llloyd! (3pm)

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Also || tunes: Billy Bragg, tunes: Nick Lowe, tunes: Kyshona Armstrong, tunes: Makaya McCraven, art talk: Paris 1874, urban and visual culture, tunes: I, Too, Sing America choir concert, theatre: a room with a “clue”, Immigration Film Fest, author talk: Matthew Landis, Palestinian Mythical Creatures workshop, support the petworth farmers market, Lamont Plaza Fest w/ Hammered Hulls, author talk: Matthew Landis, contra dancing, DIY fall-themed earrings, local poetry book launch

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Monday October 21

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Won’t have to drag me to this!

Learn about the rich history of Latine Drag in DC from community leaders and HumanitiesDC at a special event celebrating Latine Drag excellence! (6pm)

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Get Lowe

Nick Lowe has produced and written many songs you know (seriously, check it out), and now he’s touring in his current second act, ‘Nick Lowe and Los Straightjackets.’ Starting with 1995′s ‘The Impossible Bird’ through to 2011′s ‘The Old Magic,’ Lowe has turned out a fantastic string of albums.” He sold out the first night at the Atlantis, but there are still tickets for the second! (6:30pm)

It’s sold out, but maybe you can Charm your way into tickets to see Clairo. (doors at 6:30pm)

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Also || author talk: Bruna Dantas Lobato, tunes: Tremours, Ceremony East Coast, Chefs for Equality, movie: barbarian, marijuana pardon legal clinic, l tter writing to people in immigrant detention

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Tuesday October 22

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Sketch comedy is sooo back

If you’re like me and have been singing “Direct From Domingo” all day, you know sketch comedy is so back. Come see DC’s own sketch comedy group “Bad Medicine” in their Halloween show “District of the Damned!” (show at 7:30pm)

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Local Documentaries!

Join Christ House for the premier of two documentary films, filmed and directed by their patients, Kairos Members, and volunteers. These films are the culmination of a seven-month-long project to tell the personal stories of members in ways that resonate deeply with the truth of their own lives. (7pm)

‍Also || Joan Osborne and Joshua Radin, tunes: Rival Schools, virtual tour: Scandalous Women of Embassy Row, the Inner Loop reading series, justice trivia night

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OCTOBER

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10/23: tunes: Dehd, “Bridge” gallery conversation, book talk: Monstrillio (incredible book!), Arctic Play, ASAP Armed with the Arts showcase, paint & sip singles event, plant healing & self care circle

10/24: Pizza & Poetry with Emily Hyland, tunes: shower curtain / Mannequin Fight, Profs & Pints: Washington’s Spookiest Days, octavia butler graphic novel adaptations, pumpkinpalooza in NoMa, musical improv jam, panel on local site-specific dance history, free screening: Ghostbusters, Swiftie paint & sip

10/24-27: DC Palestinian Art & Film Festival,

10/25: tunes: American Football, tunes: A Place to Bury Strangers, tunes: Robyn Hitchcock, tunes: Foxing, improv: POTUS Among Us, theater: To Be Still, Eras book club (for teens), Heavy Halloween at the Pocket, drink booze, plant trees

10/26: spooky family disco, Hill Family Biking, tunes: Hinds, nerd out over rugs and textiles, book talk about witchcraft!, improv: POTUS Among Us, museum: dia de los muertos @ NMAI, tunes: halloween choir concert, Kreeger Museum open house, theater: to be still, tunes: LESSON ZERO, local real ale festival, family spooky disco, DC Zinefest, halloween bar fest, 52 O St Open Studios, Halloween bar crawl, art: Legally Blindish, Goatman’s Ball, Paul Robeson gala, boo bash, Spooky Town Books, DIY upcycled earrings, Halloween bash, DuPont fall fest, fall block party, trick or treat at Tudor Place