Do This: International Colombian Festival @ RFK Festival Grounds (7/16/17)

Colombian Festival 2017
(Photo from: https://www.colombianfestivaldc2017.com/)

¡Viva Colombia!

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Do This: Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2017 @ The National Mall (6/29-7/4/17 & 7/6-7/9/17)

Circus Arts - Folklife Festival
Circus Harmony’s St. Louis Arches (Photo by Jessica Hentoff)

Come down to the National Mall this weekend and next, and experience the 50th Anniversary of the Folklife Festival!

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Do This: MST3K Live! Watch Out for Snakes! Tour @ Lincoln Theatre (7/9/17)

MST3K Tour
(Photo Credit: http://www.mst3k.com/tour)

Netflix’s reboot of Mystery Science Theater 3000 is pretty great. If you’ve already binge watched all 14 episodes, is there any better way to keep the magic alive then to see the cast riffing on bad movies in person at The Lincoln Theatre on July 9th?

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Do This: Drink the District’s Red, White & Brew Festival (7/1-7/2/17)

Red White and Brew Festival
(Photo Credit: http://rwbrewfest.com)

Drink the District’s Red, White & Brew Festival comes to the Yards Park on July 1st and 2nd.

This is good for both beer and wine enthusiasts!

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Do This: History & Hops Series @ Heurich House Museum (6/15/17)

Hops
Hops! (Photo Credit: Paul Miller)

The next History & Hops event is June 15th, hosted by Mike Van Hall, the artist who has created some of the more memorable local beer can designs, including DC Brau’s recent Conflict of Interest.

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Do This: Capitol Riverfront Outdoor Movies (Starts 6/1/17)

Capitol Riverfront Outdoor Movies
(Photo Credit: http://www.capitolriverfront.org/)

Starting June 1st, spend your Thursdays through August down at the Canal Park for the Capitol Riverfront outdoor movie series.

The first movie will be 2016’s Ghostbusters! Of note, they will be showing this year’s runaway smash hit, Beauty & the Beast on August 17th.

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Do This: Capital Beer Classic @ FedExField (6/3/17)

Capital Beer Classic
(Photo from http://capitalbeerclassic.com/)

Beer, beer, beer! Keep the drinking alive along the Blue/Orange line for the Capital Beer Classic!

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Do This: SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience (6/2-6/3/17)

SAVOR
(Photo from http://www.savorcraftbeer.com)

The 10th Annual SAVOR (an American craft beer and food experience) will return to the National Building Museum on Friday, June 2nd and Saturday, June 3rd.

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Do This: DC Chocolate Festival (4/29/17)

DC Chocolate Festival
(Photo from http://www.dcchocolatefestival.com)

The second annual DC Chocolate Festival takes place on Saturday, April 29th at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park. Go, because come on, it’s chocolate!

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Do This: Filmfest DC (4/20-4/30/17)

Image from Last Man in Aleppo
Filmfest DC: Last Man in Aleppo (Photo courtesy of Cinetic Media)

Since 1987, Filmfest DC has been introducing DC to feature-length and short films from all over the world in most of the genres imaginable. 31 years and over 1000 films.

This year, Filmfest DC will offer over 70 movies and events in various venues and theaters around DC. Find the full list and times here.

Here are three movies that look interesting to me:

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Do This: Drink Beer During the Craft Brewers Conference Week (4/10-4/13/17)

3 Stars Brewery
Tasting flight @ 3 Stars Brewery

This week, the Brewers Association is descending on DC for their annual Craft Brewers Conference (CBC).

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Do This: Union Market Drive-In Movie Series (Starts 4/7/17)

Union Market
(Photo Credit: echaik)

Union Market’s drive-in movies are back! Starting this Friday, April 7th through early November, this once a month event lets you witness a movie outside in the elements in the early evening.

Walk-ups are free, while cars cost $10 per car. Food and libations are available from the many vendors in the market.

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