Do This: Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2018 @ The National Mall (6/27-7/1/18 & 7/4-7/8/18)

Catalonia @ Folklife Festival
Catalonia – Diables (devils) at the Ball de Diables de Vilafranca del Penedés (Photo courtesy Servicios Editoriales Georama)

The 51st annual Folklife Festival kicks off this week!

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Do This: Capitol Riverfront Friday Night Concert Series with Black Masala (6/15/18)

Black Masala
Black Masala (Photo from FB @BlackMasala; Credit: John Shore)

Every Friday night, head over to The Yards Park for a free concert!

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Concert Pick: Liz Cooper & The Stampede @ 9:30 Club (6/17/18)

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Liz Cooper & The Stampede (Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez)

Don’t miss Liz Cooper & The Stampede opening for Houndmouth at the 9:30 Club!

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Do This: AFI DOCS 2018 Film Festival (6/13-6/17/18)

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Into The Okavango (a film playing at AFI DOCS directed by Neil Gelinas)

AFI DOCS is back, showcasing the best documentary filmmaking in the US and around the world!

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Bummers and Big Deals (6/8/18)

Hellbender in cans!
Hellbender in cans!

Some cool things, but also a few that suck.

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Review: SAVOR 2018 Recap (6/1 & 6/2/18)

The premiere craft beer festival of the season in DC did not disappoint! Both the beer and food was fantastic again at SAVOR 2018. I tried all 60 of the beers with an Untappd score of 4 or more and 53 earned a rating 4+ from me.

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Sports Pick: Bobblehead Night: Washington Nationals vs. San Francisco Giants (6/8/18)

Nationals 2018 Bobbleheads
Ryan Zimmerman!

More bobbleheads, plus baseball!

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Concert Review: Sunflower Bean @ Rock and Roll Hotel (6/2/18)

Sunflower Bean
Sunflower Bean (Photo from FB @SunflowerBean Credit: Andy DeLuca)

Is your new favorite New York band Sunflower Bean?

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Festival Pick: Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival (6/9/18)

Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival
Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival (Photo Courtesy of Living Classrooms)

The celebration for the Year of the Anacostia continues with the 9th annual Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival (KIBFF).

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Concert Review: Japanese Breakfast @ 9:30 Club (5/30/18)

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Japanese Breakfast (Photo by Julia Leiby, from FB @japanesebreakfast)

Japanese Breakfast returned to DC with a high-energy show at the 9:30 Club.

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Do This: Capitol Riverfront Outdoor Movie Series (Starts 6/7/18)

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

The Capitol Riverfront will be hosting it’s annual Outdoor Movie Series at Canal Park on Thursdays!

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Drink This: Top 10 Reasons to Attend SAVOR Day Two (6/2/18)

SAVOR 2018
SAVOR 2018

We attended SAVOR on its first night, Friday, June 1st.

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SAVOR Preview! (Friday 6/1 & Saturday 6/2)

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PHOTO © BREWERS ASSOCIATION

Here’s the preview of the 90 breweries and 180 beers that will be available tonight and tomorrow at SAVOR, along with the SAVOR spreadsheet I prepare every year to navigate all those delicious beers.

SAVOR is now sold out for Saturday. Get your tickets to SAVOR for tonight!

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