Photo by hellomarkers!
FOOD & DRINK: The annual Taste of the Nation DC event, featuring the food of over 80 restaurants, takes place at the National Building Museum (401 F Street NW) tonight. Proceeds will benefit local anti-hunger groups the Capital Area Food Bank, DC Hunger Solutions, and Mary’s Kitchen. 6:00-10:00 p.m. Tickets are $95 for general admission and $150 VIP.
>> Café Saint-Ex (1847 14th Street NW) is celebrating National Grilled Cheese Month through the end of April, with five fancy versions of the cheesy classic. Come out for “The Dave” (Gruyere, Italian Smoked Ham, Mornay, Yellow Mustard on Sourdough), “The Ashley” (Pepper Jack, Hot Breakfast Sausage, Fried Egg, Hot Sauce on Challah), and more. $11 each sandwich.
MOVIE: Focus-In! Films and Oscilloscope Laboratories are showing Howl, starring James Franco as Allen Ginsberg, at Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville (5331 Baltimore Avenue Suite 104
Hyattsville, MD) tonight in honor of National Poetry Month. Can’t make it tonight? Catch a repeat screening at the Busboys and Poets 14th & V location on April 8th, the Shirlington location on April 15, or the 5th & K location on April 22. Tonight’s movie will be shown from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. All screenings are free.
BOOKS: Author Joyce Carol Oates, who has written over fifty novels, comes to Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut Avenue NW) tonight to talk about her latest work, Mudwoman. 7:00 p.m. Free.
MUSIC: The Elijah Jamal Balbed Quintet, led by DC native Elijah Jamal Balbed, brings a jazzy sound to the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) tonight. 6:00 p.m. Free.
Coming up this week…
TUESDAY: The New York City Ballet performs at the Kennedy Center (2700 F Street NW) this Tuesday through April 8. 7:30 p.m. $25-$85.
WEDNESDAY: Watch the 1962 classic film To Kill a Mockingbird at the American Art Museum McEvoy Auditorium (800 F Street NW) this Wednesday. 6:30 p.m. Free.
THURSDAY: Landless Theatre presents the musical parody Spidermusical: The Unauthorized Story this Thursday through April 29 at the DC Arts Center (2438 18th Street NW). 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $25.
>> Phillips After 5 is cherry blossom themed at the Phillips Collection (1600 21st Street NW) this Thursday, featuring a gallery talk on Japanese artists in France, kimonos modeled by former Cherry Blossom Queens and Princesses, Japanese language lessons, Japanese-themed food and drink, and more. 5:00-8:30 p.m. $12.
FRIDAY: Crystal City’s 5K Fridays start back up this week and continue every Friday in April. Register, lace up your kicks, and head to 2121 Crystal Drive to participate. 6:30 p.m. $20 for each race, or $60 for all four.
SATURDAY: Celebrate 100 years of cherry blossoms with music, entertainment, food, and explosions at the Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival (600-900 Water Street SW) this Saturday. 1:00-9:00 p.m. Free.
>> Nerd alert! Epic Win Burlesque, described as “the nerdiest burlesque show in New York City,” brings their sexy, geeky show to the Red Palace (1212 H Street NE) this Saturday. Shows at 8:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. $10 in advance, $12 day of.
SUNDAY: Forget chocolate bunnies and Cadbury eggs, celebrate Easter with Zaytinya’s (701 9th Street NW) Greek Easter Festival, featuring dishes like traditional roasted spring lamb, this Sunday through April 22.
