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By DCist contributor Melinda Contreras

MAIL: Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Your friend is getting married this summer. Your dog’s birthday is right around the corner. Join the Mail Social Club and create a handmade card to celebrate. “Materials and expert assistance” provided. National Postal Museum at Byrne Education Loft’s Overlook (2 Massachusetts Avenue NE) 6-8 p.m. Free, but you should register in advance. Update: Sold out.

MUSIC: Can’t wait for the Sweetlife festival on Saturday? Can’t attend on Saturday? Couldn’t get tickets for Saturday? Why not attend the kickoff party presented by All Things Go and Sweetgreen? Haerts, X Ambassadors and Badboxes will perform. U Street Music Hall (1115 U Street NW) 8 p.m. $12

LEMONS: Smell the lemons. Taste the lemons. Tour the Tudor Place garden while tasting Bloomery Plantation Distillery’s limoncello and other SweetShine liqueurs. Tudor Place (1644 31st Street NW) 6-8 p.m. Free for members, $20 for non-members

BEER: Learn about the history of beer in D.C., then drink it. During the Smithsonian Associates’ “Capital Brews: The Beverage All of Washington Agrees On,” all your new found beer knowledge will be gathered from Bill Butcher of Port City Brewing, and author and historian Garrett Peck. S. Dillon Ripley Center (1100 Jefferson Drive SW) 6:45-8:45 p.m. $30 for members, $42 for non-members