Photo by Mike Maguire.
THURSDAY
PHOTOGRAPHY: Enjoy $10 specialty cocktails as your check out the winning snapshots of FotoDC’s Spring Photography Competitions: Faces of D.C. & Places of D.C. W Washington (515 15th Street NW) 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Free entry.
AIRMEN: Members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American men to fly in the U.S. Armed Forces, share stories about their service. Rosedale Library (1701 Gales Street NE) 7 p.m. Free.
BURLESQUE: DC Gurly Show, DC’s longest running queer burlesque troupe, presents the Firecrackers! 4th of July Burlesque Spectacular. The Pinch (3548 14th Street NW) 8:30-11:30 p.m. $12-15.
FRIDAY
COMEDY: Last Resort Comedy’s $3 Local Showcase is back. The last two months sold out, so make sure to get your $3 tickets early. Bring a buddy to laugh with, and you’ll save 50 cents each! The Town Tavern (2323 18th Street NW) 8-10 p.m. $3-5.
DANCE: 30 minutes of Cuban Dance lessons will be followed by 3.5 hours of open dance. Impress your friends with your Son, Songo, Timba, Guaguanco, Salsa, Cha Cha Cha, Guaracha, and/or Rumba moves. Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE) 8 p.m.-12 a.m. $12.
FIELD TRIP: Experience a “a trippy musical excursion” and “teleport to a place FAR away from your normal environment and experience.” Union Arts (411 New York Avenue NE) 9 p.m.- 2:30 a.m. Free.
SATURDAY
BEACH: Can’t get to the beach this weekend? Who needs water and sand on their feet when the National Building Museum has “nearly one million recyclable translucent plastic balls.” (401 F Street NW) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. $16.
PIE: Don’t watch the fireworks on an empty stomach. Stuff yourself with unlimited pie and wood-fired pizza from Whisked, Sage City + Timber Pizza. Satellite Room (2047 9th Street NW) 2-6 p.m. $15.
FOO FIGHTERS: There are still tickets available … RFK Stadium (2400 East Capitol Street) 2 p.m. $90.
SUNDAY
ATTICUS: Palisades Library screens To Kill a Mockingbird as part of their Classic Movie series. (4901 V Street NW) 2 p.m. Free.
COMEDY: Spend an evening with tomorrow’s next big comedy stars when the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Touring Company comes to town. Sixth & I (600 I Street NW) $20-25.
BOBBLEHEADS: The Nats close our their weekend series against the Giants with a Stephen Strasburg Bobblehead giveaway. Nationals Park (1500 S Capitol Street SE) 8 p.m. $28+.
