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Friday
WALLMOUNTABLES: Work from over 100 artists from across the city, including “children, the elderly, professionals, amateurs, and students alike,” will hang from the DC Arts Center. The exhibit runs through August 30th, with an opening reception tonight. (2438 18th Street NW) 7-9 p.m. Free
JAZZ: Funk/rock band The Good Thing performs a free show. Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club (7719 Wisconsin Avenue) 8 p.m. Free, but there is a $10 minimum for food/drink if seated in the dining area. Reserve seats here.
DANCE: Street dance choreography will be set to a blend of spoken word, poetry, and rap lyrics. A part of the Hip-Hop Theater Festival. Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE) 8 p.m. $15-30 also a Saturday show
Saturday
FRANCE: Celebrate Bastille Day at the Hillwood Estate. Their French Festival will feature performances by the New York Baroque Dance Company and Happenstance Theater, French-inspired games and art projects, and more. (4155 Linnean Avenue NW) 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. $10-18
POTOMAC RIVER: Jonathan Weiner’s photograph exhibit “A Journey down the Potomac,” will run daily from July 11-August 13th, with an opening reception Saturday night from 5-7 p.m. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (545 7th Street SE) Free
TOM CRUISE: Hop aboard the Tom Cruise, a sunset cruise with the dress code requirement of “a character from a Tom Cruise movie.” Ticket price includes an open-bar and the best dressed will get their tab comped at the after party. Chinese Disco (3251 Prospect Street NW) 7-9 p.m. $60
Sunday
COMEDY: Queen Aishah presents Mo’ Better Funny: 20+ Years of DC Laughter! Features five comedians, plus special guests. The Howard Theatre (620 T Street NW) 7 p.m. $25-50
70’s: The third installment of the “Decades of Cocktails” series at Cashion’s Eat Place has arrived. Enjoy 70’s inspired food and drinks, including cocktail weenies, clams casino, and the Harvey Wallbanger. (1819 Columbia Road NW) 10 p.m.-12 a.m.