Photo by Tadael Tadael.
Friday
1960: Get a “musical glimpse into the glamorous era of the cocktail party, a time of social refinement, artful conversation, and masterful flirtation,” as the American Pops Orchestra presents Make Someone Happy. Lisner Auditorium (730 21st Street NW) 8 p.m. $35-65
MEXICO: Celebrate Seis De Mayo and enjoy “carnitas tacos, chorizos, chilaquiles, and mucho more,” because you are allowed to eat Mexican food outside of Cinco de Mayo. Del Campo (900 9th Street NW) 6-9 p.m. $30-65
SEX: The HUMP! Film Festival features shorts “created by people who aren’t porn stars but want to be one for a weekend.” Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) 7 or 9:30 p.m. $20 *Saturday showings also available
Saturday
WINE: At this year’s VinoFest, sample wines from 20+ vineyards, enjoy food from restaurants including Toki Underground, Timber Pizza and Dirty South Deli, and dance to live music by Trouble Funk, Paperhaus, The Original Wailers and more. Yards Park (1300 1st Street SE) 3-10 p.m. $59-105
DANCE: Watch “the the world’s hottest dancers and most acclaimed companies,” perform in DREAMscape, a benefit for CityDance’s DREAM program that provides free dance classes and performance opportunities to youth in D.C. public schools. The Lincoln Theatre (1215 U Street NW) 7 p.m. $25-38
RACE: Head to Baltimore for a race of “wacky, imaginative, totally human-powered works of art, designed to travel on land, through mud, and over deep harbor waters.” Features the Grand Mediocre East Coast Champion Award (for the middle finisher) and the Next to Last Award. American Visionary Art Museum (800 Key Highway) 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday
BELLY DANCING: Grab your mother and take her to a belly dancing class, (but if she’s not in town, you can go solo and show her what you learned at the next family gathering). 3 Stars Brewing Company (6400 Chillum Place NW) 11 a.m. $20–50
SEX: Find out who can “fake-f*ck nobody better than anybody else,” at the DC Air Sex Championships. Rock and Roll Hotel (1353 H Street NE) 8 p.m. $15
SONG: Celebrate the 35th season of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC at this performance of the classic choral piece Carmina Burana. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall (2700 F Street NW) 8 p.m. $25-81
