Photo by LaTur.
This week is filled with lots of debate watch parties, and lots of beer (because it’s DC Beer Week).
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: You can’t avoid watching the debate tonight, even if you tried. Walk into any bar, and you’ll likely find yourself at a Debate Watch Party (unless you walk into Bayou, who will be playing the Saints game). Check out our picks for where to watch Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off.
HIDDEN TRUTHS: Comedian Adam Conover, the host of the truTV series Adam Ruins Everything, the series that aims to reveal the hidden truths about topics including food drives, the TSA, car dealerships, and the NFL Playoffs, comes to D.C. to reveal the truths about our democracy that I guess you can’t get from the debates. (9:30 Club) 7 p.m. $32.50
ALAN CUMMING: Actor, author, and activist, Alan Cummings joins All Things Considered‘s Ari Shapiro to discuss his newest book You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life is Stories and Pictures. Hear stories of love, sex, road trips, and “awkwardly entertaining Elizabeth Taylor at Carrie Fisher’s birthday party.” (Sixth & I) 7 p.m. $20-47
PERFORMANCE ART: The Seattle Times calls her “painfully funny and demented,” and now you can experience Dina Martina‘s “tragic singing and horrible dancing,” live at The Howard Theatre. 8 p.m. $25-30
LITERARY TRIVIA: If you missed your opportunity to see Stephen King speak at the National Book Festival, you can still showcase your fandom at the latest Literary Trivia. Covered topics include King, the Russians, and Oprah’s Book Club. (Petworth Citizen) 7-8:30 p.m. FREE
Bell’s Brewery team. Photo via Facebook.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
BELL’S BREWING: In honor of the 31st anniversary of Bell’s Brewing, ChurchKey will be featuring (at least) 31 varieties of their beer. A highlight will be Boon Companion, an American Pale Ale style beer “brewed with Lemon Verbana and Sorachi Ace Hops.” 4 p.m. No admmision fee. Beers priced by the glass and in 4 oz. tasting pours.
HAIKU: This presentation and panel discussion on English-language haiku features international appeal, a cultural lesson, and an exciting announcement (Japan Information and Culture Center) 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE
BEER COCKTAILS: If “hop-forward” beers don’t impress you, maybe “beer-forward” cocktails will? Five D.C. bartenders compete to create the best cocktail using beer from DC Brau, Port City, Handsome Beer, Flying Dog, and Ommegang. The audience will vote to determine the winner. (DBGB Kitchen & Bar) 7-9 p.m. $30
Photo by Flickr user philliefan99.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
DISTILLERY DOGS: Take your dog out for a drink as One Eight Distilling hosts Whiskers and Whiskey, a benefit for the Washington Humane Society. Your ticket includes your first cocktail, plus a donation to WHS. If you’re a dog lover, but not a dog owner, you can come too! 7-10 p.m. $15
BEER TASTING: Head to Mess Hall for a sampling of Devil’s Backbone and Fordham & Dominion beers. Your $15 ticket includes 4 beers, light bites from Sloppy Mama’s, a pop-up brewery tour, and pint glass. 6-9 p.m.
TEEN SOAP OPERA: Laughs Owens Laugh, the team behind Facebook Monologues and Drunk vs. Faded: A Spelling Bee, now bring you “The DC” featuring a live table read of “unused scripts for The OC .” (Rendezvous Lounge) 8-10 p.m. FREE
Photo by Michael.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
VINYL RECORDS: Join representatives from Som Records, DC Soul Recordings, Songbyrd Music, Furnace Record Pressing, The Vinyl District, and Carpark Records for a discussion and celebration of vinyl records in D.C. Discuss the state of vinyl production, distribution, retailing and listening, watch a short film, then party to the beats from a vinyl DJ. (Sonybyrd) 7-10 p.m. FREE
VIRGINIA BEER: Merdian Pint debuts 13 beers from The Virginia Beer Company, the Williamsburg based brewery that debuted just six months ago. Highlights include a golden ale aged on 200 pounds of apricots, and a Imperial Porter brewed with pecan smoked malt. 5 p.m.
BUCKET LIST: Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, and Ella Morton share the secret marvels described in Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide To The World’s Hidden Wonders. Learn how to get to places like the Glowworm Caves of New Zealand, the museum dedicated to art made from human hair, a desert fire that has been burning for over 45 years, and more (the Darth Vader gargoyle at the National Cathedral also make an appearance). The authors will be in conversation with David Plotz, Atlas Obscura’s CEO and the former editor of Slate. (Sixth & I) 7 p.m. $15-45
TV SHOWS: Argue with Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz about the greatest TV shows of all time as they join NPR’s Linda Holmes to discuss TV (THE BOOK), their ranking of the Top 100 TV Shows of All Time, which they derived from a “complex, obsessively all- encompassing scoring system.” (Kramerbooks) 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE
EXHIBIT OPENING: Enjoy an open bar and light refreshments as you tour the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ latest exhibit, NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. First opened in Miami in December 2015, NO MAN’S LAND, which showcases art that centers on the female body, will be in D.C. through January 8, 2017. The exhibit features work by 37 artists. 7:30-10 p.m. $30
