(Photo by The Come Up Show)
By DCist contributor Lyndsey McKenna
So much for fall. October continues to deceive with another week of hot and humid temperatures. You might as well stay inside and see a show or two.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
NIGHT MOVES: Music critic Jessica Hopper’s latest book, Night Moves, is a mesmerizing memoir about her early adulthood in Chicago. In a diaristic tone, Hopper chronicles the changing cityscape from a personal point of view, recounting the day-to-day details that stand out years later. In a talk at Politics and Prose, she’ll be joined by Katie Alice Greer of D.C. band Priests. (Politics & Prose, 7 p.m., FREE)
PLATINUM NO FEATURES: J. Cole’s latest release, KOD, his fifth studio album, finds the North Carolina rapper in introspective mode. He’s joined by Young Thug, Jaden Smith, EARTHGANG and kiLL Edward for the penultimate stop of a headlining stadium tour. (Capital One Arena, 7:30 p.m., $49.50-$149.50)
MORE: DC Run Crew HIIT and RUN (Banneker Track, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., FREE), Dogtoberfest (Dacha Beer Garden, 4 p.m.-8 p.m., donate for entry)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9
LET’S ROCK: Philadelphia five-piece Restorations and New York trio Wild Pink both released excellent albums earlier this year, LP5000 and York in the Fur, respectively, on North Carolina label Tiny Engines. Expect huge choruses and plenty of guitars at Tuesday’s show featuring both bands at Songbyrd. D.C.’s Mount Rainier opens. (Songbyrd, $15-$17, doors 7 p.m.)
PIZZA RIDE: Each Tuesday evening, City Bikes in Adams Morgan hosts a 10-13 mile ride around Northwest D.C. that concludes at Glen’s Garden Market in Dupont Circle. Riders get their first slice of pizza and a local craft draft beer for $5.50. (City Bikes Adams Morgan, 7 p.m., FREE)
THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL: It’s the first of two nights in D.C. for Trent Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails, on the heels of the LP Bad Witch, released earlier this summer. In a move to discourage resale, tickets for the tour were initially available only at venue box offices, though they’re now available online. Only the $175 assigned Super Excellent seats remain at their Anthem show, but —despite the band’s best efforts—some cheaper tickets are available on resale sites like StubHub. Scottish band the Jesus and Mary Chain and duo Kite Base—featuring Ayse Hassan of Savages and bassist Kendra Frost—open. (The Anthem, $175, doors 6 p.m., also performs Wednesday)
MORE: Sicily’s World of Food and Culture (S. Dillon Ripley Center, 6:45 p.m., $45-$55), Story District Presents Howl: Stories about Primal Instincts (Black Cat, 7:30 p.m., $20), Swearin’ Record Release Show (Black Cat, doors 9:45 p.m., $15-$17)
(Photo by Jonathan Rubio H.)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10
SHERRY BABY: It’s International Sherry Week, which means there’s no better time to explore the Spanish fortified wine. Barcelona Wine Bar kicks off the festivities with a fideos-making demonstration. Learn how to make a duck variation of the noodle dish, dine on tapas, and enjoy paired sherries. (Barcelona Wine Bar Cathedral Heights, 7 p.m., $25 deposit, additional $12 for sherry pairing)
SPOTLIGHT: Now in its fourth year, the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival and Symposium is the country’s only film festival dedicated to investigative reporting on film. Organized by 100Reporters, the festival begins on Wednesday with a screening of Oscar winner Charles Ferguson’s documentary Watergate at the National Portrait Gallery at 7 p.m. (it’s at capacity, but they’ve opened up a standby line) and continues with screenings and symposium events through Oct. 14. Alex Winter’s new documentary The Panama Papers concludes the festival. (various locations, through Oct. 14, $15-$25 per screening, $99-$250 for festival passes)
DOWN DOG: Surround yourself with art and get your yoga on in the galleries of the American University Museum in this weekly class with certified Kripalu yoga instructor Eva Blutinger. After you’re done, stick around to check out some of the exhibits: Currently on view is Robert D’Arista: A Portrait and Jim Sanborn’s Without Provenance: The Making of Contemporary Antiquity (American University Katzen Arts Center, 10 a.m., $5-$10)
MORE: Yoga in Luce (American Art Museum, 6 p.m.-7 p.m., $10), An Evening of Sounds and Stories (Library of Congress, 7 p.m., FREE), Profs & Pints: Witches and Witch Hunts (The Bier Baron Tavern, 6 p.m., $12-$15), Chocolate! Cioccolato! Schokolade! Chocolat! (S. Dillon Ripley Center, 6:45 p.m., $45-$55), Kali Uchis and Gabriel Garzón-Montano (9:30 Club, doors 7 p.m., $40)
(Photo by Gunnar Klack)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11
P-I-Z-Z-A: Mount Vernon Square’s A Baked Joint—the sister bakery of Georgetown’s Baked and Wired will be donating 10 percent of its proceeds to N Street Village, an area nonprofit that works with nearly 2,000 homeless and low-income women each year, offering housing, meal, employment, and income assistance. The joint’s modest menu of small-batch pizzas includes pies with sweet caramelized onion, fontina and goat cheeses, and arugala; and chiles, chorizo, pepperoni, and four cheeses. Pizza is available for dine-in or takeaway. (A Baked Joint, 5 p.m.-10 p.m.)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EAST BUILDING: Enjoy the National Gallery of Art’s East Building after hours and celebrate the 40th birthday of the I.M. Pei-designed structure. There’ll be disco-era games and tunes courtesy of DJ Kelton Higgins, plus cake pops and empanadas. You can even write a birthday card to the building—maybe tell it it doesn’t look a day over 35? (National Gallery of Art East Building, 6 p.m., FREE)
GREAT MINDS: Busboys and Poets hosts scholar and social justice activist Angela Davis at its new location at 450 K Street NW (if that sounds very close to its previous location at 1025 5th St. NW, that’s because it is). Davis will be in conversation with Amy Goodman, the journalist behind Democracy Now! A limited number of reserved seats were distributed with the purchase of one of Davis’ books from the store, but remaining spots at the event are first-come, first served. (FREE, Busboys and Poets, 6 p.m., FREE)
MORE: Rosslyn Cider Fest (Central Place Plaza, Arlington, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., $10), Border Battle Beer Dinner (FISH by Jose Andres, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., $55)
