With an occasional chance of rain this weekend, we’re supplying ideas for outdoor activities, including a new open-air food hall, and indoor rain contingency plans too.
FRIDAY, JUNE 14
PICTURES OF PROGRESS: Opening Friday, Women of Progress: Early Camera Portraits presents portraits of notable women from the mid-1840s and 1850’s women’s rights movement, including Margaret Fuller and Lucretia Mott. The presentation is on display through May 2020. (National Portrait Gallery, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m., FREE)
TWEET TWEET: For those that can’t seem to look away, The Daily Show brings its Trump Presidential Twitter Library pop-up to D.C. this weekend. The free exhibition includes a retrospective on the use of “Sad!” and a Melania Trump anti-bullying spotlight. (The Showroom, 12 p.m.-8 p.m., FREE)
THE STORY: Earlier this year, Brandi Carlile took home Grammys for Best Americana Album and Best American Roots Song and Performance. Her music’s been covered by Adele, Pearl Jam, and Dolly Parton. She headlines the night at Merriweather; Brooklyn’s Lucius opens. (Merriweather Post Pavilion, 5:30 p.m. gates, 7 p.m. show, $46-$76)
MORE: Jazz in the Garden (National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m., FREE), Snarky Puppy with José James (The Anthem, 6:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $49+), Carbon Leaf (Union Stage, 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $35), Capitol Riverfront Friday Night Concert Series (The Yards Park, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., FREE), Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals (Nationals Park, 7:05 p.m., $28+)
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
CELEBRATE CHINATOWN: Celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander culture at the 2019 Chinatown Community Festival. The program includes food samples, face painting, and fitness demonstrations, plus bike repairs, dance performances, and arts and crafts. (Chinatown Park, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., FREE)
EAT UP: Brooklyn’s Smorgasburg opens its new D.C. outpost this weekend. The new Navy Yard iteration includes more than 30 pop ups that will be on hand every Saturday through October, including Chaia, Seylou, and Timber Pizza. (Tingey Plaza, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., free entry)
HONORING JUNETEENTH: Though Juneteenth is technically next Wednesday, D.C. is celebrating Juneteenth early a Saturday festival. The festivities include go-go music, local artists and food vendors, plus community activists from partner organizations. (2500 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., FREE)
WOMEN OF HIP HOP: Written and directed by Goldie Patrick, the play HERstory: Love Forever, Hip Hop, personifies the genre in a nod to Common’s “I Used to Love H.E.R.” The story follows the history of women in hip-hop over the years, and assesses the genre’s future. (The Kennedy Center, 7:30 p.m., $25-$35)
MORE: Daybreaker Pride (Up Top Acres, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., $25+), D.C. Strawberry Festival (H Street Farms, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., FREE), Proper Foot Care: During the Commute & at the Office (Potomac River Running Store, 10 a.m., FREE), Yoga in the Garden (Crispus Attucks Park, 10:30 a.m., FREE), Pride Month: Queer Zine Workshop with Library of Congress (The LINE Hotel, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., FREE), Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals (Nationals Park, 4:05 p.m., $28+), Jon Batiste & Stay Human with Brass-A-Holics (The Anthem, 6:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $49+), Johnny Mathis (Wolf Trap Filene Center, 6:30 p.m. gates, 8 p.m. show, $30), Craig Finn & the Uptown Controllers with Laura Stevenson (Rock & Roll Hotel, 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $25 advance/$28 day of show), Ripcord (Keegan Theatre, 8 p.m., $50) Priests with Mock Identity (9:30 Club, 10 p.m. doors, $20)
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
SUN SALUTATIONS: Start your morning with a down dog at the 5th International Day of Yoga. Hosted by the Embassy of India and Friends of Yoga, the all-ages practice at the Washington Monument includes a free shirt and is followed by a vegetarian food festival at 1150 Jefferson Drive. (Washington Monument, 8:30 a.m., FREE)
ART SPOTLIGHT: Manifesto: Art x Agency features the first D.C. installation of German artist Julian Rosefeldt’s 2015 Cate Blanchett film Manifesto. Accompanied by other works born out of various artist manifestos from the Hirshhorn’s collection, the exhibition is on display through January 5, 2020. (Hirshhorn, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., FREE)
FOR FATHERS: Got a dad in your life with a love for all things BBQ? Feast on whole roast pig and other BBQ accoutrements, plus a DC Brau at the 2019 Brau-B-Q. (Moreland’s Tavern, 4 p.m.-8 p.m., $25)
MORE: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals (Nationals Park, 1:35 p.m., $16+), Jokes on Tap: Open Mic Comedy (Union stage, 5 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, FREE), The Second City’s America; It’s Complicated!(The Kennedy Center Theater Lab, 7 p.m., $49-$59), DC JazzFest and The Kennedy Center Present Great Masters of Jazz (The Kennedy Center Concert Hall, 8 p.m., $29-$59)
