Happy end of June, D.C. family. This week, we’ve got a lot of great female indie pop acts, some events that will really expand your mind, and a conversation from two greats about one of the best television shows of all time. Jump in, below.
MONDAY, JUNE 24
COME TOGETHER: Pride celebrations continue through this week as Trade bar will have a fundraising event for AsylumConnect, which provides LGBTQ asylum seekers with a safe home. $2 of every specialty cocktail sold will benefit the organization. (Trade, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., free entry)
QUESTION MASTER: Wunder Garten will host the 10th Annual ‘Trivia Under the Stars’ event out in NoMa, featuring questions that cover everything from sports to pop culture. Bring yourself and six of your smartest friends for a night that’s sure to test your approximate knowledge of many things. (Wunder Garten, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., $12)
SAIL AWAY: Maiden, one of the year’s best reviewed documentaries, will have a free advance screening on Monday night. Detailing the story of the first ever all-women crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World sailing race. Rotten Tomatoes boasts that you don’t need to know anything about sailing to appreciate the film, so don’t worry if you don’t know your port from your starboard. (AMC Mazza Gallerie, 7 p.m., FREE with registration)
MORE:Fitness Sessions in Chinatown Park (Chinatown Park, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., FREE), Dancing on Air – The Teenarama Story (Busboys and Poets Anacostia, 6:30 p.m-9:30 p.m., $10)
TUESDAY, JUNE 25
THAT’S A BINGO: Satellite Room and D.C. Queen Bombalicious Eklaver will host a drag bingo that promises to close out Pride with a bang. Gifts from Republic Restoratives are among the prizes up for grabs. (Satellite Room, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., FREE)
INTERSTELLAR: If you’ve ever wanted to know more about what makes a black hole work or understand what dark energy is, astrophysicist Dr. Neta A. Bahcall will lecture Tuesday night on the what makes the universe tick. Heady stuff to start out the week, but I’m confident it’ll be anything but boring. (Carnegie Institution for Science, 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m., FREE with registration)
HAMMER TIME: Thor: Ragnarok will screen outdoors in Freedom Plaza as part of the joint venture between Shaolin Jazz and BID. The third—and arguably most enjoyable—film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to focus on the God of Thunder will be scored live to an original music soundtrack by DJ 2-Tone Jones. Considering the visuals of Ragnarok are basically an 80s-airbrushed van come to life, I can’t wait to hear what songs will grace one of Marvel’s best. (Freedom Plaza, 7:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m., FREE)
MORE:How to Think About Brexit (Hillsdale College Kirby Center, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m., FREE with registration), Opening Night | Fragile | Photo Exhibit (Embassy of Peru, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m., FREE with registration), Hiroshima Mon Amour Screening (Embassy of France, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., FREE with registration)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26
PRESIDENTIAL: Hard to believe that the first Democratic debate of the 2020 election is here, but, well, it is. If you’re a die-hard political junkie that’s up for watching with a crowd, Eaton House is hosting a viewing party. (And check out other spots screening the big shows this week here.) (Eaton House, 8 p.m.-11 p.m., FREE with registration)
BADA BING: Wanna feel old? The Sopranos, HBO’s ground-breaking program that quite literally changed how we think and watch television (not hyperbole!), turns 20 this year. To celebrate, Smithsonian Associates will host TV critics Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall (who covered the show during their tenure at The New Jersey Star-Ledger, aka Tony Soprano’s home paper) to talk about their book, The Sopranos Sessions which features some smart writing on one of TV’s greatest achievements. (S. Dillon Ripley Center, 6;45 p.m., $30)
SUMMER SOUNDS: Wharf Wednesday will have music this week from the Americana-themed 19th Street Band if you’re looking for an outdoor, live music fix. (The Wharf, 6:30 p.m.- 9 p.m., FREE)
DREAMY: Singer/songwriter Kate Bollinger will bring her hazy, bedroom pop sounds to Songbyrd. The Charlottesville-based talent recently got a glowing writeup from Paste Magazine, stating that her newly released EP is perfect for “sticky and humid nights,” to which D.C. is no stranger now that June is almost over. (Vinyl Lounge at Songbyrd, 8:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m., FREE with registration).
MORE:French Wines Tasting Soirée (Speakeasy, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., $25 – $35), A-WA (The Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m., $20 – $25)
THURSDAY, JUNE 27
MILLIONAIRE: Atlanta native—and vocal Braves fan—Faye Webster will play DC9 on Thursday night. Her third album, Atlanta Millionaires Club, was described by Pitchfork as “serene folk-pop with a mellow soul tinge and the melancholy clarity of someone twice her age.” (DC9, 8 p.m., $10-$12)
MULTIPLY: If you hadn’t had your fill of galaxy-brain theories from Tuesday’s discussion of dark energy, the Carnegie Institution for Science is doubling up on lectures that you may have had in your college dorm room under the influence of … something. This specific conversation will detail how the laws of physics give evidence to the idea of a multiverse. Far out, bro. (Carnegie Institution for Science, 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m., $10)
MORE: Georgie’s Yappy Hour (Fairmont Washington, D.C., 5 p.m.-7 p.m., FREE), Fair Water: The Water Office Opening Reception (Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., FREE with registration)
