MONDAY, JUNE 8
TALK IT OUT: Capital Pride Alliance is hosting Pride Talks: Community Conversations. The webinar will have leaders from local LGBTQ+ organizations tackling topics like pandemic recovery and the importance of the Black Lives Matter protests. The event will also include a Q&A, so get your questions ready. (7 p.m., FREE)
KRILLER COMEDY: Make a commotion for the ocean with this comedy show celebrating World Ocean’s Day. Learn fun oceanic facts amid stand-up acts and fish-themed sketches, all from DC Science Comedy. Proceeds will support STEM programs for Black scientists and naturalists. (8 p.m., donations accepted)
MINISERIES MAGIC: Give yourself a break from scrolling aimlessly through endless TV options and stream this six-part miniseries via the Avalon. Available for the first time in the U.S., Mysteries of Lisbon is an adaption of the nineteenth-century Portuguese novel by Camilo Castelo Branco, an author some compare to Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens. Once you rent the series, you’ve got seven days to stream the episodes, so plan accordingly! (Available now, $15)
MORE: Humanitini Curator Grant Webinar (HumanitiesDC, 1 p.m., FREE), DC Food For Life – Cooking to Combat Covid Online Nutrition & Cooking Class (Rooted Dish, 6 p.m., $20)
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
MEET THE JUDGE: The nonprofit Council for Court Excellence is hosting a virtual forum where you can hear from the judges who have applied to be the new Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. It’s a chance to meet the three candidates for the seat before the end of the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission’s public comment period ends on June 19. You can use the hashtag #ChiefJudge2020 to discuss the meeting on social media. (6 p.m., FREE)
TRIVIA PRIDE: Celebrate Pride month by showcasing your herstory knowledge during Second Tuesday Queer Trivia from A League of Her Own. Play solo or with a team of up to six via Google Hangouts and get ready to answer questions on sports and history via Google Forms. (7 p.m., FREE, donations appreciated)
SING IT: DC9 is getting in on the virtual scene with its first livestreamed concert. D.C.-based artist Sean Barna will perform in front of a small, socially distant crowd (according to organizers, it’s two of Barna’s friends/crew) at DC9, and you can watch from home via YouTube. Sean will also take questions about his new EP, “Margaret Thatcher of the Lower East Side.” (7 p.m., $7)
MORE: Place for Lunch: Place Management Organizations Fighting to Retain Retail (Georgetown Place Leadership Project, 12 p.m., FREE), Virtual Resume Writing Workshop (Association of Haitian Professionals, 7 p.m., FREE)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
BRANDING 101: If you’re growing your small business or you’re ready to take the next step with your side hustle, check out this webinar to learn about trademarks and copyrights. Let attorney and mentor Olamide Michelle guide you through the ins and outs of brand management in this latest Brand Boutique Elite Speaker Series: Protect Your Brand. (12 p.m., FREE)
OUR TIME IS NOW: Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate and bestselling author Stacey Abrams will talk voter suppression, citizen empowerment, and more during this Sixth & I event. Abrams will also discuss her new book, Our Time is Now, with MSNBC political analyst Joy Reid. Signed book copies are available for an additional fee. (7 p.m., $10)
BOOK TALK: Listen to bestselling authors Kristan Higgins and Linda Holmes discuss family dynamics, long-held secrets, and quiet unhappiness during this East City Bookshop Virtual Event. The writers will chat about Higgins’s newest release, Always the Last to Know. Registration is required for this Zoom event. (7:30 p.m., starting at $19)
MORE:Chat Space for LGBTQ Youth Ages 6 to 12 (SMYALS, 11 a.m., FREE), Livestream Zumba with MJ (Maryjo Mattea, 8 p.m., FREE, donations appreciated)
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
GET IMPRESSED: If you’re hankering for a museum fix, check out this one-hour virtual tour of French Impressionism at the National Gallery of Art. Tour guide Mike Burns will shepherd participants through the Impressionism Exhibit Hall and share all the cutthroat gossip from the 1860s French salons. Admire the work of renegade artists Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, Paul Cezanne, and more and hear how their masterpieces came to be. (2 p.m., $15)
CINEMA 101: As you work your way through your streaming queue, are you noticing similarities in the movies you’re consuming?Washington City Paper film critic Noah Gittell will examine the notion that there are no new ideas, only variations on a theme, during this 45-minute program, Stream, Watch, Repeat: Modern Classics and the Films that Inspired Them. Get streaming recs and learn some film history, too. (6:45 p.m., FREE, $25 donation appreciated)
MORE: Creative in Quarantine with Maura Judkis, Washington Post Culture (Day Eight, 12 p.m., FREE), List It and Don’t Lose It! Sell a Home for 25% More With These Secrets (Hyperfast Agent, 2 p.m., FREE)
