TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
GREEN THUMB: Get your hands dirty while loading up on Vitamin D by volunteering at Gallaudet’s Gally Garden. Bring water and sunscreen while preparing to help harvest fruit and vegetables and water plants. (Gally Garden, 11 a.m., FREE)
CLIMATE WATCH: Be a citizen scientist! Head on out to Kingman and Heritage Islands to help monitor habitat changes at the park. Grab a map of the seven chronolog posts near the RFK entrance bridge and start looking for birds and bugs. Bike along trails and bring a picnic lunch to appreciate the Anacostia River. Dogs are welcome so long as the pup is kept on a leash. (Kingman and Heritage Islands, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., FREE)
OUTDOOR ART: While the Building Museum remains closed, their new exhibit Murals that Matter remains open. It showcases D.C. street art created this summer during the Black Lives Matter and social justice protests. Head over to the museum’s West Lawn (5th Street NW, between F and G streets) to see the works on display, and check out their website for artist interviews and more. (National Building Museum, ongoing, FREE)
MORE: Arlington Job Fair (Coast-to-Coast Career Fair, 11 a.m., FREE), Francis A. Gregory Book Club (D.C. Public Library, 7 p.m., FREE)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
STEP UP: Step Afrika!, the professional company dedicated to the stepping tradition, will honor the 281st anniversary of the Stono Rebellion with an online performance. Watch via Facebook or YouTube as the dancers pay homage to the largest uprising of enslaved Africans, which began in South Carolina in 1739. A chat will follow the dance. (8 p.m., FREE, donations welcome)
ORDER IN THE COURT: Join the Shakespeare Hour LIVE! this week as panelists discuss “Shakespeare & The Law.” Watch as actor Kate Burton (aka Ellis Grey from Grey’s Anatomy), former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jessie K. Liu, and trial lawyer Abbe Lowell chat about the bard’s legal imagination. (7:30 p.m., $10)
SMOKIN’: In the mood for a movie? Head on over to Truxton Inn in Bloomingdale and settle in for a viewing of Jim Carrey’s 1994 comedy, The Mask. Social distancing rules apply: bring your face mask and come in groups no larger than six. (Truxton Inn, 7 p.m., prices vary)
MORE: Bird Brains: How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think (Smithsonian Associates, 7 p.m., $20), No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention: Reed Hastings In Conversation with Sheila Johnson (Sixth & I, 8 p.m., $12; $33 includes book shipped to you)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
BE WATER: The new Bruce Lee documentary on ESPN, Be Water, highlights Lee’s advice to be strong or yielding, depending on the situation. The motto has been adopted by Hong Kong’s street protesters, among others. During this virtual event from the Asian Art Museum, listen as author Jeff Chang, artist Fab Five Freddy, Bruce’s daughter Shannon Lee, and documentarian Bao Nguyen discuss Lee’s life and his social justice legacy. (7 p.m., FREE)
WHEELS ON THE BUS: Act like a tourist in your own town and hop on a Big Bus Tour around the city. Take a Night Tour and treat yourself to two hours of commentary and moonlit views of the Capitol, the monuments on the Mall, and more. (7 p.m., $44)
FARM FRESH: Spend the evening on a horse farm in Frederick County, Maryland, at the second annual wine and food pairing from Hidden Hills Vineyard, Serendipity Market, and others. Enjoy seven petite courses of wine grown from Maryland grapes and sustainably farmed food. Get your tickets in advance, seating will be limited and social distancing restrictions will be enforced. (Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard, 7 p.m., $65)
MORE: Emanuel Leutze: Myth and Memory | Presented by Alice W. Schwarz (Maryland Historical Society, 12 p.m., FREE), Mark Cushing – Pet Nation: The Love Affair That Changed America – in conversation with Robin Ganzert (Politics & Prose Live!, 8 p.m., FREE, donations welcome)
