MONDAY, APRIL 26
FILM FESTIVAL: The Mother Tongue Film Festival, which started in February and celebrates linguistic diversity with films from around the world, continues this week. In The Forbidden Strings, watch four brothers’ elaborate dream of traveling to their parents’ homeland of Afghanistan and playing their first rock concert. This virtual screening comes to us from the Freer and Sackler galleries. (12 p.m., FREE)
LIVING LIKE THE BEATLES: Ever wondered what it would be like to base your life off the Beatles’ discography? Hear from economist Brian O’Roark, who makes major life decisions, like finding love and planning retirement, inspired by the songs of the classic British band in this virtual Smithsonian event. (6:45 p.m., $25)
SURVIVAL BOOK CLUB: Join Lost City Books at their book club meeting for Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing’s The Mushroom at the End of the World, which tells the story of the world’s most valuable mushroom. The virtual event — part of the shop’s Earth Reads series — will focus on “ how to live through late-capitalist global climate catastrophe from a radical lens, and how to dream new ways of being on this planet.” (7 p.m., FREE)
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TUESDAY, APRIL 27
SPRING INTO ACTION: Get your sweat on for a cause in this livestreamed barre class from local nonprofit Ayuda. The full-body workout will incorporate strength training, cardio, and mindfulness with modifications for accessibility, and all funds raised will go towards Ayuda’s mission to support low-income immigrants in the D.C. area. (6:30 p.m., $30)
INDIGENOUS POETRY: Wrap up National Poetry Month by watching an on-demand recorded poetry performance and discussion with indigenous poets. The virtual event from the National Museum of the American Indian features U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, Kealoha, Natalie Diaz, and Jamaica Osorio. (FREE)
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28
BOOK TALK: Hear from Jane the Virgin actor and director Justin Baldoni about his new book, Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity, in this virtual Sixth and I event. Baldoni will explore difficult topics such as strength and vulnerability, relationships and marriage, body image, sex and sexuality, racial justice, gender equality, and fatherhood. (7 p.m., $12)
PILATES AND SMOOTHIES: Join the NoMa Business Improvement District for a pilates class featuring strength-based exercises in tabata or HIIT format. The virtual class also comes with a special 20% discount for smoothies from two Smoothie King locations. (7:30 p.m., FREE)
ZOOM MEDITATION: Practice mindfulness with the National Museum of Asian Art in weekly meditation sessions via Zoom. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, tune in for 30 minutes of stillness and peace from a local teacher. (12 p.m., FREE)
MORE:Parent, Infant, and Child Mental Health and Trauma Webinar (Adoptions From The Heart, 6 p.m., $25)
THURSDAY, APRIL 29
DIAMOND DOCTOR: Learn all about the techniques used to find diamonds and how to evaluate them from resident diamond expert Graham Pearson in the next installment of Carnegie Science Earth & Planets Laboratory’s neighborhood lecture series. In this virtual event, Pearson will also dive into why diamonds can show us what’s happening beneath the Earth’s surface and up to 3.5 billion years back into its history. (6:30 p.m., FREE)
GROWING COCKTAILS: Grow your own cocktail with the Rosslyn Flower Market and bartender crew at Salt in this virtual demonstration. After grabbing ingredients from the market or picking up one of two available kits, participants will learn how to make four cocktails. The $30 kit options include So Fresh & So Green, with gin, basil-pineapple syrup, and fresh lemon, and We Found The Cure, with cucumbers, honey syrup, gin, and beet-lemon shrub. Make sure to register your spot by Monday. (6 p.m., free admission)
ARTIST TALK: Hear from one of the artists featured in Forces of Nature, the Renwick Gallery’s 2020 invitational. Lauren Fensterstock, joined by a guest curator, will discuss her large-scale installation and how the wonders of the celestial world and the sixteenth-century German manuscript, The Book of Miracles, inspired her work. (7 p.m., FREE)
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