TUESDAY, JUNE 20
SUMMER SOLSTICE READING: Celebrate the summer solstice with a reading of local fiction, nonfiction, and poetry while basking in some warm weather. The June reading will feature author Bethanne Patrick and the June Author’s Corner Spotlight, John Kropf. (Doubles DC, 8 p.m.; FREE)
WINE CLASS: Come out and enjoy a seated wine tasting class. Attendees will discuss the vast history and modernization of Greek wine while sipping six distinct Greek wine styles. (Planet Wine, 6 p.m.; $36)
MORE: Justice 40 Juneteenth Panel (Armour J. Blackburn University Center; 4 p.m.; FREE), Lucas Granpa Abela with Emily Gen (Rhizome DC; 8 p.m.; $10+)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21
OUTDOOR YOGA CLASS: Grab your yoga mat and join fellow yogis for a free outdoor yoga class in honor of National Yoga Day. The class will be led by yoga and meditation instructor Calm with Carlyn. Enjoy a complimentary pressed juice after class from Toastique, while supplies last. (The Yards DC; 7:30 p.m.; FREE)
SUSHI ROLLING 101: Join Chef Wendi Jones and learn the art of making your own sushi with this hands-on cooking course. The class will cover how to cook sushi rice, necessary ingredients, techniques on rolling different types of sushi, and how to pair the sushi with different sauces. (Hill Center; 6 p.m.; $69)
SEWING COURSE: Tune into this virtual course and learn how to measure yourself and others for sewing garments. This online lecture will walk attendees through the process of taking measurements in a way that is body positive and gender neutral in order to achieve your perfect garments.(Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library; 6:30 p.m.; FREE)
MORE: “Imagining the Future-Leonardo da Vinci” (Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library; FREE), ”What We See” exhibition opens (Studio Gallery; 1 p.m.; FREE), DC Caribbean Small Business Expo (Dance Institute of Washington; 3 p.m; FREE), Young Nonprofit Professionals networking happy hour (Caboose Commons; 6:30 p.m.; $5), Yield+Yearn (Maketto; 7 p.m.; donation requested), Karaoke with Kingpin (The Pocket; 7 p.m.; FREE), Habbina Habbina with Soroche (Rhizome; 7 p.m.; $10)
Sponsored Late Night at the Museum: Exhibit Opening + Solstice Saturday: Come check out Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s brand-new exhibition, “Cellphone: Unseen Connections,” on June 24, when the museum will stay open until midnight! Arrive by 6:30 p.m. to talk with experts and stay late for music by DJ Heat, gallery tours, and more. (National Museum of Natural History, 6:30 p.m., FREE)
THURSDAY, JUNE 22
MOVIE NIGHT: Experience an outdoor movie night in Hillwood’s luscious gardens. Attendees will be able to watch Moonstruck, in which a Brooklyn widow Loretta (Cher) finds herself falling for her fiancé’s hot-tempered, estranged younger brother, Ronny (Nicholas Cage). (Lunar Lawn; 6 p.m.; $5+)
ART EXHIBIT: Grab a friend and enjoy the “Visionary Not Reactionary” exhibit by For Freedoms. The exhibit will feature some of the world’s leading contemporary artists, placing global attention to building a political and cultural identity. (The White-Meyer House; 6 p.m.; FREE)
OUTDOOR CONCERT: Enjoy a night of live music from Todd Brooks and Pour Decisions as part of this weekly concert series. Bring your blanket or chair. food and drinks from Bluestone Lane will be available for purchase. (The Boro Tysons; 5:30 p.m.; FREE)
FILMS ON THE GREEN: Join the French Embassy for the return of this series of French or French-language films. Dancing the Twist in Bamako, which tells the story of youth in 1962 Bamako, Mali discovering rock and roll and other aspects of pop culture, screens at Anacostia Park. (Anacostia Park, Park Field 7, 9 p.m.; FREE)
MORE: In-Person Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Sarah Elizabeth Charles (Smithsonian American Art Museum; 5 p.m.; FREE), HumanitiesDC Culture Series: Pieces of Me – Music, Memory and Club Photography (Busboys and Poets 14th and V, 7 p.m.; FREE) Summer in the Parks (Carter Barron Mini Oasis; 6 p.m.; FREE), Congo Cravings: Chicken Mwamba, Sweet Plantains, & Fufu (Hill Center DC; 6 p.m.; $69), ART + WINE + CHEESE – Summer Solstice (Nepenthe Gallery; 6 p.m.; FREE), Community Lodgings Summer Soirée (ALX Community – Atrium; 6:30 p.m.; $75), Through Our Eyes book launch (Dacha Beer Garden Navy Yard; 6:30 p.m.; FREE), Opera on Tap: Pride and Joy! (The Wonderland Ballroom; 7 p.m.; FREE), The Torah of Taylor Swift (Sixth & I; 7 p.m.; $18), Darius Rucker (The Anthem; 6:30; $90-$150)
