MONDAY, JULY 10
NIGHT MARKET: Start your week off right at Electric Cool-Aid’s Night Market, where you’ll find locally-made crafts, food, dessert and, as always, frozen drinks. Find jewelry, tarot cards, crop tops, succulents and more from nine vendors, as well as smoked meat by Casa de Smoke and boozy cupcakes from District of Crunk. (Electric Cool-Aid; 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; FREE)
MORE: Summer Songwriting Workshop Series for Kids (Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library; 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.; FREE), Gateway to Fitness: Barre (Gateway Green; 6 p.m.; FREE), Profs & Pints DC: Tension Over the Taiwan Strait (Penn Social; 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m.; $13.50+)
TUESDAY, JULY 11
GARDENER’S TOUR: Who has two green thumbs and is giving a garden tour at Hillwood Gardens this Tuesday? Jessica Bonilla, Hillwood’s director of horticulture. Join Bonilla on this Gardener’s Focus Tour, which will take you through the garden’s summer displays and explain the process of designing them. (Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens; 12:30 p.m.; $15)
HERITAGE OF TATTOOING: The history of tattoos runs as deep as the ink that makes them possible. At Profs & Pints DC: A World Heritage of Tattooing, anthropologist Lars Krutak will talk about the history of tattoos, which dates back to 5000 BCE, and explore what the practice reveals about human desires, fears, cultural values, spirituality, and ancestral ties. (Penn Social; 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m.; $14.31)
TRASH EMPIRE: Could you survive if you only spent $5.50 on food … for over two years? William Reid, a locally-based filmmaker and food justice organizer, did. He documents his experience surviving off dumpster food in Trash Empire, which asks the question: How can we provide more nutritious food to people in need while creating less waste? Check it out at Rhizome this Tuesday. (Rhizome DC; 7 p.m.; $5+)
MORE: Pizza & Vino Pairing Party (In Bocca al Lupo; 6 p.m.-9 p.m.; $69), Street Food: The Mekong (Hill Center at Old Naval Hospital; 6 p.m.-8 p.m.; $69), U Street: Shaped by History, Musical Legends, and Relative Newcomers (African American Civil War Memorial; 6 p.m.-8 p.m.; $55), Meditations in Mixed Media (Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington; 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.; $300)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
CAPITAL FRINGE: When life gives you a Fringe Festival, you buy tickets. This Wednesday, alternative theater festival Capital Fringe kicks off in numerous venues across Georgetown and Dupont Circle. United by the theme When Life Gives You Lemons, this year’s productions promise to be sometimes sweet, sometimes sour, and always original. (Georgetown and Dupont Circle; through July 23; $15) (For more info, check out our comprehensive guide to Capital Fringe.)
OUTSIDE TOGETHER: Soak up the sun this Wednesday at Anacostia Park, where REI and Friends of Anacostia Park present Be Outside Together, an afternoon of celebrating community and the outdoors. Enjoy hand dancing, jump rope demos, skating, boat rides and haircuts, as well as a screening of the short film Anacostia Park in 5 and a go-go concert. (Anacostia Park; 2 p.m.-8:45 p.m.; FREE)
MORE: Pasta & Sauce Making Lesson (I’m Eddie Cano; 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; $99), Wolf Trap Untrapped: A Little Lunch Music (Holy Trinity Catholic Church; 12:30 p.m.; FREE), Counting Crows: Banshee Season Tour with Dashboard Confessional (Merriweather Post Pavilion; 7:30 p.m.; $55+)
THURSDAY, JULY 13
NAM JUNE PAIK: Celebrate the upcoming birthday of Nam June Paik, known as the “father of video art,” with a screening of the documentary Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV. The Korean American transformed 20th century art with his innovative media-based installations — including the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s prized “Electronic Superhighway.” (Smithsonian American Art Museum; 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.; FREE)
NOEL GALLAGHER: Noel Gallagher is coming to Maryland with his band High Flying Birds, but everyone knows him as the creative mind behind Oasis, the now-defunct ‘90s sensation that brought you “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger.” The English rock ‘n roll star plays Merriweather this Thursday, with Metric opening. (Merriweather Post Pavilion; 7 p.m.; $29.50)
BEST OF WASHINGTON: Eat your way through D.C. this Thursday at Best of Washington, the annual tasting event presented by Washingtonian. Say hi to local favorites like Bistro Aracosia, Ghostburger and Ooh’s and Aah’s as you enjoy an evening of entertainment and fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. (The Anthem; 6 p.m.-10 p.m.; $195+)
JAKE TAPPER: No TV necessary to see Jake Tapper this week. The CNN anchor will be at Sixth & I in conversation with Kristen Welker about his new book, All the Demons Are Here, a thriller that dives into the 1970s underground world of cults, celebrities, tabloid journalism, serial killers, disco and UFOs. Catch the talk in-person, or stream it from the comfort of your home. (Virtual and Sixth & I; 7 p.m.; $12+)
ROSSLYN DRAG: In 2016, Shi-Queeta Lee made history as the first drag queen to perform at the White House. This Thursday, she’ll be taking the stage at Rosslyn LIVE, alongside an all-star cast of female celebrity impersonators. Watch your favorite divas come alive right before your eyes during this 90-minute revue. (Gateway Park; 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.; $10)
MORE: Blacc Print Experience (Franklin Park; 12:30 p.m.; FREE), Preservation Station: Exploring the Family Treasures Toolkit (National Museum of African American History and Culture; 1 p.m.; FREE), Profs & Pints DC: District of Coyotes (Hill Center at Old Naval Hospital; 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; $14.31), The Theatre Lab: The Prom (Atlas Performing Arts Center; 7:30 p.m.; $15)
