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Share Meow Wolfs This is Electric Forest in Santa Fe. Photo by Flickr User, Sharat Ganapati Washington was excited about the psychedelic art collective Meow Wolf coming to Fort Totten, possibly as soon as 2022. But those plans have now been scrapped. And Meow Wolf says it’s currently evaluating where and when it could come to DC. “We have reevaluated our original plan in Fort Totten and are still in the exploratory phase, which means we are looking at several options as to what an exhibit...

Dear Washingtonologist: Now that we’re kinda sorta maybe coming out of quarantine, it looks like the social calendar might get going again. Which means I’ll start receiving invitations to that ultimate Beltway event—the book party. But here’s a thing I’ve always wondered: If I go to a book party, do I have to buy the book? —Puzzled Dear Puzzled: As someone who makes his meager living writing things, I say the answer is yes, you stinking cheapskate. Do you think they invited you for ...

Here’s what you should check out this weekend: Grab a pint: Sandlot Georgetown, which opens today, is a shipping-container bar and venue that highlights Black-owned businesses. Learn all about the new sunny-day hangout spot here. Under the sea: Calling all those who are still not over their Little Mermaid obsession (Meghan Markle, I’m looking at you). GW professor and folklorist Philippa Rappoport will explain the Slavic folkloric tradition celebrating Mermaid Week. Learn all about Russian...

Photo by Marvin Joseph DC-based composer and lyricist Nolan Williams Jr. didn’t expect his next project to be inspired by black-eyed peas. But it was while thinking about his mother’s black-eye peas (she cooked them every New Year’s Day) when he realized the significance that the legume holds, not just in his family’s household, but in African American homes across the country. Williams—best known for composing the viral voting rights anthem “I Have a Right to Vote,”—began to d...

The Nutcracker Suite this season. Photograph by Christopher Duggan. If you’re desperate to see dance beyond watching TikTok, the Kennedy Center has just the thing: live performances. It recently announced the 2021-2022 season with exciting debuts (classical Indian dance company Akram Khan), big-name collaborators (Meshell Ndegeocello), and some reliable favorites (Alvin Ailey, The Nutcracker). Looking ahead to next summer, the lineup also features a special week dedicated to Black artists w...

3240 P St., NW This full-service Georgetown salon has transformed its private courtyard. Owner LoAnn Lai says there are four stations, offering both hair and nail services. Clients do have to go inside the salon to have their hair washed. Photo courtesy of Salon Nader’s Facebook 10213 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda Salon Nader has a small outdoor set-up on the front sidewalk of its North Bethesda salon. Clients can get their hair colored, cut, and blow-dried all outside. Those who want their ha...

Share Last year, artist Andy Yoder was set to open an exhibit of his sneaker art just as the pandemic hit, and like so much else, it never happened. Now the show has finally opened, and the one-year delay has allowed him to create even more of his distinctive shoe art. Overboard, opened on April 22 in a 40-foot shipping container that serves as CulturalDC’s Mobile Art Gallery. Now located at Sandlot Southeast in Navy Yard next to Nationals Park, it’s filled with 220 replicas of Nike sneake...

Photograph via National Geographic. Willie Nelson, Angélique Kidjo, Yo-Yo Ma, and Ziggy Marley are among the performers for National Geographic’s Earth Day Eve 2021 concert, which will stream live on National Geographic’s YouTube channel at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21. DC-born and -raised Rostam Batmanglij, who joined Haim at Call Your Mother just before Covid shut down the region, is also due to appear. The full lineup: Kidjo, Aurora, José González, Maggie Rogers, My Morning J...

You Can Now Rent Picnic Boats at The Wharf Want to take your happy hour on the water? These electric boats can seat up to eight people. Here’s a new activity to add to your DC spring bucket list: aqua-picnics. You can now rent picnic boats at The Wharf, and they’re pretty much as they sound: small, 100-percent electric crafts with a table and seating for friends, perfect for taking happy hour out on the water. Photograph by Braxton Carey. Photograph by Braxton Carey. Starting at $150 an ho...

Photograph by Scott Suchman Jason Moran, the Kennedy Center’s artistic director for jazz, is kicking off a virtual book club that will highlight works that touch on performing arts, music, history, and culture. In three meetings this year, Moran is inviting the public and various panelists to discuss Toni Morrison’s Jazz, James Weldon Johnson’s The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, and Jacqueline Woodson’s Red at the Bone. On May 4, Moran will lead the conversation about Jazz wit...