Things I'm Talking About

• I've been seeing more movies than usual lately.
  • Primetime was great
  • I got a sneak peek of Sense and Sensibility, which was a great adaptation (Fiona Shaw was my favorite as the distance aunt)
  • Nathan Fielder's documentary about Elizabeth Holmes comes out this weekend
  • They're re-releasing The Devils to theaters for a week starting on Friday.
• ​Granville Moore's is closing at the end of the month, so go get your mussels while you can. This was the first restaurant I went to on H Street when I moved here back in 2007, and it's crazy to think it's closing.
• This is the time of year to start planning your holiday volunteering. Here's my list from last year (which I will be updating!) of places that don't require a long term commitment.
• ​Capital Checkers has been around for 40+ years, and over the past 6 years, has bounced around to different locations as their clubhouse was sold by their landlord. They lost their latest spot, a church basement, because the church is closing.
• It's Howard Homecoming this weekend! While the parade has been postponed, other festivities are continuing. Expect a lot going on in Shaw and U Street and street closures around the campus.
• Looking for vegan-friendly restaurants around DC? Maria from @mariasvegeats put together a list of some of her favorites!
  • This marks the start of having curators like Maria also put their recommendations on Not Bored, and I'm so excited!
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"I used to live nearby and went so often. Their udon carbonara is my favorite dish in the city." Austin

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• 🤓 Wheel of Fortune LIVE! brings the actual game show to the Warner Theatre stage, with audience members picked to spin a replica wheel and solve puzzles for cash and trip prizes. Wednesday 10/14. $52+. *
• 📖 Ghost Stories at Rock Creek Cemetery brings local horror and mystery authors like Louis Bayard and Angie Kim to read on the 1719 cemetery’s grounds, with a separate story hour for kids beforehand. Bring a lawn chair and flashlight. Wednesday 10/14. $17+.
• 🖌️ Get your hands dirty making a spooky Halloween terrarium at this monthly plant workshop in Metropolitan Park. You’ll create something unique to take home, and it’s perfect for plant lovers of all skill levels. Wednesday 10/14. Free.
• 🖌️ Crochet Circle at Phillips@THEARC is led by Dwayne Lawson-Brown (the Crochet Kingpin), who’ll walk beginners through the basics while advanced folks work on their own projects. Yarn, hooks, and refreshments are provided, and you’ll see his fiber work made in response to Sam Gilliam. Wednesday 10/14. Free.
• 🌲 DC Rat Walks takes you into a DC alleyway at dusk with an anthrozoologist and a rodentologist to learn how rats move, eat, and colonize a neighborhood. This walk will be in Ward 3. Wednesday 10/14. Free.
• 🤸 This week’s Fit @ Met Park session is a Vinyasa Flow class led by Tierra from YogiTB, no experience needed. Show up enough Wednesdays and the punch card gets you a gym bag, gift cards, and free sessions at M2 Fitness. Wednesday 10/14. Free.

• 🕺 Rebecca Black brings her Exhibitionism tour to the 9:30 Club, supporting her self-released sophomore album of maximalist pop bangers. Thursday 10/15. $38.*
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Art After Hour at L’Homme Gallery pairs a new exhibition from painter Tyler Casey with drinks and color-coded wristbands that mark who’s single and who’s just there for friends. Two drinks included, icebreakers built in. Thursday 10/15. $20+
• 📖 Historian Shirley M. Marshall discusses A Radical Suffragist in Washington DC, tracing Elizabeth Kalb’s 1918 arrival to fight for women’s voting rights from inside the National Woman’s Party headquarters. A book sale and signing follow the talk. Thursday 10/15. Free.
• 🍾 The HU vs. SpelHouse Welcome Happy Hour kicks off Howard Homecoming across four floors at Park at 14th, with DJs and a crowd that’s already pushed RSVPs past 10,000. Thursday 10/15-10/16. $23+.
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 La Petite Swap is a clothing swap at Rhizome for anyone 5’4” and under: bring 5 items of clothing, shoes, or accessories, take 5 home. Leftovers go to Goodwill, and the swap is also collecting bras and sealed menstrual products for I Support the Girls. Thursday 10/15. Free.
• 🤓 Mahjong Open Play at Southeast Library sets up tables for both American and Hong Kong style games, no instructors involved. Bring your own set if you have one; spots are first-come, first-served for experienced players. Thursday 10/15. Free.

• 🎈 Throw on your costume and head to Boo at the Zoo for a Halloween night that's fun for the whole family. You'll hit trick-or-treat stations around the park, watch the animals get their own spooky treats, and check out Halloween decorations everywhere you walk. Friday 10/16-10/18. Free.
• 🍾 Fierce Flora: A Garden Whodunit turns the USBG’s Conservatory into a crime scene for the night, with a whodunit tying together the “Tales of Survival and Demise” exhibit, DJ Adrian Loving, and a one-night pop-up shop selling Venus flytraps. Admission includes one drink and entry to all activities; dress as your favorite dangerous plant for a shot at a prize. Friday 10/16. $40.
• 🖌️ Pigments in Our Backyard is a hands-on workshop where natural pigment artist Abby Kiesa shows you how to paint with colors made from stuff found outside, right in the Heurich House Museum’s conservatory. Supplies are included and the ticket gets you a discount at the museum’s biergarten. Friday 10/16. $45+.
• 📜 An Evening of History Under the Stars pairs a lecture on the planetarium’s history with a fulldome show on the telescope’s origins, plus a meteorite collection on display. Friday 10/16. $25.
• 🕺 Creepypasties is a burlesque and variety show built around urban legends, from hook-handed strangers to sewer alligators to the Benadryl Hatman. Friday 10/16. $23.
• 🍲 Pumpkins and Pours at W.S. Jenks & Son puts a complimentary drink in your hand on the rooftop garden while you browse fall inventory at 10% off pumpkins and mums. Friday 10/16. Free.
• 📜 Soul Strolls: Becoming America is Congressional Cemetery’s lantern-lit tour through the grounds after dark, with costumed interpreters playing interred residents whose lives track America’s 250-year gap between its ideals and its reality. Arrive early for live music and a food truck before your tour queue time. Friday 10/16. $40.
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Stitching Stories at Peirce Barn is a knitting circle with Rock Creek Park rangers, with talk of colonial-era fiber arts and how women used textiles to support the American Revolution woven in. Bring your own project or start something new. Friday 10/16. Free.
• 🍽️ RAMW President Shawn Townsend trades his desk for a guest bartending shift at Chicken + Whiskey, with proceeds supporting Educated Eats’ culinary scholarships. Friday 10/16. Free.
• 📖 Historian Andrew S. Curran talks through Biography of a Dangerous Idea, his new book tracing how Enlightenment-era thinking built the modern concept of race, with a Q&A after. Friday 10/16. $18.

• 🎈 The Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show brings hundreds of classic and antique cars to Rockville Civic Center Park, with live music and awards from the mayor and city council. Saturday 10/17. Free.
• 🍲 The Chile By the Glass Wine Festival at La Cosecha pours unlimited samples from Chilean winemakers, who’ll talk terroir and winemaking process while you taste. Bottles available for purchase if you find a favorite. Saturday 10/17. $25.
• 🎈 Fall Pickle & International Food Festival is a two-day celebration in Sterling where you can eat your way through pickle vendors, food trucks with global flavors, craft beer, live music, and local crafts all in one place. There’s something for everyone, from pickleback shots to face painting for the kids. Saturday 10/17. $5+.
• 🛍️ Haul-O-Ween: The Spookening turns Capitol Hill into one giant yard sale, with a shared map pointing you to porches and stoops across the neighborhood. No yard of your own? St. Mark’s Episcopal Church hosts sellers in its courtyard. Saturday 10/17. Free.
• 🌲 Kingman Island Friends + Family Day fills the island with nature-based activities including motorized boat tours, guided bird and tree walks, a clothing swap, and a table where you can meet the Anacostia Watershed Society’s freshwater mussels. Saturday 10/17. Free.
• 🎈 The Maryland Renaissance Festival is a full-day trip to a recreated 16th-century English village outside Annapolis, with jousting, 200+ performers, 140 artisan shops, and enough food stalls to make a day of it. This year marks the festival’s 50th season. Saturday 10/17. $31.
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Meet Cute (Bourdain Style) at Malcolm X Park is a low-tech alternative to dating apps: bring a shareable snack and offer it to whoever catches your eye. Show up solo or with a single friend, sit in the grass, and see what happens when strangers share food instead of swiping. Saturday 10/17. Free.
• 🖼️ The 7th Annual Art Walk sends you through 35 homes across Chevy Chase to meet 86 local artists and see work ranging from ceramics and sculpture to photography and fiber art. Collect stamps in your Art Walk Passport as you go, with a map to guide you by foot, bike, or car. Saturday 10/17-10/18. Free.
• 🍲 An Idiot’s Guide to Wine pairs stand-up comedy with tastings of six wines from around the world, all written by a comedian who actually has a wine education degree. You’ll laugh, learn, and sip your way with a comedian who has a wine education certification. Saturday 10/17. $66+. *

• 🕺 The DC Modular Society October Showcase brings three modular synth acts, Unspooled, Centigrade 2, and Null Phi Infinity, to Neptune Room with live visuals from Copacaballa. Sunday 10/18. Price not stated.
• 🍾 GRWNCOMING: Alumni Social at Dirty Habit skips the homecoming party cover charges and crowds for an afternoon of bottle specials, cigars, hookah, and a DJ, aimed at alumni past the dorm-party stage. Sunday 10/18. Free.
• 🎈 The Peirce Mill Grain Fair is a free festival in Rock Creek Park celebrating DC’s farming and milling history, with hands-on activities, cooking demos, live music, and a market selling local whole grain foods. Sunday 10/18. Free.
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Planet Word’s 6th Anniversary Community Day opens up the museum with curator pop-up talks, a tech team demo on the Globe Raising experience, and a building-wide scavenger hunt. BookBusters Reading Challenge participants can swing by the lounge for a free button and the raffle drawing. Sunday 10/18. Free.
• 🖌️ This Halloween-themed pottery workshop at Aslin Beer Company walks you through the basics of hand-building clay while you drink beer, and you leave with your own finished piece. No experience required, and it works solo or with friends. Sunday 10/18. $75.
• 🖌️ Stitch Club DC’s Halloween Stitch & Sip gathers needlepointers at the National Portrait Gallery’s Atrium to work on projects and talk shop. Bring your own stitching or come watch how it’s done. Sunday 10/18. Free.
• 🍾 The Farewell Brunch + Day Party closes out Howard Homecoming weekend at The Continent DC with an a la carte brunch menu and DJ sets from HU’s DJ C Devone and WKYS DJ 5’9, transitioning into a day party with DJ Shindig, DJ Money, and Jerome Baker. Sunday 10/18. Price varies.
• 🤸 Capoeira Flow at Eaton Wellness is a beginner-friendly session in the Afro-Brazilian art form, led by Instructor Abutre of Capoeira Malés. Expect live berimbau and atabaque rhythms, a roda circle, and a mix of kicks, dodges, and partner movement. Sunday 10/18. $29.
• 🖌️ At this Tea Drying & Blending workshop at Edgewood Community Farm, you’ll harvest herbs straight from the ground, learn basic drying methods, and blend your own custom flavors. Everyone leaves with homemade tea sachets made from what they picked. Sunday 10/18. $20.

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