Events for June, 2017
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CANCELED: Lif...CANCELED: Life Since the Election: A One-Day Storytelling IntensiveUsing post-election D.C. as your storyboard, express your unique experience living in our nation’s capital in this one-day workshop, led by Story District’s expert teachers, where you will generate new story material, learn about narrative structure and storytelling techniques, and practice telling stories and hearing feedback in small groups. |
Senator Al Fr...Senator Al FrankenAl Franken, Giant of the Senate, by the U.S. Senator from Minnesota and #1 New York Times bestselling author, is a book about an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that. |
Dinner UnpluggedDinner UnpluggedExhausted from your over-committed schedule and increasingly fast-paced, go-go-go lifestyle? Detox from the nonstop technology mid-week with our recurring Wednesday night dinner – sans smartphones. Richard ReevesRichard ReevesIn Dream Hoarders, the Brookings Institution fellow argues that the real class divide is not between the upper class and the upper middle class: it is between the upper middle class and everyone else. |
Summer ToastSummer ToastCelebrate the start of summer with cider from Blue Bee, Virginia’s first urban cidery, and a make-your-own grilled cheese bar. |
Jane Bunnett ...Jane Bunnett and MaquequeThe Grammy-nominated musician is known for her creative integrity, improvisational daring, and courageous artistry. Through her music, Burnett aims to explore different cultures and to express the universality of music. The talented pianist and saxophone player’s sound encapsulates Afro-Cuban melodies and embraces and showcases the rhythms and culture of Cuba. She has toured the world’s leading jazz festivals, displaying her versatility as an artist, as well as an educator, spokesperson, and social activist. |
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Man’s Attempt...Man’s Attempt at ThoughtfulnessCombining spirituality, psychology, modern masculinity, and good scotch, Rabbi Scott brings a group of men together to attempt some thoughtfulness about life’s more important questions. 6th in the Ci...6th in the City Chorus ConcertThe 6th in the City Chorus performs a mix of old and new songs with choirs from Turner Memorial AME Church (which worshiped in Sixth & I’s building for nearly five decades) and the Metropolitan AME Church. |
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The Rise of P...The Rise of Populism and NationalismThe Atlantic’s Graeme Wood—author of “His Kampf,” an article in The Atlantic’s June issue about Richard Spencer, leader of the alt-right movement, who happens to be Graeme’s high school classmate— White House Correspondent Rosie Gray, and Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg discuss the future of the movement in the era of Trump and what it means for our country, our allies, and our democracy going forward. |
Sherman AlexieSherman AlexieFrom the National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian comes You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me, a powerful account of the author’s difficult childhood and complicated relationship with his mother, who was an alcoholic. |
Washington Co...Washington Confidential: For Employees of the Federal GovernmentIf you are a federal employee acutely feeling the impact of the election as it relates to the future of your career, then this confidential opportunity to talk with other government workers is for you. Moderated by Rabbi Scott, this session is a chance to air your concerns and find support. Dinner UnpluggedDinner UnpluggedExhausted from your over-committed schedule and increasingly fast-paced, go-go-go lifestyle? Detox from the nonstop technology mid-week with our recurring Wednesday night dinner – sans smartphones. Dreams to Rea...Dreams to Reality: A Vision Boarding WorkshopAs the summer begins, embrace the warm weather with a night to pause and dive deep into your plans, visions, dreams, and goals for the near and distant future. With guidance from artist Kim Pendelton, craft your ideal day, year, and lifestyle and create a vision board for your future at the Lemon Collective. |
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Personal Fina...Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties: Beth KoblinerThe New York Times bestseller Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties (originally published in 1996) is the financial bible for young people, laying out in simple, no-nonsense terms, exactly what they need to know. |
Mandy Len Cat...Mandy Len Catron and Ada CalhounWhat really makes love last? Authors and contributors to the New York Times “Modern Love” column Mandy Len Catron and Ada Calhoun offer their takes in a lovely conversation. |
