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Sixth & I (In-Person and Virtual)

Orhan Pamuk

In Conversation with Angie Kim

From the winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature comes Nights of Plague —a bold and brilliant novel, part detective story and part historical epic that chronicles a plague ravaging a fictional island in the Ottoman Empire.

Date:
Oct 19, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $20
Ticket + Signed Book: $40

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $41

Category:
Authors & Talks

Phil Rosenthal

In Conversation with Joe Yonan

In Somebody Feed Phil the Book, Rosenthal presents more than sixty of viewers’ most requested recipes from acclaimed international chefs and local legends alike and shares never-before-heard stories from every episode of the first four seasons of the series.

Date:
Oct 20, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket: $22
Ticket + Signed Book: $40

Virtual:
Ticket + Signed Book: $40

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Fredrick, and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Oct 21, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

CANCELED: Kevin Nealon

In Conversation with Stephen Thompson

In I Exaggerate: My Brushes with Fame, the comedian shares original full-color caricatures and funny, endearing personal essays about his famous friends. Alongside his portraits and doodles, Nealon takes readers through his memories including being on the SNL set with Chris Farley and Dana Carvey, his idolization of James Taylor, the eulogy he gave at his dear friend Garry Shandling’s funeral, and much more.

Date:
Oct 24, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Category:
Authors & Talks

FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast

Nate Silver, Galen Druke and special guests will discuss how the current political environment has upended expectations and how the 2022 midterms could be historic.

Date:
Oct 25, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $40

Virtual:
Ticket: $15

Category:
Podcasts

Jon Meacham

In Conversation with Clint Smith

In And There Was Light, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and #1 New York Times bestselling author chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln, charting how—and why—he confronted secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery to expand the possibilities of America.

Date:
Oct 27, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $25
Ticket + Signed Book: $42

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $47

Category:
Authors & Talks

Claire Saffitz

In Conversation with Joe Yonan

In What’s For Dessert: Simple Recipes for Dessert People, the New York Times bestselling author of Dessert Person returns with 100 recipes for all dessert people—whether you’re into flambés, soufflés, or simple loaf cakes.

Date:
Nov 9, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
SOLD OUT

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket + Signed Book: $45

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services with Dinner

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Fredrick, and Danny Villanueva blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Nov 11, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner (Subsidized): $18
Shabbat Dinner (Actual Cost): $36

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Patti Smith: Songs & Stories

With over 365 photographs taking you through a single year, A Book of Days is a new way to experience the National Book Award winner and Rock and Hall of Fame inductee’s expansive mind. She shares vintage photographs, previously unpublished photos from life on and off the road, and, in intimate daily notations, dispatches from her travels around the world.

Date:
Nov 17, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket + Book: $45

Virtual:
Ticket (free) + Book: $36

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services

with Rabbi Mora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and musicians Aaron Shneyer and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Nov 18, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Julian Lage

with Izzy Oram Brown

Hailed as one of the most prodigious guitarists of his generation, Lage expands his horizons on View With A Room, a collection of ten compelling original compositions featuring bassist Jorge Roeder, drummer Dave King, and six-string icon Bill Frisell.

Date:
Nov 30, 2022 • 8:00 pm ET
Admission:

$26 in advance
$31 day of show
$86 Master Class (limited availability; includes ticket)

Category:
Music

Deb Perelman

In Conversation with Eun Yang

From the bestselling cookbook author and one of the internet’s most successful food bloggers, Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files is a collection of essential recipes for meals you’ll want to prepare again and again.

Date:
Dec 5, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
SOLD OUT

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $42

Category:
Authors & Talks

Normal Gossip – First Night

with Hannah Giorgis

Normal Gossip will deliver juicy, strange, funny, and utterly banal gossip about people you’ll never know and never meet in this live recording of the hit podcast where host Kelsey McKinney dives into the lives and decisions of complete strangers.

Date:
Dec 7, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person: $35 (limited availability)
Virtual: $15

Category:
Podcasts

Normal Gossip – Second Night

with Brittany Luse

Normal Gossip will deliver juicy, strange, funny, and utterly banal gossip about people you’ll never know and never meet in this live recording of the hit podcast where host Kelsey McKinney dives into the lives and decisions of complete strangers.

Date:
Dec 8, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person: $35
Virtual: $15

Category:
Podcasts

Shabbat for Survivors

Come together for a prayerful, healing Shabbat service led by Rabbi Nora and our music team. As we read the biblical account of Dinah, we’ll create space to honor survivors and victims of power-based violence. Raise your voice in support of those who have been impacted by harassment, assault, or abuse and honor allies and advocates working to create safer communities for us all.

Date:
Dec 9, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Free; registration required.

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Friday Night Services with Dinner

with Rabbi Aaron

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and the Sixth & I musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh

Date:
Dec 16, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner (Subsidized): $18
Shabbat Dinner (Actual Cost): $36

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

Atheist chaplain Vanessa Zoltan and Episcopalian priest and Harvard professor Matt Potts embark on a journey, chapter by chapter, to glean wisdom and meaning from J.K. Rowling’s beloved novels. In this live event, dive deep into a chapter of Harry Potter, hear stories from the hosts’ lives, and mingle with other fans.

Date:
Jan 12, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
$30 in advance
$35 day of show

Virtual:
$12

Category:
Podcasts

MLK Shabbat: Visions of Freedom and Justice

This moving service with Turner Memorial AME Church, which worshiped in Sixth & I’s building for five decades, commemorates the spirit and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

Date:
Jan 13, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
$8; registration required.

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
Shabbat Services

Friday Night Services with Dinner

with Rabbi Aaron

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and the Sixth & I musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Jan 20, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner: SOLD OUT

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Ari Melber

In Conversation with John P. Flannery

MSNBC anchor and attorney Ari Melber presents his analysis of Congress’s historic January 6 Report and the wider coup conspiracy to overthrow the 2020 election. Melber will expound on the foreword he wrote for the Harper Collins edition of the Jan. 6 Report, now a #1 New York Times bestseller, and talk with attorney John P. Flannery about the findings, the case for future indictments, and the pending special counsel probe into former President Donald Trump.

Date:
Jan 26, 2023 • 7:30 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $20 (SOLD OUT)
Ticket + Signed Book: $30

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $27

Category:
Authors & Talks

National Refugee Shabbat

with Rabbi Nora

Celebrate National Refugee Shabbat at this inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora. With music from Aaron Shneyer, Jeff Geld, and Sarah Fredrick the service blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Feb 3, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
Shabbat Services

Heather Gay

In Conversation with Kate Andersen Brower

In Bad Mormon, the “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star and Beauty Lab + Laser co-founder chronicles her struggle to find healing after heartbreak, her departure from the Mormon church, and her unexpected journey to success in business, television, and single motherhood.

Date:
Feb 8, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
SOLD OUT

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $36

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services with Dinner

with Rabbi Aaron

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and the Sixth & I musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Feb 10, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner (Subsidized): $18
Shabbat Dinner (Actual Cost): $36

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Florence Williams, in Conversation with Rabbi Nora Feinstein

For some real-talk around the time of Valentine’s Day, and in celebration of the paperback release of Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey, journalist Florence Williams will speak with Rabbi Nora Feinstein about her findings from the cutting-edge science of heartbreak as well as personal strategies to heal from a broken heart.

Date:
Feb 16, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Ticket: $15
Ticket + Signed Book: $25

Virtual
Ticket: $10
Ticket + Signed Book: $25

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and musicians Aaron Shneyer and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Feb 17, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Friday Night Services

Mardi Gras Edition

In celebration of the holidays of Rosh Chodesh Adar and Mardi Gras, this service led by Rabbi Aaron features the sounds of New Orleans from DC-based ensemble DuPont Brass, alongside musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Fredrick, and Jeff Geld.

Date:
Feb 24, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Gabrielle Blair

In Conversation with Charlotte Clymer

Exploring power dynamics, presenting new research, and unearthing the sexism at the center of birth control, Gabrielle Blair’s Ejaculate Responsibly offers a case for rectifying misplaced accountability on women’s bodies and a call for men to become active participants when it comes to preventing unwanted pregnancies.

Date:
Mar 2, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $15
Ticket + Signed Book: $25

Virtual:
Ticket: $10
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $22

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Frederick, and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Mar 10, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
Shabbat Services

Friday Night Services with Dinner

with Rabbi Aaron

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and the Sixth & I musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Mar 17, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner (Subsidized): $18
Shabbat Dinner (Actual Cost): $36

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
Shabbat Services

Ari Shapiro

Best Strangers in the World Tour, In Conversation with Audie Cornish

The beloved host of “All Things Considered” is known for his adventurous spirit and insatiable curiosity, which has served him well whether he’s traveling on Air Force One with President Obama, navigating war-torn countries, or following community leaders fighting for social justice. His new memoir, The Best Strangers in the World, details all of this and more in captivating essays and is a true love letter to journalism.

Date:
Mar 27, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $18
Ticket + Signed Book: $32

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $36

Category:
Authors & Talks

Alison Roman

In Conversation with Abby Phillip

In Sweet Enough, the New York Times bestselling author of Nothing Fancy offers over 85 rustic and simple yet sublime sweets designed for people who think they don’t have the time or skill to pull off dessert.

Date:
Mar 30, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
SOLD OUT.

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $42

Category:
Authors & Talks

Michelle Zauner

In Conversation with Kat Chow

On the occasion of the paperback release of the Crying in H Mart, the New York Times bestseller shares from her unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American.

Date:
Apr 10, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
SOLD OUT

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $24

Category:
Authors & Talks

Curtis Sittenfeld

In Conversation with Martine Powers

With her trademark ability to bring complex women to life on the page, the New York Times bestselling author of Rodham, Prep, and Eligible, explores the neurosis-inducing wonder of love while dissecting the social rituals of romance and gender relations in the modern age in her latest novel, Romantic Comedy.

Date:
Apr 13, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket: $20
Ticket + Book: $35

Virtual:
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $35

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services with Dinner

with Rabbi Aaron

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Fredrick, and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Apr 14, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner (Subsidized): $18
Shabbat Dinner (Actual Cost): $36

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Voices of History, Lessons for Today

At a Holocaust Remembrance Day service, join together in music, prayer, and a candle lighting ceremony to commemorate those who perished.

Date:
Apr 17, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
Holidays

Rep. Katie Porter

In Conversation with Molly Ball

In I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan, the California representative shares what it’s really like to serve in Congress and exposes the gaps between politicians’ press conferences and real people’s lives.

Date:
Apr 19, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $20
Ticket + Book: $38

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $35

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Frederick, and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Apr 21, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Rainn Wilson

In Conversation with Rabbi Aaron Potek

In Soul Boom, the comedic actor and SoulPancake cofounder explores the possibility for a spiritual revolution to find a healing transformation on both a personal and global level.

Date:
Apr 29, 2023 • 7:30 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket + Book with Signed Bookplate: $35

Virtual:
Ticket: $15
Ticket (free) + Book with Signed Bookplate: $35

Category:
Authors & Talks

Jen Sincero: YOU ARE A BADASS 2023

10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION TOUR!

The bestselling author is getting the band back together for the You Are a Badass Anniversary Tour and hitting the road to celebrate her timeless and beloved how-to-guide that has transformed lives and inspired a movement. With her signature “jenisms,” you’ll leave with a modern-day understanding of why you are how you are, how to love what you can’t change, how to change what you don’t love, and, of course, how to use The Force to kick some serious ass.

Date:
May 1, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket + Book: $30

Virtual:
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $24

Category:
Authors & Talks

Bonnie Garmus

In Conversation with Dr. Carla Hayden

Since Lessons in Chemistry—the funny and shrewdly observant debut novel by copywriter and creative director Bonnie Garmus—was released nearly a year ago, it has become an international success. A #1 New York Times bestseller, with 44 weeks on the bestseller list and counting, the novel centers on Chemist Elizabeth Zott, not your average woman. 

Date:
May 10, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket: $20
Ticket + Signed Book: $35

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $36

Category:
Authors & Talks

Andy Cohen

In Conversation with Jen Psaki

In The Daddy Diaries, the third installment of Andy Cohen’s New York Times bestselling Diaries series, the executive producer of “The Real Housewives” franchise and host and executive producer of “Watch What Happens Live” takes on the most important job of his life–father–and boy (and girl!) does he have a lot to say about it.

Date:
May 11, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
SOLD OUT

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Book with Signed Bookplate: $37

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services

with Rabbi Aaron

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Frederick, and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
May 12, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Chasten Buttigieg

In Conversation with R. Eric Thomas

In I Have Something to Tell You (for Young Adults), Buttigieg writes about his experience coming out and how he’s healed from the painful responses and isolation; his journey to finding acceptance and self-love; and how to pass the torch and support younger generations who feel isolated or unworthy of love.

Date:
May 16, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $20
Ticket + Signed Book: $30

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $26

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services with Dinner

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Fredrick, and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
May 19, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner (Subsidized): $18
Shabbat Dinner (Actual Cost): $36

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Stacey Abrams

In Conversation with Tiffany Cross

The trailblazing political leader, voting rights advocate, attorney, entrepreneur, and bestselling author offers a follow-up to her #1 New York Times bestseller with Rogue Justice—an intricately plotted thriller in which a blackmailed federal judge, a secret court, and a brazen murder may lead to an unprecedented national crisis.

Date:
May 23, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
SOLD OUT

Virtual:
Ticket (free) + Book with Signed Bookplate: $36

Category:
Authors & Talks

Pride Shabbat

In solidarity with Capital Pride 2023, Rabbi Aaron and musician Aaron Shneyer lead an inclusive service celebrating the diversity of DC Jewish life.

Date:
Jun 9, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner (Subsidized): $18
Shabbat Dinner (Actual Cost): $36

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Elliot Page

In Conversation with Thomas Page McBee

With behind-the-scenes details and interrogations on sex, love, trauma, and Hollywood, Pageboy is the story of a life pushed to the brink and what it means to untangle ourselves from the expectations of others as we step into who we truly are with defiance, strength, and joy.

Date:
Jun 14, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
SOLD OUT

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $35

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Fredrick, and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Jun 16, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

The Faith of Abortion Activists

Faith leaders and activists share how faith communities can lean on each other in partnership in the fight for reproductive rights and what people of faith can do to build resilience and maintain hope. Hear from Rev. Rob Keithan from All Souls Church Unitarian, Jamie L. Manson from Catholics for Choice, and Dora Muhammad from the AWARE Project in conversation with Rabbi Nora Feinstein from Sixth & I.

Date:
Jun 26, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person: $15
Virtual: $10

Category:
Authors & Talks

Luke Russert

In Conversation with Andrea Mitchell

Look for Me There chronicles the Emmy-winning journalist’s years-long journey of finding his place in the world in the face of crushing expectations, reexamining his relationship with his parents, and finally grieving his larger-than-life father, news legend Tim Russert, who died too young.

Date:
Jun 27, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket: $18
Ticket + Book: $35

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $36

Category:
Authors & Talks

Slate Political Gabfest – Live

Emily Bazelon of The New York Times Magazine, John Dickerson of CBS News, and David Plotz of City Cast will have their signature discussion, debate, and banter in front of a live audience as they wrestle with the most important political, legal, and cultural questions of our age.

Date:
Jun 28, 2023 • 7:30 pm ET
Admission:

$80 VIP Ticket + Cocktail Pre-Event Reception (SOLD OUT)
$40 in-person
$15 virtual

Category:
Podcasts

Jake Tapper

In Conversation with Kristen Welker

Following his instant New York Times bestsellers The Hellfire Club and The Devil May Dance, the CNN anchor’s heart-pounding new thriller All the Demons Are Heretakes us back to the 1970s, with two unforgettable characters encountering many of the real-life figures and events that defined one of the wildest and most dangerous decades in American history.

Date:
Jul 13, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $20
Ticket + Signed Book: $35

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $36

Category:
Authors & Talks

B. Dylan Hollis

In Conversation with Dave Jorgenson

In Baking Yesteryear, a baking blast from the past, the TikTok star shares 101 expertly curated recipes that highlight the most unique tasty treats of yesteryear.

Date:
Jul 24, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket: $22
Ticket + Signed Book: $40

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $39

Category:
Authors & Talks

James McBride

In Conversation with Jason Reynolds

The National Book Award winner brings his signature hope, humor, and humanity to The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them.

Date:
Aug 9, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket: $18
Ticket + Signed Book: $35

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $35

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and musicians Sarah Fredrick and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Aug 11, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Friday Night Services + Dinner

with Rabbi Aaron

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and the Sixth & I musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Aug 18, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner (Subsidized): $18
Shabbat Dinner (Actual Cost): $36

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Cody Rigsby

In Conversation with Andrew Chappelle

In XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual’s Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness, the Peloton instructor chronicles his journey from growing up gay and poor in small-town North Carolina to becoming a fitness icon in New York City in an empowering story that reveals his secret to success: not taking yourself—or life—too seriously. 

Date:
Sep 14, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person: SOLD OUT

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: SOLD OUT

Category:
Authors & Talks

Hebrew Literacy

Demystify the Hebrew alphabet as you learn the letters and vowels and how to combine them to “crack the code.”

Date:
Sep 19, 2023 • 6:30 pm ET
Admission:

SOLD OUT. Add your name to the wait list.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Leslie Jones

In Conversation with Tiffany Cross

In her audacious memoir, Leslie F*cking Jones, the comedian and former “SNL” cast member opens up for the first time about how she faltered and triumphed on the road to success and, in doing so, encourages others to let go of the fear and self-doubt that holds them back.

Date:
Sep 20, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket + Signed Book: $40

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $37

Category:
Authors & Talks

Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key

In Conversation with Helena Andrews-Dyer

Building on the success of their Webby award–winning hit podcast “The History of Sketch Comedy,” the creative powerhouse team of Elle Key and Keegan-Michael Key present an inventive and informative examination of comedy through the ages in The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey Through the Art and Craft of Humor. 

Date:
Oct 4, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Ticket + Signed Book: $42
Virtual Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $37 

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services

with Rabbi Aaron

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Fredrick, and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Oct 13, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Joshua Weissman

In Conversation with Daniela Galarza

In Joshua Weissman: Texture Over Taste, Weissman uses stories and fun visualizations to teach the six fundamental textures and how they impact flavor through over 75 recipes.

Date:
Oct 18, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket: $25
Ticket + Signed Book + Photo Op: $40 

Virtual
Virtual Ticket: $12
Virtual Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $47 

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services + Dinner

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Fredrick, and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Oct 20, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner: SOLD OUT

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Friday Night Services

with Rabbi Aaron

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and Sixth & I’s musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Oct 27, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Andrew Rea

In Conversation with Olga Massov

The chef and content creator known for recreating dishes from famous TV shows and movies shares over 100 easy-to-follow recipes meant for anyone looking to elevate their cooking skills in Basics with Babish: Recipes for Screwing Up, Trying Again, and Hitting It Out of the Park.

Date:
Oct 28, 2023 • 7:30 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket: $25 
Ticket + Signed Book: $45 

Virtual:
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $47 

Category:
Authors & Talks

David Brooks

From the New York Times op-ed columnist comes How to Know a Person, a practical and heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives. 

Date:
Nov 2, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket + Signed Book: $38 

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $37 

Category:
Authors & Talks

Henry Winkler

In Conversation with Daniel Silva

In this achingly vulnerable memoir, Being Henry, the Emmy-award winning actor shares the disheartening truth of his childhood, the difficulties of a life with severe dyslexia, the pressures of a role that takes on a life of its own, and the path forward once your wildest dream seems behind you.

Date:
Nov 7, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person: SOLD OUT

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Book with Signed Bookplate: $37

Category:
Authors & Talks

Jeff Tweedy

In Conversation with Brendan Canty

Jeff Tweedy, songwriter and founding member and front man of the GRAMMY Award-winning rock band Wilco, reflects on why we listen to music, why we love songs, and how music can connect us to each other and to ourselves in World Within a Song: Music that Changed My Life and Life that Changed My Music.  

Date:
Nov 8, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket + Signed Book: $40 

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $33 

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and Sixth & I’s musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Nov 10, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Arabs and Jews Choosing a Shared Future 

During this critical moment of tension and strife between the Arab and Jewish communities in Israel, hear from voices seeking to build bridges and promote justice and democracy. Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green, leaders of the grassroots movement Standing Together (Omdim Beyachad) will discuss their community of Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel who are working together for change in the shared interest of peace and security

Date:
Nov 13, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

Free; donations appreciated. RSVP required.

Category:
Jewish Education

Friday Night Services + Dinner

with Rabbi Aaron

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and Sixth & I’s musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Nov 17, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner: SOLD OUT

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Safer Spaces: Responding to Gun Violence

Hear from leading voices about the epidemic of gun violence in our country and city and what can be done to prevent it through legislation, policy, and community-building. Panelists include Kris Brown, President at Brady, DC Councilmember Robert White, and Pastor Delonte Gholston, Senior Pastor of Peace Fellowship Church and a member of the leadership team of Washington Interfaith Network’s public safety committee, in conversation with Sixth & I’s Rabbi Nora Feinstein.

Date:
Dec 5, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

FREE. RSVP required.

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services + Dinner

with Rabbi Aaron

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and Sixth & I’s musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Dec 8, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner (Subsidized): $18
Shabbat Dinner (Actual Cost): $36

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Liz Cheney

In Conversation with Mark Leibovich

In Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning, Liz Cheney shares a gripping account of the insurrection from inside the halls of Congress and tells the story of this perilous moment in our history—from those who helped Trump spread the stolen election lie to those whose actions preserved our constitutional framework, and the risks we still face. 

Date:
Dec 13, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person: SOLD OUT

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Book with Signed Bookplate: $40.50 

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services + Dinner

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and Sixth & I’s musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Dec 15, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner (Subsidized): $18
Shabbat Dinner (Actual Cost): $36

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Hebrew Literacy

Demystify the Hebrew alphabet as you learn the letters and vowels and how to combine them to “crack the code.”

Date:
Jan 10, 2024 • 6:30 pm ET
Admission:

$250

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Rabbi Sharon Brous

In Conversation with Jonathan Capehart

In The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World, Rabbi Sharon Brous—named America’s #1 Most Influential Rabbi by Newsweek and The Daily Beast—makes the case that the spiritual work of our time, as instinctual as it is counter-cultural, is to find our way to one another in celebration, in sorrow, and in solidarity.

Date:
Jan 11, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $18
Ticket + Signed Book: $35 

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $37

Category:
Authors & Talks

MLK Shabbat: Visions of Freedom and Justice

This moving service commemorates the spirit and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

Date:
Jan 12, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Free; advance registration required.

Virtual:
Free via Facebook.

Category:
Shabbat Services

Michele Norris

In Conversation with Laura Coates

Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity is a compilation of these stories, along with richly reported essays and photographs that provide a window into America during a tumultuous era. The book offers an honest, if sometimes uncomfortable, conversation about race and identity, permitting us to eavesdrop on deep-seated thoughts, private discussions, and long submerged memories.

Date:
Jan 18, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket: $18
Ticket + Signed Book: $38

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $43

Category:
Authors & Talks

CANCELED – Friday Night Services + Dinner

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and Sixth & I’s musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Jan 19, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Common

In Conversation with Clint Smith

Common, a multi-award-winning performer, author, and activist, has achieved success in many facets of his life and career, from music to acting to writing. But for a long time, he didn’t feel that he had found fulfillment in his body and spirit. In And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self, he shares a comprehensive program for addressing mental and physical health and encouraging communities to do the same.

Date:
Jan 27, 2024 • 7:30 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $25
Ticket + Signed Book: $42

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $37

Category:
Authors & Talks

Shared Grief, Shared Hope

As the war between Israel and Hamas continues and threatens spillover to other areas in the region, hear from bereaved Israelis and Palestinians who remain committed to peace, reconciliation, and a path forward based on empathy and honoring the humanity of all.

Date:
Jan 29, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person and Virtual: $6

Category:
Jewish Education

Kate Bowler

In Conversation with Judy Woodruff

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens is a collection of spiritual reflections and action-steps to help you get through any kind of day—good, bad, or mediocre. Bowler understands that every day can be an obstacle course, and we don’t always have magical lives that work out. She encourages us to develop our capacity to feel the breadth of our experiences as a way to become more resilient, courageous, loving, and honest—while discovering divine moments with God.

Date:
Jan 30, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $22
Ticket + Signed Book: $35 

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $34

Category:
Authors & Talks

National Refugee Shabbat

with Rabbi Nora

Celebrate National Refugee Shabbat at this inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora. With music from Sixth & I musicians, the service blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Feb 2, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
Shabbat Services

Moshe Kasher

In Conversation with Lauren Ober

In Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes, the stand-up comedian, writer, and actor tells the story of the lives he has spent careening between and how he found his people, over and over again, in different settings. This program will include a short stand-up set and a moderated conversation.

Date:
Feb 6, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $20
Ticket + Signed Book: $35 

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Virtual Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $37 

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services + Dinner

Repro Shabbat

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and Sixth & I’s musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Feb 9, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner (Subsidized): $18
Shabbat Dinner (Actual Cost): $36

Virtual:
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Asking for a Friend

with Rhaina Cohen and Dr. Marisa Franco

Just before Valentine’s Day, give some TLC to the less discussed relationship type, friendship. Amidst declining marriage rates and a loneliness epidemic, Rhaina Cohen—author of The Other Significant Others—and Dr. Marisa Franco—author of Platonic—illuminate friendship’s power to transform how we define a fulfilling life.

Date:
Feb 13, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person: 
Ticket: $15
Ticket + Signed Cohen Book: $30
Ticket + Signed Franco Book: $30
Ticket (free) + Signed Both Books: $57
Post-event Friendship Bingo: SOLD OUT

Virtual:
Ticket: $10
Ticket (free) + Signed Cohen Book: $37
Ticket (free) + Signed Franco Book: $36
Ticket (free) + Signed Both Books: $73 

Category:
Authors & Talks

Mardi Gras Shabbat

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and Shabbat musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh. In celebration of the holidays of Rosh Chodesh Adar and Mardi Gras, the service features music inspired by the sounds of New Orleans from DC-based ensemble DuPont Brass. 

Date:
Feb 16, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Dolly Alderton

In Conversation with Karin Tanabe

From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love comes Good Material, a story of heartbreak and friendship and how to survive both.  

Date:
Feb 28, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $25
Ticket + Signed Book: $42 

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Virtual Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $36 

Category:
Authors & Talks

Kara Swisher

In Conversation with Laurene Powell Jobs

From the award-winning journalist, host of “On with Kara Swisher,” and cohost of “Pivot” comes Burn Book: A Tech Love Story, a history and an accounting of the tech industry and its most powerful players who wanted to change the world but broke it instead. 

Date:
Feb 29, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket + Signed Book: $40

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Virtual Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $38 

Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services + Dinner

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and Sixth & I’s musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Mar 8, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner (Subsidized): $18
Shabbat Dinner (Actual Cost): $36

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Friday Night Services + Dinner

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and Sixth & I’s musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Mar 15, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner: SOLD OUT

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

The Golden Age of American Jews Is Ending

with Franklin Foer, Yolanda Savage-Narva, Dr. Pamela Nadell, and Rabbi Aaron Potek

Continuing the conversation sparked by his April 2024 cover story for The Atlantic, “The Golden Age of American Jews Is Ending,” Atlantic staff writer and bestselling author Franklin Foer will be joined by Yolanda Savage-Narva, the vice president of racial equity, diversity, and inclusion for the Union for Reform Judaism, in a dialogue lead by Sixth & I’s Senior Rabbi, Aaron Potek.

Date:
Mar 18, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket: $18 

Virtual:
Ticket: $12 

Category:

Becky Lynch

In Conversation with Lauren Ober

Culled from decades of journal entries, Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl Rebecca Quin, the WWE superstar now known in the ring as Becky Lynch, delves into her earliest wrestling days, her scrappy beginnings, and her meteoric rise to fame—offering a raw and honest depiction of the complex woman behind the character played on TV.

Date:
Mar 28, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person:
Ticket: $25
Ticket + Signed Book: $40

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Virtual Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $37

Category:
Authors & Talks

Liberal American Jews and Israel: An Inflection Point

Leading American Jewish thinkers on Israel—Rabbi Jill Jacobs, CEO of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, Peter Beinart, journalist and political commentator, and Michael Koplow, Chief Policy Officer at the Israel Policy Forum—offer differing perspectives on how some American Jews have been reevaluating their identities as liberals and their relationships to Israel in a conversation moderated by Senior Rabbi Aaron Potek, Executive Director of Jewish Life at Sixth & I.

Date:
Apr 7, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person: $18 

Virtual: $12 

Category:
Social Justice

CANCELED – Chris Dixon

In Conversation with MacKenzie Sigalos

In the New York Times bestseller Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet, technology entrepreneur, startup investor, and general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (“a16z”) Chris Dixon argues that the dream of an open network for fostering creativity and entrepreneurship doesn’t have to die and can, in fact, be saved with blockchain networks.  

Date:
Apr 9, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Category:
Authors & Talks

Friday Night Services + Dinner

with Rabbi Aaron

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and Sixth & I’s musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Apr 12, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person
Service: Free; registration required
Shabbat Dinner (Subsidized): $18
Shabbat Dinner (Actual Cost): $36

Virtual
Free via Facebook.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Friday Night Services

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and Sixth & I’s musicians blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Date:
Apr 19, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via YouTube.

Category:
20s & 30s Programming

Joseph E. Stiglitz

In Conversation with Timothy Noah

In The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society, the Nobel Laureate dissects America’s current economic system and the political ideology that created it, laying bare their twinned failure.  

Date:
Apr 25, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In-Person:
Ticket: $25
Ticket + Book: $40 

Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Virtual Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $38 

Category:
Authors & Talks

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Voices of History, Lessons for Today

At a Holocaust Remembrance Day service, join together in music, prayer, and a candle lighting ceremony to commemorate those who perished.

Date:
May 6, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Admission:

In Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.

Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.

Category:
Holidays
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