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Every Thursday, we independently curate a mix of weekend events happening around the city. Have an event you’d like us to consider for this roundup? Send it to our team at 51st.news/submit-events.
Choose your own adventure: Brazilian drumming? '90s nostalgia? A clay festival?
While a short-term D.C. resident attacks Home Rule, here are ways to celebrate the District like a real Washingtonian.
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Silent reading for grownups, free fishing, and opera at a bar.
Outdoor concerts, a flower potluck, a kids' rock show, and more.
Outdoor movies, forest bathing, and more ways to make the most of your weekend.
Cool off in a public pool, take to the (open) streets, and catch local comics.
That don't require interfacing with that other, massive event on the National Mall.
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