Thursday, March 20, 2014

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: More Free, low-cost and donation-based events this FRI, March 20

Friday, March 20

Free Hugs in Dupont Circle - World Happiness Day
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Free
Get a hug, Give a hug! Swing by Dupont Circle and look for the Free Hugs signs. Join in or swing by for a hug. Last year they gave out over 1,000 hugs in an hour in celebration of World Happiness Day. Join the community on facebook here and learn more Action for Happiness here.
Metro: Dupont Circle

Celebrate Spring: 108 Sun Salutations and Live Kirtan! with Annie Shiel and Gita's Dream ॐ Kirtan
at Georgetown Yoga close to Foggy Bottom 
7:00pm - 9:00pm
community event, by donation, RSVP here
All proceeds benefit survivors of sex trafficking in India through the work Gita's Dream. Join Annie on the equinox to celebrate spring and salute the sun, along with live music from the Kirtan group Gita's Dream! 108 is a symbolic number in many yoga traditions, and it's traditional to perform 108 sun salutations, or surya namaskara, to celebrate the change of seasons. All levels welcome, and if you feel that you've done enough salutes, we welcome you to take rest and enjoy the music or chant along! Sun salutations to be followed by music, snacks and merriment with your yoga community! 
2805 M St NW
Metro: Foggy Bottom and walk or you can hop on any of the 30 line buses along Penn Ave closer

7:00pm
Free
Come hear Tim Kreider, essayist and cartoonist, read from a Not-Yet-Published work, tentatively entitled "I Wrote This Book Because I Love You," which should be released sometime next year. In the meantime, they will have copies of his most recent book, "We Learn Nothing."
Upshur Street Books
827 Upshur St NW
Metro: Georgia Ave - Petworth or take a bus along Georgia Ave right to to Usphur

Element presents Chemistry with Tavo at Malmasion 
9:00pm - 3:00am
$10, 21+
you can buy tickets online here
Element Events is proud to present "Chemistry," a new intimate trance music party that will combine the talents of our resident DJ Tavo with those of well-known locals christauff, Lael Bellotti, LJ MTX and DJ Obscure.
Malmaison
3401 Water St NW
basically at K St, next to Gypsy Sally's, close to the Key Bridge, across from the Waterfront Park
Metro: Foggy Bottom, Farragut West, Farragut North or Rosslyn and take the Circulator bus or the 38B bus closer to the stop closest to M St & Wisconsin or 34th St NW. You may want to consider using uber or lyft  to get there (see note below with promo for first time users!)

New Live Music series at Bluejacket SE Waterfront
features Crystal Youth, led by Candice Mills
10:00pm, arrive earlier to grab a seat 
Free
"No cover charge or dress code, just lots of love, good music, good people and good times"
Bluejacket
300 Tingey St SE
Metro: Navy Yard

Uber & Lyft Promotions: You may want to consider using uber or lyft  to get there, depending on where you are coming from and how cold it is outside it might make the commute much easier. Smart phone users can download the app and  get $10 off your first lyft ride with promo code FREEINDC10 and $20 off your first Uber ride with the promo code FREEINDC14 when you sign up here: uber - Note: Be sure to select uberx for best price!

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