PAST: OUTDOOR FILM: The Final "Screen on the Green" will feature the classic "Back to the Future" on MON, August 10, film screens at dusk, around 8:30pm, on The National Mall, Free

Final "Screen on the Green"

Monday, August 10

"Back to the Future"

at dusk, around 8:30pm 

Free

Bring a blanket to the National Mall on a warm night and watch a classic film on a gigantic movie screen for the final "Screen on the Green." Though films aren't screened til dark, people often congregate earlier to claim their spot on the law.  Movies play except in extreme weather and there are no rain days. The film film will be the classic with Michael J. Fox, "Back to the Future" (1985) – Rated PG. A young man is sent back 30 years into the past and must make sure his high school aged parents meet in order to save his own existence.

The National Mall

between 4th and 7th St, NW 

Note: New location this year, due to construction on the Mall.

Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial or Judiciary Sq

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: Free events from CultureCapital.com SUN,August 9

Here are some great free arts and culture events from CultureCapital.com! This site is a fantastic resource for free and ticketed events presented by nearly 300 Metro DC Arts Presenters. For quick way to find even more free arts and culture events try our "Free in DC" Inside Out feature, curated by the staff of CultureCapital.com.

TICKETPLACE.org is another great program where you can find discount tickets to performances throughout metro DC @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter and at TICKETPLACE.org.

Sunday, August 9 

Afternoon - Author Talk at the Smithsonian Anacostia - Anacostia
Author Talk: Music Along the Rapidan
2:00pm
Please RSVP here
James Davis, State University of New York, Fredonia will talk about his book Music Along the Rapidan, which centers on how civil war soldiers used music as a form of emotional comfort against the cacophony and brutal backdrop of war. The talk includes musical clips of popular period styles and songs. Davis is a professor of musicology at SUNY, Fredonia. Limited copies of his book will be available for purchase.
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place, SE
Metro: Anacostia, see metro trip-planner for bus options from metro

Afternoon - Poetry Reading at The Writer's Center - Bethesda, MD

Mariposa Reading
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Join Maritza Rivera and poets who have read at Mariposa or in the Mariposa writers retreats. The reading will be followed by a reception and signing.The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh St - Bethesda, MD
Metro: Bethesda, elevator exit is closest, be sure to cross Wisconsin when you exit as Walsh is only accessible from the northbound side of the street.

See the "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com for more free events and exhibits on view and visit TICKETPLACE for half-price tickets to performances in the DC metro area! You can also Follow CultureCapital.com on facebook and @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter.

PAST: MUSIC: "Luce Unplugged" features local indie-rock band Fellow Creatures on FRI, August 6 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm at the Luce Foundation Center on the third floor of the American Art Museum in Chinatown, All ages, Free

Luce Unplugged features local indie-rock band Fellow Creatures at the American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Thursday, August 6
5:30pm - 7:00pm
All ages, Free, cash bar with snacks and drinks for those 21+

Come on out for an evening of music and drinks in unique environment! Luce Unplugged brings DC's best bands to play in the American Art's Luce Foundation Center of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Sam McCormally, formerly of Ugly Purple Sweater, returns to Luce Unplugged to perform with his new indie-rock band Fellow Creatures. The band, named one of six local artists to watch by D.C. Music Download, has been busy this year—they headlined a show at the venue the Black Cat and released a danceable electronic rock single, “Shuka Shuka.” See them perform following an art talk on a work they picked out from the collection. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase from a cash bar.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

museum is between 7th & 9th, F & G St, NW

Metro: Gallery Pl - Chinatown

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: More Free events to choose from on THURS, August 6

Thursday, August 6 

‎Shaw Rooftop Shindig with live music from Flo Anito at the Cambria Suites Rooftop

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Free, 21+
Celebrate summer with a rooftop party in Shaw featuring music from local singer/songwriter Flo Anito. Hosted by Runin Out.

Cambria Suites, Convention Center

899 O St NW

Metro: Mt Vernon Sq - Converntion Center

Art Opening Reception for Kunj: vis·i·bil·i·ty 

in the E12: Social Practice exhibit series at Transformer on P St  

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Free
On view August 5 - August 15, 2015

Transformer is proud to announce the launch of the second of four individual exhibitions within our E12: Social Practice Lab series with E12 artist Kunj’s "vis·i·bil·i·ty." Engaging with audiences through a series of public actions, events and performances, Kunj will explore the topic of visibility, invisibility and hypervisibility, while questioning the necessity of community-created “safe-space.”At the Opening Kuny will explore “Your Birthday” examining hyper-visibility and birthday rituals.  Kunj is a DC-based interdisciplinary artist, whose work focuses on hetero-normative dissuasion questioning and rebelling institutional ideas of race, gender, and queerness. Often times creating work is that is impermanent, Kunj uses ritual performance and structure to explore the notion of no-identity versus new-identity. He received his BA in Anthropology and Studio Art from the University of Maryland, with emphasis on physical culture, identity, and printmaking, and has performed at Grace Exhibition Space (NY), EMP Collective (MD), and The National Portrait Gallery (DC). 

Transformer

1404 P St NW 

Metro: Dupont and walk or you can walk or take the Circulator bus closer. Catch it on 14th St from McPherson Sq or U St and get off at RI Ave or P St.   

Earth Healing at the Washington Monument

7:00pm - 9:00pm 

All ages, Free

"We are creating a Team of inspired integrity based Healers, Shaman, Energy and Sound Agents of Love. To co-create a field of healing, clearing and transformation for the city, land, water, spirit, and all people that walk this land. Join us at the Washington Monument Thursday August 6th at 7pm and we will create The Field for this event and see how we can be of Service to The People and The Bigger picture. Feel free to bring instruments, singing Bowls, and tools of trade... Let's Co-create something amazing! This is a free event, although donations are welcome to support Sion's work and earth healing around the globe." 

The event will be facilitated by Richard Sion Windelov (New Zealand). "Sion has been a practicing Shaman for many years, teaching around the world the arts of Healing, Transformation, Tantra, Ceremonial Theatre, Music and Shamanic Practice. He brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, humour and practical down-to-earth know-how about living a Spirit Based Life in Human form." 

The Washington Monument
near Independence Ave & Raoul Wallenberg Pl, SW (map)
Metro: Smithsonian, also accessible from Federal Triangle

PAST: Living Colour at Afropunk DC at a secret location in DC this THURS, August 6 from 8:00pm - 1:00am, Free, RSVP Required

Living Colour at Afropunk DC 
Thursday, August 6
8:00pm - 1:00am
Free, RSVP Required
Secret Location in DC - Sent after you RSVP

Fresh off of a highly successful Afropunk Chicago featuring performances by Danny Brown and Hannibal Buress, Afropunk DC will host performances by Living Colour, Thundercat and DC natives Black Alley. Redd's Wicked Apple is continuing its partnership with cultural collective group, Afropunk, to curate the events that merge the multi-dimensional worlds of urban alternative music, art, food and technology. Afropunk will be creating content specifically for DC, as they do for all their events, called Born To Be Different. The DC stop, hosted by Rosemary Fiki will feature acclaimed DC visual artist Cita Sadeli Chelove and the great Chef KPE.

Secret Location in DC
Sent after you RSVP

Metro: See metro trip-planner for best bus or metro access

PAST: TEENS: The final DC Youth Slam Writing Workshop for Teens this Summer, at the Split This Rock office on 16th St near K St, will be on WED, July 29 from 4:30pm - 6:00pm, Free

Weekly Writing Workshop for Teens with the DC Youth Slam Team
at the Split This Rock office

now every Wednesday from
Wednesday, June 17 - Wednesday, July 29
4:30pm - 6:00pm

Free

Last Workshop of the Summer! Wednesday, July 29
Note: On break in August, will start up again in September

Stay connected with the DC Youth Slam Team and all of their events on facebook here.

Did you know that the DC Youth Slam Team placed first and took home the win at the Brave New Voices competition in 2014.... and every Wednesday teens can take a free workshop hosted by the DC Youth Slam Team at the Split This Rock office on 16th St right near K St. In 2014 The Beltway Poetry Slam Team also won first place in the National Poetry Slam competition with Elizabeth Acevedo taking home the title of Grand Slam Champion. Go DC Poetry!

Split This Rock

1112 16th St NW, Suite 600 - between M and L St 

Metro: McPherson Sq, Farragut North or S2 or S4 bus along 16th to M St

PAST: MUSIC: The Final Outdoor Concert as part of the FortReno Concert Series will be on MON, July 27 from 7:00pm - 9:30pm at thePark near the Tenleytown Metro, Free

The Fort Reno Concert series near the Tenleytown Metro
select days Monday, July - Monday, July 27

7:00pm - 9:30pm
Free

The Fort Reno Concert series  has apparently raised enough money to make it happen again this year! They just released the news and lineup. Outdoor concerts on Monday & Thursday nights. Bands perform outside in the park at Fort Reno Park near Tenleytown - AU metro, Complete schedule and info here! All shows begin promptly at 7:00pm and are over by 9:30pm. Please note that this is a family friendly event. Balloons, glass bottles, alcohol and drugs are prohibited.

Monday, July 27

Jack on Fire

Polyon

Fort Reno (map)

Nebraska Ave NW & Chesapeake St NW
Metro: Tenyletown - AU

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: Free events SUN, July 26 from CultureCapital.com, a Fabulous Resource for Arts & Culture events inthe DC Metro Area

Here are some great free arts and culture events sent to us by CultureCapital.com! This site is a fantastic resource for free and ticketed events presented by nearly 300 Metro DC Arts Presenters. For quick way to find even more free arts and culture events check out the "Free in DC" Inside Out feature, curated by the staff of CultureCapital.com.

TICKETPLACE.org is another great program where you can find discount tickets to performances throughout metro DC @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter and at TICKETPLACE.org.

Sunday, July 26

Afternoon - Talk about Civil War Films at the Smithsonian Anacostia - Anacostia
The Civil War on Celluloid
2:00pm
Please RSVP here
Jeffrey McClurken, University of Mary Washington, talks about the historical representations (both good and bad) of the Civil War in film. From caricatured stereotypes in movies such as Gone with the Wind, and Birth of a Nation to the thinking man’s historical drama in 1989’s Glory, and 2014’s Lincoln, McClurken gives an academic spin on how the war’s historical narrative in the movies has evolved. Glory actor Mel Reid will be on hand to participate in an audience Q&A.
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place, SE
Metro: Anacostia, see metro trip-planner for bus options from metro

Afternoon - Poetry Reading at The Writer's Center - Bethesda, MD

Federal Poets Reading
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Members of the Federal Poets read from their work, including Jacqueline Jules, Judith McCombs, Don Illich, and Michael H. Levin. The reading will be followed by a reception and signing.
The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh St - Bethesda, MD
Metro: Bethesda, elevator exit is closest, you'll need to cross Wisconsin Ave to the northbound side as Walsh St is only accessible from that side.

See the "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com for more free events and exhibits on view and visit TICKETPLACE for half-price tickets to performances in the DC metro area! You can also Follow CultureCapital.com on facebook and @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter.

PAST: COMEDY: Identity Crisis, a Local Comedy Show presented by Lousy Humans, at the Black Cat this SUN, July 26, doors 7:30pm, $10

Identity Crisis - A Local Comedy Show presented by Lousy Humans at the Black Cat

Sunday, July 26

7:30pm doors

$10 online 

Some of the areas best stand-up comedians will be coming together for this incredible night of laughter. Several have toured on their own and they've performed with the likes of Marc Maron, Drew Carey, Pablo Francisco and Trevor Noah. The eve will feature: Andy Kline, Kandace Saunders, Mike Finazzo, Paris Sashay, Adrian Rodney, Katherine Jessup, Jamel Dotson and Martin Amini.

Black Cat 1811 14th St NW
Metro: U St, walk a block west to 14th, then walk two blocks south, Black Cat is on the left side of the street.

PAST: Author Talk with Gretchen Carlson at Politics and Prose on TUES, June 30 at 7:00pm - Highlight from CultureCapital.com, a fabulous resource for Arts & Culture events in the Metro area

Here are some great free arts and culture events sent to us by CultureCapital.com! This site is a fantastic resource for free and ticketed events presented by nearly 300 Metro DC Arts Presenters. For quick way to find even more free arts and culture events check out the "Free in DC" Inside Out feature, curated by the staff of CultureCapital.com.

TICKETPLACE.org is another great program where you can find discount tickets to performances throughout metro DC @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter and at TICKETPLACE.org.

Tuesday, June 30

Evening - Author Talk with Journalist and former Miss America - Chevy Chase Circle
Gretchen Carlson: Getting Real
7:00pm
From her early years as a violin prodigy to being crowned Miss America in 1989, from a Stanford education to hosting The Real Story on Fox, Carlson, an award-winning journalist, has led a charmed life. As she recounts in her candid, wise, and inspiring memoir, none of this success has been given to her—she’s worked hard for all of it, and offers her experience as a professional, a wife, and a mother as an example to other ambitious women to persevere despite sexism and other challenges.
Politics & Prose Bookstore and Coffeehouse

5015 Connecticut Ave. NW

Metro: Van Ness or Friendship Heights and take a taxi, uber or lyft a short distance if you don't want to walk, or you can see metro trip-planner for bus  options, The L2 bus along Connecticut Ave goes there. You might also want to consider taking uber or lyft there depending on where you are coming from, see new user promotion codes below.

See the "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com for more free events and exhibits on view and visit TICKETPLACE for half-price tickets to performances in the DC metro area! You can also Follow CultureCapital.com on facebook and @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter.

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: Free events on MON, June 22 from CultureCapital.com, a fabulous resource for Arts & Culture events in DC, MD & VA

Here are some great free arts and culture events sent to us by CultureCapital.com! This site is a fantastic resource for free and ticketed events presented by nearly 300 Metro DC Arts Presenters. For quick way to find even more free arts and culture events check out the "Free in DC" Inside Out feature, curated by the staff of CultureCapital.com.

TICKETPLACE.org is another great program where you can find discount tickets to performances throughout metro DC @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter and at TICKETPLACE.org.

See the "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com for more free events and exhibits on view and visit TICKETPLACE for half-price tickets to performances in the DC metro area! You can also Follow CultureCapital.com on facebook and @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter.

Sunday, June 21

Afternoon - Poetry & Prose Open Mic at The Writer's Center - Bethesda, MD
Poetry & Prose Open Mic

2:00pm - 4:00pm, sign-up begins at 1:30pm
Share something new you've written or a favorite piece from your ouvre. The reading starts at 2:00 pm and will be followed by a reception
The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh St - Bethesda, MD
Metro: Bethesda, elevator exit is closest, cross the street when you exit as Walsh St is only accessible from the northbound side of Wisconsin

Afternoon - Photographer Talk & Book Reading at the National Gallery of Art - Archives

Lecture and Book Signing: Reading from "Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs" by Sally Mann
2:00pm
In this presentation at the National Gallery of Art, acclaimed photographer Sally Mann reads from her revealing memoir and family history, Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs. Click the link above to learn more
National Gallery of Art
East Building Atrium
4th & Constitution Ave NW
Metro: Archives, closest entrance from the metro is the side entrance on 7th St just past Constitution

Afternoon - Talk about Jamaican Vintage Postcards at the Smithsonian Anacostia - Ancacostia

Jamaican Postcards: The Marva McIntosh Collection

2:00pm

Please RSVP here

Marva McIntosh has been an avid collector of vintage Jamaican postcards for over 20 years. She talks about their appeal not just as tourist commodities but the postcard’s branding which over the years has continued to feed the island nation’s economy as a tourist mecca, but at what cost? Many locals live in abject poverty and are disenfranchised from the lifestyle the postcards project. This program is being presented in recognition of Caribbean American Heritage Month and to celebrate community diversity.

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum

1901 Fort Pl SE
Metro: Anacostia, see metro trip-planner for bus options from metro or take uber or lyft there, see special promotion codes for new users below. 

Afternoon - Kids Performance at the Clarice Smith Center at UMD - College Park, MD
National Orchestral Institute Family Concert: Peter and the Wolf
3:00pm & 5:00pm
In this family-friendly performance, members of the National Orchestral Institute perform Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and give their own imaginative musical interpretations of beloved children’s books. Participate in fun, pre-show crafts with Arts on a Roll! At 2:00 pm and again at 4:00 pm, make a mask of your favorite character from the Peter and the Wolf story and take it with you to the orchestral performances at 3 pm and 5 pm.
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Clarice Smith Center Stadium Drive - College Park, MD
Metro: College Park and take a bus or taxi to campus, see public transit directions. You can also take uber or lyft there from the metro. See special promotions for first time users at the bottom of this post.

Afternoon - Film Screening at the National Gallery of Art - Archives

Film Series: American Originals Now: Barbara Hammer Resisting Paradise
4:00pm
Barbara Hammer in person. Click link above to learn more about the film
National Gallery of Art
West Building Lecture Hall
6th & Constitution Ave NW
Metro: Archives, closest entrance from the metro is the side entrance on 7th St just past Constitution

Late Afternoon - Artist Talk & Closing Reception at the DCAC, Adams Morgan - Woodley Pk
Thank You Artist Friends On Facebook Project Artist Talk and Closing
5:00pm
Akemi Maegawa's 317 etched portraits on 2x2 inch handmade porcelain tiles were inspired by profile pictures of artists on Facebook. They are physical evidence of Maegawa's intimate gaze, memory and relationship with that artist while questioning the difference between virtual and real, ephemeral and permanent, public and private.
DCAC (DC Arts Center)

2438 18th St, NW
Metro: Woodley Park and walk across the bridge or take the Circulator bus to Adams Mill from Woodley Park or Columbia Heights metro to Adams Mill. From Dupont Circle, take the 42 bus toward Mt Pleasant to 18th & Columbia.

Early Evening - Author Talk at Politics and Prose - Friendship Heights/ Chevy Chase Cicle
Howard Gillette: Class Divide: Yale 64 and the Conflicted Legacy of the Sixties
5:00pm
"With its protests and music, if not outright revolution, the ‘60s were a heady time—especially for young people fresh out of college. In one hundred interviews with members of the Yale class of 1964—a diverse and privileged group that included Joe Lieberman, Gus Speth, and Stephen Greenblatt—Gillette, author of Between Justice and Beauty and Rutgers history professor emeritus, lets those who lived through it tell their stories of this tumultuous era, with its radically transformed ideas of civic responsibility."

Politics & Prose Bookstore and Coffeehouse

5015 Connecticut Ave. NW

Metro: Van Ness or Friendship Heights and take a taxi, uber or lyft a short distance if you don't want to walk, or you can see metro trip-planner for bus  options, The L2 bus along Connecticut Ave goes there.

See the special "Free in DC" Inside Out feature on CultureCapital.com for more free events!

Special uber and lyft promotions for Free in DC followers: Smart phones users can download the uber and lyft apps. New users get $10 off your first lyft ride with promo code FREEINDC10, sign up at lyft.com. You can also get $20 off your first Uber with the promo code FREEINDC14 at uber.com/go/freeindc14 - be sure to select uberx for best price!

PAST: OUTDOOR FITNESS: Weekly: Get out of the Indoors and enjoy "Workout Wednesdays" on Woodrow Wilson Plaza every WED from May 20 - June 17 from 5:30pm - 6:30pm right by the Federal Triangle Metro, Free

Workout Wednesdays on Woodrow Wilson Plaza
starting on Wednesday, May 20

continuing every Wednesday through June 17
5:30pm - 6:30pm 

Free

Stretch, sculpt and tone your muscles every Wednesday from May 20 – June 17 with free workout sessions led by instructors from FitNut. For a midweek shape-up, head to the Plaza for an hour of exercise and tips on nutrition and healthy living. No need to reserve a spot, simply show up. Bring your mat, grab your coworkers and get ready to get fit. 

Woodrow Wilson Plaza at the Ronald Reagan Building

1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Metro: Federal Triangle drops you right there, you can also walk a few blocks from Metro Center if you're coming from the red line. 

PAST: MUSIC: Chamber Music Recital at the Dumbarton House with members of the Friday Morning Music Club on TUES, June 9 from 7:30pm - 8:30pm, Free

Friday Morning Music Club Chamber Music Recital at the Dumbarton House

Tuesday, June 9
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Free

See program details for June 9 here. Save the date! Next FMMC concert at the Dumbarton House, Wednesday, September 16 at 7:30pm

Dumbarton House

2715 Q Street, NW
Metro: Dupont Cirlce and walk about 6 blocks over to 27th & Q, or you can take the D2 or D6 bus closer.

PAST: CULTURE: Learn more about Omani Arts & Culture at the Omani Cultural Evening at the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center at 16th & L St NW this THURS, June 4 from 5:00pm - 8:00pm, Free, Please RSVP

Omani Cultural Evening at new Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center

Thursday, June 4

5:00pm - 8:00pm

Free, RSVP Required

The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center invites you to an Omani Cultural Evening celebrating Omani culture with traditional oud music, a food tasting, an Omani cultural exhibition, photography display, henna demonstrations, traditional Omani coffee, sweets, and more! Please RSVP in advance. You're welcome to come by anytime between 5:00pm and 8:00pm. Conveniently located downtown at the corner of 16th & L St NW in the former home of the School for the Arts in Learning.

Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center

1100 16th St NW, corner of 16 & L

Metro: Farragut North or take the S1, S2, S4 or S9 bus along 16th St to stop nearest L St

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: More Free and low-cost events to choose from on THURS, June 4

Thursday, June 4

Fortha June OpenMic - S.A.W. at Electric Maid.-Music,Poetry,Drama and more!

7:00pm - 10:00pm, sign up 6:45pm
sign-up 6:45pm, doors 6:30pm
All ages, by donation, $5 or more requested, free for performing artists
S.A.W. Open Mic with Peggy Brennan. Performers have up to 15 min or 3 songs, whichever is less

Waters, sodas, & tea/coffee available for sale. Read more here
The Electric Maid
268 Carroll St NW
Metro: Takoma, just across the street on the right

Reading with Ruben Castaneda for S Street Rising at Upshur Street Books

7:00pm

Free
"During the height of the crack epidemic that decimated the streets of D.C., Ruben Castaneda covered the crime beat for the Washington Post. The first in his family to graduate from college, he had landed a job at one of the country’s premier newspapers. But his apparent success masked a devastating secret: he was a crack addict. Even as he covered the drug-fueled violence that was destroying the city, he was prowling S Street, a 24/7 open-air crack market, during his off hours, looking for his next fix."  Read more here.
Upshur Street Books
827 Upshur St NW
Metro: Georgia Ave - Petworth or take a bus along Georgia Ave right to to Usphur

PAST: PANEL: "Healing Through Art" a Panel Discussion at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts on WED, June 3 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. Free, RSVP Requested

"Healing Through Art" a panel discussion at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
Wednesday, June 3
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free, please RSVP here as space is limited

Come out for “Healing Through Art” the second installation of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ three-part series entitled Curate Your Culture: Community Conversations. 

This conversation will explore how local DC organizations are using the arts as an outlet to heal and explore the minds and bodies of those within our community.

Storyteller, Rev. Joani Peacock, will kick off the evening with a 10-minute story about living with mental illness and the role the arts can play in recovery. Afterwards there will be a panel discussion that will focus on how the arts and humanities are playing a critical role in the health and healing of those facing physical and psychological challenges. How can creative expression help individuals suffering from terminal illness, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), emotional distress and other physical ailments?

Panelists include:

• Gay Hanna, Ph.D., M.F.A, executive director of the National Center for Creative Aging
• Commander Moira McGuire, NC, USPHS, program manager of the Warrior Clinic and director of the Creative Arts Program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
• Shanti Norris, executive director of the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
• Jeff Majors, musician and music therapist 

Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U St, NW
Metro: U St or take the S2 or S4 bus along 16th St to U St

PAST: "The Power of Presence" with Patricia Carvalho and Marli Medeiros at the Meditation Museum's new location near the Forest Glen Metro station in Silver Spring, MD on WED, May 27 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Free, RSVP Requested

"The Power of Presence" with Patricia Carvalho and Marli Medeiros at the Meditation Museum's new location in by the Forest Glen Metro

Wednesday, May 27

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Free, Please RSVP here

Tonight, The Meditation Museum welcomes special guests, Patricia Carvalho and Marli Medeiros from Brazil, for "The Power of Presence." 

"There is an art of being aware, being able to go with the flow of time, and being open to receive a current that empowers us to make the right choices. When we experience this power of the presence, life looks like a miracle. Together we will explore how to live the miracle of each day." 

Patrícia Carvalho, is a dentist by profession, has practiced Raja Yoga meditation for 25 years, and is the coordinator of the Brahma Kumaris in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Marli Medeiros, is an executive life, career coach and has practiced Raja Yoga meditation for 33 years. She is the coordinator of the Brahma Kumaris in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Meditation Museum hosts lots of free workshops and also has a large collection of art that you can view.  To see a list of upcoming free workshops and events at the museum, please visit their website at MeditationMuseum.org. You can also stay connected to the museum and their upcoming events through Meetup, facebook and twitter.

The Meditation Museum
9525 Georgia Avenue, Suite 101 - Silver Spring, MD
Metro: Forest Glen, an easy 8 minute walk north along Georgia Ave
Note: They just moved! Further north in MD but a short walk from the metro, just a few blocks

PAST: MUSIC: Final Indoor American Roots Music Concert at the United States Botanic Garden features Ian Walters on TUES, May 26 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Free

American Roots Music Concert Series at the USBG 

Final Indoor Concert featuring Ian Walters
Tuesday, May 26
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Free

Come celebrate Exposed: The Secret Life of Roots with this concert series featuring American roots music. Ian B. Walters is a regular at the DC Folk Festival and roots music venues throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Despite his young age, Ian is a member of the piano faculty at the Augusta Heritage Center's annual Blues Week in Elkins, WV. He uses various styles, including Boogie Woogie, Honky Tonk, and New Orleans Stride and Ragtime to demonstrate a historical approach to the development of American Popular Music.

Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Concerts continue outdoors on select Thursdays 5:00pm-7:00pm beginning on June 11. See summer schedule here.

United States Botanic Garden
Conservatory Garden Court
100 Maryland Avenue, SW
Metro: Federal Cente

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: Free events to choose from on THURS, May 21 + More Free events FRI, May 22 - MON, May 25 from CultureCapital.com - Memorial Day Weekend!

Here are some great free arts and culture events sent to us by CultureCapital.com! This site is a fantastic resource for free and ticketed events presented by nearly 300 Metro DC Arts Presenters. For quick way to find even more free arts and culture events try our "Free in DC" Inside Out feature, curated by the staff of CultureCapital.com.

TICKETPLACE.org is another great program where you can find discount tickets to performances throughout metro DC @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter and at TICKETPLACE.org.

Thursday, May 21

Evening - Special Oratory Festival at Ford's Theatre - Metro Center or Gallery Pl - Chinatown 
Stand Up: Be Heard Oratory Festival
7:00pm
In after-school residencies, Ford's Theatre teaching artists use oratory to help students build speech, writing and leadership skills. In year-long after-school programs, students learn skills for self-expression using the words of Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and others to learn the tools of rhetoric and oratory. As they progress, students write and deliver their own speeches. They perform on the Ford’s Theatre stage and take trips to hear oratory in action. Read more here.
Ford's Theatre
511 10th St NW

Metro: Metro Center

Evening - Behind the Scenes of Boardwalk Empire - Archives
Boardwalk Empire: Behind the Scenes of the HBO Series
7:00pm
Inspired by Nelson Johnson’s New York Times best-selling book, HBO re-created the realism and texture of Prohibition-era Atlantic City in the hit series Boardwalk Empire. With video clips and behind-the-scenes stories, Terence Winter leads a discussion of the show’s creation. Panelists include Gretchen Mol, the actress who played Gillian Darmody; Edward McGinty, Jr., the actor who portrayed Ward Boss Boyd and research adviser for the show; Lesley Robson-Foster, visual effects supervisor; Nelson Johnson, author of Boardwalk Empire; and others. A book signing will follow the program.
National Archives
between 7th & 9th on Constitution Ave, NW
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial

See the "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com for more free events and exhibits on view and  visit TICKETPLACE for half-price tickets to performances in the DC metro area! You can also Follow CultureCapital.com on facebook and @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter.

Friday, May 22

Lunchtime - Screening of PBS Series on Prohibition, at The Archives - Archives
Prohibition: A Nation of Scofflaws (Film Screening)
12:00pm
Episode two of the 2011 PBS series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick addresses how the enforcement of Prohibition was inconsistent and caused unintended consequences, including making criminals of a large portion of the population. (110 minutes.)National Archives
between 7th & 9th on Constitution Ave, NW
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial

Saturday, May 23

Afternoon - Film Screening at the Smithsonian Anacostia - Anacostia

Film: The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011; 96 min)
2:00pm
RSVP Required, call 202.633.4844 or register online here 

This award-winning Sundance documentary is a fascinating look at the American Black Power movement between 1967 and 1975 from the perspective of a Swedish film crew. The film contains journalistic footage never seen on U.S. TV plus intriguing interviews and sound bytes from civil rights notables Stokely Carmichael, Melvin Van Peebles, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis and others. Film intersperses archival footage with contributing commentary from contemporary voices such as Erykah Badu, Kathleen Cleaver, Talib Kweli, Sonia Sanchez, Kenny Gamble, and others. Q&A with a museum educator follows the screening.
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place, SE (map)
Metro: Anacostia and take the W2 bus, see metro trip-planner for bus access from metro

Afternoon - Art Opening at NoVa Community College - Alexandria, VA

The Lonely Drone: Paintings by Brian Williams: Opening Reception at the Fisher Art Gallery

2:00pm

Brian Williams creates abstract, otherworldly landscape oil paintings on aluminum. While the paintings evoke dunes or seascapes with varying naturalistic elements, the work disrupts our idea of our relationships to natural settings. The title of his solo exhibit “The Lonely Drone” calls to mind an imaginary view from a drone flying over a dream landscape

Fisher Art Gallery - Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall 

at NoVa Community College
3001 North Beauregard St - Alexandria, VA
Metro: See metro trip-planner for best bus access from metro. Driving? Parking available in the Beauregard Garage $2 per hour.

Evening - Chamber Music Concert at NoVa Community College - Alexandria, VA

The United States Marine Chamber Orchestra: From Mentor to Fast Friends

7:30pm

It is well know that Johannes Brahms played a big part in the international fame that befell Antonin Dvorák after he submitted his work for the Austrian State Stipendium. But it is much lesser known that Brahms was “visibly overcome by the mastery and talent of this unknown individual.” This tremendous pairing in friendship is analogous when pairing their music and their inventive, beautiful melodies that were seemingly endless.
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall 
at NoVa Community College
3001 North Beauregard St - Alexandria, VA
Metro: See metro trip-planner for best bus access from metro. Driving? Parking available in the Beauregard Garage $2 per hour.

See the "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com for more free events and exhibits on view and  visit TICKETPLACE for half-price tickets to performances in the DC metro area! You can also Follow CultureCapital.com on facebook and @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter.

Sunday, May 24

Daytime - "Rolling Thunder" Biker Ride - by Memorials
Rolling Thunder - Annual Demonstration Run
12:00pm
The Rolling Thunder First Amendment Demonstration Run is an annual ride and gathering that first started in 1988. Riders from around the nation, and even around the world rally in the Pentagon parking lots and begin the run through the streets of D.C. Afterward, it is an opportunity to meet old and new friends, pay respect at the memorials and participate in the Memorial Day events. Bikes leave the North Pentagon parking lot to begin their run through the Mall area. After the run, police will direct riders to West Potomac Park, where they will pay tribute to their fallen brothers and sisters.
Metro: Foggy Bottom and walk down to the Mall or just look/ listen for the bikes in VA by the Pentagon or in DC by the memorials

Afternoon - Illustrated Author Talk on the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, at NMWA - Metro Center

Literary Event: American Artists of the Gilded Age
2:00pm
Through this illustrated talk, author Mary Tonetti Dorra brings the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition to life and shares the compelling story of artist Mary Lawrence, Dorra’s grandmother, the only woman allowed to exhibit a sculpture outside the Women’s Building. Dorra will discuss American artists of the Gilded Age and reveal a portrait of the era illuminated in her historical novel, Demeter’s Choice: A Portrait of My Grandmother as a Young Artist.National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave, NW
Metro: Metro Center, use the 13th St exit and up two blocks to NY Ave or take one of many buses that go to 13th & H St NW

Afternoon - Curator Talk about the formation of Barry Farm - Anacostiaa

Curator Talk: Alcione Amos
2:00pm - 4:00pm
RSVP Required, call 202.633.4844 or register online here
Exhibition curator Alcione Amos talks about the formation of historic Berry Farm in conjunction with the exhibition How the Civil War Changed Washington. On display at the program will be an enlarged map of Historic Barry Farm from 1867 and items that were dug during archeological research at the Howard Road area where the Metro Station was built in the 1980s.  
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place, SE (map)
Metro: Anacostia and take the W2 bus, see metro trip-planner for bus access from metro

Evening - Free Concert with the Marine Band at Wolf Trap followed by Fireworks at Wolf Trap - Spring Hill, VA
now much more accessible by Metro and short taxi or uber ride
2015 Summer Blast Off!: The President's Own United States Marine Band with Fireworks!
8:00pm

"The President's Own" United States Marine Band will launch Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts' summer season with a program of concert band favorites. A fireworks display will follow the concert!
Metro: Spring Hill, on the new Silver line.Wolf Trap is a bit over 2 miles from the station, You can walk or bike from the metro on lovely trails or you can take #480 bus from the metro. You can also easily take a taxi or uber there from the metro. See uber  promo below for $20 off your first ride. 

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts - Filene Center

1551 Trap Road
Vienna, VA 22182

Evening - Concert by the Capital 
National Memorial Day Concert on the U.S. Capitol West Lawn
8:00pm - 9:30pm, Gates open at 5:00pm
Laurence Fishburne, Laura Benanti, Esai Morales, and Jason Dolley join an All-Star Line-Up for the PBS National Memorial Day Concert honoring our American Heroes, live from the U.S. Capitol, featuring a special performance of the National Anthem by American Idol Season 14 Winner Nick Fradiani. Note: No alcohol permitted. Approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission.

West Lawn US Capital

E. Capitol St. and First St NW

US Capitol, West Lawn
Note: The public will not be admitted to the West Lawn of the Capitol beginning at 5:00pm. Checkpoints will be set up for search of bags and parcels. Guests will be required to enter through a metal detector. The gates are located at the Southwest corner of the Capitol grounds. More details can be found on the U.S. Capitol Police's website in the Press Room. Driving? The best place to park near the Capitol Building is at Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Avenue, NE. There are more than 2,000 public parking spaces.

Metro: Capitol South or Union Station

See "Free in DC" Inside Out page for more events + connect with CultureCapital.com on facebook

Monday, May 25

Morning - Ceremony and Commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery -  VA

National Memorial Day Observance at  Arlington National Cemetery

11:00am, Attendees are encouraged to be at the Tomb of the Unknowns or seated in the amphitheater by 9:30am

see complete details online here

The U.S. Army Military District of Washington will conduct a Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, to be followed by an observance program hosted by the Department of Defense in Arlington’s Memorial Amphitheater. A prelude by the United States Marine Band will begin in the amphitheater at 10:30 a.m. Both the wreath-laying ceremony and the observance program are free and open to the general public. No tickets are needed to attend these events. Space is limited to standing room only for the wreath-laying ceremony and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis in the amphitheater.

Arlington National Cemetery
State Hwy 110 & Memorial Dr

Metro: Arlington Cemetery 

Afternoon - Parade  on The Mall
National Memorial Day Parade 2015
along Constitution Ave between 7th and 17th St
2:00pm

From the American Revolution up to present day conflicts, the Parade commemorates the American spirit and the sacrifices of those Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who serve so we can live in the Land of the Free. The parade includes floats, high school marching bands, veterans, service members, local and national celebrities, service organizations and clubs, and much more! See complete details on the official website here..
along Constitution Ave between 7th and 17th St
Metro: Federal Triangle, Smithsonian or Archives

See the "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com for more free events and exhibits on view and  visit TICKETPLACE for half-price tickets to performances in the DC metro area! You can also Follow CultureCapital.com on facebook and @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter.

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PAST: MEDITATION: Free Workshop on "Stress Reduction Through Meditation" at the Olney Library in Olney, MD on WED, May 20 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm led by Science of Spirituality DC

Free Introduction to Meditation Workshops in Montgomery County, MD this month led by the folks from Science of Spirituality DC

Wednesday, May 20 - Olney, MD

"Stress Reduction through Meditation"

6:00pm - 7:30pm

David Newcomb a long-time meditator, will lead this helpful and stimulating workshop for old and new meditators, demonstrating the most natural and effective techniques of meditation practices to gain more inner bliss and peace. 

Olney Library

3500 Olney-Laytonsville Rd - Olney, MD 

Metro: Shady Grove and take the Ride On Bus 55  or take the Ride On Bus 53. You can also see metro trip-planner for bus options

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: Author Talk at the Arts Club of Washington on TUES, May 19 at 7:00pm, Highlight from CultureCapital.com!

Here are some great free arts and culture events sent to us by CultureCapital.com! This site is a fantastic resource for free and ticketed events presented by nearly 300 Metro DC Arts Presenters. For quick way to find even more free arts and culture events try our "Free in DC" Inside Out feature, curated by the staff of CultureCapital.com.

TICKETPLACE.org is another great program where you can find discount tickets to performances throughout metro DC @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter and at TICKETPLACE.org.

Tuesday, May 19 

Evening - Author Talk about Looting in Literature at the Arts Club - Farragut West

Writing the Wrongs: Looting in Literature
7:00pm
Stories of looting of the world’s cultural heritage abound in the press today. Almost daily the destruction and theft of antiquities appear listed among the atrocities of war. But these crimes are not limited to wartime, and they are not new. Questions of looting and how to address it are thousands of years old, and writers have grappled with these issues for just as long. Archaeologist Zoë Kontes will discuss the intersection between looting and literature, with a focus on Mediterranean antiquities. She will also suggest texts for further reading on these topics, both ancient and modern, including Margaret M. Miles, Art as Plunder: The Ancient Origins of Debate about Cultural Property, and Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum, by Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino.
Arts Club of Washington
2017 I Street, NW

Metro: Farragut West

See the "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com for more free events and exhibits!

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PAST: YOGA + GIVEAWAYS: Come out for a Free Yoga Class with Master Trainer Robert Sherman in Farragut Sq on TUES, May 12 for a chance to Win an Apple Watch Sport and other prizes!

Free Yoga Class with Robert Sherman in Farragut Square as part of the "Pilates in the Park" series + Giveaways from Fitiverse
Tuesday, May 12
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Free

Be there for a chance to win Fitiverse giveaways. They will be raffling off over $500 in prizes, including an Apple Watch Sport, gift certificates for massages and fitness gear at the event! Please arrive earlier to be sure you are entered in the raffle! Contest entry options listed below.

Fitiverse, a recently launched fitness social network enables its members to find compatible workout buddies who have access to the same Fitness Zones they do. These “Zones” can include places like apartment gyms, local parks, and even your membership gyms. On Tuesday, May 12, Fitiverse Master Trainer Robert Sherman will be leading the Golden Triangle free "Pilates in the Park" class in Farragut Square from 5:30pm - 6:30pm. Robert has been named one of the top 100 fitness trainers in America by Men’s Journal & Allure magazines, and was selected by the Washington Post as one of the best fitness instructors in the DC area. Please bring your own yoga mat along!

Here’s are several ways to earn raffle tickets for a chance to win the Apple Watch Sport and other prizes.

Earn one raffle ticket when you:
* Sign up for a free account at fitiverse.com by Friday, May 8

Earn another raffle ticket when you:
* Fill out your fitness profile completely, including a profile pic

Earn one raffle ticket per zone:
* Tag yourself to Fitness Zones that you have access to

Note: a maximum of 5 raffle tickets can be earned per person. Winners must have a complete fitness profile with a profile pic to be eligible AND be present at the drawing on May 12 to claim the prizes.

Be sure to verify your name and account at the Fitiverse booth to pick up the raffle tickets you've earned before 5:30pm, when the class begins. Winners will be chosen and announced after the featured workout ends around 6:30pm. Good luck Free in DC fans!

Farragut Square Park
Connecticut and K Streets, NW (map)
Metro: Farragut North or Farragut West or take the Circulator or a bus along K or I St

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: Free events on TUES, May 12 from CultureCapital.com - a fabulous resource for Arts and Culture events in the DC Metro area

Here are some great free arts and culture events sent to us by CultureCapital.com! This site is a fantastic resource for free and ticketed events presented by nearly 300 Metro DC Arts Presenters. For quick way to find even more free arts and culture events try our "Free in DC" Inside Out feature, curated by the staff of CultureCapital.com.

TICKETPLACE.org is another great program where you can find discount tickets to performances throughout metro DC @TICKETPLACEDC on twitter and at TICKETPLACE.org.

Tuesday, May 12

Afternoon - Film Screening at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum - Anacostia
Film: Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (2012; 92 min)2:00pm - 4:00pm
Free, RSVP Required online here or by phone 202.633.4844While filming a documentary in Mississippi in 1965 about an African American waiter, director Frank De Felitta was witness to a fateful incident that forever changed the lives of the man’s family and himself. See what led to Booker Wright’s notoriety and his untimely death in Mississippi at the height of the civil rights struggle. Discussion and Q&A with Booker Wright’s granddaughter and the film’s co-producer, Yvette Johnson follows the screening. .
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place, SE (map)
Metro: Anacostia and take the W2 bus, see metro trip-planner for bus access from metro

Evening - Film and Discussion at the Goethe-Institut - Gallery Pl - Chinatown

50 Years German-Israeli Dialogue: An Apartment in Berlin

6:30pm
Free, RSVP Required
German-Israeli diplomatic relations commenced on May 12, 1965. Marking the 50th anniversary, this event looks at the ways the past affects the lives of young Israelis and Germans today. The screening of An Apartment in Berlin will be followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Alice Agneskirchner, young German Action Reconciliation Service for Peace volunteers and young Jewish Americans who participated in the Germany Close Up – Jewish Americans Meet Modern Germany program. With introductions by representatives of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Embassy of Israel.
About the film: An Apartment in Berlin (Ein Apartment in Berlin) (Germany, 2013, 84 min., Director: Alice Agneskirchner). An estimated 20,000 young Israelis have moved to Germany’s capital. They are mostly attracted by its cosmopolitan and international atmosphere, the low cost of living and the good infrastructure, all of which make life fairly easy. But Berlin was also the place from which the Nazis planned the systematic extermination of the Jews. Three generations after the Holocaust, does this fact matter to young Israelis? How does it affect their lives today? Three of them want to find out what it would do to them to embark on a journey into the past by retracing the life and refurnishing the original apartment of a Jewish family from Berlin once deported by the Nazis.
Goethe-Institut
812 Seventh St, NW

Metro: Gallery Pl - Chinatown or you can take the Circulator bus, Georgetown-K St-Union Station line, to 7th & Mass Ave, short walk

Evening - Author Talk at The Archives - Archives

The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution

7:00pm
In 1776, 13 American colonies declared themselves independent states that only temporarily joined forces in order to defeat the British. Once victorious, they planned to go their separate ways. In The Quartet, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Joseph J. Ellis tells the story of this second American founding and of the men most responsible for creating the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the creation of the United States of America. A book signing will follow the program.

National Archives
between 7th & 9th on Constitution Ave, NW
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial

Find more free events and exhibits on view on the "Free in DC" Inside Out page on CultureCapital.com

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PAST: WORKSHOP: "The Art of Partnership" with Life Design Coach + Desire Map Facilitator Jessica Leigh Lyons at the Petworth Library on SUN, May 3 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm, Free, RSVP Requested, Produced by the DC Open Master's Community

"The Art of Partnership" with Life Design Coach + Desire Map Facilitator Jessica Leigh Lyons at the Petworth Library
Sunday, May 3
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Free, RSVP Requested
#PuttingTheArtBackInpARTnership

Produced by the DC Open Master's Community to inspire creative self-directed learning everywhere.

"Relationships are essential to our lives— at work, home and in our communities— so how do we build powerful ones? How can we approach the most important relationships in our lives in a way that creates lasting, joyful connection and which support our mutual growth, learning, healing, and purpose in the world?"

This free workshop will focus on exploring and deconstructing our patterns and beliefs in partnerships with others, understanding what stories we hold most deeply, and creating a personal portrait of our ideal partnership to better know ourselves and to help us better ask for what we need.

Petworth Library, downstairs meeting room
4200 Kansas Ave NW
Metro: Georgia Avenue - Petworth