Citi Open Returns to D.C. for 50th Year
The lotuses and water lilies are still in bloom at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens if you missed last weekend’s festival due to the rain. The Citi Open also returns to the Rock Creek Tennis Center for its 50th year. And this weekend, the weather promises to be better with little chance of rain and temperatures in the mid- to upper-80s before rain returns next week.
The Red Line shutdown extends between NoMa-Gallaudet University and Silver Spring this weekend with buses replacing trains between the closed Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood, Brookland, Fort Totten (upper level only) and Takoma stations. Trains will run every 8 minutes between Shady Grove and NoMa-Gallaudet and every 10 minutes between Silver Spring and Glenmont between 9 a.m.-9 p.m. All Red Line trains will run every 15 minutes after 9 p.m. Orange Line trains will single track between Foggy Bottom and Clarendon while Blue Line trains single track between Foggy Bottom and Arlington Cemetery with trains operating every 24 minutes, while Silver Line trains run every 14 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston ONLY. Green Line trains will single track between L’Enfant Plaza and Navy Yard every 15 minutes. Yellow Line trains will run every 15 minutes between Huntington and Mount Vernon Square ONLY.
Citi Open
Rock Creek Park Tennis Center plays host to this DC summer sporting tradition, now in its 50th year. International tennis stars will battle in front of thousands of fans during the Citi Open tournament, which begins Saturday and runs through Aug. 5. As always, the lineup features talent from all over the world, including last year’s champions Alexander Zverev and Ekaterina Makarova. Also playing will be Kevin Anderson, John Isner and D.C. native Frances Tiafoe in the men’s field and Svetlana Kuznetsova, Caroline Wozniacki, Sloane Stephens and Naomi Osaka in the women’s field. Not all the fun is on the courts. There will be tailgates, a golf and tennis cup, beer festival, a junior tennis clinic, a ladies’ day and much more. You can purchase discounted tickets to individual sessions that will lead to a savings of up to $10 per ticket and benefit the American Experience Foundation, which enriches the lives of low-income students through inspirational travel experiences and educational opportunities. A free shuttle bus runs from Geico headquarters parking lot that is a block from the Friendship Heights Metro station (moved from Van Ness in previous years). Parking is available at the Geico lot, 5260 Western Ave. NW and the Lord & Taylor lot, 5255 Western Ave. NW. Limited on-site parking is $20.
July 28-Aug. 5 at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center, 4850 Colorado Ave. NW Single-session tickets are $15-$120.
Let’s Get It Right: Work Incentive Posters of the 1920s
The tyranny of overbearing employers of the early 20th century will be on full display in this new exhibit at the National Museum of American History, which opens Friday. Let’s Get It Right: Work Incentive Posters from the 1920s featureS 16 posters, including creations from Mather and Co. and the Parker-Holladay Co. and a World War I notice, that use images and sayings to “inspire” employees, but instead clearly attempt to lessen disagreement, influence attitudes and force workers into longer hours for lower wages.
July 27-Jan. 6 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Blerdcon
The fledgling Blerdcon convention, now in its second year, is dedicated to all things geek, with an emphasis on the “black nerd” experience. You will find many typical con activities, including panels, gaming tournaments and a cosplay contest, all within the context of celebrating diversity. Four members of Black Panther’s Dora Milaje warriors are slated to appear, along with other actors, writers and experts in the blerd community.
July 27-29 from noon Friday through 4 p.m. Sunday at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington. Tickets are $50 for a weekend pass, with day passes priced from $15-$35. Autographs and meet-and-greets cost extra.
Capital Fringe Festival
This is the last weekend for the edgy Capital Fringe Festival, with about 80 out-there performances from local creatives, including plays, improv dramas, punk rock shows and colorful dance shows all within a few minutes walk of the Waterfront Metro. New this year are five plays either created or produced by the Fringe organization itself. They include O Monsters, created by Philadelphia’s New Paradise Laboratories; Barococo by D.C.’s Happenstance Theater Co.; and Andromeda Breaks, a police procedural starring the Classical Greek damsel in distress.
Through July 23 from 5 p.m.-midnight Friday, 11 a.m.-midnight Saturday, 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Sunday at Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW; Blind Whino, 700 Delaware Ave. SW; Christ United Methodist Church, 900 Fourth St. SW; St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 555 Water St. SW; Westminister Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW; and others. Tickets are $17 per show plus a one-time $7 Fringe button.
Camp Newseum Nights
Reminisce over summer nights at the campsite with Camp Newseum Nights. Once the counselors have gone to bed, you can enjoy an open bar. There is also a dining hall with camp-themed snacks from Wolfgang like pigs in a blanket, fried mac n’ cheese balls, Old Bay tater tots, Sloppy Joe sliders, gummy worm dirt cups, a s’mores station and a create-your-own trail mix bar. In addition, the event features live music by Jeff from Accounting, camp games including Giant Pong, a karaoke talent show, a post-card designing station, a Crafts Cabin where you can make friendship bracelets or pet rocks, play corn-hole or test your archery skills on the terrace and gallery talks.
>July 27 from 8-10:30 p.m. at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets are $60. Your must be 21 or older.
D.C. Field Day
When was the last time you competed in tug of war or a sack race? Go back to those good old elementary school days with D.C. Field Day, which re-creates classic games with a twist for day-drinking young professionals. Organized by the rec sports league D.C. Fray, the second annual competition will include food trucks and a bar along with such activities as two-legged Hula-Hoop relay races, dizzy bat flip cup, giant speed pong, a giant obstacle course, a tennis racquet race and more. Register eight or more friends to start a team or join an existing one to compete for prizes and glory.
July 28 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at RFK Stadium Festival Grounds, 401 Oklahoma Ave. NE. Tickets are $45 per player and includes one beer and a $5 voucher for the market.
Dog Days of Summer Family Festival
In the late 1880s, a dog named Owney began riding mail trains across the country, with postmasters adding tags and medals to his collar at various stops. The National Postal Museum celebrates Owney and the role animals have played in the mail system during this Dog Days of Summer Family Festival. Events include a scavenger hunt, crafts, K-9 unit demonstrations, story time, free ice pops and an adoption fair.
July 28 and 29 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Admission is FREE!
National Dance Day
The annual National Dance Day at the Kennedy Center features performances by traditional Chinese dancers, the Middle Eastern modern and folkloric Sultanas Troupe, and locals including the Dance Institute of Washington. But the goal of the 12½-hour extravaganza is to get the audience moving, with interactive classes in a variety of styles, such as ballet and salsa. Emmy-winning choreographer Comfort Fedoke of So You Think You Can Dance and Michael Mindlin, a dance supervisor for Hamilton, are among the big names making appearances. The 2018 National Dance Day routine is set to Kylie Minogue’s new single Dancing. If you want to practice in advance, you can find at tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC9MidgVF98 online. The night is capped with an outdoor concert starring the Afro-Colombian sounds of the Soukous All Stars and Bazurto All Stars. Naturally, free Soukous and Champeta dance lessons precede the performance.
July 28 from 10:15 a.m.-10:30 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Admission is FREE!
Washington Kastles
The second Washington Kastles finish out their 2018 home season as they take on the first place Philadelphia Freedoms, on Saturday night. The Kastles are looking to claim yet another World Team Tennis championship title this summer, which would make seven total. The team regularly rolls out a roster of stars each year and 2018 is no different. At this matchup, you will see Naomi Osaka.
July 28 at 5:30 p.m. at Kastles Stadium, 600 22nd St. NW. Tickets are $16-$116.50.
Monumental Trivia at Twilight
Trip Hacks D.C.’s first regularly scheduled public tour, Monumental Trivia at Twilight, includes a gorgeous evening tour of the monuments and memorials on the National Mall, in addition to a healthy dose of trivia. The competition will be conducted “Jeopardy style,” with prizes distributed at the end of the fascinating tour. Stops along the way include the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, World War II Memorial, the Washington Monument, the D.C. War Memorial, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and the Jefferson Memorial. Tours will continue every Saturday evening through Labor Day.
July 28 from 6:15-9:15 p.m. beginning at the Lincoln Memorial, 2 Lincoln Memorial Circle NW. Tickets are $49.
Our Time Will Come
Acclaimed filmmaker Ann Hui won best director at the Hong Kong Film Awards for her 2017 movie Our Time Will Come, which also collected wins for best film and best supporting actress. It tells a fictional story of real-life events, in which Hong Kong revolutionary Fang Lan leads the resistance of her nation against Japanese occupation during World War II. It is part of the museum’s ongoing Hong Kong Film Festival through Aug. 12.
July 29 at 2 p.m. at the Freer Gallery of Art’s Meyer Auditorium, Independence Ave at 12th Street SW. Admission is FREE!.
Ongoing events
1968: Civil Rights at 50 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 2 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is $21.21 for adults, $16.96 for seniors 65 and older, and $12.71 for children ages 7-18 in advance or $24.95, $19.95 and $14.95, respectively, at the door.
Alexander Hamilton: Soldier, Secretary, Icon from 10a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through March 3 at the National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Admission is FREE!
The American Revolution: A World War from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through July 9, 2019 at the National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Americans from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2022 at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Baseball Americana from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday through June 2019 at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Baselitz: Six Decades from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Sept. 16 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue and Seventh Street SW. Admission is FREE!
Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through Mar. 10 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Botanical Art Worldwide: America’s Flora from 10 a.m-5 p.m. daily through Oct. 15 at the U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Bound to Amaze: Inside a Book-Colleting Career from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Nov. 25 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 and older and students, and FREE for youth 18 and younger.
Community Policing in the Nation’s Capital from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 15 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 and older, students with valid ID and youth ages 3-17 Children are FREE!
Daguerreotypes: Five Decades of Collecting from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through June 2 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Damned If You Do at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday through July 29 at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D St. NW. Tickets are $22.50-$55.
Dave at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday through Aug. 19 at Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. Tickets are $76-$125.
Diane Arbus: A Box of Ten Photographs from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Jan. 21 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Does the Body Rule the Mind, or Does the Mind Rule the Body? from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Aug. 12 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue and Seventh Street SW. Admission is FREE!
Do Ho Suh: Almost Home from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through Aug 5 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Oct. 20 at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Electrify! from 10 a.m.-building closing daily through July 30 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Hall of Nations, 2700 F St. NW. Admission is FREE!
Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice across Asia from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Nov. 29, 2020 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Evicted from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through May 19 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Admission is FREE!
Fabergé Rediscovered from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday through Jan. 13 at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for college student, $5 for children 6-18 and FREE for children younger than 6. Adults and seniors get $3 off weekdays and $1 off on weekends when purchased online.
Friday Night Concert Series from 7-9 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 24 at Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Fridays at the Fountain from 5-9 p.m. Fridays through Oct. 19 at the Crystal City Water Park, 1601 Crystal Drive, Arlington. Admission is FREE!
Fun House from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Labor Day at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for youth 3-17, students with ID and seniors, and $10 for Blue Star military families.
Generation Gap at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sundays through Aug. 12 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $49-$59.
Hamilton at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and 1:30 p.m.. Saturday and Sunday through Sept. 16 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $99-$625. There is a limit of four tickets per household.
Heavy Metal – Women to Watch 2018 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Sept.16 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for seniors 65+ and students older than 18. Youth 18 and younger are FREE!
In the Library: The Richer Archive at 75 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and closed weekends through Aug. 24 at the National Gallery of Art, Sixth and Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Jazz in the Garden from 5-8:30 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 24 at the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Making Room: Housing for a Changing American from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 16 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 or older, students, and children ages 3-17.
Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Nov. 12 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Marking the Infinite from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sturday, 10 a.m. -8:30 p.m. Thursday and noon-6:30 p.m. on Sunday through Sept. 9 at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors 62 and older, and FREE for visitors 18 and younger.
Mural from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 11 a.m-6 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 28 at the National Gallery of Art East Building, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 21 at the Renwick Gallery, Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW. Admission is FREE!
One Year: 1968, An America Odyssey from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through May 19 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Outbreak from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2021 at the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Pictures of the Year: 75 Years of the World’s Best Photography from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 20 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets are $24.95 for adults, $19.95 for seniors 65 and older, $14.95 for your 7-18 and free for children 6 and younger.
Playball and the National Pastime from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday through Apr. 30 at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Building 76, 736 Sicard St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Portraits of the World: Switzerland from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 12 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Postmen of the Skies: Celebrating 100 Years of Airmail Service from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through May 27 at the National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Admission is FREE!
The Prince and the Shah: Royal Portraits from Qajar Iran from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Aug. 5 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Recent Acquisitions from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 4 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Remembering Vietnam from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 6, at the National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Secret Cities from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Mar. 3 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 or older, students with ID and children 3-17. Children younger than 3 are FREE!
Sense of Humor from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 6 at the National Gallery of Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Sharing Images: Renaissance Prints Into Maiolica and Bronze from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Aug. 5 at the National Gallery of Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Special Olympics at 50 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through June 30 at the National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Subodh Gupta: Terminal from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2020 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Summer Concert Series from 6:30-8 p.m. Fridays through July 27 on the outdoor plaza at Tysons Corner Center, 1961 Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Admission is FREE!
The Sweat of Their Face: Portraying American Workers from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Sept. 3 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! To Dye For: Ikats from Central Asia from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through July 29 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Tomb of Christ from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Aug. 15 at the National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors/students/military and $10 for children 5-12.
Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Jan. 6 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
UnSeen: Our Past in a New Light, Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus Kaphar from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Jan. 6 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through June 2019 at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE, but timed passes are required. Timed passes will not be required weekdays in September.
Water, Wind and Waves: Marine Painting from the Dutch Golden Age from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Nov. 25 at the National Gallery of Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
What Absence Is Made Of from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through the summer of 2019 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
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