World Series & Halloween Fill the Weekend
Halloween may be this coming Thursday, but many will be celebrating this weekend including the National Zoo and the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. It is also the first time that the Washington Nationals have played in the World Series and they take on the Houston Astros at home this weekend.
All Metro lines will operate on regular weekend schedules. Metro will open at 6 a.m. on Sunday for the Marine Corps Marathon. Because of the marathon, the Arlington Cemetery station will not open until approximately 8:30 a.m. and the Pentagon station will be exit only until 8:30 a.m. Also for the race, additional Yellow Line trains will operate between Huntington and Mt Vernon Square from 6 a.m.-9 a.m.; and additional Blue Line trains will operate between Franconia-Springfield and Stadium-Armory from 6 a.m.-9 a.m. and from 11:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Pentagon bus service will be moved to Pentagon City until 2 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday and Rosslyn bus service will be moved from the terminal to Oak Street from 4 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Finally, IF a fifth game is required in the World Series on Sunday night, Metro will remain open an additional two hours until 1 a.m. If the game goes later, the Navy Yard-Ballpark station will stay open for 20 minutes after the last out.
World Series Watch Parties
The Washington Nationals are in the World Series for the first time in 86 years. If you couldn’t get a ticket, which is currently going to $1,000 or more each, you can still get in on all the buzz around the ballpark at a World Series watch party. While most bars in the area are showing the game, the Capitol Riverfront will host a Watch Party Weekend at Yards Park with live music; beer, wine and food for sale; face-painting stations; games; and even the Easter High School Marching Band with the game shown on an 18-foot LED screen. The Bullpen, a block away from the stadium, will host watch parties all three days with free music. Friday includes the 19th Street Band from 3-5 p.m., DCeivers from 6-8 p.m. and Practically Einstein after the game. Saturday features The Crawdaddies from 3-5 p.m., New Orleans Suspects from 6-8 p.m. and Dr. Fu after the game. And Sunday includes Maggie Rose from 3:30-5:30 p.m. and King Soul from 6-8 p.m. There will also be beer and food for sale, tailgate games and the game will be shown on 12-foot screen. A mile away, The Wharf has transformed Transit Pier into watch party central. Head there for beer, wine and the game on a 17-foot LED screen. On Friday, The Wharf will be giving away three pairs of tickets to Saturday’s game.
Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. at Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE and Oct. 26 and 27 at 2 p.m. at the corner of M Street and New Jersey Avenue SE. Admission is FREE!
Oct. 25-27 at 2 p.m. at The Bullpen, 1201 Half St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Oct. 25-27 at 7:30 p.m. at The Wharf, 760 Maine Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Washington International Horse Show
Some of the world’s best horses and equestrians will call Capital One Arena home through Sunday. The Washington International Horse Show is one of the District’s biggest sporting events and attracts more than 500 competitors, including current stars and Olympic veterans. These stars and their horses will show off their skills at the leading metropolitan indoor horse show in the States. There is plenty at stake, including more than $130,000 in the Longines FEI World Cup. Friday night is Military Night with free admission for military members and veterans along with a mounted color guard, military-themed special exhibition such as Army vs Navy Celebrity Barrel Racing and the presentation of the Armed Force Trophy. Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. is Kids’ Day with free events at Seventh and F Streets NW and in the arena concourse with hand-on educational and fun activities, including pony rides, a horseless horse show, coloring station, face painting, pony brushing lessons, a pony kissing booth and giveaways.
Oct. 25 from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-10:30 p.m., Oct. 26 fro 7 a.m.-5 p.m. and 6:45-10:30 p.m. and Oct. 27 from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. at Capital One Arena, 601 F St. NW. Tickets are $15 for daytime shows and $45-$65 for evening shows.
Pat Steir: Color Wheel
Pat Steir: Color Wheel is the Hirshhorn Museum’s largest painting installation to date and features work by abstract artist Pat Steir. The new suite of paintings will be showcased in the museum’s second-floor inner-circle galleries, spanning the entire perimeter, creating a jaw-dropping color wheel across 30 pieces. Steir has built a four-decade career out of her meticulously crafted but seemingly random paintings, done using her own distinct technique.
Oct. 24 through Sept. 7 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Night of the Living Zoo
The National Zoo’s 21-and-over complement to Boo at the Zoo, Night of the Living Zoo transforms the animal haven into a devil’s playground this Friday night. You will have after-hours access to numerous zoo attractions while enjoying live entertainment, including frightfully amazing oddities and performance artists. You will also be able to savor eats from local food trucks and craft brews. There is also a costume competition with $1,000 up for grabs.
Oct. 25 from 7-10:30 p.m. at the Smithsonian National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. Tickets are $40-$60.
Soul Strolls
The final resting place of politicians, warriors, spiritualists and one of the conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Conressional Cemetery is full of stories. During the cemetery’s annual Soul Strolls tours, visitors come face-to-face with some of Congressional’s “permanent residents,” and learn that the dead, in fact, do tell tales. Flashlights are encouraged, and a pop-up bar with beer, wine and cider is available. VIP tickets include three cocktails in the spooky Public Vault, which has served as the resting place of three presidents and first lady Dolley Madison.
Oct. 25 from 7-10 p.m. and Oct. 26 from 6-10 p.m. at Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St. SE. Advance tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for ages 12 and younger. VIP tickets are $60. A limited number of $30 general admission tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis each night.
Fences
Recently adapted into a film starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, Fences is the story of Troy Maxson, a former star baseball player in the Negro Leagues who is now just getting by as a sanitation worker. He attempts to assert control in his relationships with his wife and son, accounting for their safety but simultaneously driving them away. This searing look at how families operate in a society corrupted by racism is one of the most captivating theater productions of the season – and your last chance to see it is this Sunday.
Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. at Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. Tickets are $26-$70.
Theory
In Mosaic Theater Company’s production of Theory, Isabelle, a young tenure-track professor, tests the limits of free speech by encouraging her students to contribute to an unmoderated discussion group, even as her wife, Lee, advises caution. When an anonymous student posts offensive comments and videos, Isabelle must decide whether to intervene or to let the social experiment play out. Soon, the posts turn abusive and threatening, leading Isabelle and her unknown tormentor to engage in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse that not only have Isabelle questioning her beliefs, but fearing for her life.
Oct. 28 through Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday (except Nov. 3) with previews at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26 and 3 p.m. Oct. 27 and 11 a.m. matinees on Nov. 7 and 14 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. Tickets are $10-$65.
Trick or Treat
Time to get spooktacular at Tudor Place, an elegant house and garden set in a bucolic area of Georgetown. Trick or Treat will feature costumes, haunted house- and pumpkin-decorating, face painting, crafts and outdoor games. Families will also enjoy meandering through the North Garden’s paths to find hidden treats!
Oct. 26 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Tudor Place, 1644 31st St. NW. Tickets are $15 for children and $5 for adult chaperones.
Bonnard to Vuillard: The Intimate Poetry of Everyday Life
Bonnard to Vuillard: The Intimate Poetry of Everyday Life features the work of “Nabis” (a transliteration of the Hebrew navi meaning “prophet”), a group of European post-Impressionist artists who started a creative revolution from 1888-1900. The collective aimed to break down boundaries between the fine and decorative arts through painting, sculpture, lithography, stained glass and a range of other forms. The exhibit, which opens Saturday, features pieces by Pierre Bonnard, Édouard Vuillard, Maurice Denis, Félix Vallotton and others that employ flat colors, decorative patterning and silhouetted forms.
Oct. 26 through Jan. 26 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon-6:30 p.m. Sunday at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors 62+, and children 18 and younger are FREE!
Adams Morgan Apple Festival
The DMV is settling into fall weather, and what better way to celebrate than enjoying seasonal apples? The Adams Morgan Apple Festival turns the neighborhood’s farmers market turns into a showcase for all things apples, and will feature its sixth annual apple pie contest, where local amateur bakers will show off their best versions of the classic dessert. Afterwards, you can purchase slices of the pie with proceeds going to a local charity. There will also be an heirloom apple tasting.
Oct. 26 from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at 18th Street and Columbia Road NW. Admission is FREE!
Kids Euro Festival
One of D.C.’s greatest family events is organized by countries thousands of miles away. The 12th annual Kids Euro Festival brings the culture of the 28 countries of the European Union to the DMV for two weeks of film screenings, story times, art activities and traditional music and dance performances at venues that include embassies, the Kennedy Center and city libraries. Take your little ones to see an interactive German theater group at Strathmore, or have the whole family participate in an arts-and-crafts workshop at the Swedish Embassy’s House of Sweden. Preteens can attend a Tintin cartooning workshop at the Embassy of Belgium, or see new animated films at the French Embassy.
Oct. 26 through Nov. 10 at various times and locations in the DMV. Most events are FREE, but some require reservations.
The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today
The National Portrait Gallery is reigniting the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, which asks artists to submit innovative works in the art of portrayal, resulting in an awe-inspiring variety of pieces. The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today, which opens Saturday, features the work of 46 finalists. The grand prize is $25,000 and the opportunity to create a piece for the Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection. This year’s competition includes such well-known artists as Shimon Attie, along with several DMV artists, including Larry W. Cook Jr., Joshua Cogan, Nekisha Durrett, Sheldon Scott and Louie Palu. Winners, including second- and third-prize awardees, will be announced this fall, with a People’s Choice winner to be chosen later, based on popular vote.
Oct. 26 through Aug. 30 from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Air & Scare
Have some spooky fun with a trip to Air & Scare at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly. Arrive in costume and enjoy indoor trick-or-treating Enjoy the spook side of air with creepy crafts, spooky science experiments and other Halloween-themed activities.
Oct. 26 from noon-5:30 p.m. at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, Va. Admission is FREE!
Pumpkins in the Park
The Capitol Riverfront BID hosts its annual Pumpkins in the Park on Saturday. Enjoy an evening of free fall activities that are fun for the whole family, including pumpkin decorating, leaf wreath making, face painting, a giant pumpkin moon bounce and a costume contest. For adults, there will be beer, wine and cider for sale and card readings by a real fortune teller. Then a 6:15 p.m. in the North Block, stick around for a special outdoor screening of Hocus Pocus.
Oct. 26 from 4-6 p.m. in the Middle Block followed by a screening of Hocus Pocus at 6:15 p.m. in the North Block of Canal Park, 200 L St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Zombie Walk
On the Saturday before Halloween, downtown Silver Spring transforms into an eerie scene that’s one part Shaun of the Dead, one part Thriller and a pinch of Night of the Living Dead, with participants shuffling and lurching down Georgia Avenue toward the AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road, where a new 4K restoration of the 1974 zombie classic The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue will be shown at 10:45 p.m. (Tickets are $8-$13. Advance tickets are strongly recommended.) The annual Zombie Walk, which began as a neighborhood meetup at the Quarry House Tavern in 2008, has grown to include thousands of zombies dressed up in costumes ranging from comical and topical to truly frightening, and everyone is invited to participate, no matter how elaborate (or not) their costume. There will be kickoff party at Denizens Brewing Co., 1115 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, starting at 6 p.m. with a DJ, candy, body paint and door prizes. From 8-10 p.m., there is a Zombie Dance Party at Downtown Silver Spring, 916 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring.
Oct. 26 at 9 p.m. starting at the corner of Sligo Avenue and Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring. Admission is FREE!
Ongoing events
All Work, No Pay from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through February at the National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Alonso Berruguete: First Sculpture of Renaissance Spain from 10 a.m.-5 p.m Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 17 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Animals, Collected from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.6 p.m. Sunday through Spring 2020 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $7-$10.
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!
By the Light of the Silvery Moon: A Century of Lunar Photographs from the 1850s to Apollo 11 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 5 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Capital Harvest on the Plaza from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays through Nov. 22 at the Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. 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!
The End: A Mediation on Death and Extinction from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 20 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 older than 18, and FREE for children 18 and younger.
Everybody at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday through Nov. 17 at the Shakespeare Theatre Co.’s Lansburgh Theatre, 450 Seventh St. NW. Tickets are $49-$112.
The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 1 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Feel the Sun in Your Mouth: Recent Acquisitions from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through February at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue and Seventh Street NW. Admission is FREE!
Game Change: Elephants from Prey to Preservation from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Feb. 1, at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Ginny Ruffner: Reforestation of the Imagination from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 5 at the Renwick Gallery, Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW. Admission is FREE!
Hoops from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 5 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for youth ages 3-17, students with ID and seniors ages 60 and older.
I Am . . . Contemporary Women Artists of Africa from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through July 5 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
In Mid-Sentence from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Mar. 8 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Intersections: Los Carpinteros from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon-6:30 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 12 at the Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors 62 and older. Children 18 and younger are FREE!
It’s Hip to Be Square: The Mint Family from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Nov. 31 at the U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Jitney at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 27 at Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. ickets are $56-$115.
Kid Prince and Pablo at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Nov. 3 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $20.
Live Dangerously from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 20 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 older than 18, and FREE for children 18 and younger.
Lucid Motion from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Dec. 1 at Artechouse, 1238 Maryland Ave. SW. Advance tickets are $16 for adults, $12 for students, seniors and military and $8 for children 2-14 and $20, $15 and $10, respectively, at the door.
Manifesto: Art x Agency from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Jan. 5 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue and Seventh Street SW. Admission is FREE!
Michael Sherrill Retrospective from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 5 at the Renwick Gallery, Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW. Admission is FREE!
Mid-Century Master: The Photography of Alfred Eisentaedt from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday through Jan. 12 at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for senior citizens, $10 for college students, $5 for children ages 6-18 and children younger than 6 are FREE!
One Life: Marian Anderson from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through May 17 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!
Picture Books of the Past: Reading an Old Master Painting from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Sept. 30 at the Museum of the Bible, 400 Fourth St. SW. Advance tickets are $19.99 for adults, $9.99 for children 7-17 and children and younger are FREE. Tickets at the door at $24.99 for adults, $19.99 for seniors, military, first responders and students, $14.99 for children 7-17 and children 6 and younger are FREE!
Picturing the American Buffalo: George Catlin and Modern Native American Artists from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Apr. 12 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Portraits of the World: Korea from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 17 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Recent Acquisitions from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 3 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
The Right to Be Forgotten through Nov. 10 at Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. Tickets are $72-$115.
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Jan. 3, 2021, at the National Archives, 701 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 31 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets are $12.71-$21.21 online or $14.95-$24.95 at the door.
Sacred Dedication: A Korean Buddhist Masterpiece from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Mar. 22 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Sculpture Down to Scale: Models for Public Art at Federal Buildings, 1974-1985 from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through June 6 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Sea Monsters Unearthed, Life in Angola’s Ancient Seas from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through 2020 at the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Section 14: The Other Palm Springs, California from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through January at the National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Seriously Funny: From the Desk of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 31 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is $12.71-$21.21 in online or $14.95-$24.95 at the door.
Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday through September at the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. 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!
The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 26 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 12 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
The Way of the Kami from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Nov. 1 at the Freer Gallery of Art, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
What Absence Is Made Of from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through March at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 5 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $8 for seniors 65 and older and students. Children 18 and younger are FREE!
Women of Progress: Early Camera Portraits from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through May 31 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
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