This is Pride weekend in the DMV with the area’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents celebrating their pride with events all week culminating this weekend. But you don’t have to be gay to enjoy the festivities with Carly Rae Jepson, En Vogue and Wilson Phillips slated to perform at Sunday’s Festival. There’s plenty of other events going on as well. The DMV will be under a heatwave this weekend with temperatures in the low- to mid-90s on Friday and Saturday — 10 to 15 degrees above normal – and the upper-80s on Sunday. If you’ll be heading out to any of the events going on this weekend, be sure to use sunblock, wear a cap and drink plenty of water.

Reconstruction of the Metrorail system continues over the weekend with Orange line trains operate every 18 minutes beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, rather than every 12-15 minutes. Green Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals between College Park and Branch Avenue stations; buses will replace trains between College Park and the closed Greenbelt Station. Red Line trains will run every 12-15 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont and every 6-8 minutes between Medical Center and Silver Spring from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Silver, Blue and Yellow line trains will operate on their regular weekend schedules.

The Hermoine docked in the Alexandria Marina on Wednesday. (Photo: Lafayette College/Twitter)

Hermione

Don’t miss your chance to see the Hermione in Alexandria before it heads up the coast for Annapolis and Baltimore. The Hermione, which docked at Old Town on Wednesday, is an exact replica of the tall French ship that brought the Marquis de Lafayette and a wealth of supplies to the United States to aid the American Revolution effort in 1780. To commemorate Lafayette’s historic voyage, the reconstructed French tall ship will sail 3,819 miles from France to the U.S. before docking in Alexandria

June 12 from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Alexandria Marina, 0 Cameron St., Alexandria. Admission is FREE, but timed tickets are require to go onboard the ship. Tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Gilt City Warehouse Sale

Gilt City is having its semi-annual warehouse sale at Dock 5 at Union Market. (Photo: Gilt City)

Gilt City’s semi-annual Warehouse Sale at Union Market is always a popular shopping destination, so much so that you have to pay to get in. If you do, you’ll access designer clothes and accessories for up to 80 percent off, plus snacks to munch on and drinks to sip on while you shop

June 12 and 13 from 9-11 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 1-3 p.m. or 3-5 p.m. at Dock 5 at Union Market, 1309 Fifth St. NE. Friday tickets are sold out. Tickets for Saturday are $10.

Truckeroo

Food truck will gather Friday at Truckeroo at the Half Street Fairgrounds by Nationals Park. Photo: Truckeroo)

Truckeroo returns to the Half Street Fairgrounds, with participants including Pepe, Rito Loco, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Captain Cookie, Big Cheesse, Curbside Cupcakes, Surfside, BBQ Bus and 19 other food trucks. There’s also music, drinks and other fun to be had.

June 12 from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. at the Half Street Fairgrounds, 1299 Half St. SE. Admission is FREE, but you’ll have to pay for food and drinks.
 
 

D.C. Jazz Festival

A band performs during the 2013 D.C. Jazz Festival.(Photo: Bridget Arnwine)

The D.C. Jazz Festival which runs through Tuesday, is devoted wholeheartedly to the genre. This weekend alone there will be 69 concerts all over the city from morning til night. The fest takes place at the Hamilton Live and the Yards Park, as well as churches, restaurants, hotels, museums, neighborhood libraries and the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage.

Through June 16 at various times and locations around the city. Most concerts are free with others ranging from $28-$150. See the full schedule and purchase tickets online.

Soccer in the Circle

Viewers watch a movie on video screen in Dupont Circle Park. (Photo: Borderstan)

After successful outings for the two most recent men’s World Cup tournaments, Soccer in the Circle is set to embrace the women’s game when the United States takes on Sweden. Sponsored by the Embassy of Sweden, the event will take place in Dupont Circle Park, with the match shown on giant screens. There will be a Swedish festival, DJ and fun before the match kicks off.

June 12 with events starting at 5:30 p.m. and the game kicking off at 8 p.m. in Dupont Circle Park, . Admission is FREE!
 

Summer Escape at Mount Vernon

Visitors enjoy the views from the lawn of Mount Vernon. (Photo: Mount Vernon Estate)

Experience Mount Vernon after hours and indulge in gourmet fare, historic chocolate and other culinary treats. Summer Escape at Mount Vernon offers the opportunity to visit after hours and enjoy the breathtaking views of George Washington’s estate at sunset while enjoying locally brewed craft beer from Old Ox Brewery, Port City Brewing Co., Atlas Brew Works, Old Bust Head and Forge Brew Works. Take an evening tour of the mansion and relax to live music while watching the sun set against the Potomac. Delight in 18th-century music, dancing, bocce and more historic fun. Stroll the lantern-lit grounds as you mingle with costumed residents or chat with a gardening expert and try flavorful herb-infused dips, teas and cocktails. Food-loving guests will delight as 18th-century artisans demonstrate the arts of making beer, cheese and chocolate. Food and refreshments will be for sale.

June 12 and 13 from 6-9 p.m. at Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, Va. Tickets are $20 each or four for $60.

Taste of Annandale

The first Taste of Annandale celebration will showcase local restaurants during a daylong, family-friendly event. The street will be closed to traffic and lined with booths sponsored by local restaurants, so visitors can sample food from a variety of cuisines. There will be live music and dance groups representing a mix of cultures, a chili cook-off pitting Fairfax County police officers against firefighters, cooking demonstrations and a children’s corner with games, crafts and storytelling.

June 13 from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Tom Davis Drive between Columbia Pike and John Marr Drive, Annandale. Admission is FREE!

Peter Pan Family Fun Day

Tyson Corner Center’s Plaza will become Neverland on Saturday. (Photo: Tysons Corner Center)

Celebrate Peter Pan Family Fun Day on the Plaza with a day of fun for all ages. Face painting, balloon swords, photo prop booths and Tinkerbell bubbles for the younger crowd and a very special bungy jump ride where kids of all ages can fly like Peter and Tinkerbell. The event will also include raffles, giveaways and craft centers to explore the magical world of Peter Pan. Finish the day with an outdoor showing of Hook on the Plaza at 4 p.m.

June 13 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center, 1961 Chain Bridge Road, Tysons Corner. Admission is FREE!

Summerfest D.C.

Summerfest D.C. comes to the Half Street Fairgrounds with beer, cider and wine. (Photo: Capital Brewfest)

Summerfest D.C. hits the Half Street Fairgrounds near Nationals Park for three 3-hour sessions, promising more than 115 beers, seven ciders and 25 wines from around the world. There’s plenty from the locals you know like Atlas, D.C. Brau, Dogfish Head, Flying Dog and Heavy Seas, but also some tasty pours from out of town from Ommegang, Firestone Walker and Boulevard, just to name a few. There will also be food trucks, a DJ and games. You can take your own food and unopened bottles of water.

June 13 at noon, 3:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. at Half Street Fairgrounds, 1299 Half St. SE. Tickets are $39.95-$70.

Capital Pride Parade

Marchers in last year’s Capital Pride parade carry balloons in the rainbow colors. (Photo: S. Pakhrin)

This weekend wraps up the annual Capital Pride celebration, which is making its 40th anniversary this year. The colorful parade, which grows larger each year, starts at 22nd and P Streets NW and travels 1.5 miles through Dupont Circle and 17th Street and ends in the Logan Circle neighborhood. The parade includes more than 170 floats, vehicles, marchers and entertainment including local businesses, politicians, community groups, drag queens, dogs and more. From 3-8:30 p.m., there will be a family fun zone this year at Stead Park, providing a place to give the kids a break with balloon art, face painting, snacks and more.

June 13 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. beginning at 22nd and P Streets NW winding around Dupont Circle, north on New Hampshire Avenue, east on R Street NW, south on 17th Street, east on P Street then north on 14th Street to the finish at R Street NW. Admission is FREE!

Capital Pride Festival

Visitors to the 2014 Pride festival visit booths set up along Pennsylvania Avenue. (Photo: Tim Evanson)

Thousands are expected to attend the Capital Pride Festival the closing event for this year’s Pride celebration along Pennsylvania Avenue NW in front of the U.S. Capitol. The festival includes vendors, food and drink, and educational opportunities, as well as musicians and DJs. The headliners on the Capitol Concert Stage are a mix of stars from the 80s and 90s along with a few from recent years. Amber is scheduled to perform in the 2 p.m. hour, Katy Tiz in the 3 p.m. hour, En Voge in the 4 p.m. hour, Wilson Phillips at 6 p.m. and Carly Rae Jepson at 7 p.m. There will also be local entertainers on two other stages.

June 14 from noon-7 p.m. with the concert from 1-9 p.m. on Pennsylvania Avenue between Third and Seventh Streets NW. Admission is FREE!

Miss D.C. 2014 Teresa Davis (Photo: Matt Boyd Photography)

Miss D.C. Pageant

The Miss D.C. Pageant is a competition to select the young women – Miss D.C. and Miss D.C.’s Outstanding Teen – who woo represent the District in the upcoming Miss America and Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Competitions. The winner and top five finalists are awarded scholarships.

June 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. Tickets are $35-$65.

Saturday’s forecast may be hot and humid, but there’s plenty of events going on inside, especially if it rains. But if you like the heat, there’s several events going on outside too. From plays and the second biannual Chinese Film Festival to a cat show, museum sidewalk sale and a food truck cookoff to an oyster fest and a brewery’s birthday bash, there’s something for everyone this first weekend of September.

Blue and Yellow line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals. Yellow Line trains will run between Huntington and Mount Vernon Square only. Green Line trains will operate every 16 minutes and Orange and Silver line trains will operate every 15 minutes. Red Line trains will run every 15 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmon, and every 8-10 minutes between NoMa-Gallaudet between 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Jenna Sokolowski (left) and Jayne Houdyshell star in The Shoplifters at Arena State. (Photo: Arena Stage)

The Shoplifters

Tony Award-nominated Broadway actress Jayne Houdyshell plays an unapologetic pilferer in the world premiere of Morris Panych’s The Shoplifters, at Arena Stage. Houdyshell plays Alma, a woman who prefers the five-finger discount over the senior one. Eventually, she’s caught by a rooking security guard who thinks he’s Eliot Ness and an older one who just wants to go home.

Tuesday-Sunday now through Oct. 19 at various times at Arena Stage’s Kreeger Theater, 1101 Sixth St. SW. Tickets cost $45-$90.

The second biennial D.C. Chinese Film Festival takes place this weekend. (Photo: D.C. Chinese Film Festival/Facebook)

D.C. Chinese Film Festival

The biennial D.C. Chinese Film Festival is back this weekend with 69 films, four panels and 31 screenings and events. The festival includes screenings at E Street Cinema, the U. S. Navy Memorial Heritage Center, the Wilson Center, the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery, the Goethe-Institut, American University Malsi Doyle and Michael Forman Theater, Busboys and Poets on Fifth Street NW and Silo. The films come from eight countries and include five documentary features, nine documentary shorts, nine experimental shorts, animation shorts, four narrative features, and 18 narrative shorts. Free spotlight screenings include The Silk Road of Pop, Cop Shop II, I’m Here, New Beijing, New Marriage, Stray Dogs, Rock Me to the Moon and Old Dog.

Through Sept. 7 at various times and locations (see above) around D.C. Seven spotlight screenings are FREE! Individual tickets are $10, opening film tickets are $15 and closing film tickets are $20 and include a cocktail party. An all access Festival Express Pass is $66, a Friday pass for all Friday screenings is $15, Saturday and Sunday passes are $25. Passes are available online or at the venue box offices.

National Capital Cat Show

The National Capital Cat Festival is at the Dulles Expo Center with everything cat. (Photo: National Capital Cat Show)

Cat lovers will be purring over the chance to see up to 450 cats compete in championship, premiership, kittens and household pet classes at the National Capital Cat Show. This year’s show will feature the Havana Brown and the Korat. Watch cats run the agility course, jumping over hurdles, through tunnels and around the ring in timed trials. There will also be vendors selling all kinds of cat supplies and cat rescue leagues so you can adopt a cat.

Sept. 6 from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sept. 7 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, Va. Admission is $10 for adults, $6 for children under 6 and seniors 60 or older and $30 for a family of five at the door.
 
 

Start your holiday shopping at the Kennedy Center’s Museum Sidewalk Sale. (Graphic: Kennedy Center)

Museum Sidewalk Sale

Start your holiday shopping early at the Museum Sidewalk Sale. The Kennedy Center is hosting a number of museums including Dumbarton House, International Spy Museum, Navy Museum Store, President Lincoln’s Cottage and Tudor Place Historic House and Garden for a special shopping event featuring gifts, books, textiles, prints, jewelry and more.

Sept. 6 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Atrium at the Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW. Admission is FREE along with two hours of parking!

Curbside Cookoff

Food trucks compete for fun and prizes at the Curbside Cookoff on Saturday at 1st & M Streets NE. (Photo: Public-Private Passion)

The DMV Food Truck Association hosts the Curbside Cookoff, a food truck festival featuring 20 food trucks, awards, culinary battles and lots of food. Participating food trucks include lunchtime staples Arepa Zone, Feelin’ Crabby, Fire & Rice, Phowheels and That Cheesecake Truck. Purchase tickets in advance and you’re automatically entered to win a spot on the judges’ panel for the chef battles. Prizes will be awarded for eight categories including Food Truck of the Year, Chef of the Year and Breakthrough Dish.

Sept. 6 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at First and M Streets NE. Tickets cost $5 online or at the gate, children 12 and under are free.

D.C. Oyster Fest comest to Union Market on Saturday. (Photo: Lanna Nguyen/DC on Heels)

D.C. Oyster Fest

For the first D.C. Oyster Fest, Rappahannock Oyster Bar serves up a bevy of oysters along with a selection of other local foods, craft beers and wines. Admission grants you six oysters and a glass of booze. You can also test your stamina and your stomach during an oyster-eating contest. There will also be a shucking contest. It will feature some of the best food, beer and wine producers in the DMV, including D.C. Brau, 3 Stars Brewing Company, Red Apron, Gordy’s Pickles, Early Mountain Vineyard, DCity Smokehouse, James River Distillery, Catoctin Creek Distillery, Timber Pizza, Flying Dog Brewery and more. In between sampling all of the food and drink options, listen to live bluegrass music, take the kids to the oyster arts and craft tent and make some oyster trinkets.

Sept. 6 from noon-6 p.m. at Union Market’s Dock 5, 1309 Fifth St. NE. Admission is $20 for adults and $5 for children.

Harry Potter and the Art of Spying

Harry Potter and the Art of Spying mixes the young wizard and espionage. (Photo: International Spy Museum)

Is Severus Snape the best double agent ever? Join International Spy Museum executive director Peter Earnest and spy novelist Lynn Boughey as they reveal the spycraft contained in the Harry Potter series. Be part of the kick-off celebration of their new book, Harry Potter and the Art of Spying. Using his experience as a real spy, former CIA clandestine operations officer Earnest and co-author Boughey discuss Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, disclosing all the wizardly spy craft employed by our Potter friends and their enemies as they form a subversive organization and learn spycraft and magic by themselves. Then delve into specific spy topics — using the Potter series as examples — such as types of spies and recruiting, codebreaking, the art of intelligence gathering, practicing deception and intelligence analysis. Come as your favorite Potter character and you could win a prize. There will also be giveaways and demos.

Sept. 6 from 1-3 p.m. at the International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. Admission is FREE!

Atlas Brew Works Home Rule beer. (Photo: Atlas Brew Works)

Atlas Brew Works first anniversary

Atlas Brew Works is celebrating its one-year anniversary. For one day only, it will open the brewery doors, take over the street and throw one heck of a party. Atlas will be pouring their finest brews, D.C.’s best food trucks will be serving up their specialties and three area bands will take the stage. Food trucks include D.C. Sliders, Cap Mac, Woodland’s Vegan Bistro and Goodie’s Frozen Custard. Additional beer will be available for purchase from the bar inside the brewery. Bumper Jacksons, Unstable Heights and Sunwolf will provide live music.

Sept. 6 from 1-5 p.m. at Atlas Brew Work’s brewery, 2052 West Virginia Ave. NE. Tickets cost $10. You must be 21 or older to attend. Tickets include admission, one beer and a donation to the Washington Humane Society.

24th annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival

The Rosslyn Jazz Fest is back with jazz, food and fashion trucks, beer and wine. (Graphic: Rosslyn Business Improvement District)

The Rosslyn Business Improvement District hosts the 24th annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival. Performers include Rebirth Brass Band, New Orleans Grammy-winners who uphold the tradition of brass bands while bringing in funk ad hip-hop rhythms; Red Baraat, an eight-piece band from Brooklyn that merges North Indian bhangra rhythms with elements of jazz, go-go, brass funk and hip-hop; Ghost Train Orchestra, founded by composer/arranger Brian Carpenter, a critically-acclaimed ensemble whose bold, energetic performances reimagine jazz from the 20s and 30s; and the Corey Wallace DUBtet, a five-piece band led by Baltimore trombonist Corey Wallace, who’s been called the area’s “best and most consistently exploratory musicians.” Local food trucks including La Tingeria, Baba’s Big bite, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Kafta Mania, Lemongrass Truck, Willie’s Po’ Boy, Wanna Shawarma and The Big Cheese will be there as will fashion trucks The Thread Truck and Street Boutique. Beer and wine will be for sale. Streets around the park will be closed on Saturday from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Festival parking is available in the parking garage at 191 Fort Myer Drive (enter on North Moore Street). Bring blankets or low chairs.

Sept. 6 from 1-7 p.m. at Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Highway, Rosslyn. Admission is FREE!

On Sunday, January 20, 2013 from 7:30 p.m.- 1 a.m. Arena Stage’s Meade Center for American Theatre will host ‘The Peace Ball: Voices of Hope and Resistance’.  This event will pay tribute to the continuing struggle for peace and justice here in The United States and throughout the world.

Confirmed guests include:  Angela Davis, Amy Goodman, Ralph Nader, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Alice Walker, Van Jones, Sonia Sanchez, Danny Glover, Nicole Lee, Avis Jones-DeWeever, Julian Bond, Marian Wright Edelman, Medea Benjamin, Etan Thomas, Dave Zirin, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., Barbara Ehrenreich, Phyllis Bennis, Jack Halberstam and more!

Musical guests include:  Moby; all-woman, African-American a capella ensemble, Sweet Honey in the Rock; activist musicians Emma’s Revolution and artist Chelsey Green.

Tickets are $135 and include food and open bar:  http://busboysandpoets.com/events/info/peace-ball-2013