In-Person SAAM Arcade On Saturday, July 30, 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., the Smithsonian American Art Museum Arcade, Eighth and G streets NW, returns to the Kogod Courtyard for a day full of new games from indie developers along with classic arcade and console games from MAGFest. Independent developers will display their games in the Indie Developer Showcase. Participants can also explore SAAM’s connections to videogame art and the theme with a scavenger hunt at the information table. A second game jam is hosted for the virtual audience. For updates about this year’s program, visit www.americanart.si.edu/arcade. Photo: Bruce Guthrie
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DPR Spray Parks Open Daily
See “Mary Poppins” on the LOC Lawn
Photo: DC Department of Parks and Recreation
The Library of Congress presents National Film Registry Movies on the Lawn on Thursdays: July 7, “Top Gun”; July 14, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”; July 21, “Rocky”; July 28, “Mary Poppins”; Aug. 4, “Wall-E.” Movies, on the corner of Second Street and Independence Avenue SE, will start at about 8:15 p.m. No tickets required but visitors are encouraged to arrive early as space is limited. This is a feature of the library’s new after-hours experience, Live at the Library. From 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday evenings, visitors are invited to enjoy happy-hour drinks and snacks available for purchase in the Great Hall overlooking the Capitol and the Thomas Jefferson Building while immersing themselves in exhibits, collections and programs. www.loc.gov
The Department of Parks and Recreation’s spray parks are small outdoor spaces equipped with kid-friendly fountains that are perfect for splashing around and escaping the summer heat. There is at least one spray park in every ward. Spray parks are open every day until Labor Day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. In order to perform maintenance on the spray parks, each park will close for five hours, one day a week. Refer to www.dpr.dc.gov/sprayparks to determine when maintenance is performed on each spray park.
Synetic’s (Wordless) “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Alex Mills as Puck. Photo: Johnny Shryock
See “Mary Poppins” on Thursday night, July 28.
Synetic Theater, 1800 South Bell St., Arlington (Crystal City), home of American Physical Theater and movementbased storytelling, announces the return of its adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” directed and choreographed by company co-founders Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili. The production runs through July 24. Tickets, $25 to $65, are available at www.synetictheater.org/midsummer2022. (Continued on next spread) 98 ★ HILLRAG.COM
