RADAR | NOT SO STIR-CRAZY
As restrictions continue to loosen or lift entirely around the District, there are actual live events for you to enjoy alongside regularly scheduled online programming – from outdoor plays to online book talks. Without further ado, let’s dive into this iteration of Not So Stir-Crazy Radar. WORDS BY KELSEY COCHRAN
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The National Museum of Women in the Arts is hosting weekly 30-minute online art chats. The “Confronting History” chat will address how popular art historical subjects compound with contemporary concerns. 5 p.m. Free. @womeninthearts // www.nmwa.com
Take a trip to France (a.k.a. your living room) for Bastille Day. Join the virtual festivities and enjoy live French music, cooking and mixology lessons, dancing, wine tasting and more. Wear your finest beret to really get in the spirit. 8:30-11 p.m. Tickets $10-15. @thingstododc //www.thingstododc.com
ART CHAT: CONFRONTING HISTORY
BUSBOYS ON LIVE
Busboys and Poets has long been a space where the community can gather together for live events, along with a good meal. Busboys On Live, their virtual open mic and poetry slam, will continue to be held online until they can provide the experience in person safely. 8-10 p.m. Free. @busboysandpoets // www.busboysandpoets.com
LIVING ROOM SESSIONS FINALE
The Sixth & I and DCist virtual concert series is coming to a close. Catch their last show if you haven’t had the chance to enjoy one yet. Celebrate some of D.C.’s greatest musicians at this virtual set featuring Be Steadwell, Lotion Princess, Luke Stewart and more. Free with RSVP. Donations encouraged. 3:30-5:30 p.m. @sixthandi // www.sixthandi.org
THE WIZARD OF OZ AT THE SUMMER GARDENS THEATRE
Enjoy the classic The Wizard of Oz onstage at the Summer Gardens Theatre in Hyattsville. The outdoor theater will allow you to enjoy staged performances once again in a safer manner than indoors. Masks and social distancing will be required. 8 p.m. Tickets $5-10. Summer Gardens Theater: 1515 Columbia Ave. Landover, MD; www.summergardenstheatre.com
7.11-7.31 REEL CLASSICS
The Willard InterContinental is hosting Reel Classics every Friday this month, including a three-course meal, unlimited beer and wine, a complimentary welcome cocktail, and a classic film played for you in the transformed Grand Ballroom. Masks will be required as this is an indoor event. Grease will be the first film featured in this series on July 11, followed by Rocky on July 17, Jurassic Park on July 24 and Pretty Woman on July 31. 7 p.m. Tickets $100. The Willard InterContinental: 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, DC; www.washington.intercontinental.com
STORMING THE BASTILLE BASH
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ANGEL OLSEN’S COSMIC STREAM 2
Musician Angel Olsen is hosting the second iteration of her livestream concert Cosmic Stream. This time, Olsen will be joined by Hand Habits for the online concert experience. 9 p.m. Tickets $15-35. @angelolsenmusic // www.noonchorus.com
COLIN JOST AT SIXTH & I
Sixth & I will be hosting one of SNL’s head writers, Colin Jost, in conversation with Andrew Yang for an online talk on Jost’s new memoir, A Very Punchable Face. Get tickets to this limited-access program before it sells out. 7 p.m. Tickets $10, $32 includes a signed copy of the book. @sixthandi // www.sixthandi.org
#GENGEO CAREERS IN EXPLORATION National Geographic is bringing the exploration to you. In their ongoing Explorer Classroom series, join award-winning photographer, conservationist, mountaineer and storyteller Gab Mejia and host and Young Explorer Sahar Mohammadzadeh in conversation. Mejia and Mohammadzadeh will discuss Mejia’s career, conservation work and exploring the planet with National Geographic. Register online for your link to the discussion. 2 p.m. Free. @insidenatgeo // www.nationalgeographic.org
PROFS + PINTS ONLINE: WOMEN + THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Profs and Pints brings college faculty members and lovers of education into bars, cafés and other off-campus venues to discuss ranging intellectual topics. Now, Profs and Pints is taking the conversation online. Join for “Women and the French Revolution,” a discussion on feminism’s role and rise in France’s transformative war hosted by Amy Leonard, associate professor of history at Georgetown University. 7 p.m. Tickets $12. @profsandpints // www.profsandpints.com DISTRICT FRAY |
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