RADAR | NOT SO STIR-CRAZY
Though summer is coming to an end, there’s still plenty to do around D.C. For those of you tired of being cooped up, drive-in movie theaters are still booming, outdoor fitness classes are everywhere and art galleries are reopening. Readers who are more inclined to participate in indoor activities can tune into the plethora of virtual experiences available at your fingertips. Read on for all this and more in this month’s Not So Stir-Crazy Radar.
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DC Fray’s Weekly Fantasy Football Contest Presented by Modelo Especial
There are 200 spots available in each contest and DC Fray will open up more contest divisions as needed - get in early so you have more chances to win. Register using the special Draft Kings link included in your Eventbrite confirmation email, create a lineup by selecting players listed in the Player Pool, submit your new lineup each week of the NFL season before the start of the designated schedule of games in the contest Game Set and watch your favorite players rack up points and win cool prizes. Participants must be 21+, reside in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area and are only eligible to win one (1) weekly prize throughout the duration of the contest. Free. www.districtfray.com // @dcfray.
THROUGH 9.23
I Will Survive
This show by artist and Halcyon Arts Lab fellow Stephanie Mercedes features sculpture and video of weights cast out of melted weapons. The work will reflect on Houry Kanodyan, a Armenian/Lebanese weightlifter’s experience of seeking, surviving and persevering the asylum process in the U.S. Masks and social distancing required. Opening night is September 11 from 7-9 p.m.; various times through September 23. Homme Gallery: 52 O St. NW, DC; www.hommegallery.com // @homme_dc; www.stephaniemercedes.com // @mercedes_theartist.
THROUGH 9.25
Sunset Cinema at The Wharf
Every Thursday and Friday night through September 25, The Wharf will be screening a film on the Transit Pier in partnership with Cantina Bambina, DC Fray and Pacifico Beer. Cabana reservations are $10 per person and include a serving of popcorn and a Pacifico Beer. Grazie Grazie sandwiches, Union Pie, Lupo Marino pizza, drinks and more are all available for purchase during the movie. The cabanas have a $20 minimum per person, which includes the $10 reservation fee. All guests must be 21+. Seating 7:30 p.m., screening 8 p.m. The Wharf: 760 Maine Ave. SW, DC; www.cantinabambina.com // @cantinabambina; www.dcfray.com // @dcfray.
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9.12
Online Yoga from the Garden
Join the US Botanical Gardens and WithLoveDC at their weekly community yoga class. Typically offered on-site at the USBG Conservatory or outdoor gardens, the Garden is supporting an online yoga class to continue the program for community health and well-being. Space is still first-come, first-serve. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. www.usbg.gov // @usbotanicgarden; www.withlovedc.com // @spreadlovedc. Yoga for BLM with Evolving Lives Body and Mind’s Rachel Baylor. Photo by Anna Meyer.
