City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
Shenandoah is on fire
September 12, 2023
Morning, neighbor. This theater show in a Cleveland Park basement has you pay $17 to do dishes and other household chores as an “adventure in submersible theater.” I don’t know about you, but I have plenty of “adventures” at home.
What's CITY Talking About?
Shenandoah Wildfire
Firefighters are working to contain a two-and-a-half acre fire that began Friday in Shenandoah National Park. As of Sunday, 10% of the fire was contained. It began in the Millers Head area of the park and appears to have sparked naturally. [WTOP]
Watch Where You Dump
D.C. is planning to hire more investigators to deal with the growing problem of illegal trash dumping. There were almost 8,000 reports of illegal dumping made before June, putting the city on track to break records this year. Most incidents were in Ward 5, which has the highest abundance of zoning for high-density commercial property. [Washington City Paper]
- Related: Trash collection is important for lots of reasons, but we’re most passionate about what it does for tempering the rat population. Do your part. [City Cast DC 🎧]
MarketCeption: Farmers Market at Union Market
Union Market is getting a farmers market! Beginning on Sept. 17, the year-round market will be open on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. FRESHFARM, the D.C.-based nonprofit that operates over two dozen markets across the region, will run it. [DCist]
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What To Do
🪷 Lotus Festival | Tuesday - Sunday | Varies
This food and culture fest kicks off today with a Bollywood dance class in Chinatown Park at 6 p.m. The celebrations culminate in an Asian street food fair on Sunday. [Free, Chinatown]
🎞️ Coco Screening | Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
Bring the tissues and get ready to bawl in public at this screening of the Disney musical. [Free, Mount Vernon]
🌳 Urban Tree Summit | Wednesday - Friday | Varies
Learn about our local trees through field workshops and online sessions by arborists, designers, and activists. I want to go to the Montgomery County Champion Tree Tour to see our biggest trees! [Free, Varies]
💓 All The Feels Dating Event | Thursday | 6:30 p.m.
This unconventional speed dating event uses mindfulness and group relations theory to match you with the one. [$60, West End]
Today on City Cast
A New Approach to Art on the National Mall
“Beyond Granite: Pulling Together” is an art exhibit on the National Mall, highlighting stories that are underrepresented in the Smithsonian's. Two directors behind the project explain what makes this exhibit so special.
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Today’s newsletter was edited by Priyanka Tilve. News was written by Susannah Broun.
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