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June 20, 2025 · — David Plotz
Hey there! This is David Plotz, the CEO of City Cast. I’m in your inbox today to share a special edition of your usual City Cast newsletter.
City Cast has daily, local newsletters and podcasts not just in your city, but in 13 cities around the country. And this weekend, I wanted to take advantage of that, to see what we could each learn about our own city, through the lens of the other 12.
So what are the biggest local stories bubbling up right now? Let’s get into it.
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What To Do
Friday, June 20
- 🧶 Beginner Knitting: Natural Fiber Scrubbies with Nic Knits at Heurich House Museum (Dupont Circle)
- 🇸🇪 Swedish Midsummer Celebration at the Sylvan Theater (National Mall)
- 🥁 Gastón Reggio Group Afro-Uruguayan Jazz at the National Gallery of Art (National Mall)
- 🚴 Coffee Outside DC at the Capital Crescent Trailhead (Georgetown)
- 🎴 Intro to Tarot Reading at Relume (Capitol Hill)
- 😄 Double Dutch 4 Fun w/ DC Retro Jumpers at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (Northeast)
- 🎣 Community Fishing at Hickey Hill Road (National Arboretum)
- ⛵ Sail into Summer Yacht Rock Concert at The Yards (Navy Yard)
Saturday, June 21
- 🎷 Summer Jazz Celebration at The Kreeger Museum (Northwest)
- 🍖 Bike to the BBQ Battle on Pennsylvania Avenue (National Mall)
- 🎤 Home Rule Music Festival at The Parks Historic Walter Reed (Takoma)
- 🏳️🌈 June Queer Sabha! at The Festival Center (Adams Morgan)
- 🏳️🌈 Pride Month Zine Swap and LGBTQ+ Archival Film & Tape Screening at Fantom Comics (Dupont Circle)
- 🤓 Museum Walk Weekend 2025 at Various Museums (Dupont Circle)
- 🎶 Fête de la Musique: World Music Day 2025 at Various Locations (Georgetown)
- 🪩 Boogie Down Arcade Night at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building (National Mall)
- 🎨 Project Showcase: Arts & Social Justice Fellowship Class of ’25 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Penn Quarter)
- 🌻 Summer Solstice Market at the U.S. Botanical Garden Terrace (Capitol Hill)
- 🚲 Tour de Ward 7 Community Bike Ride on Minnesota Avenue (Northeast)
- 👒 Happy Daze Clothing Swap at Dock 5 (Union Market)
- 🤗 June Family Day: Honoring Juneteenth at the Library of Congress (Capitol Hill)
Sunday, June 22
- 🎵 Go-Go on the MLK Library Rooftop (Downtown)
- 📀 Celebration of Dad Music at Bier Barron Tavern (Dupont)
- 🏳️🌈 Family Day Pride Celebration at the Capital Jewish Museum (Downtown)
- 🖼️ Museum Walk Weekend with Free Admission (Dupont & Kalorama)
- 🧺 Afternoon Picnic to Meet Friends in Malcolm X Park
- 🎞️ Film Screening “We Want the Funk” at Woodbridge Library
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📣 Want us to tackle an entire episode about bike lanes next? Reply to this email with what’s happening in YOUR neighborhood, and I’ll try to work your comment into a future City Cast DC special.
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