These 87 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 16 at 7pm
Politics and Prose Bookstore · Northwest Washington
NPR's Emily Feng traces Uyghur exiles from Xinjiang's crackdowns to Syria's battlefields, where they helped topple Assad. Rare access, gripping reporting, and a conversation with FT's Abigail Hauslohner.
October 16 at 7pm
Solid State Books · H Street Corridor • $0-$30
Is the Western canon worth your time? Novelist and literary blogger Naomi Kanakia makes the case for the Great Books, tackling charges they're too hard, too white, too problematic, in conversation with journalist Jerusalem Demsas.
October 16 at 7pm
Politics and Prose at The Wharf · Southwest Waterfront
Eleven true stories of ordinary people who chose courage over safety: a Ukrainian violinist driving an ambulance, a Polish family sheltering migrants. Activist Brian Dooley shares decades of frontline reporting on defying repression.
October 16 at 12pm +19
Independence Avenue Southwest & 7th Street Southwest · Southwest Washington
Peer through filtered telescopes and catch sunspots, solar flares, and the Sun's churning surface in vivid detail. Knowledgeable guides are on hand to point out what's happening on our nearest star, no reservations needed.
October 17 at 7pm (This weekend)
Politics and Prose Bookstore · Northwest Washington
Spend an evening with the mind behind Disney's Animal Kingdom. Legendary Imagineer Joe Rohde talks creativity, collaboration, and turning wild visions into reality, in conversation with Smithsonian's Bethanee Bemis.
October 17 at 5pm (This weekend)
Politics and Prose Bookstore · Northwest Washington
From vaudeville cartels to the Eras tour ticket fiasco, antitrust scholar Spencer Weber Waller traces 150 years of showbiz monopolies, in conversation with Sara Gay Forden.
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Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Sat, Oct 17 · 10:30 AM
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
International Spy Museum · Southwest Washington
Sat, Oct 17 · 6:00 PM
Politics and Prose at Union Market · Northeast Washington
Sat, Oct 17 · 3:00 PM
Politics and Prose Bookstore · Northwest Washington
Sun, Oct 18 · 5:30 PM
Penn Social · Northwest Washington
$13.50-$17
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
Penn Social · Northwest Washington
$17
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:30 PM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
$17
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Politics and Prose Bookstore · Northwest Washington
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:45 PM
Cleveland Park Library · Northwest Washington
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
Tue, Oct 20 · 10:00 AM
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
$12
Wed, Oct 21 · 12:00 PM
Elliott School of International Affairs · Northwest Washington
$0
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Politics and Prose at The Wharf · Southwest Waterfront
Wed, Oct 21 · 4:30 PM
S&R Evermay Foundation · Northwest Washington
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Solid State Books · H Street Corridor
$0-$28
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Moonraker · Southwest Waterfront
$65
Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
International Spy Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 3:00 PM
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center · Northwest Washington
Thu, Oct 22 · 11:00 AM
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:15 PM
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center · Northwest Washington
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:30 PM
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington
$0-$22
Fri, Oct 23 · 4:00 PM
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center · Northwest Washington
$150-$450
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
International Spy Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington
$50-$60
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:30 PM
International Spy Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:45 AM
Washington Plaza Hotel · Northwest Washington
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Solid State Books · H Street Corridor
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00 AM
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center · Northwest Washington
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:45 AM
Smithsonian National Museum of American History · Northwest Washington
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · Capitol Hill
$12
Wed, Oct 28 · 2:30 PM
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington
Free
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Sixth & I · Northwest Washington
Thu, Oct 29 · 8:30 AM
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center · Northwest Washington
Thu, Oct 29 · 12:00 PM
International Spy Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Thu, Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Solid State Books · H Street Corridor
$0-$28
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:15 PM
United States Botanic Garden · Southwest Washington
Fri, Oct 30 · 12:00 PM
The Phillips Collection · Northwest Washington
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
Hard Rock Cafe · Northwest Washington
$50
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:30 PM
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Sixth & I · Northwest Washington
Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM
International Spy Museum · Southwest Washington
$3
Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 AM
Planet Word · Northwest Washington
Free
Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM
Sixth & I · Northwest Washington
Mon, Nov 9 · 2:00 PM
Museum of the Bible · Southwest Washington
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 5:30 PM
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington
$22
Tue, Nov 10 · 4:00 PM
University of Southern California Capital Campus · Northwest Washington
$0
Look at author conversations at Politics and Prose Bookstore, or the productions at Shakespeare Theatre Company: Harman Hall. A writer discussing their work or a play you’re still arguing about afterwards can give you plenty to build an evening around.
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