It's a fairly sizeable lineup of events on the neighborhood calendar over the next few days:
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BIKE TO WORK DAY: The forecast looks swell for DC's annual
Bike to Work Day, on Friday, May 15.
Canal Park is
one of the pit stops, from 7 to 9 am, at which there will be refreshments and food, plus you'll have a chance to win prizes if you have
registered. (Looks like the free t-shirts are all already claimed, though.) Read about commuter convoys, ride buddies and more at the
official web site.
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FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS: The
Friday night Summer Concert Series at
Yards Park kicks off this week, with the R&B stylings of Jimi Smooth. The concerts begin each week at 6:30 pm, and the Grassy Knoll fills up pretty quickly, so arrive early!
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OPERA IN THE OUTFIELD: Saturday is
Cinderella Day at Nats Park, thanks to the the return of the annual
Opera in the Outfield simulcast. Gates open at 5 pm, with a slew of pre-performance activities and entertainment, including a Royal Parade that will allow "kids of all ages" to arrive in costume and march around the lower concourse. The actual simulcast begins at 7 pm, and it's all Rain or Shine, and all free and open to the public. Note that sitting in the outfield now requires a wristband handed out on a first-come first-serve basis.
More details here.
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GLUG GLUG GLUG: This most assuredly is not free, but Canal Park on Saturday will host "
ABV," an afternoon of "outdoor imbibing" of the "finest craft beverages," put together by
Greg Engert and friends. It will run from 3 to 8 pm, rain or shine, and tickets are $20 at the door or in
special advance packages. The full list of beer, wine, and spirits to be available is
here.
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FITNESS IN THE FRONT: Technically not a weekend event, but you may need to toss in a workout session or two after a big weekend--and just your luck, the lineup of
outside summer fitness classes gets underway on Monday, May 19. Brought to you by VIDA Fitness and DC BFIT and located in Yards and Canal Parks, the classes range from Yoga to Zumba to "high energy" to Boot Camps to a once-a-month family fitness session. The
schedule is here, and classes are free and open to the public.
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MARGARITA WARS: In case you didn't get your fill of drinking in a neighborhood park at ABV, City Paper's third annual
Margarita Wars is slated for May 21 at 6:30 pm at the Yards Park. "You be the judge as the region's top mixologists compete for your vote in a winner take all battle for 'rita supremacy." Tickets are $25 and include unlimited margarita tastings. Also included: one of those extra-special tequila-fueled hangovers. (But you'll want to recover by May 30, when the
Tour de Fat extravaganza returns to Yards Park.)