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The Martin Luther King Library let us know about the continuation of their Fringe Music in the Library Series. From the e-mail:
On Friday, May 22nd the El Reys featuring Anthony Pirog will be playing our monthly Fringe Music in the Library series. The concert starts at 12 pm in the Great Hall of the MLK Jr. Memorial Library, and in honor of this surf rock inspired group, we’ll be showing the classic surf film “Endless Summer” for a backdrop. Check out dclibrary.org/fringe for upcoming shows at the library, sponsored by Capital Fringe and the DC Public Library Foundation.
History of the Cocktail
A new exhibit is open at the National Archives (700 Penn. Ave., NW) that those of us who like to cocktail should check out. “Spirited Republic: Alcohol in American History” portrays the federal government’s alcohol policy from the American Revolution to Prohibition and into the present.
Derek Brown, of local favorites like Eat The Rich and Mockingbird Hill, has been named “Chief Spirits Advisor” by the Archives, and “will curate a new History of the Cocktail Series to discuss the role of spirits in U.S. history. In this ten-part series, some of the top writers, bartenders, spirit-makers, and thinkers in spirits and cocktails will discuss various eras in the history of the cocktail, shedding light on our Spirited Republic.”
Drink specials connected with the exhibit at participating neighborhood bars can be found here
One of the first seminars is this Saturday, May 16, 3pm-5pm. Tickets are still available here.
American Drinking: Before the Cocktail: Moderated by M. Carrie Allen of the Washington Post, panelists include Derek Brown, David Suro-Piñera, and Steve Olson.
Walgreens At 12th And F St NW Opens Friday, May 15
The Walgreens occupying the former Guess store space (opened 2009 – closed 2014) will open on Friday, May 15 according to signage on the store’s front doors facing 12th Street NW. The shelves are getting stocked so we look forward to checking it out once it’s open.
VE Day Flyover
London celebrates VE Day, 1945
Photo: via BBC.co.uk
On Friday, May 8, the 70th Anniversary of the World War II Victory in Europe, VE Day, will be celebrated in DC with a flyover by a diverse array of World War II aircraft. Planes are expected to fly over the Lincoln Memorial starting at 12:10pm and make their way to the WWII Memorial before turning back to fly South along the Potomac. For more information and prime viewing locations, click here.