Some quick notes…

Tonight the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria has their second Thursday art openings. Always fun.

A great house at 1429 Iris, NW, DC, houses the Zenith Gallery and has a star-spangled opening tonight 5-8.

My friend Raquel has to sell two tickets to Pink Martini at Wolf Trap Friday night. She paid $75 but would take $50 or so (total). Email me if you are interested.

Saturday night Alexandria has their always awesome birthday celebration in Oronoco Park on the river. They have a great symphony, fireworks and cake!

I will post another IDB Galleria ISAAG opening for Monday – it’s an artist from the Dominican Republic this time.

Smithsonian sent out a special discount for their jazz show Saturday night - The Legacy of Hard Bop Pianist Horace Silver
Sat., Jul. 11 at 7:30 PM
Small Ensemble
Discount ticket price: $15*
The SJMO program explores the musical compositions and legacy of Horace Silver from his pre-Jazz Messenger years of the 1950s through his final studio recording of 1998, Jazz Has a Sense of Humor.
To redeem discount, login to SmithsonianAssociates.org using the Promo Code[masked] to purchase your discounted tickets. You must login before adding tickets to your cart to view any discounted ticket prices. This offer is for online purchases only.

Also on Saturday Watergate Gallery and the Arlington Arts Center have evening opening receptions, Printmakers has an afternoon one.

On Monday, Find out what goes into creating a brand new musical from some of Broadway’s heaviest hitters in a conversation moderated by Peter Marks, chief theater critic at The Washington Post.
Building an American Musical:
A Conversation with the Dear Evan Hansen Creators — FREE
July 13 at 7:00 PM
Kogod Cradle

They’re also bringing back the piano bars that I so love next wednesday and Friday with the incomparable Josh Morgan.
RSVP here

Some good movies still out there – Love & Mercy, Testament of Youth, Me, Earl & the Dying Girl, Inside Out, Amy, and Dope.

Culture on! :-)