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This week is full of opportunities to kick off Women’s History Month and celebrate local artistry in the DMV. 

From dance parties to art exhibitions, check out a handful of the many local events happening this weekend.

Don’t forget to keep up with the �����鶹Ӱ����Ƶ Calendar to stay up-to-date and your spirit – and social life – lit year-round.

Thursday, March 6 

Art Afternoon with Alex: Bookmaking

2 p.m. – 5 p.m. |

Plaza Art, 1120 19th Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20036

Find out how easy it is to make books, journals or handmade photo albums with instructor Alex Donahue at . 

Participants will spend the afternoon making a creative book from scratch, then will take beautifully decorative and handmade papers to make book covers — great as gifts or to keep for yourself to journal in.

Donahue, the general manager of the Plaza Art location in Northwest, D.C., is an artist with a large repertoire of skills ranging from fine arts, mixed media, murals, a master picture framer, and everything else in between. 

CalledOut Music – Best Days Of Our Lives

8 p.m. |

Union Stage, 740 Water Street SW, Washington, D.C., 20024

British music producer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Hampshire, England, Samuel Nwachukwu –  who performs under the pseudonym – is a symbol of hope and excellence in the 21st century. His music captures the essence of faith and hope, spreading joy and positivity to all who come in contact with him.

Gather at Union Stage to witness Nwachukwu in an unforgettable evening of music, worship, interaction, and inspiration. 

Nicholas Payton

7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. |

Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., 20007

Don’t call what trumpeter makes “jazz.” 

The New Orleans-born and bred musician argues that his music should be described as simply part of the Black American music tradition. It’s an attitude that reflects his history in the Big Easy, where traditional jazz can easily morph into funk, hip-hop, R&B, bounce or whatever else is playing in the streets. 

Blues Alley welcomes back the Grammy award-winner to engage audiences with his reflective sound, pulling from Afro-Caribbean and modern electronic influences. 

There will be two separate sets at 7 and 9:30 p.m.

Friday, March 7

LINKED by chitra.MOVES

8 p.m. – 9 p.m. |

Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE Washington, D.C., 20005

With a creative vessel for deep community engagement and building, presents “LINKED” – a dynamic, soulful dance production that brings together the movement languages of , an Indian classical dance, and hip-hop culture to tell powerful stories of connection.

Hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by birth of South India, is an Indian American dancer and educator currently residing in Washington, D.C., where she teaches, choreographs and performs with a collective of artists that make up chitra.MOVES. 

Subramanian’s aesthetic draws from hip-hop and Indian classical foundations to tell stories, elevate artists, and meaningfully engage unseen and new audiences.

DANG! – A Soulful Electronic Dance Night

10 p.m. |

Union Stage, 740 Water Street SW, Washington, D.C., 20024

Welcome to “DANG!” – a soulful electronic dance celebration of only the best music, spanning from house to R&B. 

With dancey, bounce, and transcending genres, “DANG!” is the ultimate dance party for fans of left center electronic music with soulful and rhythmic influences. 

Come get a dose of dopamine on the dancefloor and lose yourself in the intoxicating rhythms from songs from artists like Kaytranada, Disclosure, Tyler, the Creator and more.

Saturday, March 8

Curry J. Hackett: Collage Salon

2 – 3:30 p.m. |

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20001

Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) hosts an artist-led collage workshop using materials and imagery related to D.C.’s and WPA’s history, led by transdisciplinary designer, artist and educator Curry J. Hackett. 

The program is a part of WPA’s ongoing archival work in preparation for the association’s 50th anniversary in 2025, as well as the culmination of Hackett’s . 

During his residency, Hackett explored the relationship between local Black history and WPA’s programming at specific sites throughout D.C., building on his ongoing examination of what shapes the  Black experience. This workshop will explore these ideas through material forms. 

Collage materials will be provided, but participants are also welcome to bring other materials to incorporate into their collages.

Food Truck Saturdays

11 a.m. – 2 p.m. |

Bridge District, 600 Howard Road SE, Washington, D.C., 20020

Known as Southeast D.C.’s most well-connected neighborhood, has lined up some of their favorite food trucks for this special Saturday series for residents, neighbors and visitors. 

This Saturday, will be there, highlighting their mission to provide quality comfort food that customers can feel good about eating, sparking an appetite in every lover of fried chicken.

Come hungry and discover a taste of the DMV every Saturday.

Sunday, March 9

Celebrating Elizabeth Catlett with the Howard University Jazz Ensemble

1 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. |

National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., 20565

Listen to music performed by a quartet from the Howard University Jazz Ensemble during the opening day of “,” an exhibition showcasing more than 150 of Catlett’s creations centering justice and prejudice experiences throughout the United States and Mexico.  

Catlett, a Howard University graduate and D.C. native, tapped these local beginnings to launch a stellar career that has spanned almost seven decades. 

On view through July 6, 2025.

America’s Architecture of Freedom and Unfreedom

2 p.m. – 3 p.m. |

National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Ave NW, Washington, D.C., 20565

In the four-part series of the 74th A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, titled “,” cultural historian of Columbia University addresses the history of slavery and dispossession in United States civic architecture. 

March 9 brings the first of four lectures, where Wilson will explore the vision of statesman, architect, and planter Thomas Jefferson in designing Virginia’s new state house, a neoclassical building based on a Roman temple, to symbolize and enable the power of “the people” to govern.