{"id":2739,"date":"2026-08-19T12:12:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2739"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:12:21","slug":"what-to-do-in-the-d-c-area-this-weekend-aug-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2739","title":{"rendered":"What to Do in the D.C. Area This Weekend (Aug. 21)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><b>Thursday <\/b><\/h2><p><span><b><u>Washington Improv Theater\u2019s Improvapolooza 2026 <\/u><\/b><\/span><br\/><i>Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW, 7:30 p.m., $25<\/i><i>for a nightly pass <\/i><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2737\">Commanders\u2019 Rasul Douglas Is Good at Getting Up to Speed<\/a><\/p><p>Thursday marks Day 2 of this five-day festival, which features hundreds of local improv pros and amateurs (many of them federal employees) aiming to entertain, as long as you supply a country, a favorite food and the name of your ex-boyfriend. Thursday\u2019s lineup includes a cast of former athletes, several vampire-themed sessions and a sketch entirely sung a cappella.<\/p>\n<p><span><b><u>JazzDC AllStars<\/u><\/b><\/span><b> at Carter Barron Amphitheater<\/b><br\/><i>4850 Colorado Ave. NW, 6 p.m., $15<\/i><\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scott Bessent\" class=\"wp-image-1141\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6f812b10366ab03ee3f1e2ca4100bfc0-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6f812b10366ab03ee3f1e2ca4100bfc0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6f812b10366ab03ee3f1e2ca4100bfc0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6f812b10366ab03ee3f1e2ca4100bfc0.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Nearly Half of Trump\u2019s Treasury Appointees Have Left\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"U.S. Congress\" class=\"wp-image-2313\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5b607bb6d812a455b9ee3947b7e77855-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5b607bb6d812a455b9ee3947b7e77855-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5b607bb6d812a455b9ee3947b7e77855-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5b607bb6d812a455b9ee3947b7e77855.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      \u2018He Didn\u2019t Save My Life\u2019: Veterans Question Rep. Cory Mills\u2019 Bronze Star\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AP 26156030555794\" class=\"wp-image-2621\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/87a077dfcb70d7ca573eaa666531da14-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/87a077dfcb70d7ca573eaa666531da14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/87a077dfcb70d7ca573eaa666531da14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/87a077dfcb70d7ca573eaa666531da14.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      The \u2018Body Guy Caucus&#8217;: The Lives of the Men and Women Paid to Shadow Senators\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AP26090547872320\" class=\"wp-image-2728\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4327131359a6b69b4ba9ab18ee172982-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4327131359a6b69b4ba9ab18ee172982-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4327131359a6b69b4ba9ab18ee172982-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4327131359a6b69b4ba9ab18ee172982.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Voters Are Ousting Longtime Incumbents. So Why Is No One Talking About Richard Neal?\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>For 10 years, Rock Creek Park\u2019s Carter Barron Amphitheater has lain fallow like a cursed castle in a modern fairytale, surrounded by chain-link fence and overgrown with plants. That all changes this weekend, when live music returns to the venue for the first time since 2016. The Rock Creek Conservancy, D.C. Jazz Festival and Washington Performing Arts teamed up to revive the amphitheater with a trio of shows. Sunday\u2019s show is already sold out, but tickets remain for the JazzDC Allstars on Thursday and Sylver Logan Sharp and the Groovement ALLstars on Friday.<\/p><p><b>More to explore:<\/b> \u201cWine and Design\u201d origami night at the Smithsonian\u2019s National Postal Museum<\/p><h2><b>Friday <\/b><\/h2><p><span><b><u>Ledisi: For Dinah<\/u><\/b><\/span><b> at Strathmore<\/b><br\/><i>5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 8 p.m., $29 to $139 <\/i><\/p><p>The versatile vocalist Ledisi has portrayed gospel legend Mahalia Jackson twice in films and received a Grammy nomination for covering songs made famous by Nina Simone. Now she\u2019s honoring jazz chanteuse Dinah Washington, and touring in support of her 2025 album, \u201cFor Dinah.\u201d Produced by \u201cJazz Night in America\u201d host Christian McBride, this album of sultry night music includes standards like \u201cCaravan,\u201d \u201cWhat a Difference a Day Makes\u201d and \u201cThis Bitter Earth.\u201d She will be performing at Strathmore on Friday and Saturday.<\/p><p><span><i>Sign up for the NOTUS Metro newsletter for essential coverage of the D.C. region.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b><u>\u201cMichael\u201d screening<\/u><\/b><\/span> <b>at Films at the Stone<\/b><br\/><i>1964 Independence Ave. SW, 8 p.m., free<\/i><\/p><p>Outdoor movie season continues this weekend as \u201cMichael\u201d screens at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Friday night. The Michael Jackson biopic released this year focuses mostly on the singer\u2019s musical milestones, and there\u2019s no more thrilling way to see the film than projected onto the memorial\u2019s flat side, along the Tidal Basin.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2735\">Cory Mills Loses Primary as He Faces Investigations Into His Behavior<\/a><\/p><p><b>More to explore:<\/b> \u201cBeltway Bungalow\u201d vintage fair in Alexandria<\/p><h2><b>Saturday <\/b><\/h2><p><span><b><u>National Book Festival <\/u><\/b><\/span><br\/><i>Washington Convention Center, 801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., free (tickets required)<\/i><\/p><p>This annual celebration of literature is as much about books as it is celebrities with books to promote. This year\u2019s A-list authors include \u201cWicked\u201d star Cynthia Erivo debuting a memoir; SNL alum Kate McKinnon chatting about her foray into young adult fiction and filmmaker Martin Scorsese talking about \u2014 well, there doesn\u2019t seem to be a book involved but there\u2019s always \u201cTaxi Driver.\u201d Don\u2019t take kids to that, but younger readers will enjoy read-aloud events on the Story District stage. For Orioles fans, owner David Rubenstein will sit down with announcer Kevin Brown. But be forewarned: Rubenstein will <i>not<\/i> be signing copies of his book \u201cInside the Owner\u2019s Box,\u201d probably because he doesn\u2019t want to hear your thoughts on the Adley Rutschman trade.<\/p><p><span><b><u>Richard O\u2019Brien\u2019s \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show\u201d <\/u><\/b><\/span><br\/><i>Monumental Theatre Company at Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE, 8 p.m. $45<\/i><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve seen the movie \u2014 maybe you\u2019re even sung along at one of those late-night screenings \u2014 but have you ever seen \u201cRocky Horror Show\u201d live? Now\u2019s your chance, especially if the current Broadway run is beyond your budget. Monumental Theatre Company\u2019s marquee event is its annual summer musical, and this year it\u2019s offering a cult classic staged as an immersive cabaret. The Brookland venue Dance Place remains transformed into Dr. Frank-N-Furter\u2019s laboratory through Sept. 6.<\/p><p><b>More to explore:<\/b> \u201cSummer Saturdays\u201d at George Mason\u2019s Gunston Hall<\/p><h2><b>Sunday <\/b><\/h2><p><span><b><u>\u201cThe Notebook\u201d<\/u><\/b><\/span><b> at The National Theatre<\/b><br\/><i>1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., $81 to $223<\/i><\/p><p>May we suggest taking Mom to brunch, then to The National Theatre for a Sunday matinee performance of \u201cThe Notebook\u201d? The mid-aughts indie pop ing\u00e9nue Ingrid Michaelson adapted the 2004 film, which was already an adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel, into a Broadway musical that drew mixed reviews. \u201cWhat makes you sigh and weep may leave the person next to you bored and stony,\u201d <span><u>opined New York Times critic Jesse Green<\/u><\/span>. The tour runs at The National through Aug. 30. Grab the tissues (just in case) and see if watching lovers embrace as the rain falls onstage turns on the waterworks for you (or your mom).<\/p><p><span><b><u>\u201cA Very Laufey Day\u201d<\/u><\/b><\/span><br\/><i>Candlelight concerts at National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW, 6:45 and 8:45 p.m., $52 to $105<\/i><\/p><p>The Icelandic singer Laufey is <i>not<\/i> performing Sunday at National City Christian Church (which also functions as a rental venue), but the former DMV resident did personally curate this tribute performance. Surrounded by onstage candles, the Listeo String Quartet will perform 21st century torch songs including \u201cDreamer,\u201d \u201cLover Girl\u201d and \u201cLet You Break My Heart Again.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2729\">This Freshman Congressman Is Out-Legislating All Other Lawmakers<\/a><\/p><p><b>More to explore: <\/b>Perreito and Coffee social at Llamabar<br\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Book Festival, Improvapolozza and the return of live music at the Carter Barron Amphitheater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metro"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What to Do in the D.C. 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