The Before Recess D.C. Bucket List
As recess approaches, it’s always useful to have a list of only-in-D.C. activities at the ready as one faces the prospect of time away from the capital, whether spent on the campaign trail, the beach or otherwise. So here you have it, the sample Roll Call After Dark before-recess bucket list.
Monday: Screen on the Green The capital city’s ultimate outdoor cinema experience shows “Lover Come Back,” Delbert Mann’s 1961 rom-com with Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall. Watch and learn, Hollywood. Movies could be this light and good again if you tried. National Mall. Sundown.
Tuesday: March on Washington The National Archives partners with the 2014 March on Washington Film Festival to show Robert Drew’s 1963 documentary “Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment,” at the William G. McGowan Theater at the Archives. The 52-minute movie is about the Kennedy administration’s clash with Alabama Gov. George Wallace over integrating the University of Alabama. NPR’s Michele Norris leads a panel afterward with Dan Rather, Peggy Wallace, Sharon Malone, Jill Drew and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. The screening is sold out, but it’s being simulcast on YouTube. 7 p.m.
Wednesday: D.C. United vs. Toronto FC Washington’s Major League Soccer franchise takes on Toronto’s at 7 p.m. at RFK Stadium. Despite some hiccups at the D.C. City Council level, professional soccer’s days at RFK are, sadly, numbered, so going to a game to see the bouncy stands and La Barra Brava and the Screaming Eagles root on United should be on everyone’s bucket list.
Thursday: Beer and Smoked Meat DGS Delicatessen and 3 Stars Brewing Company team up starting at 5 p.m. for their very special Schmutz and Schmaltz, featuring a classic meat and three plates (brisket or chicken, plus pastrami burnt ends, grilled corn, braised greens and the like) accompanied by 3 Stars beers such as Citra Lemon Saison, Samsquanch White IPA and Ebony and Ivory Brown Ale in the Cask. To make a reservation at DGS’s 1317 Connecticut Ave. NW digs, go to dgsdelicatessen.com.
Thursday: Washington Nationals Homestead The Nationals return from the road for a homestead starting Thursday against the loathed Philadelphia Phillies and continuing against the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets. It concludes on Aug. 7.
Friday: Jazz in the Garden Jazz violinist Miles Stiebel provides the tunes for Friday’s National Sculpture Garden end-of-week chill-and-picnic time. It’s a nice way to wind up the last hectic week in D.C. until after Labor Day.