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Around Town: July’s OutdoorFest Mappy Hour @ The North Face, 7/14/16

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Around Town: July’s OutdoorFest Mappy Hour @ The North Face, 7/14/16

Georgetown from TR IslandView of Georgetown from Theodore Roosevelt Island

DC’s Mappy Hour, put on by OutdoorFest, recently got a face lift (no pun intended), from their partnership with The North Face in Georgetown.

With a new attitude and the new partnership (this will be the third Mappy Hour with The North Face) the event has grown into an even more interesting social exercise.

This month’s Mappy Hour will feature a fitness competition (people will be split into teams), including a .8 mile run to Theodore Roosevelt Island and back. Afterwards, there will be a chat led by The North Face athletes and free beer! Learn more and register here.

Parking is free, and they have also partnered with Lyft to help get you to The North Face between 6-10pm. See the code to use when you register.

OutdoorFest’s DC Mappy Hour – July 2016
The North Face in Georgetown (3333 M Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20007)
Thursday, July 14
6:30-9:30pm
Free (must register)
21+

Music Park: Astorian @ Montreux Jazz Festival — 7/6/16

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Music Park: Astorian @ Montreux Jazz Festival — 7/6/16

Astorian 27 Astorian get into the zone during the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 6, 2016. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

The band stepped out of the darkness and whipped up a dazzling instrumental intro as the audience closed in on the stage.

After the intro by Astorian, frontwoman Alexandra Schmidt appeared and sang lushly of self-respect in a song titled “Giving Yourself Away,” from the band’s debut EP, Night Flight, which was released in April.

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Sports Park: DC Breeze Playoff Game @ Hotchkiss Field (Gallaudet), 7/16/16

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Sports Park: DC Breeze Playoff Game @ Hotchkiss Field (Gallaudet), 7/16/16

DC Breeze

Pro ultimate frisbee (or ‘disc’ in the pro circuit), you say?

Why yes, it’s a thing and you should be checking it out.

Your city’s team in the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL) is known as the DC Breeze and they play at Hotchkiss Field at Gallaudet University.

And your Breeze have qualified for the AUDL playoffs for the first time! They take on the New York Empire this Saturday, July 16th.

There are 26 AUDL teams around the country, including six in the East Division. The Breeze finished second in the East Division at 10-4, behind the Toronto Rush (12-2).

Time to discover an exciting new league and sport. Gates open 75 minutes early for food, games and music.

AUDL Playoffs: New York Empire at DC Breeze
Hotchkiss Field @ Gallaudet University (800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002-3695)
Saturday, July 16, 2016
6:30pm
$10 ($20 with DC Breeze official disc)
All ages

Music Park: Tar Queen @ Montreux Music Festival — 7/5/16

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Music Park: Tar Queen @ Montreux Music Festival — 7/5/16

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Tar Queen lay down some psych vibes at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 5, 2016. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

Self-proclaimed stoner rock band Tar Queen opened a free show at the Montreux Jazz Festival’s Rock Cave last week with the rolling psychedelic number “Roger Mojo.”

The song is a new single in 2016 from the quartet, hailing from Freiburg, Switzerland, and it marks an exciting evolution in the band’s sound since the release of their last album — 2013’s Continuum. I didn’t know any of this before walking into the Montreux Jazz Festival of course, but it was a terrific experience to pick up on new discoveries like Tar Queen at the renowned festival, particularly Swiss bands like these gents that deserve a wider audience.

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Grapevine: ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar Grand Opening, 7/13/16

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Grapevine: ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar Grand Opening, 7/13/16

Cider @ ANXOCider @ ANXO

DC’s first production cidery, ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar, will open on Wednesday, July 13th at 5pm.

Located in Truxton Circle (300 Florida Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001) and across the street from Meats & Foods, it will feature Basque style cider and food and produce small batch quantities of its own cider.

Pintxos is a style of Basque food (in regions of Spain and France). Basque culture and food was also featured in this year’s Folklife Festival.

Eater DC previews the space here.

Around Town: Author Jeffrey Ryan Talks Appalachian Odyssey @ Thos. Moser Showroom — 7/12/16

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Around Town: Author Jeffrey Ryan Talks Appalachian Odyssey @ Thos. Moser Showroom — 7/12/16

Jeffrey Ryan and VanJeffrey Ryan in his 1985 Vanagon showcasing Appalachian Odyssey (Photo Credit: Sherry Moeller)

Author and avid hiker, Jeffrey Ryan discussed his new book, Appalachian Odyssey: A 28-Year Hike of America’s Trail, at Thos. Moser showroom (in Georgetown) on Tuesday, July 12th.

Over the course of 28 years, Ryan hiked all the segments of the Appalachian Trail and learned about setting goals, chasing dreams and achieving them. He finished hiking all sections of the trail in 2013. To a small but engaged group, he highlighted a few stories from the book and showed many photographs of his extensive time on the Appalachian Trail. Some stories were a bit unbelievable.

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Around Town: Careless Memories: A New Wave Party @ Dodge City, 7/14/16

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Around Town: Careless Memories: A New Wave Party @ Dodge City, 7/14/16

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Get your dose of OMD and other new wave bands at Careless Memories this Thursday at Dodge City!

Come by Dodge City on this Thursday night to listen to a night of new wave tunes from yours truly, recently returned from slumming for several weeks around Europe, where I refreshed my own careless memories of some of the best music to come out of the Second British Invasion and other great stuff.

Our party is inspired by the fact that I cover many great bands in the blog here at Parklife DC, and fulfilling a niche to listen to those bands in a fantastic space like Dodge City had been lacking around town recently!

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So join us for an evening of Simple Minds, Howard Jones, Wang Chung, The Human League, ABC, Modern English, Falco, the Eurythmics, Alphaville, Gary Numan, Tears for Fears, Ultravox, Yaz, OMD, Spandau Ballet, and more, plus favorites from our big guns like David Bowie, Duran Duran, New Order, Depeche Mode, and others.

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You can RSVP on our Facebook event page, or you can simply show up for free!

Careless Memories: A New Wave Party
Dodge City
Thursday, July 14
Show @8pm
Free admission!
21+

Stars and Bars: Quick Takes @ Big Chief and The Brig

Jeremy Bailey
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Stars and Bars: Quick Takes @ Big Chief and The Brig

Big Chief Roof DeckBig Chief Roof Deck

Over 4th of July weekend I had a chance to venture out and peek into a couple of the new bars that opened in the NE (Big Chief) and SE (The Brig).

The Brig
I like beer gardens as a concept, so I usually make it a point to visit new ones when they open. Sipping suds outside on a cool evening or in the shade on a hot day, I can handle that.

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Around Town: Truckaroo #4 @ Fairgrounds, 7/8/16

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Around Town: Truckaroo #4 @ Fairgrounds, 7/8/16

Truckaroo DC

Truckaroo is here. 27 food trucks wrangled together in one spot for your eating pleasure!

Friday, July 8th, come down to the Fairgrounds, near Nationals Park, and wade through the myriad of food truck options.

Defeat the humidity with cool sweets at Carmen’s Italian Ice or The Orange Cow. Or come for lunch (opens at 11am) or dinner or a late snack (closes at 11pm). There will be music, games and adult beverages as well.

I’m going to try to make it this time. I’ll likely pick between Urban Poutine and Due South, as two food trucks I have yet to try.

Future Truckaroo dates are August 19 and September 16.

Truckaroo 2016 #4
Fairgrounds (M St and Half St SE) near the Nationals Park
Friday, July 8
11am-11pm
Free Admission (pay for food and beverages)
All ages + dogs

List of Food Trucks

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Grapevine: DC Beer Week 2016, 9/24-10/1/16

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Grapevine: DC Beer Week 2016, 9/24-10/1/16

DC Beer Week 2016

A reminder to mark your calendars for the 8th annual DC Beer Week coming September 24th through October 1st.

Check out what we posted for last year’s week highlighting some of cool events that typically take place throughout the week.

For more info, see DCBeer.com as they talk about changes to DC Beer Week 2016, including shifting from August to September and that the event will now be run by The D.C. Brewers’ Guild.

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