{"id":13208,"date":"2019-12-26T04:23:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T09:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internsdc.com\/?p=13208"},"modified":"2019-12-26T04:23:53","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T09:23:53","slug":"wish-newsletter-things-to-do-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/wish-newsletter-things-to-do-19\/","title":{"rendered":"WISH Newsletter: Things To Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Things To Do<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nga.gov\/content\/ngaweb\/calendar\/jazz.html?category=Jazz&amp;pageNumber=1#jazz.html?category=Jazz&amp;pageNumber=1&amp;_suid=137123554994904787521639031462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jazz in the Garden (every Friday from 5-8:30PM)<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe concert series features an array of jazz artists performing a wide variety of styles-including salsa, blusion, xylophone, and Afrofunk\u2014every Friday evening from 5:00 to 8:30 Location: National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden<br \/>\n*FREE*<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/keybridgeboathouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Key Bridge Boat House <\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nEnjoy kayaking, canoeing and stand up paddleboard rentals this summer!<br \/>\nLocation: Underneath Key Bridge in Georgetown<br \/>\n*$12-$25\/hr each to rent*<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcunited.com\/news\/2013\/06\/matchday-events-june-15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>D.C. United vs Toronto FC (June 15 @ 7PM)<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nLocation: RFK Stadium<br \/>\n*Tickets Required*<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crystalcity.org\/do\/crystal-car-a-fathers-day-car-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Crystal Car- A Fathers Day Car Festival (June 16, 2-6PM)<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nCelebrate this Fathers Day in style amongst heavy machinery and horsepower at the first annual Crystal Car Show. A free Fathers Day auto festival, the day will feature a variety of exciting automobile categories including innovative electric vehicles, area sports car auto clubs, classic muscle cars<br \/>\nLocation: Crystal City, take metro to Crystal City Metro Station<br \/>\n*FREE*<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aoc.gov\/event\/military-bands-summer-concert-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Military Band Summer Concert on the Capitol (June 17- 19 &amp; June 24- 26)<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nThe Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force bands perform on alternating days throughout the summer. Concerts are free and no tickets are required. These performances honor those who have served our country and seek to inspire American patriotism.<br \/>\n*FREE*<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/ticketing\/index.jsp?c_id=was\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Nationals vs Rockies (June 21st @ 7:05PM)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>Location: Nationals Stadium, Nearest Metro: Navy Yard Metro Station<br \/>\n*Tickets Required*<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/internsdc.com\/wish-career-night-tuesday-june-18th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WISH Career Night (Tuesday, June 18<sup>th<\/sup> @ 6:15PM)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>An informative panel of former interns and young professionals discuss ways to make the most of your DC experiences and to continue benefitting from your DC internship after the summer\u2019s end.\u00a0 Insights and tips will include skill building, networking, gaining better work projects, and proven strategies for gaining full-time positions in DC or back home after you graduate.\u00a0 Panelists will represent many career fields including government, nonprofits, corporate, media, lobbying, and political advocacy.<br \/>\nLocation: WISH Classroom (RSVP for location)<br \/>\n*FREE*<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitolriverfront.org\/go\/outdoor-movies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Capitol Riverfront Summer Outdoor Movies (June 20 &amp; June 27) @ 8:45PM<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Capitol Riverfront will host family-friendly outdoor movies throughout the summer. The vibrant mixed-Location: Near the Nationals Park. Bring blankets, chairs, and a picnic. Arrive early to participate in games such as wii on the big screen, trivia and hula hooping.<br \/>\nJune 20 &#8211; Batman and Robin<br \/>\nJune 27 &#8211; The Hulk<br \/>\n*FREE*<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bbqdc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>National Capitol Barbeque Battle (June 22-23)<\/b> <\/a><br \/>\nSat 11 a.m. -10 p.m. Sun 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.<br \/>\nBarbeque food samples, cooking demonstrations, and activities<br \/>\nLocation: Pennsylvania Avenue, NW between 9th &amp; 14th Sts.\u00a0 Near Federal Triangle, Metro Center and Navy-Mem&#8217;l<br \/>\n*$12 per adult*<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/artfestival.com\/Festivals\/Arlington_Festival_of_the_Arts_Virginia.ASPX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arlington Festival of the Arts (June 22-23) 10AM-5PM<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>Enjoy a weekend of true visual inspiration, as over 100 artists will showcase their works including glass, mixed media, paintings, jewelry, and pottery; providing all sorts of opportunities to appreciate \u2013 and purchase- art.\u00a0The show is located on North Highland Street, which runs over Clarendon Blvd &amp; Wilson Blvd.<br \/>\nLocation: Highland Street, Clarendon Metro Station is the nearest metro station<br \/>\n*FREE*<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.edu\/Events\/Calendar\/?trumbaEmbed=eventid%3D100781969%26view%3Devent%26-childview%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival (June 26-30, 11AM- 5:30PM)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an exposition of living cultural heritage annually produced outdoors on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., by the Smithsonian&#8217;s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.<br \/>\nLocation: National Mall<br \/>\n*FREE*<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/internsdc.com\/the-wishington-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>WISH Blog <\/b><\/a>for original<b> <\/b>articles about events, internships and professional development!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Things To Do Jazz in the Garden (every Friday from 5-8:30PM) The concert series features an array of jazz artists performing a wide variety of styles-including salsa, blusion, xylophone, and Afrofunk\u2014every Friday evening from 5:00 to 8:30 Location: National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden *FREE* Key Bridge Boat House Enjoy kayaking, canoeing and stand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}