Washington Tue. Oct 6 2026 Cajóns and Brass: A Night of Afro-Peruvian Fusion at Blues Alley Oct. 6: Peruvian percussionist Percy Chinchilla is at Blues Alley for two sets of Perkutao's Afro-Peruvian jazz fusion—cajón polyrhythms rooted Lima's Callejón del Buque. Eme Awa Editor
Takoma Park Mon. Oct 5 2026 Safeguarding the Dialect: The Case for a DMV Audio Dictionary The DMV's dialect is changing, not vanishing—and it can be documented, understood, and preserved together. Here's how. Eme Awa Editor
Takoma Park Sun. Oct 4 2026 Early Look: Takoma Park and the DMV, Week of Oct. 5 Check out our community calendar to find out what's happening this week. Eme Awa Editor
Takoma Park Sat. Oct 3 2026 Broaden Your Palate: The DMV's Ultimate Guide to Adventurous Dining From Naija suya at Zebbie's Garden to unlimited oysters in Old Town and seasoned raw Kitfo in Silver Spring, here's a guide to adventurous dining this weekend and next. Eme Awa Editor
Takoma Park Fri. Oct 2 2026 Brian Cox, DJ Shadow, and a Street Festival: Nine Things to Do This Weekend Check out these 9 events coming up this weekend on our calendar. Eme Awa Editor
Takoma Park Thu. Oct 1 2026 From D.C. Cafés to a Full-Band Rave: Kelela at the Fillmore Kelela genre-defying new avatar live tour comes to The Fillmore Silver Spring on October 13—a full-band rave built on the DMV indie roots that shaped her. Eme Awa Editor
Takoma Park Wed. Sep 30 2026 The Guide to DMV Fall Festivals: What's Free, What's Worth Paying For From a month-long Oktoberfest with free entry to a 50th-season Renaissance festival and Maryland's largest corn maze, here's your guide to the DMV's fall festival season. Eme Awa Editor
Takoma Park Tue. Sep 29 2026 The Love Story the 1959 Film Couldn't Tell: Some Like It Hot at Olney Some Like It Hot in Montgomery County for its first regional production—a Prohibition-era musical with cabaret seating and a modern take on identity the 1959 film couldn't tell. Eme Awa Editor
Takoma Park Mon. Sep 28 2026 Mid-Week Culture Guide: The Best of the DMV, Sept. 28–30 A Ringo Starr show at The Anthem, Lucinda Williams at the Lincoln, a boozy Dracula at The Sage, and UB40 closing out September at Strathmore—the DMV's mid-week is stacked. Eme Awa Editor
Bethesda Sun. Sep 27 2026 Love Songs and Freedom Songs: Jimmy Brown on UB40 at Strathmore UB40's Jimmy Brown on growing up blue-collar in Birmingham, his mates, and how an unlikely group became reggae's global export—ahead of their September 30 show at Strathmore. Eme Awa Editor
Takoma Park Sat. Sep 26 2026 The Coast Takes the Hit: Nor'easter Cancels Oceans Calling, Spares D.C. A September nor'easter cancels Oceans Calling, floods Old Town Alexandria, and takes Ed Sheeran and Global Citizen down with it—while D.C. sits on the storm's breezy fringe. Eme Awa Editor
Takoma Park Fri. Sep 25 2026 From Stacks to Stages: How Local Libraries Rewrote the Creative Arts Access Story Local libraries aren't dying—they're becoming studios, creative spaces, and performance venues. The DMV's branches have quietly reissued the library card as an arts pass. Eme Awa Editor