Behind the Scenes Spring 2016
On this spring’s Behind the Scenes tours, explore the places that sustain the city’s life, mind, and spirit
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Monday
8 February
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Town Hall
Help imagine the future of Knowledge Commons DC.
user Instructor: Knowledge Commons DC
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Tuesday
1 March -
Behind the Scenes: Glen’s Garden Market
Tour Dupont’s all-local grocery/deli/beer bar, then consume groceries/deli stuff/beer.
user Instructor: Danielle Vogel
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Friday
11 March -
Behind the Scenes: New Columbia Distillery
Come visit the District’s first distillery to operate since Prohibition.
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Sunday
13 March -
Behind the Scenes: Right Proper Brewpub Shaw
Watch and listen for Duke Ellington’s ghost inside.
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Wednesday
16 March -
Behind the Scenes: WAMU
It is proper to bow/curtsy if you see Diane Rehm on her way to lunch.
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Friday
18 March -
Behind the Scenes: NPR
Find out how your favorite disembodied voices travel from National Public Radio to your ears.
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Saturday
19 March -
Behind the Scenes: Recycling D.C.’s Nutrients Back to Its Soils
Tour DC Water’s Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant to find out how sewage is transformed into healthy meals for plants.
user Instructor: Bill Brower
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Behind the Scenes: Harper Macaw Chocolate Factory
What do you do when you bring a Brazilian chocolate maker and a U.S. Marine veteran together to brainstorm? A chocolate factory.
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Sunday
20 March -
Behind the Scenes: Right Proper Brookland Production House & Tasting Room
Get a taste of Brookland’s newest brewery.
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Tuesday
29 March -
Behind the Scenes: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Is there another location in D.C. where you could see Deerhunter, Michael Ian Black, and Cory Booker all in the same place? Probably not.
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Thursday
31 March -
Smores Party for Smore Classes
Sweet or savory? It’s a choose your own adventure, smores style.