Session 18: Summer/Fall 2017
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Tuesday
11 July
2017 -
Queer Book Club: Weetzie Bat
Weetzie Bat and her best friend Dirk search across L.A. for the most dangerous angel of all … true love.
user Instructor: Shira Pilarski
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Tuesday
18 July -
Super Smash Bros. for Beginners
You, too, can smash attack and win!
user Instructor: Anthony Ashford
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Saturday
29 July -
Exploratory Jogging: Chasing Waterfalls
Don’t stick to the trails and sunny forecasts you’re used to: The verdant trail leading to one of D.C.’s least-known waterfalls is best explored during heavy rain.
user Instructor: Geoff Patterson
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Tuesday
8 August -
Queer Book Club: ODY-C, Vol. 1: Off to Far Ithicaa
The Odyssey is reimagined as gender-swapped science fiction graphic novel.
user Instructor: Shira Pilarski
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Sunday
13 August -
It’s Alive! Brewing and Bottling Your Own Kombucha
There’s a rumor that kombucha is on tap at every gas station in Oregon. Whether that’s true or not, you can also be a part of this brew-your-own trend.
user Instructors: Mika Weinstein, Sara Gassman
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Saturday
19 August -
Explain Yourself! A Critical Look at Our Identities Through Social Media Posting
Share your posts IRL and we’ll give you some likes.
user Instructor: Ari Hock
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Tuesday
19 September -
Cancelled
Super Smash Bros. for Beginner and Intermediate Players
You, too, can smash attack and win!
user Instructor: Anthony Ashford
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Sunday
24 September -
Improv Comedy for Beginners
Whether you’re looking to be a part of the next great generation of great comedians or you just want to strengthen your humerus, this class is for you!
user Instructor: Murphy McHugh
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Saturday
30 September -
Reinterpreting Pop Culture Through the Hard Side of Japanese Idol Music
Some people try to shift paradigms; others take a club to them and make beautiful art from the shards.
user Instructor: Homicidol Maniac
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Sunday
8 October -
The Basics of Investing
If you get the facts about saving and investing and follow through with an intelligent plan, you should be able to gain financial security over the years.
user Instructor: Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy
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Saturday
21 October -
Lessons Learned Down the Mississippi
M-I-SS-I…
user Instructor: Alyssum Pohl
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Sunday
22 October -
Fall Tree Identification
Is that a beech, or are you barking up the wrong tree?
user Instructor: Gabriel Popkin
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Tuesday
24 October -
Queer Book Club: The Summer We Got Free
When a mysterious woman arrives unexpectedly for a visit, something is reignited in Ava: The indifferent woman she has become begins to give way to the wild girl, and the passionate artist, she used to be.
user Instructor: Johnna Percell
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Thursday
26 October -
Blisters, Burns, Breaks, and Bites: Wilderness First Aid
Before heading off to the wilds of the Shenandoah Valley to explore the fall foliage, learn how to be safe with basic wilderness first aid.
user Instructor: Tom Mpande
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Sunday
29 October -
Cancelled
Ancient History of Essential Oils
Discover the origins of one of nature’s most powerful elements — essential oils!
user Instructor: Jensy Scarola
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Sunday
5 November -
Exploratory Jogging: Canal in Color
The C&O Canal dates back to the dawn of black and white photography, but we’ll explore it in full (fall) color!
user Instructor: Geoff Patterson
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Hands-on with Fingerpainting
You bring the “paintbrush,” we’ll bring everything else.
user Instructor: Liz Liang
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Saturday
18 November -
KCDC Book Club: Lincoln in the Bardo
We’ll meet at the location where the book takes place!
user Instructors: Brian Shell, Jessica Unger
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Monday
27 November -
Queer Book Club: Difficult Women
Roxane Gay returns with a collection of stories of rare force and beauty, of hardscrabble lives, passionate loves, and quirky and vexed human connection.
user Instructor: Johnna Percell
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Wednesday
29 November -
Arm Knitting
Brrr … make a scarf for the cold weather without having to buy any knitting needles!
user Instructor: Becca Kraybill
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Tuesday
5 December -
Know Your Rights as a D.C. Tenant
Renting may be expensive, but it doesn’t have to violate your rights.
user Instructor: Marc Borbely