Axios D.C. Weekender

September 26, 2024
Hi, Thursday! Analis and Maxwell here with this weekend's happenings.
Today's newsletter is 819 words — a 3-minute read.
1 big thing: 💃 Let's fiesta
The country's largest Latino cultural festival is this weekend.
The vibe: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Fiesta DC with food, music, dance, art and more. The year's festival will highlight Nicaragua.
- Fiesta DC will host an official Guinness World Record challenge for the world's mega pupusa, where a 20-foot pupusa will be made live.
If you go: Programming is 11am-7pm Saturday and Sunday on Pennsylvania Ave NW between 7th NW and 3rd St NW.
- The parade will take place 1-5pm Sunday at 700 Constitution Ave NW.
Worthy of your time: The Manassas Latino Festival will take place 11am-6pm Saturday at Harris Pavilion.
More things to do this weekend
🎨 Art All Night: Experience two nights of performing arts, painting, photography, fashion, music, film and more at small businesses and venues across all eight wards. Programming is 11am-7pm Saturday and Sunday on Pennsylvania Ave NW between 7th NW and 3rd St NW. Free. View all activations by area here.
- Also, 60 restaurants are currently serving limited-time menus for Dine All Night.
🎭 DC Theatre Week: Watch over 30 productions at venues across the DMV now through Oct. 13. Tickets range from $20-$60.
😂 Because They're Funny: Enjoy a comedy festival showcasing comedians of color tomorrow through Sunday around The Wharf, including The Anthem, Studio Theatre and Pearl Street Warehouse. Featured celebrity guests include Leslie Jones and Deon Cole. Ticket prices vary. Full schedule of events here.
⚾ Summer Concert Series at Nats Park: Watch Grammy-winning Lady A perform live after the Nats take on the Philadelphia Phillies. Tickets start at $29.
🍻 Aslin 9th Anniversary Beer, Music & Art Festival: Sample drinks from 20 breweries and enjoy five live bands 1-7pm Saturday at Aslin Beer Company in Alexandria. Tickets start at $25.
📚 1A Fest: Celebrate the First Amendment through books, music and comedy 2-6pm Saturday at The Wharf. Free.
2. 🍿 What to watch
Here's what's new on Hulu, Apple TV+, Paramount+ and Netflix.
What we're watching: An emotional romantic drama, a new action movie starring two Hollywood heavyweights and Ellen DeGeneres' swan song.
Max's pick of the week
"She Taught Love" (tomorrow on Hulu)
State of play: A spiraling actor's world is changed when he meets and falls in love with a sports agent who's facing her own mortality and living in the moment.
My thought bubble: Keep some tissues nearby. This no-frills romance is sincere and inspiring.
What they're saying: "I just have no desire to write, be a part of or watch things that are depicting weak women because that's not the world that I live in," co-lead and writer Darrell Britt-Gibson tells Axios.
"Wolfs" (tomorrow on Apple TV+)
The vibe: George Clooney and Brad Pitt star in this film about two professional fixers and "lone wolves" who are forced to work together to cover up a high-profile crime.
Driving the news: Clooney and Pitt may be teaming up again for "Oceans 14," according to Deadline.
"Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval" (now on Netflix)
The intrigue: This special has been billed as the last for the comedian who ended her hit talk show in 2022 after employees spoke out about the alleged toxic work environment.
More to watch
"Will & Harper" (available Friday on Netflix)
- After Will Ferrell's friend of 30 years comes out as a trans woman, the pair decide to see the country on a road trip from New York to Los Angeles in this heartwarming documentary.
"Grotesquerie" (now on Hulu)
- Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance and Travis Kelce star in this 10-episode drama series about a nun and detective who collaborate to solve a series of eerie crimes in their community.
"Mr. McMahon" (now on Netflix)
- Behind the scenes: "Tiger King" director Chris Smith spent four years producing this documentary that covers how former CEO Vince McMahon grew the WWE into a global empire as well as the sexual misconduct allegations that led to his resignation.
"Apartment 7A" (available Friday on Paramount+)
- John Krasinski and Michael Bay are among the producers of this prequel to the classic horror film "Rosemary's Baby."
"Rez Ball" (available Friday on Netflix)
- This coming-of-age sports drama about a high school basketball team made up of players from a Native American reservation is based on a novel by New York Times reporter Michael Powell.
"Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal" (now on Hulu)
- From UFOs to covens and ghosts, the team behind "Sasquatch" takes you inside eight true crime cases with paranormal connections.
"Jailbreak: Love on the Run" (now on Netflix)
- This true crime doc chronicles how an Alabama corrections officer's romance with an inmate led to her aiding him in a prison escape.
Our picks:
🍁 Analis is putting up her fall home decor.
📺 Maxwell is watching "Rez Ball."
Thanks to our editor Ashley May.
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