The DC Lineup for this weekend: brand-new schools, German beer and a bookstore bash

This weekend the District bids farewell to February and greets March with educational opportunities throughout the city. Learn about new charter schools, support local nonprofits, take a guided tour on the history of the Shaw and Logan Circle area, or kick off Women’s History Month with celebratory programs. A variety of arts events are happening over the next few days, too, including a gallery exhibition featuring a local artist, a poetry reading highlighting DC-connected poets, film screenings, and a party at a bookstore (you read that correctly!). Or make use of the extra day this leap year by buying a beer to help clean the Potomac River.

The weather will be cloudy on Friday and Saturday, according to the forecast. Sunday — the first day of March — will be mostly sunny. Temperatures are expected to range from 26 to 52 degrees throughout the weekend, Feb. 28 to March 1.

1. Local Literature and Arts: The Adams Morgan bookshop Lost City Books was closed for renovations throughout January and February. This Saturday they are hosting a Grand Reopening Party at 7 p.m. featuring art by Karl Lista, Tiffani Gomez, Nor Han and Tiny Narwhal and musical performances by DJ Ageedubb, Bite Marks, Replicant Eyes and Bottled Up. Tickets cost $10 and come with a postcard as well as two drink tickets. The store is located at 2467 18th St. NW.

2. Environment: The Georgetown waterfront’s German beer hall The Berliner invites you to spend your extra day in February supporting the Potomac River cleanup at the Mustang Sally Leap Year Tap Takeover. On Saturday from 1 to 7 p.m., representatives from Potomac Riverkeeper Network and Chantilly, Virginia-based Mustang Sally Brewing Co. will be on-site to talk about river cleanups and beer, respectively. Throughout the weekend, a portion of all Mustang Sally beer purchases at The Berliner will go toward the Potomac Riverkeeper Network. The bar is located at 3401 Water St. NW.

3. Poetry: Three poets with ties to the District will read from their work on Friday at the American Poetry Museum: DC-based Brandon D. Johnson, Howard University alumnus John Murillo and former local DJ Joel Dias Porter, who has taught at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. The reading is from 6 to 8 p.m. at the museum, 716 Monroe St. NE. It is free to attend.

4. Education: Learn about brand-new DC charter schools at a Family Fun Day hosted by Sojourner Truth Montessori Public Charter School. Representatives from the host school and Capital Village Public Charter Schools, Girls Global Academy, I Dream Public Charter School and Social Justice School will be on-site. Attendees can also take part in games, face painting, arts and crafts, science experiments and chances to win prizes. The free event takes place on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. at Sojourner Truth, 1800 Perry St. NE. It precedes the March 2 deadline for the My School DC lottery for pre-K to eighth-grade applications.

5. Social Causes: The H.E.R.E. Center is a Bowie, Maryland-based nonprofit that provides services to local families who have experienced trauma, helping its clients to be “the best version of themselves,” according to the organization’s website. This weekend, the group is hosting its inaugural Shirley Petway Foundation Gala to provide scholastic assistance to families in Ward 8. The event is Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. at Martha’s Table at The Commons, 2375 Elvans Road SE. A $10 donation is required to enter, with options to give at higher levels to receive perks like priority seating and a gift basket.

6. Local Art: On Saturday, Addison/Ripley Fine Art in Georgetown’s Book Hill neighborhood hosts an opening reception for the exhibition Blind Spot, which features work by University of Maryland at College Park professor of painting and drawing W.C. Richardson. This is Richardson’s first solo show at the gallery, and it includes new paintings that are minimal compared to the artist’s other works despite their underlying complexity, “activating the blind spot that all humans share,” according to the gallery’s description. During his 40-year career, Richardson has had 21 solo exhibitions, more than 100 group exhibitions, and work included in collections at institutions such as the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center. Saturday’s reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. at Addison/Ripley, 1670 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Blind Spot runs through April 4.

7. Film: Last September’s DC Shorts International Film Festival and Screenplay Competition screened 156 films from 36 countries to audiences of more than 9,000 people, according to its website (which also says this is the biggest short film event on the East Coast). This weekend, organizers will highlight the best of the show at DC Shorts WINS!. Watch winners of jury- and audience-selected awards during four 90-minute showings at the Miracle Theatre, 535 8th St. SE. “Show A: Jury Award Winners” takes place on Friday at 7 p.m., followed by “Show B: Audience Award Winners” at 9 p.m. Then on Saturday, “Show B: Audience Award Winners” starts at 8 p.m., followed by “Show A: Jury Award Winners” at 10 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for a single showcase or $25 for a “double-header.” The films are geared toward ages 18 and older.

8. Film: On Sunday at 2 p.m., Post Classical Ensemble executive director Joseph Horowitz and George Washington University film scholar Peter Rollberg will host a discussion in conjunction with the screening of the film Zangezur, which documents Armenia’s 1920s civil war. This is part of an ongoing film series at the Freer Gallery of Art. The showcase features classic and contemporary Asian films that aren’t readily available in the U.S., and it offers opportunities to meet directors, actors and film scholars. Two films will also be screened on Saturday: The Color of Pomegranates, a story about an 18th-century Armenian poet, at 1 p.m.; and the animated film Four Acts for Syria, at 3:30 p.m. All of this weekend’s screenings are free and take place in the Meyer Auditorium at the Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW. They are part of a citywide celebration An Armenian Odyssey, which also includes a March 14 tribute to Rouben Mamoulian at the National Gallery of Art.

9. History: A Tour Of Her Own is a 10-day celebration for Women’s History Month with daily programs starting Friday and continuing through March 8. The schedule begins Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with a panel discussion and Q&A about A Tour Of Her Own’s mission and the organizers’ intended impact on the local tourism industry and on how history is taught. Tickets are free with an option to donate; registration is open online. The event takes place at 401 Massachusetts Ave. NW. A Saturday bus tour focusing on Harriet Tubman is sold-out, but tickets are available for two tours on Sunday. First, from 9 to 11 a.m., “Women Who Climbed Capitol Hill” highlights female leaders in government and advocacy. The group meets at Teaism, 400 8th St. NW. Then, from 1 to 3 p.m., “Herstorical Portraits” at the National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW, spotlights stories of famous American women depicted in the museum’s collection. Tickets for each of the Sunday tours cost $25.

10. History: The National Park Service is hosting a free ranger-led Walk the Walk tour that highlights the history of the Shaw and Logan Circle neighborhoods, the civil rights movement and the Civil War. The approximately half-mile walk is bookended by two national historic sites, beginning at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, 1318 Vermont Ave. NW, and ending at the Carter G. Woodson Home, 1538 9th St. NW. The event starts on Saturday at 11 a.m. and should last for about one hour. This wraps up a programming series hosted by the National Park Service in honor of Black History Month.