The DC Lineup for this weekend: history, heroes and hometown highlights

Events that honor the local community and pieces of history are recurring themes in this edition of The DC Lineup.

The forecast predicts that the weather this weekend, Sept. 11 to 13, will be partly cloudy with temperatures ranging from 63 to 82 degrees.

1. History: The 9/11 Promise Run began in 2016 when a group of runners ran from the Pentagon to Ground Zero and raised $23,000 for charity. Now in its fifth year, the event is taking place virtually for 2020 by inviting participants to bike or run 9.11 miles between Sept. 9 and Sept. 11. Though fundraising isn’t required, it is welcome. Proceeds will go toward scholarships for children of first responders and military service members who have been killed, injured or are unable to work. There is no registration fee.

2. Community: The 42nd annual Adams Morgan Day is morphing into a livestreamed festival with events like family-oriented virtual soccer and Simon Says. A drawing of a local mural is available to download and color in. Cultural programs highlight the festival’s music and history, the Adams Morgan community during the pandemic, race, equity, art and activism. A variety of dance styles will be featured throughout the day, along with music streamed by Songbyrd Music House. A full list of vendors is available online, along with a list of specials being offered throughout the day. The fest is on Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. …. The 2020 Adams Morgan Day Festival Rock Creek Cleanup is another way to get involved. Anytime through Sunday, Sept. 20, volunteers are invited to individually clear the park of litter and receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win a festival prize.

3. Community: The annual DC State Fair is reimagined as a free virtual showcase this year to continue its mission to “celebrate the agricultural, culinary and artistic talents of our city,” according to the description. Highlights of the day’s events include: a pie crust lattice tutorial from two-time DC State Fair pie contest winner Maggie of @MaggieBakesPie (whose recipes are available online); lessons in jump roping from DC Double Dutch; a class on flower arranging led by Washington Gardener editor Kathy Jentz; and a talk with the owner and head brewer of The Public Option, which has created tribute beers for winners of the fair’s home-brew contest. Knowledge Commons DC will host educational workshops, and District Trivia will host an online trivia event. The fair is from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday across the DC State Fair’s website and social media platforms.

4. Spirituality: “Build a Loving and Just DMV: (Virtual) Unity Walk 2020” is a rare opportunity to explore various religious centers in the District from the comfort of your home and participate in programs such as cooking lessons from different faith traditions, an interfaith dialogue, service projects, and a discussion about Interfaith Power & Light, an initiative to mindfully use energy to mitigate the climate crisis. The event takes place on Sunday from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Registration is required; donations are suggested, though no-cost options are available.

5. Community: The Ivy City Clubhouse is a new community-run space that will offer local youth tutoring, meals and activities. Its opening party is this Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at 1832 Central Place NE, and serves as a time for attendees to share ideas for future programming.

6. Culture: The new Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum at 3rd and F streets NW is leading up to its groundbreaking ceremony on Monday with a celebratory festival this weekend. On Saturday at 8 p.m., Dwandalyn Reece, curator of music and performing arts at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and Laura B. Strauss, an American University scholar in residence, will host a discussion on music and culture as explored in the film Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Got To Be Me (which is available for attendees to stream beforehand). On Sunday at 4 p.m., Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington DC (EDCJCC) presents a free Rosh Hashanah concert and community service project to benefit local youth who are experiencing homelessness. In conjunction with the virtual event, an EDCJCC Rosh Hashanah goodie bag that costs $18 is available for pickup at the center, 1529 16th St. NW. A virtual discussion with some of the founders of the District’s Bet Mishpachah LGBTQ synagogue closes the weekend of programming at 7 p.m. on Sunday.  Other interactive events will continue through next Friday as part of the Groundbreaking Festival.

7. Arts: Watch An Introduction to ‘The B Word’” to learn about DC-based playwright Jared Shamberger’s 2021 documentary theater project The B Word, which explores beauty, self-worth and identity through a series of interviews with Black, gay men in the Washington area. A Q&A session will follow the presentation. The local playwright’s collective The Welders hosts the event Saturday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Registration is required to receive a link to the discussion. The program is free, with donations to The Welders welcome.

8. Culture: The DC-based organization Teaching for Change is joining with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) to present the “2020 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Virtual Teach-In: Food and Water Justice,” which highlights Indigenous peoples’ current connections with food and water justice. Featured speaker Winona LaDuke, two-time vice presidential candidate for the Green Party, will highlight educational resources like NMAI’s Native Knowledge 360° and the Teach Climate Justice Campaign by the Zinn Education Project, an organization based in the District that helps history classrooms nationwide highlight the contributions of working people, women, people of color and social movements. The teach-in is on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. Registration costs $15.

9. Food & Drink: DC-based historian Ashley Rose Young of the American Food History Project at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will talk about gender inequity in the culinary industry during Fresh Talk: Culinary Justice. The online program — which also features the first Black female brewery owner in America — is from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are priced on a sliding scale, from “pay what you wish” to $10. This Fresh Talk is presented by the National Museum of Women in the Arts in conjunction with its third annual MakeHER Summit, which celebrates local female creatives in the Washington area. The full online program of MakeHER events takes place on Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10. Music: The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America, a 42-acre shrine in Northeast DC, hosts a monthly organ concert series Music at the Monastery that is entering its eighth year — and it is currently doing so online. This Sunday from 4 to 5 p.m., the Trinity Chamber Players Ensemble performs in a livestream concert. Upcoming performances include musicians from the First Presbyterian Church in Arlington; St. John’s at Lafayette Square; and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Ellicott City.