The Advoc8te's picks for FUN + FREE things to do this Saturday!
FOR BIKE LOVERS!
Wants to make sure you have a good time!
Traffic Safety Site Visit
Saturday June 22, 10am
Meet at: South Capitol and MLK Ave SE
Details here
Splash Park Mosey
Saturday June 22nd, 11am
Meet at: Kenilworth-Parkside Recreation Center
Join WABA and DPR for a relaxed social ride to the Marvin Gaye splash park! Some bicycles and helmets available. waba.org/fun
Anacostia Library Bike Repair Clinic
Saturday June 22nd, 12pm
Meet at: Anacostia Library
Live in Ward 8? Come to the free bike repair clinic and learn how to fix your bike! waba.org/fun
Ride to the Fields at RFK
Saturday June 22, 4pm
Meet at: Anacostia Dr and Good Hope Rd SE
Have you seen the new playing fields and park space RFK Stadium? Join the the DC Bike Ambassador on this short and fun ride to find out what new things are opening just off one of our favorite trails. waba.org/fun
FOR FESTIVAL LOVERS!
By The People is an international arts and dialogue festival presented by Halcyon. Launched in 2018, the festival brings visual art, performing art, and dialogue to all four quadrants of Washington, DC, all completely free and open to the public. Each year a different curator interprets the festival’s founding themes: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The inaugural 2018 festival saw over 26,000 visits to official By The People festival events and over 50,000 visits to Smithsonian museums during the affiliated Smithsonian Solstice events. Massive installations, performances ranging from ballet to go-go, high profile speakers, and an augmented reality art hunt set the tone for future By The People events: we will always be pushing the envelope, creating new and thrilling ways for anyone to fan their creative spark by experiencing world-class art.
So that’s what it is. But why do we do it?
Halcyon is a new kind of nonprofit - always evolving to stay true to our mission: catalyzing civic-minded artists and social entrepreneurs striving for a better world. It started with an early-stage social enterprise incubator, Halcyon Incubator, and expanded in 2018 with the addition of a second residential fellowship program: Halcyon Arts Lab.
By The People, which includes installations from Halcyon Arts Lab fellows, grew out of the same commitment to nurturing creativity, just on a much larger scale. We believe that the creativity it takes to change the world isn’t something that only a few special people have, and By The People is about building bridges within and across communities, fanning the creative spark in everyone. If exposure to art and dialogue can make us brave, or thoughtful, or inspire us to engage with one another in new ways, then it acts as the catalyst in Halcyon’s mission, giving us the tools to strive for a better world.