The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week
by Larry Janezich
Posted: Sunday, August 23, 2026
Jazz impresario Herb Scott on the sax at last Friday’s Dog Days of August Live Jazz performance at Eastern Market.
Vase Can-can. Wendy Smith. First Place.
Last Saturday closed out the Capitol Hill Art League’s Members (CHAL) Juried Exhibition at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop.
CHAL members were invited to delve into the abstract, by sharing artwork that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to achieve its effects using shapes, forms, lines, colors. The exhibition was juried by Kelly MacConomy. Here are the First, Second, and Third Place Winners.
Varenna Raindrop. Marilyn Saks-McMillion. Second Place.
In the Woods. Tara Hamilton. Third Place.
The pickle ball courts on the 100 block of Virginia Avenue under the freeway next to Garfield Park are online. The Robert M. Krughoff Pickleball Center at Garfield Park, was named after the grass roots activist who first established a guerrilla pickle ball court at the site back in July of 2019. Krughoff died before the new courts became operational. The courts operate entirely on a free, first-come, first-served basis.
Mr. Henry’s Celebrates 60 Years with a Gala on Saturday, August 29 at 7:00pm. Join the celebration with neighbors and friends.
The Week Ahead…
Monday, August 24
ANC6A Community Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting
- For info on how to join the meeting, go here: https://anc6a.org/community-calendar/
Among items on the draft agenda:
6A Grants Program: Budget and Bylaws
- Proposed motion scheduled to discuss and recommend that ANC 6A increase the annual grant budget by $500.
COC Membership
- Proposed motion scheduled to discuss and recommend to ANC 6A the addition of new committee members: Daniel Aboagye and Mia Mathis.
Tuesday, August 25
ANC6B will hold a virtual Executive Committee meeting at 7:00pm.
For info on how to access the meeting, go here: https://anc6b.org/calendar/
The Committee will set the agenda for the next full ANC meeting and the agendas for committees and task forces in September.
ANC6A Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm
- For info on how to join the meeting, go here: https://anc6a.org/community-calendar/
Among items on the draft agenda:
Old Business
- Update and discussion regarding settlement agreement negotiations a substantial change request to a license to change hours of operation and alcoholic beverage sales, service, and consumption, and hours of live entertainment, for 618 Productions, LLC, dba Transmission, 1353 H Street NE.
New Business
Alcohol Applications
- Discussion of an application for a New Retailer’s Class “C” Restaurant license for Indochine Cuisine and Lounge, LLC, 1025 H Street NE, 1st Floor.
Open house on Transit Improvements Proposed by WMATA for the RFK Campus.
St. Coletta of Greater Washington: 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
DC and WMATA agreed to a plan for the $300 million expansion of the Stadium-Armory station and the Gold Line rapid transit bus line that would run from Union Station to Stadium-Armory. The meeting will be an opportunity to provide community feedback on the plan.
Register here: https://bit.ly/463FNkx
Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know about:
Monday, August 24, through Sunday, August 30
Washington Summer Restaurant Week
A full list of restaurants can be found here (You can search by Ward 6 neighborhood.): https://www.ramw.org/restaurantweek
Friday, August 28
Dog Days of August Jazz – Final performance. 5:00pm – 7:00pm.
Free Live Jazz featuring Saxophonist Gracie Jay.
At Eastern Market under the farmer’s line shed.
Saturday, August 29
Capitol Hill BID is putting on a free Back to School Family Day event featuring music and our local first responders in Eastern Market Metro Plaza, 10am. to 1pm.
This event will also include a backpack giveaway for children 5-18, while supplies last.
Go here to register: https://bit.ly/4gOYuhG
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