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Stop the Bleed – Save a Life
07/15/2026 to 07/15/2026
7125 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20817Learn how to act as an immediate responder to help save lives when disaster strikes. Individuals with little or no medical training will learn how to use their hands to apply pressure to a wound, pack a wound to control bleeding, how to correctly apply a tourniquet. These three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life. Get trained! Please register at https://washington-metro.oasiseverywhere.org/product/stop-the-bleed-save-a-life/ or call 240-800-3745 to register. About Washington Metro Oasis: Our mission is to empower adults age 50+ to lead active, healthy, and enriched lives through a unique mix of lifelong learning, social, health, and volunteer programs. You’ll find the full schedule of classes on our website OR you can contact us at 240-800-3745 or email washingtonmetro@oasisnet.org to request a printed catalog.
Wednesday Movie Matinees at JXJ DC
07/15/2026 to 07/15/2026
1529 16th Street NW, Washington, DC, DC 20036Join us at JxJ DC this summer for our Wednesday Matinee Series. Cool off in our state of the art theater with these fabulous summer screenings: LOVE, STATISTICALLY SPEAKING: July 15, 12:00 PM; WHERE TO?: July 29, 12:00 PM; and LATE SUMMER BLUES: August 5, 12:00 PM. To purchase tickets and learn more, visit jxjdc.org
Closer Look: Water’s Edge
07/16/2026 to 07/16/2026
Third Street and Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20004Join Rebecca Trautmann, curator of Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe, for an in-gallery conversation with Kelly McHugh, Head of Conservation at the National Museum of the American Indian. Together, they will offer visitors a closer look at selected artworks in the exhibition. Kelly McHugh is the Head of Conservation at the National Museum of the American Indian, where she has worked since 1996. She specializes in collaborative conservation practices that support the care of Native American and Indigenous collections and advance shared stewardship through access, cultural protocols, and artistic practice. She was a core team contributor to the SAR Guidelines for Collaboration, serves as a Co-lead for Smithsonian’s Collections Stewardship Strategic Priority and is the Board Vice President for VoCA (Voices of Contemporary Art). For more information, visit my.si.edu/events/dc--closer-look-waters-edge-204870235
DC Asian Pacific Film Festival
07/16/2026 to 07/19/2026
Angelika Pop-Up, Washington, DC 20002The 24th edition of the DC Asian Pacific Film Festival (DCAPAFF) takes place in Washington, DC and Silver Spring, MD. This year’s program explores the intersection of indigenous and AANHPI diaspora communities and features new and repertory films, some of which rarely screen for the public. All screenings will be followed by Q&As. The festival opens with the Documentary Shorts Program, “This ___ Brought Us Together,” featuring works created in solidarity between Native American and Asian American filmmakers, and closes with MOLOKA’I BOUND, a narrative feature that follows a Native Hawaiian man’s longing for the place that is home. Additional program highlights include HITO HATA: RAISE THE BANNER, the first narrative written, directed and produced by Japanese Americans and the 10th anniversary screening of SPA NIGHT, Andrew Ahn’s (THE WEDDING BANQUET, FIRE ISLAND) mesmerizing debut feature. For more information and to see the full list of events, visit www.apafilm.org
Finding Your Eastern European Ancestors
07/21/2026 to 07/21/2026
1500 Shenandoah Road , Virginia, Alexandria, VA 22308Vast numbers of Eastern Europeans came to America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Their progeny, when researching their family history, are often confounded by border changes, language differences, and exotic-sounding surnames. Help is on the way! Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A., an internationally recognized lecturer specializing in Eastern European genealogy, will be speaking at this Mount Vernon Genealogical Society’s meeting. She’ll discuss traditional methods and online resources for tracking ancestors as well as techniques for overcoming common obstacles in the research process. Alzo’s talk is FREE to all and available on Zoom. The ZOOM log in link will be posted at https://mvgenealogy.org/eventListings.php?nm=20 by July 21. For more information go to www.mvgenealogy.org or contact-us@mvgenealogy.org
First Allies: Polly Cooper and the Oneida Indian Nation
07/22/2026 to 07/22/2026
Third Street and Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20004The National Museum of the American Indian welcomes elders, leaders, and members of the Oneida Indian Nation to share with visitors the legacy of Polly Cooper, an Oneida ancestor and icon. Learn more about the Oneida Indian Nation with a presentation on Polly Cooper’s legacy, along with dance performances, food demonstrations, and a short film. Visitors can also enjoy a curator-led tour of Nation to Nation: Treaties between the United States and American Indian Nations, hands-on activities, and more. While at the museum, enjoy Indigenous-inspired foods of the Americas at the Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe, and stop by the interactive, family-friendly imagiNATIONS Activity Center which provides young visitors a lively space with a wide variety of learning experiences. For more information, visit https://americanindian.si.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D204357299
