10.20 - spooky scary skeletons
what’s going on in d.c.
Friday: Howard University’s Homecoming Yardfest brings surprise entertainment to the school (12-6 pm) | Shab-e-Shehr features Iranian poetry at Rhizome DC in Takoma (6 pm) | “Dark pop” singer Chappell Roan performs at 930 Club (10 pm, also Saturday)
Saturday: The Library of Congress hosts Family Mystery Day with scavenger hunts and mystery writing (10 am - 4 pm) |The National Museum of Women in the Arts reopens after a two year renovation with music and activities (11 am - 5 pm) | Catch dogs in their holiday finest at the Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween Celebration at Hillwood (4-6 pm) Lauryn Hill performs at Capital One Arena (7:30 pm)
Sunday: Watch an afternoon marathon of Harry Potter at Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse (12-8 pm) | National Harbor hosts Harbor Halloween with trick or treating, movies, and pumpkin carving (12-3 pm) | The National Symphony Orchestra performs a Halloween Spooktacular at the Kennedy Center (2 and 4 pm)
all weekend: Boo at the Zoo returns to the National Zoo with trick-or-treat throughout the park each night | Tee off into Nationals Park with a nine hole course set up around the stadium
let’s talk food and drinks
my weekly best bite: caramelized onion pizza at a baked joint
Saya Salteña opens in Foggy Bottom with Bolivian street food similar to an empanadas and packed with savory, spicy, or sweet fillings.
what’s on our minds?
Goats (wearing GPS collars) abound along the Chesapeake Bay as part of a new effort to reduce agricultural polluting in the water by incorporating rotational grazing.
Sad news for plant fans - 14th St. corridor’s Little Leaf is closing next month after dwindling sales. In the short term, the spot will turn into a holiday pop-up for sister store Salt & Sundry.
Quick links to other weekly #goodreads:
'Then the alligators got him': Inside Ja Morant's 18-month downfall - per ESPN, Young NBA start Ja Morant is currently suspended for 25 games following multiple gun-related incidents.
How AI reduces the world to stereotypes - per Rest of World, “Rest of World analyzed 3,000 AI images to see how image generators visualize different countries and cultures.”