11.04 - what if i told you i'm a mastermind?
what’s going on in d.c.
Friday: The Wharf hosts opera on a floating stage - specifically, an adaptation of Don Giovanni (7 pm) | Intimate live music organizer Sofar Sounds partners with the National Museum of Women in the Arts for a special edition concert in Arlington (7:30 pm)
Saturday: Wisconsin Avenue, between Friendship Heights and Tenleytown, is closed for traffic and open for pedestrians/bikers as part of Open Streets (9 am - 1 pm) | Side Yards, featuring circus-style entertainment (think - magicians, acrobats, jugglers), sets up at The Yards Park (5:30-8:30 pm)
Sunday: The DC Puzzle Swap is on the MLK Library roof (2-4 pm) | Matthew Perry, recently out with a memoir detailing his addiction, performs at Warner Theater (3 pm)
looking ahead: Brooklyn Bowl, a huge bowling alley/live music venue with has four other locations around the country, announced their next location - DC. The $200M space will open in Buzzard Point (next to Audi Field), but it will be a while until it opens - the owners are shooting for 2026.
let’s talk food and drinks
my weekly best bite: Shahi paneer from Indigo
This useful Eater list notes places in DC good for big groups - which we all know, can be a challenge to plan or schedule.
what’s on our minds?
Don’t forget to vote if you haven’t yet - election day is Tuesday, but early in-person voting is available prior (or return your ballot that was mailed to you via the mail or a ballot drop box). Here’s a quick guide to what’s on DC voters’ ballots.
Did Taylor Swift run off Dan Snyder? Doubtful, but she did announce her tour dates Tuesday, conveniently skipping DC’s FedEx Stadium, owned by Dan Snyder. Snyder, by all accounts a pretty terrible person who for years refused to change the team’s name and runs an organization rife with sexual harassment and abuse, announced on Wednesday that he is exploring selling the team. Coincidence? Or Mastermind?
There’s a renovated Bethesda mansion on the market for $12.5M that is definitely worth snooping on virtually (we’re talking indoor AND outdoor pools).
Quick links to other weekly #goodreads:
Inside the rent-to-own startup that’s putting aspiring homeowners in financial jeopardy- per Fast Company, “If you want to become a homeowner but don’t qualify for a mortgage, Divvy Homes has a solution: Rent a house from them until you’re able to buy it. What could possibly go wrong?”
A Championship Season in Mariachi Country- per The New York Times Magazine, “Every year along the Texas border, high school teams battle it out in one of the nation’s most intense championship rivalries. But they’re not playing football.”