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Independence Fireworks at Mount Vernon

Friday, June 26 at 6:00 PM to Saturday, June 27 at 9:30 PM
George Washington’s Mount Vernon 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA

Start your Independence Day celebration with a bang! Enjoy a patriotic evening filled with dazzling fireworks, Mansion tours, musical performances, and games on George Washington’s beloved estate! Fireworks begin at approximately 9:30pm.

Greet General and Mrs. Washington in the historic area before trying your hand at bocce ball. Dust off your dancing shoes for 18th-century dancing demonstrations. Mount Vernon’s colonial artisans will reveal how 18th-century ice cream was made in the days before freezers.

Visit Washington’s Tomb at night—this event is one of the few times this area is open in the evening—and watch sparks fly at the blacksmith shop. Concessions from the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant will also be available.

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VESSELS CONFERENCE 2020

Friday, June 26 at 8:30 AM to Saturday, June 27 at 5:00 PM
The Capital Turnaround 770 M St. SE, Washington, DC

The Vessels Conference is not just a moment, it’s a movement. It is a catalyst for change, revival, a call to action, a miracle in motion. It exists to encounter God, equip young leaders, and empower the next generation. You’re invited to join the journey as God works in us to tell his story.

The program includes international renowned speakers, guest gospel artist, breakout sessions and more!

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MAGIC OF SPYING – LIVE INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP & PERFORMANCE

Wednesday, June 24 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

In the real-life world of espionage, spies often call upon the art of magic and illusion to distract the enemy, make evidence disappear, and escape unnoticed. Join professional magician, Peter Wood, as he performs the art of misdirection, sleight of hand, and other illusions used by skilled spies. Participants will also learn simple magic they can use to entertain and deceive friends and family. This one of a kind performance and workshop, custom-designed for the Spy Museum, is guaranteed to fascinate children and adults alike. Space is limited—advance registration required.

Special Note: The Magic of Spying is suggested ages 5 and up. Although many of the magic secrets used by Peter Wood will NOT be revealed to the audience, participants will walk away with some magic tricks they can try at home. QUESTIONS? Email educators@spymuseum.org.

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Summerfest DC

Saturday, July 18 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington DC’s Navy Yard

We are aiming for Saturday, July 18th for Summerfest DC in 2020! We are monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely. All tickets for Blossom Bash in April have been rolled over to Summerfest DC and refunds are available until Saturday July 11th.
Come spend your day with us under dry skies with warm temps and some sunshine, kicking off the outdoor festival season in DC!
We have 65+ of the most amazing Summer seasonal beers for you to try, plus wine, cider, live music, amazing food, games, vendors and more! Choose from either session: Session One is from 1 to 4 p.m. and Session Two is from 5-8 p.m. VIP tickets get 30 minutes early entry!
Click here to buy your tickets! Ticket prices will be $10 more at the door — buy online and save! Tickets will be on sale for 90 mins after the start of each session, if you are running late! You can show your ticket on your phone after purchasing.
You can upgrade to VIP features by purchasing a VIP upgrade online on our ticketing page — VIP at Summerfest is really a fantastic deal!

Summerfest DC is the kickoff event of the Summer festival season in Washington DC’s Navy Yard on Saturday, July 18th — featuring more than 100 of the very best beers, wines, and ciders — and you get to try them all with your entry ticket!
You’ll also enjoy live music, outdoor games, amazing food vendors, arts & more!
Choose from either of two separate 3 hour sessions — daytime or evening! Get your tickets now because prices will increase soon!

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THE SURROGATE Now Playing

The Surrogate

Written and Directed by Jeremy Hersh
Starring Jasmine Batchelor

Synopsis

Jess Harris (Jasmine Batchelor, “The Good Fight”), a 29 year old web designer for a nonprofit in Brooklyn, is ecstatic to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend Josh (Chris Perfetti, “Looking”) and his husband Aaron (Sullivan Jones, Slave Play). Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected results that pose a moral dilemma. As they all consider the best course of action, the relationship between the three friends is put to the test.

“Jasmine Batchelor gives one of the year’s best performances in Jeremy Hersh’s propulsive examination of tough questions.”
– Kate Erbland, INDIEWIRE

“A great moralist drama. Jeremy Hersh’s beautiful and brutal film.. gets both harder to watch and harder to break away from with each passing minute.”
– Writer Jeremy O. Harris (Slave Play, Zola)

“Hersh’s perceptive, thoroughly absorbing ethical drama is propelled by a performance of stunning psychological insight and raw feeling from Jasmine Batchelor.”
– David Rooney, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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Plant-Based SuperFruit Freezie & Ice Wands – DeeBee’s Organics

DeeBee’s Organics announces today the official release of two utterly delicious organic products for summer 2020, including its plant-based Organic SuperFruit Freezie. In collaboration with Disney, its Organic Ice Wands feature packaging with characters Anna, Elsa and Olaf from Frozen 2. DeeBee’s Organics produces 100% organic treats with short label, clean ingredients ready to inspire moments of joy in every member of the modern family. DeeBee’s Organics releases these products to 12,000 retail stores across North America.

At the heart of DeeBee’s Organics is Founder and Ph.D. Medical Scientist Dr. Dionne Laslo-Baker, a Canadian expert on the impacts of environmental toxins such as pesticides — especially in the food chain. DeeBee’s Organics shelf-stable freezies are made from premium organic fruits with zero added artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives and are allergen-free of nuts, dairy, fish, wheat, and soy. DeeBee’s Organics is on target to sell more than 30 million freezies in 2020.

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Root’d: The Newest Must-Have for the Keto Diet

If you’re interested in helping keto fanatics to achieve our health and fitness goals, please consider the best new multivitamin on the market — it gives us all the probiotics, super greens, electrolytes and vitamins+nutrients we need: and it’s a zero sugar, zero carb, delicious daily drink that is 100% keto! (no more pills to swallow or remembering to take multiple supplements – yay!)

Here are more details about Root’d multivitamin drinks:

Root’d formulas are created specifically for men, women and prenatal mothers
Designed to increase your immunity, energy and nutrient levels using the Science of Nutrition Booster + ™
The combination of full-spectrum vitamins + minerals, probiotics, and electrolytes infused with the chemistry of super greens gives us this ultimate nutrient absorption (maximizing the amount and rate of our ability to take in these vitamins) and also increases hydration and balances digestion
Root’d costs less than $1.29 per day on www.rootd.com, on Amazon, or at Sprouts stores nationwide

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Deryck Todd Presents She’s A Riot

Thursday, June 25 from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Deryck Todd Presents

SHE’S A RIOT! Party With Purpose
A Virtual Rally, March & Music Fundraiser On Zoom

100% of Proceeds Donated to Marsha P Johnson Institute

Thursday, June 25th 2020 8 PM – 11 PM

MUSIC BY Lina Bradford

DIGITAL RALLY Billy Porter | MJ Rodriguez | Elle Hearns (MPJI) | Isiah Thomas | Joshua Zeke Thomas + More !

SHOWS Bob The Drag Queen (RuPaul’s Drag Race) | Detox (RuPaul’s Drag Race) | Merrie Cherry | Nina West (RuPaul’s Drag Race) | Dragon Sisters | Sydney Harcourt (Hamilton) | Illustrious Blacks

MUSIC PREMIERE Merlot | Ultra Naté

FEATURED PARTICIPANTS Pat Cleveland | Alok | James B Whiteside | ISLYNYC | Slutty Puffin | Carrie Dragshaw | Colin O’Leary | Janet The Planet | Amanda Lepore | John Lam | Ariana & The Rose | Reed Henry | Marti Gould Cummings | Maxfield Haynes | Overheard At A Gay Bar

MAKING THE CUT Jonny Cota | Ji Won | Sander Bos | Will Riddle

BRANDS THAT CARE Rollingstone | XDA | Versed

LOOKS March & Protest Signs, Rainbow Realness, Quarantine Queers!

*** Virtual Zoom Event Link Will Be Emailed to You Before Event!***

ABOUT As Pride and the Black Lives Matter movement collide in 2020, remember that the LGBTQ+ rights movement owes its very being to RIOTS led by people of color — it’s important to honor and remember that now more than ever. On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a meeting place for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers. When they demanded sex verification checks on trans women, a spontaneous protest broke out, and at the forefront of those protests were lead by queer BIPOC like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Pride owes its very existence to a RIOT, and it took radical acts of change to just start the conversation about LGBTQ+ issues in America, a conversation that continues to this day. The Marsha P Johnson Institute, the renowned organization that protects and defends black transgendered people through community organization, advocacy work, leadership training and promoting our collective power, is the She’s A Riot primary beneficiary.

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Virtual Solstice in Times Square

Saturday, June 20 at 8:00 AM

As Co-Founders of the Times Square Summer Solstice Yoga Celebration, the Times Square Alliance invites you to join us virtually this year to celebrate the Summer Solstice with a yoga class that will be streamed online throughout the day, led by Solstice in Times Square Co-Founder Douglass Stewart.

Solstice in Times Square has always focused on finding calm within the chaos of Times Square. Although we won’t be gathering in person for the Solstice this year, we all still have a need to focus and re-center — filtering out not traffic sounds and bright lights but the noise and distraction in our own minds. This spring has been a time of constant change and emotional upheaval, from our fears and grief at the global pandemic to our pain and anger at days, weeks, and centuries of injustice and racism. With these actions and reactions pulling us in all directions, it becomes even more important for us to channel our own energy and frustrations in order to crystallize our own responses and needs, finding what we can contribute to the world.

The Gunas are three principles of nature that characterize our interactions between extremes: between the static and the dynamic, inertia and activity, and when we can find balance and harmony. Some days, we’re lethargic and slow to move (tamas). Some days, we burst into a flurry of activity — but at times, it’s activity for the sake of it (rajas). The ideal is to hit the right balance (sattva): finding harmony within ourselves, harmony within our environment, harmony with one another, so that we can focus ourselves for purpose and lasting change.

Experienced yogis and first-timers alike are all welcome as we once again join together to welcome the longest day of the year.

The class will stream on our website at TSQ.org/Solstice, on YouTube, and on Facebook at 8am, 12 noon, and 4pm EDT.

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NANA MINT: MEDITERRANEAN DELIGHT from Wizzotzky

American tea drinkers haven’t had news this revolutionary since the Boston Tea Party: Nana Mint is here. This slightly and naturally sweet cultivar of Mentha spicata, found only in the Mediterranean region has long been prized by Israelis, Moroccans, and other nearby Middle Eastern cultures.

Now Wissotzky Tea is introducing this exotic mint closer to home with a full line of carefully-crafted Simply Nana Teas – incomparable to other teas.

That’s exciting news for American tea drinkers looking for the Next Big Thing. And since the Nana Mint trend is just beginning to move the needle in the U.S. tea category – which is more than ready for a caffeinated jolt – it’s a great time for retailers to get in on the buzz.

So, what is Nana Tea? Nana is unlike any other variety of mint. Reminiscent of the sun-drenched warmth of its Mediterranean origins, it unleashes a subtle layer of earthiness and invigorating minty flavor in every tantalizing cup. Nana Tea is sure to awaken the spirit whether served hot or icy cold.

Consumers can get “Nanafied” in a variety of delicious, all-natural ways:

  • Simply Nana Mint Black Tea
  • Simply Nana Mint Green Tea
  • Simply Nana Mint Herbal Lemon Tea
  • Simply Nana Mint Herbal Ginger Tea
  • Simply Nana Mint Herbal Chamomile Tea

In addition, Wissotzky is providing multi-tiered support to drive the Nana Tea revolution. Promotions include digital advertising, shopper marketing, social media, influencer marketing, demos, and a presence on Amazon.

Family-owned since 1849, Wissotzky is beloved throughout the world for its superior blends of the highest quality teas and infusions. Every bag of Wissotzky Tea contains 100% natural tea and hand-selected herbs and spices for a full-bodied, GMO-free, certified kosher tea drinking experience.

Nana Mint Iced Green Tea & Honeydew

Green tea pairs perfectly with Honeydew Melon and the refreshing & invigorating finish of exotic Nana Mint and just a little touch of honey makes this an iced adventure you won’t want to miss.

How to make:

  • Brew two Nana Mint Green tea bags per 16oz of water
  • Let steep for 3-5 minutes
  • Remove tea bags and let chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours
  • Dice Honeydew and lightly coat with honey
  • Add to a glass and muddle slightly to release its sweetness
  • Top with ice and chilled tea and enjoy!

Nana Mint Iced Simply Black Tea Half & Half Sparkle

The rich and refreshing taste of our premium Black tea and exotic Nana Mint are artfully paired with sparkling lemonade to create a refreshing twist on the traditional half & half. Add fresh lemon and mint and you are ready to sip back and enjoy the warm weather.

How to make:

  • Brew two Nana Mint Simply Black tea bags per 16oz of water
  • Let steep for 3-5 minutes
  • Remove tea bags and let chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours
  • Add lemon slices and fresh mint to a classic Highball glass
  • Fill each glass halfway with chilled tea
  • Top with sparkling lemonade
  • Garnish with a lemon wedge and fresh mint

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Pair with Parrano during National Dairy Month

This Summer

“Pair with Parrano” Whether Together or #Alonetogether

And Celebrate June National Dairy Month

Paramus, N.J. (June, 2020), Parrano® cheese invites you to re-imagine your favorite summer ideas and to “Pair With Parrano” for the perfect kick off June National Dairy Month and at home summer celebrations! Parrano® Originale is a one of kind cheese that is aged for five months, blends the smooth, creamy texture of a Gouda with the nutty, buttery flavors of a parmesan. It’s complex but approachable flavor is sure to elevate the everyday and the unique blend of flavors makes for a must have cheese when entertaining.

With the nation “Sheltering at Home” the simple pleasure of enjoying delicious food with family is more important than ever before. Parrano® wants to help make your Summer more enjoyable by encouraging you to craft your next favorite entertaining recipe using Parrano® cheese! Incredibly versatile, Parrano® can be served in a variety of ways and is great for all occasions of the day. From Breakfast, Lunch, Dinners, snacks and appetizers, your creativity is the limit. Parrano® is asking fans to share their favorite “Pair With Parrano” creation on Facebook and Instagram for a chance to have their unique content featured! Join the fun, simply share your favorite recipe using #PairWithParrano and automatically enter your creation for a chance to be featured!

To get your creative juices flowing, here are some #PairWithParrano summer favorites:

Breakfast pairings:

· Parrano® breakfast board

Lunch Pairings:

· Parrano® cheese, meat and veggie Kabob

Snack and Appetizer Pairings:

· Parrano® Charcuterie platter

“Parrano® is the perfect cheese to pair with just about anything. For example, try pairing Parrano® with a cold summertime drink like a Lager or Kolsch for an unforgettable experience sure to satisfy your inner cheese connoisseur. “The combination of Gouda and Parmesan offer exceptional flavor unmatched by other cheeses,” says Tara Kirch, Senior Marketing Manager for FrieslandCampina. “This Summer make Parrano® part of your at home adventures and create the perfect pairings for shelter at home companions.”

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Middleburg Spring Races Livestream

Saturday, June 13 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

The 100th Running of the Middleburg Spring Races will livestream this Saturday, June 13. Post time is 12:30 PM EST. Nine races will be run at Glenwood Park without spectators.

Find more information and learn how to submit entries for the virtual hat & tailgate contests at Facebook.com/MiddleburgLife

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