Rhizome DC

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Seven Readings

Music intimate

Fri, Oct 23 · $15

Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM · $15

Friday October 23 * 7pm * $15 * TICKETS Join us for Basement Cabaret's 10th show - a celebration of tarot and traditions of intuitive reading expressed in comedy, storytelling, burlesque, and film. F…

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Peni Candra Rini with Shahzad Ismaily & Andy McGraw / Alex Koi x Kirin McElwain

Music low-keyworld

Sat, Oct 24 · $20–$30

Sat, Oct 24 · 6:30 PM · $20–$30

Saturday October 24 * doors at 6:30, show at 7 * $20-30 * TICKETS Secret Planet presents… Peni Candra Rini is a renowned Javanese singer, educator, and composer fusing Javanese sufi poe…

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Art Handler Art Show (Closing Reception)

Museums & Galleries gallery

Sun, Oct 25

Sun, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM

Closing reception for a group show by art handlers, curated by Sasha Perry.

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Mark Cetilia & Eric Wong / slowdanger / Zach Mason

Music low-keyexperimental

Sun, Oct 25

Sun, Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Sunday October 25 * doors at 7, show at 7:30 * $15-25 * TICKETS Mark Cetilia is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice exists at the nexus of analog and digital technologies. Exploring the possib…

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Modular Meetup

Games & Social electronicnetworking

Sun, Oct 25

Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM

Sunday October 25 * noon-4pm * $5-10 suggested * RSVP The DC Modular Society is a group focused on learning, teaching, and performing electronic music with modular synths. DCMS meetups are open to a…

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Continuals / Via Ferrata / Devin Ocampo & Jerry Busher

Music indie rock

Mon, Oct 26

Mon, Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

Monday October 26 * 7pm * $15-20 * TICKETS Continuals (DC) are four human friends who have been in a bunch of other bands before this one. Darren plays drums. Michael plays bass. Melissa sings and pl…

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Screening - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari w/ live score by Satellite

Music classic filmclassic rock

Tue, Oct 27 · $10–$20

Tue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM · $10–$20

Wednesday October 27 * 7pm * $10-20 * TICKETS INCOMING MESSAGE FROM SATELLITE: We've received yet another horrifying transmission from EARTH! Haunting visuals of mind bending murderous mayhem titled…

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Invisible Circle / Trigal / Michael R Bernstein

Music electronicintimate

Wed, Oct 28 · $15–$25

Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM · $15–$25

Wednesday October 28 * 7pm * $15-25 * TICKETS Secret Planet presents... Invisible Circle is the solo project of Dave Kadden. A former member of CSC Funk Band, Chat Logs, Drunk Fore…

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Wint / Jeiko / Zizi / Indigo

Music punk metal

Thu, Oct 29 · $10 advance, $15 at door

Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM · $10 advance, $15 at door

Thursday October 29 * doors at 7, show at 7:30 * $10 advance, $15 at the door * TICKETS Join us at Rhizome to celebrate Halloween and the release of sneak100–the new record from up-and-coming local r…

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Jeremy Lyons plays Lewis Krauthamer / Tyrone Page plays James Young / Peter Kibbe

Music songwriter

Fri, Oct 30 · $10–$20

Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM · $10–$20

Friday October 30 * doors at 6:30, music at 7pm * $10-20 * TICKETS Off the Beaten Path Music Series presents... Classical guitarist Jeremy Lyons performs the expansive, 30 minute expressionist excurs…

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Outdoor 16mm projection of Nosferatu with live score by Matmos + Tom Borax

Music classic filmdate night

Sat, Oct 31

Sat, Oct 31 · 7:00 PM

Saturday October 31 * doors at 7, movie at 7:30 * In the backyard * Free / donations * RSVP Please join us for a Halloween screening of Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922). We will watch a 16mm print court…

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Exhibit: Celeste Rogers - Vertical Beings

Music workshopexhibitions

Sun, Nov 1 · Through Nov 30

Sun, Nov 1 · 8:00 AM · Through Nov 30

Exhibit runs November 1-30 Opening reception: Saturday November 7, 3-6pm Open during all events, or email us to schedule a different time to view Vertical Beings presents new works that explore a con…

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GET OUT THE VOTE - Youth in Government / Furniture Music / We All Witness

Music songwriter

Sun, Nov 1 · $15–$20

Sun, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM · $15–$20

Sunday November 1 * 7pm * $15-20 * TICKETS Our communities are under a constant barrage from the current administration and its craven supporters in Congress and billion cronies; attacking healthcare…

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Sacred Texts, Shared Thoughts: A Religious Exploration Discussion Group

Music talks general

Sun, Nov 1

Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 AM

Sunday November 1 & bi-weekly * 11am * $5-10 suggested * REGISTER How do different traditions across history and geography think about how we should live our lives? Join this community for a casual,…

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TH⪷T CLOUD: How Things Work … Or Perhaps Not

Nightlife & Parties electronicintimate

Sun, Nov 1 · Pay what you like

Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM · Pay what you like

Sunday November 1 * 2pm * pay what you like * RSVP Join DMV-based noise + dark ambient outfit THⱯT CLOUD for an open rehearsal/recording session in support of their upcoming release, Failed Pop…

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THⱯT CLOUD: Open Rehearsal & Recording Session

Dance & Experimental Performance dance

Sun, Nov 1 · Pay what you like

Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM · Pay what you like

Open rehearsal and recording session for the upcoming album Failed Populations, at Rhizome DC.

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Dia de Muertos Candlelight Ceremony and Reception

Music cultural festivalsintimate

Mon, Nov 2 · Free / donations

Mon, Nov 2 · 8:00 PM · Free / donations

Monday November 2 * 8pm * Free / donations * RSVP The public is invited to Rhizome for an indoor candlelight ceremony hosted by Mexican American installation artist Laura Irene on Monday, November 2n…

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Janel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash

Music experimentaljazz

Tue, Nov 3

Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM

Tuesday November 3 * doors at 7, music at 7:30 * $15-25 * TICKETS A composer and cellist who’s honed a singular synthesis of composition, orchestration and improvisation, while heavily involved for d…

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Ak'chamel / Ecology Homestones

Music electronicintimate

Wed, Nov 4 · $20 advance / $25 day of show

Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM · $20 advance / $25 day of show

Wednesday November 4 * doors at 7, show at 7:30 * $20 advance / $25 day of show * TICKETS Ak’chamel - “For 15 years the trio of Ak’chamel has built a solid reputation as a compelling stage…

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Microcinema: Daniel Bachman - The Witness Tree

Music

Thu, Nov 5 · $10–$20

Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM · $10–$20

Thursday November 5 * 7pm * $10-20 * TICKETS Witness trees are living beings who have experienced incredible historical events beyond the lifespan of any living person. Over the course of two years,…

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Bed Maker / The Armors / Bohemian Waxwing

Music indie rock

Fri, Nov 6

Fri, Nov 6 · 7:00 PM

Friday November 6 * doors at 7, show at 7:30 * $15 * TICKETS Bed Maker - We are Jeff Barsky, Amanda MacKaye, Arthur Noll, and Vin Novara. Separately, we have done a lot and now we are doing this. Boh…

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Dancing Queen of 1518 - A Rhizome LARP

Music solo

Sat, Nov 7

Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 PM

Saturday November 7 * 1pm * $5 suggested * REGISTER Live Action Role Play is a combination of improv, theater, physical movement, crafts, and just about any genre of story you can think of! All are w…

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Nervous Verbs / Crowd Scene

Music indie rockintimate

Sat, Nov 7 · $10–$20

Sat, Nov 7 · 7:30 PM · $10–$20

Saturday November 7 * doors at 7:30, show at 8 * $10-20 * TICKETS Nervous Verbs It would be reductive to say that the latest Nervous Verbs album Moments of Riot is just another installment…

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Puppet Lab

Music workshop

Sat, Nov 7

Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM

First Saturday of the month * 10am-noon * to REGISTER, please email [email protected] Rhizome Puppet Lab is committed to the performance side of puppetry. It supports the development of work…

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Liberating land from ecocide: “An Island and One Night” (“Une Ile et une nuit”) film screening

Music arthouse

Sun, Nov 8 · Free / donations

Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM · Free / donations

Sunday November 8 * 3pm sharp! * Free / donations * RSVP An Island and One Night / Une île et une nuit is a fictional film made collectively over two years by the people of the Quartier Libre des Len…

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Making Art Through Grief

Music workshopsolo

Sun, Nov 8

Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM

Sunday November 8 * 12pm * $10-30 sliding scale * REGISTER “Making Art Through Grief” is for those wanting to create art about and in the midst of their own grief in an open studio setting. With deat…

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Sonic Chambers Quartet

Music jazzdate night

Sun, Nov 8

Sun, Nov 8 · 6:30 PM

Sunday November 8 * doors at 6:30, music at 7 * $20-30 * TICKETS Transparent Productions presents.... Byron Asher and Tomas Majcherski (reeds), Matt Booth (bass), and Doug Garrison (drums). Sonic Cha…

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cursed image / 0.1 Grand / Airhead DC / JR Mozart

Music

Mon, Nov 9

Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM

Monday November 9 * doors at 6:30, show at 7 * $10-20 * TICKETS cursed image - Caleb Chase and Kelly Chen rove between Worcester, Boston, NYC, and Philly, spreading their creative bubble cheer for li…

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New Orthodox / Red Sunflower / Alma Laprida & Mike Kuhl

Music intimateexperimental

Tue, Nov 10

Tue, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM

Tuesday November 10 * doors at 7, show at 7:30 * $10-20 * TICKETS New Orthodox is pedal steel/voice. The band's ethos leans heavily into minimalist repetition, sonic experimentation, and lyrical insi…

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Poetry & Music by Matthew Klane / Thea Brown / Sylvia Jones / Rod Smith

Music poetry

Wed, Nov 11

Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM

Wednesday November 11 * 7pm * $10-20 * TICKETS Matthew Klane , poet, collage artist, and songwriter, is graduate of both the Buffalo Poetics program (M.A.) and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop (M.F.A.). He…

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Racecourse / Sware

Music indie rockfolk & americana

Thu, Nov 12 · $15

Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM · $15

Thursday November 12 * doors at 7pm * $15 * TICKETS Red Brick Presents... Red Brick Weekend 2026 Celebrating 5 Years of Red Brick Presents Thursday Preshow with... Racecourse (Santa Cruz, CA) @racec…

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Farmers Supporting Farmers Market

General & Hyperlocal cultural festivalsmarkets

Fri, Nov 13

Fri, Nov 13 · 5:00 PM

Friday November 13 * 5-8pm * Free / donations * RSVP Need a tender fall activity to connect with your community, support creatives & farm workers while raising funds to support food sovereignty in th…

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Forget Why Poetry Series - Edwin Torres, Cathy Eisenhower, Vivek Narayanan

Music poetry

Sat, Nov 14

Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM

Saturday November 14 * 7pm * $10-20 * TICKETS Edwin Torres is a multidisciplinary poet and performance artist from New York City, and the author of many books of poetry including, "Quanundrum: i will…

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Violetville / postdog / Beam Zillion

Music indie rock

Sat, Nov 14 · $10

Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM · $10

Saturday November 14 * 1pm * $10 * TICKETS Red Brick Presents... Red Brick Weekend 2026 Celebrating 5 Years of Red Brick Presents Saturday Matinee Show with... Violetville (first show) mems Massie, S…

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Death Cafe

Music sololow-key

Sun, Nov 15

Sun, Nov 15 · 3:00 PM

Sunday November 15 * 3pm * Free / donations * RSVP Death Cafes are opportunities for people to enjoy refreshments together and discuss the topic of death. The objective is to “increase awareness of d…

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Old Saw / blooming / Rhea Burdick

Music intimateelectronic

Sun, Nov 15

Sun, Nov 15 · 6:30 PM

Sunday November 15 * doors at 6:30, show at 7 * $20 * TICKETS Old Saw formed in 2021 as a recording project that evolved into a collective of revolving members from various corners of the northeaster…

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D. Davis / Sun V Set / Vanessa Willis

Music songwriter

Tue, Nov 17

Tue, Nov 17 · 6:30 PM

Tuesday November 17 * doors at 6:30, show at 7 * $10-20 * TICKETS D. Davis (DC, singer-songwriter) Sun V Set (Richmond) is a contemporary folk project that has both an ethereal sound and a grounded n…

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Sex Faces / Song People / Credit

Music loudindie rock

Fri, Nov 20 · $10-$20 sliding scale

Fri, Nov 20 · 7:00 PM · $10-$20 sliding scale

Friday November 20 * doors at 7, music at 8 * $10-20 * TICKETS Sex Faces Song People Credit

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Songwriting Circle with Erin Frisby

Music workshopsolo

Sat, Nov 21

Sat, Nov 21 · 3:00 PM

Saturdays November 21 - December 19 * 3pm * $125 * REGISTER Have you been thinking about writing your first song? Are you already writing songs but looking for an encouraging community in which to ho…

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Stephan Crump’s Passerine

Music jazzdate night

Sat, Nov 21 · $25–$30

Sat, Nov 21 · 7:00 PM · $25–$30

Saturday November 21 * doors at 7, music at 7:30 * $25-30 * TICKETS Transparent Productions presents … Grammy-nominated composer and bassist Stephan Crump with an extraordinary new quartet and body o…

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Writing The Resistance with Erin Frisby

Music workshopsolo

Sat, Nov 21

Sat, Nov 21 · 1:30 PM

Saturdays November 21 - December 19 * 1:30pm * $125 * REGISTER Have you been looking for an artistic outlet for your frustration and anger? Have you thought about writing songs addressing injustice i…

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Fanoplane / Plark

Music

Sun, Nov 22

Sun, Nov 22 · 7:00 PM

Sunday November 22 * 7pm * $15-25 * TICKETS Fanoplane is an improvisational project focused on projecting the infinite gifts of the Muse. Fanoplane’s seed was planted in a duo performance by Bob Boil…

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Peter Kerlin (Animal, Surrender!) / Janel Leppin

Music experimentalintimate

Mon, Nov 23

Mon, Nov 23 · 7:00 PM

Monday November 23 * doors at 7, music at 7:30 * $15-25 * TICKETS Solo set by Peter Kerlin (Sunwatchers, Chris Forsyth, Parts & Labor, Bent Arcana): 8 string bass, vocals. Kerlin began playing as Ani…

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CITY SPOTLIGHT: ECHOES OF DOUBT

Music hip hop

Sat, Nov 28

Sat, Nov 28 · 6:00 PM

Saturday November 28 * doors at 6, show at 7 * $10/15 advance, $20 at the door * TICKETS BIG CITY PRESENTS CITY SPOTLIGHT: ECHOES OF DOUBT GO EZKO OPEN MIC ARTIST SHOWCASE CITY CYPHER LIVE PERFORMANC…

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Embodied Thanksgiving Decompression

Music wellness

Sun, Nov 29

Sun, Nov 29 · 2:30 PM

Sunday November 29 * 2:30pm * $donations encouraged * RSVP The holidays often bring complicated feelings. They can offer meaningful connection with family and community, but they can also be trying a…

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Pas Musique / Aphid / TL0741

Music electronicintimate

Sat, Dec 5

Sat, Dec 5 · 7:00 PM

Saturday December 5 * 7pm * $10-20 * TICKETS Since its inception in 1995, Pas Musique , the brainchild of Brooklyn-based founder Robert L. Pepper, has evolved through diverse dark electronic, industr…

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Intro to Vocal Feminization

Music workshop

Sun, Dec 6

Sun, Dec 6 · 2:00 PM

Sunday December 6 * 2pm * $25 / scholarships available * REGISTER This is an in-person workshop on the basics of vocal feminization: raising your pitch, shifting your resonance, and sustaining your t…

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BCMC / JMB Motherfuckers & Co

Music

Fri, Dec 11

Fri, Dec 11 · 6:30 PM

Friday December 11 * doors at 6:30, show at 7 * $20-30 * TICKETS Cooper Crain (Bitchin' Bajas, Separatist Party) and Bill MacKay (Black Duck, Ryley Walker, Nathan Bowles) are cementing their status a…

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Forget Why Poetry Series - Sylvia Jones and Sommer Browning

Music poetry

Sat, Dec 12

Sat, Dec 12 · 7:00 PM

Saturday December 12 * 7pm * $10-20 * TICKETS Sylvia Jones is the author of Television Fathers (Meekling Press) and Dope Calisthenics (Relegation Books) She teaches at George Washington University in…

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