The New Yorker - 26.08.2019

November 27, 2019–May 25, 2020

Exploring one of our most significant Japanese American artists

and his story as an immigrant, and an American.

AmericanArt.si.edu | #atSAAM

Chiura Obata, Grand Canyon, May 15, 1940 (detail), 1940, watercolor on silk,

Amber and Richard Sakai Collection

CuLTURAL FESTIVITIES

DC neighborhoods know how to party. Enjoy live
music, family-friendly activities and food vendors

galore during Adams Morgan Day (Sept. 8) and

the H Street Festival (Sept. 21). Revel in riverfront

views and sample pours from 20 different Virginia
wineries during the Fall Wine Festival & Sunset

Tour (Oct. 11-13) at George Washington’s Mount

Vernon. Jam to an incredible array of artists
at the All Things Go Fall Classic, held at Union

Market on Oct. 12 and 13. Comedy lovers will not

want to miss the 10th edition of Bentzen Ball,

which hosts hilarious performances at various
venues from Oct. 24-27.

MUSIC

The Anthem always features can’t-miss concerts

and the fall slate is no diff erent: Jenny Lewis

(Sept. 5), Andrew Bird (Sept. 14), Mac DeMarco
(Sept. 20) and Massive A ack (Sept. 24) will all

ra le its walls in the same month. The legendary

9:30 Club pairs indie darlings Deerhunter and

Dirty Projectors together on Sept. 8 and hosts the
uber-talented Charli XCX on Oct. 18. DC’s dance

mecca, Echostage, will go bananas for a set from

Diplo on Sept. 14. Capital One Arena hosts pop

superstars Carrie Underwood (Oct. 4) and The
Chainsmokers (Oct. 15).

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