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Fri · Oct 2·Fresno, California, Fresno, CA · Washington

The Great Valley Gathering is a free, three-day public event celebrating the living traditions, music, dance, storytelling, craft, and foodways that shape California’s Central Valley. Produced by the Alliance for California Traditional Arts and rooted in the region’s rich agricultural history, the festival highlights a…

Fri · Oct 2·9 AM – 9 AM·Sixth & I, 600 I Street NW, Washington, DC

In celebration of the harvest holiday, check out our community sukkah and shake the lulav and etrog. — In celebration of the harvest holiday, stop by our community sukkah , shake the lulav and etrog, and take a moment to reflect during this week-long festival . For more ways to celebrate, check out some of our upcoming…

Fri · Oct 2·10 AM – 11:30 AM·Meet in the Historic Lobby, Postal Museum · Washington

Stamp your calendar for Story Time! Join us every week for a fresh story, a stroll through the Museum, hands-on postal play, and more. Together, we’ll explore mail and all the ways it connects us to people, places, and big ideas. Stop by anytime—whether you stay for one activity or the whole session, this program will…

Thu · Sep 3·7 PM – 7 PM·Sixth & I (In-Person and Virtual) · Washington

After the 2024 election, Longwell—CEO and Publisher of The Bulwark and host of “The Focus Group” podcast—sat down with voters and conducted hundreds of focus groups, listening to ordinary Americans from across the political spectrum with the goal of understanding politics through the eyes of the people who will decide…

Wed · Sep 9·7 PM – 7 PM·Sixth & I (In-Person and Virtual) · Washington

From R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface, comes Taipei Story, a humorous and moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock. — From R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface , comes Taipei Story , a hum…