Bring On The Heat With These International Events ☀️

🎉 Garden Party at the Embassy of France 🎉 

On Friday, July 20, an international mix and mingle event is happening with the Garden Party at the Embassy of France!

Organized by the French-American Chamber of Commerce (FACC), spend a beautiful evening in the French Embassy's expansive and gorgeous outdoor space to mix and mingle with francophiles, French VIPs, diplomats, professionals and business people.

In addition, prepare to experience the following:

• Buffet campagnard (French buffet)

• Ham from Bayonne cut in front of you

• French Crepes Bar

• Open Bar All Night (Bubbly, Rose, Red, White, Kir, Pastis, etc.)

• Rosé de Provence provided by our partner Vin Sur Vingt

• Authentic 1990 Citroen 2CV ‘Charleston’

Interested in going? 👀 Use our discount code “EMBASSYLIFE” to get 10% off on ALL tickets! Enjoy and see you there!

📆 Events List 📆 

Check out the following international embassy and cultural events happening from Monday, June 10 - Sunday, June 16:

Heurich House Museum, Monday 06/10 🎉 On Monday, June 10, the Heurich House Museum and the Picnic Theatre Company invite you to enjoy a picnic and garden party theater in the museum’s biergarten, 1921! 💲 

International Student House, Monday 06/10 🇦🇿 The International Student House of Washington, DC is delighted to welcome the Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E. Khazar Ibrahim, to the Ella Burling "Great Hall" on June 10th, for an engaging conversation on climate change and Azerbaijan's COP29 Presidency. 🆓 

People’s Book, Monday 06/10 📕 An account of love, what it’s like to feel neither here nor there, and one writer’s quest for the missing pieces that might make her feel whole, I Would Meet You Anywhere is the stirring culmination of Ito’s decision to embrace her right to know and tell her own story. 🆓 

National Press Club, Tuesday 06/11 Please join us for a discussion regarding the UAE’s role in transnational repression, espionage, subverting democratic processes, and an evaluation of policy recommendations for the US Government. 🆓 

Embassy of Pakistan, Tuesday 06/11 🇵🇰 ThingstodoDC has the remarkable privilege of transporting you around the world to an ancient land filled with wonder and excitement – all in a single evening. Step onto foreign soil and join us for an exclusive visit to the Embassy of Pakistan. 💲 

Wild Days (Eaton Hotel Rooftop), Tuesday 06/11 🎉 Celebrate the One World community while enjoying beautiful views, delicious food, lively music, and fabulous company. 🆓 

Embassy of Argentina, Tuesday 06/11 💃 This series will cover the fundamentals of tango in 4 weekly classes, Tuesday, June 11, 18, 25 and July 2 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. The registration fee for all four classes is $60.00 per person. 💲

Mexican Cultural Institute, Tuesday 06/11 🎥 To explore the creative process behind the Mexican film "All The Silence" (Todo el silencio) and to highlight the challenges faced by the deaf community in our society, we are excited to host two distinguished guests from Gallaudet University, the actress Adriana Llabrés and a moderator from the Mexican Cultural Institute to share their experiences and insights into the making of this film. This event is part of the XVI Ibero-American Film Showcase. 🆓 

Multiple locations, Wednesday 06/12 - Friday 07/12 🎥 Celebrate the vibrant diversity of Ibero-America through the magic of cinema at our XVI Film Showcase. This year's theme, "Urban Living," features a compelling selection of films that explore the dynamic and multifaceted realities of city life across Ibero-America.🆓 💲

Embassy of Colombia, Wednesday 06/12 🎥Celebrate Ibero-American vibrant Diversities with the magic of cinema on this XVI Ibero-American Film Showcase. 🆓 

John F Kennedy Center, Wednesday 06/12 🎵 Across the last 15 years, Ryan Gustafson of The Dead Tongues has emerged as one of modern folk’s most distinct voices. 🆓

The Ven at Embassy Row, Wednesday 06/12 💃 Champagne and Tango Soiree: Evening in Buenos Aires with Argentine Tango Lessons. Experience the romance of 1930s Buenos Aires. 💲

Thomas Jefferson Building, Wednesday 06/12 🎵 Washington, D.C.-based writer, curator and activist Dr. Natalie Hopkinson discusses her work amplifying the voices of Black and Indigenous cultures that face erasure throughout the world. 🆓

White-Meyer House, Thursday 06/13 🖼️ Join us at Mother Earth—free & open to the public—to examine the pressing issues of the climate crisis through the lens of female artists. 🆓

Citizens & Culture, Thursday 06/13 Join ADC's mixer to support Congo & African businesses! Donations from the event will be sent to 3 nonprofits working in Congo! HH till 8pm! 🆓

Embassy of Argentina, Thursday 06/13 📽️ The Ibero American Cultural Attachés Association invites you to enjoy this wonderful comedy that shows another side of Argentina featuring the witty direction of Rodrigo Grande.  🆓

Black Cat, Thursday 06/13 🇧🇷 EducArte celebrates its first annual Festa Junina party, featuring forró super band Forróçacana directly from Brazil! 💲

National Presbyterian Church, Thursday 06/13 🎵 Three nationally-noted youth choirs, are proud to be gathering at the National Presbyterian Church for a special collaboration concert. 🆓

InterAmerican Development Bank, Friday 06/14 The Institute of Caribbean Studies’ 30 under 30 Changemaker Awards recognizes Caribbean Americans aged 30 and under for their commitment, active engagement, and leadership (professionally, academically, or personally) 🆓

1270 5th St NE, Friday 06/14 🖼️ Sneaker Stories showcases the relationship between graffiti & sneakers, with original works by Futura, Rammellzee, Cey Adams, and more! 🆓

Wunder Garten, Friday 06/14 ⚽️ Friday, June 14th 3pm: Germany vs Scotland... it's the opening match! Come watch with us and the embassies! 🆓

Landmark E Street Cinema, Friday 06/14 📽️ Weekend getaways, urban adventures, nature retreats, trotting the globe. The longing for a singular experience has never been more universal, and popular destinations are inundated. What do we truly gain from these ventures, aside from photographic evidence of our presence? 💲

National Museum of Asian Art, Friday 06/14 📽️ In Hong Sangsoo’s second feature, the themes and formal audacities that characterize his work begin to emerge in full. Set in the famous natural beauty of the titular province, it begins as the story of Jisook, who is vacationing with two friends to try to get over a disastrous affair with a married man. 🆓

Ronald Reagan Building, Saturday 06/15 📕 Come join us at the Children’s Book and Learning Festival for a fun-filled day of stories, activities, and educational adventures! 🆓

Thomas Jefferson Building, Saturday 06/15 As part of an all-day festival, visiting families are invited to join us for participatory activities complementing the Library’s new Treasures Gallery. 🆓

John F Kennedy Center, Saturday 06/15 🇧🇷 Join us as we celebrate the Festas Juninas (June Festivals) and journey to the North East of Brazil to explore forró, the Brazilian partner dance traditionally at the heart of the festivals, and other Brazilian partner dances that originated in the North and North East of Brazil.  🆓

Goethe-Institut Washington D.C., Saturday 06/15 🎥 10-year-old Rico fears that his new best friend has been snatched by a serial child kidnapper. 🆓

John F Kennedy Center, Saturday 06/15 🇪🇸 The Pan American Symphony Orchestra will perform music by Spain's most prominent composers such as Isaac Albéniz, Manuel de Falla, and Enrique Granados, showcasing the rhythms of Spanish folkdances while reflecting on different cultural traditions. 💲

1270 5th St NE, Sunday 06/16 🖼️ Sneaker Stories showcases the relationship between graffiti & sneakers, with original works by Futura, Rammellzee, Cey Adams, and more! 🆓

National Museum of Asian Art, Sunday 06/16 🎥 In what Glenn Kenny of The New York Times called “one of [Hong Sangsoo’s] most daring gambits,” a young woman named Kwon begins reading a packet of letters that have fallen out of order. The film depicts what she reads, leaping back and forth in time to tell the story of the relationship between Kwon and the writer, Mori (Ryo Kase, Like Someone in Love), a Japanese man who has returned to Korea to search for her. 🆓

National Museum of Asian Art, Sunday 06/16 🎥 Talk about a rough first day at work. When Areum (The Handmaiden’s Kim Min-hee) starts her job as an assistant to publisher Bongwan (Korean television star Kwon Hae-hyo), his wife immediately accuses her of having an affair with him. In fact, Bongwan recently broke off an affair with Areum’s predecessor and seems to be grooming her as his next conquest.🆓

Old Town Books, Sunday 06/16 📕 Join us for an evening with author Elizabeth Duval, hosted in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain 🆓

👀 Looking Ahead! 👀 

International Student House, Tuesday 06/18 The International Student House of Washington, DC is delighted to welcome the Ambassador of Switzerland Jacques Pitteloud, to the Ella Burling "Great Hall" on June 18th for an engaging conversation on challenges and opportunities of the U.S. foreign and defense policy. 🆓

metrobar DC, Wednesday 06/19 🎉 Celebrate Juneteenth with us at the Bryant Street Juneteenth Street Festival! 🆓

U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza, Thursday 06/20 Come celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the GI Bill and its historic impact on veterans' education and success hosted by The American Legion. 🆓

Japan Information & Culture Center, Friday 06/21 🇯🇵 Stop by the JICC's extended gallery hours for music and The Japan Foundation's traveling exhibition Photographic Images and Matter! 🆓

1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Saturday 06/22 🎉 D.C. Caribbean Carnival, Inc. & the Mayor's Office of Caribbean Cultural Affairs (MOCCA) present the 2nd Annual Caribbean Cultural Concert 🆓

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