A Summer Fest of International Events ☀️

👋 Hello from California! 👋

Nate here! I cannot believe it is July already, where is the year going? I am in California at the moment just spending time with family and enjoying a break from life. The slow life in California is a nice reprieve from the fast-paced life of Washington D.C.

I hope all of you readers had a fabulous 4^th of July wherever you are! We certainly had a lot of fireworks here in Ventura County, even though technically they were illegal (lol). See you around! 🌊 🤙 

✏️ New Calendar Format 🤩 

We have a new calendar which is a new way of visualizing the old Google Calendar that we had previously. It is through Tockify which is a web service that transforms boring calendars into visual masterpieces! I hope you enjoy the new format since it is more visually pleasing to the eye than just blocks of times in the Google Calendar. Here is a cheat code: you can filter by date and different types of formats including pinboard style, agenda, and monthly. Let me know what you think!

📆 Events List 📆 

Check out the following international embassy and cultural events happening from Monday, July 8 - Sunday, 14:

Ocean Stories ~ The Italian Navy Exhibition, Tuesday 07/09 🇮🇹 A multimedia and immersive exhibition on the Italian Navy and its contributions to the world (by appointment only) (FREE!)

Conversation with Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Tuesday 07/09 🇲🇩 Hudson Institute is delighted to welcome Mihai Popșoi, the deputy prime minister and foreign minister of the Republic of Moldova (FREE!)

Counterpart International Summer Mixer, Tuesday 07/09 🗣️ Counterpart will host the international development community, donors, and partner organizations for the third annual Summer Mixer (FREE!)

SAY NO TO NATO | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation, Tuesday 07/09 📕 Join us to explore NATO's origins, structure, and its goals at a time of mounting global tension (FREE!)

Swiss Film Club: The Love Stories of Liv S., Saturday 07/06 - Sunday, 07/14 🎥 You're invited to join the Embassy of Switzerland in the U.S. for the July 2024 installment of the Swiss Film Club (FREE!)

Ocean Stories ~ The Italian Navy Exhibition, Wednesday 07/10 🇮🇹 A multimedia and immersive exhibition on the Italian Navy and its contributions to the world (by appointment only) (FREE!)

La Doña Performance, Wednesday 07/10 🎵 La Doña, born Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea in San Francisco, California, is a solo reggaeton singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. La Doña combines her deep roots in Latin folk traditions like corridos and rumba with the propulsive modern sounds of reggaeton, cumbia, and hip hop (FREE!)

Ocean Stories ~ The Italian Navy Exhibition, Thursday 07/11 🇮🇹 A multimedia and immersive exhibition on the Italian Navy and its contributions to the world (by appointment only) (FREE!)

Dance on the Lunar Lawn, Thursday 07/11 💃 Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company (DTSBDC), the premier modern dance company in our nation’s capital, presents an evening of mixed repertoire performances alongside live music (Flexible pricing starting off with $2)

Live! at the Library, Thursday 07/11 📕 The Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building is open for extended hours every Thursday evening from 5 to 8 p.m (FREE!)

Amy Helm Performance, Thursday 07/11 🎵 Amy Helm’s voice soars, flays, pleads, celebrates, guides, heals, teaches, and above all makes you feel. Helm’s 2021 album What The Flood Leaves Behind found acclaim in Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, Relix Magazine, No Depression, and on CBS Saturday Morning (FREE!)

Evening at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Thursday 07/11 🇸🇦 Step onto foreign soil and join us for an exclusive visit to the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia. You will be amazed at the fantastic architecture and elegance of the Embassy ($64 but prices increase over time)

Europe’s Security After the Washington Summit: A Conversation with Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski, Friday 07/12 🇵🇱 NATO’s 75th anniversary is a cause for celebration, especially in the capitals of its Eastern European member states. Yet this year’s NATO summit is happening against the background of a protracted war waged by Russia against Ukraine, instability along the alliance’s eastern flank, and the Kremlin’s constant stream of threats directed at the West. Has the Washington summit lived up to expectations, and is a more stable, peaceful Europe within reach? (FREE!)

La Estrategia del Caracol - Ibero-American Film Showcase, Friday 07/12 🎥 A group of tenants living in an old house are confronted with having to move out due to a renovation project the city has undertaken but decide to unite and come up with a strategy (Flexible pricing with $5 as a recommended donation)

Bastille Day Gala Event 2024, Friday 07/12 🇫🇷 On Friday July 12, come to the French embassy and experience the delicious flavors of Alsace ($268.61+)

Redefining Afrofuturism: Trade Expo, Friday 07/12 Join us on Fri., July 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM at 1110 Oak Dr SE, at the forefront of redefining "Afrofuturism,” as not just a cultural movement, but as a catalyst for African antipoverty, innovation, and empowerment (FREE!)

An Artist Talk with Holly Cole, Friday 07/12 🖼️ Fiber artist Holly Cole joins The Art League's Julia Chance for a Q&A session at the opening reception for her solo show "Vanishing” (FREE!)

Dupont Circle BID presents: Music in the Circle, Saturday 07/13 🎵 Captivating live music in Dupont Circle Park for you to enjoy, every Saturday in July (FREE!)

Milestones Film Screening, Saturday 07/13 🎥 In 1975, John Douglas and Robert Kramer, both former members of The Newsreel revolutionary filmmaking collective, emerged from isolation to take stock of their generation’s hopes and struggles with Milestones. This film is a kaleidoscopic epic that follows numerous characters both willfully marginal and yearning for community as they reckon with the aftermath of the radical ’60s (FREE!)

Paula Cole Performance, Saturday 07/13 🎵 Paula Cole’s recently released eleventh studio album Lo is devastatingly personal and utterly gorgeous. From whispering poetry in a low alto range to opening her throat in primal scream, Paula Cole’s voice is more commanding than ever, revealing battle scars, deep wisdom, the soulfulness of gospel, the urgency of rock, and the sensitivity of folk (FREE!)

Jubilee Celebration: Bastille Day Afternoon Tea, Sunday 07/14 🇫🇷 Celebrate Bastille Day and Sofitel's 60th Anniversary with a luxurious afternoon tea ($90)

Here and Elsewhere Film Screening, Sunday 07/14 🎥 Spurred by this realization of the initial film’s shortcomings, Godard and Miéville added their own voices to the footage to produce a fascinating analysis of the production of political images. Here and Elsewhere remains an extraordinary example of Godard’s ability to think history through cinema—and, as Serge Daney noted, to pay tribute to the dead (FREE!)

International Food and Craft Festival, Sunday 07/14 🥳 Step into a world of diversity and celebration at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring, MD, on July 14, 2024, from 1 PM to 7 PM (FREE!)

👀 Looking Ahead! 👀 

Animezing! | Okko's Inn, Tuesday 07/16 🎥 In this Madhouse film, Director KOSAKA Kitaro seamlessly blends immersive, idyllic landscapes with storybook charm. Okko’s Inn delivers a rare ghost story that –despite several floating characters – is firmly grounded in the trials and joys of humanity (FREE!)

Ambassador Insider Series: Malaysia, Wednesday 07/17 🤝 Join us for an exclusive event, "Ambassador Insider Series: Malaysia" where you'll learn about Malaysia and meet interesting people (FREE for current Capitol Hill Staff, $28.52 for foreign diplomats, $71.21 for general admission)

Washington | 2024 Young Pianists Scholarships Debut Recital, Thursday 07/18 🎵 French American Piano Society presents its 2024 Young Pianists Scholarship recipients in their Washington D.C. Debut Recital ($35)

Seasonal Japan | Summer Matsuri, Saturday 07/20 🥳 Celebrate summer at the Japan Information & Culture Center's (JICC) Special Summer Matsuri Event (FREE!)

Garden Party at the Embassy of France, Saturday 07/20 🇫🇷 Join us for a "very French" Garden Party at the French Embassy ($103.22+)

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