October 18: GRAND OPENING: kung fu demos, lion & dragon dancing, and more!

Extended hours at DU: Open Sunday and weekdays (Sunday through Thursday) from 11:00am - 5:00pm

Fridays and Saturdays will be open from 11:00am - 10:00pm

(Closed October 31)

Since 1995, Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute has brought martial arts, African drumming, traditional Chinese Lion and Dragon Dance, and Chinese musical instruments to Washington, DC.

Learn more about HTCMLI at jowga.org.

(Friday November 7 is sold out!)

Picnic Theatre Company's comedy thriller, Invasion of the Body Snatchers - a parody sequel to the 1950s and 1970s sci-fi thriller classic! 

Set in the near future, people around the world are suddenly possessed by a mysterious presence. Can governments, scientists, universities and military operatives win the race to save humankind before it is too late?

6pm cocktails
7pm performance (90 minutes)

$20 - all proceeds support Dupont Underground

Dupont Underground is closed for a private event Friday,, November 14.

Not for the individual, la rumba is the expression of the collective. It is the voice of the people, the rhythm of the barrio, the sound of heritage preserved through song and dance.

DJ Pedro Night and salsa band Orquesta Manplesa present Rumba in DC: live salsa remixed for the first time ever.The Prime Minister of Adobo and the District’s youngest salsa band unite onstage for a hybrid live/DJ performance. Expect traditional guaguancó rhythms to mix with funk, reggaeton, and hip-hop. Hear congas & campanas meet 808s and synthesizers.

$21

Taking Heart: DC Writers on Courage

By Writers for Democratic Action: DC+MD Chapter in partnership with Dupont Underground

At a time when courage is as necessary as it is scarce in our shared political life, Writers for Democratic Action invites members of the public to attend an afternoon of literary readings on the theme of courage.

On Sunday, November 16, from 2 to 3.30, several DC area writers -- Olga Grushin, Leeya Meyta, Marina Omar, and Hong Quynh Vo, among others -- will present a rich diversity of translations, poetry, essays, and fiction in DuPont Underground's performance space.

This free event is in partnership with Dupont Underground.

Dupont Underground is closed for a private event Monday, November 17.