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#national-politics

The Embassy Open House Tour lines this past Saturday were sometimes no joke.It seems everyone came out on the sunny, 70-degree day-and some people apparently even waited an hour or so for a slice of coronation cake from the British embassy.The Chilean embassy welcomed almost guests and the Norwegian embassy ran out of their free waffles.

Registration for the popular Bay Bridge Run opens at noon today.The 10k, which offers amazing views of the Chesapeake Bay, is scheduled for November 12. It's the only day of the year that the eastbound span is open to those on foot.Registration is $80 until June 30, and rises after that.For an additional $25, participants can have their race packet, with a bib, race shirt, and additional purchases, mailed to them before the race, to save them a trip to pick them up.

When poet and creative writer Rachel Jamison Webster attended a cousin's wedding, she was surprised to discover that her family is related to famed mathematician and naturalist Benjamin Banneker.This news was unexpected, not only because of Banneker's place in history as the first Black person in the U.S. to publish an almanac and for his role in surveying the boundaries for the District of Columbia but also because the author is white.

This week is the third anniversary of the 2020 pandemic shutdown, which brings up memories of the haze that was March 2020: the endless banana bread recipes, the virtual workouts, and of course, Tiger King, the hit Netflix docu-series starring Joe Exotic and his bleach-blond mullet.Now, the Tiger King himself is courting your vote for the highest office.

The National Gallery of Art just announced the dates and themes for its popular after-hours events.Here's how to get tickets.One of DC's favorite events is back this spring at the National Gallery of Art.Three "National Gallery Nights" will take place on the second Thursday of March, April, and May from 6 to 9 p.m. in the East Building.

Summer is officially coming: The city's spray parks are back starting today.Last week, Mayor Muriel Bowser that some spray parks in all eight wards would open early.Normally, they open Memorial Day weekend.will also open this week on a first-come, first-served basis.Aquatic programming registration opens at 12 PM on May 16, and registration for all other programming (team sports and fitness classes) opens at 12 PM on May 17.

The National Gallery of Art's "Gallery Nights," which feature live music and themed activities, have proven very popular.Now the museum is rolling out First Saturdays .Think of the new events as similar to Gallery Nights, but during the day and geared to all ages.The newest monthly event series will be, you guessed it, the first Saturdays of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday If you've never joined DC Run Crew for a workout, you can attend this sweat session for free.The group meets from 7 PM to 8:30 PM, and exercises combine Tabata with running intervals.2500Georgia Ave., NW
Tuesday Looking for a chill class?This yoga workshop for beginners will take you through a meditation, deep breathing, and basic movements.

Combine a cardio workout with Afrobeat music during this .The 60 minute class kicks off at 7:30 PM.Afro-Fit dance class at the Dance Institute of Washington3400 14th St., NW
Learn self defense influenced by Systema, a Russian martial art.The class at Maryland Systema in Takoma Park takes place from 7:30 to 8:30 PM.7117 Maple Ave., Takoma Park
Strap on your roller skates and join this Friday night skate session .

Berlin's voting map after its repeated state election on Sunday night resembled a great leaf charred at the edges a green patch for the urban center, where the environmentalist Green Party dominated, surrounded by suburbs shaded in black, the color that traditionally represents the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Chelsea Cushing competed as the CGI-generated character Candy in Netflix's anonymous dancing competition show Dance Monsters.She made it to the quarterfinals.Outside of her stint as Candy, she's also CEO of AF Talent Management, a modeling agency in the DMV that scouts and develops models in the area.

After 26 years, Silver Diner in Clarendon will serve its last customer on December 11. (Don't worry, there are several more Silver Diner locations still open around DC.) The classic diner isn't just dumping its decor, though- they've put some of their most notable pieces up for auction.Bidders will have the chance to bring home a neon sign or retro barstools until December 22 at midnight.

The Washington Post recently announced it will be ending its Sunday Magazine, which is terrible news for a number of reasons.Among other things, it means the end of the Post's popular Date Lab series, in which two readers go on a blind date and then report back on what happened.Date Lab originated in 2006, and as of 2019 at least three marriages have resulted from it .

Maybe you haven't gotten caught up in the highly intellectual discourse about Brambleton, Virginia's Legacy Park , otherwise known as "penis park."Let us fill you in.The 11-acre outdoor space opened in 2002 with playgrounds, basketball courts, and a sand volleyball court among its many features.

Banks Repeta, left, and Jaylin Webb in "Armageddon Time." (Anne Joyce/Focus Features) StarOutline (3 stars) In "Armageddon Time," James Gray's evocative portrait of his early years growing up in Queens, Banks Repeta plays Paul Graff, a boy entering sixth grade in 1980, when punk rock, disco, rap, national politics and New York City itself were changing and sometimes converging with apocalyptic force.