Are you a D.C. native? Want to test your hometown knowledge in front of a live audience? We're looking for contestants for "Ask A D.C. Native, Live!" — our trivia game show presented in partnership with @blacknativecreative . More info + how to apply at the link in our bio!
Last month — ahead of D.C. Natives Day — we hosted our first Ask A D.C. Native, Live!
We brought ‘It’s Academic’ nostalgia to @eatonworkshop with D.C. natives @rhondahenderson and @colorcodedstyle5 and their crews answering questions about our hometown.
Our host was the phenomenal @crochetkingpin .
Follow our partner @51stnews to read the Ask A D.C. Native column and support billionaire-free local news. Also follow our media sponsor @afronews , one of the longest running Black newspapers in the country.
Shoutout to videographer and D.C. native, @mossbossco_llc . Hit him up for your next event!
Who’s ready for the next one? What categories should we do this time!?
#blacknativecreative #dcevents #dctrivia #dchistory #dmvevents #dcnatives #dcnativesday #chocolatecity
We’re back on Wednesday, February 4 at 6:30 p.m. with another edition of Ask A D.C. Native, Live! This edition is in partnership with @smithsonianacm and @blacknativecreative . And it’s going down at @groun.ded .
Hosted by @crochetkingpin , join us as two teams of D.C. Natives go head-to-head answering trivia questions about Black history and D.C. culture. Audience members will also have a chance to win prizes!
Tickets are FREE, but you must RSVP. Link in bio!
You know how in those 90s teen sitcoms a team wins because some underdog teammate randomly knows all the answers in a super niche category clearly built exclusively for them? That was me in the D.C. Fashion category at this week’s ’Ask A D.C. Native, Live!’ Holiday Edition.
Loved connecting with my Team Yellow (we need a better name 😂) crew, @afra.mariyam + @daniel_with_a_y and our host @crochetkingpin 🔥.
Seriously shoutout to @51stnews + @blacknativecreative for creating this dope platform to nerd out on the real D.C. culture. Also, go subscribe to @51stnews if you’re not already. We have a major election looming and local storytellers are vital to our community (especially with all that is going on!).
Did you catch that we're hosting our first Black-owned market ahead of the third "Ask A D.C. Native, Live!" on Tuesday night? Doors open at @kbirdbar on 14th Street NW at 6:45 pm. Shop until the games begin at 7:30! (And again at intermission.)
Buy local, by D.C. and for D.C. Featuring @thepack.world , @gkjcreates , @shefrom_dc , and @crochetkingpin !
Details and RSVP at the link in our bio! Get your ticket for *free* with the code DCFREE 🤝
If you know these answers, we've got an event for you...
Tuesday, December 9. 6:45 p.m. at @kbirddc . Ask a D.C. Native, Live! Holiday Edition — where two teams will go head to head over how well they know their hometown, and the audience will get tested, too. This is an audience round question from the last time we hosted this event in the fall!
Link in bio for tickets! 🤫 Get yours for free with the code DCFREE 🤫
Fun news! We are … ho-ho-hosting a special holiday edition of “Ask a D.C. Native, Live!” — our recurring gameshow competition where D.C. natives flex their hometown knowledge.
It’s Tuesday, December 9th at @kbirdbar . Doors open at 6:45 p.m.; Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and for sale now at the link in our bio!
Presented in partnership with @blacknativecreative and hosted by poet, artist, and 51st Community Connector Dwayne Lawson-Brown (@crochetkingpin ), two teams will answer D.C.-related trivia questions in front of a live audience — that’s you! Shout out to @thedaproject for sponsoring our audience prizes!
Attendees can shop for holiday gifts from Black-owned vendors before, during, and after the show. Will we see you there?!
Space is limited. Don’t wait to get your tix.
@diakea ’s first Dating Aces event at @shanklinhall was a success, especially for the newbies under the tutelage of our Spades Professor @bemobrown .
Not gonna lie though, we could’ve had more guys in the building. What we gotta do to get more men out? Does the word “dating” turn you off? Or are you not confident in your Spades game?
Let us know!
This one of for our fashion fiends!
D.C. native Crystal Mayanja of @colorcodedstyle5 is hosting a series of intimate conversations with sustainable designers of color.
First up, on July 10 at @eatonworkshop , she’s chatting with Ivy Tettegah of @ilormstudio , maker of stunning contemporary artware.
Get inside the designer’s mind, purchase some clothes, have a drink and a good time!
From the brilliant mind of D.C. native @diakea :
On July 18 at @shanklinhall , we’re bringing together 32 singles (16 men, 16 women, ages 30–40) for five rounds of Spades, partner-rotation style. You’ll play 10 hands each round and switch partners as you go. Think: card chemistry meets dating curiosity.
You’ll get a scorecard to track wins, partners, and your favorite table moments. Between rounds, there’ll be music, mingling, drinks, and space to connect.
Before game night, you’ll fill out a quick questionnaire about your Spades style, what kind of energy you bring (and like), and how you show up in partnership. Based on your answers, you’ll be matched to play with folks who just might be your kind of people.
No pressure. Just good cards, better conversation, and a room full of potential.
DM us for the questionnaire! #blacknativecreative #dcevents #dmvevents #dmvsingles #dcsingles #matchmaking #spades #gamenight #shanklinhall
