June 22, 2022
Updates from Adams Morgan
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for the latest in DC government funding and grant opportunities for businesses.
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Friday, June 24, 7:00 p.m.
Marie Reed Soccer Field, 2200 Champlain St. NW
For Pride month, join the
DC Public Library
and the
DC Mayor's Office on LGBTQ Affairs
for a special screening of Homo Promo: Vintage LGBT Movie Trailers. Starting at sundown at Marie Reed Field in Adams Morgan, we'll watch this fabulous collection of vintage queer movie trailers with live commentary from the Rewind Project podcast team. Bring a blanket or chair and refreshments and celebrate Pride with some vintage cinema!
DC Queer Flix is our monthly viewing and discussion of LGBTQ cinema from the Library's online Kanopy collection.
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Drag Queen Storytime continues Sunday!
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We're partnering again this year with the
DC Public Library
and
The Line Hotel DC
to bring back
Drag Queen Storytime
! Join us monthly including this Sunday, June 26 for a free children’s story time in Unity Park! We'll be set up in Unity Park on the last Sunday of every month from April through October at 11am. Rain location will be inside
The Line Hotel DC
(next to the park).
The goal of Drag Queen Storytime is to inspire a love of reading, while teaching deeper lessons on diversity, self-love and an appreciation of others. Visit
ADMODC.ORG/STORYTIME
for details.
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Adams Morgan Movie Nights concludes with Queen of the Capital on Tuesday
(rescheduled from an earlier date)
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One of DC's favorite annual events is back this spring with
a
great lineup of films.
The theme of this year's series is "The Road Less Traveled," featuring characters who are on a quest or journey.
The 2022 edition of Adams Morgan Movie nights is sponsored by
Gifted Curators
,
The Rounds
,
The Silva
,
Wegman's
,
DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment (OCTFME)
, and
Insomnia Cookies
who will once again be donating hundreds of cookies for each screening on a first-come, first-served basis.
New this year
: Gifted Curators will be providing free freshly-popped popcorn to attendees.
Originally scheduled for June 7, we had to cancel the screening of
Queen of the Capital
because of rain. Fortunately we were able to reschedule the film for this coming Tuesday, June 28, as well as the pre-movie discussion with
director/producer Josh Davidsburg and star Muffy Blake Stephyns.
Adams Morgan Movie Nights runs on Tuesday evenings through June 28. Movies are shown on the soccer field at Marie Reed School and start about 30 minutes after sunset (The sun sets at 8:38 pm this Tuesday). The field is located behind the tennis courts at the corner of 18th Street and California Street, NW.
Movie Nights: Brown Bag Movie Meals
It's not too late to participate in our "Brown Bag to Movie Nights" program again this year.
Participating businesses will be promoted along with our movies every week. All your business needs to do is put together a carryout meal of some sort, preferably with utensils (if needed), that will be available on our movie nights (Tuesdays through June 28) and let us know about it. Contact
Brian Barrie
(202-536-9515) for more info.
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Armenian Wine Tasting Friday
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Yerevan Market & Cafe
is located at 2204 18th St., NW
DISCLAIMER: To buy alcohol you must be 21 years of age or older and must have a valid ID. Per Yerevan Cafe's Class “C” Restaurant license, all carry out/delivery alcohol sales must be provided in closed or sealed containers and accompanied by at least one (1) prepared food item.
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Contest Alert!
Share your favorite #AdamsMorgan nature photo
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Taking photos has almost become second nature… especially when wandering the colorful, tree-lined streets in our neighborhood. This week, take some nature photos around Adams Morgan for a chance at winning a $50 gift card to a DC restaurant, courtesy of all of the DC BIDs.
Here’s how to enter the contest:
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Share your favorite nature photo in Adams Morgan on Instagram
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Tag us @admobid
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Use the hashtags #DCPhotoAlbum and #ReturnToCityLife
Enter by Sunday, June 26th at 11:59pm.
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As we move forward, we know for many, Covid-19 cases continue to be a regular occurrence in our lives due to a growing number of omicron subvariants. As a helpful reminder, below is the
CDC’s guidance for when an employee tests positive
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Continue to remind employees that if someone has
Covid-19 symptoms
(such as fever or chills, loss of taste or smell, cough, sore throat, or shortness of breath) they should notify their manager and stay home from work.
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Employees at work who appear to have symptoms should be sent home.
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Sick employees should follow
CDC guidance
and not return to work until they follow home isolation guidance.
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Also, RAMW has a helpful one-sheet on what to do if an employee (or anyone) tests positive.
Click here
for the one-sheet you can print and post for staff if you like.
Additional reminders for DC Operators:
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The DC minimum wage, which is tied to the Consumer Price Index, on July 1 increases to $16.10 and for tipped workers to $5.35.
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Also on July 1, Paid Family Leave expands to 12 weeks and reduces the tax rate for employers from 0.62% to 0.26%.
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Farmers Market continues Saturday
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The Adams Morgan Farmers Market is open for the season on
Saturdays from 8:30am – 1:00pm
, rain or shine, at UNITY PARK, Columbia Rd and Euclid St. NW. The market will be open every Saturday through December.
Music at the Farmers Market
With help from a grant from the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), we have hired a musician, Heidi Martin, to perform at the farmers market on Saturdays. In addition to playing folk music and jazz, she will also set aside a couple sets for children's music and will have instruments with her so they can participate. Heidi began as lead 3’s teacher with a joyous circle time. “Music 2Little Ears” grew into a creative set of children’s music performances, classes and private lessons. She is also a DC Jazz Festival Education Coordinator and a professional vocalist and composer.
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Breadcoin
is a community food token used by people who want to support local food vendors. It acts like a community-wide gift certificate with each coin worth $2.50. The Breadcoin token is used by a network of schools, hospitals, churches, and neighborhood groups to combat food insecurity. Many community members use Breadcoins themselves to destigmatize hunger. Breadcoins' restaurants are the heart of the network. Participating locations can increase sales and reach new customers.
Click here to sign up
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DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD)’s 2022
Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) Green Grants
up to $100,000 for CBE service firms to provide critical back-office supports to other CBEs interested in pursuing contract and procurement opportunities with the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU). Eligible back-office support services covered by CBE Green grants include: accounting, proposal development, legal support, project management, and internal systems development. Funding made possible through partnership with the DC Department of Energy and the Environment.
Read details
and apply by July 1, 2022 at 2pm.
LISC Business Services and
Verizon's Digital Ready
online curriculum designed to give small businesses tools to succeed in today's digital world. $10,000 grant opportunities available to qualified businesses that complete free online courses.
Learn more and apply here
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Latino Economic Development Center’s
LEDC Restaurant Expansion Loan
. Loan awards up to $100,000 with fixed 0% interest rate for established DC-based restaurants in process of opening an additional location. Contact
jbehrens@ledcmetro.org
or
narnaude@ledcmetro.org
to learn more.
Limited funding available
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DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD)
DC Kiva Hub's Kiva Crowdfunded Loans
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No interest. No fees. No revenue. No minimum credit score. No collateral (No brainer). Open to DC-based business at all stages, and DC residents exploring entrepreneurship. Access 0% interest, $0 fee loans crowdsourced from $1000 to $15,000 through family, friends and DC community and beyond.
Read details and apply here
. Rolling application acceptance and review.
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development (DMPED)’s
Vitality Fund
assists businesses within targeted sectors to relocate, expand, or stay in Washington, DC.
Read details and apply here
. Deadline not listed.
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsor one of our community events! Partner with our community while reaching some of the city's most desirable demographics. For details, contact
Kristen Barden
at
202-997-0783.
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Adams Morgan Partnership
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