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Friday, October 16, 5:30 – 10:00 PM, Annual Noche Tropical Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Pennsylvania Ave NW. Benefits Mary’s Center to commitment its supporters, partners and friends. Cocktail reception & silent auction, three-course Seated Dinner, and Dessert Reception. Prices vary, info.

Friday, October 16

6:00 – 8:00 PM, Luce Unplugged: Near Northeast and Cruzie Beaux at Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 8th and F Street, NW. info.

5:00 PM, Dreams for Kids DC Soccer Kick Off at Provision, 2100 14th St NW. Meet and greet with DFKDC athlete ambassador D.C. United’s Sean Franklin and help children with disabilities. $20, info.   

7:30 – 10:00 PM, DC Bike Party's Halloween Ride and After Party at Dupont Circle Fountain. Halloween theme is villains! Join in a bike ride, followed by an epic warehouse after party! Free entry, rsvp.  

Saturday, October 17

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Expo Italiana: Italian Festival at Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Rd NW. Includes: indoor bocce court, high-end cars on display, live music, singing, dancing, tastings and lots of vendors. Free, info.  

1:00 – 5:00 PM, Best of Brookland, 701 Monroe St NW. Featuring live music, food and entertainment from local hot spots such as &pizza, Brookland Pint and Dance Spot. For more information, visit: info.  

7:00 – 9:00 PM, 7th annual SEGL Gala and capital campaign kick-off at Folger Shakespeare Library, Paster Reading Room, 201 E Capitol St SE. Free, must rsvp.  

10:00 AM, American Field Pop-Up Market comes to Georgetown, Reservoir Rd to P St along Wisconsin Ave NW. Free, info.   

Saturday, October 24, 7:00 PM 14th annual Chef's Night at Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St NW, Wash DC, Includes: cocktails, dinner, dessert bar. $200, benefits Montgomery Kids Pediatric Hospice, rsvp

Saturday, October 17

10:00 AM, White House Garden Tour at The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW. The National Park Service will distribute free, timed tickets at the Ellipse Visitor Pavilion beginning at 9am, one per person, on a first-come, first-served basis. info.

11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Georgetown Book Hill Fall Market in the heart of Georgetown, Reservoir Rd to P St along Wisconsin Ave NW. Independent shops, antiques store, live music, raffles, pumpkin and apple sales, children's entertainment, and more, info.

6:00 – 9:30 PM, Junior State of America DC Benefit at Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, 750 15th St NW. Featuring Politico’s John F. Harris, and TIME Magazine’s Callie Schweitzer. $150, info

8:00 PM, Go Formal For Justice Gala 2015: DC Bar Foundation’s Young Lawyers Network at Mayer Brown LLP, 1999 K St NW. $125, open bar with craft liquor tasting, silent auction, dancing, and other surprises. info

Sunday, October 18

9:30 – 10:30 AM, Sunday Serenity: Yoga in the Park at Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St NW. Free, $5 suggested donation at the door, info.   

3:00 PM, FRESH TALK: Righting the Balance, a discussion of gender parity in the arts at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave NW. $15-$25, info.  

7:00 – 10:00 PM, Shocktober, two Halloween attractions at Paxton Manor, 601 Catoctin Cir NE, Leesburg, VA. Haunted house full of zombies, and The Haunted Well of Souls. Continues through October. $30/online, $35/door, proceeds benefit Paxton Campus serving those with disabilities, info.  

1:00 PM, join author John Lewis for a discussion and signing of his latest Washington: A History of Our National City at Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW. $40/book, info.