Join us at our monthly book swap! April’s theme is poetry, so bring a book on theme to share with your neighbor or donate one to help us build out our community book nook!

We hope you’ll come away with a new book, and maybe a new buddy.

A mixer in a relaxed and intimate environment. This event is in a Speed Dating format, with a few minutes to talk to each person. There will be a dedicated host from Jigsaw Dating at the event, plus custom conversation cards to help you break the ice!

Jigsaw app members will enjoy a complimentary welcome drink or pastry.

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That thing you’ve always wanted to write? It’s not going to write itself. And listen, we get it, it can be incredibly hard to find time to yourself, let alone time be creative.

Join writer and teaching artist Kristen Zory King at The Potter's House for Write On! a dedicated time and space each month to sit in the company of other writers and, well, write. At the beginning of each session, writers will be given an optional creative prompt to guide their writing time and each session will close with a brief opportunity to share, if desired.

This event is free, in part, thanks to the generous support of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Donations appreciated. Writers of all levels are encouraged to participate. Please bring something to write on, something to write with, and your creative and curious spirit. Questions? Please don't hesitate to be in touch with kristenzoryking (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Join us for a story hour in our community room! Storytime attendees will receive 15% off all picture books. All ages are welcome, but those under 12 will enjoy it the most.

This month we’ll be reading Worm Weather by Jean Taft and The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach.

Join us for the first meeting of Love & Lattes, a monthly romance book club hosted on the second Thursday of the month from 7 to 8 pm. For April we’ll be reading Empire of Shadows (Raiders of the Arcana #1) by Jacquelyn Benson. Book club members will receive 15% off the monthly pick in-store.

About the book:

Nice Victorian ladies don’t run off to find legendary lost cities.

One trifling little arrest shouldn’t have cost Ellie Mallory her job, but it’s only the latest in a line of injustices facing any educated woman with archaeological ambitions.

When Ellie stumbles across the map to a mysterious ancient city, she knows she’s holding her chance to revolutionize Pre-Colombian history. There’s just one teensy complication. A ruthless villain wants it, and Ellie is all that stands in his way.

To race him to the ruins—and avoid being violently disposed of—she needs the help of maverick surveyor Adam Bates, a snake-wrangling rogue who can’t seem to keep his dratted shirt on.

But there’s more than Ellie’s scholarly reputation (and life) on the line. Her enemies aren’t just looters. They’re after an arcane secret rumored to lie in the heart of the ruins, a mythical artifact with a power that could shake the world.

Between stealing trousers, plummeting over waterfalls, and trying not to fall in love with her machete-wielding partner, will Ellie be able to stop the oracle of a lost empire from falling into the wrong hands?

Join us at our monthly book swap! We’ll meet in the cafe for good drinks and good conversation; March’s theme is women’s history, so bring a book on theme to share with your neighbor or donate one to help us build out our community book nook!

We hope you’ll come away with a new book, and maybe a new buddy.

Join us in our community room at Craft & Cry for some cathartic stitching, glueing, knitting, chatting, and yeah... maybe a little crying! It’s a tough moment in [DC/the country/the world], and we like to handle that by coming together with people that get it.

Bring your current craft project, or pick one up here, and commiserate with us. Let’s craft, cry, and carry on. 🧶

Join us for a story hour in our community room! Story time attendees will receive 15% off all picture books. All ages welcome, but those under 12 will enjoy it the most. This month we’ll be reading Mary Wears What She Wants by Keith Negley and Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed.

Join us for live music from local musician Lou Black and his Special Musical Guest. All ticket sales will support Pay It Forward, a free meals program offered daily at The Potter’s House.

Lou Black: Lou Black is a Peruvian born, Washington DC area singer/songwriter/producer/video artist/statistician with an international following in 136 countries. His 2004 debut album (“City of No Winters”) has been described by the press as “sophisticated global pop” and “one of the best in the singer songwriter genre,” but Lou Black describes his music as “subversive pop songs of social commentary and personal struggle. I have many musical influences, my primary ones being Roy Orbison and the Velvet Underground, but I always like to keep track of what listeners/fans say I remind them of. The list is broad, but there are some frequent references to Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Roy Orbison, Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash, Weezer, Pixies, Billy Idol, Tom Waits, Enrique Bunbury, and Raul Seixas, to name a few."

Lou is best known for his popular 2004 song “Searching for a Land of Love,” a song that continues to be his most streamed song on Spotify. His latest album, "Lovely Ashes from the Broken Hearts," released in May 2024 was described by Americana Highways as "Lovely with a touch of quavering vulnerability... the vibe is sparkly and bright." This album featured a variety of female vocalists from the DMV and Philadelphia (Flo Anito, Erin Frisby, Jacie Lee, Heather Aubrey Lloyd, and Meet the Bug).

Broommaker: Broommaker began as Teething Veils in 2006 in Washington, DC, playing occasional live shows at places such as the Montgomery College Planetarium and their own living room at 611 Florida Ave, becoming more active about six years later. They have released five LPs (Velorio, 2013; Constellations, 2014; Sea and Sun, 2017; Canopy of Crimson, 2020; and To Have and to Hold, 2022) and a 7” single (Dinner Date, 2015) through the artist-run DC-and-Santa-Fe-based collective Etxe Records. They have played live with audiences in 47 US states and the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces. The band members also play, or have played, in The Antiques, Daamsel, Kohoutek, The OSYX, Parlor Scouts, Prom Concussion, Seamstresses, Silo Halo, and Void Vision.

Acacia Sears: Acacia Sears is a Baltimore-based singer songwriter whose work is rooted in true life stories, thick with metaphor and imagery, percussive while being poetic. She has released two indie rock albums and one children’s album, and is recording her next indie rock album to be released in early 2025. This project, “Egress,” talks about grief, divorce, and finding new love, and includes a murder ballad called “Burn the Bed,” a surprising work of fiction that maintains an honest core.