A Blanket for Two: 'The Great American Picnic Basket'

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FOR NINE YEARS the National Gallery of Art's summer concert series Jazz in the Garden has been a Friday favorite for D.C. locals and visitors alike. This summer, guests lounging around the grand central fountain can take their picnicking to the next level with "The Great American Picnic Basket."

Inside the basket, Jazz in the Garden goers will find all the necessities for a picnic fit for two including sparkling water, fresh-baked breads with gourmet spreads, seasonal fruit, summer sausage and cheese from the American heartland, and dessert. Wines by the bottle may also be ordered with the basket at an additional cost.

Along with the yummy eats, small tokens from the gallery, such as a current calendar of events, are included. Offered in celebration of the now reopened American paintings galleries, the basket is available inside the Pavilion Cafe or by preorder. Advance orders must be placed by the Wednesday prior to the Friday concert and be pre-paid online.

» National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW; 5 p.m., $25; 202-289-3360.

Written by Express' Catherine Ahearn
Photo courtesy Doris Alston