Monthly Archives: January 2013

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Q&A with Ugly Purple Sweater

Ugly Purple Sweater

Ugly Purple Sweater is a indie-pop-folk group based in DC. Founded by Sam McCormally (vocals, guitar, & more)  and Rachel Lord (vocals, banjo, melodica, & more) in 2008, the band now includes Will McKindley-Ward on electric guitar, Rishi Chakrabarty on bass, and Mike Tasevoli on drums. Ugly Purple Sweater mixes mesmerizing guitar and banjo (and a bunch of other instruments) with beautiful soaring vocal melodies and dulcet harmonies. Their songs often blend darkness with light, minor keys and longing juxtaposed with a bright beat and jubilant vocals. Singer Sam Cormally’s clarion voice has a purity and depth at times reminiscent of Rufus Wainwright. Check out the video for their song “DC USA“, the title track from their brand new EP. Ugly Purple Sweater celebrates the release of said EP, DC USA at Black Cat this Saturday, January 12th, along with Kingsley Flood and Kindlewood!

This week We Love DC’s Alexia Kauffman had a chance to ask Sam McCormally some questions, and here’s what he had to say.

Alexia: How did you first start playing music?

Sam: I personally started playing and writing music when I was really little. I remember when I was about 8 starting to write songs, but having literally no idea how the music I heard on the radio was made. I had a little cassette tape boombox (remember that?) with a microphone, and I would set it up on top of my bureau and record myself singing and strumming guitar. I had a fantasy that I would slip the tape into my friend’s older sister’s tape player so she’d think it was the radio, and that way I could tell what she really thought of it.

Ugly Purple Sweater started 2008, when I surreptitiously intercepted an invitation for one of my other bands to play at a Barack Obama fundraiser. I had been writing some songs and posting them on MySpace (remember that?), and I thought it’d be fun to try them out. Rachel sat in on a couple of songs with me, and those were by far the most popular, so we started playing together all the time.

Alexia: What song or artist or album first made you fall in love with rock music?

Sam: Will (who plays electric guitar in the band) says his first rock and roll love was Jimi Hendrix. I wish I were as cool as that. My first exposure to pop music (and I’m using the “big tent” meaning of the phrase) were my dad’s Simon and Garfunkel tapes. But the first record I ever got excited about all by myself was TLC’s Crazy Sexy Cool. I loved that album so much that I actually recited, in front of my entire 4th glad class, the rap in the middle of “Waterfalls.” I still kinda like that song, but needless to say it was not a canonical performance. Continue reading →

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Oh Look, an Apology (Sort of)

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Ted Leonsis
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Oh look, Ted apologized.

Two things. First, where was this on Sunday? Why wasn’t this the email sent out? Not that this is all that much better, mind. (I’m bemused by the fact it’s actually entitled “A Note of Apology and Empathy.”)

Second, I find it interesting it comes out in the wake of other team notifications regarding some of the promos offered and first steps being taken to rebuild burned (nuked?) bridges. I’ve got to say, the timing on this is just…really, really poor.

I think what really irritates me most is this particular statement in Leonsis’ post:

It is now incumbent upon us to be a first-class partner not only with our players but also with our fans. It is time to move forward in the best way we can, together.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but why is it only now ‘they’ (I’m assuming the ownership group) recognize the necessity to partner with the fans? It’s a little late for that light bulb illumination. This tidbit of revelation would’ve been better served coming any day prior to September 15, 2012…

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We Love Weekends: Jan 11 — 14

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Katie: Nothing makes me giddy like nice weather, which means you’ll find me OUTSIDE! Friday night I’ve got wine club, so I need to find a cozy red to take with me. I’ve heard good things about Arrowine, so I might try and head there to pick up something to share. Saturday I’m thinking about hiking at Turkey Run or heading out to Mount Vernon. Sunday, my mentee from the College Bound program asked if we could bake cupcakes together, and who am I to say no to that? We’ll probably go to Hills Kitchen first to scout out cute cupcake liners and get appropriate sprinkles.

Mosley: I’m not exactly prizing my weekends right now. That’s probably because they’re seven days a week for me. But I think I can come up with something. First, I just got a book that’s been 28 years in the making, over 15 of which I’ve been reading them: A Memory of Light, last book of the Wheel of Time series. I’ve never finished reading a fantasy series that’s so long, and I expect to be addicted to this for the next week (think reading Harry Potter, only infinitely better). Lastly, Sunday I have a friends birthday brunch at the Blue Duck Tavern.

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Jenn: In anticipation of what will be a brutal next week, I’m in need of some serious serenity this weekend. As the weather will be a bit mild, I think I’ll indulge in some long strolls through my city to start — my favorites include the lovely stretch of Q Street from Logan to Dupont, or the majestic 16th Street from U to downtown, or hell, just wing it and see what new corners I can find. There might be a visit to the venerable Second Story Books, to spend several hours browsing dusty bookcases. Perhaps the mesmerizing Rothko Room at the Phillips will do the trick, or the Roads of Arabia at the Freer.  Of course there’s also sybaritic serenity: a massage at Celadon, dinner at the bar at Mintwood Place, rum cocktails at Hogo… and whatever form the search for peace takes this weekend, it’ll also include catching up with dear friends. 

Tom: After last weekend’s jaunt to Boston, I’m ready to be back in the DC Groove this weekend, and boy is that weather forecast helping matters. Warm weather?! In January?! Sign me up! Time to get my bike off the trainer and back on the streets! Also look for me on Friday night at Doctor Who Happy Hour at the Black Cat for their showing of Fear Her, which takes place during the London games. I’m also in a mood to head down to the SW Waterfront to check out the site for a notional Half Street Market, something along the lines of Union Market but for the SW Waterfront. My beloved 49ers play this weekend also, so I was giving some serious thought to extra wings at Boundary Stone and some brews during the game.

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Addison: It’s getting to that point in the year where my sports addiction just can’t be sustained. With the Redskins out of the playoffs, no hockey yet, college basketball just starting conference play, and baseball and MLS still a ways off (no, I’m not even going to mention the Wizards), I’m forced to seek other forms of entertainment, and actually get some culture or something. There’s some great art going on, between the final weekend for Carol Goldberg’s sculptures and paintings at Addison/Ripley, the opening of the Nam June Paik retrospective at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the arrival of Michelangelo’s David-Apollo at the National Gallery of Art. As a new Alexandria resident, I’m slowly working my way through the myraid restaurant offerings, and one I especially want to try is the new Virtue Feed and Grain, for some Irish-inspired American “pub grub.” The weather is supposed to be spring-like both days, so hopefully lots of time outside with the pup, and maybe a walk over to Del Ray to grab some breakfast at one of my favorite spots, Mancini’s.

Natalia: After a nice, and oh so very necessary, couple of days away from the District for some Holiday R&R, I am looking forward to a weekend back in my city of friends. A lot of food happenings went down while I was gone too, so catching up with the new while revisiting some of my classic hang outs. Friday night, I am headed to Hogo, after reading a nice little preview on it, and always interested in what the guys behind the Passenger are up to. Saturday, a day trip with friends will take us to Woodberry Kitchen, which was on the must list for the end of 2012, but we never made it. Saturday nights with two bdays, too much food and many glasses of wine later, I will take it easy Sunday, stroll the farmers market, maybe head to Big Bear Cafe or Boundary Stone, and at night head to The Howard Theater, for a show to take me back to the island life, by The Wailers.

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Black Cat: Bow ties are Cool. Burlesque is Cool.

Dr Who Adventure

The modern remix culture that we live in means that we’re constantly seeing cultural appropriation in new and different ways as our city cultural nexus aligns in new and unexpected ways. My friend Brittany, constantly on the look for the cool, sent me this yesterday, as she knows that I’m a huge Doctor Who fan. Next Friday, the Black Cat is playing host to Swami YoMahmi‘s Doctor Who Burlesque Adventure. 

There are two showings next Friday (8:30 & 11) and tickets will run you just $10 ahead of time and $12 at the door.

Whovian attire is suggested, but not required. I’m sure, by the by, that there will be one dance done in just Tom Baker’s scarf. See you there, nerdy friends.

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The Winning Ticket: Datsik @930 Club, 1/13/2013

 

Today We Love DC is giving away a pair of tickets to see Datsik at the 930 Club on Sunday, January 13th! Datsik brings his dark, dirty dubstep to the club with his “Firepower Reloaded” tour. Tickets can be purchased for the show online through Ticketfly, the 930 club website, or in person at the 930 club box office.

For your chance to win a pair of tickets to the show, simply leave a comment on this post using a valid email address until 4pm today. One entry per email address, please.

For the rules of this giveaway…

Comments will be closed at 4pm and a winner will be randomly selected. The winner will be notified by email. The winner must respond to our email within 24 hours or they will forfeit their tickets and we will pick another winner.

Tickets will be available to the winner at the will-call window of the 930 Club on the night of the concert. The tickets must be claimed with a valid ID. The winner must be old enough to attend the specific concert or must have a parent’s permission to enter if he/she is under 18 years old.

Comment away!

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Bike it up this evening with DC Bike Party!

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DC Brew Cycle 2012 Start
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Tonight’s weather is just about perfect for March, let alone January, which means that any chance you can get to be out and about in the weather is one you should take. There’s a group called DC Ride that’s meeting tonight at 7:30 in Dupont Circle for a jaunt about town ending at Rendezvous Lounge in Adams Morgan. The ride is free, and there will be a sweet bicycle-mounted stereo powering crowdsourced tunes for everyone to enjoy.

The route is available if you get a late start or want to join in process, and please be sure to bring lights and a helmet, as well as a lock for your ride at the party. There’s more info on their rides on their Twitter account, @DCBikeParty, or their website.

Enjoy this unseasonable awesomeness on two wheels. If you want to ride, but don’t own a bike, can I recommend Capital Bikeshare? Their bikes are comfortable and speedy enough, and they already have the requisite lights. All you’d need is a helmet and a credit card to make that happen.  You’ll likely want to get there early to get a CaBi Cruiser, though, I suspect that’s going to be a popular option.

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National Cathedral will allow same-sex marriages

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In a message from Dean Gary Hall forwarded to We Love DC, the National Cathedral announced to members late yesterday that they would begin to hold same-sex wedding ceremonies in the main sanctuary of the church:

It is now only fitting that the National Cathedral follow suit. We enthusiastically affirm each person as a beloved child of God—and doing so means including the full participation of gays and lesbians in the life of this spiritual home for the nation.

Consistent with the canons of the Episcopal Church, the Cathedral will begin celebrating same-sex marriage ceremonies using a rite adapted from an existing blessing ceremony approved in August 2012 by the Church at its General Convention. That approval allowed for the bishops who oversee each diocese within the Church to decide whether or not to allow the rite’s use or to allow celebration of same-sex marriage. In light of the legality of civil marriage for same-sex couples in the District of Columbia and Maryland, Bishop Mariann Budde announced last month that the diocese would now allow this expansion of the sacrament, which then led to my decision for the Cathedral’s adaptation of the same-sex rite.

The Church does limit who may be married at the Cathedral by policy:

All weddings at the Cathedral are conducted as Christian marriages in which the couple commits to lifelong faithfulness, love, forbearance, and mutual comfort. At least one person in the couple, therefore, must have been baptized. Only couples directly affiliated with the life of the Cathedral—as active, contributing members of the congregation; as alumni or alumnae of the Cathedral schools; as individuals who have made significant volunteer or donor contributions over a period of time; or those judged to have played an exceptional role in the life of the nation—are eligible to be married at the Cathedral.

We welcome this news, and are encouraged by the tolerance and understanding that the Episcopal church in the District is demonstrating.

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Nationals finalize LaRoche deal for 2 years

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Adam LaRoche will be a National again. After a long period of negotiations between LaRoche and Nationals GM Mike Rizzo, the two came to an agreement midday on Tuesday for LaRoche to remain at first base for the next two years. This news was first reported by the Post’s Adam Kilgore on Twitter. The Nationals had been holding the line for a two-year deal, while LaRoche had been pushing for a three-year deal. 

The move will likely force the Nationals to trade popular 1B/OF Michael Morse, whose iconic late-inning walkup music was the single most unique stadium tradition of the young franchise. Morse lost his outfield spot to the newly acquired Denard Span, who will likely takeover CF duties, moving Bryce Harper to LF. With LaRoche playing at 1B, there is no place for Morse in the starting lineup.

According to MLB.com’s Bill Ladson, LaRoche is in Kansas City today for the physical.

No word yet on the terms of the deal beyond its length.

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Hockey’s Back – Should We Care?

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In case you missed it among the news of yet another Washington sports team’s playoff collapse, the NHL lockout is over. Which means the Capitals will soon be plying their trade at the Verizon Center.

We’ve had a few people ask over the last few months why we’ve not posted any lockout news here on WeLoveDC. It’s a reasonable question, considering we’ve been covering the Caps pretty solidly since our site debut. But we’ll be honest: we just didn’t feel like it.

On Sunday, messages from various teams around the NHL hit fan inboxes. Around here, the missive from Caps (and Wizards) owner Ted Leonsis sparked a flurry of conversation between Tom, Addison, and myself. Rather than keep it to ourselves, we felt it only right to vent our collective frustration here. After the jump, we break our silence and share our thoughts on the lockout, the league, the Caps’ coming season…and what it means to be a hockey fan in a crumbling hockey town.

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Featured Photo

Blocking the Light Eric Spiegel

Similar to the warning on wide angle dvd cases, the black bar at the top of Eric’s photo is supposed to be there. Because if it wasn’t, your eye would not naturally be drawn to the woman in the right corner. Without it, your eye would also not notice the faint lines of the brick wall in the back ground. And without it, your eye wouldn’t notice the amazing pose that the woman is in, caught perfectly in mid-stride, with a fascinating shadow cast on the wall. It helps that the image is in black and white (and film, no less), which helps focus on the composition of the photo without the distraction of color. Much of what makes this photo so good is tied directly to these two elements. Excellent work!

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Seahawks defeat Redskins 24-14

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The Walk
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Welcome to DC sports. It is the place where your 98 win baseball team enters to ninth inning with a lead in game 5 of the NLDS and is bounced by a utility infielder, it is where your hockey team wins the Presidents Cup, takes a 3-1 series lead, and loses, and it is where your football team goes on a near miraculous run to win the division and make the playoffs and then loses because their best player can barely walk. DC sports has become the land of misery and if misery loves company then Redskins fans can go join the Nationals fans still sulking about how their season ended.

The Redskins loss to the Seahawks started out well enough. The Redskins got the ball to start and drove down the field to score on their first possession  The defense was swarming and there was little to nothing the Seahawks could do and the Redskins scored on their second possession. At this point it didn’t look like the game was going to be fair, but something happened at the end of that second scoring drive. RGIII was hit after completing his second touchdown pass and Seattle defender Bruce Irvin was tagged with an unnecessary roughness penalty. After that the Redskins didn’t score again and RGIII never looked the same.

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Weekend Flashback: 1/4-1/6

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First full week of January is looking like a week of “welcome backs”. The first, and most personal/annoying to you, is a welcome back to the office. Sure, most people were back during the short week last week, but it’s a certainty that people will be back in the office today. The next welcome back is for the Redskins to annoying loses. That was a very hard lose to take. And yes, even if you don’t like football, you’re going to be hearing about it today. But still, a MUCH better season than anyone predicted; fans can’t complain about that.

And the last welcome back is for me…yes, very self-serving but hopefully a little more pleasant. I’m back from my travels abroad and, if you can believe it, they actually gave me my job back here. I’m hoping to kick photos stories back into high gear, so get your cameras ready and keep the photos streaming in! And with that in mind, here’s the weekend in flashback form. Enjoy! Continue reading →

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NFL Wild Card Round Redskins vs. Seahawks

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Russell Wilson, the Richmond Virginia native and 41st round pick of the Baltimore Orioles in 2007, returns to the area this Sunday to take on RGIII and the Redskins. Wilson as a baseball prospect wasn’t much. He hit .229/.354/.342 in a combined two seasons as a Rockies prospect. There were questions as to if he would hit enough at the majors as a 2B to warrant much of a future. So, Russell Wilson decided to go pro in something other than baseball, and this season as the Seahawks quarterback has passed for 3118 yards, 26 touchdowns (a rookie record), a 64.1% completion rate, and only 10 interceptions. Wilson has also rushed for 489 yards on 94 attempts.

If this style of quarterback sounds familiar it should. The Seahawks run a similar read option style offense to the Redskins and Wilson is the surprise entrant into the Luck or RGIII debate for NFL ROY. Comparing the stats of RGIII to Wilson and it is very close except in a couple areas. Griffin has thrown for 3200 yards, thrown 20 touchdowns, a 65.6% completion rate, but has half the interceptions Wilson does and 326 more rushing yard on 26 more attempts, and Griffin did all this in one less game.

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DC Jewish Film Festival Underway

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The 23rd Washington Jewish Film Festival – one of the oldest and largest festivals of its kind – has returned to the district, with events running through January 13.

Curated by the Washington DC Jewish Community Center, the WJFF features 55 films at ten different venues. It includes a U Street short film pub crawl for the first time this year and a major pass discount for patrons 30 years old or younger.

A special focus on French cinema and a number of music-related films stand out in the 2013 lineup, including a retrospective on Lou Reed and a film detailing the founding of the Palestine Philharmonic Orchestra.

There are also, of course, a few films in there inspired by Woody Allen.

The festival’s closing event on January 13 features a screening of Hava Nagila (The Movie) a documentary by Academy-Award nominated director Roberta Grossman which follows the famous song from its origins in Eastern European shtetls to worldwide familiarity.

Tickets can be purchased online or by calling (202) 777-3231. In addition to single tickets, WJFF will be offering full festival passes for the first time this year. Those passes run at $75, but are discounted to $30 for attendees 30 years old and younger.

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We Love Music: Jane’s Addiction, TAB the Band @ 930 Club

Perry Farrell, photo by author

LA rockers Jane’s Addiction made a rare stop at DC’s 930 Club last Friday, December 28th, playing to a sold-out crowd of excited and lucky fans. Massachusetts-based TAB the Band started off the night.

When openers TAB the Band came onstage the club was probably two-thirds full, and the audience was enthusiastic. The band played an upbeat set of their poppy, classic-rock-tinged tunes. The band is made up of brothers Adrian (lead vocals, guitar) and Tony Perry (guitar), Lou Jannetty (guitar, vocals), and Ben Tileston (drums). Their sound is mostly straightforward, catchy rock- sometimes they channel a Kinks vibe, sometimes even a little Led Zeppelin creeps in.   Highlights of TAB’s set included the bouncy “She Said No (I Love You)”, and “Bought And Sold,” both off of their third album, Zoo Noises, released in 2010.

Jane’s Addiction took the stage around 10:30,  to an ecstatically cheering audience. Though the band grew to fame as vanguards of the “alternative” rock scene, they seemed to embody LA glam rock, at least visually, on Friday night. Frontman Perry Farrell wore skintight purple leather pants (or vinyl, hard to tell…) and he and pretty-boy guitarist Dave Navarro were quickly shirtless, showing off their fit physiques (and Navarro’s impressive tattoo collection). To complete their glam rock extravaganza, as they broke into their opening song, “Underground”, Farrell’s wife (Etty Lau, who Farrell met when she was a dancer for the band on tour in 1997) climbed onto a big platform at the back corner of the stage, wearing underwear and “danced” (read wiggled, posed & gyrated) while they played. I found that element of the show (she left but came back out later, with another woman dancer for a couple other numbers) to be super-cheesy, and unnecessary. Continue reading →

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We Love Weekends – January 4-6

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January. Yes, January. Who let this happen? I’ve got a bone to pick with you, Mayans. I am not emotionally prepared for it to be 2013.

Oh well. The universe’s continued failure to consult me persists. Here’s what we’ve got planned.

Fedward: with my worst month of the work year behind me, it’s now time for the Social Chair’s worst month.  This means I get to pick up the slack in a number of ways, from learning how to schedule our time to picking the best moment just to grab take-out.  This weekend’s survival tips include a trip to Ace Beverage to resupply after the holidays, a stop at Smucker Farms to pick up our winter CSA box and some other goodies, and restorative noodles from Pho Viet.  Sunday we’re planning to go to the Schoolhouse Rock! 40th anniversary event (featuring local family-friendly band Rocknoceros) at the Millennium Stage.  We’ll either round up the Niecelets and confuse them with pop culture references too old for them to understand or go hang out with the other childless adults trying not to look creepy in the back of the Great Hall.

Christmas Tree Out The Window d.i.o.d.e.

Tom: Winter is my least favorite season, but at least now we’re less than 40 days until pitchers & catchers report for Spring Training, That means baseball is on my mind more than ever, so I’ll be paging through the Nats’ prospects and trade and signing opportunities to give myself something to look forward to. We’ll also be pulling down the Christmas Tree, which you can put out in your tree box, or on the right of way strip, until the 12th of December and the city will recycle them into delicious garden mulch. Were we not heading to visit our friends in Boston this weekend, I hear there’s a Michaelangelo at the National Gallery of Art that needs seeing.

Hand Holding Michael T. Ruhl

Katie: My Cherry Blossom 10 Mile training officially started this week (woo, new years goals) and so I’m off the drinking until April 7. Which means no bars for me at night, so friends and I are planning on going to the movies (either E Street or Shirlington) and I’ll be doing lots of healthy cooking. I’ll probably stock up on ingredients at Union Market or Dupont Farmer’s Market. On Saturday, a cute boy wants to hold my hand while ice skating at Canal Park, and you can’t say no to that.

Temperance parade: Eustis, Florida State Library and Archives of Florida

Jenn: Let’s be honest, is anyone really doing anything this weekend? Really? Aren’t you all meditating and hitting the gym and going sober for thirty days and other such resolutions? Hmm. I’ve been fighting the cold that it seems everyone in the city has caught, but if I rally, it’s off to a tour of the Seneca Quarry with my favorite local literary journalist, Garrett Peck. Best known for his Temperance Tours and books on Prohibition in DC, Peck’s next book is The Smithsonian Castle & The Seneca Quarry, to be published in February. This walking tour takes you along the C&O Canal’s Seneca Aqueduct, showcasing the stonecutting mill, the quarry, and more. It starts at 11am on Saturday, and it’s free. Nature, history, and the beauty of our local bright rock known as Seneca red sandstone: I think a long restorative hike is just what I need this weekend.

NGA Rotunda Fisheye Mr. T in DC

Joanna: Since we’ve been out of town for a while, I’ll be playing catch-up a bit this weekend. That mostly means cleaning out emails and planning for the new year, but it also means seeing Les Misérables in my own AMC Courthouse leather recliner with footrest (for us shorties!), ice skating, and gawking at the David-Apollo at the NGA. I’m also finally seeing the sold-out Pullman Porter Blues at Arena Stage. At the time of this writing, there are still some standing room only tickets available Friday night…

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Don: Jenn has my number. Not on the gym thing. I tried lifting weights once; those things are HEAVY. Besides, I spend my days doing repeated 8 pound curls since my infant son demands to be held at all times. Between that and the knee-bopping I presume I’ll be taut as a drum in no time, based on all those ads I used to see for isometric exercise plans. So I can’t quit the beer – I need the carbo-loading to fuel this muscle extravaganza. No, I mean on the doing-little thing. Sure, there’ll be some outings. I need my farm eggs – those pale yellow yolks from the store don’t do it, so off to the farmer’s market like the bougie parentals we are. Since we are Those People and our boy sleeps pretty much all the time at this phase we might have a Passenger outing. Our only other impending plan is homebound; we’ve made it a tradition to have an Epiphany dinner with some close friends every year and this one is no exception. I’ll fill the boy’s cradle with hay for the occasion. Hope he likes it!

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Rachel: At some point, that is still to be determined, there will be bowling this weekend! Yes, bowling! And I sure am excited for this. While Lucky Strike in Chinatown is always a decently fun time (there’s barely anyone there during the day Saturday so it’s as if you have your own private alley), I may end up at Strike Bethesda. Then, my good friend Zia Hassan is opening for one of his all-time favorite songwriters Michael Clem (of Eddie From Ohio) at Jammin’ Java Saturday night. So I’ll likely be showing him some support and rocking out to some solid songwriting in NoVa.