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Free Concert, Not Sure What This Has to Do With Shakespeare
‘bagpipe parade’
courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’
Nothing says summertime like… bagpipes? Okay, sure, Folger Library, we’re willing to take you at your word. Tonight at 7 p.m., the Shakespeare Library presents a free bagpipe concert in its Elizabethan Garden featuring musical talent Piobaireachd. Folger also recommends you try their Haggis recipe, dating back to 1610. Mmmm if its one [...]
Angelina’s in the House, as in Congress
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courtesy of ‘KJB Photography’
Angelina is in town today, speaking at a conference for World Refugee Day at the National Geographic Museum. The theme of this years’ conference, which seeks to raise awareness to the on-going plight of refugees around the globe, is “Refugee Youth: Building the Future.” Additionally, Jolie was slated to have a meeting [...]
Free Concerts at Ibero-American Guitar Fest
‘NMAI Teepee Sculptures’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Come hear some people with skillz strum their guitars — it’s the annual Ibero-American Guitar Festival and this year it is being held at the National Museum of the American Indian. The fest will pay homage to the sounds and traditions of Ibero-American regions and cultures and will [...]
Sports on the Hill: Youth Sports As They Should Be
‘get coach! 2′
courtesy of ‘popofatticus’
Last week, Sports on the Hill, nee’ Soccer on the Hill, held the first-ever volunteers and coaches recognition dinner in its 25-year history. As a newbie coach of a U-13 co-ed soccer team with the league, I sat quietly at the dinner and listened as the history of the league and [...]
Calling All Artists for Call Box Art
If you’ve walked in and around Capitol Hill, you’ve seen them, but you probably had no idea what they were. 6-foot tall brown curvy posts of some sort, typically with a empty, see-through round frame up top. What are those and what purpose do they serve? They’re police and fire call boxes, and in recent [...]
More »See Eggleston For Free at Saturday Opening
‘Corcoran Gallery of Art’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
This Saturday the Corcoran Museum will open its anticipated exhibit, William Eggleston: Democratic Camera. The exhibit a retrospective which brings together 150 photographs of the influential Eggleston, a pioneer of color photography and artist of the familiar. The show will also feature many of the images which [...]
Sports Fix: DC Freedom
After the match, clumps of jersey-clad youth players, posters and balls in hand, thronged the fence at RFK stadium, waiting anxiously to catch a glimpse of and maybe even talk to the pro athletes. As the players sidled over, looking fresh-faced despite having just completed a 90-minute contest on a balmy DC afternoon, squeals went [...]
More »Weekend Flashback 6/12-6/14/2009
‘Playa Del Fuego Fire Conclave.’
courtesy of ’stuzehner’
Oh, hey, did you notice that summer is here? And it appears, altogether with its sudden humidity and intermittent thunderstorms, its sweat and its sweetness. On the sweet side of things are activities for enjoying the outdoors and general revelry. Let it begin…
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Color Me Mine For a Good Cause
‘Borah’
courtesy of ‘anothersamchan’
Hey, what are you doing later? Nothing? Watching America’s Next Top Model reruns on Vh1? Alright, well, maybe instead you should go paint some pottery. Because you know you’re, like, totally creative. The Washington Peace Center is hosting a night at Color Me Mine, where a portion of your studio fees go to [...]
All Kids Can Create, Now In Union Station
‘Work in Progress’
courtesy of ‘Martin Clifton’
My old artwork is either hanging up on walls in my parents house, or in folders in their basement. Well, VSA Arts is giving kids a more exciting space to display their artwork, in their exhibition Celebrating Who I Am. The exhibition, which is currently displayed in Union Station, features [...]
Jah Concert! In Farragut Square Park
Hear those sweet sounds as you leave your mid-town work, lobbyists? Those are the Sounds in the Square, Farragut Square Park, to be exact, at Connecticut Avenue & K Street, NW. Thursday in June and July, the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will present their concert series. Tonight’s jam is Jah Works, a (you guessed it) [...]
Thrifty District: Getting An Oil Change
‘T.J.’s’
courtesy of ‘lorigoldberg’
One of the many merits of DC is that public transportation is expansive enough and the city walkable enough that having a car is generally an unnecessary luxury. In fact, if you don’t have a car, you should be thanking your lucky stars for a number of reasons, most of which have to [...]
Getaways: Nags Head, OBX
My senior year of college, I read Herman Melville’s Moby Dick during spring break, which I spent quietly with my grandparents in Florida. This may have been a regrettable decision, because now the book and its contents are so knotted up with my experience sitting in the sand peering out onto the infinite sprawl of the [...]
More »Screen on the Green, It’s Back!
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courtesy of ‘Spodie Odie’
The Post is reporting that HBO, Comcast and the Trust for the National Mall will jointly foot the bill to bring Screen on the Green back to its many fans. HBO’s big wigs cited the outpouring of disappointed e-mails and letters from dedicated SOTG lovers as the reason for the change of heart. [...]
We Love Arts: Men Fake Foreplay
Maybe it was the Women’s Studies major joke in which Dugan’s father asks his former girlfriend, “Women’s Studies? You go to school for four years just to learn how to cook?” (I took a Women’s Studies course or two at Vassar) or it could have been the “militant feminist lesbian chiropractor” joke, “She cracks my [...]
More »Get Your Free Hump-Day Buzz
‘Au Bon Pain white’
courtesy of ‘Majiscup – Drink for Design’
It’s Wednesday, let’s be honest, you’re already falling asleep at your desk and you haven’t even eaten lunch yet. Don’t make that second office pot yet, because Au Bon Pain will provide you with caffeinated ground bean goodness for free today after 2 p.m.
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Nats Fire Pitching Coach St. Claire
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courtesy of ‘cruffo’
The Nationals fired pitching coach Randy St. Claire today, replacing him with Steve McCatty, a AAA pitching coach from my very own Syracuse Chiefs. According to the Nationals Journal, while St. Claire was clearly not thrilled, he seemed unphased: ”That’s life. I’ve been in this game for 31 years. I’ve been fired before.” The decision [...]
My Alert DC: Crime on Your Phone
‘(Old) Blackberry’
courtesy of ‘rwkvisual’
Late last night, when walking home with friends, I learned about a technology that is either really useful or too much information: My Alert DC. Apparently you can get text message updates from the DC Metropolitan Police alerting you to emergencies and crimes in the neighborhood of your choice. When a crime [...]
Rita’s Water Ices, Happiness to Open on H
‘Rita’s Tangerine Ice’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
I’m salivating already. This past weekend I had my first taste of Rita’s Water Ice. Come to find out, Rita’s will be opening a new location… less than a block from my house. Cha-ching! Unfortunately we still have 2 months to wait, the grand opening of the H [...]
Drink Out Back at The Red and The Black
‘The Red and the Black’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
H Street hot spot The Red and The Black has opened its back patio, reports Frozen Tropics. If you’re looking for a Capitol Hill/Northeast spot to enjoy a happy hour as well as the beautiful weather, head on over. The bar also boasts nightly shows for a small cover [...]
