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Social Calendar: August 28 – September 3
“Columbia MD” courtesy of nosauten
Before we get into what you should do, one thing you should not. Please avoid Love on Friday with their totally skeevy “March on Washington” tie-in marketing. Dr. King did not actually approve that flier (and it is not even very good).
Thursday, August 28: First of all, it is a cool, [...]
We Love Food: Hello, Cupcake
In my post heralding the arrival of Dupont Circle’s most adorable new buisness, I was a bit snarky about all the hype surrounding the place, even as I was intrigued. Hype and round-the-block opening day queues aside, today I actually stepped in to the pink-and-brown cupcake boutique and sampled a delicious treat. All of my [...]
More »The Million DJ March
“The Million DJ March is here… The time is now,” says the official website of The Million DJ March a two day event which will be staking out space on the National Mall to honor the hip-hop DJ. On Friday and Saturday, numerous performers and speakers will appear to raise awareness about… the concerns of [...]
More »Tonight: Don’t Be Glib
Don’t Be Glib sound nothing like I expected. Instead, they make music that would be at home in a dimly-lit cocktail lounge or as the soundtrack to a movie montage where the heroine walks the city streets at night. The sultry croon of singer MaryBeth Doran is the defining element, but she is ably [...]
More »Metro Adds “Dangling Loop Things”*
photo: Adam Tuss/WTOP Photo
As shorter people across the metro area (myself included) know, the bars that run along the top of the middle of Metro cars can be quite high, leaving some to crowd around the vertical poles for security. On a full train, this was always challenging, but the problem was exacerbated when WMATA [...]
Social Calendar: August 21 – 27
“Local Color” courtesy of RSchley
Thursday, August 21: The Silver Spring Marimekko store hosts some neat events. Tonight a Goodwill at Marimekko – Vintage Trunk Show. From 5pm to close the DC Goodwill Fashionista and co. will be selling carefully-selected vintage and retro pieces for your fall wardrobe.
Friday, August 22: Sean dropped us an email as [...]
Hello, Hello Cupcake
A city never content to open just one establishment serving nicer versions of a trendy food (see: burgers, frozen yogurt, wine bars, et al), the district is about to get a another adorable cupcakery – Dupont Circle’s long-awaited Hello, Cupcake – to directly compete with the formidable Georgetown Cupcake.
Thanks to a tip from The [...]
Lifestyle Article About DC: Out of Touch, Dismissible
Thanks to our blog-friends at YESORNO, I read about this silly article that appears in the current issue of W Magazine.
One of the worst pieces of writing about D.C. ever to be drafted on napkins in the Condé Nast cafeteria, it claims that nightlife in Washington is cleaved in twain, with young republican prepsters [...]
District Mixtape: Mike Boggs
Mike Boggs is the creative force behind We Were Pirates. He plays shows under the name with other musicians, but crafted the whole of his EP “The Wolf” on his laptop with two mics and himself. Currently, We Were Pirates is focusing on a full-length album to be recorded in the studio built in Boggs’ [...]
More »Social Calendar: August 14 – 20
umbrella courtesy of needlessspaces
Mid-August and it does not seem like there is that much going on this week. No cannot-miss shows or events, just enjoy the quiet streets
Thursday, August 14 I messed up a little last week, and gave you a hint at what to do tonight: Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay [...]
District Mixtape: Will Sommer
When blogger and W<3DC reader Will Sommer sent an email asking if he could contribute to our District Mixtape series, we instantly said yes. Will is a fun kid; I know because his Facebook profile photo (also above) shows him mugging with his Barnyard Friend, Colbert-style. We Love Silly. — Brittany
I’m an international politics [...]
Social Calendar: August 7 – August 13
Evil Robot Staring Contest courtesy of Pianoman75
Once again, I am writing this column from somewhere other than Washington. This makes me sad because, even in the doldrums of August when it seems like little is going on, I would still rather be at home. In just a few more weeks, I will be leaving, and [...]
District Mixtape: Re:sonance DJs
Friend-of-the-blog Michael Darpino is 50% of Re:sonance djs. He wrote in with this contribution to our “District Mixtape” series. You can see him and his dj partner at the awesome Jimmy Valentine’s this Saturday – and congratulate Michael on his recent graduation when you see him!
- Brittany
Re:sonance DJs are Michael Darpino and Chris Diamond. They [...]
Social Calendar: July 31 – August 6
“Union Station” courtesy of erin_m
Thursday, July 31The many photographers among you will likely enjoy this week’s Phillips Collection Artful Evening. Showcasing the current exhibition “Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow,” gallery talks at 6 and 7 will discuss the abstract, organic work of the noted photographer. The Collection continues the Artful Evenings series when it [...]
District Mixtape: Bottles/Cans
Bottles/Cans are performing at the Black Cat Tuesday night. We caught up with them between their stops in Minneapolis and New York to talk about making music here in Washington – even when it means falling through a stage.
A live recording of Bottles/Cans’ song “Everybody Knows,” is introduced by letting the crowd know that “This [...]
Social Calendar: July 24 – July 30
“metro_yellow_line” by Ghost Bear
This week’s Calendar is prepared from a hotel room in California. Please forgive the brevity, and definitely chime in if you think I missed anything! Thanks!
Thursday, July 24: There is a lot going on tonight. Of all of it, though, I would probably pick Statehood at Fort Reno. It is the “night [...]
District Mixtape: Zulu Pearls
photo of Zulu Pearls at the Black Cat by flickr-rickr
Being a musician in this town can be a challenge. Just ask Zach Van Hoozer, founder of Arlington-based pop band Zulu Pearls. “It seems like there is just no continuity, nothing that holds things together,” he remarks. Indeed, “D.C. can seem like it is just a [...]
Artscape Festival
Reader Shannon wrote in another suggestion for your weekend. In addition to the Whartscape festival featured earlier, Baltimore does have another, bigger festival competing for your attention: Artscape 2008.
Artscape claims to be the country’s largest free public arts festival. The event includes visual arts as well as just about every kind of performance [...]
Social Calendar: July 17 – July 23
“X in DC: March” courtesy of irrezolut
Thursday, July 17: I discovered We Were Pirates when he (Great Falls, VA resident Mike Boggs + laptop) was a winner of a This American Life remix contest. The pop confection break-up song produced for the radio show was a representative introduction to We Were Pirates’ oeuvre [...]
“Hottest Media Types” Nominations
Apparently, Media Bistro’s Fishbowl DC is holds an annual contest to determine the “hottest” media types in DC for 2008. Categories include women and men, who work on-air, off-air, and in PR.
I have pretty mixed feelings about contests like this. It all seems a bit bloggers-in-bikinis. That said, as long as they keep things reasonably [...]
