Archive for the ‘Fun & Games’ Category
District Karaoke at Policy: An Excuse to Get Social & Sing
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I don’t know about you but I’ve been searching for an excuse to get my karaoke on for quite some time. There’s Japone in Dupont where I went a few times in college and Hill Country Texas BBQ has country karaoke once a week, but now there’s a whole new karaoke game [...]
ESPN Zone Arcade Game Auction
‘ESPN Zone’
courtesy of ‘darkensiva’
Via Thrillist this morning, the now-closed ESPN Zone is auctioning off pretty much all of their arcade games and the going prices aren’t bad. Knowing the WeLoveDC audience, I figured there would be some of you out there interested in getting your gaming hands on some of these classics. Aside from the [...]
Nationals Pumpkin Carving Contest Accepting Entries Through October 26
‘Washington Nationals Pumpkin’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
Nats Fans: Feeling Festive? Really into Halloween? In the mood to carve a pumpkin?
Whatever your motivation might be, the Washington Nationals are running their annual pumpkin carving contest this fall and are accepting entries up until Wednesday October 26 at 2 p.m.
Fans who enter have the chance of winning a game-used [...]
Join Us at the Renaissance Festival!
‘Exhorting the Gentlefolk’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
UPDATE: THE BOOMERANG PARTY BUS TO THE RENNFEST WITH WE LOVE DC AND THE PASSENGER IS NOW SOLD OUT! THANK YOU!
Ah, yes, it’s that time of year. The time when you begin to have strange cravings for Steak-on-a-Stick, or smoked turkey leg eaten right off the bone, gnawing away [...]
We Are The Redskins. We Are The Redskins’ Fans. Just One Big Family.
They just don’t make videos like this anymore. I wish Dan Snyder would organize a remake; I’d love to see Okrapo, Grossman, Fletcher and co. in their best 80s entire.
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Etsy Round Up: Washington DC
Oh. My. Goodness. I <3 me some Etsy and the authentic, amazingly beautiful items available on the website; it’s a place I go to for inspiration amd a little break from the monotony of life. To spread the love on DC Residents Day, I’ve combed Etsy to find the latest and [...]
More »The Winning Ticket: My Morning Jacket
‘My Morning Jacket’ by Stateside Presents/President Gator
This week we are giving away a pair of tickets to see My Morning Jacket perform at the Merriweather Post Pavilion on August 12th at 5:30pm. Known for the power of their live preformances, this Kentucky sprouted band will roll into DC with the sounds which earned them a [...]
The Winning Ticket: Return to Forever
This week we are giving away a pair of tickets to see Return to Forever and Zappa Plays Zappa perform at the Merriweather Post Pavilion on August 9th at 5:30pm. Return to Forever has been redefining jazz fusion ever since frontman Chick Corea’s time playing with jazz Legend Miles Davis. They’re touring with Dweezil Zappa, [...]
More »The Winning Ticket: Reel Big Fish & Streetlight Manifesto
This week we are giving away a pair of tickets to see Reel Big Fish with Streetlight Manifesto and Rodeo Ruby Love with New Riot perform at the 9:30 Club on July 31st at 6:30pm. Holy crap that’s a lot of bands for one night! Ska and punk fans rejoice!
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Sick DC Time-Lapse
If the above doesn’t work for you here’s a direct link to the District 1.5 : HDR Time-lapse from Drew Geraci.
Via the power of the interwebs, I stumbled across this awesome HDR time-lapse by Drew Geraci. The shots were taken over a 3 day period, during which Geraci was stopped 9 times by the National Parks [...]
The Winning Ticket: Eels
This week we are giving away a pair of tickets to see Eels and The Submarines perform at the 9:30 Club on July 27th at 7pm. This show will be the night following the appearance of Eels on the Late Show with David Letterman. The band has released 11 albums since the early ’90s, in [...]
More »Quick Contest: BLT Cooking Class
Happy Friday everyone! In celebration of the end of the week, BLT Steak and WeLoveDC are giving away two seats for this Saturday’s (aka tomorrow’s) South American Asado cooking class. The two hour plus class will be held at BLT Steak, starts at 12:30pm and features in-depth instruction from Executive Chef Victor Albisu on how [...]
More »The Winning Ticket: The Glitch Mob
This week we are giving away a pair of tickets to see The Glitch Mob with Phantogram & Com Truise perform at the 9:30 Club on July 20th at 7pm. This dose of digital goodness invades the District on the heels of releasing their new EP, We Can Make the World Stop. The Glitch Mob [...]
More »50 And 50, And Oh Yeah, DC
Society6, an organization that connects artists with unique opportunities and empowers them to make their artwork available for sale without giving up control of their rights, recently completed an innovative project titled “50 And 50.” The idea behind this endeavor was to recruit 50 designers, one per each state, and have them illustrate their [...]
More »The Winning Ticket: Gomez
As a way to say thanks to our loyal readers, We Love DC will be giving away a pair of tickets to a 9:30 Club concert to one lucky reader each week.
This week we are giving away a pair of tickets to see Gomez perform at the 9:30 Club on Monday, July 18th. These guys [...]
Planking with G-Wiz
“Planking,” the ridiculous, yet popular practice of lying face down with arms to the side in an unusual or incongruous location, taking a photo of it and posting it online has reach the upper ranks of the Washington DC sports scene. Pictured to above, you see G-Wiz, the beloved Wizards blue thingy, planking on Ted [...]
More »Werth’s Hustle Starts Holiday Party as Nats Beat Cubs 5-4 in 10
‘Jayson Werth, where is you’re head at?!?’
courtesy of ‘Tony DeFilippo’
Jayson Werth, the focus of so much agonized discussion among Washington Nationals fans over the last few weeks, didn’t get the big hit in this 4th of July thriller. But he did score the winning run, drove in two more, walked twice, and helped cut down [...]
Nats Back Below .500 as Bucs Blast Marquis
Jason Marquis might have had better results if he had placed the ball on a tee for the Pirates to whack at.
More »The Winning Ticket: Rx Bandits
As a way to say thanks to our loyal readers, We Love DC will be giving away a pair of tickets to a 9:30 Club concert to one lucky reader each week. Check back here every Wednesday morning at 9am to find out what tickets we’re giving away and leave a comment for your chance [...]
More »The Winning Ticket (Extra): The Coathangers
We’ve got a bonus ticket giveaway this week courtesy of Red Palace. Up for grabs are two tickets to see The Coathangers play there TONIGHT! The Coathangers are an all girl, post-punk band from Georgia who are establishing quite a name for themselves based on their crazed personae, the chaos-quotient of their music, and their [...]
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