Archive for the ‘Fun & Games’ Category
9:30 Club To Host U.S. Air Guitar Championship Regionals
‘The Fro, Finals (finished 5th place)’
courtesy of ‘brianmka’
For those about to rock … here’s your chance! The D.C. Regional Air Guitar Championships are being held this April at the 9:30 Club.
The Official U.S. Air Guitar Championship website reports that entry slots for D.C. are nearly full. If you want to enter — prop up the [...]
H Street Country Club Offers Competitive Skeeball – Sign Up Now!
‘Skeeball League – Score! – 01-10-10′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
Registration for the spring “skeeson” of competitive Skeeball at H Street Country Club is now open! Rally the troops (aka your closest pals and drinking buddies) or sign up on your own (the Skeeball folks are happy to place you with a group that has an open spot) for a [...]
Snowballer Cop Keeps his Badge
‘IMG_2384′
courtesy of ‘AJ Ashton’
It appears that in the MPD, pulling your gun on innocent citizens isn’t a fireable offense. This is lucky for Detective Mike Baylor, who, you’ll remember, didn’t take kindly to his hummer being hit by snowballs and waved his gun at some people involved in a U St. snowball fight. A few [...]
RWDC Live Blog Resumes
‘The Real World DC House’
courtesy of ‘alifayre’
Well, the Olympics are over and I have no excuse: the RWDC Live Blog will resume again, tonight. Be here at 9:45 with a drink in hand to mock the strangeness of those real folks that drank and grinded (ground?) their way around or city this summer. Is this [...]
Vote for Shakespeare!
‘Shakespeare In Snow’
courtesy of ‘[F]oxymoron’
The talented folks over at DC Theatre Scene have asked a panel of ardent Shakespeare admirers (including your most humble author) to choose their top three favorite speeches.
It’s a fascinating list that’s been assembled, from the usual suspects to a few passages you may not be as familiar with – and [...]
Team-up to “Dodge” Diabetes
courtesy of Dodging Diabetes
On Saturday, March 20th, the 5th Annual Dodging Diabetes Charity Dodgeball Tournament will bring together 500 players and fans for a one-day competition to raise money and awareness for the fight against diabetes.
From 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Champions Fieldhouse in Rockville, teams will be ducking and diving flying balls to make a difference [...]
White House To Be Filled With Glee This Easter
‘(137/365) GGG’
courtesy of ‘MarksandSparks’
If you thought getting tickets to last year’s White House Easter Egg Roll was hard, then imagine what’s going to happen with the addition of a performance by the cast of Fox’s Glee.
Yup, that’s right. They’ll be appearing and performing at the April 5 event, so you should start lining up [...]
Pancakes! Pancakes! Get Your Free Pancakes!
‘pancakes are good’
courtesy of ’staceyviera’
In observance of National Pancake Day, participating area IHOPs are serving free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes today from 7am-10pm, and in return asking diners to make a donation to the Children’s Miracle Network.
Be sure to phone your local IHOP before heading out as participation is not mandatory. But I mean, [...]
Lincoln Theatre To Screen Documentary “Marching Band” on Feb. 20
This Saturday, February 20, at 6pm, the Lincoln Theatre will host a FREE, one-time screening of Marching Band, a documentary that captures the spirit of the 2008 Presidential election through the young and talented students of the University of Virginia and Virginia State marching bands.
While the film centers around the Obama campaign, politics is not [...]
Pimp Your Peeps: 2010 Peeps Contest
’sugar overload’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Unless you paid special attention to this weekend’s Washington Post magazine, you probably missed the opening of the 2010 Peeps Diorama Contest. This will be the contest’s 4th year, and I can’t wait to see all of this year’s entries.
If you’re interested in entering, the first step is to brainstorm ideas and [...]
Behind Cupid’s Undie Run
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courtesy of ‘Erin Purcell’
Not even the snowpocalypse will stop Brendan Hanrahan from running around the Capitol half-naked this Saturday. The sole director of the first annual Cupid’s Undie Run is devoted to his cause and the message he’s helping to spread here in the DC area.
Hanrahan moved to town a few years back and has [...]
What Better Way To Commemorate “Snowmageddon” Than With A T-Shirt
Want to commemorate surviving SNOW-MG 2010 or brag to your friends back at home about how you watched DC become something reminiscent of a ghost down during a zombie apocalypse during “snowmaggedon”? Thrillist DC is giving you that chance.
You can rep the District all year long with their new “I Survived…Snowmageedon” T-Shirt.
Sick of snow all together? You can [...]
Bored Out Of Your Gourd Solutions
’so bored’
courtesy of ’sunnyfunnyyellow’
Yeah, I feel you. There’s only so many days you can surf the interwebz, watch movies, catch up on your DVR recordings, read, twiddle your thumbs, pace around your apartment, etc.
So let’s get crazy and kick ourselves into snowaction. The Washington Post’s Jenna Johnson has already compiled a fantastic list of snomageddon [...]
Baltimore Enlists Special Help For Snopocalyspe
Courtesy of www.jasonwennet.com, a Baltimore resident, WeLoveDC has learned that Charm City has rolled out its special snow task force to help deal with the Snopocalyspe.
No word yet on if the ground storm troopers have been deployed or if DC will be implementing a similar task force.
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The Hills
’sledding fun’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
We worked damn hard during the last snowpocalypse to make sure that you were well informed as to the snow related goings on in the DC area. In fact, I’d say we covered the bases pretty well. You know what that means for this time around? Recycled content!!
One of our readers, Shaun [...]
Flash Mob Coming
‘Dancing’
courtesy of ‘pete van vleet’
I feel like DC is on the cusp of mass pranking greatness. Sure, we’re a few steps behind our NYC brethren, but it doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun with flash mobs and pantsless subway rides. If you’ve yet to get in on any action of the like, you may [...]
National Geographic Live: February 2010
The spring season of National Geographic Live – a series of dynamic lectures, concerts, films and more – kicks off next week.
This year, the National Geographic Society has graciously offered some event tickets to our readers. If you’re interested in winning a pair of tickets to any of the events below, simply remark in comments [...]
Dance Like Mike For Charity
‘15th Anniversary media photos’
courtesy of ‘coconut wireless’
Got the urge to bust a move this weekend? Project Create is throwing the “Rock With You” Dance Party at Darlington House Saturday featuring a night full of legendary tunes by Michael Jackson.
Proceeds go toward at-risk children in the DC area.
So lace up those dancin’ shoes, grab yourselves a [...]
Washington Auto Show Opens At Convention Center
‘Lines and Circles’
courtesy of ‘CowCopTim’
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center opened its doors to the annual Washington Auto Show today.
This year’s show features 700 new vehicles from over 42 domestic and import automakers including the newest sports cars, green cars and high-tech rides. NBC Washington’s got a nice slide show preview up of the spread, [...]
Cupid’s Undie Run – Another Excuse for DC To Go Pantless
‘Vintage Kewpie Valentine Postcard’
courtesy of ‘chicks57′
Hey DC, want another excuse to take your pants off? Did the No Pants Party on the Metro leave you wanting more? Your prayers have been answered in form of a pantless run around the Capitol scheduled for Feb. 13.
Registration for Cupid’s Undie Run (yes, it’s exactly what it sounds [...]
