MONDAY >> Not really into the whole Christmas Eve thing? Jewmongous is Sean Altman from Rockapella (of “Carmen Sandiego” fame) and “What I Like about Jew” who will be offering humorous Christmas Eve odes including “They Tried To Kill Us (We Survived, Let's Eat),” and “Taller Than Jesus,” at Jammin Java in Vienna. $20, 7 p.m. and 9:30 (two shows). >> The music played by the DJs at the South African Christmas Eve party......

Fans of Petworth bar Temperance Hall better get up there for their Sazerac cocktails as soon as possible—the bar is on its way out. Don't throw out your arms in plaintive questions to the heavens yet, though. While the bar will go, a bar will stay; the property has been sold to the folks behind Columbia Heights' The Wonderland Ballroom. Following a tip from Prince of Petworth, we caught the Wonderland owners, Matthew McGovern......

>> A fire forced students to evacuate a dorm at Catholic University. [NBC4] >> "NEWSFLASH: The Nazis killed millions of people. This gay rights organization raises money for AIDS research, breast cancer and the arts, among countless other charities." [Blade Blog] >> "Wizards players are donating $20,000 to a woman whose former boyfriend doused her with gasoline and set her on fire." [AP via WTOP] >> A D.C. man in his 50s was hit......

We've known for the last year that famous Georgetown eatery Nathan's wasn't long for its current location. Owner Carol Joynt has been pretty open about her plans to relocate by April 2009, when her lease runs out. Since then, speculation as to what kind of business will nab the prime spot on what's seen as the toney neighborhood's most important intersection has been a popular topic. This morning, an alert tipster pointed us to this......

There was quite a bit of discontent going on in the comments section over our post yesterday regarding Spoon's canceled 9:30 Club shows. Imagine our surprise when the band's front man, Britt Daniel, graciously added his voice to the discussion to let us know what happened. Hi guys I first heard about this situation last week while we were traveling in Europe. There was some misunderstanding on my part from the beginning...I was told that......

>> The Capitol Fringe Festival officially kicks off tonight, and we'll have our daily picks of Fringey goodness rolling out for you soon enough. You can buy all your tickets online, by phone at 866-811-4111 Mon–Fri, 9 a.m.–9 p.m. and Sat–Sun, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., or in person at the festival box office at 507 7th Street, next to the Warehouse Theater. The festival runs through July 29, and features over 100 productions from D.C.......

Written by DCist contributor John Harlow Earlier this week, Georgetown announced the appointment of Michael Eric Dyson to the university's faculty. A controversial media figure - Dyson was notably involved in a public spat with Bill Cosby, when he called the comedian's comments on race and poverty during a 2004 NAACP award speech "dangerously naive and empirically wrong" - and prolific author of nearly a dozen volumes of social and cultural theory, Dyson may be......

If you're sitting at your desk thinking, "I'd really like to spend tonight watching a handful of the most talented people to ever produce music in D.C. or anywhere come together on one stage," then you're in luck. The 9:30 Club is hosting some of the most talented products of our fair city tonight. Headlining the night is Dust Galaxy, the Theivery Corporation side project that's been making blog waves since the fall. Rob......

We know that rock 'n' roll has now been around long enough to be the subject of serious academic study. We can accept college level classes devoted to the cultural impact of punk, the influence of the artistic fringe on the work of the Velvet Underground, and the inventive and complex harmonies in the collected work of the Beatles. But doesn't there have to be a line somewhere? What I really want to know is......

For all our snark here at DCist, you have to know we're big fans of the Internet. So on this gray and gloomy day, we thought we'd bring you a short but sweet tale of the power of the Internet to save puppies. Because, really, what else is it good for if it can't save helpless, adorable animals? Nothing, that's what. Wednesday night, a friend of DCist Amanda's was driving along in Falls Church when......

This photo taken by Flickr user andertho caught my eye immediately for its sense of motion and composition, with the repeated stairwell lines, as well as the graininess that adds to the candidness of the scene. What I found almost more interesting was the link by a few of the commenters, who noted that it reminded them of another photo that was overwhelmingly voted by users out of one of the many Flickr DeleteMe......

All too often, for the sake of diplomacy, people don't say what they really mean. Some institutions (i.e. Congress) have turned this into an art form, couching the most egregious of insults in flowery language. Fun to parse, but not very straightforward. Now imagine a world in which everyone comes right out and says what they mean. We here at Overheard would love that because it would give us a lot more material with which......

Last night, cellist and, since January, United Nations Peace Ambassador Yo-Yo Ma played a sold-out solo recital in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, sponsored by Washington Performing Arts Society. On the program were three of the unaccompanied cello suites of J. S. Bach, pieces with which Yo-Yo Ma is widely identified in the United States. (The last time we heard an all-Bach cello suite recital like this was from Mischa Maisky at the National Gallery......

As a Red Line commuter, I'm used to the frequent mid-station stops and brake-riding drivers that characterize the one-train-a-minute rush hour between Brookland and Farragut North. What I only get to hear about from others is the Orange Line experience, a daily dance in which each rider is alloted one platform tile on which to stand, and everyone tries to avoid crushing, asphyxiation, shoving and subsequent incidents on the track. The tales may be embellished......

Major League Baseball officials couldn't rack up enemies faster in the District if they tried. The problem is that they are trying. Last week brought news that MLB would continue to hold the city in suspense by once again putting off a decision as to who would become the Nationals' new owner. Maybe worse, MLB announced its opposition to a provision in the stadium agreement which would force the league to pay an annual $6......

By DCist Food and Wine Contributor Michael Mugmon. After work on Friday evenings, DCist ponders our many social options. Head over to the local T.G.I. Friday's and tell the wait staff that it's our birthday? Think earnestly about exercising before deciding to watch What I Like About You? More often than not, DCist eschews –- well, postpones –- these alternatives and makes a beeline for the Wine Specialist and its weekly Friday night wine tastings.......

Looking for something to do before you go off to gorge on ham, eggnog, and candy canes? We've got a couple of options for tonight: >>The Hard Tomorrows, darlings of D.C.'s indie scene, hit the Black Cat tonight at 9 p.m., for just $5. Run Silent Run Deep opens. >>Tonight's one of your last chances to see the bitingly funny rendition of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" at the Arena Stage before it......

The Washington Post is reporting that the District seems to have taken the increased security alert in stride, with the increased searches of vehicles and police presence not significantly changing normal routines. Apparently only "short lines" formed at the entrance of the International Monetary Fund's underground parking structure, as police quickly checked identification and swept the cars for explosives. The photo illustrates a private security office checking IDs at the door. Similar checks near Capital......