FRIDAY:
>> What, you mean you don’t already see enough of Ian Svenonius around town? The DJ, Internet talk show host and former head of Nation of Ulysses and The Make-Up is giving you another chance to eyeball his annoying multitalentedness with a slide show presentation in conjunction with the release of “The Psychic Soviet”, a collection of essays he’s recently published. 7 p.m. tonight at Crooked Beat Records.
SATURDAY:
>> There is an open house to check out the progress made so far at Georgetown Waterfront Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For a recent update on what’s happening with the park, check out WTOP’s story from today.
>> You’ve seen the ads wrapped around Metrobuses: This Saturday all the EU embassies will open their doors for six hours for a special Europe-in-D.C. open house. We’ve always wanted to visit the inside of more of the embassies in town, so this is a perfect opportunity to see a whole bunch all at once, complete with free shuttle service. Download the pdf with times and details on the shuttle, which also includes an adorable “passport” section so you can collect stamps at each embassy you visit. Each country has planned some activities that highlight the best their country has to offer, so you can bet we’ll be favoring (ahem) the Belgian and German embassies a little more than the others. Oh and the French. And the Italian. Damn, this could be fun.
>> The Washington Area Bicyclist Association and the City Paper are hosting a free screening of Peter Yates’ 1979 film Breaking Away, outside the Reed Center at 18th and Wyoming at 7 p.m. Daniel Stern and Dennis Quaid star in the Academy Award-winning coming of age story about, of course, bicycle racing.
>> Capitol Hill Books is hosting its regular wine and cheese afternoon from 4 to 7 p.m. Get 10% off all books and get a little tipsy while you browse alongside your neighbors.
SUNDAY:
>> We’re hoping you’re either spending the day with Mom or sitting in a backyard someplace grilling in the sunshine. But if you’re itching to get out and take in something cultural, we’d recommend heading to see Synetic Theater’s production of Animal Farm. Here’s what our critic had to say: “As we watch the pigs and the humans consumed by gluttony in the work’s final scene, eagerly gobbling their chocolate, it’s a very funny scene, but it also communicates an uneasy sense of foreboding. It’s much like this Animal Farm itself; a joy to watch, but it is never without a smart undercurrent of the ominous.” 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., tickets are $35 and can be purchased here.
