The entrance to Scream City’s Slaughter Factory. Photo by Melinda Contreras.
Friday
BURLESQUE: What songs and scenes will be performed tonight? Well, that depends on where the Wheel of Stripping lands. Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) 9 p.m. $15-18
HUMOR: Literary humorists read their humor aloud, because it’s probably funnier when they read it. DC9 (1940 9th Street NW) 7 p.m. $10
COMEDY: This month’s $5 Local Comedy Showcase features funny people from Baltimore, Philly, New York, and yes, D.C. too! (It’s actually a $4 Showcase if you buy two tickets for $8, but promo code DCist makes it a $3 Showcase when you buy two tickets!!!) The Town Tavern DC (2323 18th Street NW) 8-10 p.m. $5-8
Saturday
TASTES: The Taste of Bethesda has been cancelled, but the DC VegFest and Taste of Georgetown are still on (for now). Check their social media pages before heading out…
ANNIVERSARY: Atlas Brew Works is 2! Help celebrate by joining them for a (now indoor) day filled with food from DC Ballers, Cap Mac, Carnivore BBQ and Captain Cookie, music from Bumper Jacksons, South Rail and Justin Trawick & The Common Good, and drinks from Atlas Brew Works (obviously). Admission price includes one beer. Atlas Brew Works (2052 West Virginia Avenue NE) 1-5 p.m. $10
PURGATORY: Comedians feed off the energy of a crowd, so what happens when you make them perform to a camera in a soundproof room? Find out via a live feed as Bentzen Ball Presents: 7 Minutes in Purgatory with Ian Abramson. BONUS: Your ticket prices includes a Nando’s Peri-Peri entree voucher and bottle of hot sauce at the show! Improv Comedy Club (1140 Connecticut Avenue NW) 2:30-5:00 p.m. $15
REPAIRS: Berlin-based artist Tobias Sternberg wants to turn your broken items into sculpture art. Try not to flood his studio space with broken umbrellas. Transformer (1404 P Street NW) Opening Reception: 6-8 p.m. Show runs through October 31st.
Sunday
SCARES: The people that brought you Field of Screams now bring you SCREAM CITY, and it’s in D.C.!!! Not wanting to drive to Maryland is no longer a good excuse for missing out on having zombies follow you around. RFK Stadium Lot 8 (2400 East Capitol Street SE) Open from October 3-November 1. Click here for complete operating schedule.
BBQ: At the Cochon Heritage BBQ, you can taste 45+ grilled dishes from 16 area chefs. DOCK 5 at Union Market (1309 5th Street NE) 4 p.m.-VIP entry, 5 p.m.-GA entry. $100-200
FOOTAGE: At the 8th Annual Druid Underground Film Festival, you’ll watch “the trashiest cuts from amateur monster movies, insane Christian scare films and shocking instruction videos lovingly sourced from the decrepit VHS vaults of DUFF curator Billy Burgess.” The Electric Maid (268 Carroll Street NW) 7-9 p.m. $10
For a list of events that have been cancelled, changed, or delayed due to the pending weather doom, see here.
