Everyone knows that spying cute animals is the number one way to chase away a case of the Mondays. Clearly Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is making an all-out effort to perk up those downtown worker bees still nursing St. Patrick’s Day hangovers. Starting at 12:30 this afternoon the circus will begin its Pachyderm Parade, when dozens of elephants, horses and other performing animals will march from 32nd and D Sts, NW SE…

A quick glance at the picture at right and the unknowing cynic would think that Congressional Republicans took the day to rub the District’s second-class status in the face of its residents. Thankfully, the parade of elephants down East Capitol Street yesterday afternoon was much more innocent than that — the circus is back in town. The “Pachyderm Parade” signals a five-day stint by the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus at the D.C….

FRIDAY: >> The circus has come to town! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be having an evening show tonight, 7:30 p.m. at the MCI Center. If you get there 90 minutes early, you can enjoy free entertainment, and during the pre-show Three Ring Adventure, kids can meet performers and pose for photos with the crazy clowns. Tickets can be purchased here. SATURDAY: >> If you’re feeling energetic come Saturday AM, why not…