Watch a carnival archer shoots arrows at a human target! See the human pincushion!

Cruise into the first weekend in July with a host of top-notch food events, including a return of Hill Country’s popular backyard barbecue, new openings, IPA beer specials, and more.

The trio headlines the burlesque variety show Gutbuster/Nutbuster Friday night.

These are the cozy pubs, bustling bars, German-style taverns, and surprising restaurants that we go to when we are in the mood to indulge our inner beer nerds.

In the National Theater of Scotland’s The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, presented by Shakespeare Theatre Company, the grating quest for researched superiority leads its title character to actual Hell.

Full disclosure: I’ve never attended a high school reunion. But I have to imagine that the experience is a lot like how it feels to drink a beer at Bier Baron, the bar which rapidly slipped into the worn clothes of the Brickskeller late last year.

On December 23, Brickskeller closed, ending an era in beer drinking for Washingtonians. According to Young & Hungry, the space will reopen as Bier Baron on Wednesday, December 29 at 6 p.m. Owner Megan Merrifield notes that they will be offering a 500-beer selection with promises that – unlike with the former occupant – it will remain up-to-date. Pretzels and pierogis will grace the food menu, as well as desserts in collaboration with PS7’s pastry…