… to come to their 3rd Wednesday Happy Hours. And if you aren’t yet as excited about the Capital Fringe Festival as we are, let it be known that the time to wave those freak flags high is nigh. Here’s the deal: From July 20 to 30, 2006, the District will host its very own, first-ever Fringe festival, in the tradition of Edinburgh and Edmonton. Imagine a city-wide arts festival that leans on the crazy…
Admit it: the warm early autumn weather has tempted you to rock those white pants and that seersucker blazer just one more time (you swear!). We know — we’ve seen similar lapses all over town. But this morning’s undeniably chilly temps were enough to prompt even the most stalwart flip-flop-phile succumb to a more seasonally appropriate option. So suck it up and let the linen go. And then cancel your weekend plans and grab your…
Sommer Mathis contributed to these picks FRIDAY: >> DCist likes to stay up late on Sundays and watch Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry”. We enjoy the variety of viewpoints it always includes, and really truly, at least one poet each episode knocks our socks right off our collective feet. DCist also likes to stay up late and watch “The Cosby Show” on Nick at Nite. It makes us feel all warm and fuzzy, like we…
No, DCist hasn’t forgotten that it is Valentine’s Day. But the controversial nature of the day just makes us feel like tiptoeing around the holiday. On Feb. 14 you are either a “have” or a “have not,” no matter how much spin you want to put on it — Yes, we know that mom is always your valentine. Some of you are panicking because you are procrastinators. Some of you are wallowing in self-pity. And…
We’re still a week away from Inauguration Day, and we’re already being warned about how road closures and security perimeters could disrupt the normal goings on of the city. Some might ask: “Is worth going to anyway?” (A bigger question is, will President Bush — as Jimmy Carter is seen doing in the National Archives photo above — walk the parade route in a post 9/11 world?) Haven’t been able to score tickets to an…
Be aware that on Friday, meetings at the headquarters of the World Bank will cause the closure of streets in the vicinity of the White House and Foggy Bottom. From the AP, via WJLA/ABC-7: The traffic troubles begin right smack in the middle of Friday morning’s rush hour. At 8:30 a.m., police will shut 18th, 19th and 20th streets, between Pennsylvania Avenue and F Street. And G Street will close between 17th and 21st. We…
The music director of the National Symphony, Leonard Slatkin, is turning 60 years old and the Kennedy Center community will be celebrating in style. The birthday celebration is doubling as the National Symphony Orchestra’s Season Opening Ball. The event is being billed as the opening event of Washington’s “autumn social calendar.” Here’s just a partial list of the musical luminaries planning on performing: Joshua Bell, Sir James Galway, Itzhak Perlman, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and everyone’s favorite…
DCist has discovered that, against all logic, Mayor Anthony Williams proclaimed Sept. 10-19 dcFashionWeek. Sponsored by Corjor International, dcFashionWeek is a partnership of independent fashion designers, producers and models showcasing ready-to-wear, urbanwear and couture from an eclectic group of local and international designers. (This image shows the work of dcFashionWeek design participant Troy Artis.) The week kicked off Monday with a ready-to-wear showcase and appears to offer more to the D.C. community than the latest…
We finally found one. After nine months of searching, DCist spied someone wearing a WMATA metrorail shirt this weekend on a Connecticut Avenue sidewalk. (It was a Metro Center shirt, like the the one at left). Since we love to talk about transit issues, DCist has a few thoughts on D.C.s attempts to enter the world of transit chic. London promotes Mind the Gap. Paris glorifies its Art Nouveau Metropolitan signage. And New York has…
