It’ll be a party this evening on Barracks Row, the stretch of Eighth Street SE that’ll be celebrating its Great American Main Street Award — a great honor for its revitalizing streetscaping project. The festivities kick off at the Old Siam Restaurant (406 Eighth St. SE) at 6 p.m. with appetizers and drinks. While its name may have “Old” in it, Old Siam is the newest restaurant on the strip. In the process to revitalize…

Spring is in the air (we hope!), so get out and visit the various galleries and museums around D.C. We’ve picked some of the week’s highlights to help you figure out where to go. >> “Bodies,” an exhibit of prints by Mathew Clay-Robinson opens this Thursday at the University of Maryland’s Union Gallery in College Park. Exhibition events include an artist’s lecture on Thursday from 4-4:45 p.m. in the Stamp Student Union’s Margaret Brent Room,…