Feb 26, 2007
Reader, Meet Author
MONDAY It’s anybody’s guess as to whether Mark Twain would have approved of Jon Clinch’s Finn, the dark, call-it-a-prequel, story of Huck Finn’s father, depicted herein as a degenerate bigot. But you know what? Suck it, Twain: you’re dead! At Olsson’s in Crystal City, 2200 Crystal Drive, 7 p.m. TUESDAY If your two favoritest things in the whole wide world are crayons and burlesque shows, then DCist is finally ready to offer an event that…
Nov 10, 2006
Out and About: Weekend Picks
FRIDAY: >> The EU Film Showcase kicked off at the AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center last weekend, and we’ll have a little more about it for you this weekend. In the meantime film buffs should consider checking out Bergman Island, a documentary by another Swedish filmmaker, Marie Nyeröd, that visits legendary director Ingmar Bergman at his home on the island of Fårö. Now 88 years old, this is no doubt the final document of…
Jun 12, 2006
The Red & The Black: A New Music Venue for D.C.
You may have heard about the burgeoning of the H Street District. With a slew of bars and music venues on the rise, it’s lousy with comparissons to what U Street once was. Tonight marks the opening of one of those new venues, The Red & The Black. DCist first heard about the bar’s opening from the band Doveman, after they received a slew of messages from perplexed fans wondering where the heck their show…