This post by DCist contributor Rawn James, Jr. This week’s Five O’Clock Meeting takes us to a happy hour that runs Mondays through Fridays from 5-7pm, but on Tuesdays, lasts until 11pm. The spotlight this week shines on Viridian, located north on 14th Street, NW just north of the Studio Theatre in Logan Circle. Viridian’s space is a unique combination of polished concrete and unobtrusive modernity. On this early evening, large paintings catch angled sunlight…

Ah, Memorial Day. The smell of barbecue smoke perfumes the air and you can taste the promise of a three-day weekend. American flags wave in the afternoon breeze. Every hometown is putting on a parade. Your neighbors are probably making hamburgers and hotdogs in the backyard, putting away a few Miller Lites while they talk about their wasted youth. You sigh and think, “Wouldn’t it be nice to be a bit more creative and invite…