Going Out Gurus - D.C. Entertainment Dispatches - October 2, 2005

Voting Against the 18th Amendment

Bars with themes are often a bad idea. In the rush to make a bar "feel" like an Irish pub or look like some aging corner boozer, what some bar owners often don't think about is this: What will make...

By Fritz Hahn | October 7, 2005; 1:24 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (11)
Categories: Bars and Clubs
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DC Chic

My kudos to the Kennedy Center, which, in addition to the Corcoran, is one of the few local arts centers to devote space to the world of fashion. Last spring, the Ken Cen hosted a terrific show on the influence...

By washingtonpost.com | October 6, 2005; 9:55 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Museums
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Sign Me Up

"Iron Chef America" -- the Food Network phenomenon in which a visiting chef faces one of three master chefs in an hour-long cookoff that involves a secret ingredient -- has come through Washington, D.C. Three of the District's top culinary...

By Erin | October 5, 2005; 4:03 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Restaurants
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George's 'Good Night'

Feel like you've been seeing a lot of George Clooney lately? That's because you have. Last week, he was on ABC's Primetime Live, showing Diane Sawyer around his Italian villa. On Sunday, his face -- and a profile -- appeared...

By Jen Chaney | October 5, 2005; 1:57 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Movies
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Now Hail This

And now, a subject very near and dear to the hearts of Going Out Gurus: In case you missed an important blurb in Metro's In Brief section, more than 20 D.C. cabs with meters -- yes, thank God, meters --...

By Fritz Hahn | October 4, 2005; 2:14 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (20)
Categories: Misc.
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Random Thoughts

A few quick notes from my wanderings around town: 1. It's at least a month away, but Bourbon is coming to Adams Morgan, says General Manager Steven King. The popular Glover Park bar, known for its wide-ranging selection of bourbons...

By Fritz Hahn | October 3, 2005; 1:32 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs
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