Going Out Gurus - D.C. Entertainment Dispatches - August 20, 2006

Sweet Relief

It's been nearly a year since Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast, but there's still a lot of work to be done. You can do your part next week simply by choosing to splurge on a huge dinner. Share our...

By Erin | August 25, 2006; 6:17 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: Restaurants
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Make-A-Date

In yesterday's edition of Got Plans?, a reader wrote in seeking a third date destination that is authentically D.C., delicious and low-key. Truthfully, I find this to be a complex issue. The destinations and activities you choose for your dates...

By Erin | August 25, 2006; 12:02 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
Categories: Restaurants
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Nightlife Agenda Pick of the Week

Back in May we welcomed Gypsy Eyes Records, a new local label that launched with an impressive showcase at the 9:30 club, featuring Americana-tinged acts Shortstack, Revival, These United States and Brandon Butler. In the months since then ... not...

By Fritz Hahn | August 24, 2006; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Bars and Clubs , Music
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More Brews at the Zoo

The Friends of the National Zoo's annual Brew at the Zoo takes place on Thursday and if you don't have a ticket for the celebration of local restaurants and beers, you may want to stop dithering -- FONZ says just...

By Fritz Hahn | August 23, 2006; 10:40 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
Categories: Misc.
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Cod Almighty

The long-awaited Eamonn's A Dublin Chipper from Cathal Armstrong of Restaurant Eve softly opened its doors last night, but it wasn't more than a few minutes before it was packed to capacity. I arrived around 6:45 to a mob-scene of...

By Erin | August 22, 2006; 11:36 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (8)
Categories: Restaurants
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Time for a Pop Quiz!

Neal Racioppo has a loyal following for his Quizzo trivia night, which packs the Pour House on Capitol Hill every Tuesday night. Staffers, wannabe "Jeopardy" stars and barflies all come out for the weekly dose of pop culture, trivia and...

By Fritz Hahn | August 21, 2006; 10:08 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Bars and Clubs
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