Going Out Gurus - D.C. Entertainment Dispatches - April 29, 2007

Eastern Market: How You Can Help

The cost of rebuilding Eastern Market will fall mostly to the city, but businesses, ad hoc community groups and private citizens are hosting fundraisers and selling commemorative shirts to raise money for the vendors and employees who need to relocate...

By Fritz Hahn | May 4, 2007; 1:13 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (6)
Categories: Misc.
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Eating Up Summer

We're barely into May, but two local restaurants are channeling Southern summers with buckets of warm-weather foods that are perfect for savoring outside. After the jump, find out where to get mud bugs, fried oysters, shrimp corn dogs and buckets...

By Erin | May 4, 2007; 10:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Restaurants
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News to Digest

Cinco de Mayo is this Saturday and local restaurants are celebrating with a week of special dishes, a tribute to the avocado and even a hybrid Cinco de Derby spread. In other restaurant news, a local restauranteur offers a discounted...

By Erin | May 3, 2007; 11:29 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Restaurants
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Artomatic Watch: Week 4

Meet your favorite artists and rock out to a '90s band that's been stuck in our heads since learning about this upcoming concert -- all this weekend at Artomatic....

By Julia Beizer | May 2, 2007; 8:16 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Museums
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Comings and Goings

Photo and video works dominate this month's local exhibitions, but Sheeler-esque paintings, African art pieces and a couple of "body artists" make their way into local galleries as well....

By Julia Beizer | May 2, 2007; 1:27 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Museums
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Fight Night Thrills

With one of the biggest bouts in recent memory coming up on Saturday, there's only one question in the minds of boxing fans: Which bars are showing Oscar De La Hoya take on Floyd Mayweather? The answer: Not as many...

By Fritz Hahn | May 2, 2007; 12:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (7)
Categories: Bars and Clubs
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On Stage in May

Though theater seasons are winding down, May is alive with slamming doors, crises of conscience and a Nantucket summer. Meanwhile, Shakespeare takes the stage with a haunting aria, against a paisley background and to a rock-and-roll score....

By Erin | May 1, 2007; 10:20 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: Theater
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May Mixtape

The May Mixtape may be the most obscure edition yet in our continuing series. But hey, that's cool, a better chance to discover some new favorites. I generally try to avoid sold-out shows in these columns, so that's why you...

By David Malitz | April 30, 2007; 5:31 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
Categories: Music
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