Going Out Gurus - D.C. Entertainment Dispatches - October 7, 2007

Farewell to Krishna

There will soon be a void in Cleveland Park: Bartender Krishna Ramsundar is leaving Aroma after seven years of mixing martinis, dispensing advice and being the ringmaster of a true neighborhood hangout....

By Fritz Hahn | October 12, 2007; 4:33 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (6)
Categories: Bars and Clubs
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Super Fun Friday

In yesterday's Got Plans? a super-fun-loving reader sought advice on a super fun date: "I want to take my boyfriend on a super fun date tomorrow night. We are in our early 20s, and don't like the bar scene that...

By Erin | October 12, 2007; 3:18 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Restaurants
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Nightlife Agenda Pick of the Week

We understand why Germans love Oktoberfest: Endless giant mugs of beer, piles of bratwurst, drunken singing. We don't understand the country's love affair with David Hasselhoff, though, especially after seeing poorly dubbed episodes of "Baywatch" and hearing the Hoff's sketchy...

By Fritz Hahn | October 11, 2007; 12:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs
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News to Digest

If you like sampling wine, food or wine and food, then leap on the chance to sip Bordeaux beauties or chew on Georgetown's finest. If you happen to find yourself in Penn Quarter, stop in and check out the newest...

By Erin | October 11, 2007; 9:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: Restaurants
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All Eyes on Annie (And Brad. And Demi...)

Annie Leibovitz speaks about her recent project like she's embarrassed that she's just revealed too much. "The show really came out of this book, which was really a moment in my life," she said at yesterday's very crowded press preview...

By Julia Beizer | October 10, 2007; 2:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Museums
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Theater on the Cheap

If your budget is limiting your theater ambitions, take heart. There are a few stellar pay-what-you-can opportunities for this month's stage productions....

By Erin | October 10, 2007; 12:36 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Theater
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DAM! Festival Preview/Mini-Mixtape

It's almost CMJ Music Marathon time up in New York so you know what that means ... DAM! Festival time here in D.C. Oh, we kid, we kid. But the local indie-rock festival, now in its second year, is obviously...

By David Malitz | October 9, 2007; 4:50 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Music
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Free and Easy

Every Monday, the Going Out Gurus suggest ways to Washington's cultural scene without spending any money. Have an idea for us? Send it to events@washingtonpost.com. Monday Celebrating America's Public Gardens at the U.S. Botanic Garden An exhibit on "green spaces...

By Fritz Hahn | October 8, 2007; 10:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Misc.
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