Going Out Gurus - D.C. Entertainment Dispatches - June 15, 2008

Nightlife Agenda Update

Local reggae group Oasis Band helps to celebrate International Surfing Day at the Art Whino Gallery this weekend. (J Carrier) This week's Nightlife Agenda column was jam-packed with events -- if you haven't read it yet, you should do so...

By Fritz Hahn | June 20, 2008; 1:35 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs , Music
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Blast Off for the Folklife Festival

If you're wondering what the 30-foot-tall Buddhist temple is doing on the mall, let me assure you it's a temporary addition for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which begins Wednesday. This year's themes include the 50th anniversary of NASA, the state...

By Stephanie Merry | June 19, 2008; 3:36 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (7)
Categories: Museums
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Wine, American Style

The Buzz: Washington's newest wine bar is an all-American affair. Enology, which has just replaced the old Zebra Lounge at the corner of Macomb Street and Wisconsin Avenue, pours 60 wines by the glass, hundreds by the bottle and about...

By Fritz Hahn | June 19, 2008; 2:33 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs
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Nightlife Agenda

Reggae's "Fireman" Capleton brings his energetic live show to the Crossroads on Saturday. (William Richards) How do we begin to list the awesomeness that is this week? A certifiably insane night of rock at the Black Cat, a full day...

By Fritz Hahn | June 17, 2008; 6:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
Categories: Bars and Clubs , Music
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Fort Reno, Finally

A little arsenic in the ground (really, it was only very, very little) and a lack of funding can't stop Fort Reno. The enduring summer concert series is back and the 2008 schedule was just released this morning. Shows start...

By David Malitz | June 17, 2008; 10:20 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (13)
Categories: Music
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Free and Easy Events

Roomful of Blues headlines the 13th annual Columbia Pike Blues Festival in Arlington on Saturday. (Alligator Records) Every week, the Going Out Gurus suggest ways to enjoy Washington's cultural scene without spending any money. Have an idea for us? Send...

By Fritz Hahn | June 16, 2008; 12:40 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Misc.
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Five to Watch at Silverdocs

Silverdocs, the annual festival that brings nonfiction films and fans from around the globe to Silver Spring, has become a big deal. And I mean big in the most literal sense: Over eight days, starting tonight, 108 movies will screen...

By Jen Chaney | June 16, 2008; 10:25 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Movies
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