Going Out Gurus - D.C. Entertainment Dispatches - August 30, 2009

Free and Easy Events

Watch the Washington National Opera while enjoying a picnic in the outfield grass at Nationals Park. (Gerald Martineau/The Washington Post) Every week, the Going Out Gurus suggest ways to enjoy Washington's cultural scene without spending any money. Have an...

Will Another D.C. Gallery Lose Its Home?

It turns out plans to open a D.C. iteration of the New York barbecue spot Hill Country could affect more than just the local food scene. The building where the restaurant will soon reside is undergoing renovations, which is leaving...

Got Plans? Redux: Take This Job and Shove It

In this week's chat, we asked you to tell us the strangest (legal) thing you've ever done for money. You didn't disappoint.

Pop Quiz -- With Beer

Teenagers and college students are heading back to school, where they'll grumble about next week's history test or try to avoid a literature quiz. Meanwhile, some of us go out of our way to find bars' trivia nights where we'll...

Coming Up in Got Plans? -- Working for the Weekend

Today's Got Plans? discussion has a bonus to help you have an even better Labor Day weekend. Not only will we be talking about great ways to spend your extra day off, we'll be giving away two pairs of free...

On Stage in September

Familial angst and famous faces are headed our way this month when an Oscar winner and a slate of old favorites signal that the slow days of August theater are over. Billy Crystal comes to National Theatre for "700 Sundays."...

A Chef Shuffle at Inox

Jonathan Krinn and Jon Mathieson, working together yet apart.

Science Club Extended Happy Hours: Survival of the Cheapest

Just in time to ease the post-Labor Day blues, Science Club has announced a September stimulus plan: Happy hour will run from open until close Monday through Thursday as well as the usual 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday. Science...

Nightlife Agenda

There's a long weekend on the horizon, and we have a huge stack of options in this week's column. The return of Buzz, with a reunion of the cult Dubtribe Soundsystem. An outdoor "Ferris Bueller" screening followed by an '80s dance party. A super-sized Fatback with live go-go and electro-funk bands. A DJ from the Happy Mondays. (No, seriously.) An alt-country doubleheader with two of the genre's biggest names. A roast for basketball star (and Takoma Park native) Steve Francis with former teammates. A Flip Cup Tournament with cheap beer.

Restaurant Week, Part Deux

Thirty local restaurants will continue to offer Restaurant Week pricing into September.

Going Out Gurus: August 30, 2009 - September 5, 2009