Going Out Gurus - D.C. Entertainment Dispatches - September 13, 2009

Very Different Free Music Options on Sunday

So you want to see some free music on Sunday night in D.C. Fair enough. Let us present with two choices, very different. As you likely know by now, neo-psych breakout starts MGMT are closing out the D.C. stop of...

By David Malitz | September 18, 2009; 1:49 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Music
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Got Plans? Redux: Must've Done Something Right

For a couple of hours last night, Got Plans? was tippy tops of our list of Most Viewed Articles on the entire site. Crazy, right?

By Julia Beizer | September 18, 2009; 10:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Misc.
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Free Shakespeare? Hop to It

In case you missed the Folger's well-received and extra bloody production of "Macbeth" last year, another chance is coming your way on Sunday. The theater will be screening the film version of Shakespeare's tragedy that was created and directed by...

By Stephanie Merry | September 17, 2009; 4:41 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Theater
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PDA: Yay or Nay? And Join Us at 1!

We'd *love* it if you chatted with us at 1 p.m. (Melina Mara - The Washington Post) So, I think these people are adorable. They're at a bar (specifically, Old Town's Light Horse) and just sharing a sweet little...

By Julia Beizer | September 17, 2009; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs , Misc.
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How to Toast Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest begins in Munich on Sept. 19, but Berlin got its party underway -- complete with one-liter beer glasses -- on Sept. 9. (Fabrizio Bensch - Reuters) If St. Patrick's Day is the day when everyone is at least...

By Fritz Hahn | September 17, 2009; 10:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs , Events
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Please Explain to Me ... Lettuce on Appetizer Plates

You're at happy hour at any number of pubby establishments and you order a plate of deep-fried bar eats to sate your growling stomach. Why oh why do they arrive on a bed of lettuce?

By Julia Beizer | September 17, 2009; 10:13 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Bars and Clubs , Restaurants
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Nightlife Agenda

Local artists rule the scene this week, whether we're talking about hip-hop showcases, album release parties, free concerts or DJ duos with new videos. Our picks include the return of the popular Uncle Q's Living Room hip-hop night, a no-cover performance by Baltimore's Dan Deacon, a rare show by John Forte or a night starring English drum 'n' bass pioneer Andy C.

By Fritz Hahn | September 15, 2009; 9:35 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Bars and Clubs , Events , Music
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Columbia Firehouse Lets Chef Go

"The last thing I wanted to become was that 10 percent statistic," says Orlando Hitzig, who, up until Sunday morning was the chef at the new Columbia Firehouse in Old Town. He is now unemployed. When Hitzig met this weekend...

By Tom Sietsema | September 15, 2009; 5:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Restaurants | Tags: Tom Sietsema
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