Going Out Gurus - D.C. Entertainment Dispatches - October 25, 2009

Got Plans? Redux: 50 first dates

Readers gave us great ideas for first dates.

By Julia Beizer | October 30, 2009; 12:37 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Win Capital Food Fight tickets in Got Plans? at 1 p.m.

We're about 15 minutes away from this week's Got Plans? chat, where we'll talk about Halloween ideas, along with solutions to your other going-out quandaries. Lucky for you, we also have two pairs of VIP tickets to this year's Capital...

By Julia Beizer | October 29, 2009; 12:46 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Hot tickets

Public Enemy comes to Lisner Auditorium on Nov. 18. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) Tickets go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. at Tickets.com for these shows at the 9:30 club: • GWAR,...

By Alex Baldinger | October 29, 2009; 10:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Events , Music
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Washington's Rock Creek goes private

Judy Hammerschmidt wants to make something clear: She's not shuttering Rock Creek at Mazza Gallerie. Over the weekend, however, she and her business partner quietly rebranded the health-minded Washington restaurant and turned it into a space for private functions only....

By Tom Sietsema | October 28, 2009; 12:55 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Nightlife Agenda

It's Halloween Week -- like Shark Week, but with more vampires -- and there are plenty of chances for freaks to go out the next couple of nights. Think your costume can win a $5,000 cash prize or a stay at a four-star hotel in Paris? Want to dress like a "Twilight" extra? Just want to enjoy a really good cocktail or some funky tunes? We've got plenty of options. But then there's also plenty of live music this week, including Future of the Left, Saul Williams and Living Colour, the Vivian Girls and a local hair metal cover band.

By Fritz Hahn | October 27, 2009; 10:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Bars and Clubs , Events , Music
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The Gibson's expanding to two floors Saturday

Last weekend, I took a friend to the Gibson for cocktails. As usual, there was a line, so we left our names and cell phone numbers with the doorman and went somewhere else to wait for the "we have two...

By Fritz Hahn | October 26, 2009; 4:46 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Bars and Clubs
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Free and easy events

Every week, the Going Out Gurus suggest ways to enjoy Washington's cultural scene without spending any money. Have an idea for us? Send it to events@washingtonpost.com. Monday A Celebration of Statehood at the National Theatre Our 50th state is about...

By Fritz Hahn | October 26, 2009; 9:38 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Events , Free and Cheap
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