Going Out Gurus - D.C. Entertainment Dispatches - January 17, 2010

The new late show: half-price oysters and beer at Brasserie Beck

Brasserie Beck's half-price beer happy hour has been so successful that the restaurant is extending it from 10 to close on weekends -- and throwing in half-price oysters, too.

By Fritz Hahn | January 23, 2010; 7:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs , Restaurants
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Bloody marys for a quarter: That got your attention

Starting Feb. 21, bloody marys and mimosas will only cost a quarter during Acadiana's Sunday brunch service.

By Julia Beizer | January 22, 2010; 2:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Restaurants
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Got Plans? redux

Today we talked about bars in Tysons, haiti fundraisers, dinner theater and Julia's favorite band in college.

By Julia Beizer | January 21, 2010; 3:43 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Misc.
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We're counting down to today's installment of Got Plans?, and it looks we'll be covering spots to watch the playoff games, lunch near the zoo after bidding farewell to Butterstick next week and restaurants that accommodate old, grumpy parents (your...

By Stephanie Merry | January 21, 2010; 12:34 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Misc.
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Hot tickets

Longtime friends and collaborators Carole King and James Taylor are reuniting for a world tour, 40 years after they first performed together at the famous Troubadour Tavern in Los Angeles.

By Alex Baldinger | January 21, 2010; 7:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Events , Music
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Nightlife agenda

It will be all Mary J. Blige all night at Marvin on Monday. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) Sockets Records showcases its diverse roster at the Black Cat, hip-hop jam session Guerilla Lounge makes its long-awaited return at Liv,...

By David Malitz | January 19, 2010; 5:45 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs , Events , Music
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Beer events on tap

This week looks promising for local beer lovers: there's a chance to try rare (and wonderful) beers from Switzerland and two events celebrating the return of local favorites Tuppers Hop Pocket Ale and Tuppers Hop Pocket Pils....

By Fritz Hahn | January 18, 2010; 7:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs , Events
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Free and easy events

This week, pay nothing to honor Martin Luther King Jr., see an exhibit of '60s hippie fashions or discuss the first year of Barack Obama's presidency with journalists from Al Jazeera.

By Fritz Hahn | January 18, 2010; 12:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Events , Free and Cheap
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