Going Out Gurus - D.C. Entertainment Dispatches - September 5, 2010

Something for the weekend: Cheap PBR and free DJs

Jimmy Valentine's Lonely Hearts Club offers cheap PBR -- starting at $1 a pint -- and free DJs every Friday night.

By Fritz Hahn | September 10, 2010; 3:14 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs
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Feline fanciers herd their cats to Dulles this weekend

The Going Out Guide staff has mixed feeling about Felis catus. We praise their hunting ability and cleanliness but complain about their aloofness and tendency to torture the allergic. But no such mixed feelings exist at the National Capital Cat Show, where, as you might imagine, cat supporters reign.

By Justin Rude | September 10, 2010; 1:45 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Events | Tags: Cats
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Take a food tour

No need to pack snacks for this tour of Alexandria.

By Stephanie Merry | September 10, 2010; 7:12 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Events
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Getting Up Guide: A farewell to summer at Jazz in the Garden

What are your plans tonight? The Getting Up Guide is here to help you answer that question. Here's what's happening Friday: Jazz in the Garden Have you seen today's weather forecast? Suddenly, it feels like fall is just around the...

By Alex Baldinger | September 10, 2010; 6:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Events
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'Housewives' nightlife Ep. 5: In Washington, we get a hotel

It's been two whole weeks since we left Tareq and Michaele Salahi, Mary Schmidt Amons, and Stacie and Jason Turner at the Winery Whose Name No Longer Bears Repeating.

By Lavanya Ramanathan | September 10, 2010; 3:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Misc.
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Art-mageddon: Let the art-opening blitz begin

This weekend is like the March Madness of the local art scene, with nearly two dozen exhibitions opening Friday and Saturday alone -- so many that there will be busses ferrying gallery-goers around.

By Lavanya Ramanathan | September 9, 2010; 3:54 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Museums
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Getting Up Guide: DC Shorts and Philip Glass

What are your plans tonight? The Getting Up Guide is here to help you answer that question. Here's what's happening Thursday: DC Shorts Film Festival 2010 If sitting through a week-long documentary film series -- such as AFI's Silverdocs each...

By Alex Baldinger | September 9, 2010; 8:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Events
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Hot tickets: Die Antwoord, Guided by Voices, Seth Meyers

The Zef flow comes to D.C. after all. Die Antwoord hit the 9:30 Club stage on Oct. 27 (Courtesy of the artist) Die Antwoord may have bailed on Virgin Mobile FreeFest, but fear not Zef enthusiasts, the rap group...

By Alex Baldinger | September 8, 2010; 7:06 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)

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P.J. Clarke's comes to K Street

The space at 1600 K St. NW has had a hard time keeping tenants: first Todd English's Olives closed in the middle of 2009, then Scott Conant backed out of plans to open a new Scarpetta there later the same year. Now, Phil Scotti and the folks behind P.J. Clarke's are making a go of it, and, if the major renovations going on at the site are any indication, they intend to stay a while.

By Justin Rude | September 8, 2010; 5:14 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Restaurants | Tags: P.J. Clarke's
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The Hill awaits a Vietnamese menu

Banh mi are replacing whole branzino at 633 Pennsylvania Ave. SE this fall. The former home to the Italian-themed Locanda is morphing into Ba Bay, a 49-seat dining room expected to open in November and serve small plates of Vietnamese street food, according to managing partner Denise Nguyen.

By Justin Rude | September 8, 2010; 9:53 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Restaurants | Tags: Banh mi, Vietnamese
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Getting Up Guide: Big Boi, Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti

What are your plans tonight? The Getting Up Guide is here to help you answer that question. Here's what's happening Tuesday: Big Boi As if being one-half of OutKast isn't reason enough to catch Big Boi at the 9:30 Club,...

By Alex Baldinger | September 8, 2010; 8:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Events
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Nightlife Agenda

Kevin Barnes will lead Of Montreal through a memorable rock spectacle on Monday and Tuesday at 9:30 Club. But will opener Janelle Monae still steal the show? (Gerald Martineau/TWP) It's a big week for shows at 9:30 Club as...

By David Malitz | September 7, 2010; 6:52 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Events, Music
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Getting Up Guide: Yes, you can still see Lady Gaga tonight

What are your plans tonight? The Getting Up Guide is here to help you answer that question. Here's what's happening Tuesday: Lady Gaga While Lady Gaga's appearance at the Verizon Center tonight has been termed 'Sold Out,' we could still...

By Alex Baldinger | September 7, 2010; 11:40 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Events
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Free and easy events

This week's free events include Arts on Foot and Adams Morgan Day. Monday 'Staged' Part of the Page-to-Stage Festival, Washington Improv Theatre gets the audience in on the act with this off-the-cuff performance about, well, putting on a performance. Tuesday...

By Stephanie Merry | September 5, 2010; 8:31 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Events, Free and Cheap
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