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

Something for the weekend: A cocktail for grown-up kids

A tasty new cocktail at PS7's takes its inspiration from childhood breakfast cereal.

By Fritz Hahn | October 22, 2010; 3:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs
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Getting Up Guide: Louis C.K. and zombies

What are your plans tonight? The Getting Up Guide is here to help you answer that question. Here's what's happening Friday:

By Alex Baldinger | October 22, 2010; 7:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Events
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National Christmas Tree to light up the Ellipse on Dec. 9

The National Park Service formally announced the date for the lighting of the national Christmas tree on the Ellipse: Thursday, Dec. 9. How does one obtain tickets to this yuletide bonanza? As in years past, it's an online lottery system.

By Alex Baldinger | October 21, 2010; 12:23 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Getting Up Guide: 'Ameriville' and Brazilian rhythms

What are your plans tonight? The Getting Up Guide is here to help you answer that question. Here's what's happening Thursday:

By Alex Baldinger | October 21, 2010; 10:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Hot tickets: The Walkmen, George Clinton, Gov't Mule

The Walkmen return to their old stomping grounds Dec. 3. (Greg Morris) Though they call New York home these days, members of the Walkmen spent their formative years at D.C.'s St. Alban's School, as our own David Malitz pointed...

By Alex Baldinger | October 20, 2010; 5:29 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Events, Music
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Getting Up Guide: Beer and Ballet, Edwidge Danticat

What are your plans tonight? The Getting Up Guide is here to help you answer that question. Here's what's happening Wednesday:

By Alex Baldinger | October 20, 2010; 7:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Nightlife Agenda

This week, don't miss an all-request DJ night, kinetic electronic duo Underworld, the anniversary of the popular Brazilian Rhythms dance party (with a special food and drink menu), next-big-thing dubstep producer Rusko, happy hours that benefit charities or our picks for watching the baseball playoffs.

By Fritz Hahn | October 19, 2010; 5:34 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs, Events, Music
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New on the scene: Pizzeria Paradiso and Tonic Up Top

Last night, I went to check out two new bars: Pizzeria Paradiso's Old Town location, which officially opens Wednesday and is the local institution's first venture into Virginia, and Tonic on Top, a reinvention of the Mount Pleasant watering hole's upstairs restaurant. (Wait, you didn't know they had one?)

By Fritz Hahn | October 19, 2010; 12:38 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Bars and Clubs, Restaurants
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Getting Up Guide: Nick Hornby and Ben Folds team up

A few tickets are left for an evening with author Nick Hornby and Ben Folds. More Tuesday night picks: Worn magazine's launch party/DJ night and free films from the Latin American Showcase.

By Alex Baldinger | October 19, 2010; 7:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Events, Misc.
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A Date for Michel: October 26

If he can work out a few kinks in his new restaurant in the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, Michel Richard says he might open Michel as early as Friday for hotel guests and start accepting reservations from the general public beginnning October 26. The celebrated French chef announced the news earlier today from the sweeping exhibition kitchen he inherited from Fabio Trabocchi and the late Maestro.

By Justin Rude | October 18, 2010; 5:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Restaurants | Tags: restaurant openings
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