Going Out Gurus - D.C. Entertainment Dispatches - October 31, 2010

Free and easy events: 'Rashomon,' skateboarding in art

This week, some of the best things in life are free. Impress a date with your creativity, take a friend or go exploring solo: Akira Kurosawa's genre-defining film "Rashomon" and photographs of skateboarding at night and Argentina's national parks top our list of the coolest free events of the week.

By Alex Baldinger, David Malitz and Stephanie Merry | November 6, 2010; 3:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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A quick scan of the new Barcode

The opening of Barcode, in the former Fourth Estate Grille space near 17th and L streets NW, qualifies as big, huge, stop-the-presses news -- at least as far as our happy hour options are concerned. While the vibe is totally different from the ways of old, the beer menu picks up -- and even improves upon -- where the old Fourth left off.

By Alex Baldinger | November 5, 2010; 1:45 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
Categories: Bars and Clubs
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Getting Up Guide: FotoWeek DC launch; Roky Erickson

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 | November 5, 2010; 7:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Future Islands finds a home and its sound

Future Islands, one of Baltimore's most energetic bands, plays the Black Cat.

By Brandon Weigel | November 4, 2010; 4:24 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Music
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A dose of Fringe Festival in the off season

This year's Fall Fringe -- the Capital Fringe Festival's off-season programming -- is already shaping up to be more like a fleshed-out mini-fest with reprisals of some of the summer's most compelling and popular fare. Ten shows are remounted at Fort Fringe beginning Thursday, so if you couldn't get a seat at Kelly Bond's performance piece "Elephant" this summer, or you didn't hear the buzz about "Romeo & Juliet: Choose Your Own Ending" until it was too late, now is your chance. Here's a rundown of some of our most anticipated returning acts.

By Stephanie Merry | November 4, 2010; 1:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Theater
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Getting Up Guide: Films, Fall Fringe and Future Islands

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 | November 4, 2010; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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DC-3 brings boutique hot dogs to Barracks Row

First it was burgers, then it was pizza -- are hot dogs the next casual comfort food to get the boutique treatment? If so, then Ty Neal and the other co-owners of Matchbox and Ted's Bulletin will be in ahead of the trend when DC-3, their 20-seat, aviation-themed, wieners-of-America concept, opens on Barracks Row next week.

By Justin Rude | November 4, 2010; 9:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Restaurants | Tags: restaurant openings
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Must-see films from the European Union

Film buffs knows that the AFI's annual European Union Film Showcase is the best place to get your first look at the art-house hits and Oscar contenders everyone will be talking about five months from now. What movies top the must-see list this year?

By Lavanya Ramanathan | November 3, 2010; 7:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Movies
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Hot tickets: U2, Jeff Tweedy, America

Few bands can fill stadiums these days, and as the Baltimore Sun recently reported, concert promoters are finding it more lucrative to book top acts at arena shows. Of course, U2 is not most bands, and with lead singer/humanitarian/icon Bono...

By Alex Baldinger | November 3, 2010; 6:53 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Michael Hartzer returns with Jack Rose

One reason we haven't heard from Michael Hartzer since IndeBleu closed last December is because the chef has been busy cooking up an ambitious new restaurant with his pal Bill Thomas, the owner of Bourbon, with locations in Glover Park and Adams Morgan. Come January, the two hope to open Jack Rose Dining Saloon at 2007 18th Ave. NW, the site of a former boxing gym.

By Tom Sietsema | November 3, 2010; 2:37 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs, Restaurants | Tags: restaurant openings, tom sietsema
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On stage in November

This month, area theaters are putting inventive spins on old classics. A Tony winner tries her hand at "Candide," Synetic moves its way through a Faustian tale and two renditions of "Romeo and Juliet" take the stage.

By Stephanie Merry | November 3, 2010; 11:11 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Getting Up Guide: Interpol, the Washington Ballet's 'Romeo'

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 | November 3, 2010; 7:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Nightlife agenda

This week catch Brazil's newest musical star at Bohemian Caverns, get schooled on the riot grrrl scene, see one of Baltimore's most unique bands (which is saying something) and hear some local hip-hop producers share some of their unreleased beats.

By David Malitz | November 2, 2010; 5:38 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Getting Up Guide: Amiri Baraka speaks; Wizards home opener

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

By Alex Baldinger | November 2, 2010; 7:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Lincoln on the menu for February

The owner of Hudson in the West End is expanding his reach to downtown, assuming the space vacated by Il Mulino at 1110 Vermont Ave. NW and turning it into an "upscale-casual" Lincoln, a 210-seat nod to the 16th U.S. president.

By Justin Rude | November 1, 2010; 2:39 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Restaurants | Tags: Tom Sietsema, restaurant openings
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Step away from the burger: World Vegan Day has arrived

Ever wondered whether you could get through a day without a burger or even that splash of milk in your coffee? Today is a perfect excuse to find out: It's World Vegan Day.

By Lavanya Ramanathan | November 1, 2010; 2:38 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Restaurants | Tags: World Vegan day, vegan, vegetarian
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Fojol Bros. debut Ethiopian food truck

The guys behind the popular Fojol Bros. of Merlindia Indian food truck have been hinting at a new mobile operation for a while, but kept the details under wraps. The new truck debuted alongside the original on Saturday, so it's a secret no longer: Welcome Fojol Bros. of Benethiopia to the streets of D.C.

By Justin Rude | November 1, 2010; 2:09 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Getting Up Guide: New Yorker's Alex Ross; first ladies of dance

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

By Alex Baldinger | November 1, 2010; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Free and easy events: Al Jarreau, Ian Frazier and more

Who says you have to spend a lot when you go out? This week, see artists at work, learn about NoVa's rock scene or hear Al Jarreau perform -- all for free.

By Alex Baldinger | October 31, 2010; 9:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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