Archive: September 2006
Light (on the Wallet) Entertainment
We all know the plight. The rent check's been written, the bills have been paid and that leaves low funds for the fun jar. If you've already consumed Julia's list of free things to do in and around the District,...
By Erin | September 29, 2006; 03:35 PM ET | Comments (1)
Let Free-dom Ring
"What's your favorite free or cheap thing to do in D.C.? I'm trying to save $$." That's one of the questions we didn't get to in yesterday's Got Plans? As resident art junkie, I think it's probably pretty obvious that...
By Julia Beizer | September 29, 2006; 11:09 AM ET | Comments (2)
Looking Ahead to the Cinema Season
So far, the fall movie season hasn't exactly blown me away. "All the King's Men"? Big disappointment. "School for Scoundrels"? Well, let's just say it's no "Bad Santa." But I still have hope that some compelling films are just around...
By Jen Chaney | September 29, 2006; 11:00 AM ET | Email a Comment
It's Elementary at PS 7's
PS 7's is named for chef Peter Smith and the restaurant's address (777 I St.), but it also feels very much like a nod to elementary school. Be it at the bar or a table in the dining room, obsequious...
By Erin | September 28, 2006; 02:20 PM ET | Email a Comment
Nightlife Agenda Pick of the Week
Rollie Fingers. Tom Selleck. Friedrich Nietzsche. Salvador Dali. Freddie Mercury. Teddy Roosevelt. What do these great men have in common? Mustaches. Bushy, waxy, attention-getting mustaches. We'd wager Magnum P.I. would do pretty well for himself at McFadden's Friday, where the...
By Fritz Hahn | September 28, 2006; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (2)
Make It Work
Tonic is perhaps the most unlikely place in the District to have become the place to go for "Project Runway" viewing parties, but sometimes things get a little crazy in this mixed-up world. Tonight, the King of Beers is setting...
By Julia Beizer | September 27, 2006; 11:04 AM ET | Email a Comment
Beers as Big as Your Head
Oompah bands and lederhosen are nice, but nothing says Oktoberfest like a huge glass mug of beer. Known as a mass (short for a mass krug) or a seidel, these weighty vessels hold one liter of beer -- that's almost...
By Fritz Hahn | September 26, 2006; 02:52 PM ET | Comments (3)
'Souris with a Smile
The newest meat market in Washington isn't a singles bar, but a Dupont-area French bistro with a menu that'll make any red meat-lover content. Montsouris, from the owners of Montmartre, opened in the former Johnny's Half Shell space on P...
By Erin | September 25, 2006; 02:50 PM ET | Comments (1)
Unleashing Your Inner Kit Kat
"Cabaret" at Arena Stage is a political musical about receding civil liberties in Weimar-era Berlin, but the most striking feature of the show is the brazen sex appeal of the nightclub set and its saucy performers. As I watched the...
By Erin | September 25, 2006; 01:24 PM ET | Email a Comment
Where the (Older) Boys Are
We get hundreds of questions in our weekly Got Plans? discussion -- far more than we can answer in the hour or so allotted. On Fridays, we like to provide a response for one of the queries we didn't have...
By Fritz Hahn | September 22, 2006; 01:50 PM ET | Comments (13)
Buzz About the 'Bee'
"Billy, quick, duck behind this Western Wall. I think I see a jihad coming!" That's just one of the many zingers from the traveling production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," currently competing in Baltimore. Though it wins...
By Erin | September 21, 2006; 12:12 PM ET | Comments (1)
Nightlife Agenda Pick of the Week
"The formula is this: me, Tip and Ali." Phife's verse on A Tribe Called Quest's "Oh My God" from 1993's "Midnight Marauders" album really could suffice for the entirety of this blurb. Really, what more do you need to know...
By Fritz Hahn | September 21, 2006; 11:30 AM ET | Comments (7)
Our Cups Overfloweth
The Virginia Wine gods are shining down upon us over the next few weekends with a slew of festivals. If you ever wanted to learn a thing or two about regional wine, now is the time to take to the...
By Julia Beizer | September 20, 2006; 05:59 PM ET | Comments (2)
New Music From Local Bands
It's a busy time for local bands releasing new albums. Let's take a closer look at three groups -- The Jet Age, Soft Complex and the Hard Tomorrows -- holding CD release shows this week, break down their sounds with...
By David Malitz | September 15, 2006; 02:25 PM ET | Comments (1)
Nightlife Agenda Pick of the Week
In what's becoming an annual tradition, hip-hop godfather Afrika Bambaataa -- the block-party-rockin' Bronx DJ who gave us the classic "Planet Rock," set the template for electro and founded the Zulu Nation collective -- is joining a slew of local...
By Fritz Hahn | September 14, 2006; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Soul Searching
It seemed like just yesterday that the area around Ninth and U streets was transitioning from Little Ethiopia into a bastion of Southern comfort. Several fairly new restaurants have competed for your soulful cravings served straight-up without the frills. Hush...
By Erin | September 13, 2006; 03:35 PM ET | Comments (4)
Art Hopping
Logan Circle's galleries are some of my favorites around here -- reliably hosting some of the edgiest and most thought-provoking exhibitions in town. The shows this month are likely to be no exception and this Saturday is one of your...
By Julia Beizer | September 12, 2006; 04:20 PM ET | Email a Comment
Rice, Rice Baby
Summer is so last week, so my thoughts are racing towards fall with its colder weather, warmer clothing and, of course, heartier meals. In hopes of finding my first fall meal, I dropped into the rich red dining room of...
By Erin | September 11, 2006; 03:44 PM ET | Comments (2)
Nightlife Agenda Pick of the Week
"The Wire" may be set in Baltimore, but the HBO drama features one of Washington's hometown heroes. Anwan "Big G" Glover was a founding member of go-go legend Backyard Band before taking a role as thug enforcer Slim Charles. "The...
By Fritz Hahn | September 7, 2006; 10:08 AM ET | Email a Comment
Stage Right
September means back-to-school, but it also means back-to-the-theater for several local theater companies. When September rolls around, it seems as if all the world -- or at least the city -- really is a stage and there are lots of...
By Erin | September 6, 2006; 05:12 PM ET | Email a Comment
New, Not So New and Gone
News from the local bar scene includes a new lounge in Shaw, a new name in Adams Morgan and a farewell to a bachelorette party destination near the Verizon Center....
By Fritz Hahn | September 6, 2006; 12:22 PM ET | Comments (2)
Best and Worst of Summer Movies
Doesn't it seem like just yesterday that everyone was buzzing about "The Da Vinci Code"? Yet here we are at the end of the summer cinema season, with not much to show for the experience except the couple pounds we...
By Jen Chaney | September 1, 2006; 11:13 AM ET | Comments (1)
