Hey everyone! This week’s BEST WEEKEND BETS are, as always, hand selected from BYT ALL CITY and carefully calibrated for maximum fun and minimum stress, and will be punctuated with inspirational images of Harrison Ford looking smokin’ hot as Indiana Jones because hey, a girl BYT office can dream that our Nat Geo party this Friday will be brimming with characters like this.

A COUPLE OF PSAs before we start:

• WE NOW PUBLISH NYC BEST WEEKEND BETS TOO-tell all your New York friends to subscribe to it + follow us over there on twitter @BYTNYC

AND- we have a couple of AMAZING BYT events coming your way soon:

• THIS FRIDAY! A very special National Geographic + BYT After Hours is happening on June 22nd. Hamster balls, a bajillion bands, performances, explorers and more to this–so you really, really don’t want to miss out. DETAILS+TICKETS HERE.
• + July 4th-our FAT CAMP Pool Party returns to Capitol Skyline (yes, on Wednesday-the proper 4th of July date). Save the date and start shopping for that American Flag swimwear now.

OK-ready for the weekend now?

THURSDAY

• First thing’s first: Silverdocs is in the fullest of swings as you read this. Peruse our recommendation post, which, among other things, features tonight’s DC premiere of PLIMPTON! ft. the ultimate BYT brain crush George Plimpton in action.
• Fort Reno is back for the 2012 season this week. Tonight: Edie Sedgwick, Brenda and Art Sorority for Girls. Bring a fan.
• Check out the opening of this photo show dedicated to Brigitte Bardot (flyer in our last week’s STYLE LICKS)
• Live show-wise: BYT mega crush on RUBBLEBUCKET started here, continued @ Bonnaroo, got pretty steamy with this interview and lights up full flame style tonight when they play (with Dinosaur Feathers) @ The Hamilton
• And U Hall is having a good night: Nobody Beats The Drum (with Gavin Holland opening) are playing an early show, with Tittsworth and something (someone(s)?) called BRO SAFARI (don’t know what it is, don’t care, already love it) doing the late night.
• Plus, hey-a classy date night with Diana Krall or an unclassy date night with Slick Rick? Your call.
• + ALL SORTS OF other stuff

FRIDAY

• Tickets for shows are going on sale, and you need to get them. use this playlist/listicle as a guide
• Then, did we mention we’re throwing an awesome NAT GEO after hour extravaganza feat. glow-in-the-dark samurai, hamster balls, CHERYL, dancin’, romancin’, potential Indiana Jones soul brothers and more? Yeah, you totally (TOTALLY) want to go.
• Then also: Studio Theatre is brimming (BRIMMING!) with good plays: Bachelorette and Animals and Children are both playing and both pretty unmissable, IOHO.
• At midnight: swoon over James Dean at the midnight screening of Rebel Without a Cause @ E Street
• And Lucero is probably worth a jaunt over to Baltimore
• + ALL SORTS OF other stuff

SATURDAY

• DAYTIME STUFFS: Our friends over @ The Corcoran are in full swing of their FREE SUNDAYS summer. GO.
• Starting at 4pm Maison Francaise hosts their annual (and massive) Fete De La Musique celebration . Always a delightful time.
• Gorge on Vietnamese food
• Or, speaking of food-have you ever wondered how DC food trucks stack against the Baltimore food trucks? Well, a quick trip to the “Taste of Two Cities” food truck battle will put an end to that dilema
• Later at night:
• Over @ Black Cat, Laura Burhenn and her Mynabirds return to DC on tour with her new [and decidedly more kick-ass than the once before (literally)] record. Wearing a headdress may not be a horrible idea.
• And Hot Snakes are @ RNR Hotel. Good name for a band.
• For the funny options: Rob Cantrell is @ Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse and Def Comedy Jam’s Dean Edwards is @ Riot Act
• Speaking of funny, the time to act on your Donald Glover/Childish Gambino CRUSH IS NOW.
• Also: if something is called Champagne A GO GO burlesque, it is bound to be fun, right?
• And… a play about Superman? We’re in.
• Dance party-wise: head to HOT SAUCE DC! feat Richard Morrel @ Montserrat House
• + ALL SORTS OF other stuff.

SUNDAY

• Movie day: Read our interview with Mark Duplass. Go see “Safety Not Guaranteed,” thank us later.
• Catch the last day of SILVERDOCS
• See some of the new releases: BRAVE, Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Elena or Otherwise (keep checking out Film Section for full reviews)
• Maybe even stay in and cuddle with your instant netflix/on-demand menu.
• Hopefully the weather is not A COMPLETE MELTDOWN NIGHTMARE so you can DRINK OUTSIDE.
• Then: celebrate Django Reinhart (as you should) or check out the weird world of The Bacchae @ Artisphere’s Black Box Theatre
• At night: partake in the ultimate DC food fan evening with the official RAMMY Awards Ceremony (which involves cute hats to boot)
• + ALL SORTS OF other stuff

REMEMBER: THERE ARE A BAJILLION OTHER THINGS TO DO LISTED IN BYT ALL CITY, so use it (to both post your events and search for them) and if you think we may have missed something, comment away–you know you want to.

and as a parting note: