Hey everyone! This week’s events on DC BEST WEEKEND BETS are, as always, hand selected from our awesome AGENDA HOMEPAGE and carefully calibrated for maximum fun, minimum stress and will use inspirational images of National Treasure because our (VERY SOLD OUT) National Archives Party is this weekend. 
- THE FIRST EVER BYT + National Archives Museum After Hours IS ALL SOLD OUT.
- Spring FotoDC contests: FACES OF DC and PLACES OF DC are live now.
- THE INTERN SEARCH IS ON. Apply.
- Some cool announcements coming up so: stay forever in the loop and follow us on Facebook & Twitter & Pinterest. And now we have an Instagram hashtag!
- Can you even handle the excitement?
All sorts of great stuff:
- How to complain (properly) about ANYTHING in DC. And we do mean ANYTHING.
- Our 2015 Guide to Farmers Markets is here
- A DC Street Art Primer – perfect as a walking tour on a Spring afternoon
- We checked out: Maketto (which finally opened this past weekend) + Ikea’s New Veggie Meatballs
- More awesome DC female bartenders.
- WELCOME TO the 3rd weekend in APRIL: Check out the best of EVERYTHING this month. Our staff picks books, movies, food events, pillow fights, parties and more you
- Plus, we brought you our weekly FREE AND ALMOST FREE THINGS TO DO IN DC and SHOWS TO GET PUMPED FOR THIS WEEK live music guide. USE THEM.
- REASONS TO LOVE DC IN 2015 – PART 1 and PART 2. Use them as needed year round.
- DC VOLUNTEERING GUIDE? Karma points everywhere for everyone.
- If you want to volunteer RIGHT NOW and do it OUTSIDE, check out the SPRING VOLUNTEERING GUIDE.
- We have a BURGER GUIDE! Celebrate spring. It’s good for vegans, too!
- HOW about a WEEKEND HAPPY HOUR GUIDE? Yeah, we made it. Use it always.
- DC WINE GUIDE
- BEST DC PLACES FOR A BLIND DATE +A FIRST DATE + A SEAL-THE-DEAL/SPECIAL OCCASION DATE
- Plus, for last minute plans: we updated our BEST DC RESTAURANTS THAT DON’T TAKE RESERVATIONS post just in time for this occasion.
- Bar Games Guide! Pool and darts and arcade games and more!
- CHEAP EATS GUIDE
- LEAST DOUCHEY BARS IN DC
- DC TRIVIA GUIDE
- BAR GAMES GUIDE
- BYT BEST BRUNCH GUIDE – from gluten free to outdoor seating approved to best bottomless deals and prix fixes to parent impressing factors to vegetarian options-we have you covered.
- BREAKFAST GUIDE: It’s different than brunch, it’s breakfast, it’s not brunch.
- THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CONCERT ETIQUETTE. We asked: bands, bookers, DJs, music reviewers, photographers, and more-they all weighed in. Spoiler alert: put that cell phone away.
- The Ultimate Gluten-Free Guide to DC – which includes date night options, snacks, PIZZA and desserts, among other things.
- Are the PARENTS PLANNING A VISIT? Here’s the only guide you’ll ever need to keep them entertained.
- Every day you learn something new:
- And as always-a gentle reminder we now have a BYT NYC homepage too and publish a NYC Best Weekend Bets. So….tell yourself/friends to subscribe to it + follow us over there on twitter @BYTNYC.
Good.
- First things first:
- Check out our FREE AND ALMOST FREE THINGS TO DO IN DC this week guide as well as our HAPPY HOUR HOTLINE (which is, geniusly, Game of Thrones themed this week)
- Release your inner comic book nerd on stage at the Hillyer Art Space.
- Indulge in a three course Whiskey Dinner at Pinea’s Root Cellar Whiskey Bar.
- Ate so much you can’t move? Go watch a movie at Filmfest D.C.
- Come hang out with us at The Looking Glass Lounge for The You, Me, Them, Everybody Dream Jukebox.
- Or don’t and check out Howlin’ Rain at the Black Cat. We might forgive you.
- Priests are playing at U Street Music Hall and you know it’ll be good. So will their opener, The Gotobeds.
- Jam with Walk the Moon at 9:30 Club.
- Take a trip to the 80s with “Disco Made Me Do It” at the Wonderland Ballroom.
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff (SERIOUSLY, JUST SO MANY)
- FREE WINE. REPEAT, FREE WINE.
- It gets dark later – after work, go on a walking tour of some cool DC Street Art. Some is in a proximity to beer gardens too. Win win.
- Date night! Catch a movie at the NOVA International Film Festival.
- Play pinball, raise money.
- Loosen up at the Pre Beaster Comedy Show.
- See five bands for just $5 at The Commune at 1605. If you weren’t able to get tickets for our Archives event, you may enjoy this.
- Or jam with Champagne Fever, Alarke and Sara Curtin of The Sweater Set for $10.
- The North Country is at the Rock & Roll Hotel, but more importantly Fellow Creatures is opening for them.
- Or see Alice Smith at Howard Theatre.
- Werk it with Bodywork at Black Cat.
- Feeling sad? Mourn your lost loves with Kitty, Daisy & Lewis at 9:30 Club.
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff (SERIOUSLY, JUST SO MANY)
- Do some daytime stuff:
- Celebrate this years Snail of Approval winners with food at RIS.
- Read a book, or rather, have one read to you at the Big Hunt tonight.
- Get those legs in shape with a bike ride through D.C.
- Celebrate Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day with a FREE show on the National Monument Grounds.
- Go on an adventure: use our SECRET SPRING: THE GUIDE TO MAKING THE MOST OF DC THIS SEASON as your bible.
- Then, go home and relax/hatch some plans for this evening:
- Then, providing you make it to the night, here are some suggestions for the evening:
- If you have tickets to our super sold-out Archives party, awesome. If not, sorry. But there are other options….WE PROMISE.
- Want to listen to some good music?
- Hang out with Blitzen Trapper at the Black Cat.
- See Martin Sexton at 9:30 Club.
- And after that, hang around for just one more sad song from Randy Rogers Band.
- The Mowgli’s (no, not from Jungle Book) are at U Street Music Hall.
- Later that night at the U Street Music Hall, jam with Matthew Dear at the Official Movement Pre-Party.
- And Oh Honey is at Rock & Roll Hotel. Did you read out interview with the duo?
- Take a chance and RSVP for this Secret Underground EDM/Techno Dance Party in NW D.C.
- Chinese Menu is back for April at DCAC.
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff
- BRUNCH TIME–Our BEST DC BRUNCH guide is live and ready to serve you. USE THIS EXTENSIVELY.
- Get some groceries for the next week at your local Farmers’ Market. We even made this guide for you.
- COUCH BONUS: everything coming to streaming in April : Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu all covered.
- Leaving the house in the evening, you brave little Sunday warrior, you?
- Rick Springfield is waiting for you at Lincoln Theatre.
- Moon King is opening for Doldrums at DC9 and they’re both going to be great.
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff
- And just like that, the weekend is over. How do you feel about that?
PHEW. THAT WAS A LOT. BUT: THERE ARE A BAJILLION OTHER THINGS TO DO LISTED IN THE BYT AGENDA PAGES, 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. NO EXCUSES!
Till next time, don’t forget your self-affirmations:
