Hey everyone! This week’s 4th of July selection events on DC BEST WEEKEND BETS are, as always, hand picked from our awesome AGENDA HOMEPAGE and carefully calibrated for maximum fun, minimum stress and will use Beyonce as a party spiritual guide, because because.
Some really cool things on the horizon:
- Bentzen Ball tickets are on sale! Tig Notaro! Bridget Everett! Stuff You Should Know! Horror themed comedy! More shows soon to be released too!
- We just announced the Wild Kitchen Dinner Series. Do you like Maketto? Cappy’s Crabs? Birch & Barley? Whaley’s? Do you like helping nature conservancy? Come on in.
- Some BIG, MASSIVE, SUPER SHINY announcements coming up so: stay forever in the loop and follow us on Facebook & Twitter & Instagram & Pinterest. Use #BYThings too.
- Can you even contain the excitement?
All sorts of great stuff:
- Diners of the District is our most delicious feature of the week.
- Our 2016 Poolside Reading Picks are here!
- This is what it’s like to rappel down a building.
- We interviewed the authors of Spritz, both the name of a book and your new signature summer drink.
- Capital Fringe is coming. We interviewed Julianne Brienza of Capital Fringe for our DC Dream Jobs feature. There is a hammock in her office.
- We photographed the Congressional Baseball Game, which is a real thing that has somehow not been on VEEP.
- Moog has an app. You probably can’t afford a Moog but you can afford the Moog app. We had a musician that actually plays a Moog review it.
- Plus, we brought you our weekly FREE AND ALMOST FREE THINGS TO DO IN DC & SHOWS TO GET PUMPED FOR THIS WEEK & HAPPY HOUR HOTLINE & THE WEEK IN OUTSIDE. USE THEM.
- SOCIAL MEDIA BONUS: tag all your Instagram stuff #BYThings (@brightestyoungthings) and get a chance to shine on OUR Instagram feed too
You’ll figure it out.
- It’s perfect outside. Our 2016 edition of our Outdoor Drinking Guide is here.
- Black Milk and Nat Turner are at Rock & Roll Hotel.
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens is at Capitol Riverfront.
- A version of the Dead Kennedys is at 9:30 Club.
- There’s a Queer Brown Voices Author Talk at the Mount Pleasant Public Library.
- Deray Davis begins a run at the DC Improv.
- Like burlesque? America? How about Strip The District: A Salute to Our Troops at the W?
- Go dancing at Feel The Love, Live! at Flash.
- Cry Baby screens at Suns Cinema. Perfect.
- It’s Ladies Night at Nats Park. We’re not saying this is good or bad, just letting you know.
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff (SERIOUSLY, JUST SO MANY)
- You, Me, Them, Everybody returns to The Wonderland Ballroom.
- We think you should see Chalk at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop.
- Coming to America is screening at the Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival. Kudos to whoever programmed this.
- A version of Black Flag, Flag, is at Black Cat.
- Get real patriotic with Top Gun at Union Market.
- Happy 6th birthday, Meridian Pint!
- If you own skates with wheels, you should enjoy the Friday Night Street Skate with Skate of the Union.
- Patti LaBelle is at Strathmore. She’s Mariah Carey’s godmother.
- DC9 has a sweet 90’s dance party.
- This seems like a patriotic thing to do: NSO at Wolf Trap: America the Beautiful.
- People Under the Stairs is at 9:30 Club.
- A punk Selena tribute, Amor Prohibido is at Salty Dog Tavern.
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff (SERIOUSLY, JUST SO MANY)
- Do some daytime stuff:
- All night at the Air & Space Museum! It starts Friday and continues through today.
- How about the Free Hills of Anacostia Bike Ride?
- Check out the large scale art installation you’ll want to Instragram: ICEBERGS at the National Building Museum.
- It’s a good day to check out the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
- Head to Republic Restoratives for a distillery tour.
- 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:
- We like Anamanaguchi and Skylar Spence at U Hall.
- Person we like Chris Gethard is at the Arlington Drafthouse.
- Major and the Monbacks are at The Hamilton. We’re giving away a pair of tickets.
- Trouble Funk is at 9:30 Club.
- A version of Journey is at Jiffy Lube Live.
- Couldn’t make it to Saratoga Springs to see Phish? Gypsy Sally’s is streaming the show.
- Dirty Laundry: DC’s Only Late Night Dirty Comedy Show is at Drafthouse Comedy.
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuffÂ
- BRUNCH TIME–our food section is brimming with suggestions.
- GAME OF THRONES IS OVER! We’re did recaps.
- Not sure what to watch. Check out our Weekly BYT Guide To DVD Releases / On Demand / Instant Netflixing.
- but also:
- The Outlaws are at Marx Cafe. So free. So American.
- It’s free community day at National Museum of Women in the Arts.
- Republic Restoratives is teaming up with DCity Smoke House for a party full of good cocktails and BBQ.
- Samantha Pearl is at Songbyrd.
- The Chuck Brown Band is on the National Mall.
- Above & Beyond is at Echostage.
- It’s a good day for the Georgetown Flea Market.
- Denizens Brewing has a 4th of July Weekend preamble party.
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff
- Happy Fourth of July! Consult our Fourth of July Guide.
- Happy Fourth of July! Consult our Burger Guide.
- Happy Fourth of July! Consult our Grilling Guide.
- 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, we leave you with this reminder to take this weekend SERIOUSLY:
