Hey everyone! This week’s long selection of weekend events on D.C. BEST WEEKEND BETS are, as always, hand picked from our awesome AGENDA HOMEPAGE and carefully calibrated for maximum fun, minimum stress and have live action Disney Princesses as a theme because why not?
Some really cool things on the horizon:
• JUST ANNOUNCED: We are thrilled to partner with Library of Congress on Bibliodiscotheque. Gloria Gaynor! Tim Gunn! Mike Simonetti! Free and open to public, REGISTRATION OPENS TODAY AT 10 AM! Make sure you do it!
• Zoofari is coming! Save on tickets with us!
• Did you miss the first Halcyon stage outing? Grab tickets now for the next ones.
• SAVE THE DATE: We are thrilled to be media sponsoring Dine-N-Dash again.
• Plus, 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:
• It’s almost time for baseball! One More Year with the Best Player in Baseball or 9 Reasons to Visit Nationals Park.
• We interviewed Trainspotting director Danny Boyle.
• A Raisin in the Sun opens this weekend at Arena Stage. We interviewed lead actor Will Cobbs.
• We premiered the new Erin McKeown track.
• Plus, we brought you our weekly FREE AND ALMOST FREE THINGS TO DO IN D.C. & SHOWS TO GET PUMPED FOR THIS WEEK & HAPPY HOUR HOTLINE & EATING OUT & THE WEEK IN OUTSIDE. USE THEM.
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• Taqueria del Barrio opens tonight in Petworth. Check out our First Look.
• Enjoy some super fancy vegan sushi at Kōbō.
• We like the CineMatsuri Shorts screening at E Street as part of the Japanese Film Festival.
• Fan of Nat Geo and NPR? Of course you are. See a taping of You’re the Expert at Nat Geo.
• William Singe and Alex Alono are at 9:30 Club.
• The very funny Matteo Lane is at Drafthouse Comedy.
• Bebe Rexha and Daniel Skye are at U Hall.
• The very funny and very British Jimmy Carr is at the Warner Theatre.
• Wyclef Jean is at Fillmore Silver Spring. Remember when he was going to run for president of Haiti?
• CMPVTR_CLVB presents Glow End Theory at Black Cat.
+ ALL SORTS OF other stuff (SERIOUSLY, JUST SO MANY)
• Get to 9:30 Club early for Kilo Kish. Read our interview with her.
• Go to Suns for their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pizza party. Pizza party!
• Have a laugh/headbang at Mac Sabbath, Metalachi, and Okilly Dokilly at Black Cat.
• Thursday is at Fillmore Silver Spring. They seem like nice guys.
• Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey bring the big show to the Verizon Center for the last time. 8 shows, 3 days and lots of kids.
• Slash Run is holding a concert to benefit the D.C. Rape Crisis Center. Bruised Ego, Bust Off, Payback and Vile/Scum play.
• The SHIFT Festival of American Orchestras continues at the Kennedy Center with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus.
• The Underground Comedy Festival continues all weekend. Our favorite show of the night is Romane & Lettuce at The Wonderland Ballroom.
Do some daytime stuff:
• One of the Cherry Blossom Festivals highlights is today on the Mall: Blossom Kite Festival .
• Hang out at the DC Web Fest.
• Spend the day at the National Building Museum in the Architecture of An Asylum exhibit. We loved it.
• Take in a ballet matinee at the Kennedy Center with Hamburg Ballet: John Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid. That suits this week’s theme.
Go home and regroup before tonight:
Then:
• The spirits event of the night is the Gin Festival. We’re giving away tickets.
• The art event of the evening is the WPA Auction and after party at the Uline Arena. Check out our preview here.
• We also like Jay Som at DC9. Read our interview with her.
• We like The Night Alive at Atlas.
• Portugal. The Man is at 9:30 Club.
• Washington Improv Theatre continues their FIST tournament at The Source.
• The Bad Plus is at Wolf Trap.
• Our Underground Comedy Festival pick of the night is Rory Scovel at Black Cat.
• Lambchop is at U Hall.
• Looking for some good new brunches to try? Check out our food section.
For your other staying-in-viewing pleasure:
• Check out our Weekly BYT Guide To DVD Releases / On Demand / Instant Netflixing.
• Not sure what to see in the theater? Check out our film section for reviews.
Leaving the house?
• We like High Waisted, The Rememberables and Greenland at DC9.
• Need more cherry blossoms in your life? Go to the Cherry Blossom Wine & Beer Festival.
• Moon Bounce, Ehiorobo, Good Intent and Yung Shonen are at Black Cat.
• It’s Community Day at National Museum of Women in the Arts which means there is no cover to enter.
• Thao from Thao & the Get Down Stay Down is at Rock & Roll Hotel.
• Pablo Francisco is at the DC Improv.
• The Combs, Sammy Kay, and The Loving Paupers are at Slash Run.
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, keep up the good work.
