Hey everyone! This week’s special/extended/4th of July edition of DC BEST WEEKEND BETS are, as always, hand selected from our awesome AGENDA HOMEPAGE and carefully calibrated for maximum fun and minimum stress, and will be sprinkled with images of AMERICAN PSYCHO because: consumerism! sex! murder! Chloe Sevigny! What could possibly be more American? GOOD TIMES AHEAD!
Before we start-a few PSAs…
UPCOMING BYT EVENTS and GOODIES:
- IN DC-SO MUCH COMING UP:
- JULY 11th get weird with us at the BYT + PHILLIPS COLLECTION After Hours + After Party, inspired by their Braque show and featuring Caroline Polachek (CHAIRLIFT) and some truly stunning local talent. Tickets are limited-grab them NOW.
- THIS IS SOLD OUT:
+ OUR 4th Annual 4th of July POOL PARTY SPECTACULAR @ The Capitol Skyline. SEE YOU THERE. - and we just media sponsor partnered with TRILLECTRO for August, so get all kinds of excited for that.
- ALSO: behold the the very necessary BYT VIP program, called VIPERS (yes!) which is all about making your life better with awesome things like: Paid reserves at select (already) sold-out shows, hugs-heavy bus trips to where-the-hell-is-that venues like Merriweather Post Pavilion, members-only ticket giveaways and discounts, priority line-jumping at BYT events, exclusive pre-pre-pre-sales, monthly secret happy hours where you can huddle amongst the rest of the VIPER elite + pick up extra schwag, super sweet Vipers-only pow wows with some of your favorite musicians, artists and local celebs…. and, well, anything else we can think of.SO-SIGN UP.
MUST READS ON BYT THIS WEEK
- THE.ULTIMATE.4TH.OF.JULY.GUIDE
- a first look at Mike Isabella’s new KAPNOS and Spike Mendelsohn’s BEARNAIS restaurants. Big week for top chefery in DC.
- SUMMER SONGS ROUND UP – 2013 and always
- this sweet interview with Alex Winter (aka Bill Preston, ESQ)
- some serious summer-y inspiration with our DC STREET STYLE ROUND-UP
- our July DC Live Comedy Guide
- our food section is FULL of awesome first looks and food inspiration
- our trusty SHOWS TO GET PUMPED FOR THIS WEEK guide
- LONG TERM USEFUL:
- the best FROZEN/REFRESHING DRINKS IN DC
- DC’S MOST AND LEAST EXPENSIVE COCKTAILS. Treat yo’self.
- FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT GUIDE for this season is out
- BURLESQUE GUIDE – where to enjoy tassels and pasties in DC these days
- DC OUTDOOR MOVIE GUIDE for 2013 (now with a few addendums to boot: Screen on the green schedule, anyone?)
- BRUNCH GUIDE 2013
- BYT’S ANNUAL DC OUTDOOR DRINKING GUIDE IS HERE. USE IT AND ABUSE IT.
- Also-our handy adventuring-in-DC springtime recommendation list too
- GUIDES! out our exhaustive, extensive, hilarious-yet-informative FOOD, FINE ART, FILM, MUSIC, STYLE and THEATRE editions for SPRING/SUMMER 2013. Information you can use for 25 weeks.
- And as always-a gentle reminder we now how 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.
- And you can stay forever in the loop and follow us on facebook & twitter & pinterest too
OK-ready for the weekend now?
We’ll take as a yes.
WEDNESDAY
- First things first: peruse our FREE & ALMOST FREE THINGS TO DO IN DC THIS WEEK and our HAPPY HOUR HOTLINE for some super solid/budget friendly solutions to this weekend’s going-out dilemmas.
- GET WET: There was supposed to be a gun rally on the Mall on July 4 but that didn’t happen for obvious reasons. The counter-rally, The Toy Gun March, is happening. WE APPROVE.
- then, bask in the All-American glory of Harrison Ford being chased by Tommy Lee Jones @ NoMA Summer Screen’s FUGITIVE
- head to Jack Rose for WET HOT SAMERICAN rooftop party which features $3 beers from 5-8pm or $4 beers from 8pm to close and some other stuff (including CIDER-tails! WHAT?)
- indulge in some old-school-yet-hipster-approved country @ OUTLAWS at Marx Cafe
- and The Dunes host something called BEER, BANDS & BBQ which sounds like a pretty solid description to how this weekend should be kicked off.
- Afrika Baambata kicks off the party weekend @ U Hall
- and STICKY RICE hosts a super solid line-up of local DJs for TRAPITOL HILL dance party
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff
THURSDAY
- ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about 4th of July IN ONE PLACE: Our Ultimate 4th of July Guide is here: food/drinks/parties/pool parties/fireworks and gifs of Hulk Hogan, all together.
- Just feel like drinking instead? At least make it ONE OF DC’S MOST REFRESHING COCKTAILS.
- + if you’re not into loving America, ALL SORTS OF other stuff
FRIDAY
- today tends to be filled with hangovers/sunburn and at least a little regret so play it safe:
- looking for a new place for dinner?
- TWO DC Top Chef alums have new restaurants that JUST opened:
- Mike Isabella’s KAPNOS lands on 14th and W (click here for a full first look)
- AND Spike Mendelsohn’s BEARNAISE is up’n’running on Capitol Hill (click here for a full first look)
- then, take in some movies:
- Kirsten Dunst exercises her right to spirit finger(ing) in BRING IT ON, showing for free @ Gateway park
- or indulge in one of the following other two All American classics: FIELD OF DREAMS is showing at Mosaic Films in Strawberry Park.
- and YANKEE DOODLE DANDY is at the Heurich House Garden
- not in the mood to take it easy:
- BRAZILIAN GIRLS bring the party to 9:30 Club
- Title Tracks bring the rock to COMET
- HR from Bad Brains offers you the opportunity to hang out in his presence @ Tropicalia
- Moneytown turns 5 @ Little Miss Whiskey’s
- and Black Cat hosts a pretty sweet benefit for GIRLS ROCK! feat. Dance For the Dying and some other awesome girl-fronted local bands
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff
SATURDAY
- DAYTIME STUFF:
- Smithsonian Folk-Life festival returns July 3rd and runs through July 7th. This year focuses on Hungarian Heritage, endangered languages and adornment.
- CORCORAN is hosting their FREE SUMMER SATURDAYS. You probably have some friends visiting this weekend. Take them to the Corcoran.
- Lumen8 Anacostia kicked off their summer programming. The opening was excellent. You have until August 10 to make it to Anacostia.
- then:
- head over to DGS Delicatessen and have some of the brand-spanking new DC BRAU Golden Calf beer THEY JUST started serving there.
- Polyphonic Spree take you to church (or, in this case the Sixth and I Synagogue)
- or head over to H Street for some dancing @ RNR Hotel or Little Miss Whiskey’s
- and Alyssa Edwards and Coco Montrese battle it out @ TOWN
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff
SUNDAY
- take yourself to a celebratory “I-ALMOST-SURVIVED-THE-WEEKEND” brunch. Our pretty amazing DC BRUNCH GUIDE 2013 is here for you to use and abuse.
- THEN-movie time: DESPICABLE ME 2, LONE RANGER, THE WAY WAY BACK and Pedro Almodovar’s latest I’M SO EXCITED all open this week. Keep an eye on our FILM SECTION LIKE.A.HAWK for full reviews and more.
- the DC Hip Hop theatre festival kicks off @ Kennedy Center today
- Jill Sobule (!!!) AND Julia Sweeney (!!!) are @ Howard
- and SO MANY DYNAMOS are on tour with PRETTY & NICE, and stopping by IOTA
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff
PHEW. THAT WAS A LOT. PLUS: 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.
- TILL NEXT TIME, prioritize:
