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  • People ice skate at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden ice rink, adjacent to the National Archives (rear). (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

    Hit the Ice

    Why not make the best of the cold temperatures this winter? Strap on some skates and go for a spin around the ice. Area ice skating rinks are now open.Read More
    19 Nov 2024
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  • A giant dragon lantern (Photo: Winter Lantern Festival)

    Holiday Happenings

    To help get you in the holiday spirit, we have put together a list of some holiday light displays and events in the DMV. Many are free, although not all.Read More
    12 Nov 2024
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  • A bowl full of Reese's Cups, Snickers, Kit Kats and Milky Ways sit on a porch beside a pumpkin. (Photo: Steve/Flickr)

    Sweet Tooth

    Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are the most popular Halloween Candy in the DMV. In fact, Reese’s dominated the map, claiming the top spot in 40 states. Read More
    22 Oct 2024
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  • Participants at the Boo at the Zoo family-friendly Halloween event. A boy dressed as a vampire gets candy from a female volunteer. (Photo; National Zoo)

    Boo at the Zoo

    Boo at the Zoo trick-or-treat event for children returns to the National Zoo Oct. 18-20. Night of the Living Zoo, a 21-and-over party, is Oct. 25.Read More
    15 Oct 2024
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  • The Downtown Holiday Market in Penn Quarter features more than 150 vendors. (Photo: Downtown Holiday Market)

    Bah! Humbug!

    Two D.C. business improvement districts (BID) will hold dueling holiday markets this Christmas -- one in Dupont Circle and the other in Penn Quarter.Read More
    02 Oct 2024
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The Lunar New Year is here! Celebrate Friday at the Millennium Stage . (Photo: The Kennedy Center)

Weekend Guide

05 Feb 2016
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33rd Annual Choreographers Showcase, American University, Arlington, Arts and Crafts Fair, Capitale, Chocolate Lovers Festival, Clarice Smith Performing ARts Center, Community Day, Crafty Bastards Cabin Fever, Crystal City, Crystal City Shops, Crystal Couture Show and Sale, dance, dc, DMV, F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Fairfax, Fairfax County, Film Screenings, free events, Hecht Warehouse. Grip the Mat DC Soul and Spirits, Millennium Stage, National Gallery of Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, New Greek Cinema, Rockville Concert Band's Annual Jazz Festival, Shenzen Pop Music Show, The Dream, The Dream of Luis Moya, The Kennedy Center, University of Maryland, Washington City Paper, Weekend Events, Xenia, yoga
A Creative Weekend in the DMV The theme for events around the DMV this weekend seems to be creativity. From a chocolate-themed festival meant to foster community involvement, to a yoga class done in the dark — this weekend’s selection is imaginative to say the least. There
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Weekend Guide

29 Jan 2016
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American Ballet Theatre, Arlington Independent Media, cabin fever, Cameron Esposito, Childhood Dream, Chinese New Year Family, comedy, Comedy at the Kennedy Center, D.C. Record Fair, DMV filmmakers, festival, free events, Ice Yards 2016, independent film, Iranian Film Festival Avalanche, JCCNV, Jessica Fechtor, Lunar New Year, Marine Band, Millennium Stage, National Gallery of Art, Navy Yard, Penn Social, Ramanskys The Sleeping Beauty, Rosebud Film Festival, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Stir, The Delmarva Review, The Jewish Art of Food, The Kennedy Center, The Writing Center, Washington Auto Show, Washington Convention Center, Year of the Monkey
Cure Your Cabin Fever This Weekend It’s hard to imagine that this time last week we were all running around, prepping for what would inevitably be Winter Storm Jonas. Whether you were waiting in 20-minute long checkout lines or cursing for forgetting to buy that snow blower
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Weekend Guide

22 Jan 2016
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AMP, Arlington Cinema N Drafthouse, Aspen String Trio, Birchmere, canceled events, Cathedral Sings, Chris Gethard, closed, D.C. Rollergirls, Echostage, Emily West, Garth Brooks, Gypsy Sally's, Ice Yards, Ice Yards 2016, Jungle/Fever, Levity Comedy Show, Marcial Ball, Marshall Crenshaw & the Bottle Rockets, Metro, Navy Yard, Open mic night, Philadelphia Orchestra, Poetry & Prose, Rams Head Onstage, Rebelution, Reseeing Iran, Roam Through Time, Robyn Hitchcock, Rosebud Film Festival, Sips & Suppers, Storm Jonas, Strathmore, The Black Cat, The Man Who Would Be Second, Tiesto, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington Auto Show, Weekend Events, weekend guide, wolf trap, Yards Park
What You Can and Can’t Do This Weekend Storm Jonas is set to arrive Friday afternoon and what started as a weekend packed with events has now turned into a weekend with very little to do besides hibernate with your last-minute grocery haul. Although the majority of events
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The District's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Peace Walk and Parade are Monday in Southeast. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

Weekend Guide

15 Jan 2016
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50 Shades of Grey, 9:30 club, Against Weather, American University, Anacostia, Anna Deavere Smith, Antietam Battlefield, Arab Spring, Athens Today: New Greek Cinema, Ballou Marching Band, Bei Bei, body piercing, bridal show, Centaur Motorcycle Club, chaps, Cobalt, Covenant Baptist UCC, Crystal Gateway Marriott, D.C. Eagle, D.C. Tattoo Expo, DMV, Donkey Kong, EagleBank Arena, Eikona/Image, Fee-Free Days, Fort McHenry, free admission, Game Lab, Georgetown University, Glorious Health Club, Great Falls, Green Lanter, Green Spring Gardens, harness, Indie Arcade, Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, jock, kennedy center, Kogod Courtyard, leather, Leckie Elementary School, Let Freedom Ring Choir, Let Freedom Ring!, Little England, Living Word Church, MAGFest, MAL, Manasas Battle Field, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, Metro, Mid Atlantic Leather, Miss D.C. Pin-Up contest, MLK Peace Walk and Parade, Moshen Makhmalbaf, Nakeisha Neal Jones, National Gallery of Art, National Parks, National Parks Service, National Zoo, Pac Man, panda cub, parties, Patriot Center, Public Allies D.C., Reseeing Iran: Twentieth Annual Iranian Film Festival, Reston Community Center, Reston MLK Keynote Address and Community Lunch, Shenandoah National Park, Smithsonian American Art Museum, St. Elizabeths East, tattoo, tea, Tea Tasting: Teas for Winter Health, The Human Knot, The President, Three Galleries Opening, Tron, United Black Fund, VisArts, Wash: New Paintings, Washington Balalaika Society, Washington Wedding Experience, weekend guide, whips, Yolanda Adams
How to Spend Your MLK Weekend The first three-day weekend of 2016 is here! Napping and a couple of cocktails are on the menu, but there is a lot going on in the DMV for those looking to spend their time off a little more productively. A mix of family fun and events to inspire the
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Weekend Guide

08 Jan 2016
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12 Years Tour, A Day of Music, Alexandra Osborne, Astro Pop, burlesque, DC Shorts Laugh, DC wedding events, Denise Wilkinson, Elvis' Birthday Fight Club, events, Francesco Lecce-Chong, Gala Hispanic Theatre, Iranian Film Festival, Jane Stewart, Joel Fuller, Joy of Motion Dance Center, kennedy center, Kerry van Lannen, Kittie Glitter, Kogod Courtyard, Lincoln Gallery, MacMillian Education Center, Mahoki Eguchi, Marissa Regni, Michael Butterman, Millennium Stage, National Gallery of Art, National Symphony Orchestra, No Pants Subway Ride 2016, Rachel Young, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Community Museum, Susan Midkiff, The Last Stand Quarted, U.S. Navy Memorial Heritage Center, union market, Washington Convention Center, Washington Wedding Experience, weekend, workout
Warm-up and Get Moving This Weekend We’ve survived our first week of winter chill in the DMV! Although your instincts may be leaning towards total hibernation, we have a list of events to get you up and moving this weekend. Its the first weekend of temptation for your New
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The Music Center at Strathmore rings in the new year with a Salute to Vienna on Sunday. (Photo: Strathmore)

Weekend Guide

01 Jan 2016
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2016, 2016 Lucky You! New Year's Day Brunch, Adam's Morgan, Black Squirrel, Brookside Gardens, comedy, Die Fledermaus, events, film festival, free, Freer Sackler, Garden of Lights, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, ICE!, Iranian Film Festival, Merry Widow, Metro, movie screenings, National Gallery of Art, National Harbor, National Zoo, New Year, New Year's Concert, Petworth, Reseeing Iran, Salute to Vienna, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Say Goodbye to the Freer!, Season's Greenings, Strathmore, Strauss Symphony of America, The Reading Room, U.S. Botanic Gardens, Zoolights
A Cultured Weekend to Start Off 2016 Happy New Year! It’s out with 2015 and hello to 2016! After the Champagne and confetti, there’s only one thing left to do: start your 2016 off with a fantastic weekend! If you’re still in the mood for holiday cheer, there are
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