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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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Weekend Guide

24 Apr 2015
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Al Roker, Alfre Woodard, AMC Mazza Gallerie, Anthony Anderson, Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, Bard in the Yards, Baz Luhrmann, Blue Sea, Book Hill, Broccoli City Festival, Bullpen, Busboys & Poets, Cafe Pizzaiolo, Capitol City Brewing Co., Captain Cookie, Cecily Strong, Ciara, claire danes, Connie Britton, D.C. Slides, D.C. Taco Truck, D.C. Trunk, DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown, Donald Trump, dupont circle, E Street Cinema, Earth Day, Elikah, Embassy of France, Erykah Badu, Fairgrounds, FilmFest DC, food trucks, Fractal Cat, Georgetown French Market, Georgetown House Tour, Geothe-Institut, Greasy Hands, I Can Quit Whenever I Want, Jaden Smith, Jane Fonda, Jane Seymour, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Joey Bada$$, Johnny Weir, Julie Bowen, Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lester Holt, Library of Congress, Lincoln Theater, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Lucy Liu, Luna, Martha Stewart, Mid-Atlantic Spring Beer Festival, Much Ado About Nothing, National Building Museum, Nerd Prom, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Romeo + Juliet, Russell Wilson, Sant Jordi Festival of Books and Roses, Shakespeare Theatre Co., Shirlington Village, Sidney Harman Hall, Smithsonian Craft Show, St. Elizabeth East Gateway Pavilion, Storey Park, Tales of Three Cities, Tameron Hall, Tea Leoni, The Taming of the Shrew, Thomas Jefferson Building, Truckeroo, weekend guide, white house correspondents dinner, Will Smith, Willow Smith, Yards Park, yellow Dubmarine
Did You Get Your Nerd Prom Invite? It is time for the annual nerd prom – AKA White House Correspondents’ Dinner – on Saturday when various media companies bring in celebrities to attend the dinner at the Washington Hilton. This year’s host is Saturday Night Live’s Cecily Strong.
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Dine out at participating restaurants on Apr. 23 and they'll donate 25-100 percent of your check to Food & Friends. (Grahpic: Food & Friends)

Dining Out for Life

22 Apr 2015
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Acre 121, AIDS, cancer, Dining Out for Life, donation, Food & Friends, free meals, HIV, meals, Movable Feast
Food & Friends Fundraiser Set for Apr. 23 It is time for Dining Our for Life once again. On Thursday, Apr. 23, 92 restaurants throughout the DMV will donate 25-100 percent of their proceeds to Food & Friends, an organization that delivers free meals to people living
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Admission to Great Falls along with other national parks across the country is free on Saturday. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

Weekend Guide

17 Apr 2015
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Antietam Battlefield, Arlington Festival of the Arts, Ban Ki-Moon, birthday, Blue Groove Soundz, C&O Canal, CD Cellar, CD Warehouse, CDepot, Chris Martin, Clarendon, Coldplay, Crooked Beat Records, Don Cheadle, Erykah Badu, fall out boy, FilmFest DC, Folger Shakespeare Library, Freer Gallery, Giancarlo Esposito, Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day Rally, Great Falls Park, Haupt Garden, Hill & Dale, Isaiah Washington, Jesses Girl, Jim Yong Kim, Joe’s Record Paradise. The Record Exchange, Joint Custody, Lincoln Theatre, Manassas Battlefield, Mary J. Blige, Memory Land CDS & Records, Mobius Records, My Morning Jacket, National History Museum, National Math Festival, National Park Week, No Doubt, Record & Tape Exchange, Record Store Day, Red Onion Records, Rick Springfield, Ripley Center, Rosario Dawson, Roseanne Cash, Russell Crowe, Sackler Gallery, Shenandoah National Park, Smash! Records, Smithsonian, Soledad OBrien, Som Records, Strathmore, The Water Diviner, They Die by Dawn, Train, Usher, Vienna Music Exchange, weekend guide, WETA Classical Players, Will.i.am, William Shakespeare
Get Out and Take in Spring It’s spring in the DMV, and there’s plenty to do this weekend. The Earth Day rally and concert takes place on the National Mall Saturday with plenty of big names including My Morning Jacket, Train, Fall Out Boy, Mary J. Blige, Usher and No Doubt. It is
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A group performs in front of the National Archives in a previous Cherry Blossom parade. (Photo: National Cherry Blossom Festival)

Weekend Guide

10 Apr 2015
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Anacostia Park, Anacostia River Festival, Blessing of the Fleets, Caliente, Cherry Blossom Ball & Sushi Reception, Cherry Blossom Family and Fashion Extravaganza, cherry Blossom Queen, cherry blossoms, Constitution Avenue, Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run, D.C. Beer Festival, Elikeh, Explore the Universe Family Day, Hubble Space Telescope, Lord & Taylor, Mikimoto Crown, Mu Sake, National Air and Space Museum, National Archives, National Cherry Blossom Festival, National Cherry Blossom Festival parade, Nationals Park, Pennsylvania Avenue, Plaza, Rock and Roll Hotel, Sakura Matsuri Japanese street festival, Sapporo Beer, Shiseido, Smithsonian, Tysons Corner Center, U.S. Navy Band, U.S. Navy Memorial, weekend guide
Cherry Blossoms Peak for Weekend Events As predicted, the cherry blossoms are expected to reach peak bloom between now and Tuesday just in time for the end of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The festival culminates this weekend with the grand ball and sushi reception, the
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Pink pyro petals will fill the air Saturday during the Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival Saturday night. (Photo: All Spark Fireworks)

Weekend Guide

03 Apr 2015
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Ambassador of Japan, American Art Museum, American University Takabushi Soran Dance Team, Arts on the Horizons, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Blossom's Rainbow, Blossoms and Baseball, Blues Alley Youth Orchestra, Canal Park, Capitol Improv, Capitol Riverfront BID, CapMac, Captain Cookie, Chatpat, Cherry Blossom Family Celebration, cherry blossom festival, Cherry Blossom Princess, Crapes Parfait, Curley’s Q BBQ Food Truck, D.C. Empanadas, D.C. Slices, Dangerously Delicious Pies, Easter, Fire and Rice, Floating Lantern Spectacle, International Pillow Fight Day, Kogod Courtyard, Lantern Making Family Fun Day, National Conference of State Societies, National Park Serive National Capital Region, New York Yankees, Official Japanese Stone Lantern Lighting Ceremony, Pink Palooza of Lighted Vessels, Redhook Lobster, RitoLoco, Saffron Food Lovers, Shizumi Kodomo Dance Troup, Smithsonian, Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival, Tasty Kabob, U.S. Army Band Downrange, U.S. Army Blues Swamp Romp, U.S. Navy Ceremonial Band and Color Guard, Washington Monument, Washington Nationals, weekend guide
Spring Weather Brings Cherry Blossom Fun After last weekend’s cold weather, this weekend is going to feel like spring with temperatures in the low- to mid-60s. And while the Yoshino cherry trees and expected to be at peak blossom for another week – florets were spotted Apr. 1 and
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The Blossom Kite Festival is set for Saturday at the Washington Monument. (Photo: Smithsonian Institution)

Weekend Guide

27 Mar 2015
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anime, Art Whino, Black Masala, Blind Whino, blossom kite festival, Cherry Blast, cherry Blossom Celebration, DJ Dyescold, DJ Native Sun, Embassy of France, Faberge Egg Family Festival, Francophonie Cultureal Festival, Freer Gallery, Hillwood Estate Museum & Garden, kimono, La Grande Fete, manga, Orchids 101, S. Dillon Ripley Center, Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian at 8, Tom Mirenda, Ursula 1000, Washington Monument, weekend guide
Blossom Kite Festival Set for Satuday The annual Blossom Kite Festival is scheduled for Saturday on the Washington Monument grounds, but it questionable whether the weather, which is forecast to be 43 degrees and rainy, will cooperate. If Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate, there
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