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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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CITY SCENE

The National Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off this weekend even without the blossoms. This scene is from 2014. (Photo: Getty Images)

Weekend Guide

20 Mar 2015
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Astor Piazzolla, AUN-J Clssic Orchestra, bingata, Capital Fringe, Cinematsuri, Deborah Bond, E Street Cinema, Exposed D.C., fitness classes, George Washington University Museum, Iberian Suite: Global Arts Remix, kennedy center, Manami Morita, Misato Watanabe, National Building Museum, National Cherry Blossom Festival, Piazzologia, Pink Tie Party, RFK Stadium, Ron Lala Theater Co., Shamrock Fest, Somewhere in Quixote, Step Into Spring Fitness, The Textile Museum, Tokyo Picnic Club, Warner Theatre, Washington Monument, weekend guide, zumba
Despite Snow, Cherry Blossom Fest Begins The weather forecast may be calling for snow today, but it is the first day of Spring and the three-week National Cherry Blossom Festival has kicked off even through the peak blooms aren’t expected until about Apr. 11. The Textile Museum
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Weekend Guide

13 Mar 2015
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AFI Silver Theatre, American Art Museum, Artisphere, Better Than Ezra, Capital Fringe, Carmen Souza, cherry blossoms, D.C. St. Patrick's Day Parade, Dangerously Delicious Pies, Dog Tag Bakery, Eugenia Leon, Exposed D.C., Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens, Iberian Suite: Global Arts Remix, Irish, kennedy center, Kogod Courtyard, Lincoln Theatre, Mingering Mike's Supersonic Rewind Dance Party, Monica Marusceac, New African Film Festival, Nichole Malachowski, One Eight Distilling, Orchid Month, Pablo Picasso, Pi Day, Picasso Ceramist and the Mediterranean, RFK Stadium, Rock 'n Roll Marathon, Smudge! Comics Arts Expo, Spring, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day Parade, Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center, Stories of Our Lives, The Samaritans, Thunderbirds, Triangle - Coming to America, weekend guide, When You Wish, Women in Aviation and Space Family Day
A Pot Full of St. Paddy’s Weekend Activities It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend, and with rain forecast for Friday and Saturday, many people will spend their weekend in the nearest pub drinking green beer and pretending they’re Irish. At least the temperatures
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Maria Pages by David Ruano

Weekend Guide

06 Mar 2015
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Allison Miller, AMP, Bellyshaners, Birch & Barley, Bluejacket, Brewer's Ball, Christopher Elliott, ChurchKey, Culinary Historians of Washington, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, daylight savings time, E Street Cinema, Ephemera, Freer Gallery, From Liberty Tea to Freedom Fries, haft sin, Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens, House of Sweden, Iberian Suite: Global Arts Remix, Jay Farrar, Josh Gates, kennedy center, Maria Pages, My Neighbor Totoro, Nancy J. Siegel, National Building Museum, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Neighborhood Restaurant Group, Nowruz Festival, Old Town Alexandria, Orchid Month, Pauline Frommer, Pike & Rose, RAW Sound Sweden, Red Apron, Rick Steves, S. Dillon Ripley Center, Sackler Gallery, Samantha Brown, St. Patrick's Day Parade, Strathmore, Studio Ghibli Collection anime, Toshi Reagon, Travel & Adventure Show, Washington Convention Center, Washington Women in Jazz Festival, weekend guide, Women in Jazz
Spring Ahead 1 Hour on Sunday Morning The snow may still be saying winter, but early Sunday morning the time will say spring when daylight savings time begins and time springs ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Although next week promises a warming trend, this weekend is still supposed to
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Participants at the 2014 Brewer's Ball sample beer and food from local breweries and restaurants to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. (Photo: Timothy Ludin Photography)

Raise a Glass

02 Mar 2015
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Allagash, Bluejacket, Brewer's Ball, Café Deluxe, Capital City Brewing, Cocktail Guru, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Dogfish Head, Flying Dog, Goose Island, Granville Moore's, Heavy Seas, Hill Country Barbecue, Lagunitas, Mad Fox Brewery, Mandu, Matchbox, National Building Museum, Ommegang, Port City, Total Wine & More
10th Anniversary Brewer’s Ball Is Saturday The 10th anniversary of the Brewer’s Ball returns this Saturday, Mar. 7, to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Imagine struggling for every breath you take – something most people don’t have to think twice about. For
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Weekend Guide

27 Feb 2015
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American Art Museum, Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club, Branford Marsalis Quartet, bridal showcase, D.C. Independent Film Festival, DCanter, Discover Engineering Family Fun Day, Dorian Leigh, Emiliano Ruprah, Engaged! Magazine, From the New World: Poems 1976-2014, Greenbelt station, Harper Colins, Iberian Suite, iman, Jorie Graham, kennedy center, McEvoy Auditorium, Metro, Mingering Mike, Mingering Mike’s Supersonic Greatest Hits, Models of Influence, Naomi Campbell, National Building Museum, National Engineers Week Foundation, Nigel Barker, Peeps Diorama Contest, Politics and Prose, Pulitzer, Smithsonian, Snake River, St. Regis Hotel, Twiggy, washington post, weekend guide, Willard Intercontinental Hotel
Independent Film Fest Is On This Weekend There’s plenty to do this weekend – take in a movie at the D.C. Independent Film Festival, help your children learn about engineering, sip some wine, meet a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, plan your wedding or put the finishing touches on
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The Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning with

Weekend Guide

20 Feb 2015
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24-Hour Best Picture Marathon, Adventure Theatre MTC, AFI Silver Theatre, Alvaro Brechner, AMC, AMC Lowes Georgetown 14, American Ensemble Theater, American Sniper, Arlington Cinema N Drafthouse, Atlas Intersections Festival, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Bohood, cold, Commissary, D.C. Jewish Community Center, Flying V, Goethe-Institut, Harry Connick Jr., Helix Lounge, Imagination State, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, Kimpton Hotels, Mr. Kaplan, Music Center at Strathmore, Neil Patrick Harris, Olney Theater, Oscar Viewing Party, Pinot Augustine, Play in a Day, Round House Theater, Selma, snow, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything, Washington Film Society, Washington Jewish Film Festival, weekend guide, Whiplash
Baby It’s Cold Outside, So Stay Inside The DMV is in the midst of a winter freeze. With snow forecast for Saturday and sub-freezing temperatures forecast for all weekend, we’ve put together a list of events you can do indoors while keeping warm. There are film festivals, plays,
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