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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

Star-Spangled events will be going on all weekend at Inner Harbor and Fort McHenry to celebrate

Weekend Guide

12 Sep 2014
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17th Street Festival, Adams Morgan Day, All Things Go Fall Classic, Ambassadorial Residence of Egypt, AMC Loews Rio Cinemas, baltimore, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Bear Hands, Blue Angels, Chuck Brown Band, Denyce Graves-Montgomery, DJ B-Roc, Dock 5, Dolcezza, Embassy of Croatia, Embassy of Latvia, Embassy of Luxembourg, Embassy of Slovenia, fireworks, Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key, Future Islands, Haerts, Hispanic Heritage Family Festival, Inner Harbor, John Lithgow, Jordin Sparks. Kristin Chenoweth, Kalorama House and Embassy Tour, Kenny Rogers, King Street Art Festival, Korean Embassy, Little Big Town, Marcus Johnson, Melissa Etheridge, National Portrait Gallery, Old Town Alexandria, Panama Wedding, Pentatonix, Pier 6 Pavilion, President Woodrow Wilson House, Smokey Robinson, Snallygaster, Star-Spangled Spetacular, Sun Club, TaKorean, tall ships, Taste of Georgetown, The Bespoke Kitchen, The Star-Spangled Banner, the Yards, Toki Underground, Torpedo Festival, Tove Lo, Train, U.S. Royalty, union market, Wajma: An Afghan Love Story, Washington D.C. South Asian Film Festival, waterfront, weekend guide, Young Summer
It’s a Star-Spangled Weekend in the DMV It’s going to be a star-spangled weekend in the DMV. Just up I-95, with the 200th anniversary of The Star Spangled Banner, the Inner Harbor and Fort McHenry will be buzzing with patriotic events. Closer to home, there are arts festivals,
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Jenna Sokolowski (left) and Jayne Houdyshell star in

Weekend Guide

05 Sep 2014
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3 Stars Brewing Company, anniversary, arena stage, Arepa Zone, Atlas Brew Works, Baba’s Big Bite, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Brian Carpenter, Bumper Jacksons, Cap Mac, Catoctin Creek Distillery, Corey Wallace DUBtet, Curbside Cookoff, D.C. Brau, D.C. Chinese Film Festival, D.C. Oyster Fest, D.C. Sliders, DCity Smokehouse, DMV Food Truck Association, Dock 5, Dulles Expo Center, Dumbarton House, Early Mountain Vineyard, Feelin' Crabby, Fire & Rice, Flying Dog Brewery, Gateway Park, Ghost Train Orchestra, Goodie's Frozen Custard, Gordy’s Pickles, Harry Potter and the Art of Spying, Havana Brown, International Spy Museum, James River Distillery, Jayne Houdyshell, Kafta Mania, kennedy center, Korat, Kreeger Theater, La Tingeria, Lemongrass Truck, Lynn Boughey, Metro, Museum Sidewalk Sale, National Capital Cat Show, Navy Museum Store, Peter Earnest, Phowheels, President Lincoln's Cottage, Rappahannock Oyster Bar, Rebirth Brass Band, Red Apron, Red Baraat, Rosslyn Jazz Festival, Severus Snape, Street Boutique, Sunwolf, That Cheesecake Truck, The Big Cheese, The Shoplifters, The Thread Truck, Timber Pizza, Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, union market, Unstable Heights, Wanna Shawarma, weekend guide, Willie’s Po’ Boy, Woodland's Vegan Bistro
Events on Tap for Everyone This Weekend Saturday’s forecast may be hot and humid, but there’s plenty of events going on inside, especially if it rains. But if you like the heat, there’s several events going on outside too. From plays and the second biannual Chinese Film Festival
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FLOFest D.C. 2014

03 Sep 2014
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Captain Cookie, caribbean food, Chef Huda, festivals dc, FLO FEST DC, FLO Wines, food trucks dc, Gateway DC, Heavens Gate Pound Cakes, Heritage Link brands, House of Mandela, Jamaican me crazy, Labor Day festival, Luke's, Marcus Johnson, Nicole davis heritage link, Pinotage, Seven Sisters wine, Sylver Logan Sharp, The Taste, Wine Festival
Wines FLO at FLOFest D.C. Festivalgoers let the wine FLO this past Labor Day while enjoying music, literature and food. FLO Brands founder and jazz musician Marcus Johnson held the first FLOFest D.C. at St. Elizabeths East Gateway DC pavilion Monday. Attendees had their choice of
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Sunday is the last Adult Swim pool party for the summer at Capitol Skyline Plaza. (Photo: Adult Swim/Facebook)

Weekend Guide

29 Aug 2014
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Adult Swim Pool Party, American Journeys - Visions of Place, American Metal: The Art of Albert Paley, Beverly McClellan, Brody Jenner, Brown Bag Catering, Capitol Skyline Hotel, Captain Cookie, Carter Barron Amphitheater, Chef Huda, Corcoran Gallery of Art, D.C. Blues Festival, Dixie Power Trio, DJ William Lifestyle, Eddie Turner Band, FLO Brands, FLO Wines, FLOFest D.C., Gateway D.C., Hardway Connection, Heavens Gate Pound Cakes, Heritage Link, Jazz in the Garden, labor day, Library of Congress, Lukes Lobster Bites, Marcus Johnson, MetroPerforms!, National Book Festival, National Gallery of Art, Rock Creek Park, Rudy Gonzalez Latin Band, Saran Vegi Truck, Sculpture Garden, Selwyn Birchwood Band, Shakura SAida, Shirleta Settles, St. Elizabeths East, Stacy Brooks Band, summer, Tasty Chicken, The Devonte McCoy Latin Jazz Orchestra, The Kennedy Center, The Milennium Stage, Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Celebrate the Unofficial End of Summer Well the unofficial end of summer has arrived – kids are back in school or will in the next few days, it is time for the last trip to the beach, pools will be closing and leaves will soon be falling. Make the last of your last three-day
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Jousters at the 2012 Maryland Renaissance Festival. (Photo: Chuck Dufur)

Weekend Guide

22 Aug 2014
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14Forty, 3 Stars, Aaron Sanchez, Baauer, baby panda, back to school, Bao Bao, Big Sean, blackjack, Brewers on the Block, Caesars, Chocolate City, Coca-Cola, craps, Crownsville, D.C. Beer Week, D.C. Brau, giant panda, Guy Fieri's Baltimore Kitchen & Bar, Heavy Seas Burgers, Horseshoe Casino, IMAX, Inner Harbor, Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D, Jack Binion's Steak, Johnny Besh, Johnny Sanchez, jousting, King Henry VIII, Kwame Mubarak, Lenny's Deli, Lost Rhino, Mamma Ilardo's, Maryland Renaissance Festival, McLean, Mei Xiang, Museum of Natural History, nordstrom, panda, Pie-Zetta, poker, Red Apron Butcher, Revel Grove, RFK Stadium, Ruby 8 Noodles and Sushi, Sarah Jessica Parker, Shake Shack, Slots, Smithsonian National Zoo, Smithsonian Sleepover, SPJ Collection, Suburbia, Tark's at the 'Shoe, The Mallow Bar, The Plaza, Trillectro, Tysons Corner Center, Tysons Table Tennis Camp, union market
One Last Weekend Before School Bells Ring Summer is about over with most kids in the DMV heading back to school on Monday, although some in Maryland and Virginia hit the books this past week. That means it is time for the Maryland Renaissance Festival with jousting and giant
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The Hot August Music Festival features blues and roots music. (Photo: Tim Newby)

Weekend Guide

15 Aug 2014
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Andy Grammer, B&O Station, Better Than Ezra, Cabinet, Capitol Skyline Hotel, demolition derby, Dr. Dog, Free For All, Fresh Artists Summer Concert Series, Harman Hall, Hot August Music Festival, Jacquie Lee, Jaws, monster truck, Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, Movies on the Green, Nickle Creek, Old Crow Medicine Show, Oregon Ridge Park, Prince William County Fair, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Silver Sping, Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds, Stuart Lewis, Summer Wine & Peach Fest, SynchroSwim, The Blind Side, The Plaza, The Winter's Tale, Turkuaz, Tysons Corner Center, VGU Con, Video Gamers United, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington Project for the Arts, WPA
Weekend Guide Free Movies, Concerts and Theater on Tap There’s only a few weeks left of Summer 2014, and it will be a perfect weekend to get out and take advantage of area events. From free concerts, to free movies, to free theater and more, there’s something for everyone
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