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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

Cherry blossom kites at the 2012 Cherry Blossom Kite Festival. (Photo: Daniel Sone)

Weekend Guide

28 Mar 2014
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Ann McClellan, Art Enables, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Blossom Kite Factory, Blues Alley, Bring It On: The Musical, BSO, Food and Film at the Freer, Freer Gallery, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Library of Congress, Lily Tomlin, Mao Sone Quartet, Music Center at Strathmore, National Cherry Blossom Festival, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Saturday Night Fever, Shrek the Musical, Staylin' Alive: One Night of the Bee Gees, Toby's Dinner Theatre
Weather Not Looking Good for Kite Festival Spring is technically here, but it’s hard to tell with snow last Wednesday and a record cold of 15 degrees Fahrenheit Thursday morning. But temperatures are supposed to be in the low to mid-50s Saturday and Sunday. However, rain is
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Early Morning Fishing by Erin Kelly (Photo: Erin Kelly)

Weekend Guide

21 Mar 2014
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Brandon Broady, chris4life, Cinematsuri, Dolcezza Gelato, Epilepsy Foundation, Exposed D.C., Fort Fringe, Longview Gallery, March Madness of Comedy, National Building Museum, National Cherry Blossom Festival, National Cherry Blossom Festival Family Days, National Cherry Blossom Festival Kick-Off, National Walk for Epilepsy, Pawn Stars, RFK Stadium, Rick Harrison, Scope It Out 5K, ShamrockFest, Warner Theatre, weekend guide
Spring Has Sprung; Shake Your Cabin Fever Spring has sprung and the National Cherry Blossom Festival has begun even though the cherry blossoms haven’t arrived at their own party yet. There are several Cherry Blossom Festival events on tap along with several fundraising walks and
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Happy St. Patrick's Weekend! The Potomac River runs green pas the Kennedy Center and Washington Monument. (Photo Ian Livingston/Washington Post. Illustration: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

Weekend Guide

14 Mar 2014
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12 Years a Slave, AFI Silver TNew African Films Festival, Anika Noni, Ariel Dorfman, Arlington, Chaiwetel Ejiofor, d.c., David Williamson, Gaithersburg, hair, Handspring Puppet Co. Dame Janet Suzman, Hierarchy, Homer, Iliad, Keegan Theatre, Kelly Towles, kennedy center, Manassas, Melbourne Theatre Co., Metro, Metrorail, Odyssey, Olivier, parade, Peter Brook, Rupert, Shamrock Bar Crawl, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Weekend, Thandie Newton, The Death of Ulysses, Tom Morris, weekend guide, World Stages
Events for the Irish and Irish at Heart It is St. Patrick’s Day weekend and while the Potomac may not run green, everyone will be Irish. On tap this weekend are parades, bagpipes and green beer will be flowing everywhere. And there will be corned beef and cabbage galore. But you
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The British Invasion by the Washington Ballet (Photo: Washington Ballet)

Weekend Guide

07 Mar 2014
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Brewer's Ball, British Invasion: The Beetles & The Rolling Stones, Charles County Fairgrounds, Corcoran Art Gallery, Corcoran Family Day, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, D.C. Craft Beer Festival, Echostage, Friday Night Eclectic, grammy, kennedy center, La Plata, Lill, Lordes, Maryland Dog Fest, Metro Center, National Building Museum, Royales, Rye Rye, Strathmore, Washington Ballet, Washington Convention Center
Lordes Tickets Gone, but There’s More to Do Finally, the DMV is supposed to get a break from the cold and snow this weekend with temperatures in the 50s. It will be the perfect weekend to shake off the cabin fever and get out of the house. The 17-year-old Lordes, whose
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D.C. Film Society will hold its annual Oscar viewing party Sunday at Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse. (Photo: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)

Weekend Guide

28 Feb 2014
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Academy Awards, Anchorman, Arlington Cinema and Draft House, black cat, Boqueria, Brandon Wardell, Burke Theatre, Champ Kind, Cocktails for a Cause, Commissary DC, D.C. Center, D.C. Film Society, D.C. Shorts Film Festival, David Koechner, Glamour Glitter and Gold, Greenburg's Train and Toy Show, Michael Bolton, Mio Restaurant, Orchid Symphony, orchids, oscars, Prince George's Equestrian Center, Saturday Night Live, Snuggle with the Stars, Strathmore, Town Dancebotique, U.S. Botanic Garden, U.S. Navy Memorial, We Will Survive Cancer, Wonderland Ballroom
And the Oscar Goes to… This weekend is the Super Bowl of the movies and Academy Awards viewing parties are popping up all over the DMV. But competing with the movies is Michael Bolton, who performs at the Strathmore Sunday night. In between there is something for everyone
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The Atlas Performing Arts Center (Photo: Wikipedia)

Weekend Guide

21 Feb 2014
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american heart association, Anacostial Community Museum, Atlas Intersections Festival, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Celebrate National Engineers Week, Christylez Bacon, DC Shorts Festival, Dino, Discover Engineering Family Day, Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, Heart Ball, Jane Franklin Dance Company, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Mardi Gras Family Day, Mary Alouette, Mutts Gone Nuts, Nate Ball, National Building Museum, Patuxent Research Refuge, Robert Crouch, Smithsonian, Travel and Adventure Show, UrbanArias, Washington Convention Center, weekend guide
Dance, Travel & Say Goodbye This Weekend This weekend’s weather forecast is supposed to be good, so it will be the perfect time to get out and stretch your winter-weary legs. The Atlas Performing Arts Center’s Intersections Festival is back and Dino’s Italian restaurant in
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