The National Archives will be displaying the Treaty of Paris, the document that ended the American Revolution, beginning August 29. It will remain on view through September 3, which is the 225th anniversary of its signing. For more information, call 866-272-6262.
Carter Barron Blues Festival, Saturday, August 30, at noon at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 4850 Colorado Avenue, NW. Free but tickets are required. Call (202) 426-0486. (Metro: Take the S2 or S4 Metrobus from 16th & N Streets, NW)
On Saturday, August 30, from 2-10:00 p.m., The Kennedy Center will have more than 25 area theater companies hold reading and open rehearsals of plays and musicals that will be performed in the 2008-2009 theater season. The event is free. Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW. For more information call (202) 467-4600 or 800-444-1324. (Metro: Foggy Bottom)
NSO Capitol Concert, Sunday, August 31 at 8:00 p.m. on the west lawn of U.S. Capitol, East Capitol and First Streets. Emil de Cou will be conducting the orchestra. This is a free event. For more information call 202-467-4600.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
Washington DC Restaurant Week
There’s no better time to taste what’s new on the Washington, DC restaurant scene than Washington, DC Restaurant Week. From August 11 through August 17, dozens of the city’s top restaurants will offer three-course, fixed price lunch and dinner specials priced at $20.08 (lunch) and $30.08 (dinner). For a list of participating restaurants visit www.opentable.com.
Summertime Weekly Performances & Events in DC
Weekdays from 12-1:30 p.m. (through September 28) Live! On Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. From salsa to strings and blues to swing, you’re in for an entertaining treat at Live! Savor world-renowned entertainment in a variety of flavors, such as African dance, Celtic folk songs, jazz, hip hop, Latin swing and pop rock. Every lunchtime performance is a crowd-pleaser and it’s free. (202) 312-1300 or http://www.itcdc.com/. (Metro: Federal Triangle)
Mondays 6:00 & 7:30 p.m., National Theatre, Helen Hayes Gallery, 321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (202) 783-3372 or http://www.nationaltheatre.org/. Monday showcase features local performers, original plays, singers, musical ensembles, dance, drama and comedy. Tickets are free but required and are distributed a half-hour before the show on the day of the performance. (Metro: Metro Center)
Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. (through August), U.S. Navy Band Summer Concert Series, US Capitol, west side. (202) 433-2524 or http://www.navyband.navy.mil/. The U.S. Navy Band and specialty groups perform a series of concerts on the steps of the west side of the U.S. Capitol. Free. (Metro: Capitol South). Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. (through August). U.S. Navy Band performs at the U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (202) 433-2524 or http://www.navyband.navy.mil/. (Metro: Archives/Memorial)
Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. (through August 15), “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band, presents its outdoor concert series at the U.S. Capitol, West Terrace. These concerts feature light classics, country music, and popular band favorites.
(202) 433-4011 or http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/.
Thursdays 6:30-8:00 p.m. (through August 9), Sunset Serenades at the National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW (202) 673-4482 or http://www.nationalzoo.si.edu/. Enjoy free summer concerts featuring local artists performing a wide variety of music, including jazz, blues, folk, rock/pop, reggae, and more (Metro: Woodley Park/Zoo)
Thursdays, 5:00-7:00 p.m. (through August 23), Farragut Sounds in the Square, Connecticut Avenue & K Street, NW. (202) 463-3400 or http://www.gtbid.com/. Thousands of office workers, tourists and residents relax to music in the renovated Farragut Square. (Metro: Farragut West)
Fridays at 5:00 p.m. (through August 31), Jazz in the Sculpture Garden, Constitution Avenue between 3rd and 9th Streets, NW, (202) 737-4215 or http://www.nga.gov/. Enjoy summer evenings of jazz in the National Gallery of Arts Sculpture Garden. Experience an eclectic mix of top Washington-area jazz artists. Concerts take place in front of the pavilion café next to the grand reflecting pool and fountain. (Metro: Archives/Navy Memorial)
Thursdays 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., the Freer and Sackler Art Galleries offer an extended evening of contemporary art exhibitions and other cultural activities. Extended hours are through August 9. (Metro: Smithsonian)
Mondays at sunset, July 14-August 11, 2008, Screen on the Green, National Mall between 4th & 7th Streets, NW, (877) 262-5866. Recline in the heart of Washington, DC on a summer night, gazing at a gigantic movie screen and enjoy a classic film. This summer’s last two movies are “The Apartment” (1960) and “Superman” (1978). (Metro: Archives/Navy Memorial)
Fridays at dusk, (through August 22), All Bond movies are being featured, rain or shine, at Gateway Park, located at N. Lynn Street and Lee Highway just two blocks from Rosslyn. (Metro: Rosslyn) Call The Events Line (703-276-7759) or go to http://www.rosslynva.org/.
(Source: The Washington Post & the Web)
Mondays 6:00 & 7:30 p.m., National Theatre, Helen Hayes Gallery, 321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (202) 783-3372 or http://www.nationaltheatre.org/. Monday showcase features local performers, original plays, singers, musical ensembles, dance, drama and comedy. Tickets are free but required and are distributed a half-hour before the show on the day of the performance. (Metro: Metro Center)
Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. (through August), U.S. Navy Band Summer Concert Series, US Capitol, west side. (202) 433-2524 or http://www.navyband.navy.mil/. The U.S. Navy Band and specialty groups perform a series of concerts on the steps of the west side of the U.S. Capitol. Free. (Metro: Capitol South). Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. (through August). U.S. Navy Band performs at the U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (202) 433-2524 or http://www.navyband.navy.mil/. (Metro: Archives/Memorial)
Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. (through August 15), “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band, presents its outdoor concert series at the U.S. Capitol, West Terrace. These concerts feature light classics, country music, and popular band favorites.
(202) 433-4011 or http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/.
Thursdays 6:30-8:00 p.m. (through August 9), Sunset Serenades at the National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW (202) 673-4482 or http://www.nationalzoo.si.edu/. Enjoy free summer concerts featuring local artists performing a wide variety of music, including jazz, blues, folk, rock/pop, reggae, and more (Metro: Woodley Park/Zoo)
Thursdays, 5:00-7:00 p.m. (through August 23), Farragut Sounds in the Square, Connecticut Avenue & K Street, NW. (202) 463-3400 or http://www.gtbid.com/. Thousands of office workers, tourists and residents relax to music in the renovated Farragut Square. (Metro: Farragut West)
Fridays at 5:00 p.m. (through August 31), Jazz in the Sculpture Garden, Constitution Avenue between 3rd and 9th Streets, NW, (202) 737-4215 or http://www.nga.gov/. Enjoy summer evenings of jazz in the National Gallery of Arts Sculpture Garden. Experience an eclectic mix of top Washington-area jazz artists. Concerts take place in front of the pavilion café next to the grand reflecting pool and fountain. (Metro: Archives/Navy Memorial)
Thursdays 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., the Freer and Sackler Art Galleries offer an extended evening of contemporary art exhibitions and other cultural activities. Extended hours are through August 9. (Metro: Smithsonian)
Mondays at sunset, July 14-August 11, 2008, Screen on the Green, National Mall between 4th & 7th Streets, NW, (877) 262-5866. Recline in the heart of Washington, DC on a summer night, gazing at a gigantic movie screen and enjoy a classic film. This summer’s last two movies are “The Apartment” (1960) and “Superman” (1978). (Metro: Archives/Navy Memorial)
Fridays at dusk, (through August 22), All Bond movies are being featured, rain or shine, at Gateway Park, located at N. Lynn Street and Lee Highway just two blocks from Rosslyn. (Metro: Rosslyn) Call The Events Line (703-276-7759) or go to http://www.rosslynva.org/.
(Source: The Washington Post & the Web)
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