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WEDNESDAY
November 4, 2009
The Arts
| 9:00 am- 4:00 pm | Back to Back - Face to Face: The Art of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Marina Vatav: Embassy of Haiti and Studio Wah Exhibitions, LLC present a showcase of contemporary Caribbean art for a great caus… Embassy of Haiti. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 202-332-4090 |
| 10:00 am- 9:00 pm | Shades of Pastel Biennial National Juried Exhibition Maryland Pastel Society. Enjoy an exhibition of works by artists from across the country, selected from hundreds of entries in this biennial juried event… The Mansion at Strathmore. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 301-581-5192 |
| 11:00 am- 7:00 pm | 1st Anniversary Celebration Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. An outdoor, juried sculpture exhibit features a total of five works by area sculptors for display around the Workhouse grounds.… Workhouse Arts Center. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 703-584-2900 |
| 12:00 pm- 12:15 pm | Spotlight Tours. Tours focus one painting each day. The Phillips Collection. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 202-387-2151 |
| 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm | Wednesday Jazz. Corcoran Gallery of Art. (Performance - Musical). 202- 6391827 |
| 6:00 pm | Millennium Stage. Different performing and visual artists are featured each night. Free admission. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (Performance - Interactive Theater). 202-467-4600 |
| 7:00 pm | Ingrid Michaelson.  Performing live. The Recher Theatre. (Arts - Concerts). 410-337-7178 |
| 7:00 pm | Pay What You Can Night. We understand that not all people are in a position to see live comedy due to their financial situations. Now, simply "Pay What… The Improvisation. (Performance - Comedic). 202-296-7008 |
| 7:30 pm | Jersey Boys. Performing live. The National Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 202-628-6161 |
| 7:30 pm | Lost in Yonkers. A 4 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize, two brothers are left to fend for themselves in a dysfunctional household with their formi… Washington DC Jewish Community Center. (Performance - Theater). 202-518-9400 |
| 7:30 pm | Frederic Yonnet, Jazz Harmonica
. You've never heard the harmonica like this. Jazz, funk, rock, even hip-hop are transformed by this master player who has perform… The Mansion at Strathmore. (Performance - Musical). 301-581-5192 |
| 8:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Ha-Ha at Ri Ra. Live standup comedy show by local aspiring comics. $25 cash prize joke contest for non-com audience members. Ri Ra Irish Pub. (Performance - Comedic). 703-248-9888 |
Community
| Call | America's Most Wanted Studio Productions. John Walsh's America's Most Wanted Studio, a state of the art facility, is located permanently at the museum, and live broadcast… National Museum of Crime & Punishment. (Educational - Science & Nature). 202-393-1099 |
| 10:00 am- 3:00 pm | Decatur House Museum -- Tour. Tour of the house designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, America's first professional architect, at 1600 H Street NW . The Stephen Decatur House. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-842-0920 |
| 10:00 am- 5:00 pm | Tour -- John F. Kennedy Center. Meet at Level A Parking Plaza for tour led by members of Friends of the Kennedy Center.. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-4168340. |
| 10:00 am- 12:45 pm | Highlights Tour. Tour commences from West End Docents' Station.. Washington National Cathedral. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-537-6207 |
| 10:15 am- 5:15 pm | Butterflies and Plants: Partners in Evolution. Visitors will feel the flutter in one of the most educational, entertaining and experiential exhibits yet, an integrated resourc… National Museum of Natural History. (Educational - Science & Nature). 202-357-2700 |
| 10:30 am- 12:00 pm | Hirshhorn Museum -- Permanent Collection Tour. Tour begins at the Information Desk, at 7th and Independence Avenue SW.. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-357-2700 |
| 11:00 am | Slave Life at Mount Vernon Tour. Half-hour guided walking tour focuses on contributions of African-American slaves who built and managed George and Martha Washin… George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-780-2000 |
| 11:00 am- 2:00 pm | Tour. Tour of the National Women's Party headquarters.. Sewall-Belmont House. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-546-1210 |
| 11:30 am- 4:00 pm | Tour -- Library of Congress. Tour commences in the Great Hall of the Jefferson Building. Library of Congress. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-707-8000 |
| 11:45 am- 2:00 pm | Stem Cell Research: The Future is Now. Join us for a timely discussion and review of stem cell research, advocacy, and its applications. Topics include legislative iss… B'nai B'rith Conference Center. (Community - Panel Discussion /Forum). 202-857-2757 |
| 2:00 pm- 5:00 pm | Permanent Exhibit. Tour the gardens designed by Beatrix Ferrand and honored by Stravinsky in his famous Concerto, and the galleries of the famous B… Dumbarton Oaks. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-339-6410 |
| 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm | The Self-Promotion Workshops. These 2-hour topical workshops are interactive hands-on help for your marketing and self-promotional efforts. When you come to t… All About Youniversity. (Educational - Workshop). 703-752-6166 |
| 6:30 pm- 8:00 pm | Wine Class for Beginners (Part 1): the Ultimate Sensory Experience. This wine class is geared at people who would like to discover and understand the world of wine. GiraMondo has developed a propr… The Woman's National Democratic Club. (Educational - Class). 301-841-7609 |
| 7:00 pm- 8:00 pm | Learn to Belly Dance. Sahara Dance, DC's Center for Middle Eastern Dance, offers over 50 belly dance classes each week at over 7 DC area loctations. Sahara Dance. (Educational - Class). 202-362-4400 |
| 8:15 pm- 9:15 pm | Learn to Belly Dance. Sahara Dance, DC's Center for Middle Eastern Dance, offers over 50 belly dance classes each week at over 7 DC area loctations. Sahara Dance. (Educational - Class). 202-362-4400 |
Dining Specials
| Call | Mexican Night. Enjoy Nachos Grande and a Margarita. Hilton Embassy Row Hotel. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-872-9501 |
| Call | 30-Minute 3-Course Lunch. A prix-fixe meal including a non-alcoholic beverage is served on weekdays. IndeBleu. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-333-2538 |
| 11:00 am- 3:00 pm | Brunch. Popular breakfast and lunch items are offered for brunch throughout the week. Urbana Restaurant. (Dining - Brunch). 202-956-6650 |
| 11:00 am- 5:00 pm | Prix Fixe Lunch. A 3-course meal with complimentary glass of wine is offered on weekdays. Bistro Francais. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-338-3830 |
| 11:00 am- 2:30 pm | 3-Course Lunch. A prix-fixe menu is offered during the week for lunch with different specials each day. Chef's American Bistro. (Dining - Dining Specials). 301-862-0380 |
| 11:30 am- 3:00 pm | Prix Fixe Weekday Lunch. A special 3-course option is offered in addition to the regular menu. 2941. (Dining - Dining Specials). 703-270-1500 |
| 11:30 am- 2:00 pm | Prix Fixe Lunch. A 3-course menu is offered for lunch, in addition to the regular menu and specials. Bastille DC. (Dining - Dining Specials). 703-519-3776 |
| 11:30 am- 2:00 pm | Express Lunch Buffet. All you can eat pasta, pizza, soup, salads and more are offered on weekdays. Extra Virgin. (Dining - Dining Specials). 703-998-8474 |
| 11:30 am- 4:00 pm | 30-Minute 3-Course Lunch. Enjoy a contemporary French prix-fixe lunch on weekdays. Ici Urban Bistro. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-730-8700 |
| 11:30 am- 2:30 pm | Buffet and Boxed Lunches. For those in a hurry on weekdays, a choice of several quick lunch options is featured. Indique Heights. (Dining - Dining Specials). 301-656-4822 |
| 11:30 am- 2:30 pm | 3-Course Power Lunch. A quick, prix fixe lunch menu is offered on weekdays, in addition to the regular menu. Poste. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-783-6060 |
| 11:30 am- 2:30 pm | Lunch Box. A quick, 4-course prix fixe menu including salads, pasta, entree, sides and dessert is featured on weekdays. Teatro Goldoni. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-955-9494 |
| 12:00 pm- 2:30 pm | Express Lunch. A prix fixe 2-course soup or salad plus entree lunch is offered on weekdays. Fahrenheit. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-912-4110 |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Handcrafted ale and beer specials. Featured handcrafted ale is $2. a pint. District ChopHouse and Brewery. (Dining - Happy Hour). 202-347-3434 |
| 4:00 pm- 8:00 pm | Rail drink specials. Free buffet on Friday, $3.50 rail drinks Monday - Friday. Nite-Cap Cafe. (Dining - Happy Hour). 202-347-5688 |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Chadwick's Happy Hour. Enjoy $2 domestic bottles, $2 house wine, $2.50 rail drinks and margaritas and half price Buffalo Wings and Stuffed Potato. Chadwick's. (Dining - Happy Hour). 202-333-2565 |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Pour House Happy Hour. Weekday happy hour featuring: $3 Bud Light drafts, Miller Lite drafts and Yuengling drafts; $4 Svedka, Svedka Flavors and Jim Be… Pour House. (Dining - Happy Hour). 202-546-0779 |
| 5:30 pm- 7:00 pm | Italian dining and drink specials. Tuscana West. (Dining - Happy Hour). 202-289-7300 |
| 5:30 pm- 9:00 pm | French - Asian Dinner and Drink Specials. Felix. (Dining - Happy Hour). 202-483-3549 |
| 6:00 pm | Wednesday Night Special. Wednesday night special features: $12 Yuengling pitchers, $5 burgers, cheeseburgers and veggie burgers (cheese included, additio… Pour House. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-546-0779 |
| 6:00 pm | Toledo Lounge Wednesdays. Featuring 1/2 price cheese sandwich and lounge dog, $3 - Rail 6pm-8pm, and $2 - Drafts 6pm-8pm. Toledo Lounge. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-986-5416 |
Nightlife
| Call | Wednesday Nite Sessions. Resident Djs: at 10PM - DJ Cosgroove-DC, spinning funky and Hard House; at 11PM - DJ Redskin-DC, spinning B-More and DNB. Cafe Japone. (Nightlife - DJ). 202-223-1573 |
| 4:00 pm- 8:00 pm | Beer specials. Specials on different brands of beer each night, and Cuervo specials on Thursday and Friday nights. Art Gallery Bar and Grille. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-298-6658 |
| 4:00 pm | Food and drink specials. Different drink and food specials each night. The Bottom Line. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-298-8488 |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Handcrafted draft beer specials. Oldest brewery pub in the city with a menu featuring regional cuisine. Pints $3. Capitol City Brewing Company Downtown. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-628-2222 |
| 4:00 pm | Assorted drink and appetizer specials. Specials from 4PM-7PM Monday through Friday, and different specials from 7PM until closing Monday through Thursday. Grand Slam Sports Bar. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-637-4789 |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Handcrafted draft beer specials. Pints are $3. Capital City Brewing Company Capitol Hill. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-842-BEER |
| 4:00 pm | Domestic beer and snack specials. Hawk and Dove. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-543-3300 |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Tune Inn Happy Hour. At happy hour get $1 off all drinks. Tune Inn. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-543-2725 |
| 4:00 pm- 9:00 pm | All you can drink beer specials. Rhino Bar and Pumphouse. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-333-3150 |
| 4:00 pm- 8:00 pm | Bedrock Billiards Happy Hour. Specials include Rail drafts and Miller Lite $3. Bedrock Billiards. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-667-7665 |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Domestic beer and rail drink specials. Chief Ike's Mambo Room. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-332-2211 |
| 4:00 pm | Corona special. Half-price nachos and $2. Coronas. Sheisse Haus. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-546-1001 |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Happy Hour at Garrett's. Monday through Friday Happy Hour is from 4pm to 7pm. Come in and join us for three full hours where we offer drink deals and hal… Garrett's Restaurant & Railroad Tavern. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-333-1033 |
| 5:00 pm- 7:30 pm | Drink and buffet specials. Free buffet on Mondays and Tuesdays, different drink specials on other nights. Ascot. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-296-7640 |
| 5:00 pm- 8:00 pm | Asylum Happy Hour. Featuring $1.50 tacos, $.50 wings and $1 off rail drinks. Asylum. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-319-9353 |
| 5:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Club Heaven & Hell Happy Hour. Extended happy hour including specially priced appetizers and entrees. Drink specials include all domestic bottles $3 including… Club Heaven and Hell. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-667-4355 |
| 5:00 pm- 8:00 pm | Appetizer and domestic beer specials. Features $1.95 appetizer specials and $2 drafts and domestic beer.. South Beach Restaurant & Bar. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 301-718-9737 |
| 5:30 pm- 8:00 pm | Rail Cocktails. Cocktails made with Smirnoff, Beefeater, Bacardi, Cuervo, Jack Daniels, Dewars and Canadian Club are $4.50. Top of the Hill. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-546-7782 |
| 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm | Domestic draft and rail drink specials. Blue Gin. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-965-4005 |
| 6:00 pm | When It Rains... We Pour. When it rains, we pour $2 drafts. Some restrictions apply -- snow is not rain. Toledo Lounge. (Nightlife - Theme Night). 202-986-5416 |
| 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm | Handcrafted and domestic beer specials. Black Cat. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-667-7960 |
| 8:00 pm- 2:00 am | The Ladies Hour. An upscale, sexy, flirty event for ladies in the life. Hosted by R Kristi Events and CitiMerge.com. Reservations are being accep… Marrakesh Palace Pasha Lounge. (Nightlife - Theme Night). 202-775-1882 |
| 8:00 pm- 11:00 pm | McGinty's Poker Night. Join McGinty's every Wednesday for one of the area's biggest poker tournaments with over 50 players. Free to play with a chance… McGinty's Public House. (Nightlife - Theme Night). 301-587-1270 |
| 9:00 pm- 1:00 am | Wicked Wednesdays. With DJ XTA-C & DJ Los. No cover charge, plenty of drink specials and the best indoor / outdoor beach party in the area. Joe's Crab Shack. (Nightlife - Parties). 301-947-4377 |
| 9:00 pm- 2:00 am | Level 2. This ultra exclusive lounge features a private elevator exposing you to the ambiance which is Level II. VIP bottle service, vale… Steve's Bar Room. (Nightlife - DJ). 202-686-5990 |
| 9:00 pm | Hump Day Groovez. Hump Day Groovez is a weekly musical series that takes in the Langston Room. No room charge assessed to the artist who is perfor… Busboys and Poets. (Nightlife - Live Music). 202-387-7638 |
Retail Events
| Call | Discussion and Book Signing with Steven V. Roberts, Author of "From Every End of This Earth". New York Times bestselling author and journalist, Steven V. Roberts, discusses his new book, and the people, policies and politi… National Press Club. (Retail - Book, CD Signing). 202-234-4446 |
| 7:00 pm | Jeni Stepanek - Discussion and Signing of Messenger. Jeni Stepanek reads from her new book and signs copies. Borders Books, Music & Cafe. (Retail - Book, CD Signing). 301-816-1067 |
| 7:00 pm | P.C. and Kristin Cast - Reading and Signing of Tempted (House of Night Novels). P.C. and Kristin Cast read from and sign copies of their new book. Borders. (Retail - Book, CD Signing). 703-359-8420 |
| 7:30 pm | Brandon Sanderson - Reading and Signing of The Gathering Storm. Brandon Sanderson reads from his new book and signs copies. Borders. (Retail - Book, CD Signing). 703-998-0404 |
Sports
| 7:00 pm | Washington Wizards vs. Miami Heat. NBA Basketball Game. Verizon Center. (Sports - Pro Basketball). 202-397-SEAT |
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