Woolly Mammoth has extended its world-premiere run of If You See Something, Say Something (originally scheduled to end July 20), Mike Daisey’s comic one-person show about “homeland security and the military-industrial complex.”
Daisey has gained notoriety in the past few years for rocking the solo-monologue format show pioneered by Spalding Gray—and he’s got a bit of [...]
After hitting up the AFF’s July Roundtable Thursday evening, prove you’re not all Cosmolifestyleorangebeltwaytarianwhatever by coming out to support your midwestern counterparts. A delegation from the Libertarian Party of Indiana—including Mark Rutherford, former chairman of the Hoosier LP and president of Atlas! Liberty (a PAC that supports Libertarian candidates), and several Indiana LP candidates— will [...]
Quick hit: DCBlogs.com is hosting a “DC Blogger Meet-Up” at Regional Food and Drink (RFD) in Chinatown at 7 p.m. tomorrow night. More info here.
The Republican Liberty Caucus will be holding its inaugural DC meeting tomorrow evening at everybody’s favorite “dining house and down-home saloon,” The Brickskeller. Dick Heller of Heller v. DC will speak, along with the former political director of the Log Cabin Republicans, Chris Barron.
Photos from AFF’s June happy hour at Rocket Bar are now up, thanks to the lovely Katherine Ruddy. Whole set on flickr here. Some highlights under the cut.
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Quick hit: The American Spectator, TownHall.com, and the American Conservative are hosting a happy hour at the Continental Bar in Rosslyn tomorrow evening. Reveling starts at 6 p.m. More info here.
Pentagon Row’s summer concert series is kicking it up a notch with Gonzo’s Nose playing tomorrow from
7-9pm. They’re a pretty sweet cover band that play the “best songs from the ’80s, ’90s, and today” (I heard that phrase on a radio station once but it’s the perfect description). Best part is the concert [...]
The Capital Fringe Festival is a celebration of all things artsy and independent. There’s musical comedy, stand up, monologues, dancing and more. Performances range from the serious (Slave Narratives Revisited ) to the delightfully absurd (Jerry Springer: The Opera).
To watch the performances, you’ll need to buy a button ($5) and individual tickets to the shows [...]
I know H Street is a bit of a trek for a Tuesday night, but High Places is totally worth it. The Brooklyn-based duo has been getting all sorts of rave reviews lately for its jangly, eccentrically-instrumental pop (check it out for yourself here), and they haven’t even put out a full-length album yet. Check [...]
Celebrate the founding of Quebec City this Tuesday at the Embassy of Canada. There will be free hot dogs, hamburgers, soda, beer and poutine–a Canadian dish that consists of fries topped with cheese with gravy. Spike Mendelsohn from Top Chef will be at the celebration, along with musician Lennie Gallant and special guest Michelle Campagne.
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