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LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN

Viking Music For Your Foreclosed Soul

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

What is icelandic for Lykke Li?Feeling bad about everything? Well, it could be worse: You could be living in Iceland, which is completely bankrupt and destitute. Yet Iceland, like its Viking Neighbors in Scandinavia, somehow produces wonderful music — which you can get a big dose of, right here in DC, on Tuesday! MORE »


SAMANTHA RONSON

Famous DJ Known To TMZ Readers Spins Tonight At Lux Lounge

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Fame!Even your mom has heard of famous celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson, because of the whole famous-celebrity girlfriend thing. Ronson’s the guest DJ tonight at Lux Lounge. You must go to the Lux website for special secret RSVP instructions (it involves sending an RSVP email to get on the list). MORE »


LAST MINUTE

Jazz Master Pianist Eric Lewis and, uh, Chris Matthews?

Friday, February 13th, 2009

ELEWOh here’s something that’s starting in about, uh, an hour. RUN! MORE »


TWESTIVAL?

Could Twitter Improve Your Drinking Skills?

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Twits!What do you call a bunch of D.C. drunks who also do the “tweets” with the “twitter” on the landlines or whatever? Twestival! It is for charity, so it’s okay. And it happens tonight, you twits. MORE »


EVENTS

Engage With Your Community Without The Aid Of Alcohol

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

It’s easy to let your creative side let loose when it doesn’t come with a price tag. Transformer Gallery is hosting Summer Camp, a series of free events from February 7 to March 7 — first come, first served. MORE »


FILM AND STAGE

‘DC Is More Than Just Politicos, Monuments And Traffic’

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Bring us the cow...or else.

  • Friday, Feb. 6: The Freer Gallery is screening Loose Rope tonight, a Persian film about two men who must deliver a cow to the northern part of Tehran in 24 hours, or else their jobs are at stake. Sounds like a typical American movie, except you’d have to replace “cow” with “cocaine” and “Tehran” with “Inglewood.” 7PM. [Smithsonian] MORE »