Washington, DC Restaurants, Bars, Clubs and Events – DC City Blog

5/27 – Art Buzz at the Source Theatre will be a preview to the newest photographic works of DC’s most dedicated photographers. The $15 admission includes appetizers and wines and supports the DC Collaborative. For a list of participating artists and more information please visit: http://www.dccollaborative.org.

5/22-9/11- The National Gallery of Art is once again kicking off it’s Jazz in the Garden series. Performances are from 5:00-8:30 pm and in case of inclement weather, concerts are held inside the Pavilion Café. The Sculpture Garden is located directly east of the National Gallery on 7th Street and Constitution Ave. For more information, [...]

5/14 – Celebrate elephantine appetites and the National Zoo’s commitment to Asian elephants at ZooFari 2009. This enchanted evening will bring together an oasis of culinary delights, fabulous wine, live entertainment, and a spectacular auction. For more information and tickets please visit http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ActivitiesAndEvents/Celebrations/ZooFari.

Mañana is Cinco de Mayo and it looks like nearly every bar is advertising some type of event to celebrate the occasion. I am all for holidays devoted to drinking but being the thematic type, I think justice isn’t being done unless you are in a Latin (I say Latin because there are only a [...]

5/2 – Embassies will present a citywide free Embassy Open House featuring artists and artisans, performers, lecturers, teachers, and others that represent their unique cultures. More than 30 Embassies will be participating and Cultural Tourism DC will provide free shuttles from 10 am-4 pm. For more information please visit http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/calendar2532/calendar.htm.

5/2-5/9 – DC Yoga Week is designed to provide opportunities for people living in the DC area to try a yoga class at a reduced cost, create a community of urban yoga studios in DC and to increase awareness about the benefits of yoga and meditation in an attempt to help encourage greater physical health [...]

5/1-5/2 – The Washington Film Institute will be screening two films,  Gadjo dilo (Crrazy Stranger) and Last Tango in Paris, at Underground. RSVP or advance purchase is required. For tickets and more information please visit http://www.dcfilminstitute.org/INVITE/main.php.

4/30 – Red Bull will be hosting its Music Academy after party at Current this Thursday. Guest DJ will be the legendary hip-hop developer Afrika Bambaata. For more information please visit www.redbullmusicacademy.com. DC City Blog guests can RSVP at munch@redbullmusicacademy.com.

4/17-4/18 – Accomplished local musician Justin Jones and his band, the Driving Rain, are returning to DC for two shows at the Rock N Roll Hotel. Friday’s performance is with The Jackfields and Mother, and Saturday with Olivia and the Housemates and The Moderate. For more information and tickets please visit http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/4553.aspx.

4/20 – The Editors is a documentary, written and directed by Patrick Ryan Morris, that details the experiences of six university newspaper editors in Israel during the first week of the recent Gaza Conflict. The student journalists took part in a week long seminar programmed by Project Interchange in which they met with a wide [...]