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Dean

Dean has written 104 posts for DC City Blog

Countdown to Yuri’s Night 2009

4/11 – Celebrate the countdown to Yuri’s Night at the Warehouse. This will be a one night arts extravaganza combining an intergalactic art exhibition, a cosmic burlesque show, stellar band performances, prizes, a weird science demo, alien egg hunt, and more. There will be a number of DJs on board throughout the night. For more [...]

Rocklands Barbecue & Grilling Company

Rocklands usually makes the short list for most locals when it comes to answering the all important question of “what restaurant serves the best BBQ in DC?” Although Rocklands may not be the best around, I agree that it definitely belongs in the top five conversation and it sure has built a loyal following since [...]

Yoga under the Cherry Blossoms

4/4 – Friends and family are invited to lululemon athletica’s yoga class in celebration of the Cherry Blossom Festival. This complimentary class will be offered at the Jefferson Memorial’s Tidal Basin Stage, located on the plaza of the memorial on Ohio Drive, SW from 10:30-11:30 am rain or shine! To rsvp or for more information, [...]

Good Stuff Eatery

The DC version of the Battle of the Burgers has recently started and after reviewing the best burger brackets, I felt incomplete (actually more like robbed) that I haven’t had the burgers at a few of the spots being considered. To remedy the situation, it’s burgers for me for the next few weeks and I [...]

National Anthem YouTube Singing Contest

2/15-4/13 – The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has partnered with USA WEEKEND Magazine to launch the national Star-Spangled Banner YouTube Singing Contest. 15 semi-finalists will be selected by April 17 according to overall appeal of vocal performance, originality, lyrical accuracy and popularity on YouTube. The Grand Prize winner will be invited to perform [...]

2009 Environtmental Film Festival

3/11-3/22 – The 17th annual Environmental Film Festival will present 136 documentary, feature, animated, archival, experimental and children’s films selected to provide fresh perspectives on environmental issues facing our planet. The health and sustainability of earth’s oceans and sea life is a major theme of the 2009 Festival, which features cinematic work from 34 countries [...]

Dinner with an Artist 2009

3/12 – The Fillmore Arts Center’s annual fundraiser, Dinner with an Artist, is a chance to share an intimate and elegant dinner with some of Washington’s current and most creative artists. The idea of the dinner is to create a “salon experience” for Washington’s art patrons by matching the area’s most eminent artists with a [...]

WFI Oscar’s Party

2/22 – Come join other DC-area film connoisseurs for an Oscar’s party hosted by the the Washington Film Institute. The event will be taking place at the Goethe-Institut and admission includes open bar and heavy hors d’ouevres. For tickets and more information please visit http://www.dcfilminstitute.org.

DC Adventures in Travel Expo

2/21-2/22 – The DC Adventures in Travel Expo is one of the leading travel and adventure expos in the US. It will be a one-stop shopping marketplace where thousand of travel providers will be offering unique vacation options and travel information. The Travel Channel’s Samantha Brown is the keynote speaker and will
talk on how to [...]

Ben’s Chili Bowl

Two half smokes and chili cheese fries please. I wish I was the only one who wanted to place that order this Saturday afternoon but no such luck. The line at Ben’s Chili Bowl was 30+ deep and unfortunately, I didn’t have that much time to wait. But long lines are the norm for this [...]

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