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For visitors, we offer advice on where to stay, museums to explore, theaters, where to call a taxi cab, and other things to do while you are here.

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Inauguration of President Barack Obama

See our photos of the Inaugural Parade taken from our perch on Pennsylvania Avenue

What's New

Plan ahead with our Annual Events Calendar

Review of Hu's Shoes in Georgetown

Dog-Related and Dog-Friendly Business in DC

Places where your dog can run, swim, and play

Upcoming Event Listings

Mezza Luna

Thursday, May 28th: 9pm - Close: High Heel Party
Ladies, get ready to have the men heel to your every need! Bring your sexy sling-backs and highest heels to enjoy $3, $5 & $6 drink specials.
Every lady in heels gets a raffle ticket for various door prizes and an additional one for every inch over 3”.
Please RSVP with HIGH HEEL in the subject line to mezzaevents@yahoo.com with your name and amount of guests.

Celebrate your Special Occasion at Tuscana West

For parties of 6 or more we will present you with a bottle of champagne and a housemade Tiramisu cake on the house!!! This offer is available for both lunch and dinner. Reservations with celebration notification need to be made 48 hours in advance, and everyone in your party needs to order an entree.

Club 24's Grand Opening of Thursday College Nights

Now that EVERYONE is back, come join ALL of DC's elite college students for a night you'll never forget at 24's Grand Opening of Thursday Night's "College Drop IN". Featuring College DJ's from around the DMV, see a different DJ every hour! 1 Hour Open Bar starts at 9:00PM. 18 to Chill, 21 to Spill. Dress Classy in Club Attire. Music will feature: Top 40, Dance, HipHop, House, Mashups and more... Brought to you by DC Club Host! Everyone free before 11PM on guest list! RSVP attending to this event to get on the guest list!
Time: 9:00PM to 2:00 AM
2122 24th Place NE
Washington, DC 20018
[Closest Metro- NY Ave or Rhode Island Ave]

Capital City Symphony Spring Concerts and Events

ODE TO JOY! Victoria Gau, Artistic Director of Capital City Symphony and Fred Binkholder, Artistic Director of the Capitol Hill Chorale, once again join forces to present a stirring concert featuring Beethoven's famous "Choral" symphony, the Symphony No. 9 in d minor. The program will also include Mozart's Misericordias Domini K.222. Saturday, May 16 at 7:00pm (Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 4th and Independence SE, WDC) Sunday, May 17 at 5:00pm (Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, WDC) Tickets: $18 and $23. Children 16 and under admitted FREE (ticket required). Tickets are available online at capitalcitysymphony.tix.com, or by calling the Atlas Box Office at 202-399-7993.

:. May

Cathedral Flower Mart

held at the National Cathedral
202-735-3185

Virginia Gold Cup Steeplechase Race

Great Meadow, Virginia
540-347-1215

Audubon Nature Fair

at the Woodend Sanctuary
301-652-9188

Bethesda Fine Arts Festival

Held in downtown Bethesda, with over 100 artists

Food and Wine Festival

Held at the National Harbor
301-203-4170

Post Hunt

Penn Quarter, details in Washington Post

Capitol Jazz Fest

Merriweather Post Pavilion

DC Yoga Week

Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Yoga Association (MAYA). Events at several local yoga studios.

National Symphony Orchetstra Memorial Day Concert

Memorial Day events at Arlington National Cemetary and the Vietnam Memorial

:. June

Screen on the Green

Free outdoor movies on the National Mall (all summer)

Shakespeare in the Park

Free plays at the Carter Barron Ampitheatre

Alexandria Waterfront Festival

Sponsored by the Alexandria Red Cross

DC Caribbean Carnival

at Benneker Community Center
202-726-2204

National Barbecue Battle

Washington Folk Festival

At Glen Echo Park, MD
301-634-2222

:. July

July 4th Fireworks on the National Mall

Screen on the Green

Free outdoor movies on the National Mall (all summer)

Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival

on the Mall. 2008 will be its 42nd year.
Photo of Dupont Circle

What's Hot

Broiled Oysters for Brunch at Acadiana

Weekend brunch

Books on the White House

Books on U.S. Presidents



What's Cool

Mojito photo

Making mojitos at home

DC Streets - a photo blog

The streets of DC are full of life, energy, protest, despair, contradiction, passion and pessimism. Offers up little snippets: interesting pictures, observations, and descriptions. No point, except that it's all here.

Bohemian Caverns (FindOutDC.com photo) Jazz and Belgian Ale at Bohemian Caverns

Movies set in DC



Featured reviews

Neyla in Georgetown

Morton's Steakhouse

Prime Rib Steakhouse

PF Chang's China Bistro

Five Guys Burgers

Electronics review: BlackBerry 7130e


Buffalo sculpture on the Dumbarton Bridge (Q Street) connecting Dupont Circle and Georgetown, created by Alexander Phimister Proctor (FindOutDC.com photo)

Panache Restaurant and Lounge, Washington, DC (logo)