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Weekend To-Do’s

Is it already Friday? I was really hoping to get in a few more days of productive work. Shucks! To state the obvious: August weekends aren’t exactly the most happening times in this city, as everyone’s at the beach or inside, BUT… here a few options: 

* Friday

4 p.m.-6 p.m.: TGIF! Head downtown to Cafe Atlantico for a complimentary rum tasting.

* Saturday

10 a.m. Pack a picnic (or what you will) to enjoy a taste of the ’60s on the National Mall. The Woodstock Memorial Concert runs most of the day.

8:10 p.m.: Blankets in tow, take the red line up to the Grosvenor stop and get comfy on Strathmore’s lawn. The Dark Night is the feature film tonight at the Comcast Outdoor Film Festival.

* Sunday

All day: All National Parks are free yet again this weekend, so spend a day in the woods in Maryland or Virginia.

Weekend To-Do’s

It’s hardly a festive weekend, but I have drummed up a few things to keep you occupied. Have I missed any must-dos?

*Friday

5:30 p.m. Convene your TGIF happy hour at Urbana tonight for $3 pizzas and prosecco. The restaurant/bar is celebrating its 3rd birthday, thus the cheap eats. I’d advise arriving early, cause this b-day bash has been getting some attention.

*Saturday

10 a.m.-4 p.m.: It’s the Montgomery County Farm Tour and Harvest Sale!!! The event runs both weekend days, but more farms (13 in total) are open on Saturday. I, myself, could use some berry picking and a little Dee Dee Donkey time.

9 p.m.: Put on your skinny jeans and vintage tees, and head to the Black Cat. I wouldn’t normally suggest such a thing, but on stage tonight is Extra Golden, a band that mixes Kenya Benga with American Rock. And I’m really digging their Obama song… [tip: Washingtonian]

* Sunday

11 a.m.: Lest you forget about my favorite museum in D.C., here’s a reminder to visit the Phillips Collection. The current exhibit, Paint Made Flesh, will be on display for another 6 weeks, but don’t put it off. Sure, there are plenty of nudes to entice you boys, but it’s not all about nakedness—there are some stunning, non-sexual pieces here, including the shows signature work: Jenny Saville’s Hyphen.

Weekend To-Do’s

Save for today’s severe thunderstorm watch, it looks like this bearable weather is going to last yet another weekend, so try to keep it out-of-doors. Some ideas:

* Friday

8:30 p.m.: Tonight I’ll be juju-ing with King Sunny Ade at the 9:30 Club. Wikipedia calls this Nigerian juju master the Bob Marley of Africa. We shall see…  I hadn’t heard about him until yesterday, but this video has me excited. Tickets are still available for tonight’s show:

* Saturday

8 a.m.: Get thee a Zip Car and head to the mountains or the prairies or the bay, because EVERY single National Park in the U.S. is free today and tomorrow. This could be an excellent chance to see the wild horses at Assateague Island National Seashore or to hike Old Rag in the Shenandoah National Park. Click here for a list of other National Parks in the area.

10 a.m.-noon and 3 p.m.-5 p.m.: Head to Hains Point to lend a helping hand at the Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project. After a shower and a quick nap, attend the volunteer party at 3 p.m. at Hard Rock Cafe for free wine and appetizers.

* Sunday

6 p.m.-7 p.m.:  I’m not exactly sure what to make of SyncroSwim, but I want to go. The hour-long event—held at the Capitol Skyline Hotel—is essentially a series of 3-4 minute syncronised swimming routines, judged by a line-up of randoms, like Good Stuff’s Spike. It’s put on by WPA (Washington Project for the Arts) and it looks like there will be some sort of accompanying experimental video. Hmm. Sounds pleasantly odd to me. See you there?

Weekend To Do’s

Welcome to the first WTD. Thanks to all the excellent blogs I subscribe to in Google Reader and all the local tweeters I follow, I do a lot of web sifting each week. During the week, you can access all my Google Reader starred items here and all my Twitter updates here; but each Friday, I’ll post WTD, a short list of the most interesting stuff that’s happening over the weekend. Did I miss something wildly exciting? Let me know in the comments of this post.

Friday

• Music: DCist tells us about this weekend’s Women in Jazz Festival. Watch five women jazz pianists compete on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center. (Free; Friday, 6 p.m.-7 p.m.)

Saturday

• Art: district, schmistrict notifies us about the Mid City Artists event this weekend. Basically, 19 artists in the Dupont and Logan Circle neighborhoods are opening their homes or studios to show off their work. (Free; Times vary, but most are open from noon-5 p.m. on Sat-Sun.)
  
• Water: About DC mentions a long list of events this weekend, including the Dragon Boat Festival in Georgetown. What’s Dragon boating? This Fox 5 video will expain it. (Free; Races run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sat., and 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sun.)

Sunday

• Food: WaPo tells us about the 14th Annual Taste of Wheaton. Take a wad of ones, as each bite of eclectic and ethnic food costs $1. (Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.) Or, head to Ballston for Taste of Arlington. Same thing: Entrance is free, but samples aren’t. (noon-5 p.m.)

Photo by: The Eggplant