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05/06/2012  -   05/12/2012
Look Both Ways: Street Arts Across America
01/21/2013
Inauguration Day 2013
04/04/2012
Candlelight Vigil: 44th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's Assassination, MLK Memorial
06/26/2012  -   07/01/2012
AT&T National
04/11/2012  -   04/16/2012
District of Columbia Emancipation Day - 150 Anniversary Celebration
05/20/2012
Italians in DC Festival 2012
05/06/2012  -   05/12/2012
Look Both Ways: Street Arts Across America
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The Kennedy Center presents Look Both Ways: Street Arts Across America, which offers free performances and events at the Kennedy Center as well as locations around Washington, including large-scale ...

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01/21/2013
Inauguration Day 2013
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The Presidential inauguration will be held on Monday, Jan. 21, the second time in history that Inauguration Day will coincide with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It will be theĀ 17th time that Jan. 20 ...

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04/04/2012
Candlelight Vigil: 44th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's Assassination, MLK Memorial
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At sunset on April 4, the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. invites the public to join them as they honor the life of Dr. King on the anniversary of  ...

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06/26/2012  -   07/01/2012
AT&T National
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Tiger Woods, defending champion Nick Watney and 120 of the PGA TOUR's best golfers will be in town for the 2012 AT&T National, Washington D.C.'s premier golf event, held June 26 - July 1, 2012  ...

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04/11/2012  -   04/16/2012
District of Columbia Emancipation Day - 150 Anniversary Celebration
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The enslaved people in Washington, DC were freed nine months before President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation, telegraphing the eventual end of slavery to the rest of th ...

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05/20/2012
Italians in DC Festival 2012
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Italians in DC invites you to their Italian Festival in Washington, DC celebrating contemporary Italian culture through arts, food, wine, music and fun educational activities for kids. For a day, they ...
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05/01/2012
Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Washington Nationals Ballpark
05/02/2012
Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Washington Nationals Ballpark
05/02/2012
All Good Presents Beats Antique w/ Laura Low (DJ Laura)
930 club
05/03/2012
Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Washington Nationals Ballpark
05/03/2012
Abraham Inc.
Music Center at Strathmore
05/03/2012
Tom Principato Band with Special Guest Tommy Lepson
The Barns at Wolf Trap
05/04/2012
Capitol Steps
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
05/01/2012
Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Washington Nationals Ballpark
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05/02/2012
Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Washington Nationals Ballpark
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05/02/2012
All Good Presents Beats Antique w/ Laura Low (DJ Laura)
930 club
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W 5/2 All Good Presents Beats Antique w/ Laura Low (DJ Laura) 7:00 PM Doors $20 ...
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05/03/2012
Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Washington Nationals Ballpark
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05/03/2012
Abraham Inc.
Music Center at Strathmore
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A masterly mash-up of klezmer, funk and hip-hop, this unique ensemble heralds a time when boundaries are eroding, mutual respect is presumed, and musical traditions co-exist without concession or appr ...
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05/03/2012
Tom Principato Band with Special Guest Tommy Lepson
The Barns at Wolf Trap
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High-energy blues rocker known for his exciting live performances comes to The Barns with songs from his 2011 release, Part of Me. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Tom Principato has won 22 Washingt ...
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05/04/2012
Capitol Steps
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
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The Capitol Steps put the MOCK in Democracy every Friday and Saturday night in Washington, DC with their unique blend of musical and political comedy. No person in power is safe as the Capitol Steps s ...
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05/12/2012
Mother's Day Eve Opera Dinner
Tuscana West
05/12/2012
Free "Big Five" Memorials Walking Tour
Jefferson Memorial (South side at grassy field for Tour Start) at 2PM
05/12/2012
Dancing Down Broadway
Woodson High School
05/12/2012
Shortcut to Europe: The European Union Embassies' Open House
EU Embassy
05/12/2012
Scandal Tour
Starts at 16th and H Sts NW.
05/12/2012
Free Capitol Hill Walking Tour
Meets at corner of 3rd St NW AND Pennsylvania Ave NW at 10am.
05/12/2012
Jazz Vocal Intensives: Getting and Keeping Gigs
Mansion at Strathmore
05/12/2012
Mother's Day Eve Opera Dinner
Tuscana West
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An Extra Special Opera Night Live for the World's Most Extra Special People - Moms! Moms & Family, be dazzled bu Tuscana West's mahogany floors, candle lights, & the enchanting sounds of classic Itali ...
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05/12/2012
Free "Big Five" Memorials Walking Tour
Jefferson Memorial (South side at grassy field for Tour Start) at 2PM
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Tour starts at 2pm. DCWalkabout.com If you defined the USA by its achievements, no definition would be complete without the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the Emancipation Proclam ...
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05/12/2012
Dancing Down Broadway
Woodson High School
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Everybody loves a winner - dance music from award-winning Broadway shows plus the scholarship winner of Fairfax Band's Young Artists Competition, in solo performance with the City of Fairfax Band. Don ...
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05/12/2012
Shortcut to Europe: The European Union Embassies' Open House
EU Embassy
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The Delegation of the European Union to the United States and the Embassies of the 27 EU Member States to the United States will open their doors to the Washington public during the EU Embassies' Open ...
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05/12/2012
Scandal Tour
Starts at 16th and H Sts NW.
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Tour starts at 5pm. DCWalkabout.com Which congressman held a press conference from an exotic dancing club? Who shot his wife's lover and got away with it? Who challenged the press to dig up dirt on ...
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05/12/2012
Free Capitol Hill Walking Tour
Meets at corner of 3rd St NW AND Pennsylvania Ave NW at 10am.
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Tour starts at 10am. DCWalkabout.com In many ways, Capitol Hill is the ultimate melting pot of American culture. Senators and Representatives from every corner of the land come together to debate a ...
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05/12/2012
Jazz Vocal Intensives: Getting and Keeping Gigs
Mansion at Strathmore
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This performance will also be held on: Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 10:00 AM Jazz singer and former Strathmore Artist in Residence Lena Seikaly leads these in-depth sessions. In this session, lea ...
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05/23/2012
Rioja In The Spotlight
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
05/24/2012
Art After Dark 2012
AMA | Art Museum of the Americas
05/25/2012
Free War Memorials Walking Tour
Corner of 17th NW and Constitution Ave NW. Same corner as the street vendors, gatehouse, 2nd infantry division memorial, and white house.
05/25/2012
Marcus Johnson @ The Hamilton
The Hamilton
05/25/2012
Free Capitol Hill Walking Tour
Meets at corner of 3rd St NW AND Pennsylvania Ave NW at 10am.
05/25/2012
Capitol Steps
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
thru 05/26/2012
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
05/23/2012
Rioja In The Spotlight
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
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PERFECT PAIRINGS RIOJA IN THE SPOTLIGHT May 23, 6-7:30pm@The Oceanaire Seafood Room ENJOY CHEF-INSPIRED TAPAS AND RIOJA WINES $65 Per Person (tax & gratuity included) Each Tasting Table will Fe ...
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05/24/2012
Art After Dark 2012
AMA | Art Museum of the Americas
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Join us for Art After Dark at the Organization of American States' Art Museum of the Americas. Culture, democracy, art, human rights, and fun... can't ask for much more than that. Apocalypse will f ...
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05/25/2012
Free War Memorials Walking Tour
Corner of 17th NW and Constitution Ave NW. Same corner as the street vendors, gatehouse, 2nd infantry division memorial, and white house.
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Tour starts at 2pm. DCWalkabout.com Since the year 1495 no 25 year period has passed without war. What starts a war? What ends a war? Examine the true nature of war through the lens of the war memo ...
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05/25/2012
Marcus Johnson @ The Hamilton
The Hamilton
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Marcus Johnson is a Billboard-ranked, NAACP Image Award-nominated jazz musician, from Washington, DC. He will be performing at one of the hottest new venues in the city. ...
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05/25/2012
Free Capitol Hill Walking Tour
Meets at corner of 3rd St NW AND Pennsylvania Ave NW at 10am.
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Tour starts at 10am. DCWalkabout.com In many ways, Capitol Hill is the ultimate melting pot of American culture. Senators and Representatives from every corner of the land come together to debate a ...
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05/25/2012
Capitol Steps
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
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The Capitol Steps put the MOCK in Democracy every Friday and Saturday night in Washington, DC with their unique blend of musical and political comedy. No person in power is safe as the Capitol Steps s ...
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thru 05/26/2012
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
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Be part of the audience as Garrison Keillor leads an ensemble cast through his entertaining live radio show filled with special guest performances, comedy sketches, musical interludes, and Keillor's s ...
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