3-HourWeekend
SHOULD YOU
GO?
Our quick guide to Post critics’ takes on new plays, movies and restaurants in the area.
Movie
MAYBE
“Prince of Persia: The Sands of
Time” is an energetic if empty- headed adventure.
— Michael O’Sullivan Review, Page 33
Theater
GO!
SMITHSONIAN GARDENS
“Gruesome Playground
Injuries” is Woolly Mammoth’s bruising look at love.
— Peter Marks Mini review, Page 48
Restaurant
GO!
Make a date for a stroll
First dates: Love ’em or hate ’em, at some
point everyone goes on one. The question is what do you do on a first date? Going to din- ner can feel forced and awkward. Is there a
piece of lettuce stuck between my teeth? But
going to a movie can feel beside the point. Is
that silhouette worthy of a second date?
Try something a little different this week-
Where can you get a flatbread piz- za and a craft brew in a family- friendly setting? American
Flatbread’s Clarendon Hearth.
— Justin Rude Review, Page 16
Exhibit
MAYBE
end: Go on an afternoon walk through the beautiful Enid A. Haupt Garden, behind the Smithsonian Castle, hidden away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Built on top of the underground National Museum of Afri- can Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, it’s ro- mantic, but not too, and can provide the right mix of activity and conversation. Maybe you’ve seen pictures of the Victori-
an-style parterre garden featuring a rectan- gular lawn with neatly trimmed flowers and plants arranged in a pattern. But you may not know about the side gardens, perfect for a
quiet rendezvous. The Moongate Garden is a small sanctuary
that draws on themes from the Temple of Heaven, a 15th-century Beijing religious com- plex. The granite entranceways combine cir- cles representing heaven and squares repre- senting earth. Two paths over a small, stark pool form a cross, which is the focal point among the trees and shaded benches. The Fountain Garden, modeled after the Alhambra in Spain, is on the other side of the parterre. It features a small fountain sprout- ing from the walkway, representing eternity. (Is your date the kind who will walk shoeless through eternity?) Trickling water offers a calming melody to the lyrics of conversation. Move on to the beautiful rose garden fea-
PHOTOS BY GERALD MARTINEAU FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Is romance in the air? The Smithsonian’s Moongate Garden, above, and Enid A. Haupt Garden, below, provide a little privacy.
turing flowers in vivid reds, oranges, purples and pinks. Be sure to stop in front of the Cec- ile Brunner Polyantha roses. You won’t need to stoop to smell their sweetness. The sound of children playing will draw
your attention to the 1940s-era carousel, per- fect for a little child-like fun. (Does your date have a fun-loving side?) You can also buy lunch, including hot dogs, sandwiches, ice cream and beer (if you need it). Sit at a table by the carousel and watch the kids play. This is a date with no pressure. No heady topics, meeting the family or wearing high heels. Just an easy walk in the garden.
—Moira E. McLaughlin
Where is it? Between the Smithsonian Castle at 1000 Jefferson Dr. SW and Independence Avenue. Garden open dawn to dusk; carousel runs 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
How much is it? Gardens are free; a carousel ride is $2.50.
If the date is going well. Meander through the
Hirshhorn Museum’s beautiful, quiet Sculpture Garden at Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Be sure to follow the sounds of Susan Philipsz’s “Sunset Song,” and sit on the wall in front of the two speakers. Listen to the artist’s renditions of the 19th-century ballad “The Banks of the Ohio,” about love gone wrong.
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WEEKEND STAFF Editors Tracy Grant, Amy Hitt, Amy Joyce, Anne Kenderdine
“Gods of Angkor: Bronzes From the National Museum of Cam-
bodia” is a beautiful, if disjointed, show at the Sackler Gallery.
— Michael O’Sullivan Review, Page 43
Writers Alex Baldinger, Julia Beizer, Fritz Hahn, David Malitz, Stephanie Merry, Amy Orndorff, Michael O’Sullivan, Lavanya Ramanathan, Justin Rude Art Director Lisa Schreiber • Layout Editor Twila Waddy • Advertising Shawn McKenna-Deane
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THE WASHINGTON POST • FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010
PHOTOS, FROM TOP: ANDREW COOPER/DISNEY VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS; STAN BAROUH; SARAH L. VOISIN/THE WASHINGTON POST; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CAMBODIA
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