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| Escapes 17 | Exhibits 37 | Families 40 | Movies 26 | Music 6 | Night Life 8 | Restaurants 16 | Theater 18 | What’s Doing 42
Saturday-Sunday Vintage Virginia wine festival Monday-Aug. 16 Crystal Screen: ‘Star Trek’ Saturday Imagination Bethesda
PHOTOS, FROM LEFT: ROGER GUPTA; PARAMOUNT PICTURES/BOB PEAK; SONNY ODOM
CAPITAL PRIDE
Friday-June 13
The main draws of Washington’s celebration of the local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are next weekend’s parade and street festival (June 12-13), but the first-week schedule of events is packed with food tastings, choral performances and happy hours. Visit
www.capitalpride.org for a schedule. Various locations. 202-719-5304. Prices vary. For more
on Capital Pride, see Page 38.
THE SECOND CITY 50TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW
Friday-Saturday
Chicago is the Second City’s home, but after two trips to Washington (with “Barack Stars”) in the past year, the Nation’s Capital is beginning to look like a favored getaway for the legendary improvisers. They return Friday and Saturday at 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. with the Second City 50th Anniversary Tour, featuring material, written by Second City alums including Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey. Lansburgh Theatre, 450 Seventh St. NW (Metro: Gallery Place). 202-547-1122. 877-487-8849.
www.shakespearetheatre.org. $25-$45.
IMAGINATION BETHESDA
Saturday FREE
Take it from someone who played Humpty Dumpty in a high school performance of “The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf” at Imagination Bethesda: Your 12-and-unders will love the yearly arts festival’s mix of entertainers, craft
workshops and, yes, goofily costumed performers willing to do anything for a giggle. Kids can create crafts while adults enjoy food from Bethesda eateries from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. At Woodmont Avenue and Elm Street, Bethesda. (Metro: Bethesda). 301-215-6660.
www.bethesda.org.
BELTWAY BBQ SHOWDOWN
Saturday
We’re of the mind that any barbecue is good barbecue, and if you’re like us, you will be left sticky-fingered and sauce-smeared by the Beltway BBQ Showdown from noon to 5 p.m. But here’s the kicker: Contestants from up and down the East Coast are hoping their top-secret pork, beef, chicken or ribs recipe is good enough to win the day’s big prize — a trip to the American Royal Barbecue Contest in Kansas City. Watkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park Dr., Upper Marlboro. 301-699-2456.
www.pgparks. com/festivals. Free admission.
VINTAGE VIRGINIA WINE FESTIVAL
Saturday-Sunday
Riesling? Chardonnay? Pinot grigio? Blackberry wine? Find the best Virginia has to offer as nearly 50 wineries pour their hearts out from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Participating wineries include Chateau Morrisette, Chrysalis, Tarara. Shuttle service is available from the East Falls Church Metro Station for $23.50. Bull Run Regional Park, 7700 Bull Run Dr., Centreville. 703-631-0550. www.
vintagevirginia.com. $25 in advance, $30 at the gate. Designated driver tickets (free water and soda) are $15 in
advance, $22 at the gate. Ages 6-12, $5/$8; free for age 5 and younger.
CRYSTAL SCREEN: “STAR TREK”
Monday-Aug. 16 FREE
Spend your Monday evenings this summer riding along with the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, as the Crystal Screen outdoor film series honors all 11 films in the “Star Trek” franchise beginning Monday with 1979’s “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.” For a schedule, visit
www.crystalcity.org. South Bell Street between 18th and 20th streets, Crystal City. (Metro: Crystal City). 703-412-9430.
COMING ATTRACTIONS TRAILER NIGHT, SUMMER 2010
Tuesday
Join film critics Joe Barber and Bill Henry for a glimpse at the cinematic summer ahead. Trailers from upcoming summer blockbusters-to-be (and not to-be), including “Toy Story 3,” “Salt,” “The Expendables” and “Dinner for Schmucks,” will be screened, along with, we’re sure, an amusing side of snark. You’ll be able to vote for your favorites. Get tickets at the box office beginning at 6 p.m. The show starts at 7 p.m. Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW (Metro: Metro Center). 202-452-7672. $8, cash or check only.
GOING OUT GUIDE HAPPY HOUR
Thursday
After last month’s skeeball-themed affair at the Big Hunt, we’re continuing the sporting theme for June’s Going Out Guide happy hour at the Bullpen
before watching some baseball. Join us at 5 p.m. for beer specials, free food (while it lasts) and plenty of corn-hole before heading to Nationals Park, where the Pittsburgh Pirates are in town for a 7:05 p.m. game (purchase game tickets at
Tickets.com). The Bullpen, 1299 Half St. SE (Metro: Navy Yard). 202-646-0045. www.
thebullpendc.com. Free admission.
THE BIG QUIZ THING
Thursday
William McKinley was the only U.S. president between 1869 and 1913 who did not wear what? If this type of esoterica ignites your inner nerd, check out quizmaster Noah Tarnow’s multimedia trivia game that will test the depth of your knowledge in categories including “The Bipolar Movie Challange” and “Breakfast Cereal Haiku.” So get your friends together Thursday at 8 p.m. and impress them when you correctly answer the above question: a moustache. Palace of Wonders, 1210 HSt. NE. 202-398-7469.
www.palaceofwonders.com. $8.
—By Alex Baldinger
TODAY’S ONLINE TIP
Samantha Bee, who holds the title of “most senior correspondent” on “The Daily Show,” discusses and signs her new memoir, “I Know I Am, but What Are You?” on Saturday. Find out where at
www.goingoutguide.com.
IT’S FREE!
MUSEUM WALK WEEKEND
Saturday and Sunday FREE
It’s worth an occasional reminder that there are museums in this town that aren’t named Smithsonian. That’s why you shouldn’t miss the Dupont Kalorama Museums Consortium’s annual open house Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Receive free admission to the Phillips Collection, the Textile Museum, the Woodrow Wilson House and seven other “off the Mall” sites. Visit www.
dkmuseums.com for participating locations and special events. 202-387-4062.
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