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TAKE THEM TO THE FAIR
THE COOL (TEEN)
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We should all have empathy for the sibling who is visiting colleges or checking out an internship but isn’t old enough to hit the clubs. But few cities offer the
no-ID-required entertainment that Washington does.
TRIP ONE: The culture vulture’s tour
WHAT TO SEE: Your hipster sib likes art (sort of), but loves shopping more, so shoot for a little of each. Hop off the Metro at Chinatown about 1 p.m. and head to Cow- girl Creamery to pick up prepackaged sandwiches. Why? You can BYO lunch into the Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum. Nando’s Peri-Peri is also nearby. At 2 p.m., head to the F Street lobby to
take one of the twice-daily guided tours of
highlights of the American Art Museum,
which will give anyone a fresh perspective on the museum’s vast collection, in an hour or less. Then, head to the adjacent National Portrait Gallery for a quick run of the first floor. Finally, for a little bit of fun: Madame Tussauds. This is one museum where you can touch, hug and take silly pictures with the displays. (Tip: Bring a student ID for 15 percent off admission.) Continue east on F Street NW, and you’ll
find the shopping trifecta: H&M, American Apparel and Zara, all between 10th and 12th streets.
EAT:Make an impression by going some- where hip, loud and packed with people. Get an early-ish dinner at Sticky Riceon H Street NE (a quick cab ride from China- town), where the atmosphere and Asian- meets-deep-fryer menu will please anyone.
UNWIND: In summer, you’ll find a lot of funny, crowd-pleasing fare in the theater.
During July, check out Charles Ross’s warp-speed take on Tolkien, “One-Man
Lord of the Rings” at Woolly Mammoth
Theatre; it clocks in at only 65 minutes. (Or, anytime in early July, take in a Capital Fringe Festival offering for just $15.)
Cowgirl Creamery, 919 F St. NW, 202-393- 6880 or
www.cowgirlcreamery.com. Nando’s Peri-Peri, 819 Seventh St. NW, 202-621-8603 or
www.nandosperiperi.com. Tours of the American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW, are at 12:30 and 2 p.m. daily, 202-633- 1000 or
www.americanart.si.edu/visit/tours. Madame Tussauds, 1001 F St. NW, $15-$20, 202-942-7300 or
www.madametussauds.com/ washington. Sticky Rice, 1224 H St. NE, 202- 397-7655 or
www.stickyricedc.com. “One-Man Lord of the Rings,” July 5-Aug. 1, Woolly Mam- moth, 641 D St. NW, $30, 202-393-3939 or
www.woollymammoth.net.
TRIP TWO: City fabulous
WHAT TO SEE: Skip the touristy stops. Start around lunch with a couple of crepes in the backyard garden at Snap, which Georgetown students frequent. Walk it off on the Georgetown waterfront, then hit M Street for shopping. Stop for dinner in the city, but don’t head home. There are few outings more fun in the summer than
outdoor movie screenings; Rosslyn’s Fri-
day-night “I Love the ’90s” series draws hundreds to Arlington’s Gateway Park, near Union Station is NoMa Summer
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Georgetown offers lots of shops popular with the teen and college crowd.
Screen, and U Street kicks off its monthly music-themed screenings Tuesdaywith the Michael Jackson flick “This Is It.” Screen on the Green starts July 12 on the Mall.
EAT:Have dinner at one of the 14th Street/U Street haunts. Masa 14 attracts a hip crowd (be sure to make reservations), while Ben’s Chili Bowl has history. Go be- fore the movie; most of the outdoor screen- ings start at dusk (around 8:30).
UNWIND: You don’t have to be 21 to visit the 9:30 club for a concert. At the Black Cat, great all-ages dance are regularly scheduled for Fridays and Saturday nights. But nothing will make your guest feel more grown up than a night at the newest addi-
tion to the scene, U Street Music Hall,
where DJs spin till the wee hours.
Snap, 1062 Thomas Jefferson St. NW, 202- 965-7627. “I Love the ’90s,” movie series, Fri- days through Sept. 3, Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Hwy., Arlington,
www.rosslynva.org/play/calendar/film-festival.
NoMa Summer Screen, www.
nomasummerscreen.com. U Street Movie Series,
www.movies.ustreet-dc.org. Screen on the Green, 877-262-5866. Masa 14, 1825 14th St. NW, 202-328-1414 or
www.masa14.com. 9:30 club, 815 V St. NW, 202-265-0930 or
www.930.com. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW, 202-667-7960 or www.
blackcatdc.com. U Street Music Hall, 1115 U St. NW, 202-588-1880 or
www.ustreetmusichall.com.
Looking to entertain out-of-towners in a pinch? Any of these major summer festivals and fairs will fill an afternoon and then some.
JUNE
D.C. Jazz Festival
Through June 13.
www.dcjazzfest.org.
Capital Jazz Fest
Through Sunday.
www.capitaljazz.com.
Capital Pride
Through June 13.
www.capitalpride.org.
Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend
Saturday-Sunday.
www.dkmuseums.com.
Vintage Virginia
Saturday-Sunday.
www.vintagevirginia.com.
Celebrate Fairfax
June 11-13. www.
celebratefairfax.com.
Silverdocs
June 21-27.
www.silverdocs.com.
National Capital Barbecue Battle
June 26-27.
www.bbqdc.com.
DC Caribbean Carnival
June 26-27.
www.dccaribbeancarnival.org.
NoVa Brewfest
June 26-27.
www.novabrewfest. com/summer.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
June 24-28 and July 1-5.
www.festival.si.edu.
JULY
Fourth of July on the Mall
www.nps.gov/dc/july4th.
Capital Fringe Festival
July 8-25.
www.capfringe.org.
Signature Theatre Open House
July 17.
www.signature-theatre.org.
Montgomery County Farm Tour
July 24-25.
www.montgomerycountymd. gov.
Loudoun County Fair
July 26-31.
www.loudouncountyfair.com.
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
July 31-Aug. 8.
www.leggmasontennis
classic.com.
AUGUST
Howard County Fair
Aug. 7-14.
www.howardcountyfair.com.
Arlington County Fair
Aug. 18-22.
www.arlingtoncountyfair.us.
Cambodian Community Day
Aug. 22.
www.cambodiancommunity
day.org.
DC Poetry in the Park
Aug. 27.
www.nps.gov/rocr/planyour visit/
cbarronschedule.htm.
Columbia Heights Day
Aug. 28.
www.cohiday.org.
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Aug. 28-Oct. 24.
www.rennfest.com.
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