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Best Bets 2004 Contest Winners - #bestbets" id="anchors
Labor Day - #labor" id="anchors
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Live Discussion: Got Plans?
Questions? The Going Out Gurus Have Answers -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482120584658B4F3FA540680
Planning for the long weekend? The Entertainment Guide staff and readers got an early
jump
on it, trading tips on happy hours in and around Dupont Circle; hiking Old Rag and the
Billy
Goat trails; local jazz clubs; '80s fashions; volunteer opportunities; bars where you
can have
a conversation as well as a great martini; and the best places to grab a cheesesteak
in Philadelphia.
Live Discussion: Got Plans? With Kids
Children First, Sept. 1 -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482130484658B4F3FA540680
Q: I have a 4-year-old grandson and I would like to take him camping. Does anyone
know of
any campgrounds within 100 miles that have . . . treehouse camping?
A: Lucky grandson!
Unless we all go camping, join our gang at the Kids' Table next time we get together
for family
planning, Wednesday at noon, Sept. 15.
Best Bets 2004 Winners
The Results Are In - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482100784658B4F3FA540680
We have your picks for best burger, best bartender and best hidden gem in Washington.
Check
out the full results of the 2004 annual Best Bets Readers' Choice contest.
Labor Day Weekend
A Reward for Your Hard Work -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482110684658B4F3FA540680
How will you spend your long weekend? Check here for favorite end-of-summer
activities, including
hometown parades in Gaithersburg -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482160184658B4F3FA540680
and Kensington - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482170084658B4F3FA540680
This Week in Nightlife -
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Besides the usual array of happy hours, breakdancing exhibitions and hot nightlife
happenings,
this week's column features a number of Sunday night suggestions, including details of
a white
linen party at Zanzibar on the Waterfront -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482150284658B4F3FA540680
, old-school roots rock at JV's -
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, funky grooves at the Eighteenth Street Lounge -
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, improv comedy at Whitlow's on Wilson -
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and a viewing party for the next-to-last episode of "Six Feet Under" at Visions Bar
Noir -
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Greenbelt Labor Day Festival -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482180984658B4F3FA540680
Smaller than a county fair but just as quirky, the annual festival matches smalltown
spirit
with carnival gusto. We love the ping-pong tourney, horseshoe challenge, diaper derby,
Labor
Day parade and the Miss Greenbelt pageant. Check it out Friday through Monday.
NSO Labor Day Concert -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482190884658B4F3FA540680
The National Symphony Orchestra salutes the veterans of World War II with a patriotic
program
of Americana on the Capitol -
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's West Lawn. Unlike past years, the dress rehearsal will be held the same day as the
concert,
at 3:30 p.m.
Labor Day Jazz and Wine Festival -
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Spend your day off relaxing on Herndon's Town Green, listening to top local
musicians, including
Nicki Gonazlez and Deanna Bogart, and sampling wines from eight "neighborhood"
vineyards.
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New Movies
Chutes and Social Ladders -
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The best movie bet this weekend is Reese Witherspoon's "Vanity Fair -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482153684658B4F3FA540680
," which opened in theaters Wednesday. Style's Stephen Hunter says Witherspoon is
"simply terrific,"
while Weekend's Michael O'Sullivan says she moves the film forward "at a good clip"
even though
Mira Nair's movie ultimately "doesn't so much end as fall off a cliff." (Watch the
"Vanity
Fair" trailer here - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482103184658B4F3FA540680
.) If Josh Hartnett was on your agenda for the weekend, you might want to change
plans. His
"Wicker Park - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482113084658B4F3FA540680
" is "a limp and exceedingly uninvolving melodrama," according to O'Sullivan. For full
reviews,
showtimes, trailers and more, visit the movies page -
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E-Commerce Partner: Buy a Movie Ticket -
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Bar Scene
Panache - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482173D84658B4F3FA540680
Flavored vodka cocktails, dancing and Spanish and Italian tapas, all on a quiet
sidestreet
off Connecticut Avenue. It's cozy at happy hour, and more fun when the tables are
cleared.
Restaurant Reviews
Leftbank - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482183C84658B4F3FA540680
The decor is dazzling, the prices are right (nothing is higher than $15), and the
variety ensures
something on the menu for everyone. Still, there's much work to be done. Tom Sietsema
says
this made-over restaurant needs "the support of a better-trained crew and a more
consistent
kitchen" before it's anything more than a cool place to unwind. One star.
Bob's Noodle 66 - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482153F84658B4F3FA540680
Weekend's Eve Zibart has found a new favorite dining spot: Bob's Noodle 66. The
Taiwanese restaurant
in Rockville has "so many intriguing dishes that it takes a strong head indeed to sort
through
the menu." She raves about the soft-shell crabs, fish hot pot and says "there will be
a lot
more of Bob's in my future."
E-Commerce Partner: Reserve a Table -
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Fairs and Festivals
All's Fair in the Free State -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482123984658B4F3FA540680
The 123rd Maryland State Fair -
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continues through Monday, with thoroughbred racing, live births of piglets and
calves, and
Swifty the Swimming Pig. The Prince George's County Fair -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482193B84658B4F3FA540680
, complete with a pie-eating contest, starts Sept. 9.
Kennedy Center Prelude Festival -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482103A84658B4F3FA540680
The Kennedy Center - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482182584658B4F3FA540680
kicks off its 34th season with a flurry of special performances at reduced prices.
Even better,
the free ones: dancing on the River Terrace -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482192484658B4F3FA540680
, programs - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482162784658B4F3FA540680
the weekend of Sept. 18 to celebrate the opening of the National Museum of the
American Indian
- http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482172684658B4F3FA540680
on the National Mall, and staged readings as part of the Page-to-Stage Festival -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482122184658B4F3FA540680
Springfield Community Festival -
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On Saturday, be an honorary resident of the community park (Lake Accotink -
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) and enjoy carousel rides, miniature golf, a rock-climbing wall and more -- including
fireworks.
Friday
Music: Metropolitan - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482112284658B4F3FA540680
This local group is staying away from the whole garage-rock thing and instead draws
influences
from '90s indie-rock luminaries such as Pavement and Teenage Fanclub. Catch the band
at the
Black Cat - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482192D84658B4F3FA540680
Friday and Saturday
Visit With 'Tron' at Midnight -
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The midnight movie series at Landmark's E Street Cinema -
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returns this weekend with a screening of '80s computer game fave "Tron."
Through Sunday
Music: Mose Allison Trio -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482182E84658B4F3FA540680
The jazz pianist and gifted songwriter makes his annual September stand at Blues Alley
- http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482142984658B4F3FA540680
Baltimore Summer Antiques Fair -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482152884658B4F3FA540680
Attention, antiques junkies: The Baltimore Convention Center -
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is the place to be this weekend. More than 550 vendors will be selling such finds as
Asian
art, fine furniture, jewelry, lamps, prints and textiles.
Saturday
DC Blues Festival - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482122A84658B4F3FA540680
The 16th annual festival will be headlined by boogie piano legend Pinetop Perkins, who
will
be backed by local heroes the Nighthawks. Big Jesse Yawn, Linwood Taylor, the Junkyard
Saints
and Melanie Mason will also perform at the free show at Carter Barron Amphitheatre -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482115584658B4F3FA540680
Having Your Cake - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482125484658B4F3FA540680
Catch Cake when the veteran rockers perform at Merriweather Post Pavilion -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482195784658B4F3FA540680
. Tickets are $10 in advance.
Rosslyn Jazz Festival -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482105684658B4F3FA540680
Grammy-nominated jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco headlines this free outdoor festival
at Arlington's
Gateway Park - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482155184658B4F3FA540680
A Double Dose of Local Soul -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482165084658B4F3FA540680
The U Street corridor is host to some emerging talent Saturday night. Raheem Devaughn,
K'Alyn
and W. Ellington Felton -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482135384658B4F3FA540680
trade rhymes and smooth hooks at the Black Cat -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482145284658B4F3FA540680
, while Zwei, Niela and Uninterrupted -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482125D84658B4F3FA540680
share a guitar-based bill at the Velvet Lounge -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482135C84658B4F3FA540680
Saturday Through Monday
Glen Echo Art Exhibition -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482105F84658B4F3FA540680
There's hardly a better place to bid summer adieu than a vintage amusement park. The
carousel's
spinning this weekend, when the renovated Spanish Ballroom -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482115E84658B4F3FA540680
hosts 150 artists and their works.
Sunday
Breakfast With Frank Lloyd Wright -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482175984658B4F3FA540680
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Washington area's only publicly accessible
Wright-designed
home, the Pope-Leighey House -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482185884658B4F3FA540680
. For $25, enjoy breakfast while you learn about the master architect's Usonian homes
and designs
for the middle class.
Tuesday
Music: Scissor Sisters -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482145B84658B4F3FA540680
No way! Another campy glam band from New York City? Find out why the kids love them,
at the
9:30 club - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482155A84658B4F3FA540680
Paul Goldberger on Rebuilding Lower Manhattan -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482144584658B4F3FA540680
The New Yorker's Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic and dean of Parsons School
of Design
discusses the plans, personalities and cultural history behind rebuilding the World
Trade Center
site, at the National Building Museum -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482154484658B4F3FA540680
Wednesday
Eddie Adcock Benefit -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482124784658B4F3FA540680
The cream of Washington's bluegrass community comes together to raise money for ailing
banjo
player Eddie Adcock and pay tribute to the late Charlie Waller, founder of the
legendary Country
Gentlemen.
Thursday
Choosing Poetry With Robert Pinsky -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482134684658B4F3FA540680
The former poet laureate of the United States shares his works and discusses the art
and necessity
of poetry, at the Smithsonian's S. Dillon Ripley Center -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482184184658B4F3FA540680
. Audience members are invited to bring their own poetry.
Museums and Galleries
Get Your Fiber: The Textile Museum -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482194084658B4F3FA540680
Two exhibits at the Textile Museum -- "By Hand in the Electronic Age -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482164384658B4F3FA540680
" and "Floral Perspectives in Carpet Design -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482174284658B4F3FA540680
" extract deeper meanings, and delight, from what seems merely decorative.
Quick on the Draw: Cartoonist Ann Telnaes -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482154D84658B4F3FA540680
Catch the pointed and political drawings of Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial
cartoonist Ann
Telnaes at the Library of Congress -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482164C84658B4F3FA540680
, on view through Sept. 11.
Theater
See Play Previews for Free -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482134F84658B4F3FA540680
The Page-to-Stage New Play Festival -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482144E84658B4F3FA540680
, part of the Kennedy Center -
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's Prelude Festival - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482114884658B4F3FA540680
, runs Saturday through Monday. Free readings and previews of upcoming plays from more
than
25 local theater companies -- including a new play by Joyce Carol Oates -- are all on
tap.
Be a Disco 'Donkey' -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482174B84658B4F3FA540680
William Shakespeare loves the nightlife. For proof, check out Asian Stories in
America's presentation
of "The Donkey Show," a disco version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" packed with '70s
hits.
It opens Friday at Playbill Cafe -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482184A84658B4F3FA540680
Fashion and Beauty
Blending In - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482177584658B4F3FA540680
It's a war out there: Camo patterns and olive and black are hot for fall. Check out
this week's
Sales & Bargains - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482187484658B4F3FA540680
Longtime Favorites
The Dining Guide - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482157784658B4F3FA540680
Restaurant critic Tom Sietsema navigated a galaxy of 53 Washington area restaurants
and introduced
a new, down-to-earth ratings system. He's seeing stars. Are you?
The Interns' Guide to Washington
Fun on the Cheap - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482167684658B4F3FA540680
Overworked and underpaid? Our annual Interns' Guide has details on dollar beers -
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, quarter tacos - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482127084658B4F3FA540680
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and clubbing - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W8RT04482107284658B4F3FA540680
, discount theater tickets -
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