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What better place to celebrate our Independence Day than the nation's capitol, Washington, DC?  There is no shortage of patriotic holiday activities downtown this year, between the parade on Constitution Avenue, to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, to the patriotic NSO concert on the west lawn of the Capitol Building, to fireworks over the National Mall.  The fireworks show begins at dusk, usually around 9pm, and I ...

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Happen to be in town this weekend? Maybe you came early for the July 4th extravaganza?!?!

While you're here, you may consider taking a trip to The Mall and attend the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (June 27-July 1 and July 4-8). The annual event (which began back in 1967) has plenty of cultural events from crafting to Native ...

One of my favorite DC summer traditions is Screen on the Green, a plein air free movie theater set up on the National Mall between 4th and 7th Streets (just west of the Washington Monument.)  (I recommend taking Metro's Orange or Blue lines to either Federal Triangle or Smithsonian stations).  Every Monday night from July 16th to August 13th, a classic ...

Don't miss a Washington, DC, summer tradition: Shakespeare Free-For-All, running through June 5th at the Carter Baron Amphitheatre in Rock Creek Park.   (Click here for a map.)  This year's featured Bard classic is "Love's Labors Lost", directed by Michael Kahn.

The show plays every night from Thursday, May 24th, through Sunday, June 3rd, at 7:30 p.m. (no performance Monday, May 28th; gates open at 5:30 p.m.), ...

Unfortunately, D.C.'s Filmfest (a month long showcase of movies from around the world) recently ended. (Yeah, I missed it too.) But for those tourists who are planning a trip to Washington, D.C., later this year...say, September, you're still in luck because that's when the D.C. Shorts Film Festival will take place at the Landmark's E St. Cinema (555 11th St. NW).

The Festival showcases the ...

Before you go out, go online, to www.goldstarevents.com This site offers half-price tickets to live entertainment at the area's best venues--includes theater, clubs, sporting events, walking tours of historic Georgetown or Duke Ellington's neighborhood, talks on almost any topic and more. They offer a free membership, and each week you recieve an e-mail with a large list of live entertainment opportunities. The best part? You can plan ahead instead of ...

This Saturday, April 7, join DCfixed.com for the first annual Easter Egg Hunt Alleycat--a bike race and scavenger hunt that will have you rolling and reeling to every conceivable corner of the District.

Rain or shine, the race begins at 3 pm at 14th ...

If you're thinking about driving to D.C., DON'T! Well , okay, if you do, just remember that D.C. is a pedestrian friendly town, and yet another reminder of that started this month.

It's Alternative Side Parking Season again! Because mechanical street sweeping will resume in heavily populated neighborhoods (Georgetown, I'm lookin' at you), the city is issuing parking tickets to cars that are parked during ...

Starting this weekend, the cherry blossoms in D.C. will begin to bloom and March 31, marks the beginning of the National Cherry Blossoms Festival.

These trees are a BIG deal in this city. Not only do they add a little beauty to a normal stade town, but they also have historical significance. In 1912, the Mayor of Tokyo bought 3,000 ...

Next door to the Hard Rock Café is Ford's Theatre. This cultural site is a working theatre that blends its rich history with live performances.

On 14 April 1865, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln and two guests attended the evening performance of Our American Cousin when John Wilkes Booth shot the president and plunged ...