To Do: Abuse a Man in a Panda Suit
Friday
- "Late last week, one of the bartenders from the Argonaut was shot in the head and critically wounded on his way home from work. The Argonaut is hosting a benefit for Quike (pronounced Key-K) on Friday October 13, 7pm-late at the Argonaut, located at 1433 H St NE. There will be a silent auction and a DJ." [The Going Out Gurus]
- GET READY FOR THE PANDA MOTORCADE. If you are very good and wander around DC all weekend, a man dressed as Butterstick may bring you down the Asia Trail and then give you a quarter. [National Zoo]
- Howard Homecoming party at Felix. Free before 11PM with RSVP. Free food before 10PM. Possible free drinks. Dress nicely. [Upcoming]
- 1973's The Day the Music Died at the LOC. If you thought Woodstock 1999 was a laugh riot, you'll love this. Performances by Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Country Joe & The Fish, Jim Morrison, Van Morrison, Mountain, Dionne Warwick, Steppenwolf, Jan and Dean, Otis Redding, etc. Free at 7PM. [LOC]
Saturday
- HerbDay! at the beautiful US Botanic Gardens. Learn how to promote the diversity and potency of your home cannabis strains. HerbDay! Festival]
- Bob Mould DJ's shirtless at the 9:30 Club. $12 at 11:30PM. [9:30 Club]
- AFI is showing new films from France through the 22nd. Saturday features beaucoup de choix: Riviera, The Case of the Grinning Cat, In Paris, Comedy of Power and Le Petit Lieutenant. Vous êtes autorisé pour fumer des cigarettes dans le théâtre. [AFI]
- Andrew Soul-livan at Politics & Prose talking about The Conservative Soul. We suggest visiting HerbDay! beforehand as Mr. Sullivan's talk involves the Bible. [P&P]
Sunday
- 39th Annual Dupont Circle House Tour. It's a self-guided tour of 12 homes, and then a Victorian tea party at the Washington Club. $30 from 12PM- 5PM. [Dupont Circle Citizens Association]
- Telograph, Black Tie Revue and Velvet at the Black Cat. $8 at 9PM to benefit the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence. [Black Cat]