D.C.-area nightlife, events and dining
Open on Thanksgiving
Entertaining visitors? American History's holiday display, above, is just one option.| Holiday guide
Photo: Courtesy of Smithsonian, National Museum of American History
Nightlife Agenda
Local big band Chopteeth's show is one of our picks for the holiday weekend. | Bars open on Thursday
Photo: Chopteeth live by Veronika Lukasova
New movies
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" offers some of the same lessons as "The Road," but it has more fun along the way.
Photo: Fox Searchlight
Fine print
Witness the artistic process at shows featuring prints by Matisse (left) and Jasper Johns (right).
Photo: 2009 Succession H. Matisse/Artists Rights Society; Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA
'Holiday Magic' at the U.S. Botanic Garden
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Mamma mia! BLT goes Italian
November 25, 2009
The New York-based BLT Restaurants empire is expanding yet again in Washington, this time without its distinctive initials attached to the concept: Casa Nonna will join BLT Steak downtown and the forthcoming BLT Burger (at 1317 Connecticut Ave. NW), which is also opening this spring. Planned for a block south, at 1250 Connecticut Ave. NW, Casa ...
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Soul Baby - Bar/Club Event
With DJ Jahsonic spinning hip-hop, reggae, soul and classics.Policy | Washington, DC -
Turkey Chase - Miscellaneous Event
Run in Montgomery County's largest race on Thanksgiving morning.YMCA - Bethesda-Chevy Chase | Bethesda, MD -
Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass - Music Event
Hard-driving bluegrass, country and folk.Millennium Stage - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC -
The Real Story of the Superheroes - Exhibit
Photographer Dulce Pinzon draws inspiration from comics with a group of photos that portray immigrants as superheroes.Healing Arts Gallery | Washington, DC -
Judith Leyster (1609-1660) - Exhibit
The most famous female painter of her time, this artist's work tend toward genre and domestic scenes and exhibit a mastery of light and texture.National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC -
The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain - Exhibit
Check out selections from the Spanish Royal Armory alongside paintings by Rubens, Velazquez and van Dyck of rulers wearing similar garb.National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC -
Zero 7 - Music Event
A well-chilled brand of jazzy pop-soul. With DJ Christine Moritz.9:30 Club | Washington, DC -
Heads or Tails: Peek Behind Art's Curtain - Exhibit
Art that exalts the human form.Museum of Contemporary Art | Washington, DC -
James Osher: Three Seconds With the Masters - Exhibit
Photographs examine subject matter derived from historic paintings in several museums, including the National Gallery of Art.Addison/Ripley Fine Art Gallery | Washington, DC -
Portrait 2.0 - Exhibit
This Fotoweek exhibition spotlights the work of Nicholas and Sheila Pye, Chan Chao, Victoria F. Gaitan, Matt Dunn, Joshua Yospyn and Paul Vinet.Pyramid Atlantic Art Center | Silver Spring, MD
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2009 Dining Guide
Critic Tom Sietsema shares his 50 favorite restaurants, plus the top cocktails and desserts.
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