Wonkette
It’s supposed to rain all weekend, except Sunday, a day that counts for nothing. Except God. Well, no matter! All you weekend fun can be scheduled indoors, in movie theaters mostly, and a few concert venues. In fact, Steve Martin trekked in all the way from the 70s to accompany Lisa Loeb in some tribute to narcissism. No sense letting some rain ruin that!
Friday:
- See the Spinto Band, a rock and roll outfit from Joe Biden’s Delaware play the Black Cat. $12; 9 PM. (And tonight at 8 PM, even though it’s a school night, the terrific M83 are playing the Black Cat too. $17) [Black Cat]
Saturday:
- There’s both Britpop- and Punk-themed dance things tonight at the Black Cat. Both are at 9:30 PM. [Black Cat]
- Brightest Young Things is sponsoring a record release party for Fort Knox Five. $15; 10 PM. [9:30 PM]
- Comically ornery Washington Post op-ed writer Robert Samuelson will be at Politics & Prose reading from his book about inflation. [Politics & Prose]
- See this mafia movie Gomorrah, which won several fancy French awards at Cannes, including “Grand Prix,” at the AFI Silver at 7 PM. [AFI Silver]
- Lisa Loeb, she’s the attractive one who had that song (in terms of ophthalmological accoutrement, a Tina Fey avant la lettre), is playing her album Camp Lisa, which is an “ode to summer camp.” And Steve Martin will be there for reasons unknown! You do not want to miss this. $16, 1 PM. [National Geographic Society]
Sunday:
- Last chance to see Henry IV, Part I at the Folger Theater. It’s Shakespeare, so you know, how bad can it be? etc. 2 PM and 7 PM; price varies. [Folger Theater]
- The Museum of Natural History is having an aquatic disasters-centric double feature, and are playing Mutiny on the Bounty (Clark Gable!) and Moby Dick (Gregory Peck!). First one to spot the allegory for God wins! (Hint: it’s the whale.) [Museum of Natural History]
You should talk up the homoerotic floggings featured in both films, it’ll get the republicans out.
What a wonderful weekend it will be! Oh wait, I don’t live in D.C.; I don’t anywhere near D.C.
Sigh, another sad weekend…
correction: I don’t live anywhere near D.C.
How sad. There’s less to do in DC than there is here in Snorlando.
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Don’t forget the big gay equality protest! 1:30 at the Capitol Building Reflecting Pool on Saturday. http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com
Banzai77: At least you have the Mouse.
In DC, there is always drinking to be done!
Ha! I used to go out with Lisa Loeb.
I’m going to show up with my wife and kid.
wow!, Lisa Loeb AND Steve Martin at the National Geographic Society…
that reminds me of the time i saw AC/DC play at an old folks home and Eddie Murphy showed up [for unknown reasons]…
ya’ll should really get the out of DC once in awhile…maybe a wild weekend in Baltimore?..
except Sunday, a day that counts for nothing. Except God.
“But I repeat myself.”
No no, Lisa! Leave the glasses on.
anabellum:
I think you’re on to something. A chartered bus tour of Baltimore’s picturesque hamlets with John Waters as the tour guide. Seniors pay ½-price. Flak jackets extra.
Nothing says absurd humor like winning the Grammy for banjo-playing.
Lisa is singing a song based on a National Geographic mnemonics contest for children. I thought this kind of elitist rave was supposed to disappear with the death of William F. Buckley and rise of Obama. It may be a thinly disguised attempt by Montessori schools to take over the Dept. of Education, or a shoot for the new Tarantino film, “Silent ‘M’ for Murder.”
you say i only hear what i want to, mofo…
twingonaut: Will there be a mass gay wedding? Rev. Moon is probably available if the couples are willing to dress in look-alike outfits.