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Benefit for Jimmy on Super Bowl Sunday at Solly’s:

Solly’s U St Tavern
1942 11th Street Northwest
Sunday, February 3rd, 2013
6:00pm – 11:45pm

On this 2013 Super Bowl Sunday Solly’s U St Tavern will be hosting a raffle to benefit a friend of the bar, Jimmy, who recently lost his mother and sister as well as all of his belongs in a tragic house fire in Falls Church, Va. The raffle will include gift certificates from the Pug, Boundary Stone and Fado as well as a gift basket from DC Brau and tickets to a Wizards and a Capitals game just to name a few of the prizes. 100% of raffle sales will go to Jimmy as well as a portion of the days sales.

In addition we will have $3 PBR, Bud, Bud Light and Miller Light $5 Ya-hooo Shandies (half Bud Light half Mt. Dew) as well as Pit Beef Sammiches for Ravens fans and Misson Style Burritos for 49er fans.
Hope to see you all there!

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Photo by PoPville flickr user ekelly80

From a press release:

Ben & Jerry’s Dishes out 1,000 Free Scoops of its Newest 2013 Celebrity Flavor at Washington, D.C.’s Union Station

WHAT: On Friday, February 1 at 12:00 p.m. Ben & Jerry’s will dish out 1,000 free scoops of their soon-to-be revealed flavor aimed at celebrating the NBC series “30 Rock” in Union Station’s Main Hall. The flavor giveaway in D.C. will be the first public sampling following the “30 Rock” series finale. Ben & Jerry’s will show off the new pints and will scoop to DC residents to taste the new flavor before it’s available in stores or scoop shops.

WHEN: Friday, February 1 at 12:00 p.m.

WHERE: Union Station- Main Hall

50 Massachusetts Ave NE

Lots of folks add this old church to the PoPville flickr pool. And it’s easy to see why – it is a fascinating spot. Once a bar then a church – with a simple Jesus sign in the solitary window:

And for the first time I see that it was called Peep Inn back when it was a bar – just when I thought it couldn’t get any better.

In the year 2020 this will make for a good ‘Remember When?’ post.

Brau Ramble!:

The Pinch
3548 14th Street Northwest
Thursday, January 31st, 2013
8:00pm – 1:00am | FREE!

DC Brau and The Pinch unite to present for your drinking and listening enjoyment …

The Brau Ramble!!!

Boot kickin’ Whiskey shooting bluegrass music, LIVE!!! With banjo strummin’ drink specials even a moonshiner could love!

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CAFE CON LECHE:

Tropicalia
2001 14th St. NW
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
9:00pm – 2:00am | FREE!

We welcome you to a warm, deep blend of music to tantalize all your senses. Cafe Con Leche is a mixture of Afro Latin sounds, soulful rhythms rich with deep house. This innovative formula fused from different cultures incorporated with many aspects of jazz, soul, and funk promises to touch your very essence.

Cafe Con Leche will bring you a illmatic night featuring DC’s most original in the underground scene. COLLIN’s known for his deadly cuts and underground tracks as L. RAMIREZ is the dj with the bag of tricks, combining all elements of mixing, scratching, cutting, and freaking the music out. Most djs these days settle for the back to back blends whereas Ramirez is a risk taker keeping you on your toes. Joined by Urban Artistry’s RUSSELL “Iron Man” CAMPBELL aka Dj MATE MASIE known to be one of the most driven performers out here in DC.

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Hugo Brehme’s Visions of Mexico with Susan Toomey Frost:

Mexican Cultural Institute
2829 16th Street Northwest
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
6:30pm – 8:30pm | FREE!

Join us for a lecture by Susan Toomey Frost, distinguished Hugo Brehme scholar and author of Timeless Mexico: The Photographs of Hugo Brehme as she explores the Mexican Cultural Institute’s Visions of Mexico, an exhibit of Brehme’s photography, on display until March 2nd. Wine reception to follow.

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War in the age of Twitter: Would the Civil War happen today?:

Cause Philanthropub
1926 9th St NW
Sunday, January 27th, 2013
6:00pm – 8:00pm | $9

There’s a lot of chatter out there, but not a lot of communication.

Wandering Minds creates modern salon-style conversation-based events that bring smart, interesting, and curious people together to discuss, explore, and chew on all sorts of random topics from the absurd to the deeply meaningful, and everything in between.

Our conversations are lead by topic experts who provide insight and background on the matter at hand, but the real fun comes from YOU!

Our debut conversation will tackle the Civil War and the impact that losing 2% of our population (that’s the modern equivalent of DC times ten!) had, and continues to have, on our society.

Civil War expert Aaron Killian, founder of Civil War Battlefield Tours, will ask: How could our nation endure such carnage? What changes occurred in society, religion, and the role of women?

We will then open it up for attendees to explore: Is there a situation that could come to pass where a modern America might wage war on such a devastating scale? In the age of Twitter and 24 hour news, would we ever allow such carnage?

The nature of death, the call to sacrifice, the justness of violence, the impact of war on the individual and the larger society; all these issues were as relevant then as they are today.

Join us to lend your voice to this fascinating and important discussion.

Space is very limited in order to maximize a thoughtful conversation, so buy your tickets today to ensure you can participate!

And don’t forget – it’s at a bar, so you can learn while drinking!

Tickets: $5 Early Bird, $9 Advance, $12 At-the-Door.
Tickets can be purchased here: http://www.wanderingmindssociety.com/#!january27/c1erd

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Long May You Run: A Benefit to Sponsor Roadrunner and Pedestrian Safety:

The Hamilton
600 14th Street, NW
Saturday, January 26th, 2013
12:00pm – 3:00pm | $35

Long May You Run is a concert and benefit for runner and pedestrian safety at the Hamilton Live on January 26th form 12 noon-3:30 pm. The show will honor the memory of Karen Dubin who was killed in a running accident on Washington’s GW Memorial Parkway on April 14, 2011. Proceeds from the concert will help support runner and pedestrian safety initiatives both locally and nationwide, through the Road Runners Club of America. Young professional tickets are available for $35 and include lunch!

For more info, to purchase tickets, or donate to the cause, please visit www.longmayyourun.net

Featuring:
Ana Egge, Anne Mccue, Eric Brace, The Doughboys, Mary Battiata & Little Pink, The Candles (Norah Jones’ Band), and Derek Every.

Update: I was just told via email that “Jonathan Fishman, the drummer of Phish will be making a guest appearance.” Awesome!

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