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A Meet and Greet with Ireland Reaching Out:

James Hoban’s Irish Bar And Restaurant, 1 Dupont Circle Northwest
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
5:30pm – 7:30pm | FREE!

Lift a glass with Henry Healy, community activation leader for Ireland Reaching Out (IrelandXO) and a distant cousin of President Obama.

IrelandXO is a reverse genealogy project determined to connect with the Irish Diaspora and connect them with the home country. Learn more about Ireland’s efforts to connect with the diaspora.

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ART SOIREE – Annual Cartoonist Exhibit – FIRST-TERM RETROSPECTIVE:

Malmaison
3401 Water St NW
Saturday, January 19th, 2013
8:00pm – 2:00am | $15
Just in time for the inauguration weekend!

ART SOIREE presents: 3rd Annual Cartoonist Exhibit – FIRST-TERM RETROSPECTIVE

A journey back through Obamas first-term in the office through the eyes of the worlds most respected contemporary editorial cartoonists.

ITS AN ARTISTIC COMMENTARY ON THE NEWS, POLITICS AND EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS;

A CREATIVE TAKE ON THE ISSUES OF THE TIME AND ESSENCE BY:

KAL (The Economist), DARYL CAGLE (MSNBC), TOM TOLES (Washington Post), MIKE KEEFE (Denver Post), JIMMY MARGULIES (The Record, Time, Newsweek, New York Times, USA Today), ANN TELNAES (The Washington Post), SIGNE WILKINSON (Philadelphia Daily News ), CHRISTO KOMARNITSKI (Sega, Sturshel), DAMIEN GLEZ(La Monde, Courrier International, La Gazette)

WHEN: Sat, January 19th 8PM WHERE: MALMAISON, 3401 Water St NW, Washington DC

Please join us for a unique night as we bring together the best published political cartoons of 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 in a journey back through Obamas first-term in the office through the eyes of the worlds most respected contemporary editorial cartoonists.

***ART SOIREE has been referred to as the best artistic entity in Washington D.C. by Yahoo News and in 2011 Washington Post published a two page cover article Stroke of a Genius ****

Ticket Link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5165086914/etucker

Facebook Invite link: https://www.facebook.com/events/582912478390843/

DRESS CODE: Cocktail attire

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The opening of Americana x Trains exhibit:

M Central: The Millennial Basecamp For Inauguration Weekend
700 H St. NE
Friday, January 18th, 2013
8:00pm – 1:00am | FREE!

Special pop-up gallery opening curated by No Kings Collective. Exhibition will feature a slate of original railroad and civically-inspired artwork created by some of the countrys leading contemporary and graffiti artists, including Tim Conlon CON, Bryan Conner REI 21, Brandon Hill, Kelly Towles, AnieKan Udofia, Billy Colbert, and Juan Pineda. (The exhibition will remain open and free to the public through Monday, Jan. 21.) FREE + CASH BAR.

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Maracuyeah presents: Las Reinas del Barrio at Tropicalia:

Tropicalia
2001 14th St. NW
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
10:00pm – 2:00am | FREE!

Start your inauguration weekend con mucho baile y sudor! We’ll be spinning our favorite anthems from the greatest reinas from all times. Lisa M, Ivy Queen, Li Saumet hasta Gloria Trevi and many more…

djs

Mafe (Radio CPR)

rAt (Anthology of Booty, Radio CPR)

special guest DJ Marceleaux (Bruxxsel) playing the best pop crush and all indie latin artist we love
8tracks.com/marceleaux

+special presidential host: MISS CHELSEA JONES

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Das German Party Volume II:

Doner Bistro
1654 Columbia Road Northwest
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
6:00pm – 11:00pm | FREE!

Back by popular demand, more Musik, more Bier, more good eats and good company.

DJ Marceleaux (of Bruxxsel) will be spinning pop, hiphop, schlager, rock, electro and dance musik from Germany, Austria, Turkey and beyond, from the obscure to the classics.

No cover. Totally FREE.

As usual, all natural German street foods on the menu:
Doener (a Turkish-German delight made from the best Turkish spiced meat)
Falafel (we got you vegetarians)
Currywurst (and other wursts)
Pommes (German fries)
German sweets (ja, Gummi bears und more)

And, of course, a HUGE selection of GERMAN BEERS.

* Krafwerk * Liliput * Falco * Klee * Spillsbury * Wir Sind Helden * Nena * Brazilian Girls * The Beatles * Schwefelgelb * Tocotronic * Culture Beat * Stereo Total * Grauzone * Doef * 2raumwonung und mehr mehr mehr….

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1901 18th Street, NW

Right on.

Red Onion Records & Books is located at 18th and T St, NW.

OUTLAWS:

Marx Cafe
3203 Mount Pleasant Street, NW
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
10:00pm – 1:00am | FREE!

COUNTRY WESTERN HONKYTONK MUSIC, Y’all.

You know the drill, come get a beer, a shot and then dance to some great country music from Willie, Waylon, Merle, Buck Owens, Loretta Lynn, Alan Jackson, Hank Snow, Dwight Yoakam, Garth Brooks, George Jones, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams & more.

$5 Jim Beam & Beer Combo…all night!

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Ellen Richardson, a graphic designer and Pleasant Plains resident, created the blog, Listed District. Listed District offers daily DC Craigslist findings of everything from Mid-Century and Industrial furniture, to bikes and the utterly strange.  Every week Ellen is going to share a roundup of some Phenomenal Finds with PoPville.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/atq/3520741906.html

I love these great old ones. You can find a lot of them, like this one, in Shaw.

As You Like It by William Shakespeare:

St Mark’s Episcopal Church
118 3rd Street SE
Friday, January 11th, 2013
8:00pm – 10:30pm | $20

At St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

Directed by Heather Cipu
Produced by Alexis Truitt
Stage Managed by Roger Munter

Performances are January 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25 and 26 Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 4pm

Box office Open Now! Tickets available at http://www.stmarksplayers.org/

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