1915 18th Street, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending:
“Plum Blossom on 18th Street is now “Mimosa Restaurant.” On Tuesday it was still Plum Blossom but saw this sign out front Sunday around noon, featuring $2 beer during HH that goes until 8 and open until midnight.”
From an email:
What: 826DC’s first annual School’s Out for Summer (ALMOST) Party
Where: The Pug (1234 H Street Northeast, Washington D.C.)
When: Saturday, June 18, 2011
Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Why: Because 826DC has served nearly 1,000 students this school year, and with your help we can serve even more next year.
Who: 826DC, the newest chapter in 826 National network of nonprofit writing centers founded by bestselling author Dave Eggers, is dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. To find out more about the 826DC, visit here.
Yesterday afternoon, I swear, seriously, I was just looking for a glass of water as I unwisely took the capital bikeshare from Petworth to Cleveland Park when it was 95 degrees out. By the time I stumbled down to Woodley Park, I thought I was hallucinating when I saw the sign above at the Hot N Juicy located at 2651 Connecticut Ave, NW. The guy who was working must’ve thought I was crazy. I asked is that just for Bud Light? He says no, all beers. I say when is the happy hour? He says all day. I asked three times because I couldn’t believe it. Then I walked over to the bar and saw Heniken and Shock Top and asked if they were $1 and the guy just starts laughing. Yes.
It’s true – I bought a Shock Top for $1 (screw my dehydration!). I don’t know how long this promotion will last but I think this may very well be the best deal in town.
On a completely unrelated note – on Mondays through Wednesdays, all day, I can now be found at 2651 Connecticut Ave, NW…
Photo by PoPville flickr user Mr. T in DC
From an email:
Doggy Happy Hour
Locals and their canine companions can relax on the Helix Lounge’s spacious outdoor patio while enjoying Doggy Happy Hour with special prices on cocktails and food, while pets enjoy free treats and time to socialize. The pet-friendly happy hour, which will benefit the Shaw Dog Park, will take place every Wednesday from 5 pm to 7 pm. Offerings for humans include:
· Coco’s Cosmo –Vodka, Triple Sec, Lime and Cranberry, $5
· Mollie’s Ale – Ice Cold Yuengling Lager, $3
· Ginger’s Juice – Crisp Pinot Grigio, $5
· Dogs can enjoy Filtered Ice Water and Assorted Dog Treats.
One dollar from each specialty drink purchase will be donated to Shaw Dog Park for future projects, maintenance, and general upkeep. The Doggy Happy Hour specials are available in addition to Helix Lounge’s nightly happy hour specials, which include half-price burgers and $3 Yeungling bottles and PBR cans, from 5pm to 7pm.
Helix is located at 1430 Rhode Island Ave, NW.
Image of potential future streetcar system from Streetcars for DC facebook page.
From an email:
On Thursday, January 27 at 6:00 p.m., the Sierra Club’ s Washington, D.C. Chapter will hold a streetcar happy hour at SOVA (1359 H Street NE).
Please join fellow streetcar supporters to have a drink and celebrate recent streetcar successes while informally discussing next steps for our campaign to make streetcars a reality in D.C.
The Sierra Club plans to begin holding streetcar happy hours on a regular basis, and we hope to reach out to as many parts of the city as possible. If you would like to see a happy hour take place in your neighborhood, please contact Jason Broehm, chair of the Chapter’s transportation committee, at [email protected].
To learn more about DC’s streetcar initiative, visit here.
From an email:
“What: Fight Breast Cancer Happy Hour Fund Raiser
Where: Breadsoda (2233 Wisconsin Avenue, NW)
When: 6-9pm October 20th.
Come into Breadsoda this Wednesday from 6-9pm for an extended happy hour featuring 4$ select wine, beers and rail drinks. This event is being co-hosted by Kara-Grace Leventhal and friends. The designated proceeds from this event will be donated to help support Breast Cancer Research.”
From a press release:
On October 1st, Kimpton’s Firefly Restaurant will launch “Beat the Clock,” a happy hour with progressively timed and priced food and drink specials available Monday to Friday from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Drink specials include house wines, draft beer and rail cocktails only. Chef Danny Bortnick has selected “Seven Salty Snacks” that are available for $5 throughout happy hour.
Pricing changes by the hour and here’s how it works:
* From 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. all drink specials are $1;
* From 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. drink specials increase to $2;
* From 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. drinks specials increase to $3
* From 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. drink specials increase to $4 before reverting back to regular pricing after 7:00 p.m.
* On Monday nights, the clock stops at 7:00 p.m. and $4 drink specials will be available until last call at 11:30 p.m.
* The “Seven Salty Snacks” menu features:
o Deviled Eggs with smoked paprika, caper powder, and garlic chips
o Salt Roasted Baby beets with Cherry Glen goat cheese, Sicilian pistachio, fig vinegar, and micro arugula
o Chicken Fried Oysters with po’boy sauce
o Grilled Red Wine Poached Octopus with avocado, olive aioli and roasted olive gremolata
o Smoked Whitefish Brandade on garlic toast sliders, scallion-caper persillade
o Mac ‘n Three Cheese
o Truffle Fries or Parmesan Truffle FriesFirefly has recently become one of a select few restaurants in the D.C. area to serve Batch 19, a special brew made from a pre-prohibition era recipe. The beer will be available on tap in the bar and lounge area, where guests can order 64 oz. growlers of Batch 19 for $15 during happy hour and $20 afterwards.
Also, guests can now check-in to Firefly on foursquare, where the restaurant offers a complimentary glass of sparkling wine for first time check-ins. Guests should check-in often as the special offer will change.
When: Beginning October 1st, happy hour specials will be available Monday through Friday between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. On Monday nights, $4 drinks will last from 7:00 p.m. until closing.
Where: Firefly Restaurant, 1310 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
From a press release:
“Chinatown Coffee Co. and DC’s newest food truck sensation Eat Wonky are teaming up for a “Wonky Happy Hour” Tuesday, October 5th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. The Wonky truck will be parked outside Chinatown Coffee Co., located at 475 H Street, NW on the corner of 5th and H.
The shop will offer $3 Dale’s Pale Ale and $4 Victory Prima Pilsner & Victory Hop Devil for customers to enjoy with Eat Wonky’s menu of Wonky Dogs, Fries, and Grilled Cheese with special “Squeaky Cheese.”
Chinatown Coffee Co. also offers an assortment of wine and absinthe. We look forward to seeing you for beer, delicious food, and music!”
This sounds awesome:
Skip rush hour, and join us for “Portraits After 5” at the National Portrait Gallery. This free happy hour event combines art and music with a contemporary twist. Check out projections on the walls of the Kogod Courtyard by artist Claire Scoville, a pop-up photo booth with photographer Rob Northway, musical guest DJ Todd Threats (a.k.a. toddlovesupreme), and our special exhibition “Americans Now.”
Located in the Courtyard Café, “Portraits After 5” is the perfect way to start your weekend.
Friday, October 1, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
8th & F Street NW“
If you have an event, fundraiser or happy hour you’d like featured on the 5pm Post, please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail(dot)com and please include ‘5pm post’ in the title.
“Dear PoP,
I’m a producer for the DC Chapter of a national art project called MORTIFIED. We’re gearing up for our next show (November 10) and are currently looking for submissions. I was hoping you could help us get the word out. Details below:
Mortified is a comic excavation of adolescent writing, art and media.
Hailed a “cultural phenomenon” by Newsweek, Mortified is a comic
excavation of the strange and extraordinary things we created as kids.
Witness adults sharing their own adolescent journals, letters, poems,
lyrics, home movies, stories and more!
The Washington, D.C. chapter is looking for new material … that’s right … you know you wrote
some lame ass stuff in school. So did the people behind Mortified.
And they want you to join them. Dust off that diary! Whip out that
Trapper Keeper! Mortified DC is actively looking for new participants to
join the fun. If you or someone you know would like to read aloud
utterly embarrassing childhood relics in front of total strangers …
we’d LOVE to hear from you. Open to anyone from actors to
accountants. Must be 21+.
WHAT: MORTIFIED – WASHINGTON DC AREA
SUBMIT: http://www.getmortified.com/casting”
After the jump – tonight’s fundraiser happy hour. (more…)