Happenings around Town

Sept 27- Latino Festival of Washington (Parade of Nations 30 folkloric groups from Latin America 1:30pm). Five stages, international food, dance & theather, childrens festival (11am - 7pm) www.fiestadc.org

Sept 29- Lady GaGa DAR Constitution Hall $43.50

Oct 2-3 VelocityDC (Sidney Harman Hall) featuring the best in dance from DC and around the world! www.velocitydc.org 15$ tickets

Oct 3- Crafty Bastards art & craft fair (10am-5pm) FREE Marine Reed Learning Center 18th st @ Wyoming Ave. Adams Morgan. www.washingtoncitypaper.com/craftybastards

Oct 4- Turkish Festival (Washington DC) Penn ave. NW between 13th & 14th St. http://www.turkishfestival.org/

Oct 7- The Gossip Preforms Wednesday at the 9:30 Club


Oct 8-19- Red Bull Art of the Can Exhibition: Union Station http://www.redbullartofcan.com/#config/home.xml

Oct 10- Taste of Georgetown (11am-4pm Wis ave & M St.) http://www.tasteofgeorgetown.com/

Oct 10/11- Old Town Alexandria Food & Wine festival http://www.oldtownwinefestival.com/index.html

Oct 10/11- Green Festival (Washington Convention Center) 350 Exhibitors, green market, live music, kids zone, green home pavilion, Organic, Food/Beer/Wine. http://www.greenfestivals.org/

Oct 17 /July 10 2010- House of Cars: Innovation and the parking garage. National Building Museum. this exhibit explores the unique relationship between parked cars and the built environment and encourages visitors to see these familiar structures in a whole new way

Oct 23- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture garden (After Hours) 8pm-12am advance tickets only $18 NO tickets at the door. Celebrate the opening of “Anne Truitt: Perception and Reflection” with the last After Hours of 2009. Stay up late, and enjoy extended museum hours, curator-led gallery tours, music from your favorite DJs, and special performances. http://hirshhorn.si.edu/afterhours