Only the weekend can save us now.
If you’re getting a suit this year, you need this Perk: a custom, fully canvassed suit from Michael Andrews Bespoke, with two custom shirts thrown in. We’re also getting you 20% off some handsome leather wallets and bags, and up to 25% off beautiful bamboo charging docks for your iThings. Stay handsome out there.
For its first birthday, Sixth Engine is inviting local chefs and bartenders to take over the place. What this means for you: kimchi-fried-rice risotto balls, Pork Roll Triple Bypass Bites and ramen with Kraft American cheese. Also: specials on Catoctin Creek spirits and 3 Stars drafts. Just to keep it civilized.
Now that Art and Soul has completed its monthlong renovation, your quiver of Capitol Hill power spots is full again. They’ve got after-work bar snacks like Scotch eggs and fried pickled green tomatoes, along with new apps like deviled eggs, pork rinds and bacon cornbread served out of a can. Yes, a can.
Okay, so maybe you didn’t live here during the ’80s. Maybe you’ve just heard the tales. Or better yet, heard the bands. Then you’ll want to head to 9:30, where funk bands like Trouble Funk and Junkyard will take the stage all day, along with punk bands like Scream. Your host: Henry Rollins.
If the big screen is the best way to watch a movie, then it’s surely the best way to watch awards being given to movies. The Washington DC Film Society is taking over the Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, where you can play movie trivia between awards. When in doubt, the answer is “Hepburn.”
Red carpets. Black ties. Projection screens. Champagne. Whiskey tastings. No, it’s not the Vanity Fair after-party. But close. It’s the Ritz Georgetown, which is hosting the annual Art Soiree Oscar party. Make sure you have an answer when they ask you who you’re wearing.
