Arena Stage
Theatre & Stage
Virginia
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Ford's Theatre
Theatre & Stage
Penn Quarter
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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Theatre & Stage
Foggy Bottom
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Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
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Penn Quarter
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"THE HOTTEST THEATRE COMPANY IN TOWN" Washington Post - develops, produces and promotes fearless emerging playwrights and provocative new plays that explore the edges of theatrical style and human experience. Woolly performs in an award-winning new 265-seat theatre at 7th & D Sts., NW. Tickets: $26-$60 ($15 for 25 & under; $15 Stampede Seats (rush seats) 2 hours before showtime-subscription series only; 2 Pay-What-You-Can performances for subscription series shows).
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The Studio Theatre
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U Street/Cardozo/Shaw
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"The city's preeminent destination" --The Washington Post. This award-winning theatre presents bold, innovative productions by many of today's hottest playwrights in its four intimate theatres. Discounts for groups of 10 or more. Hearing devices and wheelchair lifts available.
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National Theatre
Theatre & Stage
Penn Quarter
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Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Theatre & Stage
Virginia
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Bistro Francais
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Georgetown
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Washington Performing Arts Society
Theatre & Stage
Downtown
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Folger Shakespeare Library
Theatre & Stage
Capitol Hill
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The Washington Ballet
Theatre & Stage
Upper Northwest
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Shakespeare Theatre Company
Theatre & Stage
Penn Quarter
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Washington National Opera
Theatre & Stage
Foggy Bottom
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Georgia Brown's
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Downtown
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Southern-style cooking inspired by the South Carolina low country and a unique atmosphere created by award-winning architect Adam Tihany. Sunday brunch.
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Strathmore
Theatre & Stage
Maryland
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B. Smith's
Nightlife
Capitol Hill
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Lincoln Theatre, The - U Street Theatre Foundation
Theatre & Stage
U Street/Cardozo/Shaw
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Capitol City Brewing Company - Downtown
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Downtown
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Capitol City Brewing Company is DC's homegrown brewery restaurant. Enjoy handcrafted beer and great American pub style food. Just a few minutes from the Verizon Center.Join us for happy hour 4 pm - 7 pm, Mon. - Fri.
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Warner Theatre
Theatre & Stage
Penn Quarter
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Shear Madness
Theatre & Stage
Foggy Bottom
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DAR Constitution Hall
Theatre & Stage
Downtown
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Downtown
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Discovery Theater
Theatre & Stage
Downtown
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Art & Soul
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Capitol Hill
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James Beard-Award winning Chef Art Smith opened Art and Soul at The Liaison Capitol Hill to provide Washingtonians with "food for the soul." This 221-seat dining destination serves up fresh and modern regional cuisine with southern accents. The modern decor merges with a welcoming environment to create the perfect setting in which to meet and connect.
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Dubliner Pub
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Capitol Hill
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Coeur De Lion
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Downtown
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Truly elegant dining room featuring seasonally inspired cuisine. Sunday brunch. Jacket and tie suggested, or elegant casual attire.
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Grand Slam
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Downtown
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Thursday karaoke and Tuesday industry night. Open late. The serious sports bar, with great food and drink specials. We feature pool tables, interactive video games, 3-large screen TVs and 22 additional monitors. DJ and karaoke Thursday. Open lunch and dinner 11 am - 1 am daily.
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Circle Bistro
Nightlife
Foggy Bottom
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Blue Duck Tavern
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Foggy Bottom
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A contemporary neighborhood tavern with a central focus on its wood-burning oven. The menu showcases the best of the season. Chef Brian McBride brings sharply focused, bold flavors to the table through simple, traditional cooking methods. Featuring an open staff pantry and kitchen, a glass-enclosed wine cellar and private tasting room seating ten.
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Silver Moon Café
Nightlife
Maryland
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Democracy Bar & Grill
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Maryland
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Decoy Lounge
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Maryland
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Atrium
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Virginia
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For GPS mapping use this address: 1601 South Eades Street.
Across the river from Washington, DC, Crystal Gateway Marriott offers an ideal location for leisure vacations, business trips and weekend getaways. With a towering presence this newly renovated Crystal City hotel offers exceptional accommodations, luxurious amenities and impeccable service. The Crystal City Marriott is surrounded by Arlington's best shopping and dining at the Crystal City shops and The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City. The Crystal City Metro stop can be accessed from the lobby of this Crystal City hotel, allowing guests to reach the best museums, monuments and attractions of Washington DC and the surrounding area. Perfect for conferences, meetings and wedding receptions; the meeting space in Arlington, VA at the Crystal Gateway Marriott offers 34,300 sq ft of meeting space, 27 meeting rooms, including the 16,000 sq ft Arlington Ballroom, Northern Virginia's largest meeting facility. With the addition of the 12,000 square foot Grand Ballroom, located just 50 feet away on the same floor, you have one of the best meeting and dining options for large groups in the entire region. This comfortable and inviting hotel is also conveniently located near Reagan National Airport with complimentary shuttle service offered from 6am to 11pm daily.
The hotel is also a recognized leader in the area of "Green Initiatives" and has been awarded the "Virginia Green" status for it's efforts.
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The Grill Restaurant
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Virginia
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Wellington's Pub At Westfields Marriott
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Virginia
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Club decor with antique billiard tables (complimentary), cherry-paneled walls, and oversized chairs. Menu features pastas, salads, sandwiches, seafood and a full bar with varied selection of imported draft beers. Open for lunch and dinner daily.
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Carter Barron Amphitheatre
Theatre & Stage
Upper Northwest
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Mr. Smith's of Georgetown
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Georgetown
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A Georgetown tradition for over 40 years. From lobster fettuccine to famous burgers, you'll find your favorite dish. Piano bar nightly. Indoor and outdoor garden dining. Open daily until after midnight.
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Martin's Tavern, est. 1933
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Georgetown
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Opened in 1933, Martin's Tavern is popular with the local crowd, journalists, dignitaries and politicians who appreciate its top-notch food and welcoming atmosphere. Family owned and operated for four generations. Serving lunch, dinner and brunch daily.
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Capitol City Brewing Company - Capitol Hill
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Capitol City Brewing Company is DC's homegrown brewery restaurant. Enjoy handcrafted beer and great American pub style food. Located across the street from Union Station. Join us for happy hour 4 pm - 7 pm, Mon. - Fri.
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Signature Theatre
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Virginia
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A professional non-profit theater, Signature is dedicated to producing contemporary plays and musicals and to the development of new work, creating award-winning productions in its intimate theatre space. The recipient of the 2009 Regional Theatre Tony Award (R), Signature's bold aesthetic and unique community programs impact and inspire nearly 40,000 patrons each season.
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District ChopHouse & Brewery
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Penn Quarter
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Where the forties are still fabulous! A warm, intimate gathering place serving Washington, DC's finest steaks, chops and seafood. Featuring handcrafted beers from our on-site brewery. Steps away from the Verizon Center, enjoy a game of billiards and a cigar before and after a home game.
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Dance Place
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Brookland
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Dance Place is DC's place to see cutting-edge dance in 100+ performances per season. From hip-hop to flamenco, from national to local artists; we are the place to see, feel, breathe, engage and dance.
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Cure Bar & Bistro
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Downtown
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A multi-level relaxed swank lounge, featuring top-jazz concerts on 4 large plasma televisions, eclectic, comfortable furniture arrangements; and happy hours filled with modern jazz, gourmet Mediterranean tapas, and 101 martini selection variations on the Brat Pack Classic, the martini!
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Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant
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Chinatown
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Four rooms were designed to showcase the art of conversation through authentic Irish decor. The cuisine is structured around traditional Irish food with European influences. Specialties include boxty (a potato pancake wrapped around traditional Irish fillings) and grilled salmon steak with sauteed vegetables. Fado is best known for having the best pint in the country!
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U.S. Military District of Washington Public Affairs
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MDW is the home of the Army's official ceremonial unit, the 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard) and The U.S. Army Band (Pershing's Own). These units participate in ceremonies at the White House, the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery. Free community events and concerts throughout the year. (202) 685-2851 event listings or (202) 685-4989 marketing.
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Embassy Series, The
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Upper Northwest
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The Embassy Series promotes international understanding through music in diplomatic settings with outstanding national and international artists of high quality with receptions and social interaction with the audience and diplomats.
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Stars Bistro & Bar
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Dupont Circle - Kalorama
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DC's Premier Cabaret Restaurant. A singular Dining experience with SINGING SERVERS. Enjoy Continental cuisine in an elegant setting yet casual atmosphere. Great happy hour martinis; daily lunch and dinner, brunch on Sat. and Sun.
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Love
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Spectacular in both size and appearance, Love boasts blonde wood paneled walls, tastefully appointed light-fixtures, plush contemporary furnishings, spacious carpeted and hardwood floors and two rooftop decks. Whatever the occasion, Love is ready to accommodate.
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Smithsonian Enterprises
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Downtown
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The Group Sales Department for the Smithsonian markets to all types of groups visiting the Washington, DC area, schools, families, tour operators, conventions, etc. A standard group consists of ten (10) or more persons for IMAX and Planetarium shows and twenty (20) for our Dining Packages. Groups receive one (1) complimentary ticket per twenty. We offer group dining at the following museums; National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, National Museum of the American Indian, National Museum of Natural History, National Museum of American History, and Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture.
We also offer bulk ticket prices for IMAX shows, Planetarium shows and Dining Packages.
Some special programs we also offer include:
-IMAX on Demand, which is a special morning screening of your favorite IMAX film or Planetarium show at any of our IMAX Theaters or Planetarium with a minimum of 50 people. Select a current film or choose from our IMAX Adventure Library. IMAX on Demand screenings are offered daily at 9:30 am.
- We provide the group tickets for visitors to see the Natural History Museum's Live Butterfly Pavilion; visitors take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic planets. This tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Group rates apply for groups of 10 or more persons, and one complimentary ticket per 20.
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Topaz Bar
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Dupont Circle - Kalorama
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Insight on the Rocks. Hailed by Washingtonian as one of the hippest places in town, Topaz Bar features creative cocktails and Asian-influenced specialty plates, served in an intimate setting.
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Bar Rouge
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Dupont Circle - Kalorama
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Ooh La Lounge. Bar Rouge's signature cocktails and innovative cuisine, bring glam to DC - prompting Travel & Leisure to dub it "one of America's best new hotel bars."
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Mie N Yu
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Georgetown
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Indulge your senses with the sights and sounds of "A Silk Road Celebration". Combining contemporary American cuisine with flavors from Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. Join us for lunch, brunch, dinner, or private events. 2007 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence.
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Medieval Times
Performing Arts
Maryland
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Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
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Chinatown
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A breathtaking historic synagogue in the heart of Washington, D.C., Sixth & I Historic Synagogue offers a Jewish presence and meeting place for the community. It provides inspiring cultural and educational programs, as well as Shabbat and High Holiday services, for the entire Jewish community and helps preserve part of the DC Jewish heritage.
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GALA Hispanic Theatre
Theatre & Stage
Upper Northwest
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Since its founding in 1976, GALA has been producing the best in theater from Latin America, Spain, and the Caribbean, in both English and Spanish, and presenting a diverse program of music, dance and performing arts from across the United States and abroad. GALA's National Center for Latino Performing Arts at the historic Tivoli in Columbia Heights boasts a state-of-the-art theater, facility, studio and workshop space.
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Helix Lounge
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Downtown
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A World Gone Fabulous. Pulsating with energy and color Helix Lounge is always upbeat. Chill on the ottoman-style chairs or chat on the Inside Out Patio while sharing plates of American classics gone contemporary and sipping on a Pajama Party cocktail.
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Lucky Strike Lanes
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Chinatown
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Crystal City Sports Pub
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Virginia
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This comfortable sports pub environment offers great food at a reasonable price. Open 365 days a year for breakfast, lunch & dinner. We offer 6 pool tables, foosball, darts & golden tee. For your viewing pleasure we have 60 TVs and 12 satellites.
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Lima Restaurant & Lounge
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Downtown
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Lima represents a winning trifecta of cuisine, design and ambiance. Chef Raynold Mendizabal tantalizes the palette with an array of sensual and savory dishes in a sophisticated technique. Lima balances all the elements to enhance your dining pleasure.
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A Magical Evening with Glenn Gary
Theatre & Stage
Downtown
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The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own"
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Virginia
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The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" is the premier performing ensemble of the U.S. Army, and features eight performing groups that give hundreds of free concerts throughout the year.
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Elephant & Castle Pub & Restaurant
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Penn Quarter
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We are famous for our fish 'n chips, great beer, timeless pub comfort and the warmth of genuine smiles. Elephant & Castle also features a huge outdoor patio right on Pennsylvania Avenue which makes it perfect for people watching.
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Proof
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Chinatown
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Located in the heart of the Penn Quarter, and just a short walk from the convention center is Proof, a wine-centric restaurant featuring Modern American cuisine in a casual, yet chic environment. Chef Haidar Karoum's menu showcases the best local, organic and sustainable ingredients in beautiful preparations, as well as an extensive international selection of cheese and charcuterie. The wine program pays homage to the old and the new, with a comprehensive selection of Rhone varietals and Bordeaux classics offered alongside California "cults" and unique Australian reds. Proof also features 40 diverse wines by the glass, including 16 whites and 16 reds dispensed by an Enomatic machine, and a Champagne trolley that provides tableside access to several chilled, by-the-glass sparkling wines each night.
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Capitol City Brewing Company - Arlington
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Virginia
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Capitol City Brewing Company in Shirlington is Virginia's homegrown brewery restaurant. Enjoy handcrafted beer and great American pub style food. Located on 28th St. in Shirlington Village. Join us for happy hour 4 pm - 7 pm, Mon. - Fri.
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America's Trusted Tours and Attractions
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Information and tickets for Washington, DC Tours, Attractions and just plain fun things to do! Save up to 10% on Old Town Trolley tours, DC Ducks, Monuments by Moonlight, Segway Tours, and much more!
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Atlas Performing Arts Center
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Capitol Hill
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The Atlas is a multi-faceted performing arts center suitable for all types of productions as well as a unique space to host an event. The heart of the new vibrant H Street Corridor in the "Atlas Arts and Entertainment District", the beautiful 1938 art modern façade and marquee welcome patrons into a modern state of the art facility.
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Capitol Movement, Inc.
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Known as the "resident dance company" of the Historic Lincoln Theatre, Capitol Movement is the largest and most diverse dance company in Washington, DC. Each Spring is the annual dance concert at the Lincoln and classes and workshops are held during the year. Our cast of young dancers perform at Washington Wizards home games and locally throughout the area. For class or performance schedules, go to www.capitolmovement.org
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Article One - American Grill & Lounge
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Capitol Hill
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Article One - American Grill & Lounge
Named for the corresponding article of the U.S. Constitution establishing the structure of Congress, Article One Lounge is conveniently situated in the newly renovated Atrium lobby of Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Amidst this bustling location, the lounge provides a prime spot to mingle, catch up on the day's current events or simply watch for the "who's who" on Capitol Hill. The lounge is centered by community tables, complete with nine 20" flat screen televisions, perfect for meeting friends and co-workers. The lounge offers a selection of appetizers, sandwiches and specialty cocktails. Open daily from 11:30 AM - 2:00 AM. Located at 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW inside the Hyatt Regency Washington.
A few of many notable hotel visitors: Hilary Clinton, Barack & Michelle Obama, Al & Tipper Gore, Denzel Washington, Danny Glover, Nancy Pelosi, Val Kilmer, Jesse Jackson
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Nellie's Sports Bar
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U Street/Cardozo/Shaw
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Welcome to Nellie's Sports Bar! Nellie's is a premier DC venue for sports and entertainment. We feature an expansive rooftop deck with its own bar and amazing views, 15 flat-panel TVs, a stadium-sized screen, 3 distinct bars and free WiFi. Nellie's wants you to Join Our Team at nelliessportsbar.com! We look forward to seeing you soon. Stay Nellie!
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Bobby McKey's
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Maryland
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Washington, DC area's first and only dueling piano bar comes to life each night with live music on National Harbor's Fleet Street - only a short stroll from the Gaylord National Convention Center. Stop by and see for yourself why. "feeling good is easy" at Bobby McKey's.
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