Friday August 10, 2012

64th annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair – is from August 10th to August 18th, in Gaithersburg Maryland.

10th Annual Metro DC Dances 7:30 pm, FREE, NO tickets required Carter Barron 7:30 pm.

If you want to do something that is fun, and entertaining, then stop by Yards Park for a Friday Evening Concert Cazhmiere (Pop Hits/Covers) is playing this Friday, August 10, 2012, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Free.

Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival This Friday’s film is Man of the Year (PG-13) A comedian who hosts a news satire program decides to run for president, and a computerized voting machine malfunction gets him elected. Starring:Robin Williams, Lewis Black, Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler. Free. (Sunset).

An Autumn’s Tale - story of naive young woman from Hong Kong who goes to New York to study. Street-wise cabbie cousin takes care of her in the big city. Starring, Yun-Fat Chow, Cherie Chung and Danny Chan Bak-Keung. 7pm at the Freer and Sackler Galleries, Free (Friday, 7 pm).

Free movies on the Potomac (Date Night) at National Harbor – This Friday’s film is “Air Force One” Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them. Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and Glenn Close, (Sunset). Free

Downtown Live- featuring the band Diamond Alley (Pop, Classic, Rock, Motown) 6:30-8:30 Fountain Plaza Stage, Silver Spring MD.(Free)

SATURDAY August 11, 2012

64th annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair – is from August 10th to August 18th, in Gaithersburg Maryland.

One sign that summer is slowly slipping away in the Nations Capitol, are all the county fairs going on throughout the Washington DC metro area in August and September.

Free Summer Saturdays ,Cocoran Gallery of Art- Join the Corcoran on Saturdays this summer for Gallery tours, workshops, demonstrations, and performances! Enjoy our summer exhibitions and programming free of admission on Saturdays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.

Artland Brookland Arts & Culture Temporium – is a 12 week public art celebration offering free cultural events and promoting creative expression. The events are housed in temporary art spaces (Temporiums), animating public areas and bringing to life two vacant storefronts in the Monroe Street NE area. The free cultural events include visual arts exhibits, dance performances, music concerts, dance parties, poetry readings, workshops and recreational games for all ages. Local crafts will be on sale and displayed in pop-up shops at the venues throughout the event.

Presented by Dance Place with guest curators from the DC creative community, Artland events take place every weekend until August 26, 2012 and are free to the public.

East Coast Dance Concert – Hosted by Culture Shock DC. Featuring:
Culture Shock,
Future Shock
Mighty Shock,
Afta Shock 7:30 pm, FREE, NO tickets required Carter Barron 7:30 pm.

POPS on the Potomac-featuring, Mozart: A Little Night Music. National Harbor. 7pm-9:30pm. (Free)

Sunday August 12, 2012

64th annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair – is from August 10th to August 18th, in Gaithersburg Maryland.

One sign that summer is slowly slipping away in the Nations Capitol, are all the county fairs going on throughout the Washington DC metro area in August and September.

National Gallery of Art – Classic Looney Tunes, ages 6 and up) Join us for a screening of animated shorts from Warner Bros.’ Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series. Beginning as theatrical releases in the 1930s and moving to network television in the 1950s, cartoons featuring the comedic timing of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig have been making audiences laugh for more than 70 years. The program will include, among others: One Froggy Evening (1955), What’s Opera, Doc? (1957), and Duck Dodgers in the 24 ½ Century (1953). Approximately 60 minutes.

Family Night Movie Sundays at the National Harbor. This Sunday’s movie is “Hotel for Dogs“ Two kids secretly take in stray dogs at a vacant hotel. starring- Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin and Lisa Kudrow. Sunset. (Free)

National Harbor-Steel Pan Music in the Plaza by Victor Provost and friends every Sunday from 4-8pm at NationalHarbor this summer.

DC Jazz Jam, Sunday August 12, 2012 – Sit back, relax, and listen to local jazz musicians create a musically groove as they jam together on stage this Sunday features : 3-year Anniversary Jam (6:30 until 10:30pm) with Special Guests Elijah Balbed (tenor sax), J.S. Williams (trumpet), and Corey Wallace (trombone), emcee Aaron Myers, and the original Dahlak House Band: Peter Runk (keys), Mark Caruso (guitar), Percy White (bass), and Will Stephens (drums).

Coming Soon:

Restaurant Week DC is back this summer; August 13-19, 2012.

Things to do DC:

Kids Get in Free at the Newseum Summer 2012 in Washington DC- This is a fantastic deal that you can take advantage of, if you live in the DC metro area or you are vacationing in Washington DC this summer.

One sign that summer is slowly slipping away in the Nations Capitol, are all the county fairs going on throughout the Washington DC metro area in August and September.

If you go to the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage at 6pm, you will be treated to a free performance inside the “Great Hall”.

Take a tour of DC- Find and book Washington DC tours and activities on TrustedTours.com. Book ahead to save time and money!

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