FreeFest, Folklife Festival and More
Lots of things to update today! First though, Michael Jackson died today, as did Farrah Fawcett. Devastating.
Here are a couple of FREE things to do/sign up for this weekend:
What’s better than Virgin Fest? I’ll tell you, FREEFEST. This awesome music festival will take place at Merriweather Post Pavilion August 30. Headliners include Weezer, Blink 182, Franz Ferdinand and a bunch more, and it all costs…$0.00.
oh yeah and GIRL TALK GIRL TALK GIRL TALK GIRL TALK GIRL TALK!!!!
(who, ps, is coming to JPJ August 22 at 8…$12 for upperclassmen. heeeelll yeah!)
From the website:
“The move celebrates both a giveback to music fans in a bad economy as well as an effort to solicit donations to homeless youth agencies around the country…”
You can sign up to get a free ticket and an optional $5 delivery fee, a free ticket as well as optional $5 delivery fee and an optional $5 donation, or a karma package: “get a free ticket & 1 t-shirt for $30 or get 2 tickets & 2 t-shirts for $55. Prices include $5 donation to youth homelessness.”
Those who’ve gone to VirginFest before will have the first opportunities to score free tix (you would’ve/should be getting an email about it). The rest of ‘em will be given out Saturday, June 27 starting at 10am. Check Ticketmaster Promotions for more details.
That sort of music not your thing? Check out the Smithsonian Folklore Festival! Happening June 24-28 and July 1-5 on the National Mall, the Festival celebrates different types of cultures from around the world. Some teasers from the website:
“In re-creating physical settings for the traditions represented, the Festival has built a horse racetrack (from the Washington Monument to the U.S. Capitol Building), an Indian village with 40-foot-high bamboo and paper statues, a Japanese rice paddy, and a New Mexican adobe plaza.”
Over a million people come to this thing. I went last year, ate delicious food and listened to some pretty sweet concerts. Check the full schedule for more information.
These cost $10, but seem well-worth the money:
The DC Caribbean Festival is happening this weekend. With a parade on Saturday (at 11 a.m., down Georgia Ave from Missouri Ave to Barry Place) and the festival happening all weekend (right across from Howard University), the event aims to educate visitors about “Caribbean arts, crafts, and cultures.” Learn more on the festival’s website, and take a look at these pictures from last year!
Safeway’s National Barbeque Battle is happening this Saturday, June 27. The event benefits the Boys and Girls Club, and has all kinds of food and entertainment (BBQ and more from Safeway, music, lots of family-friendly events like rides…pretty packed, I’d say). Get your tickets early to avoid the lines!
Free Food!
For those of you in Charlottesville, UPC is giving away a BUNCH of free food over the next week.
They’re sponsoring a study break with free Arch’s on Thursday from 12:30 to 3 on the South Lawn. Also, on Monday there’ll be free Bodo’s at 9:30, also on the South Lawn and next Wednesday (not tomorrow, but the 1st) there’s a BBQ at Nameless Field!
…Why didn’t I stay in Cville again?
Check UPC’s website for more details and other upcoming events.
Groupons
I signed up for this a while back, but since we were talking about it at work today I figured it’s worth mentioning:
The Groupon website will send coupons to your inbox every day – if X amount of people claim them by a certain time (though there is no limit (theoretically) to the number of people who can claim it), then the offer is valid. They offer coupons for EVERYTHING from kayak lessons to restaurant to spa deals, and the coupons usually run from 50-70% off, so check it out- it’s well worth your time!
Also, TGI Friday’s is offering a buy one get one free deal until June 22: if you purchase one entree, you can get a second one fo’ free! You just need to print out the coupon, and you can use it as much as you want until next Monday! I mean, you have to eat there at the restaurant (aka dine-in only), but I’m not complaining…
Random fact of the day, according to an article sponsored by the US Dept. of Health and Human Services college students spend approx. $5.5 billion dollars a year on alcohol, mostly beer. (The study was referenced here.) Maybe we should learn how to make our own? Looks like wine might be cheaper…
Can you tell I’m hungry?
JOB UPDATE: the restaurant across the street from my internship put up a help wanted sign, so I applied today: maybe I can finally get a job! And I have another interview (a “group interview”…I swear, I’ve never had a group interview until this year and I’ve had like four in the past six months. Crazy!) with the Disney Store on Thursday…wish me luck!
