Art-O-Matic and Cookouts!
V’s boyfriend is in town and she’s trying to show him a good time. Unfortunately, like me, she has zero dollars. But we still have a pretty sweet plan for tomorrow:
6:00 pm Walk to her house: no car? No problem! It’s good exercise, anyway. I haven’t gone running in almost a week.
6:15 pm: Cookout! Her dad volunteered to grill (one of the main reasons I appreciate being home: free food)
8:00ish: hop on the Metro to go to Art-O-Matic, the awesome, 12-story empty office building taken over by crazy hippie artists. Last time I was there, Veronica and I saw fire dancers, two concerts, a comedy show, every single type of visual art imaginable (both good and shitty), dancing…we took over the open chalk wall/space and played hopscotch. Did I mention she tried to get a tattoo? Because there was definitely a tattoo artist there as well. (I’m betting she wouldn’t have been too happy the next day…good thing the artist was gone!) OH and I bought a $2 canvas bag that I ended up using as my purse/tote/handbag all summer. Art-O-Matic=Awesome.
Oh, and yesterday I found out that it’s BACK!
HBO tried to cancel Screen on the Green (those sneaky bastards!), but thankfully due to a lot of angry, awesome people s it’s been resurrected and starts on July 20! Yessssss- we can still roast marshmellows over our banana lighters and do that goofy dance on Monday nights!
FWIW, and since I’m just starting this thing, I’d like to point out that the Going Out Gurus are kind of a big deal: not saying that all of their stuff is cheap (it’s definitely not), and their free/cheap section is not crazy huge, but they’re still really great at finding sweet places in the city.
In the meantime, here are a couple awesome things I’ve come across:
TUESDAY PARTY BUS FOR INTERNS
From corner of Second and D street SE to Wisconsin Avenue NW., 21+ interns can board a bus (with both a DL and college ID) that will take them to Gin and Tonic, where every drink is 2-1. Yeah, everything. Watch out, though- that deal is for everyone, so there are bound to be some creepers.
WEDNESDAY FREE YOGA
Lululemon Yoga offers classes in the middle of Dupont Circle every Wednesday at 6:30.
THURSDAY: SOUND IN THE SQUARE
Free concerts in Farragut Square. Not only can you sign up to win a free package that has food, drinks, and tix to DC Improv Club, but there’s also a weekly prize!
FRIDAY: BETHESDA ART WALK
Every second Friday (meaning this Friday!) Bethesda art galleries are open from 6-9 fo’ free. It’s kind of like First Fridays except…second.
SATURDAY: NAKED BIKE RIDE IN DC
Need I say more? 3 pm. Franklin Park 13th and K st NW. Be there or be clothed (which is lame).
