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We missed this when it happened a couple of weeks ago, but is it really ever too late to point and laugh at New Yorkers? We didn't think so. So, people are probably aware that Five Guys franchises are proliferating across the Eastern U.S. like nuclear weapons in central Asia. The greasy, peanut-laden fingers of our locally born burger stand have spread as far as Delafield, Wisconsin; Nashville, Tennessee; and Miami, Florida. They've even broken...

>> Following on the heels of MC Hammer and salsa legend Willie Colon, rock 'n' roll pioneer and TV commercial pitchman Little Richard brings his falsetto scream to a free outdoor concert, with openers D.C. female soul vets, the Jewels. 7 to 9 p.m. at at Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. >> Emmanuel Jal, a "lost boy of Sudan" who is the subject of his own upcoming documentary, War Child, will perform his...

Editor's Note: Erin Zimmer, DCist Staff writer, is a senior at Georgetown. Last night, she took part in the festivities following Georgetown's Elite Eight victory over UNC. The following is an account of the proceedings. For all of last night's game, Georgetown townhouses kept their doors open. Crowds of kids huddled around their televisions, jumping up and down at every play. But once the magical three-pointer tied up the game (81-81) with 24 seconds left...

Ever been to the Washington Museum of Art? Of course, there isn't one, but that's likely to change tonight with the dedication of the City Hall Art Collection at the John A. Wilson Building. For the first time the District will have a permanent collection of art to show off the talent of our local artists. The exhibit features a broad swath of media and contemporary stylings, not to mention representation from every ward, with...

Yesterday, we brought you the first half of our Georgetown markets series. We explored Sara's issues with pooches, Scheele's fixation on sticky reminders and the holy grail of a beer fridge in the deepest recesses of Georgetown Wine and Spirits.

Fish and Chips and Drinks and Fried Mars Bars After months of waiting, it appears that Eamonn's, A Dublin Chipper (from the makers of Restaurant Eve) is almost ready to fling its doors open wide to welcome the unfed masses clamoring for fried fish, fried potatoes, and malt vinegar. Originally slated to open on Monday but now scheduled to open within the next two weeks, the place will also feature a bar called “PX” fashioned...

This weekend is not only the last of January, but the last of the Chinese calendar year. We had some lewd jokes about fireworks and "The Year of the Rooster" prepared, but given that our last attempt at ethnic humor almost ended with us being chased out of D.C., we’ll play it safe this time and simply wish you all a Happy Lunar New Year. FRIDAY >>The key to a vibrant local music scene is...

We're finally within 365 days of when District residents head to the polls to choose their next mayor, and what better way to celebrate than an old-fashioned debate? Yes, tonight marks the official beginning of the 2006 campaign season, and all five officially-announced mayoral candidates will be taking each other on in what promises to be a battle royale over school modernization, taxes, development, crime, and affordable housing. Ok, it may not be that exciting....

Is the ultra-hip, quasi exclusive and not very well marked dance club Red closing its doors for good? It seems that way. A DCist reader tipped us off to the fact that, after nine years, this is the last weekend for the late-night club. According to this flyer, hipsters with an itch to get down have one more chance to dance late into the night this weekend. Located just below the yellow Fudruckers sign at...

Man, after last night's DCist Happy Hour, we're not sure we want to do anything for the rest of the weekend except curl up in our beds and pound Advil. But for the rest of you folks, here are some events we think are worth dropping by. FRIDAY: >>In this week's Art Agenda, we erroneously reported that photographer Samantha Wolov's exhibit opened Saturday evening; the opening actually takes place tonight from 6 p.m. to 9...

>> Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet Magazine and former food critic at The New York Times, comes to Politics and Prose to discuss "Garlic & Sapphires," a memoir of her times as a food critic. 7 p.m. Check out an interesting interview with her here, from back in 1996.

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Showing up at the 9:30 Club for the 11:30 Fatboy Slim show -- not a "doors open at 11:30," but an 11:30 show -- we were greeted with a line of people six-wide, stretching two blocks away from the front of the 9:30 Club. OK, we understand that this was the second show of the night (with Interpol playing the earlier one) and they had to clear the club out in between, but we didn't get inside the club 'til midnight, and the show didn't even begin until 12:20 a.m. We can't help but feel that a little bit of foresight would have gotten everyone in and
out of there a little bit faster.

We finally made it into the packed club and made our way immediately to our
favorite spot on the second level, where there's always room to stand with a
clear view of the performance (no, we won't tell you where -- it's our
secret!). We were impressed to note the setup: the regular stage cleared of
equipment and open to concertgoers, with a small square of metal forming a
DJ booth/stage right in the middle of the floor. A large projection screen
hung above the main stage area, upon which computer-generated graphics
undulated throughout the show.

Before D.C. had a Krispy Kreme, Washingtonians in search of a freshly made doughnut could depend on the two branches of Heller's Bakery. They may not have had the cachet of former White House pastry chef Ann Amernick's mythical creations or the zen-like simplicity of Colorado Kitchen's bucket o' holes, but Heller's doughnuts were nothing to scoff at. After the Tenleytown location closed a few years ago, Heller's fans began to worry, but the Mt....

Apparently the powers that be decided that this particular weekend would be the weekend when all the festivals in the world converged on the D.C. area. In searching for fun things for our beloved readers to do, we kept seeing Festival of This and Festival of That and the Festival of This Kind of Music and the Funky Food Festival, etc. So you know what? We�re just gonna list them all. DCist: your one-stop shopping...

From DCist contributor Catherine Andrews:

Hopelessly cynical hipster kids can get a dose of feel-good, irony-free music tonight with the Polyphonic Spree concert, going on at the 9:30 Club (815 V St. NW). Twenty-five bandmates, dressed in technicolor floor-length robes, indoctrinate audience members into their wonderful world of musical puppies and rainbows. The Texas-based group, building on the success of their first album, "The Beginning Stages of ...", has found some critical success with their second effort, "Together We're Heavy." DCist, always on the lookout for some good, clean, cultish fun, will be in attendance. It'll be just like the Sun Myung Moon bizarro crowning ceremony on the Hill, except with catchy music and fewer Congressmen. $18.