We’re here with hand-picked events to make your weekend brighter, even if it is grey and kinda rainy. Our picks this weekend include comedy, fashion, wine, whiskey, Warhol, spies, and all things H St NE.

Kevin Wolf is a DC professional by day and a photographer at every other waking moment, as far as we can tell. Find more interesting shots of DC sights you know and love, and more, on his Flickr.

Oh, you said shut-down this weekend? Well I said shut up and drink. We wish we would have gotten an invite to Kevin Spacey’s silent auction dinner last Saturday; Matt Compton takes over digitally for the DNC; Lane Kiffin had a bad weekend; Sally Goldenberg celebrates a birthday and a …

It’s been a stressful week for everyone, and all the more reason to dig into at least one of our sweet, sweet weekend picks.

So there was yesterday [scary] Subject of “This Town” didn’t read [the book] Buildings may rise [height restrictions] “Gravity” seems pretty good [review] Fall style [inspiration] Photo by John Sonderman

Taylor Griffin of Hamilton Place Strategies moving to NC to run for [Congress] CIA headquarters could have been in [Alexandria VA] So the tale of the fabled mountain lion in southeast DC [begins] Shutdown winters could indicate snowpocolypse [that’s right] Furlough perspectives at Capitol [Lounge] Photo by Ian Livingston

With new healthcare exchanges starting this week, we wanted to empower you to use the Affordable Care Act’s less obvious benefits, like its pickup line potential. Hey girl, did it hurt when you fell from heaven? If it did, obamacare will cover it. Enroll today. #ACAPickupLines The only deductible in …

Shutdown Diaries at WCP [get real] Watch out for that midday rush [hour] Wild Animal Rehab Center opens in DC [cute] First Caps game! [loss] Summer weather this [weekend] What Members are tweeting about [shutdown tweets] Photo by Kevin Wolf

Although the government shut down, your social life doesn’t have to. All Hallows Eve may be the scariest and most rockingest way to help military and veterans feel better. It’s happening at the 9:30 Club on Saturday, October 26th. It all started when Chief Rock Officers John Murray and Doug …

So … the government [shut down] Understandably, people are [angry] Tourists are [SOL] And coffeeshops are cracking down [wifi hogs] BUT you can [eat and drink] [for pretty cheap] [today] Utilizing another slew of shutdown [pickup lines] And cab home with 80% certainty you won’t need to get cash [credit …

Start the clock [shutdown] Metro’s good though [no shutdown] Gas station restaurants [who knew] Goodbye UMD golf course [fore] “Bikers, what bikers?” -City of Alexandria, VA [lanes] 10 things about Homeland you probably didn’t know [knowledge] Photo by Noe Todorovich

We can’t talk for 21 hours – but we’ll try to take 21 shots this weekend Our party rocked; Click Clink; thank you to Microsoft, Resonate, The New Republic, Veronica, Marie, Stefanie, Kelly, Rebecca, Josh, Amos, Brian; We saw Lauren French, Ginger Gibson, Katie Harbath, Morgan Gress, Ashley Summers, Reid Wilson, …

DC DMV backed up because of population growth [driving tests] Baby panda cam in danger of shutting down [watch now] New island in the Indian ocean [earthquake] Comedian vs DC journalist [punched in the face] DC Mumbo sauce will stay mumbo sauce, [damn it] Sheep gone from bay window [why] …

DC doesn’t need no stinkin’ federal shutdown [open] What could happen if it stays open [smells] Dash of punk for your morning [Ian MacKaye] DC full of muppets [ernie] We went to El Centro DF [spoiler: it’s awesome] Good weather keeps [going] Photo by John Sonderman

President speaks at memorial service [Navy Yard] Winter classic coming to DC [hockey fans] This was a 1923 DC school bus [old] Football [loss], baseball [win] New Capital Bikeshare map tool [cruise] A lot happened this weekend. [Book Festival] [H Street Festival] [Fake Cronuts at the H Street Fest] [Nelson …