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Kathryn Lyons
Friday Round Up
#BeforeYouScroll We at FamousDC believe in uplifting and shining a bright light when it sometimes feels dim, we believe in standing up for what is right, challenging what is wrong, and most of all, we believe in the power of good people. So we’d like to ask all you good …
Whatever Floats Your Float
Thank you to everyone that came by for some free root beer floats made by Goodies Frozen Custard and Treats, and the latest FamousDC newspaper!
Friday Round Up
#Weekend Awesome events: Lace up your Keds – it’s 90s night at Nats Park as the Nationals take on the San Fran Giants; Rosé your way to the Summer Soirée today at the Ritz Carlton; A bubble race?! You have to see it to bub-lieve it – tomorrow at RFK; 3 …
Friday Round Up
#Weekend Awesome events: Michelle Branch will help you relive all your early-2000 dreams tonight; One good way to watch the sun go down is via Del Campo at Dusk; Happy birthday, Mr. (former) President; Join George Lopez on his stand-up comedy tour The Comedy Get Down tonight at the Kennedy Center; …
Friday Round Up
#Weekend Weather: Grab your umbrellas y’all. If you’re looking for sun, you’re gonna have to wait a whole two days for it. Friday and Saturday are bringing you more rain than you want before drying up and brightening your Sunday. Awesome events: Enjoy the Friday night lights at Nats Park; Jason Zinoman …
Food for Thought: Power Women Panel Talks Success On The Hill
They say “the more you eat, the more you know.” Err…sorry, we say that. Which is why we’ve continued to host a luncheon series on Capitol Hill made for staffers and interns alike. Last Friday FamousDC hosted our second installment in our lunch-and-learn series, titled, “Food For Thought”. The conversation …
Friday Round Up
#Weekend Awesome events: Today, we’re all Belgian; You better be DAMN. ready for tonight; We like brunch, dessert, and brunch that’s basically dessert; Catch a flick about China’s most famous international artist; Here’s a guide to outdoor movie screenings in DC; Uhh Yeah Dude; The King and I will be at …
Friday Round Up
#Weekend Awesome events: Happy Bastille Day, America!; Attention, music lovers! Tonight take your pick of My Morning Jacket at Merriweather Post Pavilion or James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt at Nats Park; Beat this heat with a refreshing, homemade gin ricky; Don’t cry because the week is over – wine about …
Friday Round Up
#Weekend Awesome events: The Hip-Hop Theater Festival makes moves in DC this weekend; John Heffron won the second season of “Last Comic Standing” and he’s in DC this weekend to show you how; Harry Potter turns 20 and the National Symphony Orchestra is performing at his birthday party at Wolf Trap; …
Friday Round Up
#Weekend Awesome events: Maybe Ben Folds and the National Symphony Orchestra will perform some songs for the dumped tonight at the Kennedy Center; Budweiser and baseball tonight? Say no more; Get folked up this Saturday; The beach is closer than you think; Because we live in the nation’s capital and we …
Friday Round Up
#Weekend Awesome events: PSA: it’s National Eat At A Food Truck Day; Stop everything. There’s a water balloon fight on Saturday; The Giant National Capital Barbecue is the biggest Barbecue Battle you’ll ever experience; Laugh your way through an almost accurate guide to America featuring the comedians of The Second City; …
Memoirs of A 37-Year-Old Intern
If a 37-year-old man shows up at your doorstep and asks you for an internship, should you give it to him? No. The answer is no. We learned that the hard way when we gave Josh, a 37-year-old from Alabama, a shot at an internship in Washington, DC. We …
Friday Round Up
#Weekend Awesome events: Whether for Father’s Day or just because it’ll be awesome — don’t miss (bottomless) Brunch on the Baselines at Nats Park this Sunday; Truckeroo is back tonight at The Bullpen; Everything gets better with the Grateful Dead so head to Gypsy Sally’s on Saturday night for a boost …
Friday Round Up
#Weekend Awesome events: Satisfy that sweet tooth this weekend at DC’s first and only edible cookie dough confectionery, The Cookie Jar DC!; Half of Simon and Garfunkel will be performing tonight at Merriweather Post Pavilion (hint: it’s not Garfunkel); Get jazzy and snazzy with us at DC Jazz Festival; Don’t miss …
Friday Round Up
#Weekend Awesome events: Savor the weekend at the gold standard of beer festivals today and tomorrow; Rock out with White Ford Bronco tonight at the Bullpen DC!; LOL with Frank Caliendo tonight through the weekend at DC Improv Comedy Club; Or jam with Lupe Fiasco at the 9:30 Club tonight; …