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#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; …
Hill Hashtags That Don’t Exist, But Definitely Should
Coming to work every day is a true exercise in patience. It takes a lot of personal restraint not to lose it over the small annoyances that are part of Hill culture. Of course, most of us would never say anything to anyone IRL. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t …
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 …
National Candy Month is #AlwaysATreat
For the second consecutive year, FamousDC and the National Confectioners Association brought together the biggest names in politics, media and influence — from Capitol Hill to K Street — for an evening celebrating #NationalCandyMonth. Guests gathered at Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar just steps from the Capitol dome to enjoy …
Release: Famous Five with Bret Baier
FamousDC’s Famous Five With Bret Baier Managing Editor interviews veteran news anchor in latest season of House of Cards Washington, DC – FamousDC recently turned the table and interviewed Fox News anchor Bret Baier discussing, amongst many topics, his popular weeknight news show Special Report with Bret Baier, his bestselling book Special Heart: A Journey of …
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; …
FamousDC’s Kathryn Lyons teams up with #SECShorts star
FamousDC’s Kathryn Lyons teams up with #SECShorts star Southern internet sensation embarks on DC internship journey FamousDC today announced a multi-part video series collaboration featuring FamousDC Managing Editor Kathryn Lyons and SEC Shorts star, Josh Snead. The video series, which will continue through the month June, marks the start of Summer …
What to Do with All That Extra Daylight
Today is the summer solstice. Here in DC, we get approximately 14 hours of daylight throughout these summer months and if you are like most people and don’t know what to do with all of that extra daylight on your hands, fear not. We’ve compiled a list of things for you to do …
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 …
Lunch & Lyons: Former Hill and White House Staffers Discuss Success on The Hill
If you appreciate a good lunch and you don’t mind learning while you lunch – especially when that lunch is Chick-fil-A (no brainer) – then FamousDC’s new luncheon series is the perfect way to spend your favorite time of day (after nap time, of course). Last week, FamousDC successfully hosted …
AdvaMed Brings Incredible MedTech Innovations To Capitol Hill
The Capitol Visitor Center was abuzz last Thursday evening for AdvaMed’s MedTech Showcase. The best and brightest from the House and Senate, medtech industry, media and more convened to showcase and honor the latest and greatest innovations in medical technology, the amazing minds who’ve brought them from the pages of science fiction …
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 …