03/11/10
The weekend is going to the big dance.
PERKS
1 New Perk
Now that the links have thawed, spring is springing, and you can venture outside without a parka over your
parka, Perks is bringing you an invite and $25 credit to McBirdie, an online golf shopping club launching in
late March with golfing gear on sale for up to 70% off. Start daydreaming, people.
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- UD Perks
ENJOY RESPONSIBLY
Dickson Wine Bar Opens
At this new three-level wine lair on U Street—the latest venture by Thievery Corp's Eric Hilton and
partners—you'll sit at communal tables of reclaimed wood and dine on cheese, charcuterie and flatbreads.
Wash those down with cocktails made from vino, or 20 organic wines by the glass. Because when you drink, you
take care of Mother Earth.
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- Opens Friday night, Dickson Wine Bar, 903 U St, 202-332-1779
BOOZE ALARM
Kegs and Eggs at Sunrise
As St. Pat's day closes in, so too does the annual early-morning booze fest at the 930 Club. Doors open at
7:15am, but acting as your not-so-subtle alarm clock will be four bands (including headliners Jet), eggs and
shots of Bushmills. Which could pair well with your morning coffee.
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- Mar 12, doors open 7:15am, no cost, 9:30 Club, 815 V St NW, 202-265-0930
PIE GUY
Dangerously Delicious Pies Opens
The pie mecca first began deliveries in December, and we're happy to report that it's finally throwing its
doors open to walk-ins. Grab a pork BBQ pie to go, or settle in at the espresso bar and grab a slice of
apple, chocolate cream or the Full Custom Custard. It's been dubbed the "white trash crème
brûlée," so bringing a flask of moonshine couldn't hurt.
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- Opening Mar 12, Dangerously Delicious Pies, 1339 H St NE, 202-398-7437
THE SUMMER CAMPAIGN
Congressional Softball Registration Opens
A lineup of legislative assistants is surely no match for your vacuum-like skills at shortstop. So get 10
like-minded sluggers together, or throw your name in as a free agent. Because you've always wanted to rob
Senator Thune of a triple in the gap.
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- Registration runs Mar 12 through early April, $24 per player, register here
JUMPSUIT OPTIONAL
Elvis Sandwich for Lunch at Firefly
When the King got hungry, he famously reached for his favorite sandwich. Firefly, the casual, woodsy spot in
Dupont, is doing its own lunchtime version—peanut butter, banana and applewood bacon with maple honey on
pan-fried challah bread. Call it your own big hunk o' love.
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- Mon-Fri, 11:30am-2:30pm, Firefly, 1310 New Hampshire Ave NW, 202-861-1310
GET LUCKY
St. Patrick's Day at Againn
Downtown's new British gastropub is looking across the Irish channel, surrendering its raw bar to kegs of
Guinness and Kilkenny ale, and dishing up Guinness-braised lamb shank and corned beef and cabbage. Grab an
Irish Old Fashioned and look forward to their plans for Welsh Independence Day.
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- Mar 17, Againn, 1099 New York Ave NW, 202-639-9830
Only what you need to know.