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Ah the quiet days of August. Congress is out, the last family vacations are under way before the start of school, and it’s hot and muggy so few people want to be outdoors. Oh, are you still here too? If you plan on hanging around the Hill this coming weekend, here are few fun things to consider taking up your time. Don’t forget DC Restaurant Week and Celebrate H Street Eats wrap up this Sunday. Plus, DC Beer Week starts on Friday with events around the Hill and greater DC. So go get your drink on and your snack on and then head out to some of these local fun events.
Thursday
Why not join Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli in “Cabaret” at the Atlas Performing Arts Center? The movie version of the musical is playing at 8:00 p.m. and tickets are just $6.00.
Or see the latest and greatest in strip-tease talent (their words, not mine) at Shimmy & Sweet’s Burlesque Revue at the Palace of Wonders. Tickets are $10, doors open at 6:00 pm and the show starts at 9:00.
Friday
The Dance DC Festival arrives at the Atlas Performing Arts center this weekend. Starting Friday evening, enjoy free performances and workshops. Admission is first-come, first-served, so check the schedule and arrive early.
Saturday
Tours of the Elizabethan Garden are scheduled for 10:00 and 11:00 am on Saturday at the Folger Shakespeare Library. The tours are free and are only offered twice a month. After the tour spend some time in the permanent and temporary galleries, including “Lost at Sea: The Ocean in the English Imagination.”
Got a history buff in the family? Take him or her to the Civil War Tour at Congressional Cemetery at 1:00 pm. Tours meet at the chapel and are free.
Two more movies are scheduled at the Atlas on Saturday: catch “The Call of the Wild” with the family at 5:00 pm, or leave the kids with a sitter and enjoy “Three Coins in the Fountain” at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are still just $6.00 and can be purchased online.
Sunday
Of course you’ll want to start your Sunday off with brunch and your favorite Hill bloggers at Biergarten Haus from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Don’t forget the coupon we posted to THIH, which gets you 15% off your food and beverages. Several of THIH writers will be there so come on by!
