After Hours Blog
- Five Great Free Things This August -
We know the last summer month in this city can be kind of a drag. Find free coffee, treats, and yoga—or ukulele music if that’s your thing!
Don’t let the heat wave and a tight budget keep you from a good time this summer. Have some fun in the heat this month without your wallet and enjoy these events and activities that are free.
Georgetown Cupcake posts a secret Flavor of the Day that is usually not available on the menu on both their Twitter feed and Facebook page. If you go to one of its two locations and name the Flavor of the Day, it’s free for you. Limit one cupcake per customer, and each store makes just 100 Flavor of the Day cupcakes, so hurry because the free flavors go quickly. Contact the Bethesda store at 301-987-8900 or the Georgetown store at 202-333-8448 if you have questions.
Wake up with free coffee and espressos at the Counter Culture Coffee Training Center (1836 Columbia Road, NW). They serve free coffee every Friday from 10 AM until 12 PM. It’s about a 10-minute bus ride from the Woodley Park Zoo Metro. - Where & When: What to Do This Weekend -
Cate Blanchett comes to town, U Street Corridor’s annual sidewalk sale, and the National Aquarium’s 30th birthday bash
Discount shoppers look forward to U Street Corridor’s Sidewalk Sale all year long—and it's finally here!
Thursday, August 4
SHOPPING: A host of restaurants, stores, and clothing boutiques will offer tempting discounts and specials during U Street Corridor’s Dog Days Sidewalk Sale. Caramel, Rue14, DC Noodles, Twins Jazz, Flow Yoga Center, and Cake Love are just a few of the stores getting in on the action. Be sure to check the event site for the entire list of participating venues. The sale lasts through Saturday.
FILM: It’s the first night of Comcast’s Outdoor Film Festival at the Universities at Shady Grove. Tonight’s free screening is Oscar nominee True Grit, the story of a rugged US marshal (Jeff Bridges) who helps a young girl (Hailee Steinfeld) track down her father’s murderer. The films are free, and a portion of food and beverage sales will benefit various National Institutes of Health children’s charities. The festival runs through Monday, and the weekend is full of family favorites—including Tangled on Friday, Up! on Saturday, and Toy Story 3 on Sunday. Grounds open at 6:30 PM, Films begin at 8:30. - “The Arbor,” “Point Blank,” and “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”: Movie Tickets -
Plus a beloved Irish animated feature and the beginning of a climate change-themed film series
Director Clio Barnard's portrayal of the late playwright Andrea Dunbar received rave reviews at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.
The Arbor
A playwriting prodigy who had her first play premiered at London’s Royal Court Theatre when she was still in her teens, Andrea Dunbar’s life quickly became tragic. She spent the next 10 years descending into alcoholism, having three children by three different, often abusive fathers, and eventually dying at 29—appropriately, in a bar. Her own eldest daughter, Lorraine, would end up a heroin addict who neglected her own child to the point of death.
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