Yuri's night space party at Artisphere tonight

Dance for the Dying

52 years ago last night was the anniversary of the first manned space flight by Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. To celebrate, there are countless space themed parties and events all over the world every year.

Tonight, Saturday April 13, Artisphere in Rosslyn is holding a Yuri's Night party. The night includes live music by Dance for the Dying, a two part "The Search for Drinkbot" burlesque show and a costume contest.

The night lasts from 8pm with a moonbounce, art on display and bar and goes until 2am. Tickets are $30. I might go just for the "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot" tournament!

Circa bartender for LSS Man of the Year

Circa's bartender James is running for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Man of the Year. The Society raises money to research and fight blood cancers, and canidates for their Man and Woman of the year compete to rasie money in honor of children who are local blood cancer survivors. Join him today at Circa from 3 to 6pm to help support his campaign!

Live Music in Clarendon April 12

A summary of the live music offerings in the area tonight:

Iota local music night with Margot MacDonald, Star FK Radium, The Charm Offensive, James Ian, Yellowtieguy ,South Rail, and The Dreamscapes Project. $10 cover total.

Local band Crash Bang Boom playing at the Leukemia & Lymphoma fundraiser at Artisphere. Tickets are $85.

Free music at Arlington Cinema Drafthouse by Mike Mallick at 7:30pm followed by three stand up comedians (also free) at 10pm.

3AM (used to be call Full Effect) playing at Clarendon Grill. Cover of $5 or $10.

DJ Lil Fos at Clarendon Ballroom, $5 after 10pm.

Element K at RiRa, $5 for men and ladies are free.

The Monster Band plays at Whitlows, $5 cover after 10pm.

"Cap-City Bar Golf" DC bar hop this Saturday

 

2012 golf bar hop at John Mackey's

Time is running out to get tickets for this year's Cap-City golf themed bar hop in 11 DC bars with an actual putting green at 3 bars.

You can still use my promo-code CNIGHTS 25% off ticket price. Day of tickets are available from 2-6pm at Mackey's (1823 L St NW), but are $15 ($5 off if dressed in golf attire). 

Leukemia & Lymphoma Fundraising Gala at Artisphere Friday

Tomorrow the Artisphere in Rossyln is having a black tie fundraising Gala for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This April 12 from 7pm to 11pm, the LLS will celebrate those nominated for their Man and Woman Of the Year award who compete to raise money for blood cancer research in honor of local child survivors.

There will be d'oeuvres, cocktails, music, a silent auction, Miss DC 2009, music by Crash Boom Bang and an after-party. Tickets are still available for $85 here, along with a discount code of "nora2013" that may get you $30 off a ticket.

All-Locals Music Lineup at Iota Friday

Yellowtieguy

This Friday April 12 Iota is hosting seven different acts all hailing from around the DC/MD/VA area. For a single $10 cover, this is a great deal to see many different types of musicians on a Friday night. The lineup includes:

Margot MacDonald
Star FK Radium
The Charm Offensive
James Ian
Yellowtieguy
South Rail
The Dreamscapes Project

Thanks to ArlNow for the heads up.

Margot MacDonald at Cherry Blossom Festival Sunday

Local favorite Margot MacDonald will be performing live this Sunday April 7 at the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The talented vocalist and guitarist will be on the Cultural Performance Stage near the Jefferson Memorial on The Tidal Basin from 12-12:30pm. This free show is the perfect way to spend relaxing after the Cherry Blossum ten mile and 5k run/walk that morning.

Thanks to Denuine for the tip!

Clarendon Farmers Market every Wed

The weekly Clarendon Farmers Market starts tonight and will run through December. It used to be held directly in front of the Metro station on Highland Street, but now it will use the newly renovated Clarendon Park behind the station entrance. From 3 to 7pm every Wednesday you can find many vendors selling fresh fruits, breads, homemade pies and lot of other goodies. If you wish to become a vendor check out the application here.

On one hand I'm happy that the farmers market will have much more well-needed room in the new park area. But I'm also still unhappy with Arlington's expensive and unnecessary renovation of the Clarendon park, which resulted in many less trees and greenspace and an eyesore of empty brick pavilion.

A-Town St Patrick's Day video

A-Town in Ballston just uploaded this video compilation of their St Patrick's day party a few weeks ago.

La Tagliatella opens today

Finally the new Italian restaurant is ready to open and take over Restaurant 3's previous space. La Tagliatella is officially open starting today, Monday April 1. It is located at 2950 Clarendon Boulevard and serves lunch and dinner Sunday through Thursday from 11:30 to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. I'm looking forward to trying out their Napoletano-style pizzas and seeing how they compare to local favorite Pupatella.