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The Week of August 25th For Alexandria, VA 22311

Dinner Cruise Past the National Monuments: Candlelight Dinner & Dancing Outdoor Events

Dandy Dinner Boat at The Strand (Alexandria, VA)
Monday, Aug. 25 2008 @ 7:00pm
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 7:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $86.00   Our Price: $51.60*
Rated: 3.2 stars
Cruise from historic old town Alexandria, Virginia, past the national monuments to Georgetown and back to Alexandria on Nina's Dandy Dinner Cruise. Take in the sights while enjoying a five-course meal by candlelight, followed by dancing on the ship's elegant marble dance floor.  Learn More

Madame Tussauds: Washington D.C.'s Premier Wax Attraction

Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. (Washington, DC)
Monday, Aug. 25 2008 @ All Day
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ All Day
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $12.69 - $19.04   Our Price: $6.70 - $9.70*
Rated: 2.8 stars
Explore the Washington D.C. branch of the legendary Madame Tussauds. Featuring lifelike wax re-creations ranging from George Washington and Muhammad Ali to George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton, the museum allows visitors an interactive, full-sensory experience; they will be able to touch, see and hear major historical events and celebrities in a way unlike any other Washington attraction.  Learn More

Spirit Cruises' Buffet Cruises: Dining, Dancing, Live Entertainment, and More Outdoor Events

Spirit Cruises (Washington, DC)
Monday, Aug. 25 2008 @ 7:00pm (Dinner Cruise)
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm (Dinner Cruise)
Saturday, Aug. 30 2008 @ 8:00pm (Full Moon Dinner Cruise)
Full Price: $88.27   Our Price: $52.96*
Rated: 3.5 stars
Step aboard the Spirit ship for unparalleled cruising fun on the Potomac River. Cruise out of Washington's historic waterfront and dine on a delicious lunch or dinner buffet, dance, enjoy Broadway-quality entertainers and catch breathtaking views of the greatest skyline in the world.  Learn More

Exciting Embassy Row Walking Tour

Dupont Circle Metro Station (Washington, DC)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 6:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: 3.1 stars
From around 1890 until the Great Depression, Embassy Row was an exciting world of pleasure, leisure, scandal, and competition. This walking tour will take you along the outside of the houses of the ladies of the old guard of Washington circa 1910. You'll see the architecture and hear stories of ladies such as Alice Roosevelt Longworth, eldest daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, often called "the other Washington Monument."  Learn More

The Human League, Belinda Carlisle, ABC, A Flock of Seagulls and Naked Eyes in Concert

Filene Center (Vienna, VA)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 7:00pm
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $42.00   Our Price: $21.00*
Rated: 3.4 stars
The Regeneration Tour features top '80s bands live in concert. The lineup includes The Human League ("Open Your Heart," "Don't You Want Me"), former lead vocalist of the Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle ("Heaven Is a Place on Earth"), ABC ("Poison Arrow," "The Look of Love"), A Flock of Seagulls ("I Ran [So Far Away]," "Wishing [If I Had a Photograph of You]") and Naked Eyes ("Always Something There to Remind Me," "Promises, Promises").  Learn More

Capital Sites Bike Tour: See the White House, Washington Monument and More Outdoor Events

The Old Post Office Pavilion (Washington, DC)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 10:00am
Full Price: $40.00   Our Price: $20.00*
Rated: 3.5 stars
This tour takes you from one end of the National Mall to the other, featuring the Lincoln Memorial, White House, Washington Monument, Supreme Court, Union Station, the Capitol, and much more. It's an easy 7-8 mile ride that lasts about three hours, with the price of bike rental, helmet, bottled water and a snack included.  Learn More

Rabbit Hole: 2007 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama at Olney Theatre Center

Olney Theatre Center - New Main Stage (Olney, MD)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $43.00   Our Price: $21.50*
Rated: 3.3 stars
David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole tells the story of Becca and Howie, a married couple with a secret grief - eight months earlier, their 4-year-old son Danny was killed by a car. Since Danny's death, Becca looks for ways to move on from the tragedy but finds her methods don't align with Howie's. The play has won many awards, including the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for drama.  Learn More

Macabre Romp Maria/Stuart at Woolly Mammoth Theatre

Woolly Mammoth Theatre (Washington, DC)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $38.00 - $45.00   Our Price: $19.00 - $22.50*
Rated: 2.6 stars
Stuart fights to keep the lid on his mother's and aunts' simmering angst. But the family's secrets channel themselves into a bizarre shapeshifter that guzzles soda and chatters German verse. Friedrich Schiller's classic tale of warring queens inspires a macabre romp into all that suburban America tries to repress.  Learn More

Broadway-Bound Premiere of Ace, A Musical Set in 1950s America

Signature Theatre (Arlington, VA)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 7:30pm
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 7:30pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $49.00 - $69.00   Our Price: $24.50 - $34.50*
Rated: 3.4 stars
When 10-year-old Danny Lucas receives a toy plane as an unexpected gift, he is launched on an adventure of discovery to reconstruct the pieces of his shattered past. Through a series of mysterious revelations, Danny is transported back in time—flying into the gathering storm over Europe during aerial dogfights of WWI and soaring with the daring Tiger squadrons of WWII in the skies above southeast Asia.  Learn More

Ghosts of Georgetown Walking Tour - A Haunted Trek through DC Outdoor Events

The Old Stone House (Washington, DC)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $12.00   Our Price: $6.00*
Mobile Tours presents a walking tour featuring the Ghosts of Georgetown. Among the historic streets, manicured gardens and Victorian row houses of DC's finest neighborhood lie deep, dark secrets about a forgotten past. Come along to hear about the ghosts and spirits that still haunt the nation's capital...if you dare.  Learn More

Musical Rooms: A Rock Romance at MetroStage

MetroStage (Alexandria, VA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $45.00   Our Price: $12.50 - $22.50*
Rated: 3.7 stars
MetroStage hosts Rooms: A Rock Romance. Written by Paul Scott Goodman (Bright Lights, Big City), this gritty rock musical tells the story of Monica, an ambitious singer/songwriter, and Ian, a hard driving rocker. The two become creatively and romantically entangled as they journey from their native Glasgow to London and New York, seeking punk rock stardom.  Learn More

The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Washington DC-Style: Date DC's Hottest Professionals

eCITIE Café (Tysons Corner, VA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: 1.0 stars
Get a hot date and help raise money for a good cause at this party and auction to benefit breast cancer survivors. Bid on a slew of the most eligible young professionals in the DC area, including athletes, media personalities, politicos and entrepreneurs—or just come and watch the fun. Enjoy great food and drinks and receive a special gift.  Learn More

Jerry Springer: The Opera: London Hit Comes to America

The Studio Theatre (Washington, DC)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $39.00   Our Price: $19.50*
Rated: 3.1 stars
The Studio Theatre presents Jerry Springer: The Opera. A huge hit in London, Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee's operetta seamlessly melds high and low culture to create a work which is both hilarious and insightful. When an episode of the famously trashy TV show ends in violence, host Jerry Springer finds himself in the afterlife; an epid story ensues.  Learn More

Evening Margarita Cruise on the Potomac Outdoor Events

Washington Harbor (Washington, DC)
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00   Our Price: $15.00*
Spectacular views, good friends, food and a cash bar. This one-hour cruise along the Potomac passes the beautiful views of the most exquisite monuments and memorials in D.C: the Kennedy Center, the Key Bridge, the Memorial Bridge, the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, the U.S. Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, and more! See D.C. with these architectural tributes to American history, our national heroes, and our way of life.  Learn More

Tour DC in an Electric Roadster

Union Station - Washington, D.C. (Washington, DC)
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ Various Times
Full Price: $40.00 - $160.00   Our Price: $20.00 - $80.00*
Rated: 4.0 stars
Cruise the landmarks and landscapes of the nation's capital in an open-air electric roadster and watch Washington D.C. come alive. Be your own tour guide and choose from a variety of sites, including the Smithsonian Museums, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the White House, Kennedy Center, Georgetown, and more. Each car seats up to four people (priced according to the number of passengers).  Learn More

Marty Nau Quartet Featuring Saxophonist Luis Hernandez at Twins Jazz

Twins Jazz (Washington, DC)
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 11:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 2008 @ 11:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: 4.0 stars
Marty Nau is a sought-after jazz alto saxophonist in the DC area. He has performed with the National Symphony and the Richmond Symphony and has backed up such performers as Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Turrentine, Rosemary Clooney, Nancy Wilson, Maureen McGovern and many others. Joining Nau for the Twins Jazz concert is tenor saxophonist Luis Hernandez.  Learn More

Resurrection: New Show By 2007 Obie Award-Winning Playwright Daniel Beaty

Arena Stage - Crystal City (Arlington, VA)
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Full Price: $54.00   Our Price: $28.00*
Rated: 3.4 stars
Arena Stage presents the world premiere of Daniel Beaty's Resurrection. Beaty, who won the 2007 Obie Award for Emergence-SEE!, has crafted a unique blend of music, poetry, and dance which explores the intertwined lives of six African-American men — including a corporate executive, the leader of a megachurch, and a child scientist.  Learn More

Relive History with the Lincoln Assassination Walking Tour Outdoor Events

Andrew Jackson Memorial (Washington, DC)
Saturday, Aug. 30 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 3.4 stars
It was a night that changed the history of a nation forever. Journey back in time with your guide to learn about the three-pronged attack designed to decapitate the U.S. Government. Shrouded in mystery, intrigue and conspiracy, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln has long fascinated Americans. Come along on this family friendly tour to meet the characters, walk the streets and see the buildings where this great drama played out.  Learn More

Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves: Baseball and Socializing Baseball 2008

Starbucks Coffee Co. (Washington, DC)
Saturday, Aug. 30 2008 @ 5:30pm (game begins at 7:10)
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Make new friends while enjoying an evening of baseball when the Washington Nationals take on the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, their exciting new stadium, in this event presented by Professionals in the City. Pick up the tickets and meet fellow attendees at a Starbucks near the park, then head over to the stadium for nine innings of baseball. There's no better way to meet some fun new people while having a great time at the ballpark.  Learn More

BrickFair '08 Public Expo: LEGO Fan Festival

Sheraton Premiere Hotel (Vienna, VA)
Saturday, Aug. 30 2008 @ 11:00am
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 2.5 stars
The BrickFair '08 Public Expo is a celebration of the perennially popular LEGO toys. Both adults and children will find plenty to be fascinated by at this event, which includes exhibits and demonstrations by LEGO collectors and builders, plus a wide variety of vendors.  Learn More

DC Blues Festival After Party with Lil Dave Thompson

Surf Club Live (Hyattsville, MD)
Saturday, Aug. 30 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $12.00   Our Price: $6.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
Surf Club Live hosts the after party for the DC Blues Festival, featuring Lil Dave Thompson. A native of Mississippi, Thompson has absorbed the influences of his home state's legendary blues tradition, and released several acclaimed albums of powerful blues music.  Learn More

Odyssey Cruises' Luxury Brunch and Dinner Cruises: Dining, Dancing, Live Music, and More Outdoor Events

Odyssey Cruises (Washington, DC)
Saturday, Aug. 30 2008 @ 11:30am (Brunch Cruise)
Full Price: $116.91   Our Price: $70.15*
Rated: 2.8 stars
Enjoy a cruise on the luxurious vessel Odyssey. Cruise down the Potomac River, with unparalleled views of the nation's greatest landmarks, while you enjoy a delicious brunch or a four-course dinner. Later, dance to a wide array of music provided by a live band.  Learn More

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