Monday, October 8
FOOD: Happy Columbus Day! Many of you are probably working, because Columbus Day is one
of those holidays a lot of people like to ignore. But if you aren’t,
Taste of DC is going on for one more day—head over to Pennsylvania Avenue, where more than 50
restaurants are serving up their best dishes and you can sip 30 different types of
craft beers. Tickets are $10 and include one beverage. Noon to 7.
Tuesday, October 9
FILM: AFI Silver’s
Latin American Film Festival presents
As Luck Would Have It, a new Spanish film starring
Salma Hayek and
José Mota that got huge buzz at Tribeca. Mota plays a former ad exec who has burned through
all his money and realized he lucked into his initial success, and is now attempting
to find a second wind and avoid a vulture-ish press corps anxious to write his obit.
Tickets ($12) are available online. 7:15 PM.
Wednesday, October 10
SPORTS: Washington plays its first meaningful home October baseball game in decades today—though
the time still hasn’t been announced, you should probably start pulling out the fake
doctor’s notes now. Tickets are sold out, but the Nats are going to make some $30
standing-room-only tickets available, and there are plenty available on Stubhub. Prices
for Thursday’s game two are much cheaper if you can stand to wait one more day.
Thursday, October 11
DEBATE: Last week’s presidential debate proved that no matter how many real-time sentiment
meters you throw onscreen and no matter how many boxing references you make, watching
two old guys talk about economic policy is never going to be like a sporting event.
But you can still pretend it is—inject some biases and partiality to the
National Press Club’s vice presidential debate viewing party.
Joe Biden figures to be good for at least one gaffe or burn on
Paul Ryan, so get your drinking game rules out. Free. 9 PM.
Know of something cool going on around town? E-mail Jason Koebler at jasontpkoebler@gmail.com,
or find him on Twitter @jason_koebler.
