Category: Fun Events at Bars
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Recap of Barred in DC Charity Bartending Happy Hour
Thanks to all who could make Barred in DC’s bartending debut at Thomas Foolery last Thursday! Around 50 people attended (40 specifically for the event), with over $560 being raised for the Jeffrey Robert Satterfield Memorial Scholarship Fund, which honors Jeff, a high school classmate who passed away while as a sophomore in college at the West Virginia University…
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Barred in DC Charity Bartending Happy Hour – Thomas Foolery – Thurs April 2nd
Please join Barred in DC at Thomas Foolery on Thursday, April 2nd from 6-8pm. We will be behind the Dupont Circle bar guest bartending, and all tips and donations earned will go directly to support the Jeffrey Robert Satterfield Memorial Scholarship Fund, which honors Jeff, a high school classmate who passed away while as a sophomore in college at West Virginia University. This…
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Where to Watch March Madness in DC – 2015
March Madness, my favorite 3 weeks of the entire year, is upon us, and as a college sports junkie who loves buzzer beaters and upsets, it does not get better than Thursday and Friday this week for the first two rounds of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. I’ve lived in DC since 2008 and I’ve left…
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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in DC – 2015
Whether you are celebrating on the weekend (perhaps the next) or on Tuesday the 17th, I’ve compiled a round-up of where to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in DC in 2015, sorted by Irish & non-Irish bars, along with neighborhoods. Pour some Jameson out (into your mouth) for a few Irish spots that closed in the…
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Where to Snow Day Drink Today (March 5th) in DC
Although the snow hasn’t even stuck on sidewalks as of 10am (the writing of this post), OPM (and surely other big employers who follow OPM) has closed federal government offices (including mine, except for those unfortunate like my co-worker who has a pre-planned telework day on Thursdays). For your day-drinking convenience, I’ve listed (by neighborhood,…
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UVa v. Duke – Watch Parties in DC – Saturday January 31
As a UVa alum, Barred in DC has been quite excited about the success about the basketball team last year (ACC champions and #1 seed) and this (undefeated, #2 in country). Today, Saturday, January 31st, UVa hosts one of its biggest home games in recent memory, against the universally-hated Duke and Coach 1K. The game…
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Barred in DC and Wiz Happy Hour Bar-sketball Crawl – Sat. Jan 17th
Join Barred in DC and the popular Wiz Happy Hour on the evening of Saturday, January 17th for the Chinatown Bar-sketball Crawl. This bar crawl will span 4 different bars, one during each quarter of that night’s Washington Wizards @ Brooklyn Nets NBA game. At each stop along the way we will be playing a bar…
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Where to Ring in 2015 in DC Bars – New Year’s Eve Guide
[THIS POST IS ABOUT PARTIES LAST YEAR. FOR PARTIES FOR December 31, 2015, click here] New Year’s Eve (is it 2014 or 2015-I never know) is just around the corner. To help you out, we’ve compiled a list (which will be updated daily until 12/31) of celebrations at DC bars on December 31, 2014 below (nearly…
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DC Beer Week 2014 – Where to Go Each Day
DC Beer Week yet again has a ton of awesome events that highlight what a great beer city DC has become (read how DC Beer Week got started in this OnTap story). I’ll defer mostly to the great previews highlighted by the Post, the Express, Eater DC, The Hill is Home (and definitely be sure to pick up…
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Celebrating Independence Day in DC Bars – 2014
Not surprisingly, DC goes pretty much all-out for the Fourth of July. We’ve compiled another list of bars (other than those already sold out) having events Friday to celebrate our nation’s birthday.Hat tip (for many of these) to the typically-excellent roundups from the Washington Post‘s Going Out Gurus, Washingtonian‘s Best Bites Blog. InTheCapital, Fireworks View These…
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