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Meatballs at night
Yesterday, both Le Pain Quotidien And Meatballs restaurants opened! We happened to witness the lunch time crowd overwhelming Meatballs, which already has a few Yelp reviews.
Le Pain Quotidien is located at 10th & F St NW and Meatballs is at 624A E St NW. Penn Quarter continues to establish itself as a gastronomic focal point of DC.
The Spy Who Cooked My Turkey
Thanksgiving might just be our favorite holiday. The cooking, food, the wine, the football, the Columbo family famous egg dressing. But prior to moving to PQ Mrs Columbo and I were known to occassionally skip cooking and go out for the meal. Going out for the meal is great fun, but you lose out on the leftovers, arguably the best part of Thanksgiving.
If you don’t like to cook but don’t want to go out you’ve always had the option of having your meal cooked for you by the grocery store. Now Penn Quarter residents have another option, Zola Wine & Kitchen (505 9th st NW) is offering too cook your meal for you. The menu has a wide variety of a la carte offerings, or you can purchase a combo meal said to feed 6-8 people for about $150.
Zola is the only restaurant in PQ we’ve noticed advertising a take-out Thanksgiving feast for the family; but in a neighborhood with such amazing culinary offerings we’d give thanks to know if there are others looking to make your holiday a little less stressful.
It’ll Make you Laugh, It’ll Make you Cry
This is an exciting time of year for the performing arts. Most companies are kicking into high gear for their seasons, and in our neighborhood alone, there are some fantastic opportunities to see anything from classic Shakespeare to cutting edge comedy. Here are just a few of the upcoming performances you might want to check out.
fallFringe
Various shows now through 11/20
The Shop at Fort Fringe (607 New York Ave., NW)
Wilder Sins
Now through 11/27
Undercroft Theater (900 Massachusetts Ave., NW)
Jersey Boys
Opens 11/10
National Theatre (1321 Pennsylvania Ave., NW)
Upright Citizens Brigade
11/11-11/12
Shakespeare Theatre Company – Harman Hall (610 F St. NW)
Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam
11/16-11/20
Verizon Center (601 F St., NW)
A Christmas Carol
Opens 11/18
Ford’s Theatre (511 10th St., NW)
Much Ado About Nothing (which happens to be my favorite Shakespeare play)
Opens 11/25
Shakespeare Theatre Company – Harman Hall (610 F St. NW)
The Nutcracker by The Washington Ballet
Opens 12/1
Warner Theater (513 13th St., NW)
Spoiler Alert: Everybody Dies (written/performed by Chicago’s famed Second City)
Opens 12/6
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (641 D St., NW)
And a special shout out to my friend Rachel in dog&pony DC’s production:
Beertown
Opens 11/9
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (545 Seventh St., SE)
DNA Meeting + Additional Verizon Center Signage
The Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) meeting is at 6:30 pm this evening at the Calvary Baptist Church located at 755 8th Street, NW. From their e-newsletter:
At our meeting tomorrow will be Randall Boe, Executive Vice President & General Counsel with Monumental Sports*Entertainment to describe new signage on the Verizon Center as is contemplated in proposed legislation. Mr. Boe is seeking input from the community. Attached is the legislation and a link to an article in the City Paper concerning the signage.
Washington City Paper – Housing Complex article (includes link to legislation):
If you are concerned and interested in learning about the effect on the neighborhood of adding large lit signs to the side of the Verizon Center, then please come to the meeting to learn more and express your concerns and/or interests.