| Capitol Steps | |
| Ronald Reagan Building Amphitheater 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC Ticket prices: Dates: Now through Dec. 31, 2005 |
Location Phone: 703.683.8330 Location URL: itcdc.com |
| Date Idea Description: Every Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM. The Capitol Steps are a musical political satire troupe, made up of Congressional staffers-turned comedians. They perform their songs, skits and parodies satirizing the people and places that once employed them. |
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| Live Jazz |
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| Smithsonian Jazz Cafe Constitution Avenue & 10th Street, NW Washington, DC 20560 Ticket prices: |
Location Phone: 202.633.1000
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| Date Idea Description: Now featuring Latin Jazz Nights as well. Washington's cultural jazz club, the Smithsonian IMAX & Jazz Café in the Atrium of the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum features live music, great food and IMAX films. Present your same-night IMAX ticket stub and get in for free (prices for IMAX are $6.50 up to $8.50 per person) |
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| SKYWATCHING AT SKY MEADOWS STATE PARK | |
| Sky Meadows State Park Ticket prices: |
Location Phone: 202.357.2000 Location URL: si.edu/planetarium |
| Date Idea Description: Join Sean O'Brien, staff astronomer of the Albert Einstein Planetarium, and other local amateur astronomers, for public telescopic observing under dark, star-filled skies, away from city lights. The evening begins with a short night sky orientation at dusk, followed by telescopic observing of various astronomical objects. Sky Meadows State Park is west of Washington, D.C. on US Route 17 North, 1 mile south of US Route 50, or 7 miles north of Interstate 66, Exit 23. The park contact phone number is (540) 592-3556. There is a $4 parking fee per car. Please cover flashlights with a red filter or a brown paper bag. Dress warmly. In case of clouds or rain, an amateur astronomer will lead a short alternate program. |
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