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9:30 Club Be the First to Rate It Map \| When they come to town, the best of the nonstadium performers...	Music Clubs	U Street corridor

AMC Union Station 9 Be the First to Rate It Capitol Hill's AMC Union Station 9 has nine screens showing mainstream...	Film	Capitol Hill

American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| This three-screen, state-of-the-art center for film is a restoration...	Film	Silver Spring

Apex Be the First to Rate It Map \| At this prime hotspot for gay men, a light show, mirrors, and...	Dance Clubs	Dupont Circle

Arena Stage Be the First to Rate It Map \| The first regional theater company to win a Tony Award, Arena...	Theater	Waterfront

Arlington Cinema 'N' Drafthouse Be the First to Rate It Map \| The rules are relaxed at this second-run theater, where you can...	Film	Arlington

Armed Forces Concert Series Be the First to Rate It Map \| From June to August, bands from the four armed services perform...	Music	Capitol Hill

Atlas Performing Arts Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| A row of stores line the restored vintage facade of this center...	Concerts	Northeast

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Be the First to Rate It Map \| When the 2,000-seat Music Center at Strathmore opened in 2005...	Music	Bethesda

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Be the First to Rate It Map \| Choral and church groups occasionally perform at the largest...	Music	Catholic University

The Birchmere Be the First to Rate It Map \| A legend in the D.C. area, the Birchmere is one of the best places...	Music Clubs	Alexandria

Black Cat Be the First to Rate It Map \| Come here to see the latest local bands as well as indie stars...	Music Clubs	U Street corridor

Blues Alley Be the First to Rate It Map \| New Orleans-style cooking and well-known performers, such as...	Music Clubs	Georgetown

Bohemian Caverns Be the First to Rate It Map \| The low-ceiling stairway delivers you to a performance space...	Music Clubs	U Street corridor

Bourbon Be the First to Rate It Map \| Although the namesake isn't the only quality libation behind...	Bars	Adams-Morgan

Brickskeller Be the First to Rate It Map \| Its selection of more than 1,000 varieties of beer from around...	Bars	Dupont Circle

Café Saint-Ex Be the First to Rate It Map \| Themed after the life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French...	Bars	Logan Circle

Capitol Steps Be the First to Rate It Map \| The musical political satire of this group of current and former...	Comedy Clubs	Downtown

Carpool Be the First to Rate It Map \| "Andy Warhol meets General Motors" is how one magazine described...	Bars	Arlington

Carter Barron Amphitheatre Be the First to Rate It Map \| On Saturday and Sunday nights from June to September this 3,750-seat...	Music	Upper Northwest

Center for the Arts Be the First to Rate It Map \| This state-of-the-art performance complex on the suburban Virginia...	Concerts	Fairfax

Chaos Be the First to Rate It Map \| It's hard to miss this subterranean club on Friday and Saturday...	Dance Clubs	Dupont Circle

Chi-Cha Lounge Be the First to Rate It Map \| Insular groups of young professionals relax on sofas and armchairs...	Bars	U Street corridor

Choral Arts Society of Washington Be the First to Rate It Map \| The 200-voice Choral Arts Society choir performs a variety of...	Music	Foggy Bottom

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland Be the First to Rate It Map \| The 17-acre center, on the College Park campus of the University...	Concerts	College Park

Clyde's Be the First to Rate It Map \| Although part of a chain, Clyde's feels less derivative than...	Bars	Georgetown

Cobalt Be the First to Rate It Map \| Stop for a martini in the swank second-floor 30 Degrees lounge...	Dance Clubs	Dupont Circle

Columbia Station Be the First to Rate It Map \| This unpretentious, neighborhood bar attracts an eclectic crowd...	Music Clubs	Adams-Morgan

ComedySportz Be the First to Rate It Map \| Two teams of comedians compete in this skit-based improv competition...	Comedy Clubs	Arlington

Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress Be the First to Rate It Map \| Over the past 81 years, the Coolidge has hosted most of the 20th-century's...	Music	Capitol Hill

Corcoran Gallery of Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| Hungary's Takács String Quartet and the Klavier Trio Amsterdam...	Music	Downtown

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