from desert to district

Pre Show - 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

12:00-12:40 - The Roots will play for the crowd

12:40-12:57 - A comedian (TBA) will warm up the crowd

12:57-1:00 - Video countdown and intros

Main Show 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

1:00-1:05 - Singing of the National Anthem by special musical guest (TBA)

1:05-1:20 - Jon Stewart welcomes the crowd

1:20-1:30 - Stephen Colbert enters

1:30-1:35 - Benediction by actor Don Novello (“Father Guido Sarducci”)

1:35-1:40 - Poem reading by actor Sam Waterson (“Law and Order”)

1:40-1:50 - Performance by Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) and Mavis Staples 

1:50-2:15 - Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert perform together

2:15-2:20 - Performance by Sheryl Crow

2:20-2:30 - Brief statements from special guests (TBA), both live and taped

2:30-2:40 - Performance by special musical guest (TBA)

2:40-2:50 - Sanity and Fear Awards

2:50-3:00 - Final statements by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert

For years, the Washington dining scene sometimes seemed comparable to a Third World economy. It had a strong upper class (lots of excellent fine-dining options), a big lower class (lots of ethnic mom-and-pops), and a too-small middle class. 2010 saw a welcome trend toward ambitious, interesting restaurants that you’ll likely enjoy but that won’t leave your wallet feeling pinched.

5 down… 20 to go

Over 10,000 people will gather at Citi Field parking lot on Saturday, October 30th, 6 am to board 200 buses provided by The Huffington Post to attend Jon Stewart’s Washington, DC “Rally to Restore Sanity”. Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, will greet travelers before boarding one of the buses herself.

This weekend is gonna be ridiculous…

Between a frozen yogurt shop and a Latino fried chicken franchise on 14th Street, a new establishment features a “species assembly kiosk” — and bottles of unicorn tears.

The Museum of Unnatural History is the newest, and perhaps least likely, addition to the Columbia Heights neighborhood.

The Saber Tooth Dental Floss, Existentially Distraught Wood, and canned Primordial Soup may draw people in, but it’s all to a larger purpose. The “museum” is the storefront of the new home to 826DC, the District’s chapter of the national writing center founded by author and editor Dave Eggers in San Francisco eight years ago. It’s the first permanent home for 826DC, which started off as the Capitol Letters Writing Center and joined the Eggers project earlier this year.

Great addition to the District…