REAdERS’ PIckS
Courtesy Smithsonian Institution
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Best One-Stop Contemporary Art Shop: Freer-Sackler
Best Art ClAss
Best Arts And Culture nonproFit
Best dAnCe CompAny
Best go-go BAnd
Sam D’Amico Photography Classes
BloomBars
Princess Mhoon Dance Institute
Rare Essence
2nd Place: Smithsonian Associates Studio Arts 3rd Place (Tie): Capitol Hill Arts Workshop 3rd Place (Tie): The Lemon Collective
Best Comedy venue
7961 Eastern Ave., Silver Spring, (301) 448-1663, princessmhoondance.com
2nd Place: The Chuck Brown Band 3rd Place: Backyard Band
2nd Place: The Washington Ballet 3rd Place: Joy of Motion Dance Center
Best JAzz/Blues venue
(202) 531-2344, samdamico.com
Best Arts & Culture FestivAl
Funk Parade funkparade.com
Nowruz Festival nowruzfestival.org
2nd Place: Turkish Festival Best Arts Blog
A Creative DC acreativedc.com
2nd Place: East City Art 3rd Place (Tie): DC Rocks 3rd Place (Tie): One Love Massive
3222 11th St. NW, (202) 567-7713, bloombars.com
DC Improv
1140 Connecticut Ave. NW, (202) 2967008, dcimprov.com 2nd Place: The Big Hunt 3rd Place: Arlington Cinema N Drafthouse Best CommerCiAl Art gAllery
Latela Art Gallery 716 Monroe St. NE, Studio #27, latelagallery.com 2nd Place: Touchstone Gallery 3rd Place: Long View Gallery Best dJ
DJ Dirty Rico
instagram.com/djricothenoisemaker 2nd Place: DJ Robbie White 3rd Place: DJ MiGGL
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Best esCApe room
The Escape Lounge on H Street 1322B H St. NE, (202) 399-0900, escapeloungedc.com
2nd Place: Escape Room Live Georgetown 3rd Place: Insomnia Escape Room DC Best Film FestivAl
Washington Jewish Film Festival (202) 777-3210, wjff.org
2nd Place: Environmental Film Festival 3rd Place: AFI DOCS
rareessence.com
Blues Alley
1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, (202) 3374141, bluesalley.com 2nd Place: Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club 3rd Place (Tie): Columbia Station 3rd Place (Tie): Twins Jazz Best KArAoKe
Muzette Karaoke & Restaurant 2305 18th St. NW, Basement, (202) 758-2971, muzette.com 2nd Place: District Karaoke 3rd Place: Wok and Roll