FYIDC | THE INSIDER’S GUIDE
Power to the People IN
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Breakfast with your charity board at the Ritz Carlton
Steak lunches with lobbyists
Joining Fly Clear, an airport prescreening card that allows you to bypass long security lines. $127 per year; www. flyclear.com
Missing your flight while you wait in a security line
The sprawling riverfront condos at 3030 K Street
Sprawling fields dotted with McMansions
National Salad Month (May)
Editor’s Pick WILL POWER Take a journey through Ancient Roman halls of power in the hands of the master himself, William Shakespeare. Two of the bard’s best portrayals of the rise and tragic fall of the powerful, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra, will be staged by the Shakespeare Theatre Company this month at the Sidney Harman Hall, a part of the Harman Center for the Arts. Running from April 26/27 through July 6; Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St., at the corner of Sixth and F Streets; 202-547-1122.
Andrew Long as Marc Antony and Suzanne Bertish as Cleopatra in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra,” directed by Michael Kahn. Photo by Carol Rosegg.
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“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
National Pigs-ina-blanket Day, (April 24)
Abraham Lincoln
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Ultra-social gyms like Sportsclub L.A.
Cavernous nightclubs with booming music
Woodrow Wilson House’s 20th annual Garden Party, May 14
The Easter Egg hunt on the White House lawn
Qi Spa’s blackberry hand massage (www. qispadc.com)
Blackberry mojitos
DOCU-EMPOWERMENT The 2008 AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival opens on June 16 with the North American premiere of Bill Maher’s RELIGULOUS, directed by Larry Charles (Borat). The film is an exploration of world religions and an equal opportunity offender. The 2008 Guggenheim honoree is Spike Lee, who’s most recent documentary work is When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts. Lee will be honored by special guests, including Danny Glover, and a gala celebration of New Orleans will follow. Insider’s Tip: A limited number of VIP festival passes will be available, offering total access to galas, screenings, exclusive VIP receptions and special programs. $1000 per couple; www.silverdocs.com
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