Saturday, February 2, 2013
The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers face off in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday. Here's some information for getting the most out of the game in Georgetown.
When the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers meet in Super Bowl 47, several players will be familiar to the DC area. The game, of course, is in New Orleans, but the Super Bowl reaches everywhere, including Georgetown. Here's all the information you'll need to get the most out of the matchup, including local players to keep an eye on, television schedules and where to watch the game close to home. Look for Ahmad Brooks, a 49ers linebacker who attended the University of Virginia, C.D Hylton High School in Woodbridge and Hargrave Military Academy. (See Brooks’ bio here). He was born in Fairfax. Read Patch interviews with Ahmad Brooks' sister and his high school coach. Joining Brooks is Cam Johnson, a San Francisco rookie linebacker. He …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Need ideas to get your weekend going? Look no further.
1. La Cage aux Folles Where/When: The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW, Washington. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Why Go: According to The Kennedy Center website, "Winner of three Tony Awards, Entertainment Weekly calls La Cage Aux Folles "hilarious and deeply moving!" It's a tuneful and touching tale of one family's struggle to stay together…stay fabulous…and above all else, stay true to themselves!" Pricing: Tickets range in price from $65 to $130. 2. Improv Fest Where/When: Theatre On the Run, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington. The improv workshop starts at 4:30 p.m. and the improv workshop starts at 7:30 p.m. Why Go: Break out of your shell and exercise your funny bone this weekend …
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The Super Bowl participants are model franchises when it comes to assembling talent.
Ah, the Super Bowl fortnight is here. Two weeks of hype, discussion, analysis and anticipation. And that's just for the game day commercials. Yes, there will be actual football talk, enough to have the 24-7 cable news hosts label their sports brethren as chatty, breaking down each and seemingly every potential angle on the two teams—Pittsburgh and Green Bay—that qualified to play on America's unofficial holiday. If pigskin jabber is your bag, then heaven awaits. But for those thin-skinned Washington Redskins fans that cannot stand listening to members of the pundit class chatter away about the success of other NFL organizations because somehow you feel that in turn they are pointing out what your team does wrong, then this stretch is truly…
Shaun Courtney
12:26 am on Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thanks for the insight Michael! more ›