Weekend planner: 'Turn Me On, Dammit!', Bride of Hipster Camp, Afrojack

The weekend is abuzz with plans! Comet Ping Pong hosts comedy night, BYT kicks off its summer pool parties, Taste of Georgetown fills M Street with food and wine, DC Jazz Fest takes over town and Dutch electronic music producer Afrojack pays a visit.

Tonight: BYT Howard Theatre Kick-Off Party

BYT and the Underground Bingo Club start the weekend off early with a party featuring Nancy Whang of LCD Soundsytem at the Howard Theatre.

Logopalooza: The BYT/Fader/LivingSocial/VitaminWater Uncapped Live concert

Brightest Young Things, butterflies, and Black Cobain. What more could you want?

Five words heretofore unjuxtaposed: 'Noam Chomsky' and 'Brightest Young Things'

BYT: Do you know who Lady Gaga is?

Noam Chomsky: I’ve seen ads and stuff, but no.

Artisphere featured on TLC show tonight

Remember that Artisphere opening party from BYT with all the balloons? You can watch it on your TV tonight.

Michele Bachmann and dead birds: Your sex and gender morning roundup

Your Tuesday links on abortion, AIDS, and assassination attempts.

Christmas lights car and bike parade

Participants  decorate their vehicle with bulbs, wreaths, tinsel, antlers, etc. and parade around town from 7-9:30pm.

Joe Englert, Brightest Young Things, friends of Bill Spieler react to DC9 death

DC9 co-owner expects Bill Spieler to be exonerated, friends surprised he was charged with any violence.

Recap: Burst at Artisphere

Balloons pop as a make-out theater remains empty.

The Artisphere on TBD TV

MoJo and Maura Judkis chat about the grand opening of the Artisphere.

Best weekend bets

This week's best places to go in Washington D.C.

TLC will film at Brightest Young Things' Artisphere debut party

Cable channel is doing reality show about balloon artists. There will be lots of balloons at arts center's debut.

BYT Interviews: They Might Be Giants

hey Might Be Giants were one of my first musical obsessions as a teen.

Humanities Council of DC 30th anniversary

Humanities council of DC celebrated three decades of being this city's only non-profit, non-government organization exclusively devoted to utilizing the humanities to enrich the quality of life in the District.

The Luther at ChurchKey

We make a lot of food porn references on this site, but I will say, never have I ever sunk my teeth into anything so intensely indulgent and just plain carnally satisfying as The Luther

Photos: Laurel Hausler at Morton Fine Art

If you've never been to Morton Fine Art, it's definitely worth a visit.