Hello long weekend! If you're stuck in town there's the Urban Corps Hip-Hop Battle + Dance Party, BYT and La Maison Francaise's Zou Bisou Bisou party, Zinefest and much more!

Since it's Memorial Day weekend, you've got plenty of time to check out some of the bands performing this weekend at Artomatic-- and stroll through the festival's seemingly countless exhibitions of local artists.

Leslye Headland's, Bachelorette, a humorous and biting story of three unhappy friends in their mid-twenties reuniting for a wedding opens at Studio Theatre and NoMa Summer Screen's outdoor film series begins!

The Donkeys bring a bit of southern California to the District and London-based Crystal Fighters performs at Rock n Roll Hotel.

Marion Barry's chief of staff says that the D.C. Councilman is "resting comfortably" in a Las Vegas-area hospital after reportedly suffering from a blood clot.

Alliance Francaises' French-American Hip-Hop Festival presents Old Schools: The Birth of Hip-Hop Culture in the U.S. and France at Busboys and Poets and Spin's Best New Comedian 2010, Reggie Watts brings a night of comedy and music to 9:30 Club.

No lions, no tigers and, fortunately, no bears. But, does a Pennsylvania strawberry gazpacho spark your interest? What about dim sum or even smoked duck and melon escabeche? Over 100 D.C. area restaurants and wineries participated in ZooFari, an event to help support the preservation of the National Zoo. Take a look at some of the jaw dropping and mouthwatering dishes offered at the event.