FoBoBlo

It looks like a slow week, as the District takes its time waking up after a long and gross winter. Some neat performances on the Millennium Stage this week, and it’s time to start drinking for Chile.

Monday

• Hang out, study.

Tuesday

• The Millennium Stage is hosting Capilla del Sol, an Argentinian ensemble that specializes in Latin American baroque music. They play authentic instruments and use old school vocal techniques, and I think it’s pretty awesome. 6 pm, free.
• Five for Fighting, the performing name of John Ondrasik, brings its spiritual rock to Lisner Auditorium. Student tickets are $28. [Ticketing]
• At 6 pm, you can head to the Newman Catholic Center on campus for a homecooked meal and a discussion of Pope John Paul II’s cadre of writings bundled as “The Genius of Women” as part of Women’s History Month.
• GWU: Rooftop’s National College Comedy Competition comes to GW’s Betts Theatre (Marvin Center). Any GW student can enter to perform a five minute stand up set, and at the end of the event, 8 students are voted onto a team to compete against other schools. Travel! [Facebook]

Wednesday

• Out of FoBo: Help raise money for Justice for DC Youth at the AED Globe Theater (1927 Florida Avenue NW). The event, which runs from 6 to 9 pm, will feature New York Times best selling author Iyanla Vanzant, and is hosted by Columbia University’s Dr. Marc Lamont Hill.  Ayanna Gregory will also be a musical guest. Space is limited, so purchase tickets in advance. [Ticketing]
  

Thursday

• Rhode Island band The Low Anthem brings a mix of folk, blue, gospel, and some science to the Millennium Stage, where they stop by to promote their album, “Oh My God, Charles Darwin.”
• From 5:30-9:00 pm, Eyebar (1716 I St., NW) is host to a Chile Earthquake Relief fundraising “Hope Hour.” $10 cover for students and $15 for non-students, the event has 50% off drinks. Proceeds go to Un Techo Para Mi Pais, a charity that mobilizing young volunteers to help poverty stricken areas.
• 150 restaurants across DC are joining together to bring you cheap food and to raise money for Food & Friends, an organization that helps people struggling with HIV/AIDS. Dining Out for Life. FoBo-area restaurants include Firefly, Spezie, & Grillfish. [List of restaurants]
• GWU: The University Honors Townhouse (714 21st Street NW) will be showing the film “The Hours,” starting at 6:30 pm. For a lighthearted treat they will also show an animated short entitled “The Girl Bunnies,” about two lady bunnies that adopt a family. There will be free food!