Washingtonian: Meet Me on H

The Washingtonian does a nightlife round-up on H Street.

Music Is Bulletproof

Music is Bulletproof Returns

When: Thursday May 31st 9pm

Price: No Cover/Donations accepted (donations go to victims of violent crime).

Come out to the Palace of Wonders in a moment of community unity and try to defeat violent crimes. DJ KEY-K will be spinning the best in santeria-themed tunes. Come by and support this community event! Key-K will be using music to worship the gods of music like Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin, and Stevie Ray Vaughn for a good cause.

New Sign @Palace of Wonders

In case you haven't seen it yet, here's the new sign that recently went up at the Palace of Wonders (1210 H Street). By the way, if you haven't checked out their line-up recently you probably should. They've got a lot of new stuff. Trivia night and female arm wrestling have stuck around, and of course there are plenty of burlesque and sideshow type acts, but they've also got things like this:

Sunday, April 1st, 2007
Museum of Oddities Lecture Series presents PHRENOLOGY!
Doors 12pm
Price: Adults $5, Kids 7-11 $3

Featured Speaker and noted Lecturer Alexander Kensington explains the 19th century science of Phrenology, The Original Scientific Biometric of Morality.

Sunday, April 15th, 2007
Museum of Oddities Lecture Series presents OUTING THE SIDESHOW!
12pm Doors, 1pm Lecture
Price: Adults $5, Kids 7-11 $3

Internationally celebrated sideshow historian and lecturer James Taylor * asks the most important question about the sideshow businesss - “Can you really out the sideshow when the business is totally honest anyway?” - and then asks the audience to play along. Or meet him half way!


They've also added a monster movie night, and Kostume Karaoke (no cover for either).
*James Taylor opperated the Baltimore Museum that previously held many of the items now housed at Palace of Wonders.

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UPDATE
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Note that the museum at the Palace of Wonders now has its own website. The museum, which is open every first and third Sunday from First and third Sundays of every month from 12pm until 4pm, caters to all ages. Vistors can explore permanent collection of oddities, and also take in whatever lecture is offered that day.

Adults: $5 • Kids 7-11: $3
Kids under 6: FREE

Costumed Karaoke @Palace of Wonders?

According to this Post description of the recurring Kostume Karaoke event at Wonderland host Debbi Arseneaux may add a similar event to the line-up at Palace of Wonders (1210 H Street). Incidentally, Place of Wonders is definitely hosting a hula-hoop cabaret on Saint Patrick's Day.

H Street on the Radar

More and more I see media coverage and other evidence of people interested in what's going on on H Street. This morning I received an email about an event organized by a group called Professionals in the City. On March 3rd the group will be hosting From the Circus to the Sea: H Street NE Nite Life Tour (consisting of visiting the Argonaut, the Red and the Black, H Street Martini Lounge, Palace of Wonders).

Superbowl Sunday?

Love football?

If you're looking for casual surroundings, set sail for the Argonaut (now boasting seven additional screens). 1433 H Street.
Want something a little fancier?

Try the Superbowl party at the H Street Martini Lounge (1236 H Street). Doors open at 12pm.

Hate football?

Ignore the game and catch the DC Gurly Show at Palace of Wonders instead. Show starts at 8pm ($8 at the door). 1210 H Street.

GoG: Bars, Clubs, Cocktails & Hype

The Post's Going out Guru's look back at 2006's nightlife scene, and give credit where credit is due. The breakdown (though you want to see the full write-up here):
H Street took home awards in 4 of the 11 categories (2 of the categories H Street didn't get were dubious awards for things like "weirdest theme bar (NOT in a cool way)"). A fifth award is associated with H Street right now in that the DJ (Jessie Tittsworth, winner of the Favorite Local DJ award) is spinning at the Rock & Roll Hotel on New Year's Eve. Here are the other results:

In the category of 6 New Venues Worth Visiting
-Rock & Roll Hotel (one of 6 winners in this category)

For Weirdest Theme Bar (in a COOL way)
-Palace of Wonders

For generating the Most Pre-Opening Hype
-H Street NE (beating out Fly, which was featured in both Vibe & Details & has notoriously long lines)

Biggest Myth About DC Nightlife
-"H Street Isn't Safe" (the Gurus then proceed to spill the numbers)

The response from the DCeiver?

Palace of Wonders in Going Out Gurus

The bar, which is located at 1210 H Street, merited a few mentions in today's chat. Palace is holding a crafts show this Sunday from 7-11pm.