Monday, Oct. 27 Clarendon Grill Halloween Salsa Party 7 p.m. WHERE: Clarendon Grill, 1101 N. Highland St. METRO: Clarendon (orange line) INFO: This weekly salsa dancing night features a Halloween theme with a costume contest and cash prizes. Admission is $5. CONTACT: For more information, visit www.cgrill.com or call 703-524-7455.
Monday-Friday, Oct. 27-31 Washington Walks Haunted Tours 7:30 p.m., Oct. 27-28 7 and 7:30 p.m., Oct. 29 7:30 p.m., Oct. 30-31 WHERE: 17th and I Streets N.W. METRO: Farragut West (blue and orange lines) INFO: Get a tour of downtown D.C. and hear spooky tales of the past. The event costs $10. CONTACT: For more information, call 202-789-7000.
Wednesday, Oct. 29 Music - Slightly Stoopid 7 p.m. WHERE: 9:30 club, 815 V St. N.W. METRO: U St./ African-American Civil War Memorial/ Cardozo (green line) INFO: Acoustic reggae/blues/rock at its finest. Slightly Stoopid will perform with Outlaw Nation. Tickets are $25. CONTACT: For more information, visit www.930.com or call 202-265-0930.
Thursday, Oct. 30 Performance - Tour of Gymnastics Superstars 7:30 p.m. WHERE: The Verizon Center, 601 F St. N.W. METRO: Gallery Place/China Town (red, green and yellow lines) INFO: The U.S. Olympic gymnastics team, including Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, will perform with some of Disney's top young musicians. Tickets start at $29.50. CONTACT: For more information, visit www.verizoncenter.com or call 202-397-7328
Friday, Oct. 31 Trick-or-Treating along Embassy Row 2-5 p.m. WHERE: Massachusetts Avenue N.W. between Ward Circle and Thomas Circle METRO: Within walking distance of AU INFO: Bring back childhood memories with free candy from the embassies in the AU neighborhood. CONTACT: For more information, visit www.embassy.org or dcmetromix.com.
Saturday, Nov. 1 Opera - La Boheme 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Ward Recital Hall - Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. N.E. METRO: Brookland/CUA (red line) INFO: This tragic love story by Puccini was the basis for the popular musical "Rent." Tickets are $20. CONTACT: For more information, visit www.cua.edu or call 202-319-5416.
Sunday, Nov. 2 Film - Arabian Sights Film Festival Visit www.filmfestdc.org/arabiansights for show times WHERE: Goethe-Institut Washington, 812 7th St. N.W., and Landmark's E St. Cinema, 555 11th St. N.W. METRO: Metro Center (red, blue or orange lines) for both locations. INFO: This annual film festival will showcase several new short films from the Arab world. Tickets for each screening are $10. CONTACT: For more information, visit www.filmfestdc.org/arabiansights or call 202-724-5613.
