I Dream Awake, presented by the new A Pop-up Project, is the first in a series of pop-up galleries, temporarily taking over the former Numark Gallery on E street. The show brings together an eclectic array of artists and media tied together with a theme of dreams and unconscious reality. more ›

This baby brown kiwi may not be quite as cute as a clouded leopard cub, but its birth Tuesday morning at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Bird House was a pretty big deal. Brown kiwis are one of the world's most endangered species, and this was only the fourth time ever that a kiwi has successfully hatched at the Zoo. Only four zoos outside of New Zealand have successfully bred kiwis. more ›

>> The Smithsonian American Art Museum opens a sweeping exhibit this Friday, Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Remembering the Running Fence. See drawings and models made by the artists in preparation for the 24.5 mile long fence built in northern California in 1976, which ran all the way into the Pacific and existed just two weeks before the builders came back and removed it without a trace. The exhibition includes 240 photographs of the construction and the finished piece. On Friday, the museum will screen a new film commissioned for the exhibition, followed by a discussion with director Wolfram Hissen and artist Christo. Get a free ticket in the G Street lobby entrance starting at 6 p.m. The new film, along with the 1978 film by Albert and David Maysles that documented the project (which we'll talk about more in tomorrow's Popcorn & Candy film picks), will run regularly in the exhibit. more ›

Spy City Cafe, the casual dining eatery attached to the International Spy Museum from the team behind Zola and its chef, Bryan Moscatello, quietly started serving up breakfast last week. more ›

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John Catoe's last day on the job as Metro General Manager is this Friday, and incoming Interim GM Richard Sarles has pledged to make safety his number one priority. Looks like Sarles has already got one issue to address: a train operator accidentally took off with a 14-car train on the Orange Line this morning, pulling into the New Carrollton station before noticing the mistake. The extra-long train was the result of an 8-car train having been coupled with a 6-car train that had been stored closely behind it in the New Carrollton Rail Yard, according to Metro. From the release:

The train pulled into the station at about 5:40 a.m. and opened its doors. The few customers who boarded the train were immediately asked to disembark. They boarded another train. more ›

MOVIES: Watch a free Reese Witherspoon double feature while you sip $3 PBR tallboys at Asylum (2471 18th St. NW) tonight. Election starts at 8 p.m. followed by Freeway at 9:45 p.m. more ›

The expected match-up between D.C. Council members Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) and Kwame Brown (D-At-large) for council chair appears to be official. WTOP reported earlier this morning that both Evans and Brown have said they plan to run. more ›

Pictures from Saturday's kite festival are still trickling into our pool. It was such a beautiful day, and the last few were so gloomy, who can blame our photographers for being inside editing? Pianoman75 made this great shot of a string of kites dissolving away into the sky. (EXIF) more ›

For anyone who's been the victim of one-too-many April Fools' pranks (apparently if you go into a Chick-fil-A dressed like a cow on April 1 all you'll get are weird looks, not free sandwiches), free lunch on the prank-iest day of the year might sound like a setup for failure. But we're not joking when we tell you that Urbana is offering 300 free lunches on April 1, 2010. No costume required. more ›

JetBlue announced today that it will start serving National Airport later this year. The airline already serves the D.C. area's other two airports, BWI and Dulles. more ›

>> A Mike Stern performance at Blues Alley was the subject of one of DCist's earliest jazz reviews. Tonight, the guitarist will return to the club to begin a four night stand of 8 and 10 p.m. sets with a quartet that includes drumming great Dave Weckl. Tickets are $35 + $12.50 minimum/surcharge. more ›

Going 0-1-2 in your past three games isn't the worst stat in the books, but it's certainly unusual for the league-leading Washington Capitals. After losing 5-4 to the Ottawa Senators in overtime last night, the Capitals traced their problems back to poor performance in the first period -- a recurring problem in their last three outings. more ›