Concerts & Events in Fort Hunt

In 1949, William E. Miller—known as W.E. to his friends—opened Rosecroft Raceway, transforming a 120-acre farm into a showcase for the exciting standardbred racing that had begun to take the nation by storm. After briefly closing in 2008, the track soon reopened, hoping to reclaim W.E.’s legacy with fast-paced action seven nights a week. Every day, simulcasts convey harness- and quarter-horse races from across the country as visitors place bets on which steeds will attempt to chew their jockeys’ hats. On Tuesdays and Saturdays, hooves pound the dirt during live contests as chefs prepare everything from mozzarella sticks to succulent spare ribs in the Terrace Dining Room.

More than 400,000 monthly readers flip through the pages of The Washingtonian, spending an average of 96 minutes on every issue, gleaning helpful dining tips and doctor recommendations, as well as information about local politics, business, and culture. Regular features list and review restaurants and doctors, giving readers valuable insight into area institutions, as opposed to a list of DC’s tallest presidential monuments, which offers people no new information. Online blogs such as Capital Comment and Dead Drop educate readers on national politics and foreign policy, and style and nightlife sections help deal hunters zero in on shopping and happy hour opportunities.

Inside the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center, works of art grow like flowers in a greenhouse. Amid the Mary Collier Baker Theater’s rich wood paneling and burgundy upholstery, symphony concerts burst to life, fed by stunning acoustics. The Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery, on the other hand, lets the work hanging on the walls do the talking, trumpeting the skills of local visionaries as they explore the bounds of aesthetic media.

The Fab Faux, partly featuring members of the house bands of The Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, recreate Fab Four classics in pitch-perfect and note-for-note style, coming strikingly close to the sound of the original recordings. In the case of Beatles songs recorded after August 29, 1966, The Fab Faux does what the Beatles never did—play them live. Hear Abbey Road cuts as you ponder the masculine features of Polythene Pam or just how much love you have to make to break even in the end. Or drift away to White Album cuts while thinking about how Desmond and Molly's barrow in the marketplace is doing in spite of the gently weeping guitars being sold just three doors down.

United Social Sports brings recreational athletes together to socialize and showcase their hand-eye coordination. Free agents or team-sized groups register for the organization’s casual coed leagues dedicated to traditional sports such as softball and volleyball as well as carnival games such as cornhole and skee-ball. Each league hosts 6–8 weekly matches, which culminate in a final tournament and an end-of-season party—much like youth-sports leagues, but with postgame drink specials.

The clack of the balls. The rhythm of the roll. The satisfying thunk of a well-tossed bull's-eye. These are the sounds of skee-ball, the arcade mainstay that filled many adolescent dreams with visions of ticket-strewn glory. Thanks to the dedicated team at District Skee, these dreams don't have to die with high school graduation. From the sports-friendly confines of the H Street Country Club, these aficionados also translate this beloved childhood pastime into a fun, competitive rec league setting. Organized into teams, players send balls caroming up ramps towards point-filled targets, aiming for high scores and the everlasting glory that accompanies them.