Weather: Veterans Day weekend is going to bring out the best of America, and here in our nation’s capital, that includes lots of sunshine. Clear skies on Saturday and Sunday with afternoon temperatures hovering between the mid 50’s and low 60’s ought to pair nicely with a beverage and some barbeque. Once the sun drops, so shall the temperatures – possibly even as low as freezing. So bundle up, DC! And have a great Veterans Day weekend.

Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Take a load off with The Last Waltz Tribute at the Hamilton on Saturday night; Honor our veterans and celebrate America with the U.S. Army Chorus at the Kennedy Center tonight; Take a special tour of Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday morning and learn more about the Tomb of the Unknown Solider; And on Saturday afternoon, join a tour of the WWII, Vietnam and Korean War memorials in remembrance of our fallen service members; The Women in Military Service for America Memorial hosts a special Veterans Day observance event on Saturday afternoon; If you’re in Arlington, join others at the Air Force Memorial for a wreath laying ceremony on Saturday morning; Bundle up and grab a big beer at any of DC’s amazing beer gardens: Garden District, Dacha, The Brig and Biergarten Haus just to name a few; The National Gallery of Art’s recently renovated and reopened East Building boasts a world famous collection worth seeing for yourself; Then stroll across the Mall to the Hirshhorn Museum for an eye opening peek at incredible modern works; And kudos to Washington’s WTOP for compiling this list of freebies available to active and former service members this weekend.

#WATCH

2016: it’s been one heck of an election year, and there’s no doubting that folks from both sides of the aisle gave it their all to support the causes they care about. Whether from the Democratic, Independent, Republican, Green or Purple party, or the media outlets who followed them around nonstop…there’s at least one thing we can all agree on – we all just like to party in general – and that’s reason enough to celebrate. So thank you to everyone that worked tirelessly to make the 2016 Election happen!

#LOCAL

We do Veterans Day right; Who doesn’t love a good distillery?; Cure that hangover with these epic foods; Yes, Donald Trump toilet paper exist; If you have 2.5 million bucks laying around, let us know; We will never give up on our Statehood; Never a dull moment in the Metro fiasco; There’s nothing like Election Day in DC.

#NATIONAL

Go out and do something positive for someone else this weekend; Mary Jane is crushing it in the West. Actually, everywhere; Canada is having some technical difficulties. Wonder why?; Ken Bone continues to win; Who runs the world? GIRLS!; It’s the little things in life; The Knicks are doing Veterans Day right; ATTENTION SERVICEMEMBERS, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES: Make your Veterans Day absolutely delicious. You deserve it.

#ICYMI

Proud to be an American

Making 2016 the “Elliection”

You saw it here first, people

“Everyone was wrong” – A mostly accurate headline

Fashionably Famous: A PSA on what not to wear to your polling place

Make America Grape Again (Before it gets too cold!) 

#EDITORSPICK

The don’t call it the “Beltway Bubble” for nothin’. Between the hustle and bustle of big city life and the inescapable coverage of Election 2016, a lot of us Washingtonians have forgotten about awesome, nonpolitical events of late. Let’s review.  

#BIRTHDAY

Famous birthday wishes to Will Mintzer, Nate Ross, Steve Waterman, Lucas Catania, Ali Garcia, Bobby Harris, Allison Bannister, A.J. Fields, Max Eyle, Moriah Murphy, Meghan JG, U.S. Marine Corps, Rob Kunzig, Mark Snead, Jack Cobb, Danielle Steele, Melissa Froelich, Caroline Rabbit, Richard Lyons, Jim Hughes, Kenny Austin, Andres William and Brittany Havens.

A special birthday shout out to one of our fearless leaders here at FamousDC, Nathan Imperiale!

#TWEETOFTHEWEEK

“Thank you to everyone who has and is serving this amazing country #VeteransDay”

Sean Spicer

#FAMOUSFORDC

Washingtonian for life, Patrick Madden; We will see you at the distillery, Travis Mitchell; Nicole Silverman is a total champ; Laurie Cantillo can’t wait for next week’s supermoon; Ask John Gillardi who signed his book; It’s more like a weird week, Cameron Joseph; Hugs on hugs on hugs, Renan Borelli; David King has a great sense of humor; Can we join your House Hunters marathon, Sara Langhinrichs?; We couldn’t agree more, Elaine Ryan; Sorry about your cat fiasco, Kate Bigam; Kate Hackett is a true Harry Potter fan; Natalie Kitroeff loves her job; Nikki and Noelle Zachko nommed hard on some tater tots #jealous; Toby Knapp has something to say; We agree, Brandon Larrabee…Cracker Barrel is the bomb; Brosnan Kaji is spreading the love; Laura Hayes can’t get enough oysters; How was this week’s South Park, Andrew Clark?; We love your dog, Jessica Gilbert!; Did you give into those delicious Ted Tarts, Kerrie Pate?; Dumbledore is one of the greats, Sharon Bell; Can we cuddle with your cats, Chris Hall?; Marissa Mitrovich’s dog has the coolest name; How was that cake pop sugar high, Matt Dornic?; Kate Aquillano is an awesome iPhone photographer; Happy birthday to Penny Ghessie!; Tortilla Coast misses you too, Cuzzin Bailey; Ask Howard Mortman which he prefers – 1912 strudel or 1936 puff pastries; Who doesn’t want to hug Ken Bone, Lauren Culbertson?; Andrew Shore is on the ground in London; Where in the country is Greg Blair?; Will Sean Spicer’s amazing week continue with a winning Powerball ticket?; Colleen Connolly is the coolest; Josh Shultz still owes Amos Snead a catered lunch; Bubba Atkinson is Clarendon’s biggest advocate; Clint Frazier is missing summer right about now; Tim Hanrahan has a serious fork vs. spoon dilemma; Ian Livingston is going to start an #alwaysdogs campaign; Ask Brian Braiker about the dog he met in the park; We love Lisa Leonard; Ryan Teague Beckwith loves him some Elvis Presley; Feel better, River Finlay; The Hungry Lobbyist is back at it; Ashley Summers is making a guest appearance in DC this week!; Megan Soule couldn’t stay away; Kelley Hudak is hiking craters in Iceland…nbd; Congrats to Mark Gresson 35 years of success; Robin-Ann Johnson is an absolute sweetheart; We are jealous of Paige Decker‘s Italian adventures; Kyle Cormney had the right idea this week; Becky Card is getting really good at bullet journaling; Waffle House should send thank you notes to Sean Hayes, Ruth Demeter and DaytonDC for their loyalty this week; Meredith McPhillips is an amazing individual; We want Holly Campbell’s chicken recipe; We miss The Great Hambino, Drew Ellis; Random acts of kindness often make the biggest impressions; Shout out to Chris Golden for just being awesome; Ana Asano has a fabulous attitude; Lisa King knows whats up; Congratulations to Ian and Amy Hicks on the birth of their baby boy!; Cara Becker will be FamousforPitt this weekend; Enjoy your mimosa today, Molly Edgington!; Is Jillian Rogers back yet?; Congratulations on the new gig, Alex Pappas!; We see you Lebron James; We’re still lovin’ the Carolina Hurley hair flip; Charlie Gile is officially Youtube famous; Happy anniversary, Fawn Johnson and Jason Dick! May your love remain as strong as your wedding hashtag; Frances Holuba is FamousDC’s #1 fan.

FamousDC extends eternal thanks to the past and present servicemembers whose sacrifices for our nation enable the free expression of thoughts and exercise of democracy that has captivated our country for many months, and this week especially. Throughout every debate, disagreement, election and transition of power, the guarantee of a free democracy in America is due to your service. Thank you!

#MEDIAMOVES BY BRYANT ROW

Congratulations to Alex Pappas, previously with the The Daily Caller, who next week joins Washington Examiner as their breaking news editor; Jennifer Streaks announces her new partnership with Capital One, which will inform consumers about their best financial products for their home, business and life; Congratulations to Diane Rinaldo on being named the winner of the 2016 Women of Influence by the Executive Women’s Forum. Rinaldo is the Director of U.S. Government Relations at SAP and has focused her attention on cybersecurity, privacy, data protection and more; Shout out to Charlotte Savercool on her new job at the National Venture Capital Association, where she will serve as Director of Government Affairs. Charlotte was most recently with the Energy and Commerce Committee for six years; Best of luck to Kyle Cormney as he joins FTI Consulting. Cormney previously served on the staff of the House Budget Committee; Colin Brainard is rejoining the office of Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) as deputy chief of staff. Brainard most recently worked as director of federal government affairs at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores; Best of luck to Ken Spain as he starts his new job at CGCN. Spain was most recently managing director for corporate communications and external affairs at Koch Industries and former communications director for the NRCC in 2010; Murices Brown, previously with the South Carolina Dept. of Commerce, joins Hill Impact as a managing director; Accenture welcomes Brigitte Gwyn, former vice president for government relations at Kellogg, as a managing director of government relations, where she will focus on Latin America and North America; Jane Yong Kim, previously with The Village Voice, joins TheAtlantic.com as its new culture editor; Courtney Cochran is leaving the office of Rep. Bonnie Watson (D-NJ) to become senior manager of media relations at the American Diabetes Association; Rebecca Mulholland has been promoted to chief of staff and director of legislative affairs at NATA; Best of luck to Joe Trauger as he moves from the National Association of Manufacturers to his new role as senior vice president of policy and government relations at the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute; And finally, Jennifer Yingling, currently deputy managing editor at The Hill, will join MediaDC at the end of this month to serve as audience development officer; 

#BYE

Thank you, veterans!