Neighborhood Nightlife #19: Farragut North (Mayflower Hotel Post-Improv Party)

NOTE: The Improv show is now SOLD OUT. For those going to the Improv comedy show, meet outside on the street level at 730pm. We will go in as a group soon after so be on time and we can sit together. The address is 1140 Connecticut Ave NW. Call [masked] if you need directions.

All Others will meet at the Mayflower Hotel Lounge called the Town and Country. The Improv group should arrive around 945.

Farragut North is a small section of downtown without an identity. Essentially, the neighborhood is a metro stop situated between Dupont and Metro Center. Farragut North is the K Street power broker stop in DC. The neighborhood caters to a work crowd, which is evident with the clouser of one of the metro exits/entrances on weekends. Besides the walls being a glimmering white, note the low, flat ceiling at the west end. It was built to accommodate a proposed freeway ramp to interstate 66 which was never built. The station itself was named after the famed naval officer, David Farragut. He is known for his remark, "Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead!" at the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War. Particulars of the metro station aside Farragut North represents one section of DC that hasn’t been affected by the economic downturn. In good times the money flows in from government contracts, in bad times the money flows from government stimulus.

The post-Improv party will start at one of the most famous historic hotels in the city. The Town and Country Lounge located in The Mayflower Hotel is a very chique lounge. The hotel is so chique that many of the staff have been told the hotel contains the most gold trim of any U.S. building aside from the Library of Congress. The hotel is also where Franklin D. Roosevelt worked on his famous, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself" speech as a guest. Roosevelt was a guest here while his home, the White House, was under renovation. Consider this though: former President Clinton supposedly conducted many of his “private meetings” with Monica Lewinsky in the hotel. Additionally, former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer stayed at the hotel with his $1000/hour escort last year (February 13, 2008, and room 871 for those into DC scandals). Ladies are advised to dress to impress, and keep in mind Ashley Alexandra Dupre.

Our last stop will be Bravo Bravo!. This club is well known for its size and pumping sound system that fills the space with Latin beats. After going rounds with management, a half-price $5 cover was finally secured for our group. We know we’ll all be looking good for this outing, but ladies please wear comfortable shoes since salsa dancing will beckon you to the dance floor.

Public Transit: The Red line is practically next door. Additionally, parking isn’t too bad and there are a plethora of taxi’s available.

Reminder: Due to the limited number of RSVP's available, please RSVP only if you plan to come out. Likewise, if things change, please un-RSVP. Also, while we love meeting new faces, everyone is strongly encouraged to RSVP through the web site or be a guest of a member. The cover is almost always waived (or at the very least reduced) for our groups and the first thing most venues want is our RSVP list. Please remember to get to the first venue early enough to mingle, and certainly early enough to join us as we move on to the second venue.

Disclaimer: Keep in mind your organizers reserve the right to omit, change, or substitute venues as seen fit depending on the group dynamics, scheduling, and available space. The pub crawl officially ends at midnight but I'm sure most of us will be out well past that. Yes, it's perfectly fine if you choose to get intoxicated, drunk, blitzed, plastered, wasted, toasted, smashed, or pissed. However, make sure you have a friend present to take on any applicable baby-sitting duties.