The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by skolr.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• El Centro has plenty of tequila for all your margarita needs.
• Hey WaPo, how about a little credit?

As mentioned here several times, a labor of love by local film maker Dave Lilling has produced a documentary on the late great Bayou night club that once graced Georgetown’s K St. (Watch the trailer above). This afternoon, the full documentary will be broadcast on WETA today at 4:00 pm.

It is especially fitting to reminisce on the Bayou just days after Gypsy Sally’s–which seems to capture some of the same spirit as the Bayou–opened just down the street.

So check it out!

Last night Georgetown’s newest music venue debuted. Gypsy Sally’s is the labor of love of husband and wife David and Karen Ensor. And it is fantastic.

Arriving to a rustic wooden door next to the far-from-rustic Malmaison, concertgoers head up two flights of steps and arrive at a surprisingly large and open music hall.

The space has two bars, a couple dozen tables, a couple more dozen stools, and a dance floor. As if that were not impressive enough, there’s a whole separate back-room bar called the Vinyl Lounge, where only vinyl records will provide the tunes.

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