There’s a lot of buzz this week, especially surrounding nightlife in the city. Some say there’s a surge coming. Hearsay thinks it’s going to be more like a tsunami, if what’s happening over at the new spot being crafted by Ed “Excitable Boy” Bailey and John “Werewolves of London” Guggenmos is any indication. Donning a hard hat and a worn plaid shirt, and pulling a pair of dusty, dirty jeans down to reveal just a tip of hairy butt-crack, Hearsay disguised itself as a construction worker and secretly wandered into the site that will soon be known as Town, whose e-mail list you can join by clicking here. Construction within is well underway, and from what Hearsay can tell, this two-floor dance venue is going to be a place unlike any other ever seen in Washington. Hearsay has already gathered quite a bit of top secret information and will be revealing bits and pieces of it in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, here’s something to whet your whistle: A local nightlife powerhouse, whose name includes the letters “A,” “E,” “G” and “Z,” will be making a regular Saturday night return to Town when it opens later this year. Guess the name and e-mail it along with your return e-mail and phone number to Hearsay@metroweekly.com, and you could be one of three lucky winners (drawn at random from all correct entries received) to receive a pair of movie passes to Landmark Theaters and a rumpled $20 bill to cover your popcorn, drink and candy expenses. After all, what’s a night at the movies without a few concessions?….
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