Paul Oakenfold is playing at Nation on friday night, but I think tickets are sold out already. he's also playing afterhours at a club called '5' which is in dupont circle (corner of 18th & connecticut) on the same night. bars in this area are OK too - dragonfly (1215 connecticut) and eighteenth street lounge opposite. or try the Blue Room on 18th st in Adams Morgan. for shopping and stuff take a wander around georgetown. the museums and art galleries are mostly on the mall - and there are hundreds, all free, so it depends what you're particularly interested in....