YOU'VE GOT TO check out this week's edition of Weekend in the Washington Post because it attempts to answer that very question. And you might not be surprise to find out the the Post thinks the answer to the question is...Yes, Washington has character! You'd expect that from the hometown paper, but it's worth reading the paper to find out why the answer is Yes.

Those of us who live in the Washington area know why we love it here: the history, the culture, the nature, the spirit of activism, and the endless number of things to do on a given day just gets the list started. Take this weekend, for example; look at some of the things you could do if you were in Washington:

• The circus is in town. The 136th edition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus will be at three venues in DC between now and April 15.
• Numerous classical concerts are playing at the Music Center at Strathmore, the Washington Performing Arts Center, The Barns at Wolf Trap, and the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.Legendary New Orleans jazz pianist Allen Toussaint is playing the weekend at Blues Alley.
• Numerous performances and exhibits that are part of the Shakespeare in Washington Festival that runs through July 2007.
• Go to the 'Wings over Washington Kite Club' festival on the national mall (the weather is going to be great!).
• If you love Opera (some people do, you know), check out the Washington National Opera's production of Wagners 'Die Walkure'.
• Of course, if you don't want to spent any money you could bike along Rock Creek Park, watch the planes land a Gravely Point, hike up Sugerloaf Mountain, visit some museums, or have a picnic at the Iwo Jima memorial.

Just a few things you could do this weekend. Do you have this many options in your hometown?

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