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JAZZ: Jazz in the Garden at The National Gallery of Art (Constitution Avenue NW between 7th and 9th Streets) kicks off its 2011 summer outdoor jazz series with a performance by Origem. 5-8:30 p.m. Free.
MOVIE: Chris Farley and David Spade get silly in Tommy Boy, tonight’s pick at the
Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival at Gateway Park (base of Key Bridge, 1300 Lee Highway, Arlington). Dusk. Free.
FOOD & DRINK: Hungry for history? Head to Gadsby’s Tavern (138 North Royal Street, Alexandria) tonight for a Historic Beer Dinner, offering a stop in the Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, followed by beers from Yards Brewing and paired with a four-course meal. 7-9 p.m. $85.
THEATER:: Garrison Keillor brings A Prarie Home Companion to Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna, VA) tonight (8 p.m.) and tomorrow (5:45 p.m.), with stories from Lake Wobegon and Guy Noir, and special musical guests. $25-$54.
MUSIC: Scream, who note Bad Brains as one of their musical influences, play the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) tonight with The Shirks. 9 p.m. $15.
SATURDAY:
FOOD & DRINK: Top Chef: The Tour brings Quickfire cooking challenges between Carla Hall, Ariane Duarte and Spike Mendelsohn to Eastern Market (7th Street and North Carolina Avenue SE) this Saturday and Sunday. Come heckle cheer them on at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1:30 p.m.
>> Head to the Columbia Heights Community Marketplace for strawberries, rhubarb, free bison bones for doggies, asparagus, goat cheese, spring greens and live music on capoeira instruments (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) at the Civic Plaza (14th Street and Park Road NW). 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
>> Bayou Bakery (1515 N. Courthouse Road, Arlington) is hosting crawfish boils this Saturday and Sunday, and welcomes in Rolling Thunder riders for 10 percent off their checks. 5-7 p.m. $15.
PARTY: Pool party! Throw on your flip flops for the first pool party of the year at the Capitol Skyline Hotel (10 I Street SW). DJs and food trucks (Sweetflow Mobile and the Fojol Bros) will also be on hand. 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. $15.
MOVIE: The National Gallery of Art screens three award winning films this Saturday (Twice Upon a Garden, Expansive Grounds and Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight) from Montreal’s 2010 International Festival of Films on Art. 2:30 p.m. Free.
ART: Free Summer Saturdays begin at the Corcoran (500 17th Street NW) this weekend. Come see interdisciplinary artist Chajana denHarder perform “Body,” where she writes on and manipulates eight life-size body casts. 2 p.m. Free.
FESTIVAL: The 24th Annual Argentine Festival at Thomas Jefferson Theater (125 South Old Glebe Road, Arlington) brings in Argentinian food, crafts, Tango and musicians. $20 in advance or $30 at the door. 4 p.m.
BOOKS: Domenica Marchetti discusses and signs her Italian cookbooks, The Glorious Pasta of Italy, Big Night In and The Glorious Soups and Stews of Italy at Hill’s Kitchen (713 D Street SE). 1 p.m. Free.
COMEDY: Tom Cruise, the slow motion shirtless volleyball montage, nicknames — there’s a lot to make fun of in Top Gun, and that’s the Raspberry Brothers plan this Saturday at the Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington). 7 p.m. $15.
MUSIC: Beach Fossils bring “sun-drenched riffs, kaleidoscopic rhythms, and hazy lyrics” to the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW). 6 p.m. Free.
>> Local bands Medications, Office of Future Plans and Buildings play the Rock and Roll Hotel (1353 H Street NE). 9 p.m. $10 in advance, or $12 day of show.
>> The Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) hosts Cloud Cult and The Wilderness of Manitoba. 9 p.m. $16.
SUNDAY:
BIKES: Usually when we list events under “bikes” we mean bicycles, but this weekend it’s all about the motorcycles of Rolling Thunder. Check out their full schedule of events for Sunday and Monday.
MUSIC: B.B. King, Yolanda Adams, Kris Allen (American Idol), the National Symphony Orchestra, the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters and others perform at the Memorial Day Concert at the U.S. Capitol. Watch it live from your sofa on PBS from 8-9:30 p.m.
>> California natives The Donkeys play DC9 (1940 9th Street NW) with Presto Bando. 8:30 p.m. $8.
>> DJ Dredd spins a Prince Dance Party at the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW). 9 p.m. $10 in advance, or $12 day of the show.
>> Global jazz band The Fourth Stream plays Bossa (2463 18th Street NW) on Sunday. $5.
PARTY: Science Club (1136 19th Street NW) is throwing a Game Parlor party complete with Candy Land, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Twister, Clue and more. There will also be feats of skill, including a retro dance challenge, musical chairs competition, costume contest, the Scrunchie Toss Olympics and Patty Cake Championships. First 50 people in get a friendship bracelet. 6-10 p.m. $5 in advance, or $10 at the door.
SPORTS: Evening Star Cafe (2000 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria) celebrates the Indy 500’s 100th birthday this Sunday with an outdoor party, BBQ, and Indy 500 watch. 12-6 p.m.
MONDAY, MEMORIAL DAY
PARADE: American veterans will march down Constitution Avenue with bands, floats and balloons during the National Memorial Day Parade. 2 p.m. Free.
FOOD & DRINK: Policy (904 14th Street NW) is throwing a beer and crab fest this Monday. Throw back Heavy Seas, Flying Dog, Dogfish Head, DC Brau and Port City brews while you munch on whole crabs, crab cakes and soft shell crabs. 12-5 p.m.
>> Café Saint-Ex (1847 14th Street NW) presents a Memorial Day Chili Cook-Off, complete with a hog dog eating contest, kids’ activities and a Peroni Beer Truck. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
