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COMEDY: The Final 3 Chord Comedy Show, featuring Jeff Maurer, Jake Young, Aparna Nancherla and Eli Sairs, has one last hurrah at Velvet Lounge (915 U Street NW) tonight. 7 p.m. $2.
FOOD & DRINK: All your favorite food trucks (TaKorean, PORC, Sauca, Big Cheese, Pleasant Pops, Fojol Bros, and over a dozen more) gather across from the Navy Yard Metro Station (Half and M Street, SE) today for the Truckeroo food festival, which is scheduled to take place monthly through October. There will also be live music. Food served until 9 p.m. Free admission.
>> Sample a selection of local wine and cheese with Dave McIntyre, wine columnist for The Washington Post, at the Park Hyatt Washington hotel (1201 24th Street NW), as a part of their Masters of Food & Wine event. 6-7:30 p.m. $35.
MUSIC: Fans of New Kids on the Block and The Backstreet Boys may be from different generations, but they’ll unite at the Verizon Center (601 F Street NW) to swoon over the men who were once the boys on posters on their walls. 7:30 p.m. $32.50- 92.50.
>> Man Man, “whose strength has always been its live show,” takes the stage at The Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) with Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers and The Show is the Rainbow. 9:00 p.m. $15.
MOVIE: “I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch.” Sit back and watch scotch lover Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) at the Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival‘s (Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Highway, Arlington) screening of Anchorman. Dusk. Free.
>> AFI Silver Theatre (8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring) is hosting a four-day DC Caribbean Filmfest. Tonight, see the documentaries ’70: Remembering a Revolution (7 p.m.) and Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae (9:30 p.m.). $11 each.
ART: Love horror films and art? Merge them together at the Coup d’Espace: The Final Girl Exhibition + Video Store from the Washington Project for the Arts (2023 Massachusetts Avenue NW), which opens tonight and examines the female role in horror and psychedelic films. Along with the exhibit there will also be a video viewing room and DVD rentals. 6-8 p.m.
SATURDAY:
BIKES: The Seersucker Bicycle Ride and Post-Ride Social, an annual affair put on by the Dandies & Quaintrelles vintage enthusiasts group, descends once again on Hillwood Estates (4155 Linnean Avenue Washington, DC 20008) this Saturday. The cyclists will ride at 2 p.m. (location to be announced), followed by yard games (badminton and croquet), live music and looking lovely from 3:30-7 p.m. at Hillwood. $10.
MUSIC: Score some new music at the D.C. Record Fair, taking place at vitaminwater uncapped LIVE (2217 14th Street NW). 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $5 (from 11a.m.-noon), $2 (from noon to 5 p.m.)
>> The two-day Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie Festival (see more here) brings over 125 bands to venues (1920, Almaz, Bella Cafe & Bar, Dukem, Ghion, and Queen Makeda) around U Street this Saturday and Sunday — and the whole thing’s free.
>> Hear the Congressional Chorus and American Youth Chorus perform music from 20 movies (including Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Amadeus and more) at their Cinemagic show at National City Christian Church (5 Thomas Circle NW). 8 p.m. $25.
>> The 31st Washington Folk Festival at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, MD) will feature folk music, crafts, storytelling, dancing and more this Saturday and Sunday. See the complete schedule here. 12-7 p.m. Free.
>> Transgender Andy Warhol impersonator Edie Sedgwick opens for ’70s punks Stiff Little Fingers at the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW). 9 p.m. $18.
FITNESS: Use a variety of muscles (maybe even some you didn’t know you had) at the yoga and kayaking adventure from Past Tense yoga studio. Bring your own mat and meet up at Georgetown Waterfront Park (33rd and Water Street NW) at 3:45 p.m. Pre-registration required. $40.
MUSEUM: The 28th Annual Museum Walk Weekend this Saturday (10 a.m.-4 p.m.) and Sunday (1-5 p.m.) provides free access to and special events (live music, free snacks, activities) at the 10 museums that make up the Dupont Kalorama Museum Consortium. Free.
JAZZ: The Jazz ‘n Families Fun Days at the Phillips Collection (1600 21st Street NW) this weekend, part of the DC Jazz Festival, offers an instrument petting zoo, live music, storytelling, activities and more. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Free.
ART: The Textile Museum (2320 S Street NW) is holding a Celebration of Textiles event this Saturday (10 a.m.-4 p.m.) and Sunday (1-5 p.m.), with hands-on activities, live sheep shearing, and embroidery, weaving, and lace-making demonstrations. Free.
BOOKS: Dogfish Head Brewery’s Sam Calagione brings his book (Brewing Up a Business) and his beers to D’Vines (3103 14th Street NW) this Saturday for a signing and tasting, as a part of Savor Beer Week. 12-1 p.m. Free.
SPORTS: The DC Rollergirls All-Stars compete against the Carolina Rollergirl All-Stars in a face-off at the Dulles Sportsplex (21610 Atlantic Boulevard, Sterling, VA). 4:30 p.m. $12.
DANCE: Bollywood-inspired dance group Dhoonya Dance performs their show Jhosh (which means “strength” in Hindi) at the Duke Ellington Theatre (3500 R Street NW). 5:30 p.m. $15 in advance or $25 at the door.
SUNDAY:
CITIES: How would you impact your city in 24 hours? That’s the question to be posed at the 24-Hour City Project this Sunday at the National Building Museum (401 F Street NW). The event is a between three teams, which will showcase how furniture is donated from higher to lower income families around the District, a 15-foot parabola whose blueprint is informed by education levels in D.C. neighborhoods, and more. 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Free.
SCAVENGER HUNT: Strap on your thinking caps and lace up your sneakers, the 2011 Washington Post Hunt kicks off at Freedom Plaza (Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 13th & 14th Streets) this Sunday at noon. The three-hour puzzle scavenger hunt will drag you through the streets of D.C. for a chance to win $2,000 cash or a 1711 mint condition Stradivarius violin. (That’s what the FAQs page says!). Make sure you bring a copy of the June 5 edition of the Washington Post Magazine and a cellphone. Free.
MUSIC: Pack a picnic and hit the 22nd Annual Louisiana Swamp Romp at Wolf Trap (1551 Trap Road, Vienna) this Sunday to see performances by Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Sonny Landreth, Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie, and Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys. 2 p.m. $25.
>> Help your little angel get on her way to becoming a badass rocker at Sound Check a mini-camp event from Girls Rock! DC at vitaminwater uncapped LIVE (2217 14th Street NW). There will be instrument lessons, DJ demos and a screening of the Girls Rock! documentary. 1 p.m. Free.
FOOD & DRINK: It’s all-you-can-eat at the D.C. Crawfish Festival at Fort Hunt Park in Alexandria this Sunday. All-you-can-eat crawfish, jambalay, sides, dessert, and beer. You must buy your tickets by Friday, June 3rd (that’s today!). There will be a free shuttle from the Huntington Metro station. 12-5 p.m. $56.90.
>> Food, art and fashion from over 40 African countries will be represented at the Tastes of Africa/Saveurs d’Afrique event in Downtown Silver Spring (916 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring) this Sunday. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Free.
ART: Stop by Marcātus, a creative arts market, at Yards Park (10 Water Street SE) for arts and crafts, live painting, performances, food and more. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
TALK: Journalist Helen Thomas, first assigned to cover the White House in 1961, will be interviewed by Andy Shallal at Busboys and Poets (1025 5th Street NW) this Sunday. She’ll also take questions from the audience. 5 p.m. Free.
THEATER: It’s your last chance to see Ruined, a Pulitzer-prize winning drama, at Arena Stage (1101 Sixth Street SW). 7:30 p.m. $70-$85.
