FRIDAY:
>> A little over a week ago, a couple of us DCists were sitting around drinking beer and contemplating strange movies in the wake of having caught Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory on Direct TV. A friend who has spent some time living in England (and who we suppose must therefore be infinitely cooler than us) suggested the The Wicker Man was probably the best weird movie he’d ever seen. We’ve never seen it, but it’s playing at 10:20 p.m. at the AFI Silver Theatre, and we’re willing to bet that any film with the tag line “Flesh to touch…Flesh to burn!” is probably worth your while.
SATURDAY:
>> As we mentioned in our music picks for the week, The Fiery Furnaces will alight the Black Cat main stage at 8:30 p.m. for $15, and The New Pornographers will be down the street at 9:30 Club for a sold out show. Anyone planning on being in the vicinity of U street, plan your ironic hipster outfits accordingly in order to blend in with the crowd.
>> Cavalia really is as pretentious as it sounds: A nouveau Cirque-style acrobatic spectacular that celebrates the “Man-Horse Bond” couldn’t help but be anything else. But it’s also one of those things that no matter how much you resist, you can’t help but be enchanted by. Maybe it’s the 9-year-old girl in us who desperately wanted her own pony. Maybe it’s the lithe, physically perfect specimens all the performers seem to be — hot damn! Whatever the reason, you should get over to the Big Top across from the Pentagon pronto, and you can get tickets here. At 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturdays, check site for full schedule, thru Nov. 8
>> The Millions More Movement, a 10 year anniversary celebration of the Million Man March that this time around includes women, is happening on the National Mall. Click here to register.
SUNDAY:
>> Signature Theatre’s production of Urinetown made a big splash and has been extended to Oct. 16, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, we suggest you run out and do so — it will only be a privilege to pee for one more week. Check out DCist’s review, and then order your tickets online.
>> Former Black Flag frontman and all around in-your-face personality Henry Rollins will perform some of his infamous spoken word monologues at Black Cat at 8:30 p.m., as a benefit for eSharp Music Center. $25.
>> The surprise Foo Fighters concert at 9:30 Club has sold out, and it’s all our fault. If we wouldn’t have mentioned it, everyone who thought they deserved tickets would have surely gotten them. But we’re glad no one is bitter.
