FRIDAY:
>> The fine folks at the Black Cat are throwing themselves a 13th anniversary party tonight, and bully for them — it can hardly be an argument that the bar and music venue has become a nightlife mainstay for those of us who like our drinks cheap and our juke boxes funky. The convergence of two unlucky symbols (13 and black cats) isn’t lost on the staff, who are encouraging you to go ahead and walk under ladders and open umbrellas indoors to your heart’s content, just as long as you show up to enjoy special anniversary shots and a free party upstairs, DJ’d by the staff themselves. 9:30 p.m.
>> We done told you, son, it’s an all-art, all-the-time weekend. Here’s the goods in case you missed it.
SATURDAY:
>> Alright complainers, we’ve got your Junior Boys recommendations right here. The uncomfortable bliss of the dead sexy duo’s electronic beats will be at IOTA, with Ensemble, 9:30 p.m., $12
>> It’s supposed to be a gorgeous weekend, so the Rosslyn Jazz Festival would be a pretty safe bet for a mellow afternoon in the park. Arlington’s Gateway Park, to be specific. The free concerts, featuring Vanessa Rubin and Nicholas Payton, run from 1 to 7 p.m.
>> Don’t forget to swing by for the actual, final day of business at Revolution Records. The owners decided they still have enough stock left for another big sale, which apparently includes 500 vinyl titles not included in the last final day sale, plus a bunch of free stuff for you packrats. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
SUNDAY:
>> What the world needs now is more meat on sticks, and thank goodness, the Adams Morgan Community Festival street fair along 18th St. NW is here to help. Stuff yourself silly with ethnic fare and homemade lemonade while browsing through more arts and crafts tables that you can shake a (meat) stick at. Noon to 6 p.m.
>> Swing by Busboys and Poets for a special screening of Linda Goldstein Knowlton and Linda Hawkins Costigan’s documentary The World According to Sesame Street, which follows three of the childrens show’s producers as they travel the world creating localized versions of the program for international markets — a task that is apparently much more complex than it sounds. 5 p.m., free, RSVP requested- rsvp.itvs (at) communitycinema-dc.org.
>> Cinemaphiles, alert! D.C.’s own Raymond Chandler, George Pelecanos, will interview official badass director William Friedkin before a special screening of their 1971 masterpiece The French Connection at the AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center. 3 p.m. This would certainly make an interesting lead-in for those of you who have already marked off your evening for Sunday’s season premiere of The Wire on HBO.
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