FRIDAY:
>> This is the final weekend of the Capital Fringe Festival. There is no more time to procrastinate. Consult our latest reviews, scour the schedule, and get cracking on the shows that remain.
>> Head over to Hillyer Art Space for the Barrelhouse Magazine Roller Derby Issue launch party, “License to Brawl”. From 6 to 10 p.m. you can enjoy a giant mural by derby pop-art loving Cory Oberndorfer, presentations of derby-themed stories and poems, music, food and beer, and our favorite part: “A rare opportunity to arm wrestle an actual DC roller derby girl!” Sponsored by The Pink Line Project and Scion. $10.
>> Extraordinary jazz pianist Benito Gonzalez will be playing the historic Bohemian Caverns on Friday and Saturday. His group will feature talented saxophonist Azar Lawrence. Tickets to the 9 and 11 p.m. sets are $15.
>> Longtime area poet, fiction writer, publisher and editor Richard Peabody will be at Politics and Prose along with other contributors to talk about Stress City, a collection of short stories from “50 D.C. guys.” You know, in case the point of view of a lot of men who live in Washington has somehow eluded you for all these years. 7 p.m.
>> Atlanta’s Anthony David has been garnering a great deal of acclaim lately, in part due to his work with neo-soul icon India.Aire. He’s back in D.C. for a show with former Erykah Badu background singer and Dallas native N’Dambi at the Black Cat. $18, 9 p.m.
>> Solid local band The Vita Ruins return from a hiatus to the Rock and Roll Hotel, with The Jaguar Club and More Humans opening. $10, 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY:
>> The Honfleur Gallery is hosting a free concert featuring The Red Vines, with opener (and three stars alum) The Beanstalk Library. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
>> Don’t miss our film picks of the week, featuring a Stanley Kubrick double feature of Dr. Strangelove (1:30 p.m.) and Eyes Wide Shut (3:45 p.m.) at the National Gallery of Art’s East Building Concourse Auditorium. Free.
>> Unbuckled 7 alums Motel will back rapper Cool Cee Brown at the Capital Hip-Hop and Soul Festival in Marvin Gaye Park in Northeast. 2 p.m. Free.
>> We chatted with Tilly & the Wall before their last stop in D.C. They’re back, with all their tap-shoe-based percussion this weekend at the Black Cat. With The Ruby Suns & Exit Clov, $13, 9 p.m.
>> Nouveau Riche returns to DC9, this time with a gimmick that we have to admit sounds like a lot of fun: They’ve set up some sort of electronic drunk-texting system that will display your texts on the big screen on the dance floor upstairs. Take your Twitter obsession to the next level starting at 9 p.m., with free entry and free Sparks before 10 p.m. It costs $8 after 10.
SUNDAY:
>> The enormous Rock The Bells show at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md. is probably worth the long trip: D.C.’s own Wale, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Rakim and the Pharcyde. $40-$183, 12 p.m.
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