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FRIDAY:

>> Stop by to catch some of the 24-hour Drawing Project in action tonight at Hamiltonian Gallery. The group of artists involved are working on their own individual projects for a full 24 hours, though “drawing” is interpreted loosely. See them work until midnight tonight and 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday morning.

>> Like free shows? D.C.-based hip-hop band Godisheus will be performing along with the Poem-Cees at Asylum. 9 p.m.

>> More free! The Quatuor Ébène are giving a free concert at 8 p.m. at the Library of Congress. They’ll play a program featuring Debussy, Fauré, and Ravel.

>> Trombonist and Three Stars alum Reginald Cyntje has assembled an all-star lineup of local talent under the moniker, Reginald Cyntje Collaborative. The band includes trumpeter Donvonte McCoy and saxophonist Paul Carr, along with a talented young rhythm section. They will be performing at Bohemian Caverns this Friday and Saturday for 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. sets. Tickets are $15.

>> Couldn’t score tickets to see Modest Mouse? Head to the Bishop Allen show at the Black Cat. Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band and Singsing and Marmar open. $13, 9 p.m.

>> Electro-dance party cum rock show Velodrome returns to the Velvet Lounge, with Three Stars alums Imperial China taking on the intense rocking out duties. 21+, 9 p.m., $8.

>> And last but not least, don’t miss U.K. art-punks The Homosexuals at Comet Ping Pong at 10 p.m. Fiasco and Arrington open.

SATURDAY:

>> For every girl who always wanted to be an astronaut, Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream author Tanya Lee Stone will be at Politics and Prose at 10 a.m. to discuss her book aimed at young teens, which discusses how “NASA … fought to keep women and minorities out of the space program” and the 1961 story of 13 qualified women who were turned down by the agency.

>> The Corcoran Gallery of Art opens its new exhibition featuring Maya Lin. The artist and architect (yes, the one who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial) has constructed a number of installations as transformed landscapes. Read our preview of the exhibit here.

>> New restaurant Eatonville, at 2121 14th Street NW, hosts a public reception for a new series of murals celebrating Harlem Renaissance author and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston from 9 to midnight, featuring DJs and performance artists ($10 suggested donation). See our preview here. Also open to view Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

>> St. Patrick’s Day celebrations will be starting early at RFK Stadium with the Shamrock Fest, featuring bands like Flogging Molly and The Aggrolites (among roughly 30 others). Tickets currently going for $20, which will become $40 at the gate.

>> Two members of The Dismemberment Plan will share the Black Cat’s backstage for their Second Saturdays series. Poor But Sexy, featuring guitarist Jason Caddell, and Travis Morrison Hellfighters will play what’s sure to be a packed crowd in the small room. $10, 8 p.m.

>> The Moz is always a welcome presence in the area, in all of his mopey glory. Morrissey will be at the Warner Theatre supporting his recent release, Years of Refusal. 8 p.m., $49.50-$59.50.

SUNDAY:

>> The annual D.C. St. Patrick’s Day Parade starts at noon, with a route that heads down Constitution Avenue from 7th to 17th Streets NW.

>> Don’t miss our film picks of the week, including screenings of Stacy Peralta’s new documentary, Crips and Bloods: Made in America, at the AFI at 1 p.m.

>> Esteemed local documentary filmmaker Hedrick Smith will be a The Newseum at 2:30 p.m. for an Inside Media event. This one’s titled Our Water Quality, and will feature the Emmy and Pulitzer Prize-winning Smith discussing his new documentary, Poisoned Waters.

>> Bourbon’s Owen Thomson and Bar Pilar’s (and Drink in the Details co-blogger) Adam Bernbach will be behind the bar for Billy’s Parents’ House at Warehouse Theater. The party is a tribute to all those great high school parties when someone’s parents went out of town. Expect fanciful takes on those helter-skelter cobbled together drinks, such as homemade wine coolers, mom’s schnapps cabinet, agar-agar (vegan jello) shots, and the “new” tequila shot. The event starts at 7 p.m. with no cover, and will be DJed by Yellow Fever.

>> Grammy winning soulstress Estelle will be at the 9:30 Club along with D.C.-born singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist/Harvard grad, Ryan Leslie. $35, 7 p.m.