Photo by mosley.brianFRIDAY:
>> PostSecret opens a new exhibit with more of their profound, embarrassing, and uncomfortably poignant anonymous postcards at Hillyer in Confessions on Life, Death and God. Opening reception is 6 to 9 p.m. with DJ Fleg, $5 at the door. It’s also First Friday in Dupont, so head around the neighborhood for more exhibits, such as Mother Nature and Friends at Foundry Gallery, 6 to 8 p.m., and a reception and artist talk for Coup d’Space at Washington Project for the Arts, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. And don’t forget to check the Arts Agenda for lots more openings this weekend.
>> Fashion/art mag Panda Head is having a launch party for their next issue at Comet Ping Pong tonight. Preview short films and music videos featured in the issue and enjoy live music from New Rock Church of Fire. 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., free.
>> Richmond, Va.’s Skillz has been making music since the mid-1990s and might’ve even authored some of your favorite artist’s rhymes, as he proclaimed in his track, “Ghostwriter.” He’ll be at Almaz (1212 U Street NW). $10, 9 p.m.
>> Marah are practically an institution in alt-country and bar-rock circles, so don’t pass up an opportunity to see them play in the relatively-intimate confines of Jammin’ Java in Vienna. $15, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY:
>> Today is Passport DC‘s premier event, the Embassy Open House. Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., embassies all over town will be throwing open their doors and offering free cultural events to all comers. More than 30 embassies are participating, with free shuttles traveling in a loop starting at 1900 Massachusetts Avenue, NW (Dupont Circle) and looping around Massachusetts Avenue, Connecticut Avenue, and lower New Hampshire Avenue. Check the full schedule for what’s on offer at each embassy, which includes notes about which are the most kid friendly. We’re particularly interested in the Ethiopian Embassy’s cooking demonstrations. Passport DC continues through May 9.
>> The latest farmer’s market to return this spring is the 14th and U Market, which reopens today. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
>> Melding the party scenes of New York and Atlanta, “Sol Fusion vs. Freedom Party” will bring five DJs from both towns that will play a variety of music ranging from Nirvana to Frankie Knuckles at Liv. $15, 9 p.m.
>> Peter, Bjorn and John have long since sold out, but tickets are still available to see Noah and the Whale, Ferraby Lionheart and Anni Rossi on the Black Cat‘s mainstage ($12, 9 p.m.), as well as o yourself a favor and check out Papercuts and Vetiver at Iota ($15, 9:30 p.m.)
SUNDAY:
>> Three Stars alum Reginald Cyntje will lead his own group through a special afternoon concert on Sunday at Twins Jazz. 3 p.m., $12.
>> Look over our film picks of the week, including screenings of Mick Jagger’s 1968 feature film debut, Performance, at the AFI Silver. 4:30 and 9:35 p.m.
>> Sixth and I Historic Synagogue hosts Condoleezza Rice in her first D.C. appearance since her State Department exit. She’ll be joined by Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of The New Republic, in a “discussion on how to think morally and responsibly about the ideal of peace and the reality of war and on how to teach these perspectives in our classrooms.” $25.
>> FOUND Magazine is hosting a party to celebrate its new book, Requiem for a Paper Bag, at Warehouse. Party to include live music, bizarre performance art, and more. $10 at the door, 8 p.m.
>> Omaha’s Cursive are at the Black Cat with Man Man and Andrew Wright. $15 in advance/$17 at the door, 8 p.m.
