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FRIDAY

MUSIC: D.C. dance-punk band Ra Ra Rasputin hits the Rock and Roll Hotel (1353 H Street NE) with noise-rockers Imperial China, indie band Mon Khmer and hip-hop group AK Slaughter completes the bill. $10. 8 p.m.

>> The Free James Brown Happy Hour at U Street Music Hall (1115A U Street NW) commemorates the imprisonment of James Brown in 1988. DJs Harry Hotter, Jerome Baker III, James Nasty and Johnny Blaze will play the music of, and songs inspired by, the Godfather of Soul. 5-10 p.m. Free.

BURLESQUE: There will be birthday suits and birthday games (with prizes) during the All-Star Burlesque Birthday Bash at the Red Palace (1210 H Street NE) tonight. 10 p.m. $12.

MOVIE: The Capital Irish Film Festival concludes this weekend. Tonight, catch two film roundups at the Goethe-Institut (812 7th Street NW). The first, Darklight Heroes: DC Edition, features selections by David O’Reilly (an animator in Berlin) who has chosen short films, early animation, old television shows and other surprises at 7 p.m. Then, at 9 p.m., check out Darklight: State of the Nation, a collection of films chosen by Nicky Gogan (artistic director of the Darklight Festival) that “reflect Ireland’s current social climate” and show off Irish independent filmmaking. $10 (plus $1 fee) for each roundup.

TALK: Al Jazeera English presents “Keeping the Focus on Haiti,” with correspondent Sebastian Walker and Elise Young of ActionAid speaking on the continuing situation and relief efforts in that country at Busboys and Poets (2021 14th Street NW). 6 p.m. Free.