Photo by Vileinist.FRIDAY:
MOVIE: The first of this year’s many outdoor film fests kicks off tonight in Rosslyn (Gateway Park at the base of Key Bridge, 1300 Lee Highway, Arlington). They’re showing Groundhog Day featuring Bill Murray, since their theme this year is “SNL in the Movies.” Dusk (around 8:30 p.m.). Free.
>> Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is E Street Cinema’s (555 11th Street NW) midnight movie this week. Catch it tonight or tomorrow at the witching hour. $10.
>> The Morgan Freeman Retrospective series continues at AFI Silver Theatre (8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring) tonight with Lean on Me. 9:30 p.m. $11.
POETRY: Hear students from across the country compete in the finals of the Poetry Out Loud recitation contest tonight at Lincoln Theatre (1215 U Street NW). 7 p.m. Free.
FITNESS: The 2011 Crystal Run 5K Friday series concludes with one final run tonight, followed by an after-party right at the finish line. 6:30 p.m. $20.
SHOPPING: Georgetown’s annual outdoor French Market (Wisconsin Avenue between P Street and Reservoir Road) returns tonight and tomorrow with outdoor tables of clothing, antiques, food (Clyde’s will be selling lobster rolls in the TD Bank parking lot Saturday), and more. Check out the complete list of vendors and events. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
MUSIC: The Dan Band, offering “profanity-laden covers of female fronted pop songs” (like Katy Perry), comes to the 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW) tonight. If they look familiar, you may have seen them perform in The Hangover. 7 p.m. $30.
>> Who can resist an ’80s alt-pop dance party? Catch one tonight, fronted by DJ lil’e, at the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW). 9 p.m. $10.
DANCE: Dance troop Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Co. perform Charlie Chan and the Mystery of Love tonight and tomorrow at the George Washington Betts Marvin Theatre (800 21st Street NW). 8 p.m. $25.
COMEDY: The Comedy Underground show at Subterranean A (1432 R Street NW) will feature standup and sketch (including a set from DCist’s very own Valerie Paschall), Vaudevillain death metal, other musical guests, and a “colonic disco afterparty.” 8:30 p.m. $5.
SATURDAY
FOOD & DRINK: Twenty restaurants, including Belga Café, Ted’s Bulletin and The Chesapeake Room, are participating in Taste of 8th on Barracks Row (8th and G Streets SE). 1-4 p.m. Get five tastings for $20 (each additional tasting is $5).
>> Acadiana’s (901 New York Avenue NW) Louisiana Seafood Boil Cooking Class this Saturday will teach you how to prepare crawfish, shrimp and crab at home. To reserve your spot, call 202-408-0201 or e-mail jillian@passionfoodhospitality.com. 1-3 p.m. $75.
YARD SALE: Hit the Capitol Hill MEGA Yard sale (800-1100 blocks of Constitution Avenue NE; 9th and Massachusetts Avenue NE; 10th and 11th Streets NE; and nearby) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
SPORTS: Over 30 rugby teams (high school, college, and post college) compete in Ruggerfest this Saturday and Sunday at Signal Hill Park (9300 Signal View Drive, Manassas Park, VA). 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Can’t be bothered to make the drive? Show your support at the after-party at Nellie’s Sports Bar (900 Street NW), 7 p.m.
>> The DC Rollergirls All-Stars take on The Rhode Island Riveters at the D.C. Armory (2001 East Capitol Street NE). Doors open at 3 p.m., the games begin at 4 p.m. $12 for ages 12 and up, $10 with Military ID, $6 for kids 6 to 11, and free for ages 5 and under.
MOVIE: Comedians the Raspberry Brothers will happily heckle Die Hard (“Yippee-ki-yay!”) at the Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington). 7 p.m. $15.
>> See a screening of the surf film Castles in the Sky, stay for a discussion with surfer Rob Machado, filmmaker Taylor Steele and composer Jon Swift, and then hear live music by the Melali Sessions Band at National Geographic Live’s (1600 M Street NW) Music on…Film – Melali: The Drifter Sessions event. 7:30 p.m. $20.
ART: Like to draw? Like to sew? Do both at the same time at the hands-on Draw with Thread event at the Capitol HIll Arts Workshop (545 7th Street SE). Call 202-547-6839 to register. 10 and 11 a.m. Free.
MUSIC: Moving on from the mega popular hit “Young Folks,” Peter Bjorn and John released their latest album Gimme Some. They play the 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW) with Bachelorette. 7 p.m. $25.
>> Pixie pop star Kylie Minogue, on her Aphrodite Tour, performs Saturday night at the Patriot Center (4400 University Drive, Fairfax). 8 p.m. $55, $85, and $125.
>> Buffalo Tom and Mean Creek play the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) on Saturday. 9 p.m. $20.
>> Rock and Roll Hotel (1353 H Street NE) has a full line-up Saturday with The Appleseed Cast, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Edie Sedgwick and Pianos Become the Teeth. 9 p.m. $15.
SUNDAY
MUSIC: The 2011 Sweetlife Festival, featuring The Strokes, Girl Talk, Crystal Castles, Cold War Kids and a number of other artists, comes to Merriweather Post Pavilion (10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia) Sunday. There will also be a farmer’s market on-site where you can grab a locally-sourced snack. 12 p.m. $55.
FOOD & DRINK: Chefs from Domaso, The Source, Liberty Tavern, Jackson 20 and elsewhere will compete this Sunday in the Top Dog Half Smoke Challenge at Domaso (1121 N. 19th Street, Arlington). Come out and sample all 11 competing half-smokes and wash them down with a specialty cocktail (all included in ticket price). Proceeds will be donated to Brain Food, a organization that teaches cooking and life skills to inner city kids. 3-5 p.m. $20.
>> Trek out to Sweetwater Tavern (14250 Sweetwater Lane, Centreville, VA) for a BBQ and Beer block party. There will be $3 brats, $4 BBQ brisket sliders, $4 ribs and more. 12-5 p.m. Free admision.
FESTIVAL: The National Cinco de Mayo festival, featuring dance performances, live music, Latin American food, arts and crafts and more, takes place on the National Mall (Sylvan Theater, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW) this Sunday. Noon to 6 p.m. Free.
TV: They’re not from Australia, they’re from New Zealand. Celebrate the hilarious, and wonderfully musical Kiwis at the Flight of the Conchords TV Party and Sing-a-long at Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington). 7 p.m. $12.
TRAPEZE: Trapeze School New York (4th St SE and Tingey in The Yards at Capitol Riverfront) celebrates one year in D.C. with a student and staff showcase of “flying trapeze, aerial fabric, Lyra, and static trapeze.” 6:30 p.m. $5.
BOOKS: Dripping faucets, rule-breakers and ice chewers irritate the heck out of you, but it’s not your fault, there’s a science behind it. Learn more from Joe Palca and Flora Lichtman, NPR science correspondents and authors of Annoying, who are doing a reading at Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut Avenue NW). 1 p.m. Free.
