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PARTY: Join the Corcoran Gallery of Art and artist/host Kehinde Wiley for music and BBQ poolside at the Capitol Skyline Hotel (10 I Street SW). The event will help kickoff the new exhibit, 30 Americans, which opens tomorrow. 6-9 p.m. Tickets are $35 and include BBQ and two drinks.
>> African Underground at the National Museum of African Art (950 Independence Avenue SW) is an evening of live music, food and drink, dancing and late night access to exhibits. 7-11 p.m. You must purchase your ticket ($25 and includes one drink) online before the event.
FOOD & DRINK: The monthly Truckeroo food truck fest is back today across from the Navy Yard Metro Station (Half and M Street SE). Over 20 food trucks will be in attendance, and the event will also include live music and drinks at Das Bullpen. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Free admission.
>> Café du Parc celebrates the annual French Vendanges wine festival in the Williard InterContinental courtyard (1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) tonight. There will be grape stomping, French wine, charcuterie, crepes and live music. 5:30-9:00 p.m. $25 at the door.
MUSIC: The Fillmore (8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring) recently opened and has featured a string of interesting acts. Head over there tonight for post-punk mainstays The Psychedelic Furs and Talking Heads spinoff The Tom Tom Club. 8 p.m. $35.
>> The Horrors bring a “grimy, goth-tinged kind of punk rock” to the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) tonight. The Stepkids open. 9 p.m. $15.
>> Also at the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) tonight: a “Soul-Off,” where DJ Soul Call Paul will be pitting James Brown vs. Stevie Wonder. 9:30 p.m. $5.
>> Be sure to consult our Weekly Music Agenda for all your other live music options tonight.
COMEDY: With experiences ranging from hosting Fear Factor to being an commenter for UFC in Las Vegas (and always looking a bit disheveled as such), we’re sure Joe Rogan has plenty of material to draw from for his stand-up performance at Warner Theatre (13th and E St NW). 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
CRAFTS: Crafty Bastards, the annual massive arts and crafts fair in Adams Morgan, is back at the Marie Reed Learning Center at (18th Street and Wyoming Avenue NW). Over 100 vendors will be on hand with handmade steak cuff links, mustache-themed artwork, hand dyed onesies, and much more. The event will also feature a Make Something Awesome Area, where you can do just that. And if all that shopping and crafting leaves you hungry, quite a few food vendors will be on hand this year, including Amsterdam Falafel, Dangerously Delicious Pies, Hill Country Barbecue and others. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission.
FAIR: The DC State Fair was postponed due to the wrath of Irene, but will be held this Saturday in conjunction with the aforementioned Crafty Bastards. Check it out for pie, cupcake, veggie sculpture, bike accessories and other contests. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
>> Hit the Columbia Heights Fall Festival (1480 Girard Street NW) for free food, a moon bounce, live music, games and more. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.
FOOD & DRINK: Taste of Bethesda, one of the biggest local “taste of” events, will bring nearly 60 restaurants and five stages of entertainment to Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle this Saturday. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Purchase four tickets for $5 (tastings cost 1 to 4 tickets).
>> The Royal Thai Embassy presents Thai Village in Georgetown (1024 Wisconsin Avenue NW), an afternoon of Thai food, Muay Thai demonstrations, drum dances, Thai fencing, Thai massage and more. 12-5 p.m. Free.
>> Postponed due to Hurricane Irene, the Food Truck Beer Dinner at Das Bullpen (outside Nationals Park, 1500 S. Capitol Street SW) has been rescheduled for this Saturday. This Dogfish Head and Sierra Nevada joint event will feature seven mobile eateries. Pair dishes from CapMac with DFH Vintage Olde School Barleywine, Porcmobile with DFH/Sierra Nevada Life & Limb, Stix with Sierra Nevada Jack & Ken’s Ale, Hula Girl Truck with DFH/Sierra Limb & Life, Doug the Food Dude with Sierra Nevada Foam, Eat Wonky with Sierra Nevada Vienna Style Lager, and Sweet Ladies Bakery with DFH Black & Red. Proceeds from the event will be donated to Living Classrooms. 6-9 p.m. Tickets: $75.
MOVIES: The National Gallery of Art (Constitution Avenue between 3rd and 7th Streets NW) is screening two free films this Saturday to parallel its Warhol: Headlines exhibit. They include Soap Opera at 12:30 p.m. and Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child at 2:30 p.m. Free.
MUSIC: Catch a doubleheader at the 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW): first, Deerhoof, Benjy Ferree, and E.D. Sedgwick at 7 p.m. ($15), followed by Das Racist with Danny Brown and Despot at 11:30 p.m. ($20).
SUNDAY
FOOD & DRINK: The Women Chefs & Restaurateurs (WCR) group present the area’s top female chefs, mixologists, food truck operators and culinary professionals for a delectable evening at the World Fare: A Street Food Festival at Willow Restaurant (4301 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington) this Sunday. Some notable participants include Gina Chersevani of PS 7’s, Shannon Overmiller of the Majestic, Megan Coyle of Hank’s Oyster Bar, Ruth Gresser of Pizzeria Paradiso, Ris Lacoste of Ris and, of course, Kate Jansen and Tracy O’Grady of Willow. 5-8 p.m. $65 in advance, $75 at the door.
FESTIVAL: Sip Turkish coffee, shop a Turkish Bazaar, enjoy performances and experience a range culture from Turkey, the Balkans, Central Asia and the Middle East at the 9th Annual Turkish Festival (Pennsylvania Avenue between 12th and 14th Streets NW). See the event’s Facebook page for more information. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free.
TALK: Incendiary movie director Michael Moore comes to Sixth and I Historic Synagogue (600 I Street NW) Sunday to discuss his book Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life. Doors 4 p.m., talk 5 p.m. Tickets are $12 each, or buy the book for $27 and receive two free tickets.
CONFERENCE: Learn about writing for TV and the big screen, pitching your ideas and protecting your script, at The Washington DC Diversity Conference for Television and Screenwriters, presented by Singularus Productions, at The Source Theater (1835 14th Street NW). 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $25.
MUSIC: Bonnie “Prince” Billy, an “extraordinarily prolific and influential Americana songwriter,” performs at the Birchmere on Sunday. 7:30 p.m. $25.
