Photo by yostinatorMUSIC: The Roots take a break from being Jimmy Fallon’s house band to play The Fillmore in Silver Spring (8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring) tonight and tomorrow. 8 p.m. $45.
VAUDEVILLE: The Kennedy Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) hosts the first of two nights of Holiday Vaudeville, featuring Lamb Chop, puppeted by Mallory Lewis (Shari Lewis’s daughter), Cajun cellist Sean Grissom, and the Alexandria Kleztet, a modern Klezmer quartet. 6 p.m. Free.
FOOD & DRINK: Sample a selection of bubbly from Champagne, Spain, Italy, Oregon and Moldova, in preparation for New Years at Northside Social’s (3211 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington) Champagne Tasting tonight. 5 to 9 p.m. Free.
GARDENS: The U.S. Botanical Gardens (100 Maryland Avenue SW) concludes its live musical accompaniment to its Season’s Greenings display with a performance by Irish rockers 40 Thieves tonight. 6 to 8 p.m. Free.
