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FRIDAY
MOVIES: Anyang, Paradise City, which blends documentary-style storytelling into a narrative about a devastating fire at a Korean textile factory, screens at the Freer and Sackler Gallery as part of the Environmental Film Festival. DCist film critic Pat Padua called it a “sobering, now humorous look” at a tragic human disaster. At 7 p.m., 1050 Independence Avenue SW.
>>The comedy collective Everything is Terrible! screens their third film, DOGGIEWOOGIEZ! POOCHIEWOOCHIEZ!, an assemblage of found footage of dogs running wild. At 8 p.m. at Subterranean A, 1432 R Street NW. $8.
MUSIC: U Street Music Hall continues its second-anniversary party with sets by Chicago house music whiz Derrick Carter and French electronica artist Alan Braxe. At 10 p.m., 1115A U Street NW, $10.
MADNESS: First-round action in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament continues through the late hours tonight. Is your bracket busted already? No worries. Drink through your sorrows at any of these DCist staff-sanctioned bars.
SATURDAY
HOT DOGS AND BEER: Nate Anda’s Red Apron Sausages were the toast of DCist’s Tube Meat Week last month, with Anda telling former editor Aaron Morrissey that he “[wants] to do everything with everything we can.” That includes bringing back gourmet hot dog cart, Frank, in partnership with DC Brau. Bring pretzels! I repeat: pretzels. At 1 p.m. at DC Brau, 3178-B Bladensburg Road NE.
MUSIC:It’ll be an evening of auto-tuned swagger at the Fillmore Silver Spring when The-Dream takes the stage. The producer and computer-assisted crooner, who set the groundwork for artists like Drake and Frank Ocean, is set to release his fourth album, Love IV MMXII, later this year. At 8 p.m. at The Fillmore Silver Spring, 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. $25. (301) 960-9999.
>>And Erika M. Anderson, whose debut Past Life Martyred Saints was about as close as possible to a consensus pick for our favorite album of 2011, returns to D.C. for a set at U Street Music Hall. At 10 p.m., 1115A U Street NW, $10.
VIDEO GAMES: “There’s at least an hour’s worth of bliss waiting for the ADHD set,” the City Paper’s Kriston Capps writes about the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s new exhibit “Art of Video Games.” The exhibit shows off the painterly side of everything from Commodore 64 classics to recent hits like Mass Effect 2. And it’s fully interactive. So put your favorite perfume on and go play your video games. At the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F streets NW. Free.
SUNDAY
MUSIC: Black Alley backs its new album Soul. Swagger. Rock. Sneakers with a set at the Rock and Roll Hotel. We interviewed band member Kacey last October. At 6 p.m., 1353 H Street NE. $25.
RECOVERY: In case you overdo it on St. Patrick’s Day Saturday, Brightest Young Things has a well-stocked list of hangover cures from some of the areas best bartenders. Mix, shake and get ready for Monday.
