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FRIDAY
MUSIC: Megan Mullally might be best known right now for playing Tammy Two, the criminally insane ex-wife of Pawnee, Ind. übermensch Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation (played by her real-life husband Nick Offerman), but she’s also got a musical act, too. Mullally and actress Stephanie Hunt perform as Nancy and Beth, a duo specializing in ’70s folk songs and original compositions, along with the occasional bawdy cover. They perform tonight at Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $29.50.
CHARM CITY: The talk show and podcast You, Me, Them, Everybody features an all-Baltimore lineup tonight with performances by comedian Alex Braslavsky and rapper Mickey Free. The show is in D.C., though, at Wonderland Ballroom (1101 Kenyon Street NW). Begins 7:30 p.m.
STORYTELLING: Story League tournament winners share new tales at the Story League All-Stars event at Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) tonight to celebrate Story League’s second anniversary. 9 p.m. Tickets $12.
SATURDAY
FILM FESTIVAL: The Our City Film Festival kicks off for the sixth year this Saturday at Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H Street NE). All films in the festival, which oddly awards its prizes before showing the films to the public, are about D.C., and organizers “encourage filmmakers to make films that will bring our communities together and celebrate the rich cultures, stories and scenes that make up Washington, D.C.”
WHISKEY:
The first annual—we hope—D.C. Whiskey Walk intends to be a moveable feast of Irish whiskey at by eight different bars around Dupont Circle. A $35 ticket will score you one ounce pours at each destination—Board Room, Buffalo Billiards, Irish Whiskey, James Hoban’s, Mackey’s, Maddy’s, Madhatter, and Science Club—as well as discounts on beer and food. Remember, as Detective McNulty said, Bushmills is Protestant whiskey. A portion of the proceeds going toward Becky’s Fund and the Washington Literacy Center.
SUNDAY:
BEER: Hops ‘n Crops, a home-brewed fundraiser from the Neighborhood Farm Initiative, offers the opportunity to sample homemade beers and support the organization’s work on promoting urban farming around the District. The boozy celebration of city-dwelling agrarianism starts at 3 p.m. at DC Reynolds (3628 Georgia Avenue NW). $15 suggested donation.
FILM FESTIVAL: The D.C. Independent Film Festival concludes with the local premiere of Baromas (Forever), a 2012 Hindi-language film about the hardships faced by the agrarian class in contemporary India. The lead characters, a pair of brothers, face off against corrupt politicians, gangsters, and the other crooks who get in the way of people trying to make an honest living. Screens 4:30 p.m. at the U.S. Navy Heritage Center (701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW). Tickets $12
