Acclaimed film director Martin Scorsese was recognized last night as the 2006 Guggenheim Honoree at the SILVERDOCS festival. The award, named after the late 4-time Academy Award winning (longtime D.C. resident) Charles Guggenheim, was presented in a ceremony highlighting Scorsese’s contributions to documentary film. After a brief introduction by local filmmaker Grace Guggenheim (daughter of Charles), the packed AFI Silver Theatre audience was treated to a selection of scenes from Scorsese’s documentary work, followed by…

FRIDAY: >> Throughout this weekend at the intimate space of Twins Jazz on U Street, enjoy some fabulous local jazz at the Alto Saxophone Summit. For $15, you can catch Charlie Young, a professor of music at Howard University, Marty Nau, a local jazz alto saxophonist, and Marshall Keys, who’s played with Lionel Hampton and Branford Marsalis. Tickets can be purchased here. 9 p.m. >> If you recently caught “Broken Flowers,” the latest film in…