The shows are all at the DAR Constitution Hall.

Alex and company will tape three specials from April 9-13. The first set of free tickets will be released on Monday at 6 a.m.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

Watching Jeopardy! film its shows in Washington was a long, strange day and brought back many childhood memories. And Alex Trebek is a funny, but weird man.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and a bunch of D.C. media types will be competing in the “Power Players” edition of Jeopardy! to be taped Saturday at DAR Constitution Hall.

Jeopardy! is bringing its “Power Players Week” back to Washington in April, when a batch of television anchors, presidential historians and maybe even a few politicians will compete to determine who spends the most time inside the Washington bubble.

One of Whitney Houston’s last memorable performances took place at DAR Constitution Hall in 1997. It was also the last time the troubled diva would take the stage in the District.

We certainly don’t blame anyone who gave up on Sting after his musical missteps of the past few years, but on Saturday night, the 60-year old pop icon proved that he’s still got game.

Seattle’s Fleet Foxes have always felt like they were meant for something bigger. When the folk sextet first made a splash in 2008, I caught them at a tiny room in New Orleans. Three years later, they’ve played Saturday Night Live, topped critics lists and on Sunday night, they sold out all 3,700 seats inside DAR Constitution Hall.

Interpol demands intimacy. The almost sexual rhythmic intensity of tracks like “Narc” and the tight treble tweaks of “Success” demand personal attention with a palpable urgency. Paul Banks’ stage presence and his cohorts’ brooding sound do not arena-rock make. Their tight, angular sound felt lost in the acoustically monstrous DAR, which in turn left the audience regret not seeing them in a more fitting venue like the sonically-superior 9:30 Club.