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.

Houston in 1987 (via LIFE) Whitney Houston’s publicist, Kristen Foster, has confirmed that the singer died today at the age of 48, though it’s unclear what the cause of death was, or where she was when she died. Most recently, rumors spread that Houston was broke and would be homeless if it weren’t for her friends, though her rep denied it. Houston was discovered in a New York City nightclub, singing alongside her mother…

FRIDAY: >> Octogenarian fiddler Joe Thompson (at right), said to be the last black traditional string band player, plays a free show at The Kennedy Center’s The Millennium Stage with fellow folk musicians Wayne Martin on fiddle and Bob Carlin, a clawhammer style banjoist. 6 p.m. >> Space rockers The Gulf sold out their D.C. show in April, and are coming back to play at the Red and the Black with the Joonies, Twin Earth,…