Events to Peep for the Weekend - 9.23 - 9.25

On Friday, the Songstress of Soul, Maysa, and her Soul Symphony will tear the roof off the Birchmere as only the Baltimore songbird can do. Cleveland's own neo-soul crooner, Frank McComb, will set the stage as the opening act. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $65. Birchmere. 3701 Mt Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305. www.birchmere.com

Feeling in the mood for a more old skool groove? "Say Amen" when 80s Prince of Smooth Jams, Howard Hewett, heats up the stage at Blue Dolphin for a one-night show on Friday. 8 p.m. Tickets: $50. Blue Dolphin Seafood Bar & Grill. 1166 MD-3 #201, Gambrills, MD 21054. www.bluedolphingrill.com

What's better than one boop? How about five! On Saturday, hit the Woolly Mammoth Theater for the stage hit "Collective Rage: A Play in Five Boops," where five very different women, channeling the iconic Betty Boop, collide at the intersection of anger, sex, and love, bringing their rage center stage. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets. $44-$69.Woolly Mammoth Theater. 641 D Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004. www.woollymammoth.net

Sushi? Saki? Saturday night? Grab some friends and hit up Sakerum, D.C. newest sushi bar offering Asian cuisine with a Latin flair. including a variety of eclectic sushi rolls and exotic drinks in a sleek elegant setting. Need an added bonus? Two words: rooftop patio. Sakerum. 2204 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009. www.sakerum.com

On Sunday, pack up the kids and lawn chairs, and head to the National Harbor for the season's last "Movies on the Potomac" family feature. Peeps & Company, the official movie candy of Movies on the Potomac, will offer Mike and Ike, Hot Tamales, or Peanut Chews theater box candy at $6 for 3 boxes. Time: 6 p.m. Free. www.nationalharbor.com

Special Mention: On Saturday and Sunday, the long-awaited National Museum of African American History & Culture will hold its grand opening with a Dedication Ceremony as well as a Freedom Sounds Festival, featuring a range of artists from Sweet Honey in the Rock and Jean Carne to Public Enemy and the Roots. 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Free. Tickets to Museum required. 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. www.nmaahc.si.edu

Looking Ahead: No need to reminiscence. Grab your crew on Tuesday and get your party on as 90s legends Pete Rock & CL Smooth hit the Howard Theater stage and get you "all souled out." 9 p.m. Tickets: $25-$65. The Howard Theater. 620 T Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. www.thehowardtheatre.com



Life's short. Be entertained. XO