On Friday, get your laugh on with Brandon T. Jackson, featured in such cinematic comedies as Tropical Thunder, Roll Bounce, and Lottery Ticket, when he hits the Improv stage for a night of funny. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20. DC Improv. 1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036. www.dcimprov.com
Saxophonist extraordinaire Kim Waters "blows" onto the Blues Alley Stage on Friday night to perform his classic jazz hits and well as those from his latest album "Rhythm & Romance." 8 p.m. Tickets. $45. Blues Alley. 1073 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007. www.bluesalley.com
Stock up on your pre-game hydration on Saturday before you head to the DC Distillers Festival, where you will enjoy 60+ spirits from 20 amazing craft distillers, plus live jazz and a burlesque show to round out the speakeasy experience. Noon - 10 p.m. Tickets: $85-$140. Long View Gallery. 1234 9th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. dcdistillersfest.com
On Saturday night, meet Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at the "crossroads" of George Avenue and Colesville Road when they hit the Fillmore stage to perform their catalog of classic hip hop jams. 9 p.m. Tickets: $33. The Fillmore. 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. www.fillmoresilverspring.com
Rise, shine, and "flock" to The Bird on Sunday for a brunch that runs a-fowl with such culinary delights as chicken & waffles to fried chicken Benedict to grilled chicken tacos. Brunch: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Bird. 1337 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. www.thebirddc.com
On Sunday, settle in for a full day of blacks in cinema when the 2017 DC Black History Film Festival comes to the historic Lincoln Theater, showing a host of independent feature, short and documentary films of the African Diaspora past & present. Hosted by actor Lamman Rucker. 3 p.m. Free. The Lincoln Theater. 1215 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009. www.thelincolndc.com
Looking Ahead: On Tuesday, head to Baltimore and fall in love all over again with the stage debut of The Bodyguard: The Musical starring R&B starlet Deborah Cox. Hippodrome Theatre. 8 p.m. Tickets: $42-$147. 12 N Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. www.france-merrickpac.com.
Life's short. Be entertained.
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