On
Friday, the 17th season of the Jazz in the Garden Series kicks off featuring jazz artists performing a wide variety of music from salsa, blues fusion, xylophone, Afrofunk, and more. 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. Constitution Ave NW & 7th Street, Washington, DC 20408. www.nga.gov
Baltimore's own Rick Younger brings all his funny to DC when he takes to the Drafthouse Comedy stage on
Friday night for two laugh-filled shows. 8 & 10 p.m. Tickets: $20. Drafthouse Comedy Theater. 1100 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005. www.drafthousecomedy.com
On
Saturday, head to the forest for some "spirited" fun when you check out the 25th Annual Wine in the Woods celebration featuring over a dozen wineries and food vendors, plus all-day entertainment. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tickets: $32. Symphony Woods. 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044. www.wineinthewoods.com
Take in a showing of "Smart People" on
Saturday night and get a front row seat when a doctor, an actress, a psychologist, and a neurobiologist studying the human brain's response to race search for love, acceptance and identity in a complex world where political correctness comes face-to-face with cold hard data. *Closing Weekend* 8 p.m. Tickets: $110. Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. 1101 6th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024. www.arenastage.org
On
Sunday, enjoy a modern Asian twist on brunch at SEI and enjoy such culinary delights as 12 Hour Soy French Toast, crab cake Benedict, shrimp tacos, and an assortment of rice bowls. Bottomless mimosas available. Brunch hours: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. SEI. 444 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004. www.seirestaurant.com
On
Sunday night, King of the South, Rick Ross, brings his "hustle" to Echostage to turn up the crowd Miami style. 9 p.m. Tickets: $25 (StubHub). Echostage. 2135 Queens Chapel Road, NE, Washington, DC, 20018. www.echostage.com
Looking Ahead: On
Tuesday, witness a remix of history when Rebirth of a Nation by Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, featuring Sound Impact explodes on stage. Conceived as a reimagining of director D.W. Griffith's infamously racist 1915 silent film, the musical production featuring two violins, a viola, and a cello will accompany screen video projections, controlled live on stage by DJ Spooky to examine how exploitation and political corruption still haunt the world to this day, but in radically different forms. 8 p.m. Tickets: $19-$55. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 2700 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20566. www.kennedy-center.org
Life's short. Be entertained.
On Friday, the 17th season of the Jazz in the Garden Series kicks off featuring jazz artists performing a wide variety of music from salsa, blues fusion, xylophone, Afrofunk, and more. 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. Constitution Ave NW & 7th Street, Washington, DC 20408. www.nga.gov
Baltimore's own Rick Younger brings all his funny to DC when he takes to the Drafthouse Comedy stage on Friday night for two laugh-filled shows. 8 & 10 p.m. Tickets: $20. Drafthouse Comedy Theater. 1100 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005. www.drafthousecomedy.com
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