Events to Peep for the Month of March

On Friday, March 2nd, get cozy with "Familar": Danai Gurira's hit stage play, which follows an immigrant Zimbabwean family as it prepares for the wedding of their eldest daughter. But when the bride insists on observing roora, a traditional bride-price ceremony, it opens a deep rift in the household. Rowdy and affectionate, Familiar pitches tradition against assimilation among the members of one devoted family. 8 p.m. Tickets: $84. Woolly Mammoth Theatre. 641 D Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004. www.woollymammoth.net

Neosoul crooner and Motor City native, Dwele, heads to the Birchmere on Sunday, March 4th, to deliver all of his smoothed-out jams from "Find A Way" to "I Think I Love You" to "Take22Tango." 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $60. The Birchmere. 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22305. www.birchmere.com

Travel back to the 90s on Friday, March 9th, to dance the night away when some of that decades biggest R&B acts including Guy, Teddy Riley, Ginuwine, Jagged Edge, 112, and Next hit the stage for the DMV 90s Block Party concert. 8 p.m. Tickets: $59-$125. DAR Constitution Hall. 1776 D Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006. www.ticketmaster.com

Catch a rising star when everyone's favorite new funny lady, Tiffany Haddish, makes a DC stop on her "She Ready Tour" at the Warner Theatre on Saturday, March 10th, for what is certain to be a night of laughs. 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets: $150+. Warner Theatre. 513 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004. Note: These shows are sold out but tickets may be available through third party vendor seatgeek.com

There's the Wizard of Oz...and then there's The Wiz! On Monday, March 12th, the African-American revamp of the classic movie makes its debut at the Ford Theatre. So, grab the kids and "ease on down the road" for a night that will be nothing short of magical. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $28-$64. Ford's Theatre. 511 10th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004www.fords.org

It's been 35 years since the iconic hip hop film, Wild Style, made its debut. On Friday, March 16th, head to the Kennedy Center for a special screening, discussion, and demo in celebration of the film. 7 p.m. Tickets: $25. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 2700 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20566. www.kennedy-center.org

Singer/songwriter/producer extraordinaire, Kem, heads to the MGM on Sunday, March 18th, for a one night only show performing a decade's worth of jams and ballads from "Love Calls" to "I Can't Stop Loving You." 8 p.m. Tickets: $285. The Theater at MGM National Harbor. 101 MGM National Avenue, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. www.ticketmaster.com

Common heads back to the Kennedy Center on Thursday, March 29th, but this time with his new supergroup August Greene, comprised of himself, and producers Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, to perform cuts from their self-titled debut album. 8 p.m. $39-$149. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 2700 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20566. www.kennedy-center.org

On Friday, March 30th, head to Arena Stage for opening night of the classic "Two Trains Running," from late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, August Wilson. Trains, set in 1969 during the Civil Rights Movement, follows the patrons at Memphis Lee's diner in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. When it is learned that the diner is slated to be demolished as a casualty of the city’s renovation project, the patrons, confronted with a rapidly changing world, struggle to maintain their solidarity and sense of pride. 8 p.m. $81. Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. 1101 6th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024. www.arenastage.org

Restaurant of the Month: Named for his niece, Chef Haidar Karoum’s brings notes from his personal culinary journey to the newly opened Chloe, including his Lebanese roots and extensive travel around Western Europe and Southeast Asia. The new Yards  Park restaurant, features such indulgent dishes as Seafood Gumbo, Broiled Oysters, and Quinoa Crusted Norwegian Salmon. Chloe (located in the Arris building). 1331 4th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003. www.restaurantchloe.com


Life's short. Be entertained.