It is time for the annual nerd prom – AKA White House Correspondents’ Dinner – on Saturday when various media companies bring in celebrities to attend the dinner at the Washington Hilton. This year’s host is Saturday Night Live’s Cecily Strong. Parties started Thursday and continue all weekend long so you might spot Kerry Washington, Tea Leoni, Jane Fonda, Donald Trump, Martha Stewart, Johnny Weir, Al Roker, Lester Holt, Tameron Hall, Russell Wilson, Ciara, Lucy Liu, Connie Britton, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Anthony Anderson, Jane Seymour, Alfre Woodard and more around town. For those of us not lucky enough to have gotten an invite, there are plenty of other things we are invited to.

This weekend, Silver, Blue and Yellow line trains will operate at regular intervals. Green Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals between College Park and Branch Avenue stations; buses will replace trains at between College Park and Greenbelt. Red Line trains will operate every 20 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont, and every 10-12 minutes between Friendship Heights and NoMa-Gallaudet between 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Orange Line trains will operate every 18 minutes.

Georgetown’s Book Hill neighborhood will become a French market Friday and Saturday. (Photo: georgetownrowhouse.com)

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Georgetown French Market

Georgetown’s Book Hill becomes an European open air market with sidewalk sales at more than 40 shops and cafes during the 12th annual Georgetown French Market. Book Hill merchants, restaurants, salons and galleries will display their wares in an open-air market, evoking the outdoor markets of Paris where guests wander between shops and galleries tempted by the aroma of fresh coffee and croissants while enjoying the sounds of strolling musicians. On Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., there will also be family-friendly entertainment, mimes, caricature artists, face painting and strolling musicians in the TD Bank parking lot, 1611 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

Apr. 24 and 25 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. along upper Wisconsin Avenue NW between P Street to Reservoir Road. Admission is FREE! Free parking is available at Hardy Middle school across from the Georgetown Safeway on Saturday and free Circulator rides will be available at 29th and K Streets, Wisconsin Avenue and K Street and at northbound Wisconsin Avenue and M Street stops.

FilmFest DC

A scene from I Can Quit Whenever I Want, the closing night movie at FilmFest DC. (Photo: Fandango)

Filmfest DC continues its 29th year with a smaller slate of movies and fewer bells and whistles. But that still leaves time for more than 70 films, including I Can Quit Whenever I Want, a criminal comedy that reimagines the Breaking Bad dynamic in the halls of Italian academia and nightclubs of Rome at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Lincoln Theatre. A talented, principled and cash-strapped molecular research scientist must lie about his income to his live-in girlfriend after he loses his job. He desperately pursues one of many students who owe him tutoring fees to a popular club and has an inadvertent substance-induced epiphany. An obscure Italian law allows new, and thus unclassifiable, drugs in the marketplace. All Pietro has to do is gather together a group of his eccentric, socially challenged and equally desperate brainiac colleagues, manufacture a synthetic Ecstasy variant, and peddle it in the most popular clubs under the noses of the established local drug lords. What could possibly go wrong?

Through Apr. 26 at various times at AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW; the Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW; Geothe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW and E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW; and Lincoln Theater, 1215 U St. NW. Tickets are $13 except for the closing film, I Can Quit Whenever I want, which is $25. A package of 10 tickets is also available for $100. Online tickets are available until the day before the show then will be available at the box office starting 1 hour before the screening.

Happy Birthday, Library of Congress

The Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building. (Photo: Carol M. Highsmith)

On Friday, the Library of Congress turns 215. Founded in 1800, many think of the library as the place that has a copy of every book every published. Although not true, the library does have almost 24 million books, plus the world’s largest library, a comic book collection, map collection, video games, violins, globes and more. Anyone over 16 years old can get a Library of Congress card and use the reading room. The library also sponsors concerts and weekly story times for children. Among the notable items in its collection are a 1507 map by German cartographer Martin Waldseemuller, who was the first to full depict the Western Hemisphere; a collection of newspaper clippings and letters from President Lincoln’s 1858 political campaign; a digital record of every tweet since Twitter began in 2006; a Gutenberg Bible, published in 1455; The Whole Book of Psalms Faithfully Translated into English Meter, the first book ever printed in the U.S. in 1640; and a copy of Old King Cole, a book smaller than a grain of rice containing the children’s nursery rime. It can only be read with a microscope.

Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s days at the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Admission is FREE!

Artisans will sell their work at D.C. Truck this weekend at Sidney Harman Hall. (Photo: D.C. Trunk)

D.C. Trunk

D.C. Trunk is a handmade jewelry and clothing show and sale. This year’s artists include Chris Triola, Sandra Miller, Nancy Jemio, Selma Karaca, Mary Hughes and Carol Gray Bosca, Rebecca Myers, Donna D’Aquino, Debra Adelson, Sam Shaw, Tatiana Ramhmania, Pat Palson and Grace Ann Agostino.

Apr. 24 from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Apr. 25 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Shakespeare Theatre Co.’s Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. Admission is FREE!

Smithsonian Craft Show

Polka dot dessert plates by Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz will be on sale at the Smithsonian Craft Show. (Photo: Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz)

The 33rd annual Smithsonian Craft Show is a juried show and sale of fine American sculptural object and design. This year, 121 artists, including 31 new artists, have their work on display and sale. Work is limited 12 different media: baskets, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art and wood. There are also lectures each day that are included with admission.

Apr. 24 from 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Apr. 25 from 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and Apr. 26 from 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. p.m. at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Admission is $20 or $30 for a two-day pass at the door. Children 12 and younger are free.

Food truck will gather Friday at Truckeroo at the Bullpen by Nationals Park. Photo: Truckeroo)

Truckeroo

Truckeroo kicks off its summer season with more than two dozen food trucks. Truckeroo will be held monthly on May 15, June 12, July 10, Aug. 21 and Sept. 11. The list of food trucks changes monthly. There is live music all day and beer is available at the Bullpen bar. There are also games, such as cornhole.

Apr. 24 from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. at the Fairgrounds, Half and M Streets SE next to Nationals Stadium. Admission is FREE!

Bard in the Yards

Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio star in Romeo + Juliet. (Photo: 20th Century Fox)

The Folger Theatre and the Capitol Riverfront BID celebrate Shakespeare’s 451st birthday with Bard in the Yards, three of Hollywood’s bet takes on his plays for a free weekend of outdoor films. Actors from the Folger Theatre’s production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead will introduce the screenings. On Friday, Much Ado About Nothing will be shown, with Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet on Saturday and The Taming of the Shrew on Sunday.

Apr. 24-26 starting between 7:30-8 p.m. at The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. Admission is FREE!

Georgetown house will be open to the public on Saturday. (Photo: Georgetown House Tour)

Georgetown House Tour

Each year the Georgetown House Tour features a number of Georgetown’s most beautiful homes and their impressive gardens. Houses are arranged for easy walking at your own pace taken in the order you prefer. Admission includes a House Tour Magazine full of useful information including a map of the houses, which makes it possible to set your own route. On the tour this year is a not-to-be-missed Parish Tea in Blake Hall at historic St. John’s Church, 3240 O St. NW. Following an 84-year tradition, this tea features homemade tea sandwiches and sweets. You may walk in at any time between 2-5 p.m.

Apr. 25 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at various houses along Wisconsin Avenue NW between Reservoir Road and P Street. Tickets are $55 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW.
 
 

Sant Jordi Festival of Books and Roses

Visitors browse books at last year’s festival.
(Photo: World Book Day Washington)

Celebrate Diada de Sant Jordi (Saint George Day) that will transform the Dupont Circle neighborhood into a festival of books and roses. Sant Jordi’s celebration is inspired by the legend of St. George, who slayed a dragon to save a princess and then plucked a red rose for the princess from a rose bush, which had sprouted on the exact spot, where the dragon’s red blood had spilled.It was declared world book day by UNESCO in 1995. The festival includes a street book fair at Dupont Circle with a number of area bookstore taking part. There will also be a book drive with donors receiving a Sant Jordi rose in exchange for books. Storytelling, a book exchange, arts and crafts, and food vendors will also commemorate a more than 100-year-old Catalan tradition.

Apr. 24 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in Dupont Circle. Admission is FREE!

Taste of Three Cities

Visitors in Baltimore sample food truck fare. (Photo: Karen Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Taste of Three Cities began in 2012 as a D.C. vs. Baltimore food truck show in Charm City. Last year, Philadelphia joined the competition. This year, 60 food trucks will visit in all three cities with $20,000 in cash and prices on the line. Nine food truck will face off in D.C. Among the local food trucks are D.C. Slices, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Captain Cookie and D.C. Taco Truck. The competition will stop in Philadelphia on May 9 and Baltimore on June 6. A champion will be crowned in each city based on input from a panel of judges and the crowd. The truck with the most points at the end of the circuit will receive a bonus. Entertainment include music by Elikah, Fractal Cat, Greasy Hands and Yellow Dubmarine. Proceeds benefit D.C. Central Kitchen.

Apr. 25 from noon-9 p.m. at Storey Park, 1005 First St. NE. Admission is $15 for adults, $5 for children, $35 for a family of two adults and two children, $65 for VIP admission with an all you care to drink and one hour early admission online. Individual tickets are $20, children are $8, family packs are $45 and VIPs are $75 at the door.

Broccoli City Festival

Jaden and Willow Smith will perform at the Broccoli City Festival. (Photo: Nathaniel Wood)

This year, the Broccoli City Festival, the annual Earth Day celebration, features sets from Erykah Badu as DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown, rapper Joey Bada$$ and Will Smith’s rapping children Willow and Jaden. There will also be plenty of food options, craft vendors and art installations. There will also be free fitness and yoga classes.

Apr. 25 from noon-9 p.m. at St. Elizabeth East Gateway Pavilion, 1100 Alabama Ave. SE. Tickets are $45 online or at the gate. Must be 16 or older.
 
 
 

Mid-Atlantic Spring Beer Festival

The streets of Shirlington Village will become a beer festival on Saturday. (Photo: Brightest Young Things)

More than 35 breweries including Forge Brew Works, Old Ox, Adroit Theory and Oliver Brewing will be sampling their brews at the second annual Mid-Atlantic Spring Beer Festival. Several Shirlington Village restaurants includng Busboys & Poets, Café Pizzaiolo, Luna and Blue Sea will have booths selling food. Music will be provided by DJ Julius Talvik.

Apr. 25 from noon-7 p.m. at The Village of Shirlington, outside Capitol City Brewing Co., 4001 Campbell Ave., Arlington. Tickets are $30 at the door and includes 10 four-ounce samples and a tasting glass. Additional tastes are $1 with a five ticket minimum. Non-drinkers are free.

Lord of the Rings Movie Festival

Sean Astin (left) and Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. (Photo: New Line Productions)

Have you ever tried watching all three Lord of the Rings movies in one day? You can on Sunday at the Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, which is hosting a festival for the beloved trilogy with Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring at noon, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers at 3:15 p.m. and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at 7 p.m. There will be a trival contest with prices at 6:15 p.m., a Gollum impersonation contest at 6:30 p.m. and best costume awards at 6:45 p.m.

Apr. 26 starting at noon at Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington. Tickets are $10 online or at the box office.

The heatwave should begin breaking today and the weekend temperatures are expected to be about 77 degrees on Saturday and 83 degrees on Sunday, great weather to get out and enjoy the many outdoor events in the DMV. But even if the 40 percent chance of rain materializes on Saturday, there are indoor events to keep you occupied.

On Metro, Green line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals. Red Line trains will run every 20 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont, with additional trains between Grosvenor and NoMa-Gallaudet during daytime hours. Orange, Blue and Yellow line trains will operate every 20 minutes. The Yellow line will only run to the Mount Vernon Square-Convention Center station and not to Fort Totten.

Attendees at the opening night film for AFI Docs. (Photo: AFI Docs)

AFI Docs documentary film festival

AFI Docs, formerly known as Silverdocs, is the American Film Institute’s annual five-day international documentary film festival. Celebrating its 12th year, films are shown in landmark venues in the DMV including the AFI Silver Theatre. Of the almost 2,000 documentaries submitted, 50 feature films and about 30 short are being screened. Some “catalyst” screenings, including ones on homeless youth, the Internet and skyrocketing college tuition, will include detailed panel discussions with filmmakers and experts afterwards. If you missed the opening screening of Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey, Holbrook’s award-winning one-man show Mark Twain Tonight!,you can catch it on Sunday at 4:15 p.m. at the Silver Theatre. The closing feature is Life Itself based on film critic Roger Ebert’s 2011 memoir of the same name, which will be screened at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the National Portrait Gallery.

Through June 22 at various locations including the AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, the Newseum, the Naval Heritage Center, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Archives and the Goethe Instiut, all in Penn Quarter. Tickets range from $11-$14.

Chris Kattan will perform a standup comedy routine at Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse. (Photo: NNDB)

Chris Kattan

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Kattan — seen most recently on The Middle — hits the standup comedy circuit with four shows in Arlington. He appeared on SNL from 1995-2003 with recurring characters including Mr. Peepers, Mango, Azrael Abyss, Kyle DeMarco, Gay Hitler, Suel Forrester and, most notably, one half of the Butabi Brothers with fellow cast member Will Ferrell.

June 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington. Tickets cost $25 online or at the door.

Elikeh

Elikeh will perform at Topicalia. (Photo: John Shore)

The D.C.based http://elikeh.net/ Elikeh is performing at Tropicalia tonight. Elikeh is an Afropop band that specializes in the catchy melodies and infectious rhythms of West African popular music. The band uses elements of Togolese rhythms as a foundation for exploration into American-influenced blues, funk and rock.

June 20 at 8 p.m. at Tropicalia, 2001 14th St. NW. Tickets are $12 in advance online or $15 at the door.

Pixar in Concert

Clips from the movies will be shown as the National Symphony Orchestra plays music from Pixar movies. (Photo: San Francisco Synmpony)

The National Symphony Orchestra gets animated when it performs Pixar in Concert, the music from Pixar’s greatest films – Ratatouille, A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo, WALL-E, Up, The Incredibles, Brave, Monsters, Inc., Monsters University, Cars and Toy Story and more – while scenes from the movies are projected onto screens outside and inside Wolf Trap.

June 20 at 8:30 p.m. at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets cost $30-$58 online or at the gate.

Safeway Barbecue Battle

Pennsylvania Avenue will become a barbecue battle this weekend. (Photo: Safeway Barbecue Battle)

The 22nd annual Safeway Barbecue Battle kicks off Saturday with an intensely heated and smoky competition among 41 of the nation’s best pitmasters vying for a $40,000 grand prize. Samples, beer and cooking demos will be plentiful and 30 bands will provide entertainment.

June 21 from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and June 22 from 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. on Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 9th and 14th Streets. Admission is $12 in advance and $14 at the gate.

Alexandria’s Food & Wine Festival

Taste food from local restaurants and sample wines from Virginia wineries at Alexandria’s Food & Wine Festival. (Photo: Alexandria’s Food & Wine Festival)

Alexandria’s Food & Wine Festival features tastes of local foods and wine, as well as artisans, a children’s corner and live entertainment. The event transforms John Carlyle Square into a lively festival venue. Sample food from local restaurants including Walker’s Grille, Alexandria Cupcake, Las Tasca, Hilton Old Town, Rita’s Ice, Trademark, Whole Foods, Delia’s and Rice & Spice and wines from Virginia wineries including Democracy Vineyard, Lake Anna Winery, Mattaponi Winery, Horton Winery and Unicorn Winery.

June 21 from noon-5 p.m. at John Carlyle Square, 300 John Carlyle St., Alexandria. Admission is free, but eight food tickets cost $20 (samples require a various number of tickets) and admission to the wine tasting test is an additional $20. Tickets are available on-site.

Mid Summer Wine Fest

Sample Maryland wines at the Mid Summer Wine Fest in Silver Spring. (Photo: Milk Lady Events)

At the fourth annual Mid Summer Wine Fest expect free wine samples from Maryland vineyards, live honkytonk, salsa dancing and snacks from local performers. There will also be a strong showing from local farmers as well as a Ukrainian virility dance performance.

June 21 from 2-7 p.m. at the B&O Station, 8100 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Admission is $31 in advance until 9 p.m. on June 20 and $39 after.
 
 

Geek Chic Fashion Show

Cosplay fashions will be features at the Geek Chic Fashion Show. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Fantom Comics and PollySue’s Vintage Shop team up to co-host the Geek Chic Fashion Show, a fashion show for geeks. Instead of high-fashion designers, models will be dressed in nerdy street styles, casual cosplay, steampunk couture, high-fashion superheros, tiny princess supervillains and more. Proceeds benefit Con or Bust, a non-profit that sends fans of color to science-fiction and fantasy conventions.

June 21 at 7 p.m. at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St. NW. Admission is $5 at the door.

Bedroom Business

At Bedroom Business, professionals will give advice to improve your love life. (Photo: Twoology)

When’s the last time you had a bad bedroom experience? Why was it so bad? Was it you or your partner? Do you secretly struggle with how to improve your bedroom skills? Is there something you wish you knew how to do? Do you have a bedroom partner with a particular issue? Want to figure out how to talk to them about improving? At Bedroom Business: A Conversation for Men and Women, professionals will offer advice, products and workshops. There will also be a panel discussion about communication in the bedroom. Panelists include Dr. Richard Griffith, a licensed psychologist, Tunde Akinyeke, a blogger, Dr. Natasha St. Amand, a licensed professional therapist, and Lauren Williams, owner of The Bobby Pen blog.

June 22 from 3-6:30 p.m. at The Loft at 600 F, 600 F St. NW. Admission is $15 here.

The cherry blossoms are gone and so are the tourists for a month or so, but there’s still plenty to do this weekend (Apr. 25-27) in the DMV. Shop in Georgetown’s annual French Market, go to the drive-in, check out the University of Maryland’s 16th annual Maryland Day or take in a Lord of the Rings movie marathon. Saturday’s forecast is for rain, temperatures should be about 74, but Sunday is supposed to be partly sunny and 65.

With the National Cherry Blossom Festival over for another year, Metro has resumed work on Metrorail. This weekend, Red Line trains will run every 15 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont, with additional trains between Shady Grove and Judiciary Square during daytime hours. On Saturday, trains on the Yellow and Green lines will operate every 15 minutes, rather than every 12 minutes. Buses will replace Orange Line trains between Stadium-Armory and Cheverly and Blue Line trains between Stadium-Armory and Addison Road. Metrorail will open at 5 a.m. on Sunday for customers traveling to the Nike Women Half Marathon. The start line is accessible from Metro Center (Red/Blue/Orange lines), Federal Triangle (Blue/Orange lines) or Archives (Yellow/Green lines).

Visitors stroll last year’s Georgetown French Market. (Photo: Georgetown BID)

Georgetown French Market

The Georgetown Business Improvement District presents is annual Georgetown French Market. The Book Hill boutiques, antique shops, restaurants, salons and galleries display their wares in an inviting open-air market, evoking the outdoor markets of Paris where guests wander between shops and galleries tempted by the aroma of fresh coffee and croissants while enjoying the sounds of strolling musicians. More than 35 shops will offer up to 75 percent off on designer goods, art and home furnishings. Some of the neighborhood’s best restaurants will set up curbside to nourish shoppers, grilling up French merguez sausages, filling sweet and savory crepes, offering Banh mi sandwiches and serving fresh French pastries and even discounts off wine! The TD Bank parking lot at 1611 Wisconsin Ave. will become a gathering spot with a Parisian face painter while Dumbarton House and Tudor Place will host arts and crafts activities for children.

Apr. 25 and 26 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. both days on Book Hill, Upper Wisconsin Avenue NW between P Street and Reservoir Road. Admission is FREE and so are Circulator rides from the K Street and Wisconsin Avenue stops to Book Hill. Free parking is available at Hardy Middle School in the 1800 block of Wisconsin Avenue across from the Safeway.

The Frozen sing-a-long will be shown Friday at Union Market. (Graphic: Disney)

Union Market drive-in

Union Market’s Drive-In four-week spring movie series continues with the sing-a-long version of Frozen. On May 2, Diner will be shown followed by the people’s choice, James Bond Collection on May 9 with the public voting for From Russia with Love, The Spy Who Loved Me or Goldfinger (vote on the market’s Facebook page). Purchase snacks from the market’s booths or cocktails from the Airstream trailer.

Fridays at 8 p.m. through May 9 at Union Market, 1309 Fifth St. NE. Gates open at 6 p.m. Walk-ins and bikers are free in the picnic area, cars are $10 in the parking lot. Parking pass are available online.

USA Science and Engineering Festival

Bill Nye the Science Guy will be at the USA Science and Engineering Festival this weekend. (Photo: Bill Nye)

The USA Science and Engineering Festival features more than 3000 fun, hands-on activities for all ages and more than 150 stage shows, including music, magic, comedy and more. There will also be a career pavilion and college fair for high-school students and the second annual book fair with more than 25 featured authors. Bill Nye the Science Guy will be on stage Saturday at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. and Sunday at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.Mike Rowe from the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe will be featured at 3 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday.

Apr. 26 and 27 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. Admission is FREE!
 
 
 

Maryland Day

Maryland Day is Saturday. (Graphic: University of Maryland)

The University of Maryland will host its 16th annual Maryland Day. UMD’s campus-wide celebration of innovation, creativity and academic excellence offers more than 450 family-friendly events and exhibits that teach and inspire future innovators. Visitors can “Explore Our World of Fearless Ideas” across the university’s 1,250 acre campus. The university will be divided into six areas for exploration: Ag Day Avenue, Arts Alley, Biz and Society Hill, Science and Tech Way, Sports and Rec Row, and Terp Town Center. The 2014 program features several events. See the new foal that was born at UMD’s campus farm. Help set a Guinness World Record for the largest drum circle ever assembled. Check out “Life in the Anchor Chair” and see what it’s like to deliver the nightly news. Visit Hornbake Plaza to meet up with alumni and discover TERPRIDE, a high-tech, retro-fitted bus. Sample the Smith Island Cake ice cream created specifically for Maryland Day and available for just one day. And get autographs from your favorite football and men’s and women’s basketball players.

Apr. 26 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus. Admission and parking are FREE!

Spring Fest

Capitol City Brewing in Shirlington hosts Spring Fest on Saturday. (Photo: Capitol City Brewing Co.)

Capitol City Brewing Co. in Shirlington launches Spring Fest, a spring beer festival featuring seasonal suds from more than 45 breweries serving 4 ounce samples, local food vendors and music by DJ Julius.

Apr. 26 from noon-7 p.m. at the Village of Shirlington, 4001 Campbell Ave., Arlington. Admission is $30 at the gate.
 
 
 

Lord of the Rings Movie Festival

Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse will host a Lord of the Rings movie festival on Sunday. (Graphic: New Line Cinema)

If your ideal lazy Sunday includes watching all three Lord of the Rings films to Arlington for the Lord of the Rings Movie Festival. The movie marathon includes trivia and a Gollum impersonation.

Apr. 27 from noon-10 p.m. at the Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington. Tickets are $10 here or at the door.