Scene Calendar

Thursday, Jan. 24
DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist
7:30 p.m.
WHERE: 9:30 club, 815 V St. N.W.
METRO: U Street-Cardozo (green and yellow lines)
INFO: DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist come together for an electric, live mixing show.
COST: $35

An Evening with the Asylum Street Spankers
8 p.m.
WHERE: Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, Va.
METRO: Vienna/Fairfax-GMU (orange line)
INFO: Acoustic-driven blues revival band with punk roots plays in intimate setting.
COST: $20

Friday, Jan. 25
Persepolis
See Web site for showtimes
WHERE: Landmark’s E Street
Cinema, 555 11th St. N.W.
METRO: Metro Center (red line)
INFO: Now on the big screen, Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel tells the story of her coming-of-age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.
COST: $6.75-$9.50

Chopteeth
6 p.m.
WHERE: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. N.W.
METRO: Foggy Bottom-GWU (blue and orange lines)
INFO: Orchestra blends West African music with rumba, ska and funk.
COST: Free

Saturday, Jan. 26
“Matisse: Painter as Sculptor”
Through Feb. 3
WHERE: Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, Md.
INFO: In its final two weeks, this exhibit highlights the intense sculpture of the famous French painter.
COST: $15, tickets needed

“The F Word”: Part of the Inkubator Festival 2008
Through Feb. 3
WHERE: H Street Playhouse,
1365 H St. N.E.
METRO: New York Avenue-Florida Avenue (red line)
INFO: Staged reading of the play that explores obesity. Part of the Inkubator Festival, a new play festival ending Monday.
COST: Donations accepted

Sunday, Jan. 27
Members of the National Symphony Orchestra - Mozart & Stravinksy: The Search For Perfection
7:30 p.m.
WHERE: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Terrace Theater, 2700 F St. N.W.
METRO: Foggy Bottom-GWU (blue and orange lines)
INFO: Features a wind octet and Mozart’s famous sonatas for violin and piano.
COST: $38

Journeys Through Vanishing Worlds: Politics and Prose
1 p.m.
WHERE: 5015 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
METRO: Van Ness (red line)
INFO: Author Abraham Brumberg discusses his memoir that details his experiences growing up in then Palestine and pre-World War II Warsaw.
COST: Free

Monday, Jan. 28
“Japanese Arts of the Edo Period, 1615-1868”
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily
Through Feb. 28
WHERE: Freer Gallery of Art,
12th Street and Jefferson Drive S.W.
METRO: Smithsonian (blue and orange lines)
INFO: The Asian art gallery showcases poetry, theater and decorative arts from the Edo period in Japanese history, a time of peace and increased isolation.
COST: Free

One Life: Katharine Hepburn
11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily
Through Sept. 28
WHERE: National Portrait Gallery,
Eighth and F streets
METRO: Gallery Place/Chinatown (red, green and yellow lines)
INFO: These photographs trace the life of Hollywood’s spirited leading lady.
COST: Free

Tuesday, Jan. 29
Sleeping Beauty
7:30 p.m.
WHERE: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Opera House, 2700 F St. N.W.
METRO: Dupont Circle (red line)
INFO: The American Ballet Theatre performs a new interpretation of the classic fairy tale with sets and costumes from a Tony Award-winning team.
COST: $43-$79

“Phil Nesmith: My Baghdad”
11 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday
WHERE: Irvine Contemporary,
1412 14th St. N.W.
METRO: Metro Center (red line)
INFO: Nesmith embedded himself in an Army unit in Iraq to produce the photographs showcased in this exhibit.
COST: Free