Thursday, March 5 Black Lips 8 p.m. WHERE: Black Cat, 1811 14th St. N.W. METRO: U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (green and yellow lines) INFO: This popular garage rock band heats up the Black Cat with their energetic live show. COST: $15
New York City Ballet with New York City Ballet Orchestra 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. N.W. METRO: Foggy Bottom-GWU (blue and orange lines) INFO: A Jerome Robbins-Twyla Tharp choreography collaboration will be at the heart of the ballet performance. COST: $22
Friday, March 6 Disco City 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. N.E. METRO: Union Station (red line) INFO: The upstairs bar at this D.C. music hot spot will host a late-night disco dance party. COST: Free
"The Little Dog Laughed" 8 p.m. WHERE: Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave. Arlington, Va. METRO: Pentagon (blue and yellow lines) INFO: Signature stages a breezy and hilarious satire about a control-freak Hollywood film agent. COST: $44
Saturday, March 7 "Arabesque: Suheir Hammad" 6 p.m. WHERE: Millennium Stage - Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. N.W. METRO: Foggy Bottom-GWU (blue and orange lines) INFO: The Palestinian-American will read his charged spoken word poet with hip-hop influence. COST: Free
Ani DiFranco 8 p.m. WHERE: 9:30 club METRO: U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (green and yellow lines) INFO: The famous folk singer brings her charged, lyrical vocals to this D.C. music spot. COST: $40
Sunday, March 8 The Nine 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. WHERE: DC9, 1940 Ninth St. N.W. METRO: U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (green and yellow lines) INFO: DC9 features nine local singer-songwriters as part of a quarterly showcase, including Justin Trawik and Victoria Vox. COST: $8
"Krapp's Last Tape" 3 p.m. WHERE: Keegan Theatre, 3700 South Four Mile Drive, Arlington, Va. METRO: Pentagon (blue and yellow lines) INFO: In conjunction with New Island Project, Keegan stages Beckett's lesser-known poignant reflection on aging. COST: $20
Monday, March 9 D.C. Independent Film Festival 7 p.m. WHERE: Phoenix Theatres Union Station 9, 50 Massachusetts Ave. N.E. METRO: Union Station (red line) INFO: Monday night of the D.C. Independent Film Festival, referred to as the "Sundance of the East Coast, showcases the feature-length film "Middle East," with "Grenade," "Noor" and "Demons of Cairo." COST: $11
Louise Bourgeois 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. WHERE: Hirshhorn Museum, Independence Avenue and Seventh Street S.W. METRO: Smithsonian (blue and orange lines) INFO: Bourgeois' personal sculpture evokes memory with a pastiche of artistic influences. COST: Free
Tuesday, March 10 Mi Ami 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Velvet Lounge, 915 U St. N.W. METRO: U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (green and yellow lines) INFO: Food for Animals and the Lexie Mountain Boys will open for this funky band made up of former members of Black Eyes. COST: $8
Here Today 11 a.m.-4 p.m. WHERE: Art Gallery-University of Maryland, 1202 Art Sociology Building College Park, MD METRO: College Park/U of MD (green line) INFO: See a series of large-scale wall drawings by artist Linn Meyers, including a collaborative work with D.C. sound artist Richard Chartier. COST: Free
