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Chesapeake Oyster and Beer Festival Bring your appetite for unlimited oysters (several types from around the world, prepared in several ways), more than 20 beers and wines and some spirits. The third annual festival also features DJ music and exhibits. Friday 6-10 p.m., Saturday noon-4 and 5-9 p.m. National Harbor, 150 National Plaza, National Harbor. 800-830-3976. www.beerandoyster.com. $89 per session.
TNA Impact Wrestling The world tour includes appearances by Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode, James Storm and the TNA Knockouts. 7:30 p.m. Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro. Ticketmaster: 410-547-7328. www.impactwrestling.com. $20-$50.
“Driving Miss Daisy” The Tantallon Community Players perform Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the relationship between a white woman, Daisy Werthan, and her black driver, Hoke Colburn. Opens Friday at 8 p.m., continues Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. Through March 4. Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Rd., Fort Washington. 301-203-6070. www.pgparks.com. $15, seniors and age 18 and younger $12.
Gridloc Band The Fredericksburg band plays classic oldies. For age 21 and older. 8 p.m. Miss Motley’s Cafe, 9501 Crain Hwy., Bel Alton. 301-392-9794. www.belaltonalumnicdc.org. $10.
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Black history program Moncure Daniel Conway, great-grandson of Maryland’s Declaration of Independence signer Thomas Stone, freed his slaves. Learn about his life in celebration of Black History Month. Thomas Stone National Historic Site, 6655 Rose Hill Rd., Port Tobacco. 301-392-1776. www.nps.gov/thst. Free; donations accepted.
African American Family Day Festival Activities include storytelling and African dance workshops. There will also be performers and vendors. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex, 8001 Sheriff Rd., Landover. 301-583-2582. www.pgsportsandlearn.com. Free.
19th Century Prince George’s County A history program about average people includes a multimedia presentation, games, toys and artifact reproductions. 10 a.m.-noon. Bladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Rd., Bladensburg. 301-779-0371. www.pgparks.com. Free; registration required.
Bugeye Ball Calvert Marine Museum’s annual fundraiser features music, dinner and games with a Roaring Twenties theme. 7-11 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum, 14200 Solomons Island Rd., Solomons. 410-326-2042. www.calvertmarinemuseum.com. $175 (tax deductible).
Carolyn Malachi and Avery Sunshine A Southern-style buffet is included with this Jook Joint blues concert. D.C. native Carolyn Malachi was nominated for a Grammy for best urban/alternative performance in 2011 for her single “Orion.” Avery Sunshine, a singer from Chester, Pa., sang in the duo DaisyRew and on the film soundtrack of “The Fighting Temptations.” . 7 p.m. Prince George’s Community College, 301 Largo Rd., Largo. 301-322-0853. www.pgcc.edu/newsevents. $40 in advance only; no tickets sold at the door.
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