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Zola Jesus Young Goth singer Nika Roza Danilova has released three albums since 2009, one of which was recently noticed in John Waters’s CD collection. With Talk Normal. 7 p.m. U Street Music Hall, 1115 U St. NW. 202-588-1880. www.ustreetmusichall.com. $15.
“The Water Engine” Spooky Action Theater presents David Mamet’s play, set during the Chicago 1934 World’s Fair, in which an inventor seeks to patent an engine that runs on water, sparking a backlash from industrial and political leaders. Opens Thursday at 7:30 p.m., continues Friday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Through March 11. Universalist National Memorial Church, 1810 16th St. NW. 202-248-0301. www.spookyaction.org. $20-$25.
Georgetown art show Oil and watercolor paintings, prints, sculptures and photographs are showcased in the third annual show sponsored by the Citizens Association of Georgetown. Painting demonstrations will be given by Edward “Bear” Miller, Camilla Bossoli and Robin Hill. Begins Thursday with a reception 6-9 p.m. Through Monday. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. 202-337-7313. www.houseofsweden.com. www.cagtown.org. Free.
Holtry, Myers and Kirk Hillyer Art Space’s current show features three artists with strikingly different takes on the natural world. Elizabeth Holtry’s paintings celebrate unpopular animals like mole rats and hissing cockroaches in the toile style generally associated with fabric patterns, while David Myers’s photographs focus on confined zoo and aquarium animals. Member artist Bryan Kirk’s abstract rust monoprints use the natural reaction of water and metal to create highly textured prints. Through Feb. 24. International Arts & Artists’ Hillyer Art Space, 9 Hillyer Ct. NW. 202-338-0680. www.artsandartists.org. Free.
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The Junior League Band This D.C. acoustic rock band specializes in sweet, simple songs. With Holy Ghost Tent Revival. 8 p.m. Rock & Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. 202-388-7625. www.rockandrollhoteldc.com. $12.
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Magna Carta Day Celebrate the Magna Carta, which spent much of last year undergoing conservation treatments, with a day of 13th-century activities. Listen to period music, write a royal proclamation, watch a film about Robin Hood, roll a candle, make a pinwheel or play a medieval game of Queek. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. National Archives, Exhibit Level, Constitution Avenue and Ninth Street NW. 202-357-5000. www.archives.gov. Free.
Carolina Chocolate Drops It’s hard to pigeonhole a trio that plays blues, old-timey work songs, Tom Waits and Blue Cantrell covers. 2 p.m. Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium, 10 First St. SE. 202-707-5502. www.loc.go v. Free tickets available by phone, with a $2.80 service charge per ticket.
Dead Milkmen The Philadelphia punk band famous for the hit “Punk Rock Girl” released a new album in 2011, “The King in Yellow.” 7 p.m. U Street Music Hall, 1115 U St. NW. 202-588-1880. www.ustreetmusichall.com. $18.
“The Kids Are All Right” The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington presents an adaptation of “Oliver Button Is a Sissy” and a new work, “Being In, Being OUT,” with Dreams of Hope. 8 p.m. George Washington University, Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. 202-397-7328. www.lisner.org. $20-$50.
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