“Dirty Dancing”
Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey star in the 1987 film about a summer romance between a teenage girl and a dance instructor at a holiday resort (rated PG-13). Blankets and lawn chairs welcome. 8:45 p.m. Capitol Riverfront, New Jersey Avenue and Tingey Street SE. 202-465-7093. www.capitolriverfront.org. Free.
FRI 10
Source Festival Over three weeks, actors from across the country will stage 25 new works, starting with 18 10-minute plays shown in groups of six by theme: “Lost and Found” (Friday at 8 p.m.), “Lovers and Friends” (Saturday at 8 p.m.) and “Heroes and Villains” (Sunday at 8 p.m.). The festival also features three full-length plays and four “artistic blind dates.” See the Web site for the full schedule. Fridays-Wednesdays, through July 3. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. 202-204-7800. www.sourcedc.org/sourcefestival. $10-$20 per event, VIP $32, four tickets $55, 11 tickets $125.
Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses This Los Angeles roots rock band is heavily influenced by the sounds and lifestyle of the Southwest. Bingham’s song “The Weary Kind” (written as a theme for the movie “Crazy Heart”) won three awards last year: a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for best original song and the Americana Music Association’s Song of the Year. Doors open at 8 p.m. 9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW. 202-265-0930. www.930.com. $20.
Official Pride party The Newseum’s six-story atrium becomes a dance floor and every elevator a cocktail bar, courtesy of Capital Pride and Brightest Young Things. They’ve lined up DJs Lauren Flax, Ultra Nate, Lisa Moody, Natty Boom and MAJR. The theme? Somewhere Over the Rainbow. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 888-639-7386. bytpride.eventbrite.com. $15 in advance, $20 day of party; VIP $50 in advance, $70 day of party.
“What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?” Archival material from the Revolutionary War through the present day documents how the government has influenced the American diet. Opens Friday. Through Jan. 3, 2012. National Archives, lawn, Constitution Avenue and Ninth Street NW. 202-357-5000. www.archives.gov. Free.
SAT 11
Bobby McFerrin The 10-time Grammy winner and singer of “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” performs music from his latest album, “VOCAbuLarieS,” with Howard University’s Afro Blue Reunion Choir as part of the DC Jazz Festival, encompassing 100 performers at 45 venues throughout the city. 7:30 p.m. at Warner Theatre, 13th and E streets NW. Festival continues through Monday. See the Web site for the full schedule. 202-457-7628. www.dcjazzfest.org. $27-$67, other festival events free-$67.
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