THU 14
Keane The English synth-pop band released its fourth album, “Strangeland,” last year. With Mystery Jets. 7 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100. www.strathmore.org. $55-$75.
FRI 15
Family Fun Night This “School’s Out” celebration will have games, a moon bounce and more sponsored by the city of Gaithersburg. 5-9 p.m. Gaithersburg City Hall, 31 S. Summit Ave., Gaithersburg. 301-258-6350. www.gaithersburgmd.gov. Free.
Donegal X-Press This six-piece Irish American roots rock band was named “Best Band” in the Baltimore City Paper’s Readers Poll in 2001. Singer Brad Dunnells was also the first American to the win the National Song Contest for Peace in Cork, Ireland. 6:30 p.m. Rockville Town Square, between Rockville Pike, East Middle Lane, North Washington Street and Beall Avenue, Rockville. 301-998-8178. www.rockvilletownsquare.com. Free.
SAT 16
Silver Spring Blues Festival The fourth annual event showcases blues bands on two stages: Market Stage (acoustic) on Veterans Plaza at Fenton Street Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; and Fountain Stage (electric and acoustic) on Ellsworth Drive, 2-9 p.m. Featured acts include the Archie Edwards Blues Ensemble and Clarence “The Blues Man” Turner. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Downtown Silver Spring. silverspringspeaks.blogspot.com. Free.
Reel Water Film Festival Screenings, demonstrations and talks about water issues are scheduled around a 6 p.m. screening of the feature film “Watershed,” executive-produced and narrated by Robert Redford and directed by Mark Decena. Funds raised will be used for water filtration projects in the Philippines and the Dominican Republic. 1:30-10:30 p.m. BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown. 301-528-2260. www.reelwaterfilmfest.org. Tickets for five blocks of time are $5-$10 each.
“The Illusion” Mitchell Hebert, who just won a Helen Hayes Award for acting, will go behind the scenes to direct Forum Theatre’s take on Tony Kushner’s play. It is based on Pierre Cornielle’s “L’Illusion Comique,” in which a sorcerer shows a father three scenes from his long-lost son’s life. Thursday-Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. Closes Saturday. Round House Theatre, 8641 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. 240-644-1100. www.roundhousetheatre.org. www.forumtd.org. $25, seniors $20, students $15.
CityDance Conservatory “Dreams of the Warrior Princess” (1 p.m.) uses a variety of genres from ballet to Bollywood to tell the tale of the golden goose and the legend of the princess warrior of Manipur. In “Seeing With Our Hearts” (7:30 p.m.), dancers showcase contemporary, classical and fusion repertory. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100. www.strathmore.org. Each performance $18, age 2 and younger $5.
Gabrielle Louise The two-time John Lennon Songwriting Contest finalist and Jack Maher Songwriting Award winner returns with her band in tow. Her style ranges from folk and roots to jazz and tango. 7:30 p.m. Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park. 301-891-7100. www.imtfolk.org. $15 in advance, $18 day of concert; students $12 in advance, $15 at the door.
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