Our Picks

BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY-- Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The swing revivalists are still shilling retro cool. Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. $29.50. 703-549-7500 or 703-573-7328.

JOSS STONE-- Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The 20-year-old British singer-songwriter, who has made major waves in American R&B, returns with her new album, "Introducing Joss Stone." With Ryan Shaw. Wolf Trap, Filene Center, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna. $28-$42. 877-965-3872 or 703-255-1868.

JOHN PRINE-- Friday at 8 p.m. Two great American songwriters share this much-anticipated bill. Prine, hailed by former U.S. poet laureate Ted Kooser as "a genuine poet of the American people," headlines. Earthy Arkansas troubadour Iris DeMent opens. Warner Theatre, 13th and E streets NW. $49.50-$59.50. 202-783-4000 or 202-397-7328.

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WALTER BEASLEY-- Saturday at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. The sensuous R&B vocalist and saxophonist is a star of the contemporary jazz scene. Rams Head Tavern, 33 West St., Annapolis. $29.50. 410-268-4545.

WASHINGTON SOCIAL CLUB-- Saturday, doors at 9 p.m. The local rock standout takes a triumphant turn on the 9:30 club stage to celebrate the release of "Bigger Than Your Boyfriend." With the Dance Party. 9:30 club, 815 V St. NW. $12. 202-265-0930.

[Exhibits]

FOTO: MODERNITY IN CENTRAL EUROPE, 1918-1945-- Opens today. Through Sept. 3. About 150 photographs, books and illustrated magazines explore pictures from Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Austria during a time of social and political upheaval. National Gallery of Art, West Building, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-737-4215.

VOICES & VISIONS OF THA BLOCK-- Opens today. Through Aug. 12. Photographs, poems and essays in this exhibition by Ellis L. Marsalis III detail the lives of residents on one block in Baltimore. Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Pl. SE. Free. 202-287-3306.

REMARTE 2007-- Thursday at 6:30 p.m. An auction of contemporary art from the Americas, Spain and Portugal includes wine and tapas. Organization of American States, Hall of the Americas, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. $50-$75. 202-458-6016.

MINGERING MIKE: THE AMAZING CAREER OF AN IMAGINARY SOUL SUPERSTAR-- Through July 28. Music enthusiast Dori Hadar displays a collection of cardboard records and album sleeves that catalogue the dream career of a fabricated '70s soul musician. Hadar happened upon the handmade works while perusing the stacks at a local record shop. Hemphill Fine Arts, 1515 14th St. NW. Free. 202-234-5601.

[Literature]

SALLY JENKINS-- Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Washington Post columnist delves into the sports history of Pennsylvania's Carlisle Industrial Indian School in "The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation." Founded by an Army captain who oppressed its Native American students, the school produced an indomitable football squad that included renowned athlete Jim Thorpe. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. 202-364-1919.

OUT OF THE BOOK FILM SERIES: IAN McEWAN-- Wednesday at 7 p.m. A screening of a 30-minute film about McEwan and his latest novel, "On Chesil Beach," which focuses on a newly married virgin couple in 1962. With music by Brandon Butler and a discussion led by local authors Susan Coll, Keith Donohue and Thomas Mullen. Warehouse Theater, 1021 Seventh St. NW. Free with purchase of book ($18.61). 202-783-3933.