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FILM: "Dark Matter" The Asian Pacific American Film Festival screens this feature film, a Sundance Alfred P. Sloan Prize winner that's loosely based on the 1991 shootings of five people on the University of Iowa campus by Chinese PhD student Gang Lu. "Dark Matter," which stars Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn and Liu Ye, follows an ambitious grad student from China whose fragile world unravels when his thesis is rejected. It's shown tonight as a means of fostering discussion about mental health issues in the Asian American community; a talk will follow the film. $10. 7:30 p.m. Landmark's E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW. 202-452-7672 or http:/
Tomorrow
LITERATURE: Jenna Bush The presidential daughter is being seen in a whole new light as an author . . . and tween idol? After kicking off a book tour in Annapolis (of all places!), she visits Politics and Prose tomorrow to discuss and sign her book, "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope." Prepare for airport-worthy security measures. Free. 10:30 a.m. (security begins at 9). 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.
CONCERT: The All-Roads Film Festival: Balkan Beat Box The fourth annual National Geographic fest begins today with the movie "Super Amigos," but the festival, which brings with it 20 film screenings through Sunday, also features musical acts, including Balkan Beat Box, a hipster fusion act that blends electronica, Middle Eastern sounds and a touch of Gypsy (it was founded by former Gogol Bordello-ite Ori Kaplan). The free outdoor concert is at 9:30 p.m. tomorrow. Films, $7-$9; $45-$63 for a pass. National Geographic Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700 for tickets; for schedule, http:/
EXHIBIT: John and Yoko, Lovey Doves Govinda Gallery's latest show, officially opening tomorrow, features Allan Tannenbaum's intimate shots capturing John Lennon and Yoko Ono while they were in New York just weeks before Lennon's 1980 shooting death. We know the Ono naysayers abound, but maybe there's something here that'll prove these two were soul mates as well as creative partners? Free. Noon-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Govinda Gallery, 1227 34th St. NW. 202-333-1180.
Maryland
Today
ON STAGE: "Of Mice and Men" Olney Theatre's latest is John Steinbeck's Depression-era drama about Lennie, a simple-minded but strong man, and his companion, George, who looks after Lennie but can't save his charge from missteps. $25-$46; students through college age, $15. Tonight through Saturday at 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 2, and Sunday at 7:30. Various times through Oct. 28. Olney Theatre, 2100 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd. 301-924-3400.
Tomorrow
ON STAGE: "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda" It's a cabaret lover's dream: Patti LuPone, the Tony Award-winning actress with "Sweeney Todd" and "Gypsy" on her r¿sum¿, belting out songs from the roles she has always wanted (and a few from the roles she did land). Expect selections from "Hair," "Funny Girl" and "West Side Story" when she's at Strathmore tomorrow. $32-$56. 8 p.m. 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100.
Saturday
EXHIBIT: "All Faiths Beautiful" This large show, at the American Visionary Art Museum, opens Saturday with more than 500 works (many by self-taught artists) focusing on the subject of faith, personal and meaningful expressions as well as offbeat ones (the museum notes that Baltimore is "the place where the Ouija Board was first patented" and "where Atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair lived when she successfully fought to remove prayer from public schools"). The show also features a mini-display of postcards on secret beliefs, curated by PostSecret creator Frank Warren. And if you're in Baltimore tomorrow night, catch the preview party (7 p.m. $10; members, free). Exhibition, $12; seniors and students $8; ages 6 and younger free. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday. Through Aug. 31, 2008. 800 Key Hwy., Baltimore. 410-244-1900.
Northern Virginia
Today
EXHIBIT: "In the Flesh" Target Gallery's latest show is a look at faces and figures, but the works aren't at all your typical studies. Instead, "edgy" is the word the gallery uses for the 25 works, chosen from nearly 600 submitted by artists across the country, because they reflect contemporary ideas and even whimsical takes on the idea of "figurative art." Free. Noon-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays. Through Oct. 13. Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. 703-838-4565, Ext. 4.
Tomorrow
FESTIVALS: Fall Wine Festival and Sunset Tour This annual celebration at Mount Vernon is always packed (and often sold out). Bring a blanket to lay out, listen to the blues and sample wines from 16 state wineries over the weekend. You'll have to ditch the blanket to do it, but the estate also offers night tours of the mansion and George Washington's old wine cellar by candlelight, with plenty of details on the founding father's attempts to create a vineyard. $25. 6-9 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday (Saturday's tickets are sold out). 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Alexandria. For tickets, call 202-397-7328. For information, call 703-780-2000.
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CLOSING: "Ah, Wilderness!" The American Century Theater's charming season opener is Eugene O'Neill's sole comedy, about a Connecticut family described as a fun-house mirror version of O'Neill's own, emphasis on the fun. The play closes Saturday. $23-$29. Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m.; also Saturday at 2:30. Gunston Arts Center, Theater 2, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington. 703-553-8782.
