The Style on the Go item about the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's performance at Sidney Harman Hall gave the wrong address. The hall is at 610 F St. NW in the District.
A Stop on the Rhythm Road
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New York jazz in Chennai, India. A rap act from Atlanta performing for a crowd in Bolivia.
Musical diplomacy. That's the point of the Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad series, which sends jazz and so-called urban music artists abroad to unlikely countries to see the world and spread their sound like seed. Sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center and the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the tours have, for the past three years, stopped in Washington for free concerts at National Geographic.
Tonight, you can catch the third concert in this year's series, featuring Brooklyn's independent neo-soul Maya Azucena Band (which is about to set off on its journey to Asia) and jazz outfit Alvin Atkinson and the Sound Merchants (Atkinson was once a house drummer for the "Emeril Live" cooking show). The fourth and final concerts are set for April 17 and May 1.
Free. Tonight at 6. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic Society, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.
In the same vein, the National Cherry Blossom Festival is reason for a little cultural exchange between the Tateshina High School Jazz Club of Nagano, Japan, and the Howard University Jazz Ensemble, which, after performances together in Japan last year, will reunite for a slew of the events this weekend, their first U.S. performances together. For a longer show, catch their East-meets-West take on jazz on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage on Sunday. Free. 6 p.m. Kennedy Center Grand Foyer, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600.
Save the Date
CONCERT: Beach House The Baltimore duo of Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand, purveyors of haunting, minimalist indie-pop (of the slow and depressing variety), really emerged this year with their sophomore full-length, "Devotion," one of hottest indie records of the year so far. They visit the Rock & Roll Hotel on April 4 for a show with the Papercuts. $10. Doors at 8:30, show at 9:30. 353 H St. NE. 202-388-7625 or get tickets in advance at http:/
ON STAGE: Lewis Black The Grammy Award-winning comedian who is just so frustrated with everyone and everything, must have developed his temperament growing up here in the lovely Washington area (he is, indeed, an alum of Silver Spring's Springbrook High School). After an intimate and emotional show at his old school last summer marking more than 40 years since his graduation, Black, on his "Let Them Eat Cake" tour, returns to the area to perform at the Warner Theatre for two nights this spring. $59.50-$75. May 15-16 at 8 p.m. 13th and E streets NW. Save some of the Ticketmaster fees and buy from the Warner box office, open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday noon-3, or call 202-397-7328.
THE SCENE: A Mother's Day Cooking Class Give your mom an early present, a healthy-cooking class (summer salads and soups) the day before Mother's Day with the executive chef of the Oz restaurant in Bethesda's Doubletree Hotel. Chef Timothy Jones will lead the class at the restaurant's kitchen, sharing professional insights and the secrets of cooking with locally grown food. Participants get champagne and an apron and recipe cards to take home. $50 per person. May 10, 2-5 p.m. 8120 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. To register, 301-664-7300.
The District
Today
ON STAGE: Merce Cunningham's Odes to Pop Culture Tonight through Saturday, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company will perform a program of three dances informed by everything from Jasper Johns to the music of John Cage to iPods. The highlight might just be the latest work, "eyeSpace," which features one score that is programmed to iPods and distributed to the audience (you can also download it for your own iPod from the Washington Performing Arts Society's site, http:/
Saturday
FOR FAMILIES: Stomp D.A.T. This annual step show hosted by Delta Sigma Theta sorority showcases the talents of local high school and community teams, who face off in the stomping, thumping dance form at the Lincoln Theatre tomorrow. $20; $15 in advance. 4 p.m. 1215 U St. NW. For tickets, go to the Lincoln box office (open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 202-328-6000) or call 202-397-7328.
EXHIBIT: "Craigslist" -- the Exhibition This show curated by the Curator's Office and Civilian Art Projects features four artists who use that ubiquitous ticket/furniture/date-finding Web site ( http:/
