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CLOSING Sounds in the Square Fresh off a show at the 9:30 club, local alt-rock act No Second Troy (whose members are trying very, very hard to make it big) closes the season of the "yp"-favored outdoor concert series. Free. 5-7 p.m. Farragut Square, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. For details, visit http:/
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ON STAGE Carrie Fisher's "Wishful Drinking" The actress and author of "Postcards From the Edge" brings her one-woman show to Arena Stage's "re-staged" venue at the Lincoln Theatre for a run that begins tomorrow. With a delicious sense of humor and optimism, Fisher will dish about a life that might have driven her to drink, from when Dad left Mom for Elizabeth Taylor to her days as Princess Leia. Good times. $55-$74 (discounts available for students, and age 30 and younger). Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7:30, various times through Sept. 28. Arena Stage at the Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. 202-488-3300. See story, C1.
CONCERT Ashford. Simpson. Ashford and Simpson! For three Friday nights each summer, the annual D.C. Grooves free concert series brings in long-gone but definitely not forgotten artists for performances. The suits are very serious about its "intergenerational" appeal, but really, you went because you wanted to see whether M.C. Hammer did in fact still wear Hammer pants -- and to giggle through "U Can't Touch This." This year includes Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson, the cooing couple famous for penning "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and performing the funktastic "Solid"; they sing tomorrow night. Sept. 12, it's the Commodores, and the series closes with Jon Secada (We know, we know: Who?) on Sept. 19. Free. Tomorrow, 7-9 p.m. Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.
Saturday
CONCERT Liam Finn The youthful Finn, the son of Crowded House singer Neil Finn, released his sort-of DIY solo debut, "I'll Be Lightning" this year and drops in at the Rock & Roll Hotel on Saturday for a show. Word is the live performances feature autoharp and that sign of the evolved musician, a theremin. With the Veils. $14. Doors, 8:30 p.m. Rock & Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. 202-388-7625.
MARYLAND
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FESTIVALS Prince George's County Fair Lasting only a few days, this fair packs a lot into a short time, including the requisite pig races, beautiful baby contest (held today; registration -- local tykes only! -- is at 5:30 p.m.), performances by dance teams, midway rides and a "kiddieland," and a karaoke contest with a prize of $1,000. A fireworks show is tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. The fair opens today and continues through the weekend. Admission, $6; ages 6 to 11, $5; younger than 6, free. (Note that rides are extra; a ride-all-you-can stamp is $26, with a coupon available online at the fair Web site.) Today 4-10 p.m., tomorrow 5-11 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro. 301-952-0270 or for a full schedule, visit http:/
Saturday
FESTIVALS Irish Weekend at the Maryland Renaissance Festival This weekend, the "English village" that has sprung up in Crownsville stages something of a cultural exchange: performers of Irish song and dance for events all Saturday and Sunday. Also this weekend, the fair extends its hours to 8 p.m. $18; seniors, $15; ages 7-15, $8; ages 6 and younger, free. (Passes available for $28 to $80.) 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; continues weekends through Oct. 19. 1821 Crownsville Rd., Crownsville. 800-296-7304. For full schedule and directions, http:/
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Today
ON STAGE "The Lost Songs of Broadway 1940-1950" You may have never heard such Broadway offerings as "Cabin in the Sky," "Jamaica," "Mexican Hayride" and "St. Louis Woman," but they drew their music from well-known composers including Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, and Rodgers and Hart. This week, Signature Theatre brings back the "Lost Songs of Broadway" show with a new batch of long-forgotten tunes from the 1940s and '50s. Tonight at 8:30, tomorrow and Saturday at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $30. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. 202-397-7328 or visit http:/
Tomorrow
CONCERT The Gourds Austin's hootenanny outfit has built a following by rejecting the mainstream-country establishment in favor of what they deem "redneck postmodernism" -- music for the "unwashed," who just happen to be "well-read." The band performs at the State Theatre tomorrow with opener Justin Trawick. $16. 9 p.m. State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church. Visit http:/
Saturday
FESTIVALS The Rosslyn Jazz Festival Charming and upbeat harmonica player Frederic Yonnet and the Grammy-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra are among the great reasons to venture out to Arlington's Gateway Park on Saturday for this day-long festival. Another reason: It's free. The Spanish Harlem Orchestra opens the event, performing from 12:30 to 2 p.m., followed by local jazz pianist Lafayette Gilchrist and the New Volcanoes at 2:30, Yonnet at 4, and vocalist Holly Cole at 5:45. 12:30-7 p.m. Gateway Park, North Lynn Street at Lee Highway (near the Rosslyn Metro Station), Arlington. 703-228-1850 or visit http:/
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