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This week: Hear faith-filled music; take the kids to see singer Lisa Loeb; enjoy a flamenco festival; discover mummies at the Walters; and see artwork at Star Gazing Farm's fundraiser.
(Photos, From Left: By Bill Sanda; By Andrew Eccles; Conservatorio Flamenco Casa Patas; Walters Art Museum; By Rick Clement)
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WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT A BAND that
bills itself as the first all-crime-fighting, all-surfing rock supergroup in history? The weird thing is that if you have ever seen the Aquabats in concert, you know that it is a pretty accurate description. The group performs at the Black Cat on Monday at 8 p.m. with Suburban Legends and Karmella's Game.
1811 14th St. NW (Metro: U Street). 202-667-7960 or http:/
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FOR 120 YEARS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC has funded explorations around the world, filling its magazine with pictures and stories of far-away places and cultures. Today through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the organization will hold its warehouse sale, clearing its gift shop and selling everything -- books, toys, travel accessories, framed prints -- at big discounts. (But the people whose holiday gifts you buy there don't need to know that.) D.C. Armory, 2001 East Capitol St. SE (Metro: Stadium-Armory). 202-547-9077. FREE
Want more shopping options? Check out a list of holiday bazaars on Page 4.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE? You (and that television show) have nothing on the performers at Fuego Flamenco IV, the international Flamenco festival. It opens Thursday with "Ida y Vuelta," featuring choreographer Guadalupe Torres. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW (Metro: Columbia Heights). For a complete schedule of events, call 800-494-8497 or 202-234-7174, or visit http:/
THERE IS ONLY ONE PLACE YOU CAN see Cambodian Buddhist dancers, Nritya Kalpana (Hindu devotional dancers), the Metropolitan Washington Baha'i Chorale and the Mormon Choir of Washington perform together. The Washington National Cathedral hosts those groups and more for an interfaith concert Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-537-6200 or http:/
YOU MAY DISAGREE WITH HIM, but you have to admit that Carlos Mencia is an equal opportunity offender. The comedian and host of Comedy Central's "Mind of Mencia" comes to DAR Constitution Hall tonight at 8. 1776 D St. NW (Metro: Farragut West). 202-397-7328 or http:/
JUST BECAUSE THE ELECTION IS OVER doesn't mean the talking heads are going to stop talking. Vanity Fair magazine and the Folger Shakespeare Library are hosting a panel discussion Tuesday at 7 p.m. about how the media covered the election. The panel will comprise former Bush aide Dan Bartlett, Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo, Andrea Mitchell of NBC News and Frank Rich of the New York Times. 201 East Capitol St. SE (Metro: Capitol South). 202-544-4600 or http:/
IF YOU THINK MAKING IT THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY IS DICEY, what do you think it was like to fly in a 1930s Ford Tri-Motor? You can find out, as well as explore the cockpit of a Boeing 747, as part of "America by Air," a new permanent display at the National Air and Space Museum. A family day Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. will feature paper airplane contests and speakers. Sixth Street and Independence Avenue SW (Metro: Smithsonian). 202-633-1000 or http:/
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING KID-FRIENDLY THIS WEEKEND? How about taking them to camp? Singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb will perform sunny tunes from her "Camp Lisa" album at National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium on Saturday at 1 p.m. 1600 M St. NW (Metro: Farragut North). 202-857-7700 or http:/
MOVIE LOVERS, GET READY FOR A TASTE OF INDIA. The Indian Visions festival brings feature films, shorts and panel discussions to Washington. Tonight, catch "Naalu Pennungal," which tells four stories about the challenges Indian women face. The festival ends Sunday. Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Ave. NE (Metro: Union Station). 202-667-6299 or http:/
For information on the South Asian Literary Festival, see today's Style on the Go.
Around Town
AS STEVE MARTIN ONCE SANG, KING TUT WAS "BURIED IN HIS JAMMIES," but researchers at the University of Maryland found something else entirely in an ancient Egyptian mummy. They performed a virtual autopsy, and now you can see what they discovered as part of "Mummified," an exhibit opening Saturday at the Walters Art Museum. 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-547-9000 or http:/
WHAT DO "M*A*S*H" AND "KNOCKED UP" HAVE IN COMMON? Loudon Wainwright III. The musician, who first picked up a guitar in 1960, appeared on the television show and performed on the movie's soundtrack. He will play songs from his album "Strange Weirdos: Music From and Inspired by the Film 'Knocked Up' " Wednesday night at 8. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Rd., Vienna. 703-938-2404, 877-965-3872 or http:/
STAR GAZING FARMSOUNDS LIKE AN IDYLLIC retirement spot. And it is -- for retired and abused farm animals. Therewill a wine-tasting fundraiser Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m., as well as art on exhibit by Rick Clement and farm craftsfor sale. Germantown Historical Bank, 19320 Mateny Hill Rd., Germantown. 301-349-0802 or http:/
-- By Amy Orndorff
