Going Out Guide: This Week's Best Free Events + The End of the 24-Hour Dining Experiment

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Monday, April 09, 2012 Best free events this week Local experimental music duo Bluebrain discusses the Hirshhorn's intriguing outdoor video projection experiment, "Song 1." Also free this week: a concert from pop music great Van Dyke Parks and an anime festival at the Freer. [ Read more ] 24 hours no more Two of the city's late-late night spots are cutting back their hours. [ Read more ] Gurus' Picks Your name in lights Justin Rude Through April 17 | Going Out Guide contest: Help Aaron Gordon name his upcomming 14th Street restaurant. [Read more] A Miró appetizer David Malitz Opens Tuesday | Before the late Catalan painter's work gets a major retrospective at the National Gallery of Art next month, the Kreeger Museum will display its complete Joan Miró holdings, a collection of 36 ebullient etchings. [Read more] "God of Carnage" Alex Baldinger Tuesday through June 24 | The stage version of Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning play is a much more memorable affair than Roman Polanski's 2011 film adaptation, "Carnage." It tells the story of two yuppie Brooklyn couples melting down after a playground incident between their sons, and opens this week at Signature Theatre. [ Read more ] Play ball! Jess Righthand Thursday, April 12 | Baseball season is here, and the Nationals are back in action with Stephen Strasburg and some new offseason pickups. See the team's home opener Thursday and check out the new Fairgrounds complex, which replaces Bullpen and Das Bullpen to bring pregaming to a whole new level. [Read more] A Titanic ceremony Fritz Hahn Saturday, April 14 | The 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic has the disaster back in the public eye. During a ceremony of remembrance at the Titanic Memorial, Waterfront Park will be lit by 1,547 lights, representing those who died; 50-foot-high images of the ship and her passengers will be projected on nearby buildings; and an orchestra will perform "Nearer My God to Thee." [Read more] More From Going Out Guide Restaurants Events Theater Bars & Clubs Music Kid-Friendly Movies Museums Visitors Guide Strike up the band - The Music Man is coming to Arena Stage! Combine one fast-talking con-artist with one strait-laced librarian, combine with irresistible songs, incredible dance and (at least) 76 trombones and you've got a recipe for fun for the whole family. Click here for tickets today! UMD School of Music, Maryland Opera Studio and UMD Symphony Orchestra - The Art of Argento - A Celebration of Composer Dominick Argento's Works. Join the School of Music in celebrating American composer Dominick Argento. Faculty, guest artists and students are featured in fully staged operas, recitals and vocal concerts. Click here for tickets! Family Days at the National Air and Space Museum. Saturday, March 24, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Kites of Asia at the Museum in Washington, DC. Women in Aviation and Space at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. Activities include storytelling, hands-on activities, demonstrations and more. Click here for more. Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy