Friday

Nomadic Theatre presents The Flu Season, a Samuel Beckett-esque examination of the link between time and art. The Friday and Saturday performances are in the Walsh Black Box Theatre at 8 p.m.

If you’re not going to the Wiz Khalifa concert, you may want to catch Wayne Brady perform with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. The 8 p.m. show includes renditions of classic Sammy Davis Jr. and Sam Cooke songs.

If you liked the Hunger Games, you might also like Battle Royale, the movie from which The Hunger Games supposedly stole its story. E Street Cinema will have midnight screenings of this Japanese film Friday and Saturday night.

Saturday

Georgetown musicians will be playing neck to neck in Saturday’s Battle of the Bands. The concert starts at 8:30 p.m. in Bulldog Alley.

Relive your childhood at the Blossom Kite Festival by the Washington Monument. The festival lasts from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Victoria Briody is probably not the only student on campus who wasn’t thrilled to hear about Newt Gingrich Wednesday evening speech in Gaston. But come on Hoyas, this guy’s had it hard enough on the campaign trail; an empty Gaston may just about break his heart.

What Eric Begoun doesn’t know is the golf cart was actually an upgrade from the widely disparaged Facilities monorail system.

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Friday

If the Hunger Games sounds a little too risque for your tastes, the Environmental Film Festival‘s final weekend may be a better source of entertainment. At 7 p.m., the National Zoo has a screening of Life Size Memories, a touching documentary about elephants.

Georgetown’s own Black Theatre Ensemble performs Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. (Devine Studio Theatre). The play chronicles the struggles of an African American blues musician in 1927 Chicago.

Song 1, an enormous installation placed on the exterior of the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum, just opened Thursday. It’s a little hard to describe, but Song 1 uses projectors and music (including a cover by Beck) to produce what the director describes as an experiment in “liquid architecture.” Sounds hot.

Saturday

Atheists unite! The Reason Rally hopes to drag in thousands of non-believers to the National Mall, where public figures such as Richard Dawkins, Eddie Izzard, and Adam Savage (Mythbusters) speak to skeptics from all over the country. Unfortunately, Rick Santorum was unable to make room in his chaotic schedule, so he will not, I repeat, will not, be in attendance.

GPB presents two screenings of The Muppets in the ICC Auditorium (7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.). Kermit’s amazing performance in this film was, like all his other performances, not recognized by the Academy, but that doesn’t make it any less profound.

If the warm spring weather hasn’t cheered you up, then Georgetown Improv will. They have a show in Bulldog Alley at 9 p.m.

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What Dalvin Butler doesn’t realize is that the DPS officer was the pizza thief! This conspiracy goes right to the top. There’s a reason Georgetown’s soon-to-be-announced police chief is nicknamed Jumbo Slice. Okay, two reasons.

Voice staffer Kirill Makarenko sounds a little paranoid. Honestly, what possibly reason would lead The Corp to attempt an assassination of a Voice writer?

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St. Patrick’s Day Weekend is upon us, and considering this holiday is Christmas for day drinkers, there’s no reason to be stuck on campus all day. So without further ado, this is Vox’s perfect St. Patty’s weekend itinerary.

Friday

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is hosting Gamefest!, a three day celebration of the art of video games. And on Friday night, you can see Jeff Bridges before he was the Dude in an 8:30 p.m. screening of Tron. Check out a schedule of panel discussions and signings here.

Celebrate St. Patty’s Day Eve at The Chieftains concert at the Kennedy Center. The 8 p.m. concert will, unfortunately, not be giving out free Guinness.

Georgetown’s musical talent from The Guild of Bands will be performing in Rock Against Cancer at Bulldog Alley from 6 to 9 p.m. All proceeds go to the on-campus Lombardi Cancer Center.

Go to McNeir Hall for the GU Children’s Theater’s terrifying performance of The Wolves in the Walls. I don’t think I can summon the guts to make this show, especially considering my greatest fear as a child was that there were wolves in the walls.

Saturday

Want to get drunk before the sun rises? At 7 a.m., Fado Irish Pub in Chinatown starts Paddython 2012. Events include a screening of the Six Nations rugby tournament (England and Ireland play each other at 1 p.m.)  This is where you’ll find the true-blue St. Patty’s Day fans, although I’m not sure I want to know who they are.

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If you’re feeling pessimistic about Georgetown’s chances against Belmont Friday, try out Voice staffer Emma Forster‘s concept for a March Madness pool.

Brittany Wade‘s observation highlights the internal social class dilemma haunting Glover Park bachelors. Well, that basement apartment may not be much, but it has one advantage over a Georgetown house: it’s safe from drunk Hoyas.

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Vox‘s coverage next week will shift to the Big East Tournament in New York City, and most of the student body seems to be jetting off to some exotic location already, nevertheless this post is for those of you who are staying in D.C. for spring break. Maybe you want to get ahead on homework, or maybe you want to catch up on your favorite television programs. But if you have no plans, don’t panic. Vox has the perfect D.C. spring break lined up for you, especially if you have eclectic music tastes.

Friday

Celebrate Texas Independence Day with brisket and booze at Hill Country. And who knows, maybe this turns out to be a legitimate uprising for Texan sovereignty.

Shake your money maker at the Flamenco Festival, a week-long celebration of Spain’s invigorating music genre. It’s being hosted by George Washington University until March 7th.

The music to Mongolia – Mining Challenges a Civilization sets the stage for a group of dancers, contortionists, and throats singers. You heard me, throat singers. The free performance is at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage at 6 p.m.

Saturday

Blacks in Wax, a black history inspired show, brings wax characters into living, breathing replicas of the most famous African American authors, writers, and sports stars. This sounds terrifying! The free performance is at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage at 6 p.m.

If you’ve never had your teeth drilled, you’re really missing out. The Chocolate Lovers Festival in Fairfax on Saturday guarantees at least one cavity per guest, so now is the perfect time to experience orthodontic agony. I make a really good salesman!

Make it up to Silver Spring to witness the enigmatic Young Jeezy in concert. It’s at the Fillmore, and tickets are $30.

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Hey Austin Freeman, Sims didn’t cry on Senior Day. He probably cried when he watched The Notebook, but I mean, who doesn’t?

Julia Ryan fails to realize that this was a surprise for the 90 percent of the audience who didn’t know The Artist was a movie.

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Friday

The Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum’s new exhibition, Suprasensorial: Experiments in Light, Color and Space, opened yesterday. The exhibit highlights the Latin American pioneers of the Light and Space movement. If you’re unfamiliar with this art movement, its artists have a fascination with optical illusions, and as you know, everybody loves optical illusions.

Georgetown Program Board is screening Academy Award Best Picture nominee Moneyball at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m in the ICC Auditorium. I’ve heard rumors that Brad Pitt will be in attendance to campaign for the film, but like I said, it’s just a rumor.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee kicks off its second week with an 8 p.m. showing in Poulton Hall. Critics lauded the acting but did not appreciate the infantile words the contestants were challenged to spell. Apparently, our reliance on spell check has taken the edge off the spelling bee.

Saturday

Watch the Yale School of Music perform works by Debussy, Mendelsohn, and Bartók at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. The 6 p.m. performance is free, because honestly, who would pay to see the Yale School of Music?

Check out the Black Movements Dance Theatre, a combination of student and professional guest performers, as they take viewers through a night of contemporary dance in their new production, Conversations. The event is on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in Gonda Theatre (Davis Performing Arts Center).

Loosen up with some dubstep at the 9:30 Club. Starting at 10 p.m., Dub Nation is a forum for all of D.C.’s worst dubstep musicians. But this is a good thing, because the best dubstep is the worst dubstep, and worst dubstep is the best dubstep.

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Bruce Thomas, we’ll take you up on that bet. Wait a minute, you’re probably right. Nevermind.

Georgetown Hot Mess‘s justification for midnight indulgences makes sense, but I think our nightly intake of Jimmy Dean’s chocolate chip pancakes and sausage on a stick is making it difficult to get up the hill to Yates. I may have to switch to the blueberry soon, for the antioxidants.

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