Vox presents the revamped Remix Your Weekend, an end-of-week events listing for Georgetown and the greater District. See full listings after the jump. This week, Vox is featuring the 37th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival again, as the flowers have actually bloomed and the weather is nice enough to enjoy them.

FEATURED EVENT: Cherry Blossom Festival 2013 (again)

If you were like Vox and followed the National Park Service’s estimates, you might’ve tried to go see the Cherry Blossoms last weekend. Sorely disappointed, you probably would have taken pictures of the one tree that actually was in bloom.

The peak bloom came only a few days later on Tuesday, so this is the weekend to head out and see some pretty flowers if you get the chance (especially considering the cool and sunny weather expected beginning Saturday). The Washington Post has a map to help you plan your cherry blossom experience ahead of time.

Festival events include a Cherry Blossom Parade and a Japanese Street Festival on Saturday.

MUSIC

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Vox presents the revamped Remix Your Weekend, an end-of-week events listing for Georgetown and the greater District. See full listings after the jump. This week, Vox‘s featured event is the 37th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival.

Featured Event: Cherry Blossom Festival 2013

With Cherry Blossoms expected to peak this weekend after two delays due to cold weather, the 37th annual festival is set to begin with the Cherry Blossom Challenge Annual Bike Race on Saturday, 7 to noon at the Heller Parkway.  

For all you fit people, there’s also a 10K run on Sunday, registration beginning at 8 a.m. If you’re physical fitness level is more on par with Vox‘s, there’s also a 1-mile Fun Run and Walk on April 20 (the sad part of this is that Vox would probably have to train for the walking portion).

Other events include children’s activities, live music, cultural celebrations, a marketplace, and more at Bloomfest on April 14 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

EVENTS

• Spring Awakening—Poulton Hall, Friday & Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., $8 for students. Voice preview.
• Pachanga Latino Takeover—Leavey Esplanade, Saturday at 10:30 p.m.
• Perspectives: Ai Weiwei—Arthur M. Slacker Gallery, free
• Fireworks Festival—Southwest Waterfront, 1-9:00 p.m., free
• Spring Sing—Gaston Hall, 5:30 p.m.

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Friday

Don’t miss one one of the last opportunities to see the Cherry Blossom Festival! Catch a cruise from the Gangplank Marina to get some of the best views in the city.

Like Belle & Sebastian? Then you’re going to want to see B & S member Stevie Jackson play some tunes at the Artisphere. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.

If you have the time, run over to College Park Aviation Museum for Paper Airplane Day! It’s all about speed and distance in this dog eat dog tournament,. which runs from noon to four.

Saturday

The Southwest Waterfront will be holding a fireworks festival. It starts at 8:30 p.m., and the event’s security will be screening for guests with histories of pyromania.

Your feathers will get ruffled at the International Pillow Fight Day 2012! Bring your pillow over to the Smithsonian Castle at 1:30 p.m. to fight for the title of king of the pillow warriors.

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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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Sakura Social

The Cherry Blossom Festival is one of DC’s signature events and a yearly tourist attraction. This Friday from 12:00 p.m., to 2:00 p.m., the Asian Studies Program and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures is hosting a “Sakura Social” with lunch and treats in ICC 563. RSVP’s are requested but not required.

Secular humanistic judaism?

This Thursday, the SFS Program for Jewish Civilization will be hosting Rabbi Adam Chalom from the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism to lecture on how the cultural and religious aspects of Judaism combine to create a unique experience. The lecture will be in ICC 241 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Light Lunch will be served. RSVP here.

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