D.C.-area nightlife, events and dining

Every February, a posse of DC's best selectors get together to tag-team their way through an expert curation of the catalog of the departed but always celebrated hip-hop super producer J Dilla. It's one of the best ways to experience the breadth of his work, as the DJs mine the well-known as well as the lost elements of his catalog, and you're surrounded with fans who are all equally devoted to the beats. Ten DJs pay homage at U Street Music Hall, including Waajeed of Slum Village, Book, 2-Tone Jones and Quartermaine. Dilla's mother, "Ma Dukes" Yancey, is the special guest. As always, the proceeds go to the J Dilla Foundation.

If you still haven't caught the monumental Ai Weiwei exhibition at the Hirshhorn yet, here's your chance to catch up. Beginning at 11 a.m. on Sunday, the museum will be screening four films by and about the profoundly political Chinese artist.

Everyman Theatre christens its new theater space with Tracy Letts's tragic comedy about a dysfunctional family.

An art exhibition featuring work by members of Delusions of Grandeur, an artists' collective formed by Wesley Clark, Shaunte Gates, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Amber Robles-Gordon and Stan Squirewell.

The Northern Virginia NTRACK members will have a display and show running N gauge trains.

This varied program includes works by Paul Schoenfield and Frederic Chopin as well as ragtime pieces, selections from "Don Giovanni" and more. The show is part of the Conservatory Project, the Kennedy Center's initiative to bring young musicians to Washington from universities across the country. At the Millennium Stage.

Pirate Rob's Birthday Bash (Day 2): Cutt Throat and Sayne, Bond & Bentley, Billy Lyve, Cheyne, Karissa Laren, Skribe, Nate Clendenen, Shawn Owen Band, Bryan Russo, The Solicitors, The Baby PLEASE, Wise Eyes, Dale and the ZDubs, Loving the Lie, Drew Daniels.

Marin Alsop leads the orchestra and soprano Heidi Melton, tenor Brandon Jovanovich and bass-baritone Eric Ownes in a performance of Wagner excerpts, including Act 1 of "Die Walkure."

Arlo Guthrie brings his exceptional blend of music and storytelling to the Hylton Center in a performance commemorating the centennial of the birth of his father, Woody Guthrie.

"One Destiny," a one-act play about Abraham Lincoln, is just one of many things going on to mark the holiday at Ford's Theatre. There's "Torn in Two," the temporary exhibit of Civil War era maps and political cartoons, a storyteller on the myths of Lincoln, and a performance of Lincoln speeches by the Ford's Leader Youth Ensemble. At 7 p.m., political satirist Mark Russell will perform.

Families can learn about hip-hop with Christylez Bacon, the art of clowning with Happenstance Theater's Mark Jaster and Sabrina Mandell and try countless other classes that Strathmore offers.

An art exhibition featuring work by members of Delusions of Grandeur, an artists' collective formed by Wesley Clark, Shaunte Gates, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Amber Robles-Gordon and Stan Squirewell.

The artist's installation includes 12 zodiac-inspired animal heads.

Photos, art and films by three artists who documented the Occupy movement, including former Post photographer Lucian Perkins.

Free tours of the house in honor of President's Day.

At the Millennium Stage.

Green Golly, the adopted daughter of a witch, introduces children to classical music using her flute.

A parade celebrating Washington's 281st Birthday will march from Gibbon and S. Fairfax Streets to Wilkes and S. Royal Streets. It feature bands, floats, wagons, horses, historic reenactment units, youth groups, and more. Throughout the day, several historic sites in Alexandria will be open to the public, including Gadsby's Tavern Museum, Friendship Firehouse Museum, Old Presbyterian Meeting House, the Lyceum, Carlyle House, Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum and Christ Church. Check the Web site for a complete schedule of events.

Photos, art and films by three artists who documented the Occupy movement, including former Post photographer Lucian Perkins.

The artist's installation includes 12 zodiac-inspired animal heads.

Genealogist Charles S. "Chuck" Mason, Jr. gives a lecture titled "Our Ancestors Did Not Live Alone."

Historian C.R. Gibbs discusses the role black pirates played in history

Featuring wines from Domaine La Bastide Saint Dominique.

The 2008 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship recipient and author gives a lecture.

A local freelancer writer, Kanter will discuss the cookbook "Washington, DC Chef's Table" with recipes from the biggest current names on the District's food scene

The orchestra, fresh off its 110th anniversary celebration, opens the Kennedy Center's Nordic Cool festival under the baton of Sakari Oramo with a program that includes Sibelius's "Finlandia" and Nielsen's Fourth Symphony. At the Concert Hall.

A dinner with Sonoma or Napa wine pairings. At the Tysons Galleria, 3rd floor.

An art exhibition featuring work by members of Delusions of Grandeur, an artists' collective formed by Wesley Clark, Shaunte Gates, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Amber Robles-Gordon and Stan Squirewell.

Photos, art and films by three artists who documented the Occupy movement, including former Post photographer Lucian Perkins.

The artist's installation includes 12 zodiac-inspired animal heads.

At the Center for the Arts Concert Hall.

Will discuss their picture book "Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington." Asim is a former deputy editor of Book World. Collier is an illustrator

Taste four cheeses, paired with champagne, sparkling wines and chocolate accompaniments.

Storytellers compete to see who has the best true tale.

Zydeco dance party.

A reception and lecture with the designer.

An art exhibition featuring work by members of Delusions of Grandeur, an artists' collective formed by Wesley Clark, Shaunte Gates, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Amber Robles-Gordon and Stan Squirewell.

Photos, art and films by three artists who documented the Occupy movement, including former Post photographer Lucian Perkins.

The artist's installation includes 12 zodiac-inspired animal heads.

Ronald E. Grim, curator of maps at the Boston Public Library, sheds light on how the maps for the Battle of Gettysburg shaped the outcome of the Civil War.

The Finnish composer's compositions combined live musicians and electronics. With the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio. Part of the Leading European Composers series.

Tots can learn about the different kinds of dinosaurs.

Three sisters will perform traditional, indigenous Nordic music known as joik. At the Millennium Stage.

Percussionist Michala Ostergaard-Nielsen teams up with Swedish electronica group Midaircondo as a part of Nordic Cool 2013. At the Terrace Gallery.

Vs. the New Jersey Devils

Shakespeare's story of a shipwreck and subsequent love triangle is staged by Taffety Punk Theatre Company.

An art exhibition featuring work by members of Delusions of Grandeur, an artists' collective formed by Wesley Clark, Shaunte Gates, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Amber Robles-Gordon and Stan Squirewell.

Photos, art and films by three artists who documented the Occupy movement, including former Post photographer Lucian Perkins.

The artist's installation includes 12 zodiac-inspired animal heads.

Joy of Motion's adult hip-hop company performs.

Brandon J. Carr, Baron Von Sexyful, Ghostfreehood, Henry Alexander, Dann Malihom, the Stompadons and Jamie Noguchi take part in a show that is part performance, part art competition.

As part of PostClassical Ensemble's Dvorak Festival, the bass-baritone Kevin Deas and pianist Lura Johnson offer spirituals arranged by Harry Burleigh, Dvorak's assistant at the National Conservatory, as well as works by Dvorak. At the McNeir Hall.

The eclectic Danish trio creates experimental music drawing from jazz, pop, funk, and beyond. Part of Nordic Cool 2013. At the Millennium Stage.

Will discuss her novel "Out of the Easy" about a young woman who lives in a New Orleans brothel and her dream of escape. Then a murder investigation threatens to derail her dreams