Grammy-winning conga player Poncho Sanchez will be at Blues Alley this weekend. (Washington Performing Arts Society)

THU 28

"Tabla for Two" Tabla drum master Masood Omari and his protege Abigail Adams Greenway perform new pieces written by Omari. 6 p.m. The George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. ­202-994-5200. www.museum.gwu.edu/tabla. Free.

case/lang/veirs Singer-songwriters Neko Case, k.d. lang and Laura Veirs perform songs from a collaborative album released in June. With Andy Shauf. 6:30 p.m. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. 202-888-0050. www.thelincolndc.com. $59-$79.

U.S. Marine Band The band performs selections by John Williams, John Philip Sousa, Henry Fillmore and Gioachino Rossini. 8 p.m. Sylvan Theater, on the Washington Monument grounds near 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-433-4011. www.marineband.marines.mil/calendar. Free.

"Laughing Matters" The exhibit highlights the careers of comedians Phyllis Diller and Carol Burnett, as well as the Muppet Miss Piggy. Artifacts include Burnett's original charwoman costume and an early Miss Piggy puppet designed by Jim Henson. Through Oct. 3. National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. www.americanhistory.si.edu. Free.

FRI 29

Renwick Gallery curator talk Curator Nora Atkinson gives an hour-long tour of highlights from the reinstalled permanent collection. Noon. Renwick Gallery, 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. www.americanart.si.edu. Free.

Eastern Standard Time The jazz trio of guitarist Rick Whitehead, bassist John Previti and drummer Barry Hart performs. 5 p.m. National Gallery of Art, Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.. www.nga.gov. Free.

Femi Kuti & the Positive Force The singer-saxophonist and son of Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti performs Afrobeat music. 8 p.m. 9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW. ­202-265-0930. www.930.com. $35.

Poncho Sanchez The Grammy-winning conga player performs Latin jazz. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 and 10 p.m. Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW (rear). 202-337-4141. www.bluesalley.com. $40-$45.

Jon Rudnitsky The comic, featured in the cast of "Saturday Night Live," performs stand-up. Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Drafthouse Comedy Theater, 1100 13th St. NW. www.drafthousecomedy.com. $30.

SAT 30

"Josephine Baker: March on Washington, 1963" Scholar and artist Shawn Hart discusses the involvement of African American dancer Josephine Baker in the civil rights movement and her appearance during the 1963 March on Washington. The lecture includes Baker's recorded remarks from the march and rare archival photographs. 2 p.m. Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Pl. SE. ­202-633-4844. www.anacostia.si.edu. Free.

Kitchen Sink Fest Producer Ben Levine collaborates with 22 local dancers in an evening featuring 10 meditative installations and 50 one-minute dance works. Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 7 p.m. Dance Place, 3225 Eighth St. NE. 202-269-1600. www.danceplace.org. $15-$30.

SUN 31

Ciné-Concert: "People on Sunday" The silent 1929 "film without actors" shows a day in the life of Berliners prior to the rise of Nazism. Screenwriter Billy Wilder and director Robert Siodmak would go on to have celebrated careers as German expatriates in Hollywood. With live accompaniment by guitarist Matthew Nolan and pianist Rachel Grimes. 4:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art, East Building, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-842-6799. www.nga.gov. Free.

Splintered Sunlight The Philadelphia-based jam band draws inspiration from the Grateful Dead. The front row of tables will be removed to provide a dance floor. 8 p.m. The Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW. 202-787-1000. www.thehamiltondc.com. $15-$20.

"Heart of an Empire: Herzfeld's Discovery of Pasargadae" A selection of archaeologist Ernst Herzfeld's drawings, notes and photographs of Pasargadae, the first capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire and the last resting place of Cyrus the Great. Closes Sunday. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. www.asia.si.edu. Free.

"She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers From Iran and the Arab World" An exhibition of contemporary photographs exploring politics and personal identity in the Middle East. Closes Sunday. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-5000. www.nmwa.org. $10, students and seniors $8 , age 18 and younger free.

MON 01

"In Training" An exhibition of bonsai photographs by Stephen Voss. Voss will hold free gallery tours Mondays noon-12:30 p.m. Through Sept. 9. Japan Information & Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. 202-238-6900. www.tourswithstephenvoss.eventbrite.com. Free; tours require registration.

"National Geographic Into Africa: The Photography of Frans Lanting" This exhibition of Lanting's photography spans three decades. Through Aug. 22. National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. ­202-633-1000. www.si.edu. Free.

TUE 02

U.S. Army Strings Chamber Ensemble A performance of works by Haydn and Beethoven. 12:10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635, Ext. 20. www.epiphanydc.org. $10.

White Lung The Canadian punk band performs songs from its album "Paradise." 8 p.m. Rock & Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. ­202-388-7625. www.rockandrollhoteldc.com. $15, in advance $13.

WED 03

Vintage Game Night Attendees can play vintage games from the 1920s, '30s and '40s inside the authentically furnished home of the 28th president, with game tables and snacks spread throughout the house. 5:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 S St. NW. ­202-387-4062. www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org. $15.

Deltas The Brazilian band mixes influences from Mississippi blues and its native baião music while incorporating instruments such as the Turkish baglama and the melodica. 9 p.m. Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St. NW. ­202-667-0088. www.bossadc.com. Free.

— Compiled by Terence McArdle

from staff reports