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the only person still talking to him. But Ben wasn’t always this way. He was once crazy about his wife, and his business slo- gan used to be “New York’s honest car dealer.” Despite its name, this isn’t a film about Ben, but about relationships — and you’ll want to see more of even the most minor ones. (R, 90 minutes) Contains crude language, sexual content and a beating. Area theaters.
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Take Dad out to Nationals Park on Father’s Day to cheer on Adam Dunn and the rest of the Nats. Get there early and get a free travel mug.
CELEBRATE DAD THIS WEEKEND You know what makes for the
perfect summer celebration? Grab some burgers and put Dad behind the grill. But putting Dad to work on his special day may not be the perfect solution. So here are ideas for ways to celebrate with Dad this weekend — assuming you can tear him away from the U.S. Open and World Cup action on TV. — Kristen Boghosian
The District WASHINGTON NATIONALS
VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX Sunday at 1:35 p.m. To celebrate Father’s Day, the first 20,000 fans in the gates of Nationals Park will receive a free travel mug. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 202-675-6287.
www.nationals. com. $10-$325. EAST POTOMAC MINI-GOLF Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dads
play a round of mini-golf for free with one or more child at this course with a view of the Washington Monument. East Potomac Golf Course, 972 Ohio Dr. SW. 202-554-7660. www.
golfdc.com. Dads free, 18 and younger $5.
Maryland ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC
BOAT FESTIVAL Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The largest mid-Atlantic gathering of classic mahogany power boats and restored vessels, along with a nautical flea market and kids’ activities. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Mill Street, St. Michaels. 410-745-2916. www.
chesapeakebayacbs.org. $13, $10 seniors, $6 ages 6-17; younger than 6 free. Includes museum admission.
Virginia FATHER’S DAY BRUNCH Sunday 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Wammie Award-winning Alexandria Kleztet will perform during brunch. ArtSpace, 750 Center St., Herndon. 703-956-6590. www.
artspaceherndon.com. $25. MEET THE FATHER OF OUR
COUNTRY Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gen. George Washington will be on hand for photographs and to answer questions and give a special performance of “Father to the First Family.” Fathers receive free admission to the distillery with purchase of a ticket to Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Alexandria. 703-780-2000. www.
visit.mountvernon.org and click on “Special Events.” $15, $14 age 62 and older, $7 ages 6-11, younger than 5 free.
Adrien Brody plays a brilliant genetic re- searcher alongside Sarah Polley, his am- bitious girlfriend, who while working for a biotech company goes rogue and creates her own part-human, part-animal hybrid. From looking at the hairless, E.T.-like creature, she seems to be cobbled to- gether from a harp seal, a deer, an alba- tross and Polley herself, who possesses the same lambent dark eyes and ethereal pallor. As the being — which the protago- nists name Dren — grows, the three form a weird kind of family unit, with the usual psychodramas and tensions. When it’s not trafficking in creepy images of gooey, squishy things that go blurp in the lab, “Splice” trots out every tired plot trick and risibly sudden reverse (“You never told me you had a farm!”) in the how-not- to-write-a-screenplay book. (R, 104 min- utes) Contains disturbing elements, includ- ing strong sexuality, nudity, sci-fi violence and profanity. Area theaters.
Repertory
“CARY GRANT - A STAR TO REMEMBER” “To Catch a Thief,” Monday at 6:30. Free, tickets distributed 30 minutes prior to screening. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-628-6161.
www.nationaltheatre.org.
“I [HEART] THE ’90S” ROSSLYN OUTDOOR FILM FESTIVAL At Gateway Park: “Mrs. Doubtfire,” Friday at 8. Lee Highway and North Lynn Street, Arlington. 703-276-7759.
www.rosslynva. org.
AFI SILVER THEATRE “8: The Mormon Proposition,” Friday at 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7 and 9:30, Saturday at 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7 and 9:40 and Sunday at 1:10, 3, 5:30, 7:20 and 9:15. $10, $7.50 matinee. “Throne of Blood,” Saturday at 5, Sunday at 12:45 and Monday at 6:45. Price vary. “Closer,” Saturday at 7:15 and Sunday at 7:30. $6-$10. 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. 301-495-6720.
www.afi. com/silver.
AKIRA KUROSAWA CENTENNIAL “Seven Samurai,” Friday at 4 and 8, Saturday and Sunday at 1, 5 and 9. $6-$10. AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. 301-495-6720.
www.afi.com/silver.
AMERICAN CITY DINER “Gentleman’s Agreement,” Friday at 8:30. Free. “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” Saturday at 8:30. Free. “The Silence of the Lambs,” Sunday at 8:30. Free. “A
Shot in the Dark,” Monday at 8:30. Free. “Annie Hall,” Tuesday at 8:30. Free. “Something’s Gotta Give,” Wednesday at 8:30. Free. “Dark Passage,” Thursday at 8:30. Free. 5532 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-244-1949.
www.americancitydiner. com.
— M.O.
BERLINALE FAVORITES: SIXTY YEARS OF OUTSTANDING FILM “Veronika Voss” (“Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss”), Monday at 6:30. $6. Goethe-Institut, 812 Seventh St. NW. 202-289-1200. www.goethe./washington.
BUDDHAFEST At American University: “Blessings,” Saturday at 7. “The Buddha,” Saturday at 9. 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1000.
www.buddhafest.org. “Fire Under the Snow,” Friday at 4:30. “Colors of Compassion: The Teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh,” Saturday at 2. “Tulku,” Saturday at 4:30. “Meditate and Destroy,” Saturday at 9. 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2787.”Peace Is Every Step,” Sunday at 1. “Compassion in Exile,” Sunday at 3:30.
CRYSTAL SCREEN “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock,” Monday at 8:30. Free. Courtyard along South Bell Street, between 18th and 20th streets, Arlington. 703-412-9430.
www.crystalcity. org.
DIVAS OUTDOORS “What’s Up, Doc?” Saturday at 8:30. $15, $10 for students. Hillwood, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. www.
hillwoodmuseum.org.
— A.H.
HIRSHHORN’S SUMMER CAMP “The Mighty Peking Man” (“Hsing Hsing Wang”), Thursday at 8. Free. Hirshhorn, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-1000.
www.hirshhorn.si.edu.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN “Block B,” through Sunday. Friday-Thursday. Free. Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-1000.
www.hirshhorn.si.edu.
KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL DC 2010 “Like You Know It All,” Saturday at 1 and Sunday at 5. $10. AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. 301-495-6720.
www.afi.com/silver.
MADE IN HONG KONG FILM FESTIVAL “Red Cliff — Part 1,” Friday at 7. Free. “Red Cliff — Part 1,” Sunday at 2. Free. Freer Gallery, Meyer Auditorium, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. 202-633-1000.
www.asia.si.edu.
MICHAEL CAINE: A CLASS ACT “The Italian Job,” Friday at 4:45, Saturday and Sunday at 3. $6-$10. “Dressed to Kill,” Friday at 7 and Sunday at 9:30. $6-$10. “The Prestige,” Friday at 9:15, Saturday at 9:30 and Monday at 9. $6-$10. AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. 301-495-6720.
www.afi. com/silver.
www.afi.com/silver.
NOMA SUMMER SCREEN “The Fifth Element,” Wednesday at 9. Free. NoMa Summer Screen, Second and L streets NE. 202-289-0111.
www.nomasummerscreen. com.
FATHOM EVENTS “The Big Four: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax,” Tuesday at 7:30. $18. For theaters and showtimes, visit www.
fathomevents.com.
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MODEL TRAIN SHOWSaturday noon to 5 and Sunday 1 to 4. The Northern Virginia NTRAK club display and run N-scale model trains. Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station Rd., Fairfax Station. 703-425-9225.
www.fairfax-station.org. $3; age 11 and younger, $1.
SKATE FEST Saturday 1 to 7. Skateboard competitions, prizes, music, food, activities, giveaways, games and open skate to benefit the Children’s Hospital National Medical Center. Wakefield Skate Park, 8100 Braddock Rd, Annandale. 703-425-5400. 703-321-7081.
www.skatefestfairfax.com.
CAMPFIRE: EVENING HIKE AND S’MORES Saturday 7:30 to 8:30. Search for nocturnal creatures with a naturalist and enjoy stories and s’mores around a campfire. Hidden Oaks Nature Center, 7701 Royce St., Annandale. 703-941-1065.
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ parks/hiddenoaks. $5.
ANNUAL SUMMER SOLSTICE PERCUSSION FESTIVAL Saturday at 9. Part of the summer concert series at the park. Potomac Overlook Regional Park, 2845 N. Marcey Rd., Arlington.
703-528-5406. www.potomacoverlook. org. At least $5 donation per person required.
MANASSAS WINE AND JAZZ FESTIVAL Sunday 11 to 6. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, taste wine from Virginia vintners and listen to live jazz. Loy E. Harris Pavilion, 9201 Center St., Manassas. 703-361-6599. 703-361-9800. www.
visitmanassas.org. $20; non-tasters, $10; children 9 and younger, free.
FATHER’S DAY AT THE MILL Sunday noon to 4. A grinding demonstration, woodcarving lessons, ice cream making. Colvin Run Mill, 10017 Colvin Run Rd., Great Falls. 703-759-2771.
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ parks/crm. Mill tours and woodcarving lessons, free; wood blank, nominal fee; ice cream, $1.25 per cup.
TAVERN MUSEUM FAMILY TOUR Sunday 1 to 4. Features the taproom, bed chambers, ballroom, assembly and dining room, led by junior docents. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 N. Royal St., Alexandria. 703-746-4242. www.
gadsbystavern.org. $5; ages 5-12, $3; 4 and younger, free.
BOB DEANS Sunday at 4:30. Part of the lecture series “Earth’s Critical Moment,” the director of federal communications for the Natural Resources
Defense Council will highlight how R. Buckminster Fuller’s legacy lives on. Arena Stage, 1800 S. Bell St., Arlington. 202-488-3300.
www.arenastage.org. Free.
EVENING SUMMER SOLSTICE TOUR Monday 7 to 8. Meadowlark’s manager Keith Tomlinson will lead a tour on the longest day of the year, including a stop for beverages at the Lake Gazebo during sunset. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Ct., Vienna. 703-255-3631. www.nvrpa. org/park/meadowlark_botanical_gardens. $5 donation suggested.
POST-SHOW “TALK BACK” Tuesday at 9. Writers and Broadway actors of “[title of show],” Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell, will discuss the D.C. adaptation of the performance with the audience after the show. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. 571-527-1860. www.
signature-theatre.org. Free.
FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP Gesture, 11 to 1; short and long pose, 2 to 5. Taught by Hamil Ma. Bring paper (18 by 24 inches), pencil, compressed charcoal and kneaded eraser. Del Ray Artisans, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. 703-836-1468. 703-838-4827.
www.thedelrayartisans. org. $8-$10.
STEPHEN VAUGHAN/TOUCHSTONE PICTURES VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
Michael Caine’s character observes a trick performed by a magician (Hugh Jackman) in “The Prestige,” part of a the “Michael Caine: A Class Act” film series at AFI Silver Theatre.
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