Around Town: April 7

Baseball: The Washington Nationals play the Philadelphia Phillies. [7:05 p.m. Nationals Park, South Capitol Street Southeast]

Next Generation Luminaries: A discussion of the Solid-State Lighting Design Competition. [12:30 p.m. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW]

Cherry Blossom Tea: A traditional garden tea with sandwiches, scones and Japanese tea blends. [1 p.m. Tudor Place, 1644 31st St. NW]

Langston Terrace Dwellings: Experts discuss architect Hilyard R. Robinson’s design of the D.C. community. [5:30 p.m. Phillips Center, 1600 21st St. NW]

Scattered Evidence: An exhibition of objects from the excavation of Antioch on the Orontes. [2 p.m. Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd St. NW]

“The Stones of the Kingdom”: The Brazilian drama by director Luiz Fernando Carvalho is screened. [6:30 p.m. Goethe-Institut, 812 Seventh St. NW]

“Icons Among Us”: A film and discussion on the history of jazz as expressed by emerging jazz artists. [6:30 p.m. National Museum of American History, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW]

Denise Chong: The Canadian author discusses her new book, “Egg on Mao.” [6:30 p.m. Busboys and Poets, Fifth and K streets NW]

Ruthie Foster and John Hammond: The blues guitarists perform together. [8 p.m. Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna]

Underground scene

French Letter: The British ambient rock band performs with Polite Sleeper and Olivia Mancini. [9 p.m. The Red and the Black, 1212 H St. NE]

Spring Standards: Indie pop group performs with Via Audio and Paper Bird. [8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna]

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