‘Frozen’ fun at Verizon Center

For the first time, Washington, D.C., will host an NCAA Division I Championship event. The 2009 Frozen Four gets under way tonight.

Tickets for this event are sold out (you may luck out at stubhub.com or other ticket reseller outlets), but there are still plenty of chances to mingle with rabid college hockey fans in Chinatown. Want to scout some talent? On Friday, team practices start at 11:15 a.m., and those are free and open to the public. If you have tickets, make sure you’re one of the first 1,400 fans through the door for your free NCAA Men’s Frozen Four headband.

But even if you don’t find yourself able to get in the doors of the Verizon Center, you can mingle with fans at Clyde’s of Gallery Place. The restaurant is setting up a VIP room with prizes, giveaways and drink specials. For information, visit clydes.com.


Taking over the world?: Everybody jokes about mega-giant-retailer Walmart someday owning the world, but this weekend at the D.C. Arts Center, it comes to life on stage. Landless Theatre presents “Walmartopia,” a show set in 2036 when Walmart rules the world. Tickets are $18. For information, visit dcartscenter.org.


Music and laughs: Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, the comedians better known as the characters in HBO’s series “Flight of the Conchords” will bring their act to DAR Constitution Hall Monday (so make sure to pick up your tickets early). Tickets are $38.50 and available through ticketmaster.com.


See it before it’s gone (Cherry Blossom Edition): This weekend is the final weekend of the 2009 Cherry Blossom Festival. There are still plenty of events scheduled to get outside and enjoy the scenery and learn about Japanese culture and history. The high point Saturday is the National Cherry Blossom Festival Fireworks Show from the Washington Channel, which starts around 8:30 p.m. For a complete schedule of events, visit nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.


See it before it’s gone: “Stoop Stories” (closes Sunday; Studio Theatre; $41 to $61; studiotheatre.org); “A Long and Winding Road” (closes Sunday; Arena Stage, Crystal City; $25 to $45; arenastage.org); “Chicago” (closes Sunday; National Theatre; $46.50 to $91.50; natinoaltheatre.org); “King of the Jews” (closes Sunday; Olney Theatre Center; $26 to $49; olneytheatre.org); “Ion” (closes Sunday; Shakespeare Theatre Company; $23.50 to $79.75; shakespeare-theatre.org).