Around Town: April 13

Published April 12, 2009 4:00am ET




Baseball: Washington Nationals play the Philadelphia Phillies. [3:05 p.m. Nationals Park, South Capitol St. SE]

Basketball: Washington Wizards play the Toronto Raptors. [7 p.m. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW]

Flight of the Conchords: Alternative rock band performs. [7:30 p.m. D.A.R. Constitution Hall, 1776 D St. NW]

Sensational Shakespeare: A lecture on notable performances of Shakespeare through history. [8 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE]

Embassy Row: A walking tour of Massachusetts Avenue’s Beaux-Arts grandeur. [10 a.m. Dupont Circle Metro station, south exit]

I’ve Got a Secret: A walking tour of the National Mall’s strangest secrets. [6 p.m. National Mall, Smithsonian Metro station]

Blueprints for Green Communities: Walker Wells from Global Green USA talks about green building. [12:30 p.m. National Building Museum, 601 F St. NW]

Easter Monday: A celebration of the African-American family with egg hunts, live music, storytelling, and more. [10 a.m. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW]

Berlin Kreuzberg: An exhibit of photography by Peter Frischmuth. [9 a.m. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW]

Susan Jane Gilman: Author of “Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven” reads from her book. [7 p.m. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW]

Underground scene
Bombadil: The band known as “the Napoleon Dynamite of indie rock” performs. [9 p.m. DC9, 1940 9th St. NW]