Around Town

Published March 7, 2011 5:00am ET



The Pogues: The prominent Irish rock band performs. [7 p.m. 9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW] Basketball: The Washington Wizards play the Milwaukee Bucks. [7 p.m. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW]

International Women’s Day: A celebration with historian Kristie Miller and the Sewall-Belmont House. [3 p.m. Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 S St. NW]

Mardi Gras: Enjoy jambalaya, red beans and rice, live music and dancing. [6:30 p.m. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW]

Cheikh Ndoye: The jazz bassist from Senegal performs. [8 p.m. Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW]

Capital Focus Jazz Band: A Mardi Gras performance with tap dancer Johne Forges. [8 p.m. Twins Jazz Club, 1344 U St. NW]

Fessenden Ensemble: A performance of works by American composers. [8 p.m. St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW]

Roma: An exhibit of 39 paintings of Rome by Philip Guston. [10 a.m. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW]

Vatsala Mehra: An evening of Ghazals, Sufi and more for the Maximum India Festival. [8 p.m. Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW]

Underground scene

Along Those Lines: The local rock quartet performs with Static Cinema, Kurtis Parks Band and Playground Etiquette. [8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave. Vienna, Va.]

The Coronas: The award-winning alternative rock band from Dublin performs. [8 p.m. The Red & the Black, 1212 H St. NE]