Around Town 2/16/2010

Published February 17, 2010 5:00am ET



The Used: The post-hard-core punk band from Orem, Utah, performs. [6 p.m. 9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW]

Basketball: The Washington Wizards play the Minnesota Timberwolves. [7 p.m. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW]

Adam Schrager: The broadcast journalist discusses his book on Gov. Ralph Carr and his fight against Japanese-American internment. [12 p.m. National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW]

Beyond the Basics: A workshop on researching the African American Genealogy Archives. [11 a.m. National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW]

Michelle Thaller: The NASA scientist discusses Galileo and 400 years of the telescope. [11 a.m. Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE]

Andrew Sullivan: The blogger debates National Organization for Marriage President Maggie Gallagher, featuring Nick Herbert from the U.K.’s Conservative Party. [Noon. Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW]

Geno Delafose: The Creole cowboy performs zydeco for a French Rockin’ Boogie Swamp Romp. [8 p.m. Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna]

Mark Russell: The comedian and political satirist performs live. [7:30 p.m. Fords Theater, 511 10th St. NW]

“The Glass Menagerie”: The classic stage play by Tennessee Williams is performed. [7 p.m. Howard Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia]

Underground scene

Tony Trischka: The influential roots music banjo player and instructor performs. [7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna]

The Growlers: The pop rock group from Long Beach, Calif., performs with John Bustine and the Vermilions. [9 p.m. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW]