Around Town: Sept. 27

Published September 27, 2009 4:00am ET



Sunday in the Country: A performance by Darius Rucker. [11 a.m. Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia]

Hockey: The Washington Capitals play the New York Rangers. [Noon. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW]

Baseball: The Washington Nationals play the Atlanta Braves. [1:35 p.m. Nationals Park, South Capitol Street Southeast]

Soccer: D.C. United plays the San Jose Earthquakes. [3 p.m. RFK Stadium, 2400 E. Capitol St. SE]

Famous Last Words: A National Park Ranger-led bike tour of the National Mall and the last words of famous Americans. [1 p.m. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Plaza]

Vatsala Mehra: The Ghazal singer performs with prominent Bollywood musicians. [7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW]

Lationo Festival of Washington: Children’s activities, science fair, folk dancing and more. [11 a.m. Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant Street Northwest]

Agrarian Utopia: Uruphong Raksasad’s lyrical film about rice farmers in Northern Thailand is screened. [2 p.m. Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW]

Revenge of the Sequel: An all-media juried art show about sequels. [Noon. Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria]

Whispers: The beloved R&B vocal group performs. [7:30 p.m. Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria]

Underground scene

School of Seven Bells: The electronic shoegaze pop band performs with Magic Wands. [8 p.m. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE]

Derek Webb: A folk rock CD release party with Sandra McCracken. [7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna]

Chris Grier: Rock guitarist of To Live and Shave in L.A. performs. [8 p.m. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW]