Basketball: The Washington Wizards play the Denver Nuggets. [7 p.m. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW]
David Alvin: The Grammy Award-winning Americana musician performs with A Couple of Guilty Women. [8 p.m. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW]
Tapestry and Friends: A performance of music by Barber, Copland, Billie Holiday and more. [8 p.m. Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE]
Margaret Taylor Burroughs: An opening reception for the lithograph and collage artist. [5:30 p.m. Parish Gallery, 1054 31st St. NW]
The Bigger Lights: The pop rock group performs with Sing Me Insomnia and Action Item. [6 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna]
Bo Bice: The “American Idol” runner-up performs Southern rock and blues. [8 p.m. Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna]
Saturday
Basketball: The Maryland Terrapins play the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. [2 p.m. Comcast Center, College Park]
John Mayer: The Grammy Award-winning pop singer performs live. [8 p.m. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW]
Nouvelle Vague: The French post-punk and new wave group performs. [8 p.m. 9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW]
“Treemonisha”: The great American opera by composer Scott Joplin is performed. [A6 p.m. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE]
Pictures on Silence: The harp and saxophone duo performs works by local composers. [7:30 p.m. The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria]
