Get Out: Patch's Pick-and-Choose Weekend Planner

1. Billy Elliot The Musical

Where/When: , 2700 F St. NW, Washington. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Sunday performance is sold out.

Why Go: This weekend will be your last chance to catch this Broadway hit at The Kennedy Center. Billy Elliot won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical. Don't miss out!

Pricing: Tickets range in price from $25 to $150.

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Where/When: 926 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington. Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Why Go: "Vocalist Nancy Scimone delivers spirited performances of lively American jazz standards, lush ballads and Bossa nova favorites including tunes by Johnny Mercer, Irving Berlin, Jobim, DC's own Duke Ellington an occasional French chanson, and always a few happy surprises."

Pricing: Free to attend.

3.

Where/When: , 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday, 6 p.m.

Why Go: According to the Artisphere website, "Battle for Brooklyn is the epic and universal tale of one man under pressure, and how far he will go to save his community and his home from the private developers who want to build a basketball arena on top of it. Along the way, he loses a fiancée, falls in love again, gets married and starts a family. Battle for Brooklyn is an intimate look at the very public and passionate fight waged by the Prospect Heights community to save their neighborhood from destruction. A screening of the short film, The Tragedy of Urban Renewal by director Jim Epstein will precede each screening."

Pricing: Tickets are $7.

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Where/When: Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Saturday, 8 p.m.

Why Go: According to the Artisphere website, "BélO was born in Haiti in 1979, and has been hailed as one of Haiti’s musical ambassadors to the world because his songs expose to society the issues of humankind and problems Haiti faces while displaying a deep love for his homeland...This concert is brought to Artisphere in partnership with the Alliance Française."

Pricing: Tickets are $20.

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Where/When: , 3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington. Friday, 6 p.m.

Why Go: "Curator Jeffry Cudlin has brought together 11 artists who explore shifting contemporary perceptions of women’s bodies, gender roles, and identities through the lens of sports spectacle."

Pricing: Free to attend.

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