LOCAL THEATER
D.C.’s Neutrino Video Project
The Washington Improv Theater creates a 30-minute film on the streets of Adams Morgan right before the eyes of the audience. 10 p.m. March 12-13. $10. District of Columbia Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW.
Kind Lady
The Edward Chodorov thriller about an elderly woman and the people that desire her art collection. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. March 12-28. $10-$12. The Mount Vernon Players at the Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, 900 Massachusetts Ave., NW. 202/783-7600.
DINNER THEATER
Cats
Broadway’s longest-running musical, based on “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. Eliot. 8:15 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sunday; 7:15 p.m. Sunday. Buffet served two hours before curtain. Through Aug. 8. Toby’s Dinner Theatre, 5900 Symphony Woods Road, Columbia, Md. $22.50-$43. 410/730-8311.
Crazy For You
The George and Ira Gershwin musical comedy, set in the 1930s. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday. Through June 27. West End Dinner Theatre, 4615 Duke St., Alexandria. $24-$39. 703/370-2500.
42nd Street
The story of Peggy Sawyer, a young chorus girl and her journey of making it big on Broadway. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday. Through April 24. Chesapeake Music Hall, The Dinner Theater of Annapolis, 339 Busch’s Frontage Road #101, Annapolis. $25-$35. 703/370-2500.
Murder Upon Request
The interactive comedy-mystery group performs different plays at two locations: “A Deadly Private Party” at Alfio’s La Trattoria, 4515 Willard Ave., Chevy Chase, and “Just Killing Time” at the Arlington Hilton, 950 N. Stafford St., Arlington. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 1 p.m. Sunday. $55. Both run indefinitely. 703/379-8108
One Life to Lose
Blair Mansion Mysteries. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; some Thursday and Sunday shows. Continues indefinitely. Blair Mansion Inn Restaurant, 7711 Eastern Ave., Silver Spring. $39.95. 301/588-6646.
DANCE
Dance Place
3225 8th St. NE. 202/269-1600.
ClancyWorks Dance Company. March 13-14. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday. $6-18.
George Mason University Center for the Arts
Concert Hall, main campus, Braddock and Chain Bridge roads, Fairfax. 703/218-6500 tickets, 703/993-8888 information.
David Dorfman Dance. March 12. 8 p.m. $20-$40.
Mid-Atlantic Regional American College Dance Festival Gala. March 13. 8 p.m. $12-$15.
Kennedy Center
Terrace Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
CityDance Ensemble: New Voices. March 13-14. 7:30 p.m. $35-$55.
SOCIAL DANCING
Adelphi Mill Recreation Center
8402 Riggs Road, Adelphi. 301/699-1477.
Square Roots square-dance teaching club presents a series of dance lessons. 8 p.m. Monday. $32.
Avalon Studio
15 Mellor Ave., Catonsville, Md. 410/869-9771.
Swing dancing second and fourth Saturdays. Beginners’ workshop 8-9 p.m., dancing 9 p.m.-midnight. $10.
Swing dancing 8:30-10:30 p.m. Thursday. $5.
Dance Factory
954 N. Monroe St., Arlington. 703/528-9770.
Beginning to advanced ballroom, Latin and swing classes. 7-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Four weeks. $49.
Ballroom, Latin, swing combo dances. 7-10:30 p.m. Friday. $9-$10; admission includes lesson.
Country-and-western dance every second Saturday. 8:30 p.m. lesson, 9 p.m.-midnight dance. $8-$9.
Contemporary ballroom dances and practice parties 9 p.m.-midnight Saturday. $9-$10.
Social ballroom dancing. One-hour lesson, 6:30 p.m. $2. 7:30-10:30 p.m. dance. Sunday. $9.
Dance Studio Lioudmila
18 Roth St., Alexandria. 703/751-8868.
Tea dance. 2-4:30 p.m. Friday. $7.
Dance party. 7-11:30 p.m. Saturday. $10.
Friday Night Swing Dance Club
Several locations. Free refreshments. No smoking, no alcohol, no partners necessary. Dance workshops at 8 p.m. 410/583-7337. $12 admission; $10 for members.
Glen Echo Park
Bumper Car Pavilion, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. 301/492-6282.
Folk dance. 7:30-8:30 p.m. beginners’ lesson, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Friday. $7. 202/546-2228.
Swing dance. 8-9 p.m. beginners’ workshop, 9 p.m.-midnight dance. Saturday. $12. 301/299-8729.
La Salle Dance Orchestra plays waltz, tango, fox trot and Latin. 3-3:30 p.m. beginners’ lesson, 3:30-6 p.m. Sunday. $7. 703/978-0375.
Folk dance. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Sunday. $9. 202/546-2228.
Hollywood Ballroom
2126 Industrial Parkway, Silver Spring. 301/622-5494.
Singles dance party. 8 p.m. lesson, 9 p.m. dance. Friday. $10-$15.
Social ballroom dancing. 8 p.m. Wednesday, 9 p.m. Saturday. $10-$15.
Contemporary ballroom dancing. 7 p.m. lesson, 8 p.m. dance. Sunday. $10-$15.
Irish ceili and set dancing
Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann: Ceili. 8 p.m. second Saturday (September-June). John C. Wood Center, 3730 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. Bogwanderers Ceili Band. $6-$12. 703/521-4340.
Greater Washington Ceili Club: Ceili. 5-9 p.m. last Sunday of month (September-June). Cherry Hill Park Conference Center, 9800 Cherry Hill Road (north of I-495), College Park. $12 adults, $8 seniors and students, $5 ages 11-15, $30 family maximum. Band members vary. 301/294-3568.
Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia
8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. 703/982-0937.
Israeli dancing with Ethan Halpern. 8-10 p.m. Tuesday. $4-$6.
National Institutes of Health
Fitness Center, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda. 301/942-2831.
Scottish country dances. Instruction for beginners and social dancing at 8 p.m. every Monday. $3.
The Shark Club
4915 Elmo St., Bethesda. 301/718-4030.
Swing dance with Tommy Barrick and Friends. Swing lesson during band break. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. every Tuesday. $7 singles, $10 couples.
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