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THEATER

» The ever-imaginative Vpstart Crow (pronounced Upstart Crow) theater company presents Moliere's "Tartuffe" for three performances, July 24 to 26. The Friday and Saturday shows begin at 8 p.m., the Sunday performance at 3 p.m. Tickets are priced for adults and students, and are available at http://www.boxofficetickets.com. They can also be purchased at the door at the Cramer Center, 900 Center St. in Manassas, prior to each performance. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.vpstartcrow.com or call 800-660-8580.

» Signature Theatre gives you a chance to see two new musicals just as they're being hatched, so to speak. As part of the Signature Lab 21/24 program, two sets of composers, writers and actors have spent 21 days putting concert versions of the two musicals on their feet. This week, each show will be performed twice in 24 hours. "The Hollow" begins on Thursday at 6 p.m., followed by "The Boy Detective Fails" at 8:15 p.m. The plays switch performance times o

Friday. Tickets cost $20 for individual shows and $30 for the pair.

» The Shakespeare Theatre Company's "King Lear," starring Stacy Keach and performed at Sidney Harmon Hall, ends on Sunday, as does this year's Capital Fringe Festival.

CLUBS & CONCERTS

» Wolf Trap moves from classical to classic over the next several days. The National Symphony Orchestra teams with the Washington Chorus to present "Carmina Burana" today. The symphony returns Friday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the release of "The Wizard of Oz." The legendary film will be shown on a huge screen, while the NSO plays the movie's musical score live.

» Gordon Lightfoot's silky baritone graces the Filene Center on Sunday. ABBA-The Music, featuring the male members of the phenomenally popular quartet, arrives on July 28 and Tom Jones sings and dodges all sorts of flying objects on July 29.

» The Birchmere music hall in Alexandria welcomes jazz fusion supergroup Hiroshima tonight, and the ex-Blasters front man Dave Alvin is joined by the Guilty Women for a show on Saturday. Eric Weisberg and the Morrison Brothers share the stage as part of the hall's Spotlight series on Sunday.

» Nissan Pavilion hosts country star Brad Paisley on Saturday, art rockers Depeche Mode on July 28 and Nickelback on July 29.

» Blues Alley in Georgetown welcomes Norman Connors and guest Alyson Williams for two nights, Saturday and Sunday.

» The Verizon Center in downtown Washington offers Green Day on July 29.

» Carter Barron Amphitheatre presents the DC Youth Orchestra for free Friday, an evening of classic R&B with the Ohio Players and the S.O.S. Band on Saturday and the Blues Alley Youth Orchestra delivering great jazz sounds for free Sunday.

» Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md., presents Jason Mraz, with special guests G. Love and Special Sauce, on Saturday.

» National Harbor's Sunset Concerts series reunites the members of Yes and Asia for a joint performance today.

» The Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis gives you Stones fans what you want and need—almost—with Satisfaction, the Rolling Stone tribute band, tonight.

Oscar-nominated and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Aimee Mann visits the Tavern on Saturday and jazz great Earl Klugh performs Sunday.

The Bo Bice Band, with the former American Idol runner-up as front man, headlines July 28.

» The Rams Head Live! in Baltimore presents rappers Method Man and Redman on July 29.

» The Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore's Inner Harbor presents Hippiefest 2009 with The Turtles, featuring Flo and Eddie, Mountain and Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night, today. Randy Travis sings on Friday, and the Blind Boys of Alabama join with Ladysmith Black Mambazo for a performance on Sunday. Enjoy!

Joe Barber's entertainment reports and reviews can be heard Fridays through Sundays on the WTOP-FM Radio Network (103.5, 103.9, 107.7 & wtop.com.) He can be seen regularly on WETA-TV's Around Town.