We have passes for "The Intouchables". For your complimentary tickets to the special advance screening on Thursday, May 31st at 7:30pm at AMC Georgetown, log onto www.gofobo.com/rsvp and input the following code to download your tickets: NEWS8EYT0

We have a bluray/dvd copies of "The Grey" starring Liam Neeson. You can enter to win ne if you can correctly answer this week's trivia question which is: Comedian Michael Colyar stopped by the show because he's in town performing at DC's Riot Act Comedy Theater. But he also told Arch that he's working on a documentary -- what did he say the name of the documentary was?

Send YOUR ANSWER, NAME AND ADDRESS to arch@tbd.com by Noon, May 25th to enter. ONE entry per household. If you DO NOT follow the directions, you will not be entered!

Summer is almost here — time to work that booty while looking incredibly silly if you suffer from having no rhythm with 90 minutes of Zumba Fitness: A Party for Empowerment at The Dunes. 7 p.m. $15 online or $20 cash only at door.

The Echo Wall (9 PM) and Wytold (8 PM)
Friday, May 25 on the Cherry Smash Stage, FREE

Local chamber-folk sextet The Echo Wall features an intriguing melange of instruments (including violin, ukulele, glockenspiel, keyboards, melodica, guitars and drums). Their sophomore album, Navigable Darkness, is due out in the fall, so you may be lucky enough to hear some new tunes at this show. Earlier in the evening is post-classical group Wytold, which features a six-string electric cello.

Bad Domes (11 PM)
Friday, May 25 on the Main Stage

If you like mash-up artists like Girl Talk, then you'll love Bad Domes. The local masher- upper has been tearing up venues like the Black Cat and has been performing monthly at DC9. Prepare to shake your booty, and remember to wear your dancing shoes. There isn't a great video to embed here, so instead, we'll point you to his web page, where you can sample dozens of his song collages.

Lorelei, Screen Vinyl Image, and Silo Halo (9 PM)
Saturday, May 26 on the Cherry Smash Stage

The bands have billed this lineup as a "Clamorous Throwdown", and they're not wrong: this trio of local shoegaze bands will feature some of the best swirling, swelling guitars in the area. The reunited trio Lorelei perfectly embodies the sound of its record label, Slumberland, which released the band's albums during its first run in the early 1990s and is slated to put out the band's new album Enterprising Sidewalks in September. Screen
Vinyl Image is a psychedelic shoegaze duo (you'd be surprised how much noise two people can make), and Silo Halo is a trio that has recently returned back to DC from a midwestern tour.

These and other show listings can be found on ShowListDC .

Wedding season is upon us. In Leslye Headland's Bachelorette, three unhappy friends in their mid-twenties reunite to celebrate a former high school classmate's wedding. Directed by David Muse, it's a humorous, moving and biting look at "toxic friendships and other lifelong commitments." Studio Threatre. 8 p.m.

London band Crystal Fighters' unique sound features Basque instruments and synthesizers. They perform with Is Tropical. Rock n Roll Hotel. 8:30 p.m. $15.

Play back old memories with Our Vintage Film at Jammin' Java. The pop band performs with Bonaventure, The Offset and Money Cannot Be Eaten. 7 p.m. $10/$13.

A night of comedy and music with Spin's "Best New Comedian" and "Best of CMF" 2010, Reggie Watts at 9:30 Club. Justin Cousson opens. 7 p.m. $25.

The symphonic rock band, The Polyphonic Spree takes their You + Me Tour to the District with indie folk musician Sweet Lee Morrow and New Fumes. Sixth & I. 8 p.m. $31.50.

Sulu DC presents Homegrown and Homeschooled: An Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration at Artisphere. Hosted by spoken word pioneer Regie Cabico, the night spotlights local artists with performances by instrumental band Yeveto, poet Tarfia Faizulla, actor and singer Don Mike Mendoza and poet Suty Komsonkeo. Saturday. 7 p.m. $15.

Verizon presents the APAHM TOUR featuring Korean-American singer Jay Park, a member of the b-boy crew Art of Movement, and other rising Asian-American artists at Fillmore Silver Spring. Saturday. 8 p.m. $42.

Monster Truck Opening Party features 20+ food trucks, balloon animals, bounce houses, fire breathers, aerial artists, 10 bars, DJs and more. Capitol Skyline Hotel. Saturday. 11 a.m.

Sound Bites DC at 9:30 Club. Join Eric Hilton of Thievery Corporation and the beats of Bone, Fur and Feathers, Archives and Nappy Riddem for a night of music, food and change. Life Story, a new DCCK video premieres. Admission also includes food from D.C. restaurants. All proceeds benefiting DC Central Kitchen. 5 p.m. $40.

FILMS + BOOKS + THEATER + ART

Daniel Libeskind, an architect and set designer presents Architecture is Language, in conversation with Chase W. Rynd, executive director of the National Building Museum. "What role does architecture play in the culture of memory? How do we deal with the scars of the past?" Goethe-Institut. Friday. 12 p.m. A light lunch follows the discussion. Free.

2nd Annual Palme d’Or Rooftop Sunset. Party the night away in the French Riviera at the Beacon's Sky Bar, celebrating the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival. Watch exclusive footage of opening night, enjoy cocktails, complimentary appetizers and the latest French House beats. Beacon Bar and Grill. Friday.

Artomatic 2012 features 1,300 artists and performers who've taken over an 11-story building in Crystal City with a mix of visual art, music, performance, fashion, film and more. Doors open at 6 p.m. for Friday's opening night affair. 1851 S. Bell St. The festival runs until June 23.

Arts, Military + Healing presents a closing night event of staged readings from Make Sure It's Me, a play about post-traumatic stress disorder. The Honorable Togo D. West, Jr. Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Former Secretary of the Army, will speak at the event. Library of Congress. Friday. 7 p.m. Limited seating, RSVP requested. Free.

Factory 449 presents a modern day Edgar Allen Poe in The Ice Child. Catherine awakes to find herself imprisoned in a coffin-sized freezer chest. The Fridge. PWYC Preview Friday. 8 p.m.

Julia Fernadez Pol: Deception is a solo exhibit featuring oil paintings that challenge the idea of beauty by "exploiting materials through color and application." Morton Fine Art. An opening reception will be held Friday. 6 p.m. The exhibit runs until June 12.

BloomScreen presents Food Stamped, a documentary follow a couples attempt to consume a healthy and balanced diet while on food stamps. Sunday. BloomBars. 5 p.m.

MUSIC

Turning back time with STYX, REO Speedwagon and Ted Nugent at Jiffy Lube Live. Friday. 7 p.m. Tickets online.

Self-described as 'morbid dream pop' La Sera, the project of Vivian Girls' Katy Goodman, performs with Beach Week at Red Palace. Friday. 9 p.m. $10.

The Dig DC Record Release Party at The Dunes. New York indie-pop quartet, The Dig, release their newest album, Midnight Flowers. Celebrate the night with The Dig and The Young Rapids. Saturday. 8 p.m. $10.

All things nostalgic about our youth alert! Peach Pit 90's Dance Party at DC9. Saturday. 10 p.m. $5.

Rock-Americana band Kingsley Flood performs with Drawbridges at U Street Music Hall. Saturday. 7 p.m. $12.

Wanna see "For Greater Glory" starring Eva Longoria. For your complimentary tickets to the special advance screening on Wednesday, May 23rd at 7:30pm at AMC Georgetown, log onto www.gofobo.com/rsvp and input the following code to download your tickets: NEWS8LT8L

We have passes for "Chernobyl Diaries". For your complimentary tickets to the special advance screening on Thursday, May 24th at 8pm at Regal Gallery Place, log onto www.gofobo.com/rsvp and input the following code to download your tickets: NEWS87RDC

You can see "Men in Black 3" starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones . For your complimentary tickets to the special advance screening on Thursday, May 24th at 7pm at Regal Gallery Place, log onto www.gofobo.com/rsvp and input the following code to download your tickets: NEWS81MAZ

You can get passes for "Snow White and the Huntsman" starring Kristen Stewart and oscar winner Charlize Theron, Tuesday, May 29th at AMC Mazza Gallerie. YOU MUST SEND YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS to arch@tbd.com by noon May18th. ONE entry per household.

We have a very limited supply of Run of Engagement passes for "Dark Shadows" starring Johnny Depp, good from now through June 7 at the Smithsonian Theaters -- Udvar -hazy Center in Chantilly, Va or the National Museum of Natural History in DC if you correctly answer this week's trivia question which is: Co-founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy group, Mark Besser, stopped by to talk about his new film "Freak Dance". Arch also mentioned another comedy film he co-starred in, what was the name of that film? Send YOUR ANSWER, NAME AND ADDRESS to arch@tbd.com by Noon, May 18th to enter. ONE entry per household. If you DO NOT follow the directions, you will not be entered!

And there's still some "The Dictator" and "The Pirates! Band of Misfits"movie merchandise left. To enter YOU MUST SEND YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS to arch@tbd.com. ONE entry per household.

The Hunger Games - Kids compete in death matches to save their families and themselves.

3 STARS

The Dictator (R) - Jaw dropping satire with Sasha Baron Cohen as a middle eastern dictator on a visit to America

The Avengers - Iron Man, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Thor save the planet. Whew, that was close

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - great cast of senior actors as senior citizens who retire to India

The Five-Year Engagement - Jason Segal and Emily Blunt can't quite tie the knot

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (3D) - Hilarious animation of a less than great pirate who longs for fame

Think Like a Man - Funny ensemble romance based on comedian Steve Harvey's relationship book

2 1/2 STARS

Battleship - The navy versus spacemen!  Special effects extravaganza

Dark Shadows - Creative twist on the standard issue teen horror movie

The Cabin in the Woods (R) - Creative twist on the standard issue teen horror movie

2 STARS

What to Expect When You're Expecting - Sentimental comedy about pregnancy spread among several couples

The Raven - John Cusack plays Edgar Allen Poe who must find a copycat killer using Poe's stories

1 STARS

Safe - Jason Statham protects a Chinese math genius. Ridiculously violent and a silly plot 

The Lucky One - Zac Efron plays a veteran who finds and falls in love with a girl in a picture he finds in a battle zone

BSO SuperPops: The Beat Goes On! Conductor Jack Everly winds back the clock to the 1960's with hits from the Beach Boys, the Supremes, Burt Bacharach and Frankie Valli. Strathmore Music Center. 8 p.m.

Nick Waterhouse takes a bit of "old school sensibility" and "vintage R&B" to Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. With DJ Nite Krawler 8 p.m. $10/$12.

The Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys
Friday, May 18 at Merriweather Post Pavilion, $40-55

These two groups sold out the Verizon Center back in March, and almost immediately after that show, they announced this return tour to Merriweather Post Pavilion. They're probably not going to tour together forever, so now's your chance to see the blues-rock duo the Black Keys performing with English indie-rockers the Arctic Monkeys.

Emmure et al.
Friday, May 18 at the Fillmore Silver Spring, $22

This entire lineup is a collection of metalcore bands who tour seemingly constantly: Emmure and Woe Is Me opened for We Came As Romans at Rams Head Live in April; Texas In July played the Ice Jam with August Burns Red at Sonar in January; and Like Moths To Flames opened for DRUGS at the 9:30 Club in January. If you saw any of those tours and loved the opening bands, now's your chance to see them again.

Dry the River
Saturday, May 19 at IOTA, $12

You may have seen English folk-rock band Dry the River opening for Bowerbirds at the Black Cat in March. If you didn't, you definitely missed out-- the group's hushed melancholy and lush harmonies were stunning live, and this is a great chance to see the group perform a longer, headlining set.

Carsie Blanton & Dawn Landes
Saturday, May 19 at Jammin' Java, $12 advance / $15 day of show

Pop-folk singer/songwriter Carsie Blanton sold out the Black Cat's Backstage in January; her show opening for Shawn Colvin in March at the Birchmere also sold out. The Bethesda-born, Philadelphia-based singer is back in the DC area for a third time this year, playing at Jammin' Java with Dawn Landes, a singer-songwriter who played IOTA herself in January.

These and other show listings can be found on ShowListDC.

French electronic artist Madeon lights up U Street Music Hall. Lightwaves opens. 9 p.m. 18+ $18.

Art After Hours, a night at the museum, with country-pop singer Owen Danoff at Strathmore Mansion. The son of Grammy-winning musician Bill Danoff returns after the Strathmore's sold-out Tribute to Paul Simon. 7:30 p.m. $15.