Tonight through Tuesday, October 13: The quest to gentrify DC has met it's match: you can now live on the Mall in a completely energy-efficient solar-powered house.[Solar Decathlon]

• Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 18: The Arabian Sights Film Festival is NOT screening Aladdin, not even just for fun. [Arabian Sights Film Festival]
• Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 18: Blood Sweat & Fears II: Guilty Pleasures -- Slightly shocking and certainly provocative Cabaret with just a little bit more umph to it. [Mototov Theater Group]
• Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 18: If anyone ever tells you that poor folks can't make it big, they've obviously never seen Jersey Boys. See the show about the Four Seasons at the National Theater. [National Theater]
• Sunday, October 11: There has never been a better time to be gay or fat: EatBar is hosting a Sound of Music sing-along complete with free beersteins and bratwurst. [EatBar]