Friday

• Alexander Payne’s Election at the LOC’s Mary Pickford Theater. Free at 7PM. [LOC]
• Peter Galbraith reads from The End of Iraq. Free at 7PM. Politics and Prose. [P&P]
• Depeche Mode Dance Party. $9 at 9:30PM. [Black Cat]

Saturday

• Josh Frank reads from his book, Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies. Free at 1PM. [P&P]

• The Rentals. $25 at 10PM. [9:30 Club]
• The Maybellines, Lil’ Hospital, The Specific Heats, The Besties and The Upset at WMUC in College Park. 3130 South Campus Dining Hall. $5 donation at 6PM. [WUMC]

Sunday

• Last day of “A Glorious Burden: The American Presidency,” “Artifacts, snapshots, personal effects and famous quips related to the men who have held the nation’s highest office.” [Smithsonian]