Be a good sport.

CHEER
D.C. United Tailgate
What: Join soccer aficionados for a preparty, with music, games, food trucks (DC Slices and Eat Wonky), and beer ($3-$5).
Why: DailyCandy readers receive a discount (use code UNITED) on tickets to the match between D.C. and Liverpool team Everton and get to hang under their own tent before the game.
When: Sat. Tailgate, 5-7 p.m.; game, 7:30 p.m.
Where: RFK Stadium, 2400 E. Capitol St. NE, parking lot 8 (202-587-5000). Look for the DailyCandy tent. Game tickets ($25-$50) online at ticketmaster.com. Party admission is free.

SUPPORT
Washington Kastles
What: Watch the local World Team Tennis crew play the Philadelphia Freedoms at the new stadium (complete with water views and boat parking).
Why: DailyCandy readers save 10 percent (use code CANDY) on tickets.
When: Thurs., 7 p.m.
Where: Kastles Stadium at the Wharf, 800 Water St. SW (202-483-6647). Tickets ($15-$25) online at ticketmaster.com.

WATCH
Overheard
What: Catch the Cantonese-language thriller from the directors of the movie that inspired Scorsese’s The Departed during the Made in Hong Kong Film Festival.
Why: Other flicks include La Comédie Humaine, a buddy comedy about a hit man and a screenwriter; Drunken Master, an early Jackie Chan movie; and Echoes of the Rainbow, about 1960s Hong Kong.
When: Fri., 7 p.m. Complete list of movies and times online at asia.si.edu.
Where: Freer Gallery of Art, 12th St. NW, at Jefferson Dr. SW, on the National Mall (202-633-4880). Admission is free.

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EAT
Boccato Gelato & Espresso Opens
What: The Arlington mainstay’s new Old Town location is equal parts lounge, retro ice cream parlor, and European-style espresso bar.
Why: Full tea service, coffee drinks, hot chocolate gelato floats, and inventive shakes like Pakistani mango and guava with bananas ($3.75-$6).
When: Sun.-Thurs., 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 7 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Where: 1012 King St., Alexandria (703-869-6522).

Photo: Ben Keller