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LECTURE: Hear two architects and the director of the D.C. Department of Transportation discuss parking technology, design, and how to make them “greener” at the House of Cars: The Future of Parking” talk at the National Building Museum (401 F St. NW). 6:30-8 p.m., free for students, $20 for the public, and $12 for NBM members.

>>The Smithsonian’s Resident Associate Program brings in Professor Clay Warren to take an “eye-opening, entertaining, [and] example-filled” look at “persuasion and subconscious influence” in daily life. S. Dillon Ripley Center (1100 Jefferson Drive SW) 6:45-9 p.m., $40.

MUSIC: Enjoy Bjork? Hear her music in a whole new way through Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra. The 6-piece band comes to the Strathmore (5301 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda) tonight at 7 p.m. for a free performance.

OPEN MIC: Iota Club & Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington) opens its doors and its stage for an open mic night tonight. Free, 8 p.m. Sign-up starts at 7:30 p.m.

MOVIES: The NoMa Summer Screen (L St. NE between 2nd and 3rd NE) continues its “The Future is Now” outdoor film series with The Fifth Element starring Bruce Willis as a flying-taxi driver and Milla Jovovich as an out-of-this world beauty. Free, 7 p.m.

>>Silverdocs continues, check out what’s airing tonight in our Wednesday roundup.