Photo by M.V. JantzenSTORYTELLING: Story League hosts a storytelling contest on the topic of “Psychic Phenomena and Other Weird Things” at Busboys and Poets (2021 14th Street NW) tonight. 9:00-10:30 p.m. Tickets: $10.
MUSIC: Lee “Scratch” Perry, ” one of the oldest and most influential names in dub and reggae music,” performs at the State Theatre in Falls Church (220 N. Washington Street Falls Church, VA) tonight. 9:00 p.m. $25.
TALK: Astrophysicist Adam Frank, co-founder of NPR’s 13.7 Cosmos and Culture blog and commentor on All Things Considered, explains how cultures form their own versions of time, in his talk “About Time: Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang” at the S. Dillon Ripley Center (1100 Jefferson Drive SW). 6:45-8:45 p.m. $30-$40.
MOVIE: The Avengers has been smashing box office records. If you’ve yet to see it, catch it tonight at Uptown Theater (3426 Connecticut Avenue NW). 7:45 p.m. $15.
