Photo by Erin

MUSIC: Lowland Hum and the Cowards Choir, a North Carolina folk band that incorporates “visual art, print, and even smells” into their live performances, plays the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue (600 I Street NW) tonight. Doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. $8 in advance, $10 day of show.

FILM: The Freer Gallery (1000 Jefferson Drive SW) presents a screening of Shadow Kill, a film set in 1941 that “tells the story of Kaliyappan, an aging hangman haunted by the many men he’s executed.” This screening is part of the series Yoga: The Art of Transformation. 7 p.m. Free.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Photographer Tim Hyde discusses how to build a photography collection at the lecture “The Art and Craft of Collecting Photography” at the Photoworks Gallery and Photography School (Arcade Building at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, Md.) tonight. 7:30-9:30 p.m. $15.

CRAFTS: Take part in some St. Lucia’s Day Yule crafts and learn about how children celebrate Christmas in Sweden at the Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library (7420 Georgia Avenue NW) this evening. 6 p.m. Free.