Photo by Mark Andre.By DCist contributor Melinda Contreras
COMEDY: Are you a pop-culture trivia master? If so, you should register online to be a contestant on “Loser,” an “Olympiad of pop culture knowledge, presented in a game show format.” You can also just go be an audience member. Bier Baron Showroom (1523 22nd Street NW) 8:30-10:30 p.m. $10
JAZZ: In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, the National Archives, with the Foundation for the National Archives, will hold a panel discussion featuring George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, autor and NEA Jazz Master Dan Morgenstern, and jazz musicians Jonathan Batiste and Christian McBride. The discussion will incorporate clips from the 1960 festival. The National Archives William G. McGowan Theater (700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) 7 p.m. Free.
ART: The Fainting Goat is launching its new “Meet the Artist” happy hour series, which will be held every third Thursday of the month. Tonight you can meet D.C.-based artist Amanda Kates, drink $5 specialty craft punches, glasses of Prosecco, red and white wine, and DC Brau drafts, and eat from the complimentary cheese and charcuterie boards. Artwork will be available for purchase. The Fainting Goat (1330 U Street NW) 6-8 p.m. Free.
MORE ART AND JAZZ: ArtJamz’ Take 5! pop-up sessions are back at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Paint during a 1.5 hour session while live Jazz plays in the background. Discounted food and drinks will be available for purchase from the Courtyard Cafe. Smithsonian American Art Museum Kogod Courtyard (8th and F streets NW) 5-8 p.m. $23-28
HOUSE OF CARDS: David Carr of the New York Times will host a conversation with Beau Willimon, creator, showrunner, and executive producer of House of Cards, to discuss “his inspiration behind the series, its influence on the future of television, and how closely his plotlines parallel what really happens behind closed doors in Washington.” National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium (10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW) 6:45-8:15 p.m. $25-30
