Photo by Caroline Angelo.

By DCist Contributor Melinda Contreras

BIRTHDAY PARTY: Anacostia Playhouse is turning one. Enjoy an evening of music, poetry, drama, wine, soft drinks, light bites, and more. Featuring a performance by the Ballou High School Marching Band Drum Line. Anacostia Playhouse Blackbox Theatre (2020 Shannon Place SE) 7:30 p.m. $20-25

SKATERS: This month’s edition of Solas Nua’s Irish Popcorn! film series profiles the rise of skate culture in Ireland since the 1980s. A Q&A with Hill Street director J.J. Rolfe will follow the screening. Busboys and Poets Langston Room (2021 14th Street NW) 7-9 p.m. Free

ROBOTS: Watch a staged reading of R.U.R., the 1920 science fiction play that introduced the word “robot” into the English language. National Academy of Sciences Building (2101 Constitution Avenue NW) 7:30 p.m. Free, but you need to register for tickets here.

Later this week…

TUESDAY: The Capital City Showcases’s monthly DMV Roast is back. This time they are roasting host venue, The Brixton. Comedian Chris Milner will play the part. The Brixton (901 U Street NW) 8 p.m. Free, but donations are welcome.

WEDNESDAY: Joan Rivers. That is all. Sixth & I (600 I Street NW) 7:30 p.m. $40

THURSDAY: Immerse yourself in an evening of mind reading and magic as magician and hot bachelor Max Major uses “magic, psychology, hypnosis and suggestion to demonstrate the untapped powers of the mind.” Atlas Theatre’s Theresa and Jane Lang Theatre (1333 H Street NE) 7 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. $32-80