Photo by Dan Reidel.

By DCist contributor Melinda Contreras

SHAKESPEARE: Carol Ann Lloyd Stanger, “a Tudor and Renaissance scholar and education specialist” at the Folger Shakespeare Library, will discuss the works of Shakespeare to mark the 450th anniversary of the Bard’s birth. Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center (1100 Jefferson Drive SW). 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. $42 for non-members. —Sarah Anne Hughes

FLUTES: You can judge a band by its name. Flute Loops performs on the Millennium Stage. The Kennedy Center (2700 F St NW) 6 p.m. FREE

FOLK ROCK: Miner, a family band (plus a few friends) from Los Angeles, performs. Black Cat (1811 14th St NW) 8 p.m. $10

MORE FOLK ROCK: Chris Carrabba, the lead singer of Dashboard Confessional, performs with his other band, Twin Forks. Rock & Roll Hotel (1353 H St NE) $15

REGGAE ROCK: If you were rooting for Argentina during the World Cup, you can continue to show your support at the Howard Theater (620 T St NW) when Argentina-based band Los Pericos performs. 9 p.m. $50

SNARKNADO: Tonight if your last chance to see Sharknado at a local movie theater with live RiffTrax commentary. Because the only way to watch an awful Ian Ziering/Tara Reid/shark movie is with jokes from Mystery Science Theater 3000 people. Find a D.C. area theater here. 7:30 p.m. —Sarah Anne Hughes