Photo by Mike Maguire.

SYMPHONY: Small chamber ensembles, made up of participants from the National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute, perform Smetana, Maurer, Bliss, and Piazzolla at Millennium Stage. Kennedy Center (2700 F Street NW) 6 p.m. Free.

SAKE: Work your way through a Sake Tasting List ten drinks long when Jesse Selvagn, Certified Sake Advisor, leads this Sake 101 seminar. Crane & Turtle (828 Upshur Street NW) 6-7:30 p.m. $75

WHISKY: Shortly after the sake class, there will be another opportunity to learn more about Japanese drinking culture via a Japanese Whisky 101 class. Features six whisky tastings. Crane & Turtle (828 Upshur Street NW) 8:30-10 p.m. $75

COMEDY: It’s Monday, which means it’s time for free laughs courtesy of Last Resort Comedy. Salty Dog Tavern (1723 Connecticut Avenue NW) 8-10 p.m. Free

Later this week…

TUESDAY: The documentary Small is Beautiful follows four DIYers building tiny houses in Portland, Oregon. A Q&A session about the tiny house movement will follow a screening of the film. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (641 D Street NW) 8-10 p.m. $15

WEDNESDAY: Ventnor Sports Cafe hosts a Sharknado III watch party, featuring shark tacos* (*do not contain actual shark meat). (2411 18th Street NW) 8 p.m. Free

THURSDAY: Watch the best of the best air guitarists compete for the title of U.S Air Guitar 2015 Conference Champion. Featuring special performances by former world champs. 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW) 8 p.m. $20