Photo by Mike Maguire.

VIDEO GAMES: Hear from Ed Fries, creator of “Halo 2600” and Kellee Santiago, co-creator of “Flower,” when the American Art Museum hosts “New Time: Video Games and Art Discussion Panel.” Smithsonian American Art Museum McEvoy Auditorium (800 G Street NW) 6 p.m. Free

RECESS: You may be an adult, but you can still act like a kid, except you can’t have recess until after work. Dupont Circle Fountain (1900 P Street NW) 6-8 p.m. Free

FLUTES: The National Flute Association’s Flute Jamboree takes over the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2700 F Street NW) 6 p.m. Free