Photo by Kevin Wolf.

FILM: The Annual Kickstarter Film Festival brings you the best short and feature films funded on Kickstarter. Program A at 7 p.m. features Afronauts (short) and What We Do in the Shadows and Program B at 9:20 p.m. features World of Tomorrow (short), Submarine Sandwich (short) and T-Rex. The Avalon Theatre (5612 Connecticut Avenue NW) Free

MUSIC: Songbyrd Music House & Record Café unveils its music venue, Byrd Cage, with a performance by No Devotion. (2477 18th Street NW) 7 p.m. Free, but RSVP here.

DANCE: Dance Metro DC, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Washington Performing Arts partner to bring you the 7th Annual VelocityDC Dance Festival, running October 15-18, featuring “styles ranging from ballet to hip hop, tap to flamenco.” Shakespeare Theatre – Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) 8 p.m. $18