Photo by Andrew Pasko-Reader.

Friday

BLUEGRASS: Watch a live performance featuring members of the progressive bluegrass band Notes from the Underground as part of the Concert at Clara’s series. Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum (488 7th Street NW) 7-9 p.m. $12.

BEER: Learn more about the craft beer movement from Jim Koch, and grab a Samuel Adams beer while you wait to see the author. Politics & Prose Bookstore (5015 Connecticut Avenue NW) 7 p.m. Free.

HUMOR: A bunch of funny people will read aloud some of their most comedic prose at An Evening of Humorous Readings. DC 9 Nightclub (1940 9th Street NW) 7 p.m. $10.

Saturday

BOOKS: Start your day by purchasing some books, with proceeds from the Spring Book Sale benefiting the Southwest Library. (900 Wesley Place SW) 10 a.m. Free (the books cost money, though}.

STOOPS: See the transformation of ordinary porches and stoops into live performance stages at Porch Fest. Rhode Island Avenue NE. 2-6 p.m. Free.

LIES: Does comedian Jen Kirkman know what she’s doing, or is she lying? Find out at her book release show, which promises ” a night of funny, personal, and cringe-worthy stories.” Sixth & I Historic Synagogue (600 I Street NW) 7 p.m. $20.

JAMAICA: Expect reggae all night long at new monthly party Jump Up Jamaica, with vinyl only. Colony Club (3118 Georgia Avenue NW). 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Free.

Sunday

BRUNCH: The only thing better than a D.C. brunch is one with a cherry blossom theme. Dream Lab at MLK Library (901 G Street NW) 11 a.m. $35.

JOKES: Last Resort Comedy has assembled a lineup featuring some proven funny local and national comedians, plus some who are just hitting the scene. Mr. Henry’s of Capitol Hill. (601 Pennsylvania Avenue SE) 8-9:30 p.m. $5.

MAKETTO: It’s the one-year anniversary of H Street’s most acclaimed restaurant and retail marketplace, and they’re celebrating with a day-long festival featuring giveaways, music, food vendors, and more. (1351 H Street NE) 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Free.