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Friday
WILLIAM SHATNER: The opportunity to drink cocktails with William Shatner is now sold out, but you can still purchase tickets to an onstage show featuring William Shatner, Chris Carter, and the stars of the Syfy series12 Monkeys. It’s a part of Smithsonian Magazine’s The Future is Here Festival. Shakespeare Theatre’s Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) 6:30-9 p.m.
TRACY MORGAN: Tracy Morgan brings his Picking Up the Pieces tour to the Kennedy Center. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2700 F Street) 8 p.m. $79-99
MACARONS: Enjoy France’s beloved cookie during a Macaron Tasting at the Alliance Française de Washington D.C. (2142 Wyoming Avenue NW) 7-8:30 p.m. $25-30
Saturday
MARIJUANA: At the first-ever National Cannabis Festival you can “connect with members of the cannabis community from across the country while enjoying a full day of music, games, delicious food and drink.” De La Soul headlines, but we also recommend checking out local band Congo Sanchez. The Festival Grounds at RFK Stadium (2400 East Capitol Street SE) 12-8 p.m. $35
MURALS: As part of the new exhibition Spanish Illustrators: The Color of Optimism, open through June 26, you can watch a live mural painting by Ricardo Cavolo. Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain (2801 16th Street NW) 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (live mural painting also taking place on Friday) Free
MOZART: Watch a performance of Cosi Fan Tutte Goes Hollywood, the “hilarious English re-telling of Mozart/DaPonte’s masterpiece.” The Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H Street NE) 8 p.m. $22-45
Sunday
BBQ: Enjoy beer, barbecue, music, and cocktails during 3 Stars Brewing Company’s monthly BBQ Series. The $5 admission fee includes one draft beer. BBQ, cocktails, and additional beer are sold a la carte. 3 Stars Brewing Company (6400 Chillum Place NW) 3-7 p.m. $5
SHAKESPEARE: Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday with sword fight demonstrations, five minute versions of Shakespeare plays, birthday cake, and more! Folger Shakespeare Library (201 East Capitol Street SE) 12-4 p.m. Free
WESTERN: Watch Joan Crawford in the 1954 film Johnny Guitar, “one of the era’s most powerful allegories for McCarthyism and the blacklist.” It’s part of the Seeing Red Film Series, which explores “politics, personalities, and culture of Hollywood’s Cold War.” Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital (921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE) 4-6 p.m. Free
