Photo by Nathan Castellanos

ROCK BALLET: Watch ballet dancers dance to the music of Bowie and Queen in well, the production of Bowie & Queen. It is artistic director Septime Webre’s last show after 17 decades in charge, running through Sunday, May 15. Eisenhower Theater (2700 F Street NW) 7:30 p.m. $25+

POETRY: Find out who will be named the best teen poet in the country as high school students compete in the Poetry Out Loud National Finals. Lisner Auditorium (730 21st Street NW) 7-9 p.m. Free

SHOPPING: Shop from over 30 pop-up shops at the National Retail Federation’s second annual Retail’s Night Out, a celebration of Small Business Week. CityCenterDC (825 10th Street NW) 5-9 p.m.