Photo by Lorie Shaull
Friday
MONKEES: The Monkees are releasing their first album in 20 years. Listen to the complete record at Songbyrd Cafe’s listening party. Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe (2477-2475 18th Street NW) 6 p.m. Free
ART: Check out art inspired by your favorite streaming services at the The Netflix and Hulu Art Show Party. The Fridge DC (516 8th Street SE) 7-11 p.m. *Friday and Saturday Free
COMEDY: “Hook Up” with improv comedy group The Second City as they bring you a “modern mix of romance, rancor and everything in between.” Drafthouse Comedy (1100 13th Street NW) 9:30 p.m. $35
Saturday
CULTURE: Crosslines: A Culture Lab on Intersectionality features over 40 artists and scholars exploring identities in intersection through poetry, dance, book swaps, tea service, screen printing, paper flower making, and more. Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building (900 Jefferson Drive SW) The full schedule of weekend events can be seen here. Free
PARKOUR: 20,000 feet of Rosslyn’s Gateway Park have been turned into a parkour park for Beast Coast 2016. Cheer on 450 athletes from around the world as they run, jump, roll, and whatever else hardcore parkour entails. Gateway Park (1300 Lee Highway) Click here for the full schedule of weekend events. $15-94
ART: It’s time for another round of Super Art Fight, featuring “equal parts live art, improv comedy, and professional wrestling. Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) 9 p.m. $15
Sunday
MUSIC: Drummer, bandleader, and DCist music editor Sriram Gopal releases his debut album The Fourth Stream. The Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H Street NE) 7:30 p.m. $15
GET FOREPLAYFUL: Sex educators at Lotus Blooms are teaching an in-store workshop called “How to Foreplay, Ban the Boreplay!” As the sex shop promises, “Foreplay isn’t just an appetizer, it’s a feast unto intself!” 7 p.m. Lotus Bloom (1017 King St., Alexandria, Va.) $25-30