Photo by Richard Ricciardi
Friday
MUHAMMAD ALI: Events DC pays tribute to Muhammad Ali with a screening of When We Were Kings: The Untold Story of the Rumble in the Jungle. DC Armory Mall (2001 East Capitol Street SE) 6 p.m. Free, but RSVP here.
PERFORMING ARTS: SAPAN’s 2016 production FORCES uses dance, music, and theatre to explore “the emotional range and two-faced nature of the four elements of water, fire, earth, and wind.” Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE) 8-10 p.m. $30 *Saturday performance also available.
PROM: Pointless Theatre’s Pointless Prom will feature live music, an open bar, photo booth, and a “raffle crowning of Prom King & Queen.” Thurgood Marshall Center (1816 12th Street NW) 8-11 p.m. $75-100
Saturday
BEER: The Americana Beer Fest will offer samples of over 160 beers from more than 60 breweries, more than 25 styles of handcrafted sodas, a comedy stage, live music, an artisan market, and more. Plus, there’s free shuttle service to/from the Reston Wiehle Metro Station. Morven Park (17195 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg, VA) 2-7 p.m. $45-100 Reserve your spot on a shuttle here.
SMITHSONIAN: The Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building has been closed for twelve years, but it’s now party ready. The latest Smithsonian at 8 event, themed “A NIGHT AT THE WORLD’S FAIR,” will feature music, roving performers, midway-inspired food and drink, carnival games, trivia, a photo booth, and more. Attire inspired by your favorite world’s fair era is encouraged. Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building (900 Jefferson Drive, SW) 8-11 p.m. $37.50-100
NAKED: Naked Girls Reading returns with “tales of Fandom show downs, Comic lore, and Oh yes, Fanfic.” DCAC – DC Arts Center (2438 18th Street NW) 10 p.m. $20
Sunday
CHOCOLATE: Taste chocolate and learn how to lose weight in this Knowledge Commons DC class. Cherry Blossom Creative (2128 Eighth Street NW) 1-3 p.m. Free, but register here.
APPROVAL: Faith Salie discusses her new book Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much and shares “the sometimes absurd lengths to which she’s gone to please others.” Busboys and Poets (2021 14th Street NW) 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free
IMPROV: The Summer Improv Medley continues (and runs through June 19) with short-form improv, musical improv, and more. Tickets to each show are $15, and an all access pass is $25. (Mead Theater Lab at Flashpoint (916 G Street NW) 6 and/or 8 p.m. $15-25
