Photo by Tim Brown.
Friday
SALSA: Jazz in the Garden becomes Salsa in the Garden with a performance by the ten-piece band Sin Miedo. Sculpture Garden (National Mall between 7th and 9th Streets NW) 5-8:30 p.m. Free
BURLESQUE: Your ticket to Philanthrotease’s DIVAS Burlesque: Survivors of Pop, benefits DC SAFE, “an organization dedicated to ensuring the safety and self-determination of domestic violence survivors in Washington, DC.” Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) 9 p.m. $15-17
SIDESHOW: The DC Weirdo Show, the “monthly misfit home for freaks, geeks and exposed buttcheeks,” will feature contortion, juggling, fire eating, magic, puppetry, and more. The Bier Baron Tavern (1523 22nd Street NW) 9-11 p.m. $15
Saturday
ZOO: Disney’s Zooptopia plays at Fort Dupont Park as part of the Carter Barron/Fort Dupont Summer Series. (3600 F and Minnesota Streets S.E.) 6-9:30 p.m. Free
SPELLING: Are you a good speller? What about when you are drunk? Get drunk before 7:30 p.m. and sign up to be one of the “random drunk bar folk,” (chosen by a draft lottery) competing in the Drunk vs. Faded Spelling Be. Sorry kids, Team Faded will have already been predetermined. The Fridge (516 8th Street SE) 7:30 p.m. Free
COMEDY: The Bad Medicine Show features a group of lawyers, singers, and students performing “dark, cerebral, and absurd,” sketch comedy. DCAC – DC Arts Center (2438 18th Street NW) 8 p.m. $8-10
Sunday
UKRAINE: Celebrate the 25th Independence Day of Ukraine with Ukrainian beer, food, fashion and dance, all at a traditional Ukrainian wooden church. Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church (16631 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD) 1-8 p.m. Free
SHOPPING: One Love Massive is opening up a retail shop. Stop by their soft opening for live music, live art, and lots of DC AS F*CK merchandise. One Love Massive HQ (631 T Street NW) 12-7 p.m. Free
THEATRE: In Aliens With Extraordinary Skills, a loser musician, an exotic dancer, and a couple of clowns struggle to live the American Dream in New York City. The Classroom @ Woolly Mammoth (641 D Street) 2 p.m. $18 *Saturday performances also available
