Mike Birbiglia is bringing his new show, Thank God for Jokes, to the Strathmore.

The White House opens its grounds up, one of the last chances to see a movie outside for the season, and other ways to spend your weekend. For music-specific listings, see our Weekly Music Agenda and This Week In Jazz.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

DRIVE-IN: We’ve just about reached that time when all movie screenings go inside for the season. Enjoy the last gasps of good weather with the seasonally appropriate Ghostbusters at the final Union Market drive-in night of 2016. Note: it is the original, so you’ll have to look elsewhere for your Kate McKinnon fix. As with the other nights in the series, the DC Rollergirls will be gliding around with snacks and drinks. Gates 6:30 p.m., film 8 p.m. $10 per car or FREE to walk up and park your person.

BIRBIGLIA: Mike Birbiglia got his start on D.C.’s comedy circuit while a student at Georgetown, and that’s enough to claim him as one of ours (it counts, okay). The comedian returns to the area, bringing his Thank God for Jokes tour to the Strathmore (Bethesda definitely counts, sorry). After Sleepwalk With Me proved a hit both as stand-up and a film, Birbiglia is now taking on the very topic his successful career is built on: jokes. The show “arrives with the burden of high expectations,” the New York Times writes. “It exceeds them all.” 8 p.m. $20-60

DANCE: If you only decide to see once dance performance a year, VelocityDC is a good bet. Now in its eighth season, Shakespeare Theatre Company and the D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities bring together performers from a wide breadth of styles—including ballet, hip-hop, tap, and flamenco—in one sweeping evening at Sidney Harman Hall. 8 p.m. $18-$30 *A second performance takes place on Saturday

SHORT FILM/PLAYS: Fringe POP stands for performance over projection, marrying 10-minute plays with a live-feed from D.C. locales beamed up on stage. Interspersed are 10-minute films, all of which explore questions of public vs. private space. This inaugural program comes from a festival known for kicking things up in the local theater scene. 8 p.m. $20 *Additional performances throughout the weekend.

More: Mind-Magic and Merlot, Capital Laughs comedy show, “VENT”! an interactive happy hour and comedy show, Hexwork: A Spellbinding Burlesk Revue, Reel Independent Film Extravaganza, Venetian Ball , Yoga in the Garden

Folk dancers will perform as part of SerbFest. (Photo by Aleksandra Radic)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8

SERBFEST: Opportunities to hear a live tamburitza band don’t just come around every day. In addition to traditional Serbian music and dance performances, dig in to bureks and spit-roasted lamb or pig before washing it down with plum brandy and finishing it off with krofne, or deep-fried doughnuts at SerbFest, taking place at St Luke Serbian Orthodox Church in Potomac, Maryland (food purchases benefit the church). Rain or shine. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Admission and parking are FREE *Also takes place on Friday (11 a.m.-9 p.m.) and Sunday (12-6 p.m.)

SQUARE DANCE: Head to Saint Stephens in Mount Pleasant to find what the DC Square Dance Collective promises will be “a wollop of righteous, hard-charging West Virginia mountain music” for a traditional Appalachian old-time square dance. New dancers are welcome, and there’s “no partner, lessons, overalls, or frilly dress needed.” Doors at 8 pm; dancing from 8:30- 1:30 p.m. $5

ADULT PINEWOOD DERBY: Every other day seems to bring a new opportunity to shuck off adulthood for an afternoon of (organized) child-like fun. This week’s entrant, an adult pinewood derby, comes courtesy of Crazy Train Studios. The conceit is the same as the one that Boy Scouts remember: carve and paint a wood block into a car, add wheels, then send it rushing down a gravity-powered ramp. This time around, though, there will be beer. The event is free to attend, but $10 to register a car for competition (both speed and beauty will be rewarded) at the Milk Cult Wonderbox (79 Hanover Place NW) 4-8 p.m.

BEER MANSION: Who needs a haunted house when there is a beer mansion to visit? Blind Whino (aka that colorful building in Southwest that is constantly popping up on Instagram) promises to transform its various rooms into “the weirdest, wildest, most unexpected beer festival yet.” In addition to the brews, there will be live music, food, and games throughout the space. 5 pm. $20

More: Mixtape, Adams Morgan Immersion, Double Exposure Film Festival, Jazz, Blues and Civil Rights, Gear Swap

The White House opens its gardens up to the public twice a year. (Photo by Erin)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9

GARDEN TOUR: The White House opens its grounds for visitors twice a year to get a glimpse of Jackie Kennedy’s rose garden, Michelle Obama’s kitchen garden, and the south lawn. Tickets are FREE and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Ellipse Visitor Pavilion. Expect security measures and lines. Tours take place 10 a.m.-2 p.m. *Tours are also running on Saturday

BAR-VERSARY: Solly’s is celebrating a decade of dancing and slinging beers on U Street with … an evening of dancing and slinging beers on U Street. “Tony T” (Tony Tomelden, owner of The Pug) will be DJing, and proceeds from bar sales, t-shirts, and a silent auction will go to two local youth charities, Washington Jesuit Academy, and Hoops Sagrado. The commemoration kicks off at 8:30 p.m. FREE

WORKOUT: There’s nothing quite like exercising with a group of people in the midst of nature’s majesty to shame you into getting in shape. Actually there is: paying a hefty chunk of money upfront to do it. The Trust for the George Washington Memorial Parkway has organized a 10-week series (it kicked off last week) of classes set in parks and memorials around town. Parkway Pass entitles you to do cardio at the Netherlands Carillon, yoga at the Navy and Marine Memorial, a boot camp class at Ft. Hunt Park, and a 5K at Theodore Roosevelt Island, among other offerings, every week through November 23. $149

TRUMP/WRESTLING/DEBATE: Our political system is often compared to a circus, but Brandon Wetherbee and Chris Kelly are taking it a step further—arguing that the Trump campaign can best be explained via the storied world of pro wrestling. Their new book shows how the Republican nominee’s connections with the “sport” can explain his campaign, interweaving the professional histories of Trump and World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon. The book’s launch at the Black Cat will include a trivia game and coincide with a watch party for the second presidential bout debate. FREE

More: Walking whiskey tour, Fetish Ball, Reggae Fest, Taste of DC, Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba Tribute, Secrets of Washington walking tour