MONDAY, JUNE 14
PART PLAY, PART CONCERT: Stream Round House Theatre’s latest production We’re Gonna Die. Part one-woman play and part live rock concert, Young Jean Lee’s show tackles grief and loss with indie songs. The performance will be streaming on demand through July 11. ($32.50)
FLAG DAY: In this virtual National Museum of the American Indian event, watch curator and historian Emil Her Many Horses walk through pieces of Native art in the museum’s collection that were created to honor the American flag. The 15-minute program is streaming on YouTube. (FREE)
BOOK TALK: Tune into this virtual Sixth and I event to hear Amanda Kloots, a host for CBS’s The Talk and a celebrity fitness trainer, discuss her latest book with Zach Braff. In the book Live Your Life, Kloots reflects on life with her late husband, Nick Cordero, a Broadway star who publicly battled COVID-19. (7 p.m., $10)
MORE: Juneteenth and Black Music Month Trivia (D.C. Public Library, 6:30 p.m., FREE), Mapping Indigenous DC (Smithsonian Associates, 6:45 p.m., $25)
TUESDAY, JUNE 15
SALSA AND SUNSETS: The K Street rooftop bar at Wild Days DC is throwing a party at sunset every first and third Tuesday this summer with signature cocktails and music from Que Rico Group. Plus, head there early for salsa lessons by Noelia Garcia. (Wild Days, 5 p.m., free admission)
IN THE HEIGHTS: Watched In the Heights on HBO Max or in theaters yet? Creators Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Jeremy McCarter tell the story of the powerhouse show’s humble beginnings in their new book, In the Heights: Finding Home, which receives a virtual launch from East City Bookshop. Tickets include admission to the conversation with Miranda, Hudes, and McCarter, plus a hardcover copy of the book. (8 p.m., $42.40)
YOGA AND A SELTZER: Unwind with an hour-long outdoor yoga session from District Flow Yoga on District Pier at The Wharf. Make sure to bring your own mat to enjoy the waterfront views. Sessions occur on Thursdays too, when you can get a complimentary Truly Hard Seltzer from Cantina Bambina. (District Pier, 6 p.m., $10)
MORE: Word Nerd Trivia Night (June) (Planet Word Museum, 6:30 p.m., $5), BINGO IS BACK, BABY (Union Market District, 6 p.m., FREE)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
COMEDY COMPETITION: Join DC Improv for a one-night-only stand-up tournament with eight of the region’s comics going head-to-head in several rounds of five-minute sets. After each round, the audience chooses who will advance until there’s a champion. Comics include Rob Maher, Christine O’Dea, Simone, Sofia Javed, Eddie Morrison, Haywood Turnipseed, Kasha Patel and Christian Escoto. (DC Improv, 7:30 p.m., $18 per seat for tables of 2)
QUEER ART FESTIVAL: Dance Place presents Gaze: A Queer Research and Performance Gathering, a 5-day virtual festival highlighting local and national LGBTQ+ artists and companies. The four-day festival kicks off with “This Is an Invitation,” the latest performance project from artists jumatatu m. poe and Jermone Donte Beacham, and virtual workshops throughout. (5 p.m., FREE)
TRIVIA AND DRAG: Celebrate Pride with trivia with a drag twist at Red Bear Brewing Co. in NoMa. Logan Stone and Yeti Davis will host the night, with several rounds of trivia and drag performances in between. Participants can create teams of six or play solo to win prizes each round and at the end of the night. (Red Bear Brewing, 7 p.m., FREE)
CATHEDRAL LIGHTING: The National Cathedral will light up its facade once again to honor Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the U.S. The display will continue every night through June 19. (National Cathedral, 9 p.m., FREE)
MORE: BSO Sessions Episode 30: The Marin Festival, Part 2 (8 p.m., FREE), New Writings in American Art: Virtual Conversation with Mary Anne Goley (Smithsonian American Art Museum, 7 p.m., FREE), Demystifying Disability with Emily Ladau (D.C. Public Library, 6:30 p.m., FREE), Virtual Harmonic Justice Town Hall: Arts Education & Racial Equity (National Philharmonic, 7 p.m., FREE)
THURSDAY, JUNE 17
FARM TO PLATE: Join Stephanie Eyocko of Mixed Mag for an in-person cooking demo featuring farm produce at Common Good City Farms. The menu includes an entree of efo riro (a Nigerian spinach stew) with curried potatoes, a radish and herb salad, and a rosemary-tulsi lemonade. Each participant will even get to take home a bag of produce to recreate the dishes at home. (Common Good City Farm, 6 p.m., $25)
CHARITY JAZZ FEST: Enjoy an evening of jazz for a good cause. The Children’s Cancer Cause 4th Annual Jazz in June will feature virtual performances from the Eric Byrd Trio, Chris Grasso, and the Patrick Dahlman Trio, alongside an online auction with items from the Washington Nationals, Great American Restaurants, and more. (8 p.m., FREE)
SUNSET CINEMA: All summer long, The Wharf is showing movies after sunset on a 20-foot outdoor LED screen for free. This week’s screening is Happy Gilmore, just in time for the U.S. Open and Father’s Day. Moviegoers can enter to win a pair of passes to play at East Potomac Park. Make sure to register in advance. (7:30 p.m., FREE)
MORE: Hall McKnight – Translations – Webinar (AIA DC, 12 p.m., $25), Emmy Blotnick at the DC Improv (7 p.m., $25 per seat for tables of 2), World Refugee Day: Together We Heal, Learn, and Shine (The REACH at the Kennedy Center, 5:30 p.m., FREE), Rethink Tomorrow: Environmental Awareness Through Photography (Embassy of Sweden, 12 p.m., FREE)
