FRIDAY, JUNE 17

SOMETHING IN THE WATER: If you’re not someone who has $400 to spare (or a graduating DCPS high school senior), skip this blurb. If you are, your weekend is finally here — Pharrell Williams’ Something in the Water festival comes to downtown D.C. this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The stacked lineup has something for every listener, from the boundary-pushing rap of Tyler, the Creator to the music of indie darlings like Omar Apollo and Raveena. For a pretty penny, Tier 3 tickets are still available. (Independence Avenue; Friday through Sunday; all day; $399.50+)

KATE BOLLINGER: Richmond singer/songwriter Kate Bollinger writes soft, poetic songs about growing up and confronting herself. Her melodic music escapes genre — sometimes skewing toward pop, other times toward jazz, and often leaning toward folk. It all comes together under the umbrella of Bollinger’s enchanting voice and bouncy songwriting, which you can catch live at DC9 this weekend. (DC9 Nightclub; 7 p.m.; $15)

ANTIBALAS: Get your dancing shoes on for an evening with Antibalas, a Brooklyn-based Afrobeats collective. Spanish for “bulletproof,” Antibalas is inspired by Fela Kuti’s Africa ‘70 and Eddie Palmieri’s Harlem River Drive Orchestra. The band makes Afrobeat hits that also draw on funk, jazz, and traditional Cuban and West African drumming. (Prince George’s Publick Playhouse; 8 p.m.; $25)

SO EMBARRASSING: How much money would you have to be paid to get up on a stage and read your most embarrassing teenage diary entries into a microphone for a live audience? At Mortified Live: DC, folks do that willingly. Catch the “summer break” edition of this popular show and tell, and bask in the smiles and secondhand embarrassment you’ll get from hearing someone read their old love letters and bad poetry. (Black Cat; 8 p.m.; $20)

DADDY ISSUES: Love a good dad joke? So does Allan Sidley, even though he was raised by a single mom in Fairfax County. The author of “Daddy Issues” headlines a Father’s Day weekend comedy night this Friday at Busboys and Poets that also includes emcee Ralph Cooper and local comics Yasmin Elhady and Ryan Neser. If you miss Friday’s show, catch it Saturday in Baltimore, or Sunday in Shirlington. (Busboys and Poets on 14th St. NW; 8:30 p.m.; $20)

MORE: Juneteenth Shabbat (Washington Hebrew Congregation; 6 p.m.; FREE); K’Jon (City Winery; 6 p.m.; $38+); Lawrence and Misterwives (The Anthem; 6 p.m.; $35+); Something in the City (Phantom Lounge; 6 p.m.; $25+); Jackie & Me (East City Bookshop; 7 p.m.; FREE); Poetry reading (Rhizome DC; 7 p.m.; $10+); Don’t Tell Comedy (K Street; 8 p.m.; $20); The Chopstars (Songbyrd Music House; 10:30 p.m.; $25+)

SATURDAY, JUNE 18

AMERICAN ART: Take a tour of one of New York’s Museum of Modern Art this weekend without needing a bus or a train ticket. Washington DC History & Culture’s Robert Kelleman will break down the MoMA’s most iconic American works in this virtual talk. (Virtual; 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; FREE)

CREATE BY THE CREEK: Spending time outside has proven therapeutic benefits, as does making art. Create by the Creek, a celebration of art and community at Pierce Mill, combines both. Join artists next to Rock Creek as they lead workshops in clay, animation, graphite drawing, and nature printing. (Pierce Mill; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; FREE)

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DAY: Celebrate the neighborhood home to fresh mango and Tajín, eclectic arts and music, and the District’s only Taco Bell Cantina this weekend. The 14th annual Columbia Heights Day will bring the neighborhood alive with booths from local artisans and businesses, as well as live music and entertainment. (Columbia Heights; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; FREE)

PORTSIDE FESTIVAL: Alexandria’s waterfront also comes alive this Friday and Saturday with the annual Portside in Old Town Summer Festival. An eclectic lineup of musicians will take the stage while kids enjoy a number of hands-on activities, adults enjoy beer from Port City Brewing Company, and everyone indulges in offerings from local restaurants. (Waterfront Park; 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.; FREE)

SISTERHOOD SUPPER: This Saturday’s Sisterhood Supper, hosted by WANDA (Women Advancing Nutrition, Dietetics and Agriculture), is premised on one question: What does freedom taste like? You can find out at Oxon Run Park, where the public — Black women and girls in particular — are invited to discuss food policy, share food-related stories at an open mic, bring family recipes and photobooks, and of course, eat. The Juneteenth-inspired menu will celebrate African diasporan cooking traditions. (Oxon Run Park; 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.; FREE)

MORE: Chinatown Community Festival (Chinatown Park; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; FREE); Seventh Stanine Festival (Rhizome DC; 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.; $20); Teresita Fernández (National Gallery of Art; 12 p.m.; FREE); Summer Solstice Beer Garden (The Farm at 55 M Street; 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.; $50); Screening of Barry Farm: Community, Land, and Justice (Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library; 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.; FREE); Queer Black Broadway Walking Tour (2204 14th Street NW; 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; $25); Niagara Musical (DC Arts Center; 6:30 p.m.; $30); MUZI (DC9 Nightclub; 7 p.m.; $15); UMI (Howard Theatre; 7 p.m.; $60); Wet (Union Stage; 7 p.m.; $22+); Citizen Cope (The Anthem; 8 p.m.; $56); Guided By Voices (9:30 Club; 8 p.m.; $35); POLIÇA (Black Cat; 8 p.m.; $20)

SUNDAY, JUNE 19

FATHER’S DAY BAZAAR: Head over to Silver Spring’s Veterans Plaza for a Father’s Day celebration you don’t need to do any prep for. Ambassel Records presents an all day Father’s Day Cultural Festival and Bazaar, featuring over 40 vendors, a DJ, performances, and a poetry reading. Pops will be impressed. (Veterans Plaza; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; FREE)

CHOCOLATE CITY JUBILEE: If you’re not someone who has $400 to spare for Something in the Water, local abolitionist group Harriet’s Wildest Dreams has organized a musical alternative to the steep Something in the Water fest. The Chocolate City Jubilee, hosted by Poet Taylor, will feature free food, free go-go, and free fun. (Freedom Plaza, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; FREE) Want to know about all the Juneteenth events going on around the D.C. region? Check out our comprehensive guide.

ALPHABET ROCKERS: Attend a Juneteenth concert for the whole family this weekend at the McLean Community Center. Alphabet Rockers, a hip-hop collective that makes music for kids, kicks off Alden Theatre’s Summer Sundays in the Park series this weekend. Their music is all about raising children with consciousness, and embraces Black, queer, Indigenous and immigrant rights. (Alden Theatre; 3 p.m.; FREE)

FREEDOM DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL: Went to the Chocolate City Jubilee and can’t get enough? Keep the party rolling over at Union Stage. They’re hosting a Juneteenth music festival in the evening, headlined by Black Alley. Joining the rock and go-go group on the lineup are musicians Nia Dinero, Ruepratt, and Ellie Imani. (Union Stage; 5 p.m.; $35)

MORE: Save Soil Walkathon (Constitution Gardens; 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.; FREE); Celebrate Juneteenth (Brookland Arts Walk; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; FREE); Dock Days of Summer (DC Brau Beer Garden; 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; FREE); Tears for Fears (Merriweather Post Pavilion; 6 p.m.; $29.50+); Chilean Music Revisited (Bossa Bistro; 7:30 p.m.; $18); Daniel Silva (Sixth & I; 7:30 p.m.; $18+); Subsonic Eye (DC9 Nightclub; 7:30 p.m. $13+); Beyond the Bus Book Launch (The Mansion on O Street; 8 p.m.; $100+); Paul “HR” Hudson (The Runaway; 8:30 p.m.; $25)

MONDAY, JUNE 20

THROUGH THE MICROSCOPE: Advances in reproductive technology have produced a host of new questions and concerns. In recent years, scientists have developed new processes for reproduction, and for gleaning information about our future children. Sonia Suter, scholar of emerging reproductive technologies at George Washington University Law School, breaks down what this means, and how these new technologies could be restricted by the Supreme Court’s potential repeal of Roe v. Wade, in this Profs & Pints DC talk. (DC Comedy Loft; 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; $12)

AMBAR LUCID: “girl ur so pretty,” the recently released single from Ambar Lucid, is a sapphic summer pop anthem for girls who smoke weed and are into astrology. Twenty-one year old Ambar Cruz, who releases bilingual indie pop and folk under the moniker Ambar Lucid, has a knack for that kind of pinpointed, Gen Z-geared songwriting. Catch the singer-songwriter as she stops at Songbyrd on her Estrella tour, accompanied by up-and-coming R&B singer syd B. (Songbyrd Music House; 7 p.m.; $18+)

MORE: Outdoor Bilingual Storytime (Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library; 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; FREE); The Moth (City Winery; 6:30 p.m.; $15); Tiny Moving Parts (Union Stage; 6:30 p.m.; $22); Jason Kahn (Rhizome DC: 7 p.m.; $10+); Daniel Nunnelee (DC9 Nightclub; 7:30 p.m.; $12+); Jesse Cook (The Birchmere; 7:30 p.m.; $45)