Hosting live webcasts of some of the most critically acclaimed artists that come through D.C. — that’s something DCist can get behind. We’ve been fans of NPR’s Live Concert Series for a while now. Their home base is the 9:30 Club and they make partaking in sold out shows without selling your soul to a scalper an actual possibility. Recently they’ve covered Ted Leo, Nellie McKay, The Good The Bad and The Queen, and tonight…

> > If we know you, the DCist reader, you are no doubt feverishly caught up in DC’s celebration of the life and works of William Shakespeare. Feel like delving deeper? Get on board with Wordfest’s Shakespeare Reading Group at Chapters one week from today at 6pm, and get a guided tour of Richard III from University of Connecticut Professor Emeritus Arnold Orza. If you ask us, Richard got mad swift-boated by the Bard, but,…

FRIDAY: >> The circus has come to town! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be having an evening show tonight, 7:30 p.m. at the MCI Center. If you get there 90 minutes early, you can enjoy free entertainment, and during the pre-show Three Ring Adventure, kids can meet performers and pose for photos with the crazy clowns. Tickets can be purchased here. SATURDAY: >> If you’re feeling energetic come Saturday AM, why not…

Were you stuck in ticket “virtual waiting room” hell for hours on end while Wilco tickets sold out from under your fingers a month ago? Well, if so, this is a just a friendly reminder that alternatives to going to the show tonight or tomorrow do exist. This evening, Wilco’s site is kind enough to be providing fans with a QuickTime version of the show, broadcast live from the 9:30 Club. You can check that…