Along with an entire 17-minute show to tell the story of Apollo 11.

Judges will see the first 250 people at Howard University’s Cramton Auditorium.

Harlem Lights/U Street Nights is the first collaboration between the theaters. DCist spoke with curator and pianist Jason Moran about the program.

Forty years ago next month, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to step foot on the Moon. The National Air and Space Museum is celebrating Apollo 11’s historic journey throughout July, with book signings, presentations by experts on the Saturn V rocket, the Lunar Module, and even one on the “so-called Moon-landing hoax.” The capstone lecture featuring the entire Apollo 11 crew and Mission Control creator Chris Kraft sold-out instantly through…