When it comes to Friday night plans, there’s a happy medium between sitting home alone with a beer and a Netflix envelope and staying out till 3 a.m. in Adams Morgan. The Smithsonian provides middle ground for those of us who prefer to end our weeks by going out and enjoying a relaxing dose of culture. Friday evenings you can find live jazz from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Smithsonian Jazz Cafe. Think harmonic…

We successfully sailed the ocean blue and are back with this week’s shortened music picks. TUESDAY >> It’s an early show/late show kind of night at the 9:30 Club (directions from DCist Maps). Come by at 6 p.m. to catch Anna Nalick, the songstress TV networks love to dramatize commercials with, for $15. Pound a Red Bull and stay for the late show as Blues Traveler gets all your harmonica lovin’ ya yas out. $25,…