SHOUT

Sun · Nov 1·11 AM · 1 PM · 2 PM·American History Museum, Wallace H. Coulter Performance Plaza, 1 West · Washington

Ensemble performers sing, dance, and tell stories about the ring shout, a historic enslaved‑community practice blending song, rhythm, and resistance.

Sun · Oct 25·2 PM · 7:30 PM·Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, 1101 6th St SW, Washington, DC 20024

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? (Arena Stage) — Docudrama using original HUAC transcripts, featuring words of Arthur Miller, Jerome Robbins, Paul Robeson, and others.

Sun · Oct 25·2 PM · 7 PM·Mead Theatre, Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005

At Mead Theatre’s Studio Theatre, a 1978 Iranian wedding spirals into a decade‑spanning diaspora comedy with Sanaz Toossi’s wit and dirty jokes.

Sun · Oct 25·2 PM – 3:30 PM·Northeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

Music Builds Community Trio Nuevo performs jazz to psychedelic cumbia in the Northeast Library garden courtyard, moving indoors to Meeting Room 1 if rain, ages 18+.

Sun · Oct 25·6:30 PM·Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006

Chenyu Wang performs Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, and Schubert at the Arts Club of Washington, with a meet‑the‑artist reception, open bar and hors d’oeuvres; $40 members, $50 non‑members.

Sun · Oct 25·6:30 PM·The Atlantis, 2047 9th St NW, Washington

After at The Atlantis, Washington.

Sun · Oct 25·7 PM·DC Improv, 1140 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

Jalen Hinton delivers high‑energy, clean comedy with sharp wit and relatable stories at DC Improv, Washington, D.C., for ages 18 and up.

Fri · Oct 23·10 AM – 5 PM·American History Museum, 3 East · Washington

Stunning virtual reality takes visitors to 1776, showing Patriots coordinating to thwart a British invasion at the American History Museum.

Fri · Oct 23·10 AM – 4 PM·American History Museum, Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing · Washington

Inventors workshop at the American History Museum’s Spark!Lab invites ages 6–12 to create, collaborate, test, and experiment using STEM, art, and history.

Fri · Oct 23·10 AM – 11:30 AM·Postal Museum, Meet in the Historic Lobby · Washington

Story Time (Postal Museum lobby) — Fresh story, museum stroll, hands‑on postal play exploring mail’s connections to people, places and ideas.