| | | | Free and easy events |  | Have fun without spending a dollar this week as The Roots' Questlove kicks off Folklife with a Soul Train Dance Party, Fringe Festival previews more than 30 shows and the Capitol Fourth dress rehearsal sets the stage for Independence Day. [ Read more ] | | Get a head start on July 4th festivities. [ Read more ] | | Gurus' Picks | | | | Fritz Hahn Monday, June 27 | DJ Jahsonic's exqusitely soulful Monday residency at Marvin gets even better this week, as he pays tribute to the music of restaurant namesake Marvin Gaye all night and gives one lucky winner a Super Deluxe reissue of "What's Going On." [ Read more ] | | | | Alex Baldinger Starts Monday, June 27 | D.C.'s popular free, local music series returns with a line-up of twice-a-week punk and indie rock shows every Monday and Thursday (except July 4). Beasts of No Nation, Railsplitter and Valley Tours kick things off tonight at 7:15 p.m. [ Read more ] | | | | Stephanie Merry Starts Tuesday, June 28 | The touching Tony-winning musical, which premiered at Arena Stage before taking Broadway by storm, returns to D.C. and finds a stage at the Kennedy Center. [ Read more ] | | | | David Malitz Thursday, June 30 | Before Brooklyn's Treasure Fingers serves up dance floor delights, Volta Burea — a new group featuring local staples Will Eastman, Outputmessage and Micah Vellian — debuts at U Street Music Hall. [ Read more ] | | | | Jess Righthand Starts Thursday, June 30 | This year's celebration of world cultures turns close to home, with a program focusing on the history of rhythm and blues music in the United States in addition to programs on Colombia and the Peace Corps. [ Read more ] | Justin Rude Saturday, July 2 | Grillfish celebrates the bounty of the Chesapeake with a patio party featuring oysters on the half shell, oyster po'boys and soft shell sandwiches. [ Read more ] More From Going Out Guide | | |  | | Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, NEXT TO NORMAL is an emotional powerhouse of a musical with a thrilling contemporary score about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other. At the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater, June 28-July 10. Click here for tickets! | | A WORLD PREMIERE! THE HISTORY OF KISSES, starring David Cale. A writer sequesters himself in an oceanfront motel to finish a collection of tales of seaside romance, only to find himself drawn into the romantic and sexual goings-on around him. An intoxicating mix of spicy stories, amorous encounters, and original sea shanties.Tickets at studiotheatre.org or 202.332.3300. | | Grupo Fantasma have gained popularity not only as one of Prince's backing band, but for their own high-energy brand of Latin funk. Supporting their Grammy Award-winning album, El Existential, Grupo Fantasma will bring their stand-out performance to 9:30 Club next week.Ticketfly.com | | | | | | |  | | | | |