Going Out Guide: This Week's Best Free Events + It's Yoga Week

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Monday, May 14, 2012 Best free events this week On Saturday, don't miss the Joint Service Open House, where the Navy's Blue Angels will zip by overhead and the Army's Golden Knights will drop down from above. Also free this week: Haitian-Dominican music and a documentary about the relationship between women and their shoes. [Read more] Yoga week It's the best week of the year to strike a pose. [Read more] Gurus' Picks Snyder's beats and rhymes Jess Righthand Monday, May 14 | Beat poet and Pulitzer Prize winner Gary Snyder makes an appearance at the Folger Shakespeare Library to present the annual Folger Poetry Board Reading. A reception and book signing follow. [Read more] Serving up laughs Stephanie Merry Opens Tuesday, May 15 | Shakespeare Theatre Company opens "The Servant of Two Masters," a high-energy commedia dell'arte farce about the hijinx that ensue when a man tries to double his earnings by juggling two employers. [Read more] Reggae's mad genius David Malitz Wednesday, May 16 | Lee "Scratch" Perry is one of the most vital architects of reggae's sound and is responsible for some of the genre's most mind-bending material. See the 76-year-old legend at the State Theatre. [Read more] Hear the Buzz Alex Baldinger Friday, May 18 | "Friday Night Lights" author, Daily Beast contributor and sportswriting gadfly Buzz Bissinger discusses his latest book, "Father's Day: A Journey into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son," at Politics & Prose. [Read more] Kicking off with a splash Fritz Hahn Saturday, May 19 | Food trucks, DJs, beers, fire-eaters and ... canonballs? The debut of the Mother Trucker pool party launches the Capitol Skyline Hotel's summer season. [Read more] More From Going Out Guide Restaurants Events Theater Bars & Clubs Music Kid-Friendly Movies Museums Visitors Guide Strike up the band - The Music Man is coming to Arena Stage! Combine one fast-talking con-artist with one strait-laced librarian, combine with irresistible songs, incredible dance and (at least) 76 trombones and you've got a recipe for fun for the whole family. Click here for tickets today! Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and UMD School of Music present the National Orchestral Institute and Festival, May 31-June 30, 2012. Performances by the NOI Chamber Orchestra and NOI Philharmonic take place every Saturday night between June 9 and June 30; additional ticketed and FREE events are also open to the public. Join the exploration! Click here for tickets! Make the most of your summer nights by spending them at Wolf Trap, where you can see nearly 100 exciting performances. Tickets to your favorite summer memories are on sale now! Tickets to your favorite summer memories are on sale now! Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy