Going Out Guide

“Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures” at @nmaahc "takes visitors on an immersive trip — one that navigates and reimagines the past, present and future of the Black experience and the history of Black liberation." wapo.st/3MiZwn7

Reminder: Wednesday at noon, the @goingoutguide staff is taking your questions about things to do this summer: Festivals, new exhibits, rooftop bars, happy hours, anything you want to know. Send us a question: wapo.st/383d98r (This link is paywall-free.)

13 theaters and theater companies across the D.C. area will require audiences to prove their vaccination status: wapo.st/3AhTYAb

Free outdoor movies, including some series heavy on the Disney and family films: wapo.st/3k7MVoW Free outdoor concerts, including family shows in four different parks on Saturday mornings (and some on Sundays and Wednesdays, too): wapo.st/3rtsDrL

Today's print Weekend section is a gift to all the parents. Read about: The Alphabet Animals: wapo.st/alphabetanimals The area's best regional parks: wapo.st/3kQcGL4 The best free splash pads that happen to have ice cream nearby: wapo.st/3y2JWm3

One of the most fun projects I've worked on recently: A guide to Capitol Hill's Alphabet Animals, with stories from the artists who created them and a gorgeous interactive map. wapo.st/alphabetanimals

REMINDER: Free timed-entry passes for four @smithsonian museums, including @NMAAHC and @smithsoniannpg, become available at 12:30 today. Grab them here: s.si.edu/2RwkVza And read more here: wapo.st/3gA4jgJ

Reopening in May: Eight Smithsonian museums (including the National Zoo), the National Gallery of Art and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. wapo.st/3gA4jgJ

At @Wolf_Trap, this walk in the woods comes with its own soundtrack. wapo.st/3xsJFsK

Review: Think of 'Together Together' as a rom-com without the 'rom.' wapo.st/2QoUOKk

Review: Taqueria Las Gemelas wants to give you one perfect bite, and it often does. wapo.st/3dJdbT7

The best way to experience art right now is at one of these sculpture gardens: wapo.st/2QIa2tH

On exhibit: Photographer Mary Ellen Mark captured the contradictions of modern girlhood. wapo.st/2QtdGHY

Things to do this weekend: Celebrate Shakespeare's birthday, watch at drive-in movie or enjoy up-and-coming jazz vocalists. wapo.st/36tfjJP

How singer-songwriter Christian Douglas would spend a perfect day in D.C. wapo.st/32nG7JL

New movies to stream this weekend, including "The Banishing" and "Hope": wapo.st/3ahBllq

7 local craft shops that will help unleash your creativity: wapo.st/3dl2g1M

Review: The Kreeger Museum has reopened, with an art exhibition that probes the vestiges of the past. wapo.st/2Q7NIK5

4 mashup dishes worth trying in the D.C. area, including pulled-pork pupusas and Chinese burritos: wapo.st/3uVCsz7

Things to do this weekend include Union Market's "Rise & Thrive" festival, a socially distanced beer festival and DC United's home opener. wapo.st/36tfjJP