Lost love can be haunting, especially if your dead spouse appears to you as a ghost. Conor McPherson’s 2004 play, Shining City, shows us how: John, a widower in Dublin, seeks professional help after seeing his wife’s ghost. He divulges his thoughts about his late wife and past regrets to Ian, a therapist whose own demons add to the story’s complexities. The men attempt to determine whether John’s wife really haunts his home, but that quest only serves as a catalyst for a dual self-reckoning around their lifelong feelings of guilt and regret. Read more >>> The play runs Aug. 9 to Sept. 21 at Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. $10–$40. (202) 399-7993. atlasarts.org. (Jordan-Marie Smith)
EAT THIS
Another episode of American Grilled featuring Bayou Bakery’s own David Guas as host airs tonight on the Travel Channel. Guas’ Arlington restaurant will be screening tonight’s New Orleans-focused episode at 9 p.m. Show up at 7 p.m. for dinner specials and free grilled oysters. And starting at 5 p.m., grab $3 Abita draft beers, $14 pitchers, $20 beer buckets (five bottles), and $6 mason jar cocktails with grilled citrus. Bayou Bakery, 1515 N. Courthouse Rd., Arlington. (703) 243-2410. bayoubakeryva.com. (Jessica Sidman)
OH AND ALSO
Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel performs at 9:30 Club with Massachusetts-based experimental band Gem Club. 7 p.m. at 815 V St. NW. $25.
MLK Library continues its summer sing-along series with a screening of Frozen. Belt as loud as you want and compete at movie trivia to win prizes. 6:30 p.m. at 901 G St. NW. Free.
Head to Wolf Trap for an evening of “newgrass” music featuring Nickel Creek and alt-folk songsmith Josh Ritter. Read more in our Summer Entertainment Guide. 7:30 p.m. at 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $35–$50.
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