Even with Jerry Lee Lewis’s June 8 show canceled (he is recovering from a stroke), the Birchmere has star after star coming in June: David Crosby (June 4), Southside Johnny (June 15), Amy Grant (June 20), the Smithereens with Marshall Crenshaw (June 21), the Righteous Brothers (June 28) and LeAnn Rimes (June 30). Shows to look for later on: Aimee Mann (July 18), the Bacon Brothers (July 19, 20 and 21), Johnny Gill (July 26, 27 and 28), Chris Isaak (Aug. 6) and the Manhattan Transfer (Aug. 23).

The summer lineup at Georgetown’s own Gypsy Sally’s includes local favorite White Ford Bronco (June 1), a Father’s Day show with the Rock and Roll Playhouse playing music of the Grateful Dead for kids (June 15) and O’Malley’s March, the Irish folk-rock band of former presidential candidate and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (July 6).

DANCE

The Ballet Across America festival at the Kennedy Center will focuses on women’s creativity and leadership in ballet, with engagements by Dance Theatre of Harlem and Miami City Ballet (May 28 to June 2).

Diane Coburn Bruning’s Chamber Dance Project will present “New Works +” at Sidney Harman Hall, including two world premieres: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s “Rondo Ma Non Troppo” and “Prufrock,” co-conceived anddirected by Bruning and Matt Torney. Also part of the program are the Washington premiere of “Extremely Close” by Alejandro Cerrudo, resident choreographer of Hubbard Street, with a piano score by Philip Glass,and “Songs by Cole” and “Journey,” both by Bruning (June 20, 21 and 22).

FESTIVALS

By The People, the international arts and civic dialogue festival organized by Georgetown-based nonprofit Halcyon, will return for two weeks in June. The free festival will feature installations and programs at four official hubs: the Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building, Union Market, CityCenterDC and a barge based primarily on the Southeast D.C. waterways. Additional satellite locations include: the Anacostia Arts Center, DC Arts Center, Gallery 102, Greater Reston Arts Center, IA&A at Hillyer, Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center, VisArts and Washington Studio School. New this year, the barge, carrying a floating art installationby Hank Willis Thomas titled “THEY ARE US, US IS THEM,” will visit Georgetown’s Washington Harbour. On “Solstice Saturday,” June 22, Smithsonian museums will stay open until midnight with free performances and programs (June 15 to 23).

This year’s Capital Fringe Festival, the 14th annual, will showcase 89 productions and 500 individual performances at Arena Stage and seven other Southwest D.C. venues in July. Tickets and passes go on sale on June 17 and there will be a festival preview on June 28 at Market SW. The Fringe FestivalCurated Series will feature the 18-part “A People’s History” by monologist Mike Daisey, “Arcade” by projection artist Robin Bell and “Shakespeare’s Worst” by “The Simpsons”writer Mike Reiss and clown Nick Newlin (July 5 to 28).