Actor Patrick Stewart In Conversation with NPR's Scott Simon

Are you a huge “X-Men” or “Star Trek” fan with an extra $250 to spend? If so, we have an event just for you.

As part of Smithsonian Magazine’s upcoming “Future Is Here” festival taking place May 16-18 in DC, host of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturdays” Scott Simon will interview and have a Q&A with Patrick Stewart following an advance screening of “X-Men: Days of Future Past.” Stewart, who plays Professor Charles Xavier, is also well known for portraying Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the “Star Trek” franchise.