About Tonight

>> British chanteuse Holly Golightly is at DC9 tonight, with Texans The Brokeoffs and local bluegrass act The Starlingtons. $12 at the door.

>> MotherTongue, the monthly women's spoken word event held at Black Cat, celebrates its 9th anniversary tonight in the Backstage. $8, 9 p.m.

>> You're running out of chances to catch the new documentary about the abortion debate, Lake of Fire, at the AFI Silver Theater. 6:45 p.m. tonight, and then again at the same time tomorrow, and it's gone. Don't miss our critic's review of the film, which he called "a career defining work for the director, and an unqualified triumph."

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