FILM: With most of the free outdoor summer night activities officially over for the year (Fort Reno, Screen on the Green), the Crystal Screen Outdoor Film Festival is still going strong. They've been showing James Bond movies at 18th & Bell St. in Crystal City all summer. Tonight is the first of the Brosnan era, with GoldenEye. Movies start at sundown, which should happen tonight around 7:48 p.m.

FUNDRAISER: Subcontinental Drift, a collective of South Asian artists and organizers, is raising money to secure gallery space and all the other essentials for a photography exhibit in 2009. So far the group's efforts have extended only to open mic nights, but they're branching out to more varried projects, like this photo show. All of the performers are South Asian, but the events are open to everyone. Tonight's event features The Fourth Stream Project and special guests, for a suggested donation of $5. And as an added bonus, you'll get to see our very own jazz writer Sriram Gopal on drums. Bossa, 7 p.m.

HAPPY HOUR: For many area restaurants, Monday nights are synonymous with half-priced wine. One of our favorite spots to take advantage of this deal is Les Halles, the brasserie made famous by Anthony Bourdaine's stint as head chef at their New York location. We also recommend trying any of their mussles and the hangar steak while you're there.

DNC: Now that our collective olympic fever has broken, we can turn national attention elsewhere. Sommer is at the convention and will be providing updates all week, but tonight you can watch the first of many hours of coverage on your cable news outlet of choice. The main events this evening are a tribute to Ted Kennedy, who made the trip to Denver, and a speech from Michelle Obama.

MUSIC: Or, if you're still not ready to say goodbye to China, you can head to the Velvet Lounge and hear Bete Tete, experimental noise-pop from the land-of-Olympics. With Teething Veils, Oblisk and Acheronian. $8, 9 p.m.

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