About Tonight

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MOVIE: The Avalon Theatre is showing Elementary School (Obecna Skola), a cinematographic childhood memory of Czech screenwriter Zdenek Sverak, directed by his son Jan Sverak. The film is set in a Prague suburb shortly after World War II, and tells the story of a young school boy named Eda and his relationship with the two authority figures in his life—his father and his teacher Hnizdo, a new and admired figure in Eda’s school and town, $10.50, 8 p.m.

JAZZ: Philly based saxophonist Elliot Levin plays at the Bossa Bistro & Lounge tonight at 10 p.m. Call 202-667-0088 for cover information.

ART: The Hamiltonian Gallery hosts Ken Fandell for an artist talk on his current show, Almost Surely, Almost Everywhere, which merges science and art, including "the problems and potentials of infinity (philosophical and mathematical), [and] ways to define and destroy time and space." 7 p.m, free, rsvp jackie[at]hamiltoniangallery.com.

MUSEUMS: To celebrate the month, day and year aligning (09/09/09), Madam Taussad’s is extending its hours to 9 p.m. and only charging $9 for admission (an $11 savings from their regular ticket price).

READING: If you feel a little politically charged tonight, head to Sixth and I, where author and New York Times editor Sam Tanenhaus will look at The Death of Conservatism , where he poses an answer to the question, "Why does the contemporary Right define itself less by what it yearns to conserve than by what it longs to destroy?" 7 p.m., $6 or two free tickets with the purchase of his book tonight upon entry.