SPORTS: The Redskins get their final walkthrough of the seemingly endless NFL preseason tonight, hosting the Jacksonville Jaguars at FedEx Field. Former defensive coordinator and one-time head coach to-be Gregg Williams makes his return to D.C. The starters figure to get one or two series, but the back ups will spend much of the game fighting for roster spots. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. but plan for a long trip out to the stadium......

MUSIC: Three of DC's most unique sounding bands take over the Black Cat this Wendesday. Imperial China (***) packs a punch with furious percussion and keyboards that bring to mind bands like Battles. True Womanhood is more melancholy with their Radiohead meets Sonic Youth tunes. And Caverns round out the bill with a sound that's both punk and experimental. 9 p.m., $8. HAPPY HOUR: Tonight head over to Toledo Lounge for half price grilled......

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......

Photo by erin_m READING: Paul Auster, author of The New York Trilogy and The Brooklyn Follies, is in town tonight for an appearance at Politics and Prose to talk about his latest novel, Man in the Dark. 7 p.m. MUSIC: Classic new-wavers Squeeze are back on the road. Founding members Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook are still around, bringing their hit parade -- "Pulling Mussels (From a Shell)", "Tempted", "Up the Junction" -- to......

Photo by Jing a Ling MUSIC: Tickets are still available to catch renowned Def Jux rapper Aesop Rock at the 9:30 Club. With Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz, and openers Yak Ballz & Grayskul. $20, 7 p.m. READING: Daniel Levitin and songwriter and record producer Parthenon Huxley, aka P.Hux, believe they can explain The World in Six Songs — the musical representatives of friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion and love. They'll be at......

Photo by pixelant MOVIE: Director Miloš Forman is making a special in-person appearance tonight at the AFI Silver Theater for a screening of the classic anti-establishment funny farm flick, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. 7 p.m., $15. MUSIC: The Andalusians are playing an animal rights benefit with relatively new local indie punk group Petworth at the Black Cat's Backstage. $8, 9 p.m. READING: Breena Clarke, a Washington D.C. native and alumna of Howard......

Photo by mukulr MOVIE: Screen on the Green may be over, but the Comcast Outdoor Film Festival at Strathmore Music Hall is just getting going. Bring a blanket and make a picnic out of it with the kids -- all the selections are family friendly, and films begin at 8:30 p.m. Tonight's feature is The Kite Runner Ghostbusters. MUSIC: Hop in the way back machine and catch Suzanne Vega at the Birchmere. With Christina......

TENNIS: Andy Roddick plays the 6 p.m. match tonight at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park. Check out our report and photos from last night's action. DANCE: Second Thursdays at the Torpedo Factory Art Center will feature the opening of their annual international landscape show. Breakdancers from the University of Mary Washington will give a sneak-peak performance tonight; see the full show when Torpedo's......

Photo by lehnermd MUSIC: Margot & the Nuclear So and Sos bring their big chamber-folk sound to the 9:30 Club. With Audrye Sessions & Revival. $12, 7 p.m. doors. MOVIE: The Washington Psychotronic Film Society is screening Secret Ceremony at the Old Arlington Grill. As opposed to WPFS's usual camp or bizarro fare, this one appears to be merely obscure. The plot revolves around a prostitute and a young woman who form a relationship......

Photo by glass window READING: D.C.'s own George Pelecanos is at Politics and Prose to talk about his latest novel, Turnaround. It's a sure bet the house will be packed, so get there early to make sure you get a seat. 7 p.m. MUSIC: Fans of alt-country singer-songwriter type tunes will be well served by Three Stars alums The Moderate and John Bustine on the Black Cat backstage. $8, 9 p.m. READING: Raed Jarrar......

Photo by david.abizaid MUSIC: Fort Reno is almost over. Don't miss Jukebox the Ghost and These United States tonight, and our look back at this year's Fort Reno season. 7:15 p.m., free. MOVIE: It's the last night of Screen on the Green, too. Sad. It's going to be a beautiful night, and the film in question is Superman, so, you should pretty much probably be there already if you want a prime spot on......

JAZZ: D.C. native Andrea Wood is performing at Twins Jazz tonight. The talented vocalist is currently a jazz studies major at Michigan State and has already performed at many notable festivals and venues. Call 202-234-0072 for set time and cover information. MUSIC: Fort Reno has Aquarium, Julie Ocean and the Secret Pop Band. Free, 7:15 p.m. SPOKEN WORD: An event called August Aeration at the Busboys and Poets in D.C. will feature several top Arab-American......

Photo by volcanojw MUSIC: D.C.'s own Devine Nature are back together and playing two shows tonight as a part of Bohemian Caverns' Rhythm & Soul series. $10 in advance/$15, 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. COMEDY: Neil Hamburger, the comic most famous for being atrociously bad at stand-up, is at the Black Cat tonight with Daiquiri, a parody metal band. $10, 9 p.m. DANCE: The Rock and Roll Hotel hosts "Not Dead Yet," a party......

Photo of Cee-Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley by Kyle Gustafson MUSIC: Gnarls Barkley, Hercules & Love Affair is sold out, but try Craig. At the 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. READING: Thomas Frank, author of the best-seller What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America, talks about The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule at Politics and Prose. 7 p.m. MUSIC: It's Black Cat bartender Chad America's Birthday Rock Bash, a free......

Photo by Karon MOVIE: Screen on the Green returns tonight with The Apartment, starring Jack Lemmon as the meek mid-level salesman who allows his flat to be used by executives who need a place to take their mistresses, and Shirley MacLaine as the elevator operator he adores. One of director Billy Wilder's best films, this should be a popular outing tonight on the National Mall. Film begins at dusk, but get there early to......

Photo by miamabanta FASHION: Head over to the trunk show for the launch of artist and designer Billy Colbert's new line of "urban pop" men's and women's wear, Policy. Union Row at 2125 14th Street NW, 6 to 8 p.m., sponsored by The Pink Line Project. MUSIC: Local jazz-funk act Mojai, which features Le Loup bassist Dan Ryan and Three Stars alum John Lee, plays a free show tonight at the Bossa Bistro &......

Photo by volcanojw READING: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue tonight to talk about her book, Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters. 7 p.m. Admission is $23.95, which includes the book and 2 tickets to the book talk. Call co-sponsor Politics & Prose at 202-364-1919 to see if any tickets remain. MUSIC: Hip-hop poet Bomani Armah will perform tracks from his new album, Radio Friendly,......

Photo by erin*carly MUSIC: Bottles/Cans have earned headliner status after countless opening gigs. They'll be on the Black Cat's backstage, with Hello Society and The Ivorys. $8, 8:30 p.m. READING: Sonic Youth lead singer Thurston Moore and Byron Coley are at The Corcoran to read from and discuss No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York 1976-1980. For the book, Moore and Coley selected 150 images and compiled hundreds of hours of previously unpublished personal interviews......

Photo by sally henny penny MOVIE: The weather should be really lovely tonight for outdoor activities, so expect Screen on the Green to be well attended. Tonight's feature is Arsenic and Old Lace, Frank Capra's terrific 1944 thriller starring Cary Grant as a newlywed writer who discovers that his aunts have been killing off older bachelors in their town, and that another member of the family may be even more insane. At sunset on......

Photo by Karon MUSIC: It's the best night of the Fort Reno season: the Night of 1,000 Cakes! Bring a cake to share or eat a cake someone else brought; there's usually plenty of cake to go around. Also, Statehood, Imperial China, and Tsarina. 7:15 p.m. MOVIE: Tonight is the 25th anniversary of the release of War Games, seemingly every computer programmer over the age of 30's favorite movie, and select theaters around the......

Photo by soleil1016 MUSIC: Local MC Christylez Bacon performs at Strathmore's outdoor summer concert series. The first hip-hop artist to be featured as a Strathmore Artist-in-Residence, Christylez's backing band includes some of the area's top young jazz and classical musicians. 7 p.m. Free. SPORTS: It's a sporty night in the District. The Kastles play their last match of the season, against Anna Kournikova and the St. Louis Aces, at 7 p.m., and D.C. United......

Photo by Ghost Bear MUSIC: I like to listen to the The Ting Tings while I fold my laundry, because I hate folding laundry, and The Tings Tings have a way of making sad rooms just a little bit happier. The UK indie pop duo are at the 9:30 Club tonight, with local DJ par excellence Will Eastman. $15, doors at 7 p.m., and tickets are still available. LECTURE: Retired Air Force Colonel Frederick......

Photo by philliefan99 MUSIC: Fort Reno has Ra Ra Rasputin, Pup Tent and North of Canada. 7:15 sharp, free. READING: Cass Sunstein is progressive social science royalty at this point. He's a top law professor at the University of Chicago Law School, has written roughly a bazillion articles and books about how right-wing judges are ruining America, is working on the Obama campaign, and he just married Samantha Power. The guy is tailor made......

Photo by Pixilista MOVIE: The James Bond Film Festival continues in NoMa tonight with Moonraker, one of the cheesiest of the Roger Moore Bond flicks. The plot finds 007 investigating the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and uncovering a plot to destroy all human life on Earth. Films are shown outdoors at the intersection of Florida and New York Avenues NE. 8 p.m. JAZZ: Latin jazz trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval begins a four......

HAPPY HOUR: Head over to Civilian Art Projects tonight for a happy hour and to check out their ongoing Screams and Screens exhibit. It's the best deal in town with booze from Peroni and silk-screened rock posters in a fine art gallery going for a steal at $20 to $200. 6 to 10 p.m. ART: The Katzen Arts Center has an opening reception tonight for the 2009 Visual Arts Applicants' Showcase. These artists are......

Photo by Pianoman75 MUSIC: Detroit-based Afro-funk ensemble Nomo play the Rock and Roll Hotel. Openers are Funk Ark and Deep Sang, with DJ Meistro. 8 p.m., $12. READING: Mahvish Khan, an American lawyer born to immigrant Afghan parents in Michigan, will be at the Busboys and Poets in D.C. to discuss and sign her new book, My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me. 6 p.m. MUSIC: Australian touring band City......

Photo by sosico MOVIE: Screen on the Green kicks off its 2008 season tonight! If you've never gone before, we recommend getting there about 60 to 90 minutes before the movie starts (which is usually at 8:30, though technically it starts "at sundown.") Tonight's film is the 1962 James Bond classic Dr. No, starring Sean Connery as the man himself, and Ursula Andress as arguably the hottest of all the Bond Girls, playing Honey......

Photo by NCinDC MOVIE: The James Bond Film Festival continues in NoMa, with tonight featuring the Roger Moore Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me. Watch Bond take on Jaws as he investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines alongside the beautiful Barbara Bach. The film is screening outdoors at the intersection of Florida and New York Avenues NE, across the street from the New York Avenue Metro station. The Washington Area Bicyclist......

SPORTS: The Nats are at home again tonight, taking on Arizona (after losing to them 0-2 last night) at 7:10 p.m. Plenty of advance tickets are still available, or head down to Nationals Park and snag some of those game day $5 tickets at the box office. READING: Have you caught Olympic fever yet? David Maraniss will be at Politics and Prose to talk about the games, specifically the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome,......

Photo by andrewmtu MUSIC: Tickets are still available to see RZA perform as Bobby Digital tonight at the 9:30 Club, featuring Stone Mecca. 8:30 p.m., $25. READING: Virginia Sen. Jim Webb says he doesn't want to be Vice President, so we are left to assume that the only reason we keep seeing him everywhere is he really wants to sell more copies of his latest book, A Time to Fight. He'll be at Politics......