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CLASSICAL: Berlin's Vogler Quartet will perform a concert of music with Jewish folk connections this evening in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. All of this music was performed by or composed for the St. Petersburg-based Zimro clarinet sextet, including Profokiev's Overture on Hebrew Themes. Tickets are available for a slight discount ($25 instead of $32) if you mention Promotion Code 45484 when you order your tickets, either online or at the box office. 7:30 p.m.

MUSIC: One of the most important groups in hip-hop history, Public Enemy, will be at GW's Lisner Auditorium tonight. Tickets are $25 for the 8 p.m. show, but don't forget you can also catch Chuck D, Flavor Flav and the gang performing live on a moving flat-bed truck (map of the route here) starting at 7:45 p.m. Also, concert attendees who bring a new or lightly used coat to donate will be upgraded to VIP.

MUSIC: Brooklyn's Sean Bones hits DC9 tonight, in support of his new album, Rings. Fellow Brooklynites The Dig open. $10, 9 p.m.

MUSIC: Still wishing you had gone to see Devo last night? Well there are actually still tickets available for tonight's second show at the 9:30 Club. While Sunday featured the legendary '80s band performing Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! in full, tonight's set will feature every song from Freedom of Choice, in order. $45, 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, with JP Inc. opening.

JAZZ: In 1957, Miles Davis was commissioned to produce the score to the film Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows); tonight, Three Stars alum Thad Wilson recreates this experience tonight at HR-57, where his group will perform live alongside a screening of the film. 7 p.m., $10.

MUSIC: Three Stars alum Flex Mathews is hosting a listening party for MF Doom's new album, Unexpected Guest. Joining him to supply the sounds will be DJ Underdog and NIck Da 1nda. Free, 6 p.m.

MUSIC: D.C.'s own Title Tracks are at the Black Cat's Backstage tonight, opening for Brooklyn's Bryan Scary & the Shredding Tears. The Black Hollies, out of New Jersey, also play. $10, 8:30 p.m.

ART: Fotoweek DC festival opened last Friday and continues all week. Tonight we recommend a discussion on digital storytelling hosted by National Geographic and NPR (6:30 p.m.) and an opening reception at Carriage House, featuring work by some of the best fashion photographers in the city (at 7 p.m.) You can also stop by Local 16 every night this week after 5 p.m. to mingle with photographers and festival organizers, enjoy drink specials and watch photo projections.

MUSIC: Kurt Vile will be at the Black Cat's Backstage tonight with his full band, The Violators. D.C.'s own Benjy Ferree opens. 8:30 p.m., $10 in advance, $12 day of show.

ART: The Goethe Institut unveils its newest exhibit, Iconoclash! Political Imagery from the Berlin Wall to German Unification tonight with a free discussion and reception from 6:30 - 9 p.m.

TALK: Christian Siriano, the youngest designer to ever win Project Runway, will be at the Corcoran tonight at 7 p.m. to discuss his book, Fierce Style: How to Be Your Most Fabulous Self. $15.

READING: At the Folger Theatre, authors Jonathan Lethem (Motherless Brooklyn) and Stacy D'Erasmo (A Seahorse Year) discuss their literary styles and read from their new novels, which are both set in post-9/11 New York City: D'Erasmo’s The Sky Below and Lethem's Chronic City. 7:30 p.m., tickets are $15.

ART: Head over to Art Klash at L'Enfant Moderne Gallery tonight for a "live art battle." Four artists will be given a theme at the start of the battle, and two local judges will declare a winner. Also catch DJs, spoken word performances and more. Sponsored by ReadysetDC and Purple Pork, $10, doors at 8 p.m.

COMEDY: Sixth and I once again hosts Stella comedians Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter for a night of stand-up at 8 p.m. tonight. Read our interview with Black from one of their previous performances at the venue. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased by calling the Sixth & I box office at 202.408.3100 (with no additional charges) or through Ticketmaster.

HIGH HEEL RACE: Tonight is the annual High Heel Race along 17th Street NW, between Church and R. The race itself starts at 9 p.m., but you should get there plenty early to claim your spot on the sidewalk: we recommend arriving two hours in advance, at a minimum. And dress appropriately, because it looks like this chilly rain is going to keep up all night.

CLASSICAL: Pianist and composer Samuel Vriezen will play a free recital tonight at Catholic University's Ward Hall. The program includes music by Tom Johnson, Chopin, and Vriezen himself. 7:30 p.m.

COMEDY: The Bentzen Ball, a four-day comedy festival presented by Brightest Young Things, officially kicks off tonight. The festival is loaded with stand-up at venues all over town, including HR-57, Studio Theatre, Bohemian Caverns, Lincoln Theatre and Ben's Chili Bowl (where free impromptu stand-up sets are promised). Because there is so much going on, and so many names to mention, it's best to look at the schedule and see what fits you best. Part of the proceeds will benefit Walter Reed. Also note: festival passes are sold out, but individual tickets for the biggest events can still be had in advance, or at the door on a first-come, first-serve basis for the smaller ones.

MUSIC: Get "Up Close and Personal" with Daryl Hall and John Oates tonight at the 9:30 Club. Tickets are $55, doors 7 p.m.

MUSIC: Head to The Red & The Black for an inexpensive show (only $6) and catch Austin trio Ume, Louisville's The Fervor, and Greensboro's The Bronzed Circus. Doors 9 p.m.

MOVIE: And don't forget the Reel Affirmations Film Festival is still going strong. Consider the "Best of the Fest" shorts collection, tonight at 7 p.m. at Sidney Harman Hall.

JAZZ: 2008 Latin Grammy Award winning ensemble The Afro Bop Alliance perform live tonight at the regular Take Five! jazz concert at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. 5 - 7 p.m. in the Kogod Courtyard. Free.

SPORTS: The U.S. Men's National Team confronts Costa Rica tonight at RFK, in a World Cup Qualifying match. The weather for tonight's game looks to be pretty bad, but it should also be an emotional match, with forward Charlie Davies out due to his terrible car accident early Tuesday morning. Fans attending tonight's game are being asked to stand and cheer for the entire 9th minute tonight in honor of #9 Davies. You can also print out a #9 to hold up during the tribute.

MOVIE: The Warehouse Theater hosts its regular Washington Psychotronic Film Society screening tonight. This week's selection is 1961's The Curse of the Doll People, which concerns a group of men who are cursed by a voodoo priest and subsequently hunted by a band of murderous "doll men." 8 p.m., $2 suggested donation.

MUSIC: Members of the U.S. Air Force Chamber Players (featuring violist Sgt. Tyler Sieh and pianist Jessica Stitt) appear for free tonight on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, playing sonatas for viola and piano by Johannes Brahms and Rebecca Clarke. 6 p.m.

LECTURES: Tonight we'll just direct you to this week's Talk To Me, Baby feature for all the details on an unusually large number of worthwhile talks and discussions. Choose from the likes of Ralph Nader, Wes Studi, or Project Runway's Tim Gunn. Details here.

TALKS: At the National Cathedral, Sen. John Kerry will be joined by a panel composed of Husain Haqqani, Pakistan ambassador to the U.S., journalist and author Rory Steward, and Adi Ignatius of the Harvard Business Review to discuss issues surrounding Afghanistan and Pakistan. 7:30 p.m., $4 (tickets can be purchased online or at the door).

MOVIES: Head to the Navy Memorial Theater tonight for short film screenings from the DC American Pacific Asian Film Festival at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door (cash only).

MUSIC: Those who weren't able to get tickets to U2 last week might enjoy seeing Glasgow's The Twilight Sad, who sound a bit like a more modern, Scottish version of the legendary Irish rockers. They're at the Black Cat tonight, with BrakesBrakesBrakes and We Were Promised Jetpacks. $12/advance, $14/door. 8:30 p.m.

MOVIE: The Miracle of Leipzig screens at the Goethe-Institut tonight, followed by a discussion from a Leipzig-based civil rights activist, German Abassador Klaus Scharioth, and the film’s director and producer. The film tells the story of the thousands of East German citizens who gathered peacefully every Monday in front of St. Nicolai Church to march through the city demanding freedom and democracy in the GDR. $6, 6:30 p.m.

MUSIC: Way too many intriguing rock shows to choose from tonight. First on our list is Brooklyn's rising stars The Antlers at DC9. Holly Miranda and Shapiro also play. $8 advance/$10 at the door, 9 p.m.