>> It’s going to be hot, but tonight’s Fort Reno lineup will be worth it: Greenland, Statehood and Kitty Hawk will each take the outdoor stage. 7:15 p.m., free.
>> Stop by the opening night party of the Hip-Hop Theater Festival, at Andalu (1214 18th St, NW) starting at 9:30 p.m. DJ Rich Medina will spin a free set.
>> D.C.’s geekiest lit fan-boys will be out in full force both tonight and tomorrow to catch a series of readings by America’s sharpest pop-culture journalist, Chuck Klosterman. Tonight, he’ll be at Olsson’s Penn Quarter promoting his new book, Chuck Klosterman IV, and tomorrow he’ll be doing the same thing except at Wonderland in Columbia Heights. Both nights at 7 p.m., and you have to purchase a copy of his book at Olsson’s Penn Quarter to get your ticket to either event.
>> The Goethe Institut begins its Summer Dreams film festival this week with 1991’s Go, Trabi, Go, a post-GDR road trip comedy about a family’s first visit to Italy in a a Trabant, the infamous East German car. 6:30 p.m., $6.
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