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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 for a packed house at Politics and Prose, where he’ll discuss his new book, Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness. 7 p.m.

FOOD & DRINK: It’s Belgian Independence Day! Don’t miss our guide to the best deals on tasty Belgian brews around town, starting early and going late into the night.

THEATER: Still haven’t made it down to the Capital Fringe Festival? Go get your button and get down to see something tonight. We’ll make it easier for you: here’s all of our Fringe reviews to date.

MOVIE: Screen on the Green returns tonight with The Candidate, the biting 1972 take on elective politics starring dreamy Robert Redford as a candidate for U.S. Senate. Redford plays naive, idealistic lawyer Bill McKay, who manages to become everything he always said he never wanted to be in short order during the campaign. Film starts on the National Mall around 8:30 p.m.