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 spoken word and hip-hop artists, including Iron Sheik, Sabreena da Witch, and Omar Offendum, among others. $10, 7:30 p.m.

READING: Brookings Institution’s go-to guy for national security policy in the Persian Gulf, Ken Pollack, discusses his new book, A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East at Politics and Prose. 7 p.m.

FOOD & DRINK: Petworth’s Domku hosts a coffee cupping tonight with Fresh Off the Roast, a relatively new local small-batch coffee roaster. 5 p.m., RSVP to joel (at) freshofftheroast.com to see if space is still available.

COMEDY: The DC Comedy Fest kicks off tonight with a number of events around town. Check the schedule here for locations and prices ($5 to $14). “Hysterical Vibrations” with comedians Rob Cantrell and Michelle Buteau, plus musical guest Lionize, will definitely still have tickets available at the door at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, 7:30 p.m.

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