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MOVIE: Bummed out to be back in the thick of the daily grind today? Metro up to Silver Spring and catch a 7 p.m. screening of The Muppet Movie for a little dose of sunshine. Tonight’s presentation is one of a handful of encore screenings held over from the AFI Silver Theater‘s Jim Henson’s Legacy program, which ended Aug. 24. Can you picture that?

MUSIC: We’re highly recommending california psych-country rockers Spindrift at the Velvet Lounge, with Flying Eyes and Sugarcane Crawl, $8, 9:30 p.m.

MUSIC: For a dose of local sound, Bellflur is at the Black Cat‘s Backstage with Mr. Gnome. $8, 9 p.m.

READING: One Percent Doctrine author Ron Suskind will be at Politics and Prose to discuss his latest book, The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism. 7 p.m.

JAZZ: Blues Alley hosts a CD release party for respected local keyboardist Elliot Levine. Tickets are $18, plus the standard $12.50 minimum/surcharge. 8 and 10 p.m. sets.