Photo by M.V. Jantzen

MUSIC: Rising UK band White Lies are at the Black Cat, with Friendly Fires and The Soft Pack. $15, 8 p.m.

READING: Politics and Prose hosts Baltimore-based mystery writer Laura Lippman at 7 p.m. for a book signing of Life Sentences.

MOVIE: The Library of Congress Mary Pickford Theater will screen filmmakers Meg McLagen and Daria Sommers’s Iraq war documentary, Lioness, which tells the story of female combatants who often put their lives at risk with no recognition of their achievements. 6:30 p.m., free.

ART: Artist Mel Chin will talk about his new project, FUNDRED/PAYDIRT, at the Arlington Arts Center tonight. When Chin learned that it would cost upwards of $3 Million to fix the lead problem in New Orleans, he went about having school kids literally make the money. Learn more about this innovative art project and how Chin plans on working with students in and around Arlington. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free, but may sell out, so RSVP is requested 703-248-6800.