READINGS: Susan Jane Gilman appears at Politics and Prose to discuss Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven, her autobiographical account of her bold travels in China, back when China first opened to independent travelers.

SPORTS: If the Nats home opener isn’t depressing enough for you, there’s still the final game of the Wizards’ regular season. They play the Toronto Raptors at 7 p.m., and tickets are still available. And if your last name has the word “Gold” or constituent letters in it, you get a free upper level ticket to the game!

MUSIC: True District patriots will support The Surge, who advance upon the Black Cat backstage at 9 p.m. Door is $8.

FILM: All month long, the AFI Silver Theater is paying homage to the works of the late Paul Newman. Tonight is the last screening of Road to Perdition before they switch to a different Newman flick.

POETRY: Its open mic night at the Busboys and Poets location in Shirlington, starting at 8 p.m.

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