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MUSIC: Two sold-out shows to contemplate attending by attempting the old “lurk outside the venue and see about buying a ticket off of someone with an extra” routine. First up is Passion Pit, though arguably openers the Harlem Shakes are the bigger draw here. Plus Cale Parks at the Black Cat. That’s at 8 p.m. Then there’s night two of TVOTR/Dirty Projectors at the 9:30 Club, which DCist can verify was a pretty easy ticket to get outside the door from various folks last night, and well worth the risk. Doors are at 7 p.m. for that one.
READING: The always entertaining P.J. O’Rourke will make an appearance at Politics and Prose tonight, pimping his new book of essays about America’s car culture, Driving Like Crazy. 7 p.m.
PANEL: Or head to the National Building Museum from 6:30 to 8 p.m. to learn how D.C. will be affected by the economic stimulus package in a panel titled D.C. Builds: D.C., Stimulated. Virginia Congressman Gerald Connolly will join At-large D.C. Council member Kwame Brown, Steve Sandherr of The Associated General Contractors of America and WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi to discuss. Free; pre-registration required; walk-ins based on availability.
MOVIE: Tonight’s Washington Psychotronic Film Society screening is Curse of the Queerwolf, director Mark Pirro’s extremely campy 1988 farce about a man who gets bitten by a transvestite and starts having strange reactions to the full moon. We appreciate this IMDB user comment: “Pretty funny, and not all *that* offensive.” At the Warehouse Theater, $2 suggested donation, 8 p.m.
JAZZ: Tonight’s featured Duke Ellington Jazz Festival performance is free, so if you’re looking for a way to make sure you catch something from this year’s festival, it’s a great option. New Orleans sousaphonist/percussionist Monty Montgomery’s DC jazz band, Yamomanem, will play New Orleans-style jazz and 1930s style Caribbean Latin music on the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage starting at 6 p.m.
