Photo by Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie

MUSIC: Celebrate the release of Vandaveer‘s new record, Divide & Conquer, tonight at Black Cat. Vandaveer, aka Mark Charles Heidinger, will perform along with fellow folk rock travelers Roofwalkers and John Bustine. $10, 8:30 p.m. in the Backstage.

MOVIE: Strathmore is hosting Comcast’s own Outdoor Film Festival, and tonight they offer up the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, starting a little after 8 p.m. Restaurants and grounds open at 6:30 p.m. Free.

MUSIC: Sarah RabDAU & Self-Employed Assassins, who’ll be at The Red and The Black tonight, play a sweet sounding chamber pop that should be just right for your Thursday night out. Alabama’s Vulture Whale also perform. 9 p.m., $6.

FOOD & DRINK: We know, we’re pimping DC Beer Week pretty hard, but c’mon, what’s not to like about a week full of tasty beer? Apart from tomorrow night’s special event at the Nationals game and the last happy hour at RFD, tonight’s the last night anyway, so head over to the official After-Party at Asylum, starting at 9:30 p.m. Asylum will be running specials on Troegs Troeganator Double Bock drafts and featuring Coney Island Sword Swallower and Roge Double Dead Guy.

MOVIE: Tonight’s also the last night of Riverfront Reel, the Capitol Riverfront BID‘s ’80s-themed outdoor film series. And you just can’t go wrong with this evening’s selection, Ghostbusters. The movie gets going at sundown at Tingey Plaza, with free ’80s-themed candy for all comers.