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FOOD & DRINK: It’s Taco Tuesday at 1905 Restaurant (1905 9th St. NW), where you can nom on $3 lamb tacos, guzzle $4 Sol beers, or enjoy both with the $6 taco/Sol beer combo from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The Black Squirrel presents North Carolina Invasion Week tonight through Sunday. Enjoy beers from the following brewing companies: Big Boss, Lonerider, Highland, Carolina, and Blowing Rock. Then pair them with some North Carolina favorites like pulled pork sandwiches, ribs, and hush puppies from Chef Gene.

ARTS: Head to Social (1400 Meridian Place NW) in Columbia Heights for Portraits of D.C., featuring 51 “faces of the District,” chosen through a contest sponsored by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, FotoWeek DC, and the D.C. Counts Campaign. View the portraits online beforehand. The reception begins at 7 p.m.

MUSIC: Los Campesinos takes the stage at 9:30 Club tonight along with Cymbals Eat Guitars. 7 p.m., $20.

Or, check out the Freestyle/Western Swing/New Wave sound of the Pharmacy Spirits along with The Dupont Circles, self described as “Washington, DC’s favorite unknown three piece psychedelic garage pop combo” at the The Red and the Black. 9 p.m., $6.

POETRY: Hear slam poetry at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage tonight from Youth Speaks, in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). 6 p.m., free.