Photo by HoomanKowkabiLECTURE: Simon Schama, professor of art history and history at Columbia University, comes to the Hirshhorn Museum’s Ring Auditorium tonight to discuss taxidermy in art (think Damien Hirst’s sharks and Mark Wallinger’s racehorses) in his talk titled “The Beast in Contemporary Art.” Free, 7 p.m.
FOOD & DRINK: Dino (3435 Connecticut Ave. NW) presents their “Everything But the Quack” duck-tastic dinner tonight and tomorrow at 7 p.m. (call 202-686-2966 for reservations). The dinner includes 10 courses of duck for $55. From Duck Butt Confit, to Italian Duck Bahn Mi, to Panna Cotta with sugar glazed duck cracklings, no duck dish will be left out. Not yet salivating? Check out pictures from Dino’s last duck dinner.
MUSIC: Neil Young performs at DAR Constitution Hall (18th & C Streets N.W) tonight. Tickets are not cheap: $83.50-$193.50. But hey, it’s Neil Young. 8 p.m.
CLASSICAL: Opera Lafayette presents the comic opera Sancho Pança at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater (2700 F Street NW) tonight. Catch a pre-performance discussion at 6 p.m. (also in the Terrace Theater) to learn more about the opera’s composer: François-André Danican Philidor. $60, 7:30 p.m.
