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FOOD & DRINK: Get your lobster rolls, poutine, Korean tacos, and other mobile munchies all in one place today and tomorrow, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the 2010 Curbside Cookoff, being held at CityCenterDC (between 9th and 11th Streets and H Street and New York Avenue NW). Come between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. for a side of dancing with your food. Multiple DJs and even a beatbox artist will be on hand to provide music for hand dancing, break-dancing, popping and locking and line dancing. Admission is free.

>> Baltimore Beer Week kicks off tonight, and offers over 200 events through October 17, with an Opening Tap Celebration at the Baltimore Museum of Industry (1415 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD). There will be beer samples from a number of breweries, including Heavy Seas, appetizers and a beer glass you get to keep. 6-8 p.m. Tickets $30.

DANCE: The all-male ballet troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo struts their stuff in tutus, playing both male and female parts in a performance that’s part-slapstick and part-classical ballet. At the Kennedy Center (2700 F Street NW) tonight, 8 p.m. Tickets $22-$65.

>> The VelocityDC Dance Festival leaps, turns and pliés across the stage at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) tonight, tomorrow and Saturday. Tonight’s show features performances by CityDance Ensemble, Furia Flamenca, The Washington Ballet and five other groups. 8 p.m. Tickets $18.

MOVIES: The 11th Annual DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival begins tonight, and continues through October 16, with two films — the feature-length love story Au Revoir Taipei, followed by the short film Yes, Yesterday — at Landmark E Street Cinema (555 11th Street NW). 7:30 p.m., $25.

TALK: National Geographic (1145 17th Street NW) presents author Jennifer Jordan, telling the story of Dudley Wolfe, the first climber to die on K2 in 1939. Jordan was the woman who discovered Wolfe’s remains at the mountain in 2002. This talk is the first in National Geographic’s Quest for Adventure 3-Part Speaker Series. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $18.

>> The Chemical Heritage Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1200 New York Avenue NW) present historian James R. Fleming as part of their “monthly forum on contemporary histories of science, technology, and policy.” Fleming will deliver a talk on the history of weather and climate control. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free, but RSVP requested.

MUSIC: Wovenhand and Serena Maneesh hit DC9 (1940 9th Street NW) tonight. Things are gonna get loud. 9:00 p.m. $12 in advance/$14 day of show.