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MUSIC: Gorillaz bring their Escape to Plastic Beach World Tour 2010 to the George Mason University Patriot Center (4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax). N.E.R.D. also performs. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $49.50-$90, plus Ticketmaster service charge.

HAPPY HOUR: Head to Bar Pilar (1833 14th Street NW) for their offal happy hour. Select from $4 small plates of pate, head cheese, ears, livers or brains. 5-7 p.m.

DANCE: Hip Hop Dance Ambassadors bring their dancers from around the world to the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) tonight. 6 p.m. Free.

ART: The Artisphere (1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington) opening continues today with an open house. Head over to check out the new space and see performances by local bands, including Chopteeth and Ibis Chamber Ensemble, dance groups, like Bowen McCauley Dance, and others. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Free.

AWARDS: Hear Jane Goodall speak and recognize a number of individuals, including actress Charlize Theron, who are “making a positive difference in the world for all living things” at the Jane Goodall Global Leadership Awards at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium (730 21st Street NW). 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $50.

FOOD & DRINK: Churchkey (1337 14th Street NW) hosts a Franconian “Oktoberfest” Anstich Draft Night featuring 10 beers from Franconian breweries. The beers will be sold in individual four-ounce pours, and include Weissenohe Monk’s Fest, Weissenohe Annafestbier, Löwenbräu, Buttenheim Kellerbier, Rossdorfer Urbräu, Ahornberger Landbier Dunkel, Günther-Bräu Jubiläumsbier, Huppendorfer Vollbier, Brauerei Beck Kellerbier, Mönchsambacher Lagerbier, and Brauerei Bayer Theinheim Landbier. 4-10 p.m.