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DANCE: Go out, buy your first tutu, and head to the Kennedy Center (2700 F Street NW) tonight for an adult ballet class for non-dancers. Former principal ballerina Suzanne Farrell leads a session on “Exploring Ballet” which will teach ballet movements to those with no dance experience. 7 p.m. $35.

FOOD & DRINK: It’s too late to register for tonight’s “How to Make Cocktail Syrups” class at the Columbia Room (1021 7th Street NW), but there’s still time to sign up for a two-part class on bitters (October 20 and November 3), a lesson on how to use zest in cocktails (October 27), a tutorial on using eggs in drinks (November 10) and the secret to mulled wine (December 1). Learn about and register for all these classes, which take place on Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m., $65 each.

MOVIE: Head to the Black Squirrel (2427 18th Street NW) for an “Epic Movie Night” featuring beer, couches, and screenings of Empire Records and Wet Hot American Summer. 6:30-10:30 p.m.

MUSIC: Hip-hop group and Grammy award winners Bone Thugs-n-Harmony hit the 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW) for a late show tonight. Sloan also performs. 10 p.m. $25.

>> The Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) hosts JEFF the Brotherhood, The Woggles and Billy Woodward & The Senders tonight. 8:30 p.m. $10.

>> The Not Too Bad Bluegrass Band features talented musicians who’ve played alongside big names like Alison Krauss and John Mellencamp. Tonight they perform at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW). 6 p.m. Free.

BOOKS: Ari Berman, author of Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics, sits down with Howard Dean at Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut Avenue NW) to talk about the past and future of the Democratic Party. 7 p.m. Free.