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CONTEST: Head to Helix Lounge (1430 Rhode Island Avenue NW) tonight for a Pumpkin-Carving Contest. Show up and use one of the pre-hollowed out pumpkins to show off your carving skills and compete for prizes. Free. 6-8 p.m.

MUSIC: Die Antwoord from South Africa takes the stage at the 9:30 Club (815 V St. NW) tonight. Baltimore’s Rye Rye also performs. $20. 7 p.m.

>> Club Scout, Kid Is Qual and Hiding Places come to the Velvet Lounge (915 U Street NW). $8. 7:30 p.m.

MOVIE: See Spirited Away, the Japanese film that won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, at the Japan Information and Culture Center (1155 21st Street NW) tonight. 6:30 p.m. Free, but registration requested.

FOOD & DRINK: The Bell’s Beer Dinner at PING by Charlie Chiang’s (4060 Campbell Avenue, Arlington) will feature six courses (Sushi Tuna Three Ways, Tempura Beer Battered Rockfish, Cornish Hen, Lettuce Wraps, Pork Belly on Baby Bok Choy, Roast Duck and Chocolate Stout Cake) paired with six Bell’s beers (Sparkling Ale, The Oracle Double IPA 3, Best Brown Ale, Hell Hath No Fury…Ale, 25th Anniversary Ale and Expedition Stout). Call 703-671-4900 for reservations. 7-9:30 p.m. $50, plus tax and tip.

>> Art on the Rocks at The Art League (105 N. Union Street, Alexandria) features drinks inspired by the recent Dinner Party exhibit and created by five local mixologists from Austin Grill, Chadwicks, Columbia Firehouse, Jackson 20 and Vermilion. There will also be appetizers from those restaurants, prizes and a chance to vote for the best drink. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door.

TALK: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW) hosts Doris Bergen from the University of Toronto. Bergen will deliver the 2010 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture on “Between God and Hitler: German Military Chaplains and the Holocaust.” A reception follows the talk. The event is free and open to the public, though registration is requested. 7-8:30 p.m.

DANCE: Bellydance Superstars shimmy and shake at The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria) tonight. 7:30 p.m. $29.50.