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COMEDY: Amy Sedaris, known for her role in Comedy Central show “Strangers With Candy,” has gone crafty. She presents her new book Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue (600 I Streets NW). 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 and include a copy of the book.

FOOD & DRINK: Tony Abou-Ganim, “The Modern Mixologist” and participant on Iron Chef America, leads a class at The Passenger (1021 7th Street NW) on how to set up your home bar and create great cocktails. 7 p.m. Purchase tickets online. $85.

>> Pizza Paradiso (Georgetown location, 3282 M Street NW) presents a five-course Stillwater Artisnal Ales Dinner, pairing Baltimore brewery Stillwater beers (Stateside Saison, Cellar Door, Autumnal, Import Series Vol. 2 ‘A Saison Darkly,’ Channel Crossing #2 and Existent Ale) with a yet-to-be-determined menu. Email or call 202-337-4936 to make a reservation. $65 per person.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Documentary photographer Alison Wright and Washington Post staff photographer Jonathan Newton will share stories and images from their travels at the “In Our Backyard and Across the World” event, presented by the American Society of Picture Professionals, at the U.S. Navy Memorial-Heritage Center (701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 123). Register online to attend. 6:30 p.m. $15.

>> The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW) will showcase images of Sudan by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Lucian Perkins by projecting them on the 15th Street NW side of the building. 6:30 to 10 p.m.

MUSIC: Amy Bezunartea brings a “mix of folk, pop, and country” to the Black Cat Backstage (1811 14th Street NW) tonight. Timothy Bracy’s Collection Agency and Winston Troy also perform. 8:30 p.m. $8.

MOVIE: See a screening of Get Lamp, a documentary about early video games that relied on “text adventures and interactive fiction” rather than elaborate graphics, at the University of Maryland’s Tawes Hall tonight. Jason Scott, filmmaker and owner of Sockington, will introduce his film and lead a question and answer session afterward. 7 p.m. Free.