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HAPPY HOUR: Bring your own paper and drawing tools to the “Drink and Draw Happy Hour” at Wonderland Ballroom (1101 Kenyon Street NW) tonight, hosted by I Hate My 9 to 5. There will be beer specials, prizes and creative people. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

FOOD & DRINK: La Maison Francaise (4101 Reservoir Road NW) hosts a Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration, featuring three types of Beaujolais Nouveau, other drinks, food from Cuisine Solutions, French pastries, jazz by the Pete Muldoon Trio and music from DJ Jean Michel. 7-10 p.m. VIP tickets have sold out, but general admission tickets are still available at $70.

>> The Columbia Heights farmers’ market presents A Harvest Evening, featuring a silent auction and food and drinks from Bonaparte Breads, Chapel’s Creamery, Meridian Pint, Pleasant Pops, Capital City Brewing Company, Great Lakes Brewing Company and more, at the Josephine Butler Parks Center (2437 15th Street NW). 6:30-9:30 p.m. $25 donation (tax-deductible).

ART: The Every Dog Has Its Day art show and opening reception at the VSA DC ARTiculate Gallery (1100 16th Street NW) features portraits of furry four-legged friends. There will be an open bar, compliments of The Big Bad Woof, pets available to adopt from the Washington Humane Society and an opportunity to commission your own pet painting. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free.

DANCE: Edgeworks Dance Theater, an all-male contemporary dance group based in D.C., performs at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) tonight. 6 p.m. Free.

MOVIE: The Embassy of Iceland presents a screening of the film Mr. Bjarnfredarson, which stars comedian Jon Gnarr, who is also currently the mayor of Reykjavik (he achieved this by creating The Best Party and making awesome promises). The film will be shown at the Avalon Theater (5612 Connecticut Avenue NW) and will be followed by a question and answer session with the director, Ragnar Bragason. 8 p.m. Free.

LECTURE: The National Zoo (3001 Connecticut Avenue NW) hosts a lecture on “Gorillas to Grizzlies: Conservation in Action From Africa to the United States,” featuring ecologists Bill Weber and Amy Vedder, authors of the book In the Kingdom of Gorillas. The lecture runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m., followed by a cash bar from 8-9 p.m. Free, but RSVP requested.