Photo by Brandon Kopp.

MUSIC: It’s a 90s ska revival at the 9:30 Club (815 V Street. NW), with performances by Reel Big Fish and The Aquabats, along with Suburban Legends and Koo Koo Kanga Rooplay. Doors open at 6 p.m. $25.

>> Literary magazine The New Professional celebrates its second issue with a launch party at the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW). There will be live music from Future People and live painting by mural artist Kelly Towles. 9 p.m. A $10 ticket gets you admission and a copy of the magazine.

MOVIES: AFI Silver Theatre’s (8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring) European Union Film Showcase continues with three options: The City Below at 6:30 p.m., Men In Rut at 7 p.m., and Bad Family at 9:15 p.m. $10 for each film.

HAPPY HOUR: Brightest Young Things is holding a BYT All City Happy Hour at the Red Palace (1210 H Street NE). There will be drink specials, door prizes, and music from DJ Sean Peoples. 6 p.m. Free to get in.

BOOKS: Learn why you should beware reality TV (though surely not Jersey Shore), during a talk with Jennifer Pozner, author of Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth about Guilty Pleasure TV at Busboys & Poets (2021 14th Street NW) tonight. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Coming up this week…

• Tuesday: Jose Gonzalez plays the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW). 8 p.m. $15.
• Thanksgiving Day: Not so great in the kitchen? Eat at Art and Soul (415 New Jersey Avenue NW) and experience a Southern-style Thanksgiving with buttermilk biscuits and buttermilk mashed potatoes, bourbon maple glazed ham, turkey, collard greens and more. They even give you a roast turkey sandwich, gravy, and cranberry sauce to take home with you. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., $65 for adults and $25 for children. Call (202) 393-7777 for reservations. Need more options? Washingtonian has a great round-up of what restaurants to hit for Thanksgiving.
• Also on Turkey Day: Before the big meal, build up an appetite with a run. Registration for the Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger in D.C. is closed, but you can still sign up for the Turkey Chase, a 10k or two-mile fun run in Bethesda at 8:30 a.m. (9401 Old Georgetown Road), or the Alexandria Turkey Trot, a five-mile race that begins at 10 a.m. (Cora Kelly School, 3600 Commonwealth Avenue, Alexandria), though registration closes Tuesday.