Photo by Mylar Bono.

POETRY: Poet, writer and Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech Nikki Giovanni discusses and signs her collection of The 100 Best African American Poems at Busboys and Poets (1025 5th Street NW). 6:30 p.m. Free.

PHOTOGRAPHY: For all the amazing photos that National Geographic features in its magazine, thousands are left out. Hear four National Geographic photographers explain how they chose which photos to feature and see what they had to leave behind at National Geographic Unpublished: Photographs Left on The Editing Room Floor (1600 M Street NW). 7:30 p.m. $16 for members, $18 for the general public.

MOVIE: The Washington Psychotronic Film Society presents Night of the Bloody Apes, which our Ian Buckwalter described in a recent Popcorn & Candy as a “bizarre gore-fest” that includes Mexican lucha libre wrestling, a “modified Frankenstein’s monster story,” and apes who sound like cougars. The movie will play at the Passenger (1021 7th Street NW) tonight, 8 p.m. Free, but a $2 donation is suggested.

FOOD & DRINK: Rustico’s Ballston location (4075 Wilson Blvd., Arlington) is hosting a Schlafly beer night, with Schlafly co-founder Dan Kopman to talk about five drafts and three casks from his brewery (which will be on tap and available) and to give out free glassware. 6-9 p.m.

MUSIC: Metal band Jucifer plays the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) tonight with Tideland. 9 p.m. $10.