Photo by Kevin H.CLASSICAL: Joshua Bell will be performing a rescheduled concert tonight. The original concert was canceled last week due to a power outage from the snow storm and led him to give a mini-performance in the lobby of the Music Center at Strathmore (5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda). Tickets that were purchased for last week’s canceled performance will be honored; more tickets are also available. 8 p.m. $75-$115.
READING: Combine a reading with physical challenges and what do you get? The Literary Death Match at the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW). Four writers will take the stage and present their work in front of the audience and judges. Two winners will be picked from the four and they shall duel! Past physical challenges “have ranged from laser tag to trash bag races.” 8 p.m. $10.
>> Happy 129th Birthday, James Joyce! Celebrate with the Harvard Club of D.C. and American Independent Writers in Guapo’s (4515 Wisconsin Avenue NW) fiesta room (appropriately). There will be readings from “Portrait of the Artist,” “Ulysses” and “Finngean’s Wake” at 5:00 p.m. and a happy hour at 6:30 p.m. Free.
FOOD & DRINK: Brasserie Beck (1101 K Street NW) presents a four-course beer dinner, featuring Southampton Cuvee des Fleurs, Brooklyn Sorachi Ace, Goose Island Pepe Nero and The Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale. Beer sommelier Ray Daniels, President of the Craft Beer Institute and Director of Cicerone.org, will host the event. Call (202) 408-1717 for reservations. 7 p.m. $75 (plus tax and tip).
>> The new PORC mobile celebrates Meat Week by serving up BBQ at Torrie’s on Wilson (700 V Street NW). RSVP to Janelle Dennis if you think you’ll come out. 7 p.m.
TALK: Learn about food politics and how consumers play a part at the Goethe-Institut (812 7th Street NW) event, “Between Currywurst and Tofu: How Good Food Makes a Difference.” Speakers at the talk will include German author Tanja Busse of Die Zeit, Greenpeace magazine and Die Einkaufsrevolution (The Consumer Revolution), and American author Mark Winne (Food Rebels, Guerilla Gardeners, and Smart-Cookin’ Mamas). RSVP to (202) 289-1200 ext 163 or rsvp@washington.goethe.org. 6:30 p.m. Free.
MOVIE: Out in Silence screens at West End Cinema (2301 M Street NW) as part of the Human Rights Film Festival, which runs tonight through March 2nd. Following the showing, filmmakers Joe Wilson and Dean Hammer, along with Human Rights Watch’s Acting Director Boris Dittrich, will participate in a Q&A session with the audience. 7 p.m. $11.
TV: WTF Wednesdays, featuring showings of Twin Peaks, continues tonight at the Rock and Roll Hotel (1353 H Street NE) with the “May the Giant Be with You” and “Coma” episodes. Come also for the half-price burgers and $3 Apple Shots (a mix of Red Bull and Stoli apple). Feel free to bring your own seats. 7 p.m. Free.
