Photo by Sandra SitarVARIETY: Head to the Red Palace (1210 H Street NE) tonight to check out local music, magic, belly dancing and burlesque talent at the DCVariety Showcase. Doors 8 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. $10.
MOVIES: The Library of Congress is celebrating movies from decades past that were recognized at the Oscars for their musical scores. For each of the movies in this film series, shown in the LOC’s Mary Pickford Theater (3rd Floor, James Madison Building, Independence Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets), the evening will begin with a short presentation on the featured composer. The first film in the series, screened tonight, will be the 1949 film The Heiress, which won the Best Dramatic Score Oscar thanks to Aaron Copland. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. No reservations or tickets required. Free.
>> See Devolved, a satire about teens stranded on a desert island due to a disastrous field trip, tonight at E Street Cinema (555 11th Street NW). Filmmaker John Cregan will be on hand after the screening for a Q&A led by DCist writer Chris Klimek. Learn more about the film and filmmaker in this recent Popcorn & Candy. 8 p.m. Tickets: $8.
MUSIC: Seattle indie-rockers, Say Hi, hit the Black Cat Backstage (1811 14th Street) tonight with two New York bands: Blair and Yellow Ostrich. 9:00 p.m. $12.
>> Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea, Cotton Jones and Lightfoot play the Rock and Roll Hotel (1353 H Street NE). 8:30 p.m. $14.
