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FOOD & DRINK: Chef Barton Seaver will serve up a tasting menu with wine pairings of sustainable seafood tonight at National Geographic Live (1600 M Street NW). 7 p.m. $85.

>> Join Robert Gottlieb (coauthor of Food Justice: Food, Health, and the Environment) and Louise Thundercloud (D.C. food justice advocate) in Bread for the City’s (1525 Seventh Street NW) rooftop garden tonight for a discussion on food justice advocacy in D.C. 6-8 p.m. Free, but limited space, so RSVP to aburket@breadforthecity.org by calling (202) 386-7006.

MOVIE: A David Lynch Retrospective starts tonight at Artisphere (1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington) with The Elephant Man. The series continues through the end of the month with Lost Highway on the 13th, Wild at Heart on the 20th, and Blue Velvet on the 27th. 8 p.m. $6.

DANCE: The Washington Ballet’s production of Le Corsaire features pirates! (Though there probably won’t be any twirling on peg-legs, unfortunately.) The run begins tonight and continues through through this Sunday, April 10th at the Kennedy Center (2700 F Street NW). 8 p.m. $20-$125.

>> If you’re looking for a more contemporary dance performance, head to the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) to see Tzveta Kassabova, winner of the 2008 Metro DC Dance Award, presenting her work, The Opposite of Killing. 6 p.m. Free.

MUSIC: Hammer No More The Fingers celebrates the release of a new record at Red Palace (1210 H Street NE) tonight. Caverns, Deleted Scenes, and Zoos Of Berlin also perform. 8 p.m. $8.

>> Club Scout, who are also releasing an album, play the Black Cat Backstage (1811 14th Street NW) tonight with Monument and Teen Mom. 8:30 p.m. $8.