MOVIE: The NoMa Summer Screen train-themed outdoor film fest (2nd and L Streets NE) had planned on kicking off tonight with a showing of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, but the screening’s been postponed due to inclement weather in the forecast.

FOOD & DRINK: M Street Bar & Grill (2033 M Street NW) hosts a Heavy Seas Beer Dinner, featuring dishes like tilapia ceviche and bacon-wrapped rainbow trout paired with Heavy Seas beers, in honor of American Craft Beer Week. 7-9 p.m. $40.

MUSIC: John Vanderslice, who we’ve deemed “the nicest guy in indie rock,” plays the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) tonight with Damien Jurado. 9 p.m. $15.

DANCE: The Washington Ballet performs Carmen at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) tonight through this Sunday, May 22nd. 8 p.m. $20-$87.

READING: Historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Gordon S. Wood comes to the National Archives (Constitution Avenue and 7th Street NW) to discuss his book The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States, which examines the ideology behind the American Revolution. 7 p.m. Free.

FUNDRAISER: DC Scores’ Inspired Art Gala at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (500 17th Street NW) this evening is a fundraiser featuring a silent auction of art based on poetry by young people in the DC Scores program. 7-10 p.m. $200.