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FOOD & DRINK: Zoofari is the National Zoo’s (3001 Connecticut Avenue NW) yearly fundraiser and foodie fest. Over 100 restaurants will be providing food, Mike Isabella of Top Chef fame will lead a Zoo-themed cake-making contest and there will be a silent auction, live music and more. 6:30-9:30 p.m. $150 for FONZ members, $200 nonmembers.

>> It’s a very cheesy Food Truck Thursday at Chinatown Coffee (475 H Street NW) with CapMac on the scene. Pair your Goat Cheese Mac, Ruben Mac or just regular CapMac’n Cheese with $3 beers. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

ART: Alliance Francaise presents Tour Tiki Tahiti, a guided tour of the Gauguin: Maker of Myth exhibit at the National Gallery of Art (East Building, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW), followed by an after party featuring cocktails, an iPod playlist contest and hula dancers. 4-11 p.m. $12.

MUSIC: Brightest Young Things launch their pop-up space, the awkwardly named vitaminwater® uncapped LIVE (2213-2217 14th Street NW), with performances by Wale, Rye Rye, Fat Trel and others. 8-11 p.m. Free.

>> Kopecky Family Band, who are pumped to appear at Bonnaroo in June, play the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue (600 I Street NW) tonight with MyNameIsJohnMichael. 8 p.m. $10.

>> The Blind Boys of Alabama, who began their musical journey together at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in 1939, play the Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Avenue Alexandria) tonight with Queen Ester Marrow. 7:30 p.m. $29.50.