Photo by K’s Clicks.

FOOD & DRINK: Domenica Marchetti shows off dishes from her cookbook The Glorious Pasta of Italy during a four-course dinner at Bibiana Osteria Enoteca (1100 New York Avenue NW). Call (202) 216-9550 to attend. 6:30 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner. The $90 (plus tax and tips) fee to attend includes the meal, wine and a copy of the cookbook.

MUSIC: Sondre Lerche, who hails from Norway, mixes jazz, pop, psychedelia and folk tonight at the 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW). Nightlands and Kishi Bashi also perform. 7 p.m. $15.

>> Wale, The Board Administration, and Rocksmith Tokyo perform at U Street Music Hall (1115A U Street NW) to celebrate the release of Black Cobain‘s “Young, Gifted & Black” mixtape. 9 p.m. $20 in advance, $30 entrance and mixtape, $50 VIP.

DANCE: The Royal Danish Ballet begins its six-night performance run at the Kennedy Center (2700 F Street NW) tonight. They will be dancing August Bournonville’s Napoli and A Folk Tale (featuring trolls — the bridge kind, not the blog kind). 7:30 p.m. $29-$99.

MOVIE: See a screening of The Alien Factor, followed by a discussion with actor Dick Dyszel, who plays Mayor Wicker in the film, tonight at The Passenger (1021 7th Street NW) Presented by the Washington Psychotronic Film Society. 7 p.m. Free, but a $2 donation is suggested.