Photo by LaTur.MOVIES: Next up from Screen on the Green (National Mall between 12th and 14th Streets NW) is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, which won Oscars for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing in 1976. Dusk. Free.
>> “I see dead people,” at the Crystal Screen (1850 Bell Street, Arlington) outdoor showing of The Sixth Sense. Sunset. Free.
>> Or, if you prefer your movies indoors (and with a cold drink), stop by Redline (707 G Street NW), which is launching its new weekly “Movie and Martini Night”. Tonight, pair Casablanca with champagne cocktails and Singapore Slings. 7 p.m.
FOOD & DRINK: Find out which D.C. restaurant serves up the best rickey — a mix of bourbon, lime and club soda — as the month-long rickey competition concludes tonight at Jack Rose (2007 18th Street NW). 6 p.m. $10 admission includes a free rickey.
HAPPY HOUR: For the month of August, the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) will feature a Happy Hour Series on Mondays. Performers, like tonight’s Brazilian singer, guitarist and percussionist Badi Assad, will take the stage in the Kennedy Center Atrium, while the audience relaxes in a couch-filled summer lounge, complete with dance floor and full bar. Cocktails begin as early as 5:30 p.m., the live music of the night will begin at 6 p.m. Free.
Coming up this week…
TUESDAY: Try out some new comedy material, or just come watch these fearless souls, at The Quick and the Damned Open Mic Tuesday at Asylum (2471 18th Street NW). The event is presented by You, Me, Them, Everybody, with hosts Brandon Wetherbee, Peter Heyneman and Erik Zieger. Sign up at 7:30 p.m., the show starts at 8 p.m. Free.
WEDNESDAY: From the Back of the Room, a documentary on women in the DIY punk music community, premieres at E Street Cinema (555 11th Street NW). 8 p.m. $10.
THURSDAY: The 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW) presents Rusted Root, whose “Send Me on My Way” is still way catchy all these years later. Quincy Mumford and the Reason Why also performs. 7 p.m. $25.
>> Also on Thursday, head to the next installment of Phillips after 5 at the Phillips Collection (1600 21st Street NW). The night’s theme is “Spirituality in Art”, and will feature a lesson in Chair Yoga from Kimberly Wilson of Tranquil Space (6:30 and 7:30 p.m.), a Gallery Talk on the work of Kandinsky (6 and 7 p.m.), music and videos from Robin Bell (5-8:30 p.m.), and more. There will be complimentary food and a cash bar. 5-8:30 p.m. $12.
