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FOOD & DRINK: Zaytinya’s (701 9th Street NW) Grape Festival continues tonight with a five-course wine dinner, featuring dishes like lamb shoulder, each paired with a different wine. Chris Jelepis of Sonata Wine Importers will be on hand to discuss the wines. Call (202) 638-0800 for reservations. 7 p.m. $85 (plus tax and tip).

>> Belga Cafe (514 8th Street SE) is hosting a Holiday Beer Tasting dinner tonight, featuring three-courses paired with seven Christmas and winter ales. Call (202) 544-0100 to reserve your spot. 6:30 p.m. $59.

BOOKS: Scott Wallace, author of The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes, discusses his adventures searching for indigenous tribes in the Amazon at Busboys and Poets (2021 14th Street NW) tonight. 6:30 p.m. Free.

>> Author Charles J. Shields discusses his upcoming biography of Kurt Vonnegut, And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut, A Life at Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut Avenue NW). 7 p.m. Free.

MUSIC: Local band Technicians, who “play a loud blend of punk, indie rock and metal” perform at the Black Cat Backstage (1811 14th Street NW) with Club Scout. 8 p.m. $8.