Photo by LaTur.TALK: Actor Kevin Kline comes to Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) tonight for the Classic Conversations interview series with Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Michael Kahn. 8 p.m. $35-$45.
MOVIE: The National Theatre (1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) kicks off its free Holiday Cinema series — featuring “classic films from the Golden Age of Hollywood” — with the 1946 film The Man Who Came to Dinner. Tickets given out at 6 p.m., movie starts at 6:30 p.m. Free.
>> See David Carradine in drag in Sonny Boy, the WPFS screening at McFadden’s (2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW). 8 p.m. $2 donation suggested.
MUSIC: Vocal powerhouse Chaka Khan performs with a jazz quartet tonight and tomorrow at the Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria). 7:30 p.m. $75.
>> Markéta Irglová (of The Swell Season) plays the 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW) tonight with Justin Jones. 7 p.m. $25.
>> The Knux show at DC9 (1940 9th Street NW) tonight is cancelled, but you could still swing by the roof deck and enjoy a brew.
Coming up this week…
TUESDAY: Port City Brewing Company pairs with the Del Ray Pizzeria (2218 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria) Tuesday for an “All Things Virginia” Port City Dinner, featuring Virginia ham and sweet potato biscuits paired with Port City Optimal Wit, Virginia oyster chowdah paired with Port City Essential Pale Ale, Virginia rockfish and crab over sausage and grits paired with Port City Monumental IPA, Smith Family Farm beef short rib paired with Port City Porter, and Virginia Sweet Potato Pie paired with Port City Tidings. Call (703) 549-2999 for reservations. Seatings at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. $49 (plus tax and tip).
WEDNESDAY: Paint your own 22 by 28 inch canvas while you enjoy live music and all-you-can-eat/drink hors d’oeuvres, pinkberry fro-yo, beer, wine and vitamin water at the ArtJamz Georgetown Holiday Session at General Walter Smith Mansion (3248 N Street NW) Wednesday. Can’t make it Wednesday? Check out the other upcoming ArtJamz events taking place December 1, December 14, and December 15. 6:30-10 p.m. $65 (includes food, drink, and all your art supplies).
>> Or, on Wednesday, head over to the National Archives’ (700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) for a free screening of Food, Inc., which will be followed by a panel discussion with curator Alice Kamps, co-director of FRESHFARM Markets Ann Harvey Yonkers, and owners of North Mountain Pastures Farm Brooks Miller and Anna Santini. 7 p.m. Free.
THURSDAY: Comedian Michael Ian Black brings his “Black is White” tour to the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue (600 I Street NW) Thursday. Doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. Tickets $27.50.
>> Mix art and partying at one of two events on Thursday: the Phillips After Five: Sugar Plum Party at the Phillips Collection (5-8:30 p.m., $12) or Mingle at the Museum: The Bright Beneath at the National Museum of Natural History (7:30-10 p.m., $35).
FRIDAY: The Downtown Holiday Market (8th and F Streets NW) presents 60 exhibitors a day for the next 22 days, beginning this Friday. These crafters and artists’ tents will be filled with jewelry, art, children’s clothes, and other gifts. There will also be a number of live music acts and other performances.
SATURDAY: Steve-O, from MTV shows Jackass and Wildboyz, comes to Busboys and Poets (1025 5th Street NW) this Saturday to sign copies of his book, Professional Idiot: A Memoir, and raise money for The Kindness Collective. 1-2 p.m. $8 donation suggested. Advance free tickets available here.
