Photo by Tony DeFilippoART: Shop the Off the Walls Art Sale at the Corcoran (500 17th Street NW) Thursday to buy art created by Corcoran College of Art and Design students. 5-9 p.m. Free. And check out our Holiday Markets roundup for other art and gift shopping opportunities.
BALLET: See the American Ballet Theatre perform The Nutcracker at the Kennedy Center (2700 F Street NW) tonight (this weekend’s performances have sold out). 7:30 p.m. $45-$150.
MOVIE: Bicyclists in the annual Race Across America (RAAM) complete a 3,000 mile race from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Follow their experiences in the documentary Bicycle Dreams playing for one night only at the Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pike Arlington VA). 7:15 p.m. Tickets: $10.
>> Al Jazeera English hosts a screening tonight of the documentary Fault Lines: Crisis in the Horn of Africa, which looks at the drought in Somalia, at Busboys and Poets (2021 14th Street NW). After the film, correspondent Sebastian Walker will participate in an question and answer session. RSVP to Roxana.Elliott@aljazeera.net. 7 p.m. Free.
MUSIC: Beady Eye (featuring Liam Gallagher) performs at the 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW) tonight with Black Box Revelation. 7 p.m. $40.
>> Kathryn Calder of The New Pornographers plays IOTA (2832 Wilson Blvd Arlington VA) tonight with Himalayan Bear. $12. 8:30 p.m.
PARTY: The U Street Neighborhood Association is throwing a Holiday Party at Local 16 (1602 U Street NW) tonight. There will be a silent auction of items from local businesses, including two tickets to the January 1s Thievery Corporation show at the 9:30 Club, a 1 month pass to Flow Yoga Center, a doggie gift basket from Planet Pets, and more. 7-9 p.m. Free.
