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BEER: Rustico celebrates its annual Festivus for the rest of us, showcasing two dozen holiday beers, at its Ballston location (4075 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington) tonight and its Alexandria location (827 Slaters Lane, Alexandria) tomorrow. No details on whether there will be any airing of grievances or feats of strength, but there will be glassware giveaways at the Alexandria event and prizes for those who make both nights. 6 p.m. No admission fee.

HAPPY HOUR: Help support the Dupont Underground project, an effort to transform old trolley tracks under Dupont Circle into a commercial development, at a happy hour fundraiser at The Passenger (1021 7th Street NW) tonight. Ten percent of the sales will be donated to Dupont Underground. 5 to 8 p.m.

FILM: The 1978 documentary The Punk Rock Movie, features The Clash, the Sex Pistols, Generation X, and other punk rockers. See it tonight at the Washington Psychotronic Film Society’s screening at McFadden’s (2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW). 8 p.m. $2 donation suggested.

THEATER: The German theater group theater die baustelle, perform a shortened version of the opera Hänsel and Gretel, by composer Engelbert Humperdinck, on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) tonight. 6 p.m. Free.

Coming up this week…

TUESDAY: Head to the Ellipse Tuesday to see the lighting of the National Hanukkah Menorah on the first night of the Festival of Lights. There will be musical performances by the United States Marine Band and The Three Cantors. 4 p.m. Tickets are free and can be obtained by calling (202) 332-5600 or requesting them online.

>> If you enjoy festive fitness, throw on some holiday themed running gear and take part in the Holiday Lights Run Tuesday. This 4.5-mile trot through the city is preceeded by caroling at the Washington Court Hotel (525 New Jersey Avenue NW) and followed by a happy hour the Federal City Bar (in the Washington Court Hotel lobby). 7 p.m. Free.

WEDNESDAY: A rabbi, rabbi impersonator, comedian, journalist, professor, and scientist tell autobiographical tales at the My So-Called Jewish Life storytelling event, from SpeakEasyDC, at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue (600 I Street NW) Wednesday. Doors 6:30 p.m., event 7:30 p.m. $12 in advance, $15 day of.

>> The Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) presents a South Park Christmas, featuring Christmas-timed episodes of South Park and $5 Great Lakes Christmas Ale. 8 p.m. Free.

THURSDAY: Wander through the Season’s Greenings holiday displays at the U.S. Botanical Gardens (100 Maryland Avenue SW) while you listen to live Russian folk music by Samovar Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free.

FRIDAY: The Raspberry Brothers celebrate, and of course make fun of, the 1990 Christmas comedy Home Alone at the Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington) Friday. 9:55 p.m. $15.

>> Procrastinators take note, Friday is your last chance to stop by the Downtown Holiday Market (8th and F streets NW). 12-8 p.m.

SATURDAY: Santa ditches the reindeer for water skis at National Harbor Saturday. There will also be the Grinch on a jet ski and Frosty the Snowman in a dinghy. 1 p.m. Free.

SUNDAY: Sixth and I Historic Synagogue’s answers the question, “What’s a Jew to do on Christmas?” with Chinese food, movies, and beer. The fun begins at 1 p.m. Sunday with all-you-can-eat kosher Chinese food, beer from Shmaltz Brewing, and three movies: Spaceballs at 2 p.m., The Princess Bride at 5 p.m., and The Big Lebowski at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 through Dec. 20, and $80 after that.

>> Sunday night head to the Black Cat (1811 14th Street) for their Third Annual James Brown Death-mas Bash with DJ Soul Call Paul. 9 p.m. $5.