Photo by B.W. Johnson

FOOD: Restaurant Week again kicks off this week, so check OpenTable for any of the many restaurants that offer $20.12 lunches and $35.12 dinners. For you Restaurant Week novices, the Washingtonian has some useful pro tips to share.

READING: Novelist William Gibson tries something a little different with Distrust That Particular Flavor, a collection of short reports on everything from life in Singapore to how the internet is failing us. He’ll be reading from the book and signing copies at Politics & Prose (5105 Connecticut Avenue NW) this evening. 7 p.m. Free.

MOVIE: From what I could tell, just about every showing of the acclaimed Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was sold out over the weekend, so today may be a good time to see the movie based on the John le Carré thriller at the E Street Cinema (555 11th Street NW). 5, 6:30, 9 and 9:30 p.m. $11.

POLITICS: Harry Thomas, Jr. is gone, and the fight to find someone to replace him starts today with a meeting being hosted by fellow Ward 5 resident Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large) at the Israel Baptist Church (1251 Saratoga Avenue NE). If you want your voice heard or want to make a pitch for your own candidacy, show up. 7 p.m. Free.

MUSIC: If you’ve missed the shows by the National Symphony Orchestra in Columbia Heights bars and restaurants in recent weeks (part of the In Your Neighborhood series), catch their last performances tonight at the Washington D.C. Jewish Community Center (1529 16th Street NW) or the Dance Institute of Washington (3400 14th Street NW), both at 5:30 p.m. Free.