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MUSIC: Ten-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin performs on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) tonight with the Let Freedom Ring Choir, in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy. Free tickets will be given away starting at 4 p.m. today, and attendees must be seated by 5:40 p.m. Can’t make it? Watch the performance through a live broadcast online.
ART: The Corcoran Gallery of Art (500 Seventeenth Street NW) is offering free admission today to both honor Martin Luther King Jr. and to celebrate their 30 Americans exhibit. Visitors today will also receive a two-for-one voucher so they can visit the gallery with a friend in the future for the price of one admission. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.
MOVIES: The Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) is presenting The Lord of the Rings trilogy on three Middle Earth Mondays. Tonight, watch The Two Towers while you enjoy specials on pitchers of beer. 8 p.m. Free.
>> The Washington Psychotronic Film Society presents Steven Spielberg’s 1972 “second-to-last made-for-TV movie,” Something Evil, at McFadden’s (2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) tonight. The film was inspired by the book The Exorcist, and came out before the movie of that same name. 8 p.m. $5 donation suggested.
Coming up this week…
TUESDAY: Granville Moore’s (1238 H Street NE) hosts a Heavy Seas Beer Dinner Tuesday, featuring specials brews, like a “tweaked” cask of Loose Cannon, and a selection of dishes (including, cured hamachi, sharp cheddar fondue, pan-seared snapper, smoked duck breast, and more). Call 202-399-2546 for a reservation. 7 p.m. $70 (plus tax and tip).
WEDNESDAY: The Embassy of Sweden is taking part in a special screening of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo at Lincoln Theatre (1215 U Street NW) Wednesday, by preceding the film with a talk on “Sweden Behind the Scenes.” 7 p.m. Tickets: $10.
THURSDAY: Take a look into the The Mystery of Shakespeare, and whether he wrote all the plays attributed to him, at a talk at the Kreeger Museum (2401 Foxhall Road NW) this Thursday. An English pub-style reception will follow the talk. Purchase tickets by calling 202-338-3552 or emailing visitorservices@kreegermuseum.org. Doors 6 p.m., program 6:30-8 p.m. $10.
FRIDAY: Take the day off from work Friday and enjoy lunch while you hear authors Tony Horwitz and Geraldine Brooks discuss the historical nonfiction and fiction books they’ve written (Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War and Caleb’s Crossing: A Novel) at Top of the Hay (800 16th Street NW). Tickets are $85 and include three courses, wine, tax, and tip. 12-2 p.m.
SATURDAY: Lace up your drinking shoes for the indoor 1K Beer Walk this Saturday and Sunday at the Crystal City Shops (2200 Crystal Drive Crystal City VA). Use your 20 tasting tickets to sample from over 30 beers. There will also be free snacks and t-shirts for all participants. Tickets: $35 Saturday, $20 Sunday. Heats are scheduled every half hour from 2 p.m. through 5:30 p.m.
