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STORYTELLING: Hear true stories about how movies affect our lives at Story League’s Story Contest 4: The Movies at Busboys and Poets (2021 14th Street NW) tonight. Have a good story related to this theme? Submit a 100-word story, online or at the event, for a chance to share it and possibly win $100. 9:00-10:30 p.m. Tickets: $10.

FOOD & DRINK: At the Freer Gallery of Art’s (Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW) Noodles and a Movie event tonight enjoy Chef Hou Chun-sheng’s award-winning beef noodle soup followed by a screening of Eat Drink Man Woman. 6:00 p.m. Free.

MUSIC: Hit the U Street Music Hall (1115A U Street NW) tonight for Moombahton Massive XII featuring Nadastrom, Sabo, Heartbreak, Munchi and Jen Lasher. 9:00 p.m. $12.

>> Alice Ripley, who won a Tony in 2009 for her role in Next to Normal, sings hits from Broadway in a cabaret show on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) tonight. 6:00 p.m. Free.

MOVIES: Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but keep the romance going with AFI Silver Theatre’s (8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD) Screen Valentines: Great Movie Romances. Tonight’s pick is The Lady Eve, which features memorable lines like “I need him like the axe needs the turkey.” Ahh romance. 9:15 p.m. $11.50.

CELEBRATION: Adams Morgan celebrates Random Acts of Kindness Day tonight by collecting food for Christ House, honoring local police and firefighters with baked goods, and enjoying entertainment both outside at BB&T Corner Plaza, 18th Street and Columbia Road NW (hula hooping, Zumba, dancing, and more), and in (free comedy at Marrakech Lounge). 5:00-8:00 p.m. Free.