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TALK: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton moderates a discussion between “Two Living Legends of the Civil Rights Movement,” Julian Bond and Congressman John Lewis, at Busboys and Poets 14th and V location (2021 14th Street NW) this evening. 8:30-10:30 p.m.
MUSTACHES: Mustache-based fundraising is no longer confined to the month of November (Movember). Kicking off tonight and running through every Monday in March, facial hair growers are invited out to Meridian Pint (3400 11th Street NW) for 826DC’s Mustache-a-thon. There will be weekly challenges, charts of hair-growing progress, and more. Registration closed on Sunday, but it sounds like if you show up there will still be much fun to be had. 6:00 p.m.
MUSIC: Spirit Animal plays the Black Cat Backstage (1811 14th Street NW) tonight with Shark Week. 8:00 p.m. $8.
MOVIE: The Washington Psychotronic Film Society presents The Worst Movie Ever! (which we hear isn’t just a clever title) tonight at McFadden’s (2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW). 8:00 p.m. $5 suggested donation.
Coming up this week…
TUESDAY: Dino’s (3435 Connecticut Avenue NW) Duck Dinner of 10 duck courses featuring “everything but the quack,” is back this Tuesday and Wednesday. A few of the dishes included in the meal are confit of duck neck and duck butt, duck fat oven roasted potatoes, and saffron panna cotta with caramelized duck cracklings. Call (202) 686-2966 for reservations. 7:00 p.m. $59 plus tax and tip.
WEDNESDAY: Support the good work of the nonprofit Brainfood while you enjoy the beers of DC Brau at the Fe-Brau-ary and Brainfood Fundraiser at Capitol Lounge (229 Pennsylvania Avenue SE) Wednesday. 6:00-9:00 p.m. $60 (includes 5 beer tickets and buffet food pairings).
>> Or, clean our your closet and do some good at the WGIRLS DC Coats & Cocktails event to benefit the Salvation Army. Bring either a $10 donation or gently used coats, gloves, and scarves to the Dirty Martini (1223 Connecticut Avenue NW) Wednesday and get happy hour prices til 8:00 p.m. The event starts at 6:00 and runs til 9:00 p.m.
THURSDAY: Doron Petersan, owner of Sticky Fingers Bakery, shares recipes from her book Sticky Fingers’ Sweets! 100 Super-Secret Vegan Recipes and signs copies at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue (600 I Street NW) this Thursday. 7:00 p.m. $8 in advance, $10 day of. Or, buy the book for $27.50 and receive two free tickets.
FRIDAY: National Geographic (1145 17th Street NW) celebrates the work of women filmmakers at the Women Hold Up Half the Sky Film Series this Friday and Saturday. On Friday see Here I Am at 7:30 p.m., and on Saturday see A Small Act at 4:30 p.m. and My Wedding and Other Secrets at 7:30 p.m. $10 each film or $24 for the three-part series.
SATURDAY: Bring the kids to Family Day: Up, Up, and Away! at the Corcoran (500 Seventeenth Street NW) this Saturday for hands-on art projects (masks, mobiles, and more), face painting, a dance workshop, and more. See the full schedule of events online. 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Free.
SUNDAY: The WSC Avant Bard theater company presents Shakespeare in Klingon at the Rosslyn Spectrum theater (1611 N. Kent Street Arlington, VA) this Sunday. 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $86.50 (one ticket to this performance plus two passes for other shows in the 2011-2012 WSC Avant Bard season) or $251.50 (includes one tickt to this performance, four passes to the WSC Avant Bard 2012-2013 season, and a ticket to the VIP reception with Michael Kahn and Christopher Henley.)
