Photo by Caitlin H. Faw

FOOD & DRINK: Dino’s (3435 Connecticut Avenue NW) Duck Dinner tonight and tomorrow features 10 duck courses that include “everything but the quack.” For example, here are just a few of the dishes on the menu: 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.

>>Belga Cafe (514 8th Street SE) presents a “Sour Valentine” Beer Dinner tonight. The menu of baby shrimp and red snapper will be paired with a number of sour Belgian beers. The evening will finish off with raspberry beer floats. 6:30 p.m. $49 (plus tax and tip).

TALK: A panel of research and policy fellows, analysts, professors, and editors discusses “fact-checking and misinformation on the 2012 campaign trail” at The Facts of (Political) Life event at the New America Foundation (1899 L Street NW, Suite 400). A reception will follow the talk. RSVP here. 5:00-6:30 p.m. Free.

MUSIC: Lenorable brings “electro goth rock” to the Black Cat Backstage (1811 14th Street NW) tonight with Dangerosa and Last Tide. 8:00 p.m. $8.

BOOKS: Craig Taylor discusses his book Londoners, which includes interviews with a variety of London-dwellers, “from an iconic Buckingham Palace guard to a retired driver to a heroin addict,” at Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut Avenue NW) tonight. 7:00 p.m. Free.

MOVIE: If you waited til after the Oscars because you only watch winners, head to E Street Cinema (555 11th Street NW) tonight and this week for The Artist (Best Picture), The Descendants (Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay), The Iron Lady (Best Actress in a Leading Role), A Separation (Best Foreign Language Film), as well as the best animated and live action shorts. Varying times. $11 each film.