POLITICS: Hear DC Council At-Large candidates Sekou Biddle, E. Gail Anderson Holness, Vincent Orange, and Peter Shapiro debate tonight at the Drink, Vote, and Be Merry! event at Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW). The evening will be moderated by Alan Suderman (Loose Lips columnist), Chuck Thies (WPFW DC Politics host), and Tom Sherwood (NBC4). 8:00 p.m. Free.

DANCE: The Életfa Hungarian Folk Ensemble invites the audience to take part in Hungarian Csardas dance while the ensemble performs folk music at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) tonight. This event is part of the larger The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna series. Dance lessons start at 5:00 p.m., followed by the performance and open dancing at 6:00 p.m. Free.

FUNDRAISER: DC SCORES, an organization that uses poetry and soccer to improve the lives of DC youth, is raising money to help DC kids attend summer camp for free through a happy hour fundraiser tonight at Lounge 201 (201 Massachusetts Avenue NE). 5:30-8:00 p.m.

BOOKS: Hear author Jonah Lehrer discuss his book Imagine: How Creativity Works, which combines science and case studies, at Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut Avenue NW) tonight. 7:000 p.m. Free.

MUSIC: The Wedding Present plays the Rock and Roll Hotel (1353 H Street NE) tonight with The Jet Age and Pinky Piglets. Doors 6:00 p.m., show 7:00 p.m. $15.