Photo by patrick_thibodeauMUSIC: The interesting combination of Van Halen and Kool & the Gang play the Verizon Center (601 F Street NW) tonight. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $29.50-$149.50.
>> Fiona Apple’s performance at Sixth and I Street Historic Synagogue (600 I Street NW) tonight is sold out.
BENEFIT: Enjoy champagne cocktails, listen to live music from pianist Pat Rohrer and vocalist Krista McClellan, and take part in an accessory drive to benefit Dress for Success, at the Grille at Morrison House (116 South Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA) tonight. Call (703) 838-8000 for reservations. 6:00-8:00 p.m. $25.
BURLESQUE: Head to the Red Palace (1212 H Street NE) tonight to learn what it means to be a “conceptual stripteaser,” the title burlesque performer Shortstaxx gives herself. Doors 8:30 p.m., show 9:30 p.m. $10.
MOVIES: Haven’t seen The Hunger Games yet? Catch it tonight at Uptown Theater (3426 Connecticut Avenue NW), one of our favorite movie venues in town. 7:10 p.m. $11.
