Photo by egbphoto MUSIC/COMEDY: Reggie Watts has an amazing voice with an impressive range. But he’s too funny to just pursue a regular music career, so instead, sings his standup routines. He’s toured with Conan O’Brian, appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, and been featured on the NPR WNYC podcast Radiolab. If you’re free tonight, definitely head over to the 9:30 Club (815 V Street) to check him out. 7:00 p.m. $25.
MOVIE: The Washington DC JCC (1529 16th Street NW) presents the 1918 silent film The Yellow Ticket (aka The Devil’s Pawn) with live accompaniment by klezmer fiddle player Alicia Svigals. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12-$15.
>> The Washington Psychotronic Film Society celebrates the golden age of Japanese monster movies by screening Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare at McFadden’s (2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) tonight. 8:00 p.m. Free, but $5 donation suggested.
FOOD & DRINK: Hank’s Oyster Bar and Lounge (1624 Q Street NW) serves up a Tröegs Beer Dinner tonight, featuring five courses paired with Tröegs Brewing Company beers. $70 (plus tax and tip.
Coming up this week…
TUESDAY: Joel Stein, Time columnist and regular on VH1’s I Love the ’80s, talks about all the manly things he did (firefighting, hunting, building, and more) for his book Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue (600 I Street NW) Tuesday. 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 or receive 2 free tickets when you buy the book ($27).
WEDNESDAY: It’s a Hootenanny! Sideshow and Foot Stompin’ Blues! at the Red Palace (1212 H Street NE) this Wednesday. 9:00 p.m. $10.
THURSDAY: The Art Museum of the Americas’ (201 18th Street NW) Art After Dark: Apocalypse event this Thursday will feature a variety of performance, installation, and video art, as well as music from DJ Mauricio Parra and Banda Magda, and an open bar (limit 5 drinks). 8:00 p.m. to midnight. $40.
FRIDAY: The National Gallery of Art’s (3rd and 7th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW) Jazz in the Garden concert series is back for its 12th year this Friday in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. 5:00-8:00 p.m. Free.
