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MOVIES: Will Smith and Kevin James rom-com Hitch is playing tonight as part of the Crystal Screen (1851 S. Bell Street Arlington VA) “Summer of Romance” series. Sundown. Free.

>> If you’re more into movies with A/C, head over to McFadden’s (2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) this evening for the Washington Psychotronic Film Society screening of the kung-fu serial killer movie Bare Knuckles. 8:00 p.m. $5 suggested donation.

MUSIC: Fort Reno’s (Nebraska Avenue and Chesapeake Street NW) outdoor summer concert series continues tonight with Give, Coup Sauvage, and Boris Milic. 7:00-9:30 p.m. Free.

VARIETY: Freak Show Deluxe, “a dark vaudevillian extravaganza,” comes to the Red Palace (1212 H Street NE) stage tonight. 9:00 p.m. $10.

Coming up this week…

TUESDAY: The Air Sex World Championships bring miming like you’ve never seen it before to the Rock and Roll Hotel (1353 H Street NE) this Tuesday. Not sure what to expect? Review our coverage from the 2010 event. Doors 9:00 p.m., show 10:00 p.m. $10.

>> Earlier in the day, spend your lunch break stuffing your face at Z Burger’s (4321 Wisconsin Avenue NW) fourth annual Independence Day Burger Eating Contest. 12:00 p.m. Free.

WEDNESDAY: Happy 4th of July! What better way to celebrate than watching Will Smith deliver the line, “Welcome to Earth” and punching an alien in the face? That’s right, NoMa Summer Screen (Loree Grand Field at Second and L streets NE) is showing Independence Day and throwing a neighborhood block party “complete with a moonbounce, inflatable slide, facepainting, Rock Band, DJ, good food, and more” on Wednesday. Event begins at 6:00 p.m., movie starts at dark. Free.

THURSDAY: It’s a “British Invasion” at Phillips after 5 (1600 21st Street NW) this Thursday, with tastings of Chocolate City Beer’s 1814 ESB (a British-style beer), episodes of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” and a gallery talk on Antony Gormley. 5:00-8:30 p.m. $10-$12.

FRIDAY: The Tuahine Troupe a group from the University of Hawaii that performs traditional Hawaiian music and dance, comes to the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) this Friday. 6:00 p.m. Free.