Photo by ep_jhu MUSIC: Owl City, whose song “Fireflies” has a mere 75 million views on YouTube and who recently
teamed up with Carly Rae Jepsen, plays their guilty pleasure poppy electronica at the 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW) tonight with Action Item. 6:00 p.m. $25.
MOVIE: The DC Shorts Film Festival continues tonight with three showcases of 6 to 8 short films each, covering topics ranging from Martin Luther King’s legacy to sharing cookies. All three of the showcases will be screened at E Street Cinema (555 11th Street NW) this evening, and include Showcase 10 at 5:00 p.m., Showcase 11 at 7:00 p.m., and Showcase 12 at 9:00 p.m. Tickets: $12. Check out the full schedule here; the festival continues through this Sunday.
>> Both Ted (7:30 p.m.) and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (9:50 p.m.) seem like films especially worthy of Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse’s (2903 Columbia Pike Arlington VA) $1 movie night tonight.
TALK: Peace Direct explains that “wherever there is conflict, there are local people building peace,” in their talk “Looking for the Local” at Busboys and Poets (2021 14th Street NW) tonight. 6:15-8:15 p.m. Free.
Coming up this week…
TUESDAY: Indie rockers Minus the Bear play The Fillmore Silver Spring (8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD) this Tuesday. 8:00 p.m. $30.
WEDNESDAY: Molly Ringwald, the redheaded dreamgirl from 80s movies Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, and The Breakfast Club, reads from and discusses her new novel When it Happens to You at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue (600 I Street NW) this Wednesday. 7:00 p.m. $15 for admission, $25 for admission and one copy of the book, or $30 for admission for two and one copy of the book.
THURSDAY: Catch the DC premier of What Did You Expect?: The Archers of Loaf Live at the Cat’s Cradle, a documentary about the Archers of Loaf reuniting and touring in 2011, at the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) screening this Thursday at 8:00 p.m. $8.
FRIDAY: The Red Palace (1212 H Street NE) welcomes Valentine Candy Burlesque to the stage this Friday for an out-of-this-world show aptly titled: Boobs in Space. 10:00 p.m. $10 in advance, $12 day of.
SATURDAY: The annual H Street Festival welcomed 50,000 visitors last year, and hopes to surpass that this Saturday. Come out to the popular street fest for live music on five stages, artcars, the Baltimore Rock Opera Society, fashion shows, food, and more. 12:00-7:00 p.m. And review our recent roundup of other upcoming fall festivals in D.C.
