Photo by abe.oFILM: The first annual United Arab Emirates Film Festival kicks off this evening with a screening of Sea Shadow (6:00-7:30 p.m.), followed by a question and answer session with the film’s director, Nawaf Al Janahi. Free tickets are available here.
>> Meridian Hill Pictures is screening two documentaries, Grrrl Love and Revolution: Riot Grrrl NYC and R. Luke DuBois: Running Out of Time, by local filmmakers at Hillyer Art Space (9 Hillyer Court NW, Washington, DC 20008) this evening. 7:00 p.m. $10 suggested donation.
BOOKS: 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.
CONSTITUTION: Happy 225th birthday, Constitution! Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Yale Law Professor Akhil Amar “explore the past, present, and future of the nation’s founding document” at the National Archives William G. McGowan Theater (700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) tonight. Free tickets to the event will be handed out at the Special Events entrance on Constitution Avenue, between 7th and 9th Streets NW, at 6 p.m. Doors open 6:30 p.m., the event starts at 7:00 p.m. Free.
FOOD & DRINK: Zaytinya (701 9th Street NW) is hosting a special wine dinner this evening, pairing five-courses with wines from Kir-Yanni, as a part of their Grape Festival. Call (202) 638-0800 to reserve your spot. 8:00 p.m. $85.
>> YO! Sushi’s new location in Union Station offers an Harajuku Happy Hour, featuring two plates and a drink for $10, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. every Monday through Saturday.
