Photo by 8230This&ThatFOOD DEMO: Watch a cooking demo and learn about Nordic cuisine from chefs Petteri Luoto, who hails from Finland, and Iceland’s Hákon Már Örvarsson on the Millennium Stage tonight as part of the Kennedy Center’s Nordic Cool cultural series. 6:00 p.m. Free.
BOOK: Author Karen Russell discusses Vampires in the Lemon Grove, her second collection of stories, at Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut Avenue NW) this evening. 7:00 p.m. Free.
KARAOKE: Sing your heart out at District Karaoke Monday at Penn Social (801 E Street NW) tonight. 7:00 p.m.
MOVIES: The Washington Psychotronic Film Society presents Mean Mother a “grindhouse patchwork film” where “two vets skip out on ‘Nam, split up in Europe, and get into plenty of trouble before heading to Canada.” Check it out tonight at McFadden’s (2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW). 8:00 p.m. $5 suggested donation.
>> The Black Cat’s (1811 14th Street NW) Muggle Mondays continue tonight with part two of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Butterbeer drink specials. 8:00 p.m. Free.
Coming up this week…
TUESDAY: Virtue Feed & Grain (106 S. Union Street Alexandria VA) is hosting a five-course Lost Rhino Brewing Company Beer Dinner this Tuesday. They’ll be pairing Rhino Chasers Pilsner with a crudo of fluke, New River Pale Ale with grilled squid, Lost Rhino Woody Stout with chicory braised beef short rib, Faceplant IPA with Meadow Creek ‘Grayson’ and buttered popcorn, and finishing with Pretty in Pink Pomegranate Saison paired with a “trio of sweet bites.” Call 571-970-3669 or email parties@virtuefeedandgrain.com for reservations. 7:00 p.m. $75.
WEDNESDAY: Sit back and bask in a Smithsonian Associates talk on Touching the Sun: A Sizzling Exploration, where scientist Justin Kasper will discuss his Solar Probe Plus, “the first instrument that will literally ‘touch’ the sun” this Wednesday at the S. Dillon Ripley Center (1100 Jefferson Drive SW). 6:45-8:45 p.m. $30-$42.
THURSDAY: While journalists are sometimes unintentionally funny, this Thursday at The Hamilton (600 14th Street NW) it’ll be on purpose. Come out to Commedia dell Media where journalists from Politico, C-SPAN, Fox Business News, The Washington Post, and elsewhere will be cracking jokes to raise money for charity. Doors 7:00 p.m., event at 8:00 p.m. $20 in advance, $30 day of.
FRIDAY: Hit the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) this Friday for journalists turned musicians at Journopalooza on the main stage (8:00 p.m., $20 in advance or $30 day of) or head to the backstage for Sugar Shack Burlesque (8:45 p.m. and 11 p.m., $12 in advance or $15 day of).
SATURDAY: Awaken your inner Homer Simpson and devote this Saturday to donuts at Brightest Young Things’ First Annual Donut Fest at Penn Social (801 E Street NW). Enjoy “all-you-can-gorge free donut samplins” from District Doughnut and Coffee, Astro doughnuts & fried chicken, Golden Brown Delicious, Zeke’s DC Donuts, Eventide Restaurant, Jackie’s, Farmers Fishers Bakers, Heller’s Bakery, Poste, and Orso. There will also be brunch cocktails, Saturday morning cartoons, and a donut eating competition. 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. $12 in advance, $15 day of.
SUNDAY: Getting hitched? Head to Engaged! magazine’s bridal showcase at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel, The St. Regis Hotel, and the Decatur House on Lafayette Square. Limos will whisk you from one venue to another where you can peruse gowns, flowers, photography, cakes, invitations, and more while you enjoy food and drinks. 3:00-7:00 p.m. $65.
