Photo by DMD67

FOOD & DRINK: 1905 Bistro & Bar (1905 9th Street NW) is dishing out a four-course DC Brau Beer Dinner this Thursday. The meal begins with an oyster shooter (incorporating the DC Brau Citizen), followed by house-smoked pork belly paired with DC Brau Penn Quarter Porter, brau-brined salmon paired with DC Brau Saint Joseph’s Tripel, crisp-skin duck breast paired with DC Brau Ghoul’s Night Out, and finishes with “coffee and doughnuts” paired with DC Brau Barrel-Aged Penn Quarter Porter. Come early (5:00-7:00 p.m.) for a pint of DC Brau’s Tripel on the roof deck. 7:30 p.m. $80.12 (includes tax, tip, and DC Brau glass to take home).

ART AFTER HOURS: Travel “From the Philippines to the Phillips” at Phillips After 5 (1600 21st Street NW) tonight. See fashion that incorporates pinapple fiber and pearls, hear a gallery talk, watch the University of Maryland Filipino Cultural Association Dance Troupe, and hear Filipino folk songs. 5:00-8:30 p.m. $10-$12.

FILM: The DC Independent Film Festival kicks off tonight with the film Boys Are Us followed by a reception at the US Navy Memorial Theater (701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) . 6:45 p.m. $15.

ACROBATS: China’s Golden Dragon Acrobats fly into the Strathmore (5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD) tonight with the greatest of ease, presenting their production Cirque Ziva. Come out for “acrobatics, contortionist arts, feats of balance, gymnastics, and choreography.” 8:00 p.m. $25-$45.