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ARTISTS GET-TOGETHER: Woolly Mammoth Theatre (641 D Street NW) is hosting an Artists Mixer this evening, offering a chance for local artists (who work across a variety of mediums) to discuss “the challenges of creating art in our current environment.” The conversation will be led by Aaron Posner, playwright of Stupid Fucking Bird, an adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull, playing at the Woolly Mammoth currently. 6 p.m. $20.

BOOKS: Ralph Nader discusses his latest published work, Told You So: The Big Book of Weekly Columns, at Politics & Prose (5015 Connecticut Avenue NW) tonight. 7 p.m. Free.

MUSIC: Nineties jam band and group whose name frustrates copy editors everywhere, moe., plays the 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW) tonight. 7 p.m. $28.

FOOD & DRINK: Hill Country’s pop-up Backyard Barbecue continues at the National Building Museum (5th Street NW between F and G Streets) tonight. Come out for food and drinks, picnic tables, and hay bales, out on the lawn. Noon to 11 p.m.