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MOVIE: Catch $2 movies at the Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington VA) on Tuesdays. Tonight’s screenings include Star Trek Into Darkness at 7:15 p.m. and The Hangover Part III at 9:50 p.m.

FOOD & DRINK: A&D Neighborhood Bar (1314 9th Street NW) dishes out an evening of “oyster slangin’ and whiskey shootin'” at The ShawShuck Redemption event tonight. $8 for a half-dozen oysters, $16 a dozen, $8 specialty cocktails. 7:30-10:30 p.m.

BOOKS: Author Jesse Walker discusses “the role of paranoia in American history” in his new book, The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory. Hear him speak tonight at Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut Ave NW). 7 p.m. Free.

MUSIC: Carolyn Wonderland, Best Female Vocalist at the 2011/12 Austin Music Awards, performs at The Howard Theatre (620 T Street NW) this evening. Doors 6 p.m., show 8 p.m. $15.