Photo by Navin SarmaART PARTY: Art Museum of the Americas (201 18th Street NW) presents Art After Dark this evening, featuring access to the Fusion exhibit, music from Dangerous Muse and DJ Shea Van Horn, video art, food trucks, an iPad mini raffle, and more. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Tickets: $25 (drinks included).
TRIVIA: Trivia night at the National Portrait Gallery (Eighth and F Streets NW) tonight will test your knowledge of of the “singers, dancers, actors, and stars found in the museum’s collection.” 6:30 p.m. Free.
MUSIC: Following the break up beloved emo band Cap ‘n Jazz, Tim Kinsella formed Joan of Arc. The Chicago-based band just released a collection of songs for an experimental art exhibition called Testimonium. Experimental pop collageist Co La will open the show at DC9 (1940 9th Street NW) tonight with After The Lights. $10, 8 p.m. – Andy Hess
MOVIES: Whether you’re interested in Totally Awesome 7: Great Films of the 1980s or Scandinavian Crime Cinema (or both), AFI Silver Theatre (8633 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD) has got you covered. Tonight, catch Beverly Hills Cop at 5:00 p.m. and Flickering Lights [Blinkende lygter] at 7:10 p.m. $9 matinee, $12 general admission.