Photo by Aimee Custis.
LOVE: Is your online dating profile not getting you the results you wanted? Have you been wanting to try online dating, but don’t know where to start? Erika Ettin, found and CEO of A Little Nudge, shares tips for getting the best results from your online dating profile. She’ll cover everything from what types of profile pictures to post, to how to send an attention-grabbing email. Sixth & I (600 I St NW) 7 p.m. $12
MUSIC: SACCO, California transplants living in New York, visit the 9:30 Club. They open for English rock band Band of Skulls. (815 V Street NW.) 7 p.m. $22
THEATER: Spot the next Arthur Miller during the New Play Festival. Work by students in Young Playwright Theater’s In-School Playwriting Program will be performed with the help of professional actors and directors. Each day of the three day festival will feature work by different age groups. Tonight, see stories about superhero dogs, talking cats, and battling cars. GALA Hispanic Theater (3333 14th Street NW) 7 p.m. Free.
Coming up this week…
TUESDAY: The celebration of young D.C. talent continues. It’s the second night of the New Play Festival at the GALA Hispanic Theater, and today is the semifinals of Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation competition. Fifty-three students compete in the semifinals, including a student from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Lisner Auditorium (730 21st Street NW) 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free, with a live webcast also available.
WEDNESDAY: Art on the Rocks returns. Seven Virginia mixologists compete to create the most creative cocktail inspired by a piece of artwork from The Art League’s April Pop Art exhibits. The Art League (105 N Union Street, Alexandria, Va.) 7-10 p.m. $35
THURSDAY: We celebrated the best of D.C. with the the Washington City Paper just a few weeks ago, and now it’s time to celebrate the Best of Bethesda with Bethesda Magazine. Featuring tastes from Range, Black’s Bar and Kitchen, Founding Farmers, and Jaleo. Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club (7719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Md.) 6-9:30 p.m. $65
