Photo by Joseph Gruber.
SPORTS: The World Cup may be over, but World Team Tennis is still in full swing. Tonight, the Washington Kastles take on the San Diego Aviators. Smith Center (600 22nd Street NW) 7 p.m. $10-100 (Note: The $10 seats will still get you a pretty good view. It’s a small stadium).
BASTILLE DAY: To mark La Fete Nationale, Vinoteca (1940 11th Street NW) will be selling French wine by the glass at half price all day, while Le Diplomate (1601 14th Street NW) will host mimes. —Sarah Anne Hughes
HOLIDAYS: Today may be a French holiday, but if you have no plans to celebrate Bastille Day, watch Audrey Hepburn fall in love in Roman Holiday. The National Theatre Helen Hayes Gallery (1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) 6:30 p.m. Free.
MUSIC & MEMORY: Didn’t make it to Sundance? You can watch the winner of the Audience Award before anyone else in this preview screening of Alive Inside. Landmark’s E-Street Cinema (555 11th Street NW) 7-9 p.m. Free, but a RSVP is required.
Later this week…
TUESDAY: Think you know everything about Game of Thrones? Put your knowledge to the test in a Westeros-themed trivia night. Glen’s Garden Market (2001 S Street NW) 7-10 p.m. Free, but a RSVP is required.
WEDNESDAY: When is the last time you heard heavy metal played in a museum? Get your heavy-metal-music-in-a-museum fix at this month’s edition of Corcoran Uncorked, which celebrates the museum’s newest exhibition American Metal: The Art of Albert Paley. Grab drinks from the cash bar, listen to heavy metal classics, and watch a live welding demonstration. Corcoran Gallery of Art (500 Seventeenth Street NW) 5-9 p.m. $12
THURSDAY: Restaurant app company Venga just moved in to a new office near Union Market. They are pretty much obligated to throw a party to celebrate. New Venga Office (500 Penn Street NE) 6-10 p.m. Free, but RSVP here.