Runway model Lily Matini at the H Street Festival. Photo by number7cloud.
CIDER: They’ve taught you how to pair cheese with beer, wine and cocktails, and now Sona Creamery will teach you how to pair cheese with cider. Andy Hannas of Potter’s Craft Cider and Sona’s Head Cheesemonger Matt O’Herron will pair six cheeses with traditional dry ciders in this pairing class. Sona Creamery and Wine Bar
(660 Pennsylvania Avenue SE) 6:30-8 p.m. $40
BOOT CAMP: Learn how to build your own bootcamp as Gitanjali Borkar teaches simple but effective exercises along with proper form. No funky machines necessary. Bring your own water! Meridian Hill Park (2500 16th Street NW) 6-7:30 p.m. Free, but register here
ST. ELMO’S: In tonight’s edition of Playback the Tape, watch a VHS recording (’80s commercials included) of St. Elmo’s Fire at the very place that inspired the movie. *Tonight’s event also features a personal videotaped introduction by screenwriter Carl Kurlander The Tombs (1226 36th Street NW) 8 p.m. Free
ALIENS: Tonight’s Irish Popcorn! series by Solas Nua features Earthbound, the story of an alien who tries to win the heart of a human/escape from bounty hunters. Busboys and Poets (2021 14th Street NW) 7-9 p.m. Free
Later this week…
TUESDAY: Ease the pain of a flu shot with some light snacks and beverages, and mingle with all the people you won’t be catching the flu from this season during One Medical Group’s Flu Shot Happy Hour. Non-members are welcome to come in for a flu shot, but there will be a $25 charge (One Medical will provide a letter to provide to your insurance company for reimbursement). One Medical-Farragut Square (1627 Eye Street NW) 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free
WEDNESDAY: Have you (or your parents) held on to your childhood journal entries, love letters and school assignments? Well, there is no use keeping them locked up in an attic. You should read them aloud once in a while so other people can laugh at them! Watch other people do just this in “Mortified,” where adults share their “most embarrassing real teenage diary entries, poems, love letters, lyrics and locker notes” for audience enjoyment. Town Danceboutique (2009 8th Street NW) 8-10 p.m. $14
THURSDAY: This is not your 5th grade sex ed. During “The Kitchen Sink: Secret Pleasures’ Guide to Sex,” you’ll discuss oral sex (both his and hers), the G-Spot, and more. The last workshop sold out, so get tickets early if interested. Secret Pleasures Boutique (1510 U Street NW) 7 p.m. $35
